Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 149 - 118: The Fierce Painful Bee
An Jin’s eyes crinkled as she smiled at Gu Yin. "I need another small favor from you. Do you have any spare Snake Shedding?"
"HISS~" Gu Yin retreated two steps, displeased. His eyes turned stern; he clearly didn’t want to give it to her.
He, of course, knew what she wanted to do with it.
For a Snake Beast, their Snake Shedding was extremely precious. They only shed a dozen or so times in their entire life, and it was specifically used to make clothes for their beloved mates.
But unable to resist his partner’s expectant gaze, Gu Yin sighed. In the end, he very stingily retrieved a faded, old piece of Snake Shedding from his nest, scratched off a small piece with his long fingernail, and handed it to An Jin.
An Jin used the Snake Shedding to wrap and seal the stone crock. Then, she picked up a few nearby rocks, each about half the size of her fist, and placed them on the opening to press it down as tightly as possible.
There are two ways to make pickled vegetables: sealed and unsealed.
An Jin chose the sealed fermentation method. This method was relatively simpler and easier to manage. Properly sealing the vegetables would prevent further oxidation and also stop them from rotting.
Finally, she just needed to store it in a cool, shady place for about a week, and the pickled vegetables would basically be ready!
Gu Yin held An Jin in his arms as he set the stone crock on top of a wooden chest in their home.
"Thank you for your trouble. There’s some steamed egg inside. It’s probably a little cold by now, so you should heat it up and eat."
"Did you make it just for me?" Gu Yin looked at the female before him, unable to hold back a touch of secret delight as he asked.
"Of course."
He was the only one in the house who especially liked steamed eggs; she only made them for breakfast occasionally. An Jin urged him, "I didn’t expect you to be back so late. If I’d known, I wouldn’t have made it so early. You’ve been working hard all day, go heat it up."
"Okay." A sweet feeling bloomed in Gu Yin’s chest, and his usually cool and indifferent eyes softened considerably.
’I can’t believe Jin’er always remembered I like steamed eggs and even made food for me in advance...’
Gu Yin subconsciously clutched his racing heart, a smile gracing his lips. He couldn’t help but wonder, ’So, is this what it feels like to be cared for by a mate?’
...
After waiting for five or six days, she couldn’t resist lifting the lid of the stone crock and peeking inside. A sour smell instantly wafted into the air.
The vegetable stems were starting to turn yellow, and they looked a bit soft and slightly translucent. In another two days, they would be ready to eat.
...
After the first wave of heavy rain, the weather cleared up for two days, followed immediately by a second, even stronger wave of thunderstorms.
After the second wave of thunderstorms passed, the weather was clear for nearly half a month.
The diligent Beastmen took advantage of this time to step up the construction of their city walls and expand their territory outward.
When they encountered small hills or rivers, they began to manually reshape the terrain as the environment allowed, digging new riverbeds and leveling hills.
Four city walls rose from the ground, tall and sturdy, protecting the tribe.
The future city was already taking shape.
Many of the surrounding tribes were startled by this massive construction project.
After being battered by several downpours and severe cold, the once lush and green forest began to show signs of withering and yellowing, with large patches of dead branches and fallen leaves covering the muddy ground.
Several dark figures swung swiftly through the vines, chattering indecipherably. They stopped when they spotted the Carnivorous Beastmen hunting in the distance.
These few long-armed apes hid in the woods. The fur on their heads was sparse, and their long, sturdy arms hung down to their calves.
These long-armed apes stared intently at the few tall Beastmen hunting ahead.
One of the long-armed apes scratched its sparse, orange-yellow head. Its fur was dull and greasy from not being cleaned for a long time, and insects buzzed around it. "So those are the Beastmen from the Sheng’an Tribe. They traded for a lot of good stuff at the tribal exchange. Our tribe’s running low on food. Why don’t we go steal some?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
The long-armed ape next to him slapped him and ground its teeth. "We don’t call it ’stealing.’ This new tribe is pretty arrogant, daring to build stone walls on our territory!"
"But this isn’t our tribe’s territory..."
Before the ape beast could finish its timid sentence, another long-armed ape shot it a fierce glare and gave it a sharp knock on the head. "Our tribe is the most powerful one around! All the territory is ours!"
"Who doesn’t know how powerful our Long-armed Ape Tribe is? They’re offending my dignity! We have to teach them a lesson!"
"Hey, you Beastmen from the tribe up ahead! Hand over the prey you caught today!"
Today, it was Hu Che leading the hunting party. He was carrying a hefty load of prey back with his tribesmen when several menacing figures blocked their path.
’Oh? Trying to rob us?’
The domineering, nearly five-meter-long Saber-toothed Tiger narrowed his eyes. He dug two holes in the ground with his sharp claws, looking disdainfully at the few comical figures in the distance.
