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Chapter 94: Chapter 94 Stir-fried Meat
"Season a wok with fat?"
All the Beastmen looked at Su Tang in confusion.
With a faint smile, Su Tang picked up a palm-sized piece of fat and said, "First, everyone cuts off this much fat with a stone knife. I will tell you what to do later!"
The animals of the Beastmen Continent darted around the forest all day, their bodies mostly comprised of tenacious muscles, fat was rare!
In the past, fat was the stuff that everyone fought to discard first, usually cut off and thrown away!
However, ever since Su Tang used fat to extract oil for frying eggs, it instantly became the favorite thing of the Beastmen!
Especially the residues left behind after extracting the oil were simply too delicious! Both young and old, males and females loved it!
Just as the Beastmen were about to fight over the lack of fat, Gaiyin’s hunting team returned with a batch of new prey, which calmed the tension.
Since there were only six clay pots in total, not too much was needed for seasoning the wok!
The flames inside the hearth licked the bottom of the clay pot, and the water inside the pot gradually evaporated until it disappeared.
"Everyone, watch closely. Once the water in the pot is boiled dry, you can put the fat in it. Use a twig to hold the fat and wipe it evenly inside the pot!"
The moment the fat touched the pot, a reek of smoke rose."
As the temperature increased, the fat was slowly refined. Su Tang, holding the piece of meat, tirelessly wiped the base and sides of the pot with oil.
The other females, unable to use chopsticks, found it difficult to move the meat around in the pot.
Although they were only seasoning the pot, the wafting aroma was so enticing that the Beastmen were nearly soulless from the smell!
Gaiyin had been standing by Su Tang’s side since he returned, but Su Tang was so focused on seasoning the pot that she didn’t notice him.
So, Gaiyin just stood there silently waiting.
FInally when Su Tang finished seasoning the pot and noticed Gaiyin, she was surprised. She asked, "Why are you here?"
Gaiyin pulled out a bunch of grapes about the size of ping pong balls and handed them to her. "You like eating fruit, so this is for you!"
Upon seeing the grapes, Su Tang was delighted and instinctively reached out to take them.
But halfway through, she froze and hurriedly withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted!
"Thank you, Chief. But since you picked them, you should eat them yourself. Can you tell me where you picked these?"
One should not be beholden to a simple meal or an easy favor.
Su Tang didn’t want to get more involved with Gaiyin.
Gaiyin’s face turned colder and colder, making the surrounding Beastmen too scared to even breathe.
Yuanyuan bravely stepped forward and whispered in Su Tang’s ear, "Tangtang, these grapes are difficult to pick! They grow on the cliffs of Broken Valley, guarded by many fierce birds. Ordinary Beastmen can’t get them—only those as formidable as the Chief! So, hurry up and take them!"
Upon hearing this, Su Tang was very surprised. So, this was the case.
But looking at Gaiyin, who was reaching out to give her the grapes, Su Tang felt even stronger that she shouldn’t accept them!
"Chief, since these grapes are so hard to pick, you shouldn’t give them to me. You should keep them!"
Yuanyuan: ...
So all that explanation just now was wasted, especially the last sentence?
Gaiyin kept staring at Su Tang.
She wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but Su Tang thought she saw a hint of hurt feelings in his eyes.
Without saying a word, Gaiyin placed the grapes on the stove and then turned around to leave the crowd.
