Favorite of the Beast-world: I Got Rich Through Farming-Chapter 246 - 174: Rejuvenation Pill + Granary
The scent of plants and soil, petals and leaves damp with dew, a cool breeze on her face, the chirping of insects and birds...
As they wandered, the two of them eventually strolled to the warehouse area, where eight large warehouses, each over a hundred square meters, stood staggered across the land.
Opening the door, they saw a straight corridor. Piled on either side were various grains and goods, with each type neatly separated by wooden walls.
A Beastman tidying up the granary nearby saw An Jin approaching and hurriedly rushed to her side, wringing his hands worriedly.
"I just came out for a walk and to get some sun. I happened to end up here, so I thought I’d check on the granary reserves." ’After the rainy season comes the deep winter, so we have to make sure our food and supplies are well-stocked.’
"Be careful, Clan Leader. Lately, the clan members have been busy hunting and stockpiling supplies, so the ground hasn’t been tidied up yet." The Beastman ran ahead of her, picked up some farming tools that had fallen on the ground, and placed them neatly in a corner.
He then led her inside, pointing to the individual storerooms they passed, which were filled with grain and supplies. "Don’t you worry," he said. "While you were away, many of the tribe’s crops have been harvested. It’s just that most of the sweet potatoes have to wait until winter to be dug up."
The Beastman led her to a warehouse filled with grain, his face beaming with joy. "This wheat, corn, and rice—after harvesting, we followed your instructions and dried it all in the square before putting it in the warehouse."
"You’ve done a great job."
An Jin inspected them one by one, nodding in satisfaction. The faint scent of grain from the full warehouse lingered in the air.
The sight of such abundant food seemed to awaken the heritage of the Huaxia people in her blood, making An Jin feel a profound sense of security and contentment from the inside out.
The Beastmen had already ground the wheat into snow-white flour using stone mills. It was packed into one Beast Skin Bag after another and stacked up like mountains in the granary, filling two whole rooms!
The corn had also been bagged, filling half a room. It was used to make things like corn porridge, which the cubs and females loved to drink. It was also very nutritious.
The harvested rice grains were also plump and full. The Beastmen had hulled them one by one, and because they hadn’t been polished, the exposed grains were white with a hint of jade green.
A large pile of rice and wheat stalks also sat at the edge of the warehouse, untouched.
The Beastmen were waiting for An Jin’s return to deal with these ’agricultural byproducts’.
After all, in their eyes, their omnipotent Female Clan Leader always had all sorts of novel ideas in her beautiful head. Usually, under her direction, things they considered waste could be given new life.
And so, the rice chaff was used as feed for the tribe’s livestock or as fertilizer for the plants, truly turning waste into treasure.
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As the tribe’s population steadily grew and living conditions improved, the number of young cubs also increased.
Chubby little cubs ran cheerfully up and down every path in the tribe. They formed packs, roughhousing, chasing birds, and biting each other’s tails, having the time of their lives.
These bright and cheerful scenes brought a great deal of joy to the Beastmen, who toiled all day long to provide for the tribe.
"AWOO~"
A little wolf cub, having just pounced on a small bird, held it smugly in its mouth. Its proud little paws grew unsteady, and it trotted back with a comical, uncoordinated gait. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Its wet, black nose twitched. Its turquoise eyes glanced back and spotted An Jin not far away. "AWOO~" It immediately yipped happily and ran over.
Its excited yips also attracted many of the other nearby cubs.
Because An Jin often fed the tribe’s young cubs, she had always been very popular among them.
"Let’s make a tasty snack today, something you’ve never seen before!" An Jin couldn’t help but smile as she saw five or six little cubs scrambling toward her.
She wanted to pick up a cub and give it a cuddle like she used to, but just as she bent down, a sharp pain shot through her body.
Xi quickly wrapped his arms around her, his heart aching. His beautiful, water-blue vertical pupils misted over, and his soft, rosy lips formed a slight pout. "Ah Jin, be careful! Don’t be fooled by how small these cubs look. Each one weighs dozens of pounds. You can’t lift them!"
"It’s okay, I’m feeling much better. Help me bring over a basin of rice grains. I’m going to make some popcorn for these little gluttons." As if determined to prove she wasn’t helpless, An Jin’s tone was unusually firm.
Although Xi was worried about her condition, he could only let her have her way.
So, he and some nearby Beastmen did as she asked. They went to the granary to fetch two large basins of rice grains, brought over a stone pot, and lit a fire.
The stone pot was heated until it glowed red-hot.
An Jin poured some fine sand into it. Once the sand was scorching hot, she added the rice grains and began to stir-fry them.
"POP~ POP~"
Accompanied by a series of soft popping sounds.
The rice grains in the stone pot quickly burst into milky-white popcorn, and a faint, fragrant aroma filled the air.
"AWOO~ AWOO~" Every time a pop echoed from the pot, the cubs would let out a happy yelp.
The little cubs found this incredibly amusing. They pawed at the edge of the pot, trying to peek inside, only to yelp, "AARGH—!" as a piece of popcorn shot out and hit one right in the face.
