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Chapter 261: Chapter 262: Success
She nodded her head with certainty.
"Don’t worry, Aunt Hongguo, we can do it. The strips of meat we’re cutting right now are too small. Once Yuanyuan and the others find the right materials, I’ll teach everyone how to weave bamboo steamers, and then we can make bigger pieces of meat!"
Aunt Hongguo breathed a sigh of relief.
There was plenty of wood, and the fire was burning brightly, plus the meat strips were cut rather fine.
So, the first batch of smoked meat was done!
The hardness to the touch, the strong flavor of smoke and fire, weren’t they just like the smoked meat they had seen before?
Relieved, Su Tang broke into a smile. Looking at Aunt Hongguo and Rin, she exclaimed excitedly, "We did it! We’ve made smoked meat! We succeeded!"
Upon hearing this, Rin walked over joyfully and picked up a strip of meat.
The strip of meat was only as thick as two of Rin’s fingers, and even smaller than his palm!
He couldn’t wait to put it in his mouth and chew it. Su Tang didn’t even have time to stop him!
The smoked meat still had salt frost on its surface. It needed to be washed before eating, and it should be boiled in water or roasted to soften it before eating!
Although this batch of smoked meat just came out and wasn’t too hard, just seeing the layer of salt frost on the surface made Su Tang find it too salty!
She cautiously looked at Rin and asked softly, "Uncle? Want to take a sip of water?"
Rin nodded very satisfactorily, "Hmm! The taste is good! It’s quite chewy! Delicious! But a little salty!"
Su Tang couldn’t help but smile wryly, "Uncle, the extra salt is to ensure that these strips of meat won’t rot. We have to wash them before eating in the future!"
Rin gave a few hearty laughs, looking more like Xiongda and Xionger!
Aunt Hongguo also excitedly told everyone, "Alright, don’t just stand there, continue smoking and roasting the meat strips according to what Tangtang just taught us!"
The first batch of smoked meat wasn’t much, only enough to fill less than a basket, but knowing the method now, it was much easier to keep going!
After smoking and roasting six more baskets of smoked meat, they finally stopped despite wanting to continue.
There was still plenty of meat, but the salt used for marinating was gone...
"Oh no... We ran out of salt so quickly, hurry, hurry, bring the salt back!"
Huang Guo was energetic. She couldn’t weave baskets or mold mud embryos. Aunt Hongguo didn’t want her to go outside and cause trouble, nor allowed her to collect things.
This was something she could help with and enjoyed doing, but it was halted before long, why?
Su Tang smiled faintly, "That’s my oversight. It’s not that easy to make salt. We’ll bring all the extra pottery to the seaside to store more salt. After that, we’ll make smoked meat! Let’s not go hunting in the next two days, and eat the meat we’ve got."
Rin thought for a moment and agreed, "Alright, I’ll arrange for them to chop down trees. Don’t we need wood to make charcoal as well? Let them chop more!"
Su Tang: "That’s good, but remember, when cutting down trees, cut down one and leave one. Don’t focus on one area only."
"Hmm, don’t worry! We know what to do!"
Huang Guo came over with a curious look, "Tangtang, what is this charcoal you just mentioned? Is it delicious?"
Qing Guo laughed behind her, "You, how come everything you think of has to be about food? You’re just like Yuanyuan!"
Su Tang blinked her eyes.
