Chapter 32

There is another occupation in the village called ‘goldsmiths’, which specializes in making metal tools, recycling used metal tools and mining, all within their scope of occupation.

Because the Orcs doesn’t pay attention to the fine aesthetic feeling and the female’s have little strength, the goldsmiths are all males. The tools they used are to exchanged for materials—the males doesn’t know how to farm and raise silkworms, so in order to have more sources of income, the families composed of male and male will have a clear division of labor. One of them hunted while the other formed a team of goldsmiths with other people to go up the mountain to dig up mines. When they returned, they’ll sent it to their gathering ground for grinding.

Considering that dishes such as stewing and cooking meat are always boring, Su Ce asked his partner for a lighter and smaller pot.

What he want to say here is that the cauldron originally used to cook the meat is very deep, even a water tank is somewhat similar. If it is used for cooking, it’s absolutely inconvenient with Su Ce’s height. What Su Ce wants is the kind of wok that is always available in the kitchen on earth.

As for Su Ce’s request, Tan Tu was of course omnipotent. He quickly went to the best goldsmith in the tribe and traded three wild cows for an iron pot and two iron spoons, one with a long handle and one with a short handle, in full accordance with Su Ce’s request.

With a pot, there must be a stove, Tan Tu made a simple version. After a while, Su Ce finally got used to it but the thick smoke when the oil burned could not be spread out in the house. He finally decided to put the stove in the yard.

After everything was ready, Su Ce made a stir-fried meat slice that night. Of course he fully fried three pots to make Tan Tu eat happily. As for other dishes... In fact, only a few simple home-made dishes Su Ce served, just for two people to change their tastes. He could not do those with higher requirements on the fire.

Besides, his days are starting to get busy and no time to spend on researching dishes.

As a necessary skill for a ‘female’, Su Ce must also master them all...such as farming.

After returning from the mountain, Tan Tu accompanied Su Ce to his land. Because he was a new member of the tribe, he was assigned near the edge. Several females Su Ce knew gave him seeds and chose to plant white radish and millet grains.

Farming isn’t difficult as long as you care enough about this land. As for the cultivated land and the like before...you can’t do it yourself! There are still males! It’s not that females are lazy or something but if males can do it, it can be done in one day. If the females do it, it’ll take at least ten days which is too time-consuming.

After planting, just like other females, Su Ce began to look at the area of about two acres of land every day. Moreover, white radish and millet grains were all relatively tenacious plants.

Su Ce didn’t plant the vegetable, he could just let Tan Tu bring some back from the mountain every few days. Although the wild ones may not be planted with fat, the taste would be more authentic.

In this way, the days passed unaltered. In a twinkling of an eye, two months have passed. During this period of time, Su Ce had a deeper understanding of the situation in the tribe. He tried to learn how to raise silkworms and found that his hands were not exquisite enough... But forget it. Being greedy may make other things not work well, just concentrate on farming and cooking.

Tan Tu’s support is one million for Su Ce’s approach. He didn’t want to let Su Ce work hard for sericulture because he has to come home late every day... He can’t bear it.

The only thing that made Su Ce a bit tangled was Tan Tu’s inexhaustible demand every night... probably the beast nature that is hard to control. Even if he was patient at first, he would definitely lost control. Although there was nothing wrong with him the next day, he had to be kneaded every night which was a bit too much for him.

Compared with this, what makes Su Ce happier is that his body seems to have completely adapted to the world. This isn’t only reflected in his strength or the firmness of his teeth which are now quite different from those of other females, but also in his body’s response. For example, after Su Ce and Tan Tu got married, every three or five days Su Ce would always have a stabbing pain during the day and a fever at night. But it has completely disappeared in the last half month, it should be all right.

In a flash, it was time to harvest the crops.

The growth cycle of several crops here are shorter than that of the earth and the seasons in this world haven’t changed much. Basically, planting is not particular about the season. White radishes takes about two months to grow and mature as do the millet grains. If it’s in his world, they are still not ready for just two months.

After lunch, Su Ce took Tan Tu to his land.

Mo La was also there, the vegetables he planted already matured, followed by several males carrying a tall basket—few months later, he was still doing so well. The males who like him are competing for his favor and at the same time he saved a lot of energy.

The relationship between the two was also good. Mo La gave most of the seeds to Su Ce. An average person wouldn’t hate a casual and refreshingly beautiful female like Mo La.

Su Ce nodded at him first, “Mo La.”

Mo La turned back and smiled, “Ah Ce, you and Tan Tu came to harvest?”

Su Ce said, “Mmm.”

Mo La looked into Su Ce’s field and said, “Things in your field are growing well,” Then he came over, poked Su Ce’s arm and whispered, “Is that Tan Tu good to you?” Until now, Tan Tu has been a model of incomprehensible amorous feelings in the eyes of many females. Even in the neighboring tribes he has gone from being very popular to being extremely unpopular. However, he’s really curious how did he able to bring a female back just after a walk outside. Why is his new friend willing to marry Tan Tu? Life after marriage doesn’t seem bad though...

Su Ce paused, wondering why he asked but nodded without hesitation, “Very good.”

Mo La’s gaze shifted to Tan Tu. This guy stood next to Su Ce, half hugging his shoulder and looking like a protector. It looked pretty good.

If not everyone used to spread the word, then these two are very suitable.

Mo La didn’t continue to ask. Everyone was busy during the harvest, so he waved at Su Ce and returned to his group of ‘flower’ protectors, then he grinned and said something cheerfully. The males rolled up their sleeves and happily went down to the ground. They began to dig up vegetables with the tools they carried.

Su Ce looked up, “Tan Tu, let’s go too.”

Tan Tu blinked and kissed Su Ce’s forehead, “Okay.”

Such an action Su Ce wasn’t accustomed to but Tan Tu likes to show such intimacy and Su Ce couldn’t turn a blind eye on Tan Tu’s injustice look—this can also be seen from the necessary activities every night, so later on he let it go.

Harvesting is generally done with a sickle because the arc of the blade is more convenient... Well, sickle is not called sickle in this world, it is called a ‘millet cutter’ which is larger than what Su Ce has seen in the picture before. Tan Tu and Su Ce are divided into two sides. Su Ce pulled radishes while Tan Tu cut off the millets. This move is quite agile.

People with great strength are always more flattering. Su Ce only pulled out less than ten trees but Tan Tu has already cut all the millet. When Su Ce pulled out the 15th tree, Tan Tu piles all the millet together; When Su Ce pulled out the 20th tree, Tan Tu divided the millet into three groups and tied them firmly.

Su Ce was picking up the dirt on the edge of the 22nd white radish when a shadow shrouded in his eyes. He looked up and saw Tan Tu smiling widely, “Ah Ce, let me help you!”

Su Ce looked at the shirtless figure, lost a little of his physique in his heart, nodded, smiled—he gradually learned this—and said, “Okay.”

After all these work, Su Ce carried a basket full of white radishes on his back while Tan Tu carried three stacks of millet on his shoulder, holding them with one hand, while the other was carrying a big animal skin bag full of white radish. It actually not that laborious, letting Su Ce have a further understanding of the infinite power of males.

After returning home, all the white radishes were piled by Su Ce to the shady corner of the kitchen and the millet of course should also be treated.

Su Ce didn’t receive such education when he was on his world—it’s good that he can recognize several common crops but he had no idea what to do after harvesting.

Fortunately, Tan Tu knows.

Of course the grains on millet should be smoothed down. After smoothing down, they must be put into a stone trough and ground out with a stone pestle... This is also the male’s job.

Su Ce sat beside him and watched Tan Tu with great interest. At first he was amused when he was shelling but as he looked at it, he felt rough. The finished product appeared was basically something like gunk...

Su Ce asked, “Tan Tu, how do you eat this?”

Tan Tu remembered he had been eating the stir-fried dish of Su Ce for two months but he hadn’t even given him any millet cakes to taste. He said, “When finished, it’ll become a big lump divided into small pieces and flattened. After drying, it’ll be a millet cake. Then we all baked them on the stone...”

Su Ce looked at the yellow paste that was indistinguishable from the shell. He remembered the yellow cake he saw at the market and suddenly got numbered...that was millet cake.

However, this kind of millet cake is a bit too bad...

Thought of here, Su Ce said, “Tan Tu, isn’t it good to use a stone mill?” He remembered that people used stone mill to grind flour. This should also be used in the same way.

Tan Tu was puzzled, “Ah Ce, what is stone mill?”

...The principle of the stone mill isn’t very clear. It is said that the two stone plates are docked. Su Ce tried hard to recall but only thought that there were holes in it that the flour could leak out. There were probably some irregularities between the stone plate and the stone plate? In any case, if you have this, even if it is not that fine, the mixture will be better...