The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 123 Stone-ground Soy Milk
The next morning, Ling Chengen woke up naturally. As soon as she moved, the person sleeping soundly beside her asked groggily, "Are you getting up?"

Ling Chengen looked up at him as he lay on his back, his hand resting on his brow bone, his voice a little hoarse, his eyes still closed.

"You can go back to sleep, I can't sleep."

Her biological clock is quite accurate; she wakes up every morning at the crack of dawn. Since she can't fall back asleep lying down anyway, she might as well get up and move around, exercising her body and training her superpowers at the same time.

Ling Chengen sat up in bed, casually rubbed his long hair, squinted slightly, and looked out the window.

Although the hanging flower curtains obscured the distant scenery, it was still possible to tell the weather.

This morning there was a light mist, which was carried into the window by the morning breeze, along with a faint fragrance of flowers.

Just as she was about to get out of bed, Bai Qingyu bent one leg, sat up sleepily, wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, and rested his chin on her shoulder.

"Do you want to sleep a little longer? You seem to sleep so little every day."

Ling Chengen looked down at the arm around his waist and said helplessly, "I don't want to sleep anymore. If you want to sleep, then continue sleeping and don't bother me."

She pulled away from Bai Qingyu's arm, jumped off the bed, picked up the wooden hairpin beside her pillow, and casually tied up her long hair.

As soon as she jumped down from the treehouse, Bai Qingyu followed closely behind her.

Ling Chengen glanced at him and saw that his eyes had cleared up, with only a slight look of confusion on his face.

Bai Qingyu was very familiar with her subtle expressions. He yawned and explained, "Once you're awake, you can't fall back asleep."

"I've got a lot to do today, so I might as well get up now."

Ling Chengen took his toiletries and walked towards the stream. After thinking for a while, he said, "The place where we harvest tree wheat is still quite far from home. Flying back and forth like this every day must be exhausting for you. We also have to negotiate cooperation with nearby tribes. Why don't you... take your bag with you?"

Bai Qingyu quickly waved his hand and said, "It only listens to you, I can't control it."

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Ling Chengen couldn't stand Bao Bao's idleness and decided to train this good-for-nothing into an obedient pet. Otherwise, why would she hunt for it every day?
This guy is in his sub-adult stage, and he can eat more prey in a day than the two adult males in the house eat.

Bai Qingyu squatted down beside her, looking troubled, but finally gave in and said, "Alright, I'll give it a try."

“If it doesn’t listen to me, then I won’t take it with me.”

Ling Chengen nodded: "Okay, I'll communicate with it in a bit."

If you don't listen, you'll get a beating.

Ling Chengen finished washing up first, and without waiting for Bai Qingyu, he ran to the water tank in a good mood to look at the kidney beans he had soaked yesterday afternoon.

Yuheng's superpower is really impressive. She harvested a lot of cloud beans this time. She hasn't eaten soy products in a long time, so she plans to grind some soy milk first, and then press two sheets of tofu to cook later.

Looking at the soaked beans, a smile appeared on her face.

Ling Chengen carried a bucket of water and picked up a bamboo brush to scrub the millstone. As he turned around, he bumped into Chongzhen, who was walking under the shack.

Chongzhen quickly reached out to support her arm, while grabbing the bucket with her other hand: "Be careful."

Ling Chengen steadied himself and stepped aside to let him pass: "Go get your things and wash up. Go ahead."

"What are you doing?" Chongzhen didn't rush to wash up; instead, he followed behind her with a curious expression.

Seeing him following him around like a shadow, Ling Chengen pointed to two bamboo buckets in the corner and said, "If you're really free, bring both of those buckets over here."

Chongzhen hurriedly went back to get the bucket. When she got to the open space, she saw Ling Chengen standing next to the round stones, with the bamboo tube placed aside.

Ling Chengen used a small bamboo tube to scoop water and poured it into the hole in the center of the top circular millstone. Then he used a bamboo brush to scrub the stone back and forth, and finally scooped up a lot of water to rinse it clean. Only then did he let Chongzhen lift the lid of a bamboo bucket that had just been brought over.

"These are kidney beans?" Chongzhen squatted down beside the bamboo bucket, looking down at the bucket full of beans, and asked in confusion, "Aren't kidney beans just boiled and eaten directly?"

“We need to grind soybeans for milk.” Ling Chengen pointed to the wooden handle embedded in the edge of the millstone. “If you’re free, come and grind the soybeans.”

Chongzhen is very curious and readily agrees with her arrangements.

Ling Chengen scooped up soybeans and poured them into the hole in the upper fan. He then took an empty bamboo bucket and placed it below the special outlet in the lower fan. The soybeans were crushed in the grinding teeth and slowly flowed into the outlet along the texture of the teeth.

Thick, white liquid flowed into the bucket, and the air, thick with a thin mist, was filled with the rich aroma of soybeans.

Chongzhen pushed the millstone around in circles, looking very relaxed, almost making the millstone take off.

Upon seeing the white liquid in the bucket, a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Can we eat this white liquid directly?"

"It's okay, but it doesn't taste good." Ling Chengen was in charge of adding cloud beans. Looking at the brand-new bamboo bucket, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Where did you find this bamboo bucket? It's really useful."

She originally wanted to make wooden barrels, but to prevent leaks from barrels made of wooden planks, in addition to the steaming and expansion process, she also needed to apply tung oil.

I've been very busy lately, so I haven't had time to look for tung trees yet.

Yesterday, after Chongzhen came back, he somehow got hold of a very thick bamboo. After cutting it open, he easily made several bamboo buckets.

It was so convenient and easy to use that she gave up the idea of ​​making a few wooden barrels.

Chongzhen looked at the three bamboo buckets placed next to her and smiled slightly: "I saw them by chance on the way back yesterday. I thought they would be useful at home, so Bai Qingyu and I got one."

The bamboo is so thick, with the largest diameter exceeding 80 centimeters and a single bamboo pole being over 40 meters long.

He had to cut off more than twenty meters of the top of the bamboo before he could barely bring it back.

However, on the way back, he still couldn't help but get a few words of criticism from Bai Qingyu.

Since neither he nor Yu Shaochen could fly, in the end, it was Bai Qingyu who was the one who suffered the most.

“I’ve observed it. That bamboo forest isn’t far from us; it’s just outside the edge of the Stone Forest territory. If you need it, I can take a few people and cut some more when I have time.”

"Get some dragon bamboo seeds and let Yu Shaochen plant some nearby."

"Okay, if you have time, you can take some people to get a few. If you come across one with a larger diameter, try to bring one back."

"It can be made into a bathtub. When it gets cold, it's not suitable to bathe in the stream. We can then add hot water to soak in it," Ling Chengen said.

"Then I'll make a few more and keep them; it won't take much effort anyway." Chongzhen thought it was a good idea.

He is also very clean, but every year after late autumn, even someone as strong as him dares not take a cold shower every night.

During the cold season, they wouldn't wash for ten days or half a month at a time. A group of people would huddle together in a cave for warmth. The living conditions were terrible, and they were practically pickled and smelly every day.

Bai Qingyu quickly took over the work of grinding grain. After experiencing something new, Chongzhen soon lost interest and turned to wash up and cook.

Yu Shaochen had already finished washing up and was sitting lazily in front of the stove, yawning as he said, "You guys get up so early every day!"

Chongzhen brushed the iron pot slightly, scooped a lump of lard into the pot, and soon the pot began to sizzle.

After everyone in the family got busy, Yuheng woke up from his sleep and stood by the window watching the busy family. He tapped his fingertips lightly on the window frame and said, "This family is quite interesting."

The vines climbing the window scratched the back of his hand with their leaves: "That little female is so clever, she can even grind cloud beans into a paste, something you don't find in the Southern Beast Plains."

"I wonder if the liquid made from ground kidney beans tastes good."

Yuheng touched his eyelids: "We'll be able to taste it soon." "You're really shameless, always taking advantage of others," Jiaojiao said eloquently.

Yu Heng's lips curled down slightly: "I taught her how to choose cloud-patterned clothes and make them into summer clothes. Besides, I was the one who helped them get those cloud beans, so what's wrong with me drinking a little?"

"You calculate everything so meticulously, you'll never find a partner in your life!"

"Females don't like petty, calculating men."

Yu Heng's eyes narrowed slightly: "..."

"You're just a vine, where do you get all these strange and twisted arguments?"

"Hey, you're getting impatient!"

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll cut you into pieces and bury you."

Yuheng took the tooth powder and bristle toothbrush that Ling Chengen had given him and slowly brushed his teeth. He felt his mouth was much cleaner. After washing up, he went to check on the cloud-cloth leaves that he had half-finished yesterday in a good mood.

The temperature has been relatively mild lately, and the leaves of the sage plant have dried in the shade.

The second batch of glue made from dwarf grass did not solidify after being packaged.

It looks like it was a success.

"Is the Cloud Robe usable now?"

When Ling Chengen walked over, his eyes lit up instantly when he saw the leaves hanging on the vine.

She had thought that applying glue to the cloud-like garment would affect the penetration of the liquid.

Actually, that's not the case. The glue didn't block the tiny pores of the cloud-like material; it only reinforced the fibers on the cloud-like material's leaves.

These fibers interweave in a way that is similar to cotton yarn.

Yuheng nodded and handed her one of the cloud-patterned garments: "You can try it and see if it achieves the effect you want."

He knew that Ling Chengen's initial purpose in gathering these cloud-like leaves was not to make summer clothes, but to filter them.

After the juice is squeezed out, only a trace amount of the plant's toxicity remains on the leaves. This toxin is completely destroyed during repeated boiling.

The cloud-dried garment, however, completely loses its toxicity.

Ling Chengen nodded his thanks and took the cloud-cloth leaf to filter the soy milk.

The Yunyi filter works very well, completely separating impurities and slurry, and doesn't even require a second filtration.

After filtering out the soybean pulp, Ling Chengen put the two small buckets of soy milk into pots and boiled them.

One pot is simply boiled for drinking, while the other is used to make tofu.

Since there was no brine or gypsum available for making tofu, Ling Chengen spent 5 mission points to exchange for one serving.

This was the second time she had used the mission points, and when the system redeemed them for her, she was so happy she wanted to set off firecrackers to celebrate.

Ling Chengen completely ignored the system, which was like a New Year's celebration, scooped out the cooked soy milk from the pot, and added honey into it while holding the honey jar.

Ling Xiaoxi was the first to take a bowl. Smelling the sweet aroma, her already round eyes widened even more, her little face turning into a meme. She took a small sip, burning her tongue, but still couldn't bear to put the bowl down. She exclaimed in astonishment, "Wow, what kind of heavenly delicacy is this?"

Ling Chengen put the honey jar away, took a small sip of the soy milk, and then let out a long sigh.

It's this taste.

I miss her so much.

God knows what kind of hell she's been living during this time.

If she doesn't get something sweet to quench her thirst, she'll go crazy with cravings.

The sweet soy milk received unanimous praise from everyone in the family.

After finishing breakfast, Ling Chengen told Yu Shaochen the steps for pressing tofu and then decided not to interfere further.

She prepared some dry food, planning to set off for Youdi with Wuzhuo after inspecting the kiln.

Boiling salt is urgently needed.

All that's missing now is lime, which isn't a difficult task for Bai Xi, who has fire-type abilities.

Ling Chengen put a rope around the bag's neck and handed it to Bai Qingyu: "If it doesn't behave, you can beat it."

"But if it honestly helps you, you must feed it, because it has a big appetite."

Ling Chengen pointed to the whole sheep in the basket: "This is the food prepared for it. When it completes its task, we need to reward it. That way, it will know that it gets food for helping you, and we can use food to entice it to work for you in the future."

Bai Qingyu looked at the rope in her hand, both amused and exasperated: "This rope, you can't control it at all, can you?"

The rope itself wasn't thick, so it was difficult to restrain such a tough-skinned dragon as the bag.

Ling Chengen: "This isn't for tethering it; it's for controlling its direction."

"I've taught it. If you want to go left, pull to the left once; if you want to go right, pull to the right once; if you want to stop, pull at the same time. To turn the direction, pull to the left three times."

Bai Qingyu lacks psychic abilities and cannot resonate with Bao Bao using her mental power, thus affecting Bao Bao's judgment.

This is the only way to control it.

"Go up and try it out first. If there are no problems, you can leave."

Ling Chengen handed all the ropes to him, reached out and touched the head of the bag that was peeking out, and took a few steps back to avoid being hit by its flapping wings.

Bao Bao looked at her with a bit of grievance. After Bai Qingyu jumped onto its back, it squatted in place without moving and used its long beak to pick up the little bug that was sucking blood under its fleshy wings.

Bai Qingyu stood on its back, looking at Ling Chengen below.

“I told you, it wouldn’t listen to me.”

Ling Chengen crossed his arms in front of him, looked at it quietly, and finally coughed deliberately.

Bao Bao immediately turned around and howled at Bai Qingyu. Reluctantly, it spread its wings and flapped them twice. With a powerful push off the ground with its strong hind legs, the entire dragon rose up and carried Bai Qingyu into the sky.

Bai Qingyu manipulated the rope to adjust the direction, and soon landed back on the rocky beach with the bag.

He jumped off the dragon's back, his face beaming with joy, and said, "It really works!"

"The Little Winged Dragon has much better endurance than me, and it flies much faster, saving me time and effort compared to flying by myself."

Ling Chengen breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "This guy is the type who won't act until he sees something. If there's no food in front of him, it's hard to get him to listen to you. So when you take him out, remember to make sure he's well-fed."

"That's no problem."

“I know its appetite, and I will definitely not let it work on an empty stomach.”

Bai Qingyu reached out and hugged Ling Chengen, then lowered his head and kissed her forehead: "I probably won't be back tonight, so don't bother saving me any food. As for the lime calcination issue, ask Bai Xi to handle it; I've already spoken to him. He won't be going hunting for a while; once the salt production is successful, we'll arrange for someone to take over for him."