After observing the sabertooth tiger for a while, Ruri turned back and continued working on what he needed to do.
Just like that, time slipped by, and the sun was about to rise. By then, Ruri had cleaned all the wild boar ribs, chopped them into small pieces, and put them all in the pot.
"After all that effort, I finally got you all ready! Now I just need to put all those mushrooms in the pot, then quietly wait for it to boil!" As he spoke, Ruri walked over to the pile of freshly picked mushrooms.
"These mushrooms are still so plump after all this time. They really are fresh. I'd better hurry and toss them all into the pot before they wilt!" With that, Ruri picked up all the mushrooms from the ground, then walked over to Small River and began washing the dirt off them.
Soon, Ruri finished cleaning all the mushrooms beside Small River.
"I finally got you all washed. Now, let's go back and see how the meat is doing. If it's nearly cooked, I'll put you all in the pot!" Holding a large handful of mushrooms, Ruri walked toward the fire.
"If I toss you into the pot while the meat is still undercooked, you'll be completely mushy by the time it boils, and then you won't taste good! That would really ruin my appetite. It'd be all meat, with the vegetables cooked to mush like that. There'd be no point in eating it!" Ruri looked down at the mushrooms in his hands and spoke softly with a smile.
Indeed, vegetables that cooked quickly, such as mushrooms, had to be added only when the meat was almost done. If they went into the pot with the meat, the mushrooms would be cooked to mush