Although there are no transportation trucks in this world, there are Yuan beasts with huge sizes and amazing strength.
In the absence of roads, the transportation capacity of these giant beasts even exceeds that of trucks.
Therefore, at noon on the second day after Zhao Qian and his people set out from the tribe, thick sago palm trunks were transported back, and the first batch included as many as ten.
Based on the fact that one stick can extract 90 kilograms of starch, these ten sago palm trunks can extract 900 kilograms of starch, which is almost a ton.
Immediately, Zhao Qian began to teach the tribesmen how to extract starch from the trunks of sago palm trees.
Although the tribesmen did not really believe that edible things could be made from trees, out of trust in Zhao Qian, everyone still followed the methods taught by Zhao Qian and began to operate.
In the first step, they peeled off the bark of the sago palm to expose the trunk inside.
In the second step, beat the trunk into pieces as much as possible.
The third step is to continuously wash away these debris with water.
During this process, the starch hidden in the trunk will be washed out and eventually slowly settle.
As for the remaining wood chips, you can also use them as fuel, so there is no waste at all.
In order to convince the tribesmen that the starch extracted from sago coconut could be eaten, Zhao Qian cooked some delicacies that night.
As you can imagine, with the blessing of Zhao Qian's cooking skills, the people of the Yanze tribe immediately fell in love with this kind of food.
They also realized that this tree was not only edible, but also very delicious.
The next day...
More sago coconuts were shipped back, and the people of the Yanze tribe worked harder to extract starch.
However, Zhao Qian discovered that the only people who worked seriously were the people of the Yanze tribe. Those slaves were basically cheating and cheating as long as no one was watching.
And it was impossible for the tribe to send a large number of manpower to watch them. After all, the number of slaves was much greater than the tribesmen.
Therefore, in order to improve the work efficiency of the slaves, Zhao Qian promised that the slaves with the best performance would be freed from their status as slaves and become members of the Yanze tribe.
In the past, slaves would not believe Zhao Qian's words.
But since Hua became a member of the Yanze tribe from a slave, the slaves had no doubts about Zhao Qian, so when they heard this promise, the slaves worked frantically, even more efficiently than before with whips.
"No wonder those company bosses like to draw cakes. It turns out that drawing cakes is really useful!"
Zhao Qian looked at the slave who was working hard and smiling, and couldn't help but understand the essence of making a pie.
Just like that, eight days passed before I knew it.
There are only five days left before winter is about to come.
While there was still time, Zhao Qian went to the Chong Tribe first and exchanged several thousand kilograms of yuan beast meat for Tan Luo from the Chong Tribe.
Then, he went to the forest and brought Wang Qianqian and Liu Yun back.
Although starch is now available, white sugar has not yet been refined, which is also the main material for making compressed biscuits.
However, Liu Yun specifically stated that refining white sugar can only be completed by her and Wang Qianqian.
Zhao Qian understood that Liu Yun did this because he wanted to save a hand, so that even if something happened in the future, he could still do well with his sugar making skills.
Because the plants for refining white sugar are collected together with the sago coconut, Wang Qianqian and Liu Yun can directly refine the white sugar as soon as they return, without spending time collecting plants.
While Wang Qianqian and Liu Yun were busy, Zhao Qian was not idle either. He began to build the fire pit.
However, he soon discovered that building a fire pit was much more difficult than he had imagined.
The first trouble we encountered was the lack of bricks and cement.
Secondly, the Yanze tribe is in the desert, and even the soil needs to be transported from other places.
Although replacements for these things can be found, it takes a lot of time, and the most lacking thing now is time.
In desperation, he could only ask Tan Luo to cut complete stone slabs from the rock wall to serve as the base, and borrowed some trees from the Wolf King to make wooden boards to use as bed boards.
As for the gap, Zhao Qian would block it if he could. If he couldn't block it, he would just pretend he didn't see it.
In this way, in the last five days, there was a barely usable fire pit in each cave.
Thirteenth day...
On the last day of winter, Liu Yun finally refined the white sugar and started making compressed biscuits.
In fact, the production method is very simple, that is, mix various materials, such as white sugar, salt, Yuan Beast minced meat, Yuan Beast blood, and animal fat, and stir continuously.
After mixing evenly, you can bake.
Naturally, Yanshan was responsible for this job that had extremely strict temperature requirements. His animal pattern totem ability made him the most suitable for this job.
late at night……
The first batch of compressed biscuits was completed and placed in front of Zhao Qian and the others.
Wang Qianqian looked at the weird-looking compressed biscuits and said with disgust: "Why are the compressed biscuits we made different from the ones we ate before? Have we failed? Is this edible?"
Liu Yun nodded in agreement, "It's a bit ugly!"
Zhao Qian didn't care, and said: "Of course what we make ourselves cannot be compared with modern industrial production. You just think of it as the difference between a seller's show and a buyer's show."
"Besides, this is for eating. It's not a big deal if it's ugly, as long as it's edible."
As he said this, he broke off a piece and put it in his mouth to taste it.
But at this moment, Wang Qianqian stopped him, "Are you sure you want to taste it yourself first?"
Zhao Qian asked: "If I don't taste it first, who will taste it first?"
Wang Qianqian pursed her lips toward Yanshan and said, "The chief has been working hard, so naturally you should give him good food first!"
Zhao Qian was a little embarrassed, "It's not good to let the chief be a guinea pig!"
"You are noble, you are amazing!"
As Wang Qianqian spoke, she grabbed the compressed biscuit in Zhao Qian's hand and said, "I'll be the bad guy!"
Zhao Qian took a step back, bowed ninety degrees to Wang Qianqian, and said sincerely: "Thank you!"
"..."
Wang Qianqian originally just wanted to stimulate Zhao Qian, but she didn't expect that the other party would use this move. She was stunned on the spot, "You are a real dog!"
After saying that, she took the compressed biscuits and came to Yanshan.
Wang Qianqian handed over the compressed biscuit and said: "You... eat it... or you will die..."
Yanshan: “???”
Zhao Qian: "???"
Liu Yun: "???"
Then, Zhao Qian and Liu Yun suddenly remembered that Wang Qianqian did not know the tribal language.
In desperation, Zhao Qian could only walk over and said: "Chief, this is the food that has just been made. Originally, I wanted to taste it myself, but Wang Qianqian said that you have been working the hardest these days, so the first piece should be given to you first."
you eat."
Yanshan was very happy when he heard this, but he still said politely: "You are the one who works the hardest, so you should eat first. I can do whatever I want."
Zhao Qian said: "Whoever follows the other one, don't be polite to me."
After saying that, regardless of whether Yanshan wanted to or not, he directly stuffed the compressed biscuits into Yanshan's hands.
"Oh well!"
Seeing Zhao Qian's enthusiasm, Yan Shan no longer shied away and continued: "Actually, I'm curious about what this thing tastes like."
After saying that, he put the compressed biscuit into his mouth.
Bang...
Bang...
Yanshan said while eating: "The taste is not bad, it has sweet and salty taste, and the source power contained in it is just right for ordinary people. The only drawback is that the taste is a bit hard."
Zhao Qian asked: "Are you feeling uncomfortable at all?"
Yanshan shook his head and said, "No, what's wrong?"
"It's okay, I'm just asking." Zhao Qian grinned, "You continue working, and I'll have a taste too."
But at this moment, a figure ran into the cave with a nervous expression, "Chief, winter is coming!"