Chapter 568 - Chapter 568: Full Harvest
Chapter 568: Full Harvest
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Binglan knew what was happening.
Lin Zhengs expression turned cold, and he wondered what kind of animal it was. He had heard that there were wolves in the forest.
When he followed Su Binglan to the capital in the past, Su Binglan would take detours through any forests she came across to find the Purple Spirit Ginseng. She also told Lin Zheng that some medicinal herbs only grew deep inside mountains and forests.
Therefore, Lin Zheng knew there might be wolves in Black Mountain Forest, among other terrifying animals. As with any other forest, this one was dangerous, too. Still, he knew nothing would happen to him when he looked at his master.
Meanwhile, Su Binglan remained calm and composed. She could hear the movements in the distance more clearly since she had Soul Powers. “You guys stay put and don’t move. I’ll get closer and check it out.”
Immediately after, she jumped onto a tree’s branch and leaped away. Lin Zheng, Blue Two, and Blue Three had witnessed her ability before, so they were not surprised.
However, they could not help but raise their brows when they saw her swiftness and nimbleness again. They thought Su Binglan’s figure was as light as air. She resembled an ethereal goddess or a gust of wind blowing past.
Shortly after, Su Binglan arrived where the wild animals were fighting. She stood on a tree and saw a bison and a wild boar in a highly intense fight. She stayed on the tree and continued watching.
She even occasionally tossed a large stone up and down in her hands while the fight intensified. After a while, the two animals fell and could no longer move.
Su Binglan only jumped down afterward and walked to the side of the wild boar before smashing its head to end its misery.
Although the bison was still alive, she did not intend to kill it because she wanted to raise it for milk when she returned. After all, she could use milk to make many delicacies.
When that time came, she could make different foods for her husband to nourish his body.
‘Today was a fruitful day.’
Su Binglan smiled with that thought in mind, then called Lin Zheng and the other two over.
When Lin Zheng saw the two animals on the ground, he exclaimed in surprise, “The wild boar and bison are massive, Master! Are we going to eat fresh boar when we get back? Master, the bison is still alive, but it seems it can barely breathe and not move.”
Su Binglan explained, “We can use the wild boar for its meat, but 1 want to raise the bison for its milk.”
Lin Zheng happily said, “You’re the best, Master. We gathered so many useful things on this trip.”
He knew Su Binglan could use these animals to make even more delicacies.
“Master, I’ve never drunk bison milk before, but I heard it tastes stronger than cow milk.” Lin Zheng wondered what else his master could use bison milk for.
Su Binglan looked for a thick piece of wood, saying, “That’s because I have to process the bison’s milk first. I won’t taste so strong once I’ve finished processing it.
“We can also use milk to make pudding, crispy fresh milk, pastries, double-skin milk, and other things. I can also make milk popsicles during summer.”
Although Lin Zheng had never heard of such foods, he felt it would be delicious just from the names and words his master used. He gulped his saliva despite himself.
‘It’s always so hot during the summer. Will the popsicles Master mentioned help cool me down?’
“l can’t wait to try those things, Master.”
Blue Two and Blue Three nodded silently. They also thought those things would be delicious and wanted to eat them. They did not expect Su Binglan to be able to make so many things with milk.
“We’ll all have a chance to eat them. Don’t worry.” Su Binglan smiled.
“Master,” Lin Zheng asked curiously, “What are we having for dinner later?”
Su Binglan lowered her head and looked at the wild boar. After some thought, she said, “Since we have fresh boar and hawthorns, I’ll make pork and hawthorn dumplings tonight. We’ll also have wild vegetable and egg dumplings.”
She considered making dumplings with these fillings because she remembered Luo Jin’an enjoyed eating dumplings when he was in Su Teng Village.
Moreover, they could not get any fresher boar meat than this. It tasted different from domesticated boar. Su Binglan believed the dumplings she would soon make with the wild boar meat would be even more delicious.
Lin Zheng was stunned. “Master, did I mishear you? Can you use hawthorns to make dumplings?”
‘Would that taste good? Aren’t hawthorns sour?’
Su Binglan patiently explained, “One can use many things to make dumplings. The key to them is the process, so yes, I can use hawthorns to make dumplings. You’ll know what 1 mean when you taste them later.”
Lin Zhengs eyes lit up as he said with anticipation, “Master, whatever you make will be delicious. Everyone is in for a treat this time!”
Su Binglan said, “Since we have more pork, we can make more for dinner. Let’s call six families over. Then everyone can make dumplings, and we can eat them together.”
The six families were from the Wei family, Luo Jin’an’s loyal subordinates. They all worked for him, too. However, they could only disguise themselves as ordinary villagers during this time.
Su Binglan was grateful to them for protecting her husband, so she wanted to cook something special to reward them. She also did not know whether or not they had tried dumplings before.
Lin Zheng seemed to have thought of something and said, “Aunt Liu and Aunt Song have never eaten dumplings, Master. They don’t even know what dumplings look like. Still, almost every household in Teng County knows how to make dumplings.”
Su Binglan developed dumplings and then spread her teachings about them. The people of Teng County typically made them for festivals or other special occasions.
Merchants from other places only heard about dumplings when they visited Tenghe Town. Some even learned and taught it to their families after returning home, while others even opened dumpling shops.
Still, the border was remote, and its people had close to no contact with the world around them. Hence, they did not know what dumplings were.
Nonetheless, Lin Zheng did not know Luo Jin’an was Wei Jin’an, so he did not think much of it. However, Su Binglan knew the person Lin Zheng admired most was Major General Wei.
Lin Zheng would probably jump around if he knew the people living at the border were from the Wei family army and that Luo Jin’an was Wei Jin’an. Still, Su Binglan did not tell him about that. It was not that she did not trust him, but the fewer people knew about it, the better. She said, “They don’t know how to make dumplings, but I’ll teach them tonight.”
She wanted to teach them some cooking methods since she was there. That way, they would have a new skill.
Su Binglan also considered opening a restaurant at the border and using it as a front to gather information, like an information network. After all, they were at the border between Chu Country and Beishao Country, the most efficient place to gather crucial information..