Chapter 84: Frying Oil

When they returned to the tribe, they saw the prey placed aside. Everyone was delighted. It had been a long time since their tribe had caught so many prey at once.

"Brother, you came back so early today and caught so many prey." Erya said excitedly. It was getting harder and harder to find wild fruits now. It was great to catch more prey.

"Thanks to the goddess for teaching us to dig traps, otherwise we wouldn't be able to catch so many prey." Qingshan's eyes were full of smiles, and others also echoed and praised her, all praising her for her cleverness.

But after the excitement, they were a little worried about so many prey. They couldn't eat so many prey, and they would rot if left for a long time.

"Xiaoxiao, thanks to your method, otherwise we wouldn't be able to catch so many prey." Xiao Yan said excitedly. It was difficult for them to catch so many prey before, and some people would get injured, but this time they caught it without any effort, and they just needed to move it back.

Later, seeing that it was still early, they went hunting again, and the harvest was quite good.

After they came back, they realized that they couldn't eat so many prey, and it wasn't cold yet, so these prey couldn't be kept for long, but they didn't want to throw them away.

"That's because you are so active, otherwise there would be no harvest." Shen Xiaoxiao said lightly. Some people wouldn't start immediately even if they knew, and dragged it down day after day until it was in vain. But even if they didn't know the effect, they finished it in the first time, and the harvest they got was what they deserved.

"We wanted to catch more prey, but now it seems that there are too many, and it will go bad if we can't finish it." Xiao Yan sighed, they shouldn't be greedy, they should just bring back the prey in the trap instead of going hunting again.

"What's the matter, make these meats into bacon, not to mention two days, it will be fine to keep them until the end of winter." Shen Xiaoxiao smiled.

Xiao Yan looked at her in disbelief, "Xiaoxiao, do you know how to preserve these meats?"

Shen Xiaoxiao smiled, "Yes, but we still need to find some spices." Although she already had the basic seasonings in her hand, it was still not enough.

"What spices?" Xiao Yan was a little excited. "Yes, Goddess, what are you looking for?" The others also heard what they said and knew that she had a way to preserve the meat.

Shen Xiaoxiao thought for a while and said, "It's okay not to use them, just use salt to pickle them." She went up and down the mountain quite a lot during this period, and didn't see other things that could be used for seasoning. Maybe she missed them. After all, it's impossible for such a big mountain to have nothing.

"It's just that you need a lot of salt." Shen Xiaoxiao was a little worried. After all, it's not easy for them to exchange some salt. Salt must be eaten. If it's used up, you can't stand not eating salt for the whole winter.

"It's okay. When it's used up, we'll go and exchange some back." Xiao Yan said immediately. Now they have more things to exchange, and they are more confident than before.

"Yes, Goddess, it's okay to use more salt. We can still exchange more. It would be great if these prey can be preserved until winter."

Others also echoed, looking at her with bright eyes, full of expectations.

"Then you guys should handle the prey first." Shen Xiaoxiao thought about it and said, in fact, she was not sure if it would work. After all, there was only salt, so she could only sprinkle more salt.

Soon they handled the prey. Shen Xiaoxiao asked them to separate the bones from the meat, cut the meat into strips, put the meat in salt and apply a thick layer, shake off the large salt particles, and then apply it again, repeating this several times to apply evenly.

Other females also learned from her to apply salt to the meat. To be safe, Shen Xiaoxiao also asked them to light a fire and hang the head to smoke. If there was wine, she would put the meat directly into the jar, but if there was no wine, she had to be more troublesome, at least it would not overturn.

Seeing that they were going to throw the shaved bones and hooves to others, Shen Xiaoxiao quickly stopped them. This was a good thing. They naturally couldn't eat anything when they roasted the bones with fire before, but now they have a pot, wouldn't it be delicious to use it to make soup?

It just so happened that she also promised them to use yam to make soup for them.

"These bones are perfect for making soup." Shen Xiaoxiao said as she put the bones into a big pot. This is the pot used by the tribe. They still have a separate dining system, so it is convenient to cook in a big pot.

"This pig's trotter is also delicious when it is stewed." Shen Xiaoxiao put the pig's trotter into another pot, put some ginger in it and boiled it. After boiling, she took out the pig's trotter, boiled some oil with pork fat, and then put the pig's trotter into the pot and stir-fried it. After a while, add water and cover it and cook.

"Ye, you peel this, like this, just expose the white meat inside." Shen Xiaoxiao said as she peeled. Seeing that they knew how to do it, she taught them and reminded them, "By the way, this mucus will itch when it touches people. If you feel itchy, don't scratch your body everywhere. Just wash your hands and roast them over fire for a while."

"Okay." Ye and the others nodded in response. They did find that their hands were itchy when they were peeling, but they endured it when they thought of what the goddess said. Even when they felt itchy on their bodies, they just rubbed them with their arms.

Shen Xiaoxiao fried the remaining fat and pork belly in oil. After all, these were good things, and she couldn't bear to throw them away.

"It smells so good?" After a while, someone said this, and everyone gathered around. Seeing the cubs also came over, Shen Xiaoxiao quickly stopped them. If they were splashed with oil, it would be no joke, and with so many people, it would be easy for something to happen.

"Goddess, what is this? It smells so good." A male asked, sniffing. They had never smelled this smell before.

"This is oil, which can be used to cook." Shen Xiaoxiao smiled and handed them the oil residue on the side. "You can try it. It tastes okay."

Knowing that Shen Xiaoxiao was not being polite to them, they took the bowl and started eating. As soon as they put it in their mouths, they were amazed by the taste. They had never eaten such delicious food.

"It's delicious. Eat more. There's still a lot." This bowl was not enough for one person. They tasted it.

Others refused. It was enough for them to eat a little of such delicious food. The rest was left for the goddess to eat slowly.

"This will not taste good if it is kept for a long time." Shen Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "And this is the prey that everyone brought back. Naturally, there is also a portion for you."

Everyone thought that this was different. They were going to throw these things away. If the goddess didn't want them, they would have thrown them away long ago. How could they know that it tasted so good?

Shen Xiaoxiao didn't say anything else, just picked up the oil residue and shared it with them, and also gave them some of the fried oil, but the witch doctor said he didn't want anything, in addition to because it was cooked by the goddess, another reason was that they didn't know how to eat it, and it would be a waste to keep it, so it would be better to leave it to the goddess.

Shen Xiaoxiao didn't insist, thinking about when she could find wild vegetables, she would teach them how to cook.