Chapter 506, Bountiful Harvest

Translator: Silavin

 

“What a truly bountiful harvest.” Su Bai said with satisfaction as he looked at the grapes.

 

These grapes were grown from the grape vines he had previously obtained from the System, and after applying the Growth Acceleration Skill several times, they grew very quickly.

 

Now a pillar of grapes had nearly covered half of the large greenhouse, appearing lush and green, looking particularly pleasing.

 

Most importantly, these lush green grape vines had produced numerous grapes, all purple in colour.

 

Amidst the large patch of verdant green leaves appeared many purple grapes; though the two colours were different, they complemented each other beautifully.

 

“So these are grapes,” Yan Hua exclaimed with delight as she looked up at the top of the greenhouse.

 

The planted grapes had gradually climbed up the sides of the greenhouse all the way to the top. To help these grapes grow better, many wooden sticks had been placed at the top of the wooden frame.

 

So, these grapes had all climbed onto the wooden sticks above, and since Yan Hua rarely came to the greenhouse, she was completely unaware of the grapes’ growth.

 

“I didn’t expect that after just a short time away, these grapes would grow so quickly, suddenly covering so much area.” Sha Lan remarked.

 

Sha Lan had recently been handling many tribal matters, and with the additional time she had to set aside for training, she had even less time to visit the greenhouse. So, when she entered the greenhouse today, she was quite surprised.

 

Previously, the greenery had been low and short, but now it had suddenly climbed to the top of the building, which was a genuinely delightful sight.

 

“Shaman, can we harvest them now?” Yu Ying’s pink eyes remained fixed on the purple grapes.

 

Yu Ying was better off than the others, as she came to check on the plants every day. So, she was very familiar with how the plants were growing, though of course, she had not expected the grapes to grow this large.

 

“Yes, have someone bring some baskets over, and also bring some tall ladders. All these grapes can be harvested.” Su Bai nodded as he spoke.

 

The purple grapes on the vines were completely ripe, and if they were not promptly picked, they would rot.

 

“Yes,” Yu Ying nodded and turned to tell the people waiting outside the greenhouse to fetch baskets and ladders.

 

The ladders had been made by the Tribe some time ago; it was not difficult to join several wooden sticks together.

 

*Step step step…*

 

After about ten minutes, Yu Ying had people bring many baskets and ladders, which were set up beneath the areas where grapes were most abundant.

 

Yan Hua immediately stepped forward and volunteered. “Shaman, may I pick the grapes first?”

 

Yan Hua’s adventurous spirit was once again evident; she was too eager to personally pick these grapes.

 

This was the first time she had seen grapes of this colour; she had not expected green leaves to produce purple grapes.

 

Moreover, these grapes grew densely clustered together, each one looking particularly plump and appetising.

 

“Shaman, I want to pick them too,” Sha Lan said as she climbed another ladder.

 

“Alright, be careful. These grapes are quite fragile, so handle them with care. Just pinch them off at the stem,” Su Bai instructed.

 

He was not worried about the girls getting hurt, as they all had excellent physical skills being Warrior Trainees. His only concern was that they might ruin all the grapes. These grapes had grown with great difficulty, and he wanted them to taste good.

 

“We understand, we’ll be very careful.” The girls replied in unison as they climbed the ladders and began picking grapes.

 

They picked the large bunches of plump purple grapes from the vines and passed them down to the waiting fox eared girl below.

 

Everyone worked together seamlessly, and before long, several baskets were filled with grapes.

 

Originally, only one grape vine had been planted, but unexpectedly it had produced so many grapes.

 

After the girls had filled the baskets, there were still many grapes left unpicked on the vines.

 

“Shaman, there are still so many grapes.” Yan Hua said, looking at several large bunches of grapes not far away.

 

“Don’t rush with those. Let’s eat these first. We can also share some with the Chieftain, Cang Shi and the others.” Su Bai said.

 

Looking up at the remaining grapes, he continued. “The remaining grapes can be used to make grape wine.”

 

In this Primitive Era, grape wine was a rare alcoholic beverage, much better than wheat wine.

 

“Grape wine? Shaman, is it the same as the wheat wine we brewed before?” Yu Ying asked curiously.

 

“Yes, but grape wine tastes much better than wheat wine,” Su Bai smiled.

 

“Shaman, is the brewing method the same as for wheat wine?” Yu Ying looked up at the grapes on the vines and continued: “If it’s the same, please leave it to me.”

 

Yu Ying very much wanted to try doing something herself, to help the Tribe.

 

“No need to be so complicated, the method for brewing grape wine is very simple.” Su Bai said.

 

Since the grape wine was for their own consumption, there was no need for such complexity. It could be done simply in one or two steps and would not take much time.

 

“Shaman, is it very complex? If so, please teach me.” Yu Ying was very curious about this.

 

“It’s not complex, it’s very simple. You just need to wash the grapes clean, then crush them, and add some sugar.” Su Bai smiled.

 

The method for making grape wine was that simple. Then, it just needed to be left for a period of time before it was ready to drink. When drinking, one only needed to filter out the residue.

 

“It’s that simple? I’ll go and do it when I get back, but we don’t have… don’t have sugar…” Yu Ying was unfamiliar with this term.

 

In the Primitive Era, there was no sugar, and they had zero concept of what sugar was.

 

“We can make sugar ourselves; that’s not difficult either.” Su Bai glanced at the sugarcane in the corner.

 

The sugarcane there had also been obtained from the System, and after several applications of the Growth Acceleration Skill, they were now also ready to be harvested.

 

“Shaman, what is sugar? And we can actually make it ourselves?” Yu Ying asked curiously.

 

“Sugar is something that tastes very sweet when you eat it, something that can make people happy,” Su Bai said calmly.

 

Back on Earth, many people would say things like eating a piece of sugar when feeling down. Sugar could be said to be very important.

 

“Shaman, what do we need to prepare to make sugar?” Yu Ying wagged her pink fox tail with interest.

 

Whenever it came to making new edible things, Yu Ying would become especially excited.

 

“Harvest the sugarcane in the corner and use that to make it,” Su Bai instructed.

 

It was a good opportunity to gather everything in the greenhouse, as it was harvest time anyway.