Cooking with Wild Game by EDA

Author:EDA
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-08T16:00:00+00:00

Interlude

An Unexpected Reunion

The four days before the banquet went by in a flash.

I worked hard to develop new dishes, taught the men to blood let and butchering, and impart my cooking skills to the women. I even need to figure out the work flow for the banquet, and it was hard to describe how busy I was.

Even so, the men and women of Forest's Edge were very diligent and quick to learn. They weren’t exceptionally smart and capable, but because everyone did their very best. It stemmed from their strong sense of belonging to their 「family」, which affected their attitude towards 「work」.

They worked tirelessly. For their family and for survival, they didn’t have any complains. They didn’t give the impression of a machine working coldly. When they do their work seriously as if it was their second nature, they showed emotions of joy and pain.

「Work」 and 「Survival」 were closely related. They were so honest because they were a tribe of hunters living in Forest's Edge.

No matter work, I’m very satisfied with such a work environment, and I think they are the best companions.

Worth mentioning were the women of Forest's Edge.

On the second day of the wedding preparation, aside from the Wu main house, the branch houses also sent a few women to help me.

However, their workload were very heavy. A platform and simple stoves had to be erected for the wedding, and people were needed to gather firewood and stones. As the men had to hunt in the forest, this job fell squarely onto the women.

Despite their heavy and laborious workload, they still needed to take time out of their schedule to learn some unknown cooking from me, which showed me deeply how much thought and effort they put into this. As a normal banquet only needed to serve the usual kiba soup and grilled meat, so they would just need to prepare the ingredients, and ensure there were sufficient food and firewood. There were probably many who thought that I brought them unnecessary hassle for the preparation of this wedding banquet.

However, after they test tasted the steaks and hamburg steak, they were astonished and happy, and started helping me in earnest.

As the men would bring two or three successfully bloodlet and butchered kiba everyday, I obtained enough meat for the banquet in no time. In the end, I gave the excess meat to the five branch families of the Wu clan, and the women almost cried tears of joy.

Compared to the men, the women cared more about 「delicious cooking」. I felt the same way when I stayed in the Wu main house last time.

This wasn’t anything surprising. If their work could bring happiness and serenity to their family, it would be a great joy to the subjects themselves. If everyone shares this feelings with their family, their job would feel meaningful. As an outsider, I worry all the time that I would bring about a negative impact to the food culture of Forest's Edge —— But now, the satisfaction I feel was far greater than my fear and unease.

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