I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 267 Making Tofu

As the salt water slowly flowed out, the water at the bottom of the pool became turbid; that was the brine Bai Ling wanted.

Although the brine was very turbid, it still had too much water content, so Bai Ling decided to let it dry for a day and then collect the brine from the pool in the evening.

There was nothing else to do, so Zhonghe Sky Beastman returned to his cave, leaving Bai Ling and Yue there to keep watch.

Once the Sky Beastmen had flown far away, Bai Ling pulled Yue to find a clean rock to sit on.

Bai Ling held Yue's hand and said, "Yue, what do you like to eat: soft tofu, dried tofu, tofu skin, dried tofu strips, or just tofu?"

Yue Shen glanced at Bai Ling, her eyes filled with a smile and a hint of mischief: "I like to eat any tofu that Ling makes."

The sentence itself didn't actually have any other meaning, but when Yue said it, along with his expression and the smile on his lips, Bai Ling knew that Yue's words had another layer of meaning.

Bai Ling's upturned lips paused slightly. Yue was joking with him now. Bai Ling hummed in agreement, stretched out his hand in front of Yue, and said with a grin, "Yue, you can take advantage of me."

Yue glanced at Bai Ling, then reached out and touched the back of Bai Ling's hand, which could be considered as taking advantage of Bai Ling.

After taking advantage of Bai Ling, Yue tried to pull her hand away, but Bai Ling grabbed it.

Bai Ling clasped his hands together, cupped Yue's hands in his palms, rubbed them up and down a couple of times, and then laughed, "Yue, this is what it means to take advantage of someone."

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Yue stopped talking and just let Bai Ling hold his hand.

Yue's hands are very beautiful, with well-proportioned bones and slender fingers. The muscles of moderate thickness cover the bones, and the color is the finest white jade. Due to years of labor, the skin on Yue's palms is not very delicate, but it is full of healthy beauty.

Bai Ling, as if he had found his favorite toy, grabbed Yue's hand and played with it.

Yue tried to pull her hand back, but couldn't. So she simply stopped moving, turned her body slightly to the side, and looked at Bai Ling's profile with loving eyes.

Bai Ling could naturally feel the moonlight falling on his face—intense, focused, affectionate, and wholeheartedly trusting.

Bai Ling suddenly turned her head, and her gaze met Yue's. Bai Ling's gaze was also full of emotion, but compared to Yue's gaze, Bai Ling's eyes had an added sense of aggression.

Yue was very familiar with Bai Ling's gaze. Back then, the two hadn't officially started dating yet, and when Bai Ling occasionally gave her that look, Yue felt a little uncomfortable and would feel shy, then slightly avoid Bai Ling's gaze.

However, he quickly adapted, and he no longer avoided his lover's increasingly intense gaze.

Bai Ling tightened his grip slightly, cupping Yue's hand in his palm, and said, "Yue, when we get back this time, let's build a house. I've asked around, and the tribe has enough bricks, tiles, cement, and lime to build two or three houses. I have a lot of stuff at home, so I'll exchange it for more bricks, tiles, cement, and lime, and we'll build a big house."

Bai Ling and Yue had agreed to build the house in the summer. Now that Bai Ling has finished her work, she can finally focus on building the house.

Yue thought for a moment and said, "I'm going out hunting when I get back. Let's build the house when I return."

That was his and Ling's house, their future home, and Yue wanted to be a part of it herself.

Bai Ling said, "Yue, after we get back, let's decide on the size of the house first. While you're not in the tribe, I'll have someone dig up the foundation. When you come back, we'll build the house together. What do you say?"

Yue thought about it for a moment and nodded in agreement.

“Then let’s build five houses,” Bai Ling said. “One kitchen, one main room, one bedroom, and one for storage. If we have two cubs in the future, we can turn the storage room into a bedroom.”

A smile appeared in Yue's eyes. He thought for a moment and said, "We also need to build a few side rooms as silkworm rearing rooms. We'll be raising silkworms in the future."

Silk is so beautiful, but Ling also said that clothes made of silk are not very durable. Yue wants to build two silkworm rearing rooms, raise silkworms once a year, and save up several sets of silk clothes to wear, as well as several sets of silk quilts for use.

There's also a room for storing firewood and a room for storing tools, making a total of four outbuildings.

Bai Ling and Yue shared the same idea. He smiled and nodded, "Yes, the yard should be big too. We'll plant flowers in the front yard and vegetables in the back, and we'll also plant some fruit trees. Oh, right, the seeds that the Sky Beastmen brought me for spinning thread, I planted in the backyard. Once our house is built, we'll plant a few of those trees in the backyard too."

Bai Ling leaned closer to the moon and lowered her voice: "That kind of silk fabric is thin but very soft, making it suitable for making undergarments and also for making clothes for cubs."

The two were standing too close, and Yue could feel the heat from Ling's breath as he spoke, which made Yue's earlobes turn slightly red. However, he neither objected nor moved to the side, but instead gave a soft "hmm".

The image of her future "home" appeared in Yue's mind again, but this time it was different from before. In the backyard of her "home," there were several tall trees, laden with fist-sized green fruits. A gentle breeze blew, and the fruits swayed in the wind. One fruit fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces with a "crack," revealing white fibrous material inside...

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In summer, the water evaporates faster, and the brine in the pool becomes less and less, more and more turbid, and darker in color. The brine in the pool is already ready to be dried while the sun is still high in the sky.

Bai Ling walked into the pool, stood on a rock, and used a wooden ladle to scoop the dark brown brine into a wooden bucket.

This is the brine used to make tofu; with it, you can have delicious tofu.

When Bai Ling left home in the morning, she soaked the beans she had brought. When she returned to the cave, the sun had not yet set, so Bai Ling decided to make tofu.

Bai Ling started by grinding soybeans. She had brought her small stone mill from home with her when she arrived, and now it came in handy.

After soaking the beans, change the water twice. Use a wooden spoon to scoop a spoonful of beans, along with a little water, and put it into the hole of the stone mill. Yue uses one hand to turn the stone mill, and it starts to creak and turn. Soon, white soy milk flows out of the stone mill and falls into the wooden bucket below.

Bai Ling and Hao Yue worked together seamlessly. One poured soybeans into the stone mill, while the other shook it. Soy milk flowed out continuously, filling the wooden bucket with more and more soy milk. In the end, they had ground about half a bucket of soy milk.

The stone-built hearth was lit, and Bai Ling added an appropriate amount of water to the iron pot. Once the water in the pot boiled, she poured in the filtered soy milk.

This was the first time making tofu, and Bai Ling was worried that the orcs wouldn't be able to control the heat properly, so she personally tended the fire.

The soy milk in the pot is bubbling with white foam, which is a sign that the soy milk is about to boil.