26: Chapter 26 The Temptation of Chestnuts 3 26: Chapter 26 The Temptation of Chestnuts 3 Editor: Henyee Translations Yuanyuan arrived, joyfully holding the dried white coat, to see Su Tang.
“Tangtang, I finished washing your clothes!
What is that in your hand?
It smells so good!”
Su Tang took the white coat and handed a chestnut to Yuanyuan.
“This is a chestnut, a very delicious kind of food.
I found it in the forest, give it a try!”
The sweet and soft chestnut instantly conquered Yuanyuan’s taste buds.
Yuanyuan could not help but widen her eyes, “So tasty!
This is too tasty!
You are so awesome, Tangtang!
How have we never found this delicious fruit before?”
Su Tang covered her mouth to chuckle, “Gaiyin calls it, ‘spiky fruit’, but in our tribe, it’s known as a chestnut!”
Once again, Yuanyuan was completely shocked!
“What!
This is actually the spiky fruit!”
“Our tribe once had a young beastman struck on the head by a falling spiky fruit.
He bled a lot, and since we have no doctors in our tribe, he quickly got to meet the Beast God…”
“Ever since then, we’ve been avoiding the spiky fruit, fearing that another female or young beastman might get hurt…”
Yuanyuan was very sad because the unfortunate young beastman she mentioned was her brother.
Su Tang patted Yuanyuan’s shoulder, saying, “The spiny shell of the chestnut is indeed quite dangerous, but once it turns brown-black, it won’t be as hard!
Though getting hit still hurts, it won’t make you bleed.”
“Moreover, chestnuts can be stored for a long time.
They taste good and are quite filling.
If you are afraid of getting hurt, just keep the young ones away from them!”
Yuanyuan nodded absently.
Gaiyin, who had been listening on the side, suddenly asked, “Su, you said that ‘spiky fruits’ can be stored for a long time?”
After some thought, Su Tang replied, “Hmm, there are many ways to preserve chestnuts.
Here, we can use the sand storage method or air-drying method!”
“For the sand storage method, you find a suitable spot and bury the chestnuts in the sand; for the air-drying method, you simply expose freshly picked chestnuts to the sun until they’re dry, then store them in a dry and well-ventilated place!”
A hint of excitement flashed in Gaiyin’s eyes, he asked further, “How long exactly can they be preserved?
Can these two methods be used to preserve all fruits?”
“Of course not!” Su Tang instantly transformed into a science popularization expert, “Chestnuts belong to the nut family and hence can be preserved with these methods—for about half a year.
Any longer and the chestnuts start to lose their nutritional value!”
“As for other fruits you mentioned, like red fruits for example, fresh fruits can’t be preserved here.
However, they can be made into dried fruit or jams.”
After listening to Su Tang’s words, everyone’s eyes were filled with a complex yet excited look.
Yuanyuan was especially excited, exclaiming, “That’s fantastic!
If we can really store them for a long time, we won’t go hungry in winter!
And the old beastmen won’t have to leave the tribe!”
Old Nike was also extremely excited, he flung an unidentified plant to the ground, his trembling hand reaching out to Su Tang.
“Su Tang!
Please teach us how to preserve food, all the beastmen in our tribe will be grateful to you!”
But everyone’s reaction scared Su Tang!
She had read novels about beast worlds before, but the focus was mainly the love stories between the female and male leads, or the female lead fighting off ‘the third wheel’.
But watching everyone’s reaction now, it seems people could starve to death in winter?
Su Tang was a bit bewildered.
Luckily, Gaiyin remained sensible, he stopped old Nike’s hand just as it was about to touch Su Tang.