"This time, we will only pick the inflorescences and take them back to dry. In another month, I will take you to dig the tubers. You try to remember their locations."
After Xu Yin finished speaking, she began to teach them how to identify Panax notoginseng plants.
"Great witch, is this flower head useful?"
"Well, Panax notoginseng is a treasure all over the body. You already know that the leaves stop bleeding and reduce swelling, and its flowers also have hemostatic effects. In addition, Panax notoginseng flowers can clear away heat, soothe the nerves, and lower blood pressure... When you have a sore throat, soak some If you drink Panax notoginseng flower, the effect is also very good."
Once you hear that such an inconspicuous little flower has so many uses, what are you waiting for?
Everyone actively picked them.
Xu Yin was picking and popularizing science: "You don't have to pick them all, just leave a few for proofing. Next time I take you to dig tubers, the flowers will be bright red or deep red. When you go out and see this kind of flower, you will be surprised. Know that underneath is the Panax notoginseng tuber.”
The tribesmen nodded like crazy, their great shaman knew so much! He must have been the most capable general beside Empress Nuwa!
After harvesting a batch of panax notoginseng flowers, Xu Yin took a look at the trap she had set on her way back and caught a pheasant that had been hungry for two days.
The pheasant was so fierce that it wanted to bite her, so Ah Chun stepped forward and said, "I twisted its neck and lifted it back."
Xu Yin quickly stopped her: "Forgot what I said? If you can catch it alive, catch it alive. The weather is hot now, and the meat they hunted back in Dashan is enough for us to eat. We can keep the ones caught alive until the weather gets cold and it is inconvenient to go hunting. Eat them again.”
They understand this, "But they can fly."
"Then cut off the wing feathers."
So, in the next step, Xu Yin taught them how to clip pheasant wing feathers and how to raise them in captivity.
Pheasants can fly, and they can fly higher than ordinary pheasants. Ordinary breeding sheds cannot stop them at all.
Xu Yin wielded a wooden shovel and took the lead to dig a pit more than one meter deep. A 1.5-meter-high wooden fence was erected around the pit, wrapped with thorns, and then drove the pheasants with their wings clipped in.
From the bottom of the pit to the tip of the fence, there is at least a height of two and a half meters. The fence is covered with thorns. Even if the pheasant's wing feathers grow back, it will be difficult to fly out.
By that time, they have become accustomed to being fed by humans, which is easier than foraging in the forest, and they may not be willing to fly even if they are allowed to fly.
All in all, since pheasants can be raised, what about other meats?
So, after that, they went out hunting, and the hunting team tried their best to hunt as many people as possible alive.
It wasn't until he found the hare locked up in the shed that he dug a hole in the ground and escaped.
"..."
Everyone was at a loss.
Xu Yin held back her laughter and said, "I blame me for not telling you clearly. Rabbits can dig holes. If you want to raise them, build a wooden cage and put them in a cage."
But there are no nails, and the mortise and tenon structure is too time-consuming. If you have this time, you might as well go out and hunt a few more.
So everyone gave up and left one rabbit to live in the model cage made by Xu Yin for the tribe's kids to play with. The rest were made into smoked rabbits by Xu Yin and hung in the wind outlet for a while. time.
The tribesmen had never eaten smoked rabbit before. When they ate it for the first time, they thought it tasted great. Their eyes lit up, as if a new world of taste buds had been opened.
Since rabbit meat can be eaten like this? What about other meats?
When the weather is hot, the hunted meat can be kept for a few days without being stored, and the taste is so good that the people can smoke other meats spontaneously.
Of course, this is also the relationship between the tribe and the recent lack of salt.
In the past, people couldn't eat salt, so they relied on drinking raw animal blood to relieve the body's need for salt. How could you imagine such a luxury?
The mineral salt Xu Yin brought was boiled with water to remove impurities, and then boiled to dryness. The resulting salt is cleaner and more environmentally friendly than sea salt. With salt, the roasted meat tastes much better.
What's more, Xu Yin also used a stone slab to make Teppanyaki, put a piece of animal fat on it, and lit a fire under the stone slab to roast it. The high temperature melted the suet, then put thinly sliced meat on it, and with a sizzling sound, the side that touched the stone slab immediately melted. When cooked, turn over and grill for a few minutes, sprinkle with salt, and it's ready to go.
"Wow! The meat grilled by Dawu is so delicious!"
“I didn’t expect meat could be grilled like this.”
In the past, they were skewered on branches and grilled over an open fire. If they were not turned over in time, they were often burnt, with some parts burnt and some still raw. Even when it's cooked, it doesn't taste that good.
Having said that, this is all thanks to the salt. With salt, the meat roasted over an open fire is not unpalatable, but compared with Dawu's roasted meat, they lost their appetite for the large pieces of roasted meat in their hands.
When it's meal time, adults will eat a few bites even if they have no appetite, but the kids' reaction is very straightforward, pestering their parents for delicious barbecue:
"Father, the great witch knows how to roast crispy meat, why don't you do it?"
"Mom, I want to eat the kind of meat that Dawu roasts. It's delicious."
"..."
Who doesn’t know that Dawu’s roasted meat is delicious? The problem is they don't.
The brats have been pestering them to no avail. Of course, they want to learn it themselves. Once they learn how to do it, they can roast it and eat it. After trying crispy barbecued meat once, who would want to eat meat that is both burnt and charred?
So, he cautiously approached Xu Yin and asked:
"Great witch, can you teach us?"
"Of course, it's easy."
There was no technical content at all, so Xu Yin gave a cooking class on the spot——
First, teach them how to cut off the fat, or suet, from the meat. The freshly hunted meat is still very fresh and can be grilled directly after being cooked.
But the weather is hot, and the suet may become smelly if left out overnight.
Xu Yin taught them to make suet first, pour the refined oil into a stone pot to cool, and put it in a cool place. They can dig out a piece and use it later.
With oil, you can grill anything you want. In addition to meat, you can also grill wild vegetables.
The tribal people were once again opened to a new world by their great witch.
Didn’t you expect that tasteless grass can be roasted and eaten? It tastes really good!
In the past, they only ate wild vegetables when they had difficulty in defecating. Who would like to eat these things? They are not herbivores.
Now I have learned teppanyaki with Xu Yin... no, it is slate burning, which has ignited a strong desire for knowledge——
Everything is roasted, including potato slices, garlic sprouts, purslane and many unknown wild vegetables.
Among them, potatoes and garlic sprouts are the most delicious. The potato slices are roasted on the stone slab until they are browned and crispy on both sides. They taste crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, just like McDonald's potato chips.
The kids love baked potatoes.
The same goes for garlic sprouts, which are juicy and tender when roasted, making them more delicious than stir-fried.
After discovering these two delicacies, the tribesmen not only opened the door to the new world, but also opened the window to the new world——
Not only wild vegetables, they also tried wild fruits.
Needless to say, some of them do taste better when roasted than raw, while others are just unpalatable.
But no matter what, if they eat too much fat-containing vegetables and fruits, they will definitely have smoother excretion, and pooping will no longer be painful and will make them feel refreshed.
I sighed again: Their great witch is really smart! Know everything!
This made them more determined and confident to follow the steps of the Great Witch.
If the great witch says east, they will never go west; if the great witch goes west, they will never go east!
Anyone who betrays the great witch will become the enemy of the entire Xu tribe!
(End of chapter)
