Chapter 768: A New Day
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Sharon also took a bite and felt that her entire mouth was astringent. It felt like she had been sared with a mouthful of weird tastes. At the mont, it seed like wild persimmons were inedible.
“The persimmons aren’t ripe yet in this season, and they’re still hard to the touch. They’ll be very astringent to eat. We can store these persimmons. After so ti, when the sun shines on them, the persimmons will beco sweet,” Sharon said.
Many small persimmons had fallen from the trees and were already broken. Many had already been pecked by birds.
Sharon carefully put away the less damaged wild persimmons. Although there were many persimmons on this tree, most of them weren’t ripe, so it was best for them to store the ones that Dan had picked first.
After Dan was done plucking, he jumped down from the tree agilely.
“These persimmons are still unripe and taste very astringent. Let’s store them,” Sharon said.
“That’s a good idea. We’re already halfway through our mission. We can store the persimmons for food later,” Shane agreed.
“Why don’t we skew these persimmons? Just like when we were young, we would dry so skewered chili peppers and mushrooms in the village,” Dan suggested.
“But what if we don’t have rope?” linda asked.
“I saw a short-lived tree beside here just now. We can use the fibers in the bark as a rope,” Sharon said.
“Sharon, you’re too smart,” linda said.
“I’ve watched related programs before, but I don’t have much practical experience.”
“Don’t be so humble,” linda said in admiration.
“Dan, Shane, can you help peel off the bark of those short-lived trees?” Sharon pointed at a tree not far away. “That one.”
“Alright, no problem,” Dan and Shane said almost at the sa ti.
Dan and Shane quickly plucked so tree bark and returned.
“linda, lissa, help tear the bark into strips,” Sharon said. She picked up the bark, followed the patterns, tore off a strip of bark, and demonstrated to them. “Just like this. Then, I’ll rub them into ropes.”
Sharon sat on the ground and rubbed the bark fibers torn off by linda and lissa into a rope. Then, she used a thin wooden stick to thread the rope into the persimmons.
“Sharon, you’re still the one who has a way,” Dan said in amazent.
Sharon smiled in embarrassnt and said humbly, “I’m just learning and trying it out on the spot.”
“Is this tree called a short-lived tree?” linda asked curiously.
“This tree is called a bitter neem tree. Because its lifespan is very short, about thirty to forty years, it’s also called a short-lived tree,” Sharon explained.
Looking at the string of persimmons, everyone felt a sense of accomplishnt. Now that they had found the little bitter fruit, flower nectar, and wild persimmons, the mission was half completed.
It was already noon. Everyone could only eat so wild fruits that they had picked previously. They still had to rest and replenish their strength at night, so there was still an afternoon. They had to find three plants that could be used as food.
The sunlight shone on the forest, taking away the haze brought by the howling wind last night.
Although the task in the afternoon was still very difficult, Sharon felt that her mood wasn’t that bad. Moreover, finding wild persimmons today that could be stored was a good start.
“Look at the tree in front. All the leaves have fallen off,” Shane said as he pointed at a tree.
“This should be cassava,” Sharon said uncertainly.
Dan walked closer and grabbed the branch to take a closer look. He said, “That’s right, it’s cassava.”
“What’s cassava? Is it edible?” lissa asked in puzzlent. She grabbed the bare branches and a few leaves to look at it, but the tree did not look edible.
“The roots of the cassava are edible,” Sharon said.
“That’s great! We found another plant!” linda said excitedly.
“But I rember that the roots of the cassava are poisonous, right?” Shane asked worriedly.
“The cassava root is poisonous. It has to be soaked for more than two days before it can be eaten. The starch content of the cassava is especially high. We can soak it for two to three days before roasting it.”
“What if we get poisoned? I don’t want to eat it,” lissa said with a look of disdain.
“Let’s dig out the cassava first and store it to eat in the future,” Sharon suggested..
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