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Today the beastmen brought back even more wild animals, including many that were as large as elephants.
These beasts have long fur and two thick, large horns; they are called Horizontal-Horned Beast.
Jian Mo stood before this beast, feeling quite awestruck.
They were so large that they didn't even resemble land animals, but rather marine creatures.
The newly hunted wild animals were quickly skinned and butchered, and the hides were also initially tanned.
While Jian Mo was helping out, two orcs came to him. One of them was accidentally stepped on by Horizontal-Horned Beast, and the other was gored by a horn. Both needed treatment.
Jian Mo quickly led them to the side to check their wounds.
Fortunately, neither of them was seriously injured; applying some anti-swelling and anti-infection ointment would suffice.
Given the orcs' physical condition, they should fully recover within three days.
When Jian Mo returned after treating the two orcs' wounds, she saw that everyone had already removed the skin and flesh, leaving a pile of white bones next door.
The meat on these bones had been mostly removed, Jiujiu was gnawing on a bone with more meat on it.
Unfortunately, this guy's teeth weren't very good. He tried to gnaw a bone from left to right and then from right to left, but he couldn't get more than a few pieces of meat off.
Jian Mo shook his head helplessly and ran to find Wu Jiong.
Wu Jiong was rubbing bark with leaves when he saw him coming over. "What's wrong?"
Jian Mo: "I'll help. Are these bones useless?"
Before Wu Jiong could answer, Ban Ming said, "Yeah, it's just a pile of bones left. Even the Jiujiu won't eat it, so what use is it?"
Jiujiu was gnawing on a bone when it heard its name called, and took a moment from its busy schedule to respond, "Jiujiu-- "
Jian Mo: "There's bone marrow and stuff inside."
Ban Ming: "That's no use. We have so much meat here, why would we need any bone marrow?"
Hearing their commotion, Yun Long, who was working, smiled and asked, "Doctor Jian Mo wants these bones? Take them if you want, it'll save us the trouble of finding a place to dispose of them."
Jian Mo looked at Wu Jiong, as if to ask, "Wouldn't it be bad to take it?"
Wu Jiong said, "Take it. If you want to carry it back to the tribe, we'll make another trip to transport it."
Jian Mo waved her hand. "No need, it's too heavy to carry back. I just want the marrow inside. When you're done, could you split the bone with an axe? Or just break it in half?"
Wu Jiong: "I'll try it later."
Soon, everyone took the meat down.
Jian Mo ran over to the big pot to prepare dinner.
He had a lot of offal to eat today, so he took out some pickled vegetables from the jar and planned to make a stir-fried offal dish with pickled vegetables first.
Fortunately, I brought two large iron woks, which can heat the fire very intensely. The pickled vegetables and offal stir-fried in them will have a wonderful wok hei (wok aroma), and the taste should be quite good.
Besides the large iron pot where you can stir-fry two dishes, the earthenware pot can be used to stew bone broth. You can put all the wild vegetables you picked today into it, which can clear heat and detoxify while also supplementing vitamins.
The main course will definitely be barbecue. Everyone has been busy all day and exhausted, so we need to eat something substantial.
Everyone was busy with their own things, and finally, as night fell, they were able to have dinner.
Jian Mo took charge of the cooking and received unanimous praise.
The people of the Mengshui Tribe all said:
"Doctor Jian Mo, I wish I could go out with you every day."
"I've tried to cook like you, but my results are still a bit lacking."
"After this meal, when can I eat your cooking again?"
Jian Mo said quietly from the side, "Tomorrow morning."
Everyone burst into laughter at this remark.
Jian Mo continued, "My cooking isn't anything special. All you need is a good pot, the courage to not be afraid of burning the food, and the willingness to use seasonings. The food won't taste bad."
For example, when cooking in a large iron pot, sometimes the fire gets too strong and the pot catches fire. People nearby will instinctively want to drop the spatula and run away.
This method actually helps the dish retain its crispness and full flavor.
Needless to say, the seasonings are amazing. Even without soy sauce or oyster sauce, he can use five or six kinds of seasonings when cooking a meal: sugar, salt, shellfish powder, garlic powder, pepper powder... With so many seasonings, it's hard for the food not to taste good.
This is why, even though he wasn't holding back, the people around him just couldn't learn how to cook like him—his tools, seasonings, and cooking concepts were all too advanced.
After finishing his meal and resting for a while, Wu Jiong began splitting the skeleton.
He was strong, and his skeleton was easy to chop. With one swing of the axe, he could create cracks. Then, he would place it on a rock and strike it with the back of the axe, and the bones would break instantly.
Jian Mo picked up the bone and examined the marrow inside.
There was indeed a lot of marrow inside. Because the bone was very large, the marrow could be easily scooped out with a spoon.
He had initially planned to throw the bones into the pot to stew, but now he realized the bones were too big and wouldn't fit in the pot. He figured removing the marrow and boiling it out would be enough.
Everyone was curious about what he was doing. Some people stayed behind to help him break the bones and extract the marrow, while others went out to help him collect fuel.
That evening, Jian Mo set up two pots and began simmering bone marrow on the spot.
Bone marrow is different from animal fat; it smells much better.
As night fell, they prepared to sleep. The patrolling orcs agreed to help watch the fire, adding fuel to the pot if it was about to go out.
So all night long, the aroma of bone marrow wafted throughout the temporary camp, and many people dreamed of the delicious food.
Some wild animals were also attracted by the aroma and came over to take a look, only to be caught by the patrolling orcs, who cleaned them up and placed them aside to be used for breakfast the next day.
Jian Mo was preoccupied with the bone marrow, so she got up early the next day.
The bone marrow had been simmered until it was clear, but there was some dried bone marrow around the edge of the pot. I scooped a piece off with a spatula, popped it into my mouth, and tasted it; it was incredibly fresh and delicious.
This savory aroma is completely different from that of animal fat; instead, it has a savory aroma reminiscent of chicken that has been simmered until dry, and it tastes somewhat like chicken powder.