Chapter 299 - The Wheat Was Well-Received (1/2)

Bai Qingqing closed the pot lid, then looked towards the females.

“I discovered that when the wild grains are ground to a powder before cooking, they turn out delicious. Hence, I invited all of you here to try it.”

The females were evidently disappointed. The female who spoke up earlier said, “But I don’t like wild grains. And I would at most eat the cooked grains and never drink the water. Because the water is black and murky and tastes like medicine. You smashed the grains and cooked it with water. I’ll bet it tastes awful.”

With a purse-lipped smile, Bai Qingqing raised the batter that she set aside and showed it to the females.

The noodle soup that she was about to make was given a very nice name by the restaurants—Floating on Water. The dough didn’t have to be very dry; a little flour was enough to make a basin full. When the stone basin was tipped, the pulp would flow slowly, but wouldn’t turn into a sloppy goo.

“It’s white, not black,” Bai Qingqing said.

“Eh?”

This aroused the females’ interest. Seeing that the pot didn’t explode, they got bolder and walked over, peering curiously into the matter inside. Their males hurriedly followed behind them.

“My goodness! How did it become one piece?”

“Which male crushed it? He must have enormous strength!”

“Are these really wild grains?”

Unable to cope with the questions everyone was bombarding her with, Bai Qingqing simply said, “You’ll need a bowl to contain the soup later. The males can return home to get the bowls first.”

After Bai Qingqing finished speaking, the females urged their spouses to return home. Of course, the males obediently obliged.

The beastmen didn’t have bowls that were especially used for eating, but every household had a stone mortar used for crushing medicine. The shape of those stone mortars was similar to that of a bowl.

The females arrived one after the other. With those females who came the earliest passing on the message to those newly arrived females, it didn’t require much effort on Bai Qingqing’s part. All the females now understood what was going on.

Once the water in the pot boiled, Bai Qingqing started shoveling the noodles inside the pot using a piece of bamboo. The crescent-shaped noodles were brought to the surface, and as the temperature rose, the aroma of the meat wafted through the main hall. As starch was added, the aroma gradually became more intense and rich.