There were already plenty of vegetables, the only thing missing was meat, but she was wondering where to get meat?
Seeing her sister's difficulty, Aster used the magic mirror to search for information, and the two of them went into the nearby forest to look for wild animals.
"According to information, beastmen and wild beasts are different in terms of ecology and biology. Wild beasts are usually animals that are much larger than beastmen, so their intelligence will naturally not be as intelligent as beastmen."- Aster
"Is that so? Do you have an example image?"- Quartz
"Let's see... here it is, for example, this wild boar is normally the size of the wild boar we see, with a height from shoulder to shoulder of 63-120 cm. Wild boars in this world are about... 240 cm"- Aster
Suddenly, a loud noise rang out, the pebbles on it were shaking violently as if something was running around.
Quartz and Aster looked at each other and turned towards the noisy sound to see that there were many wild boars running towards them.
"Oh my god!!!"- Quartz and Aster
Both of them ran as fast as they could, while running Aster ran slower because her short legs and weaker strength could not run as fast as her sister and she tripped.
"Ouch!"- Aster
"Aster!"- Quartz
The older sister immediately turned around, carried the child on her back and ran as fast as she could, but carrying her younger sister on her back made Quartz's running speed much slower. When the wild boars got closer, Quartz noticed a cliff ahead, and on the tree there was a vine, so she came up with a bold and reckless idea.
"Hold on to me!!!"- Quartz
"What?!"- Aster
Quartz grabbed the vine and jumped off the cliff, causing Aster to grab the older sister's neck tightly while screaming loudly. The vine was pulled tight, causing them to stop halfway, and the wild boars in front fell down because they were pushed by the ones behind. The older sister used her body to swing the vine to avoid the falling wild boars.
When the wild boars stopped falling, Quartz let go of the vine and slowly landed on the ground. When her feet touched the ground, Aster gasped as if she was about to die. The situation was so sudden that the little child had not been mentally prepared for it.
"I'm alive, I'm alive..." - Aster
"Sorry, for doing it so suddenly" - Quartz
Immediately, the little sister grabbed her older sister's shirt and shook it vigorously, her mouth constantly blaming her.
"Don't do that again. You really scared me! I thought you were desperate and did something like jumping to your death! You even dragged me along!"- Aster
"I said I'm sorry, that situation was really unexpected!"- Quartz
It took quite a while to calm the child down.
Thanks to something called a magic bag, Quartz was able to put the corpses of wild boars inside, although the bag looked small, it was a space bag that could hold a lot of things. The area of the magic bag depends on its size, the bigger the size, the more space there is to store more things, the bag Quartz had was made by crocheting herself so it had a lot of space.
I didn't expect that skills like knitting, sewing, and making all kinds of handmade crafts would be useful for things like this. Quartz feels grateful that her mother suggested she learn these things.
"Okay, we have pork, what do you want to eat today?"- Quartz
"Something related to pork... What about the usual home-cooked food, the fried pork we often eat!"- Aster
"I thought you didn't like that?"- Quartz teased
"Who said I didn't like it! It's just that I get tired of it after a few meals, but it's been a long time since I've eaten that dish!"- Aster
"Understood, then I'll go home and do it"- Quartz
After a while, they walked out of the forest and saw the house. The two sisters were talking when a rabbit ran over.
"The ladies have returned, hurry up, there are a group of strangers shouting to see Miss Quartz at the door. They are making a ruckus!" - the black and white rabbit named Lulu
"What?" - Quartz
Quickly returning to the house, they saw a group of knights in iron armor standing in front of the outdoor kitchen, Quartz immediately recognized those familiar armors and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hello, are you here to buy food?" - Quartz
"Oh! Female owner! Where have you been?"
"My sister and I just came back from hunting wild boars" - Quartz
Hearing the two girls go hunting in the forest made the knights pause.
"Are you going to buy or ask someone to hunt?"
"We were hunting ourselves, and almost fell off the cliff." - Aster
"It was a bit of a coincidence." - Quartz
The answer made the knights a bit skeptical, then Quartz took out the magic bag and pulled out the piece of wild boar meat that had been filtered, making the knights shocked.
"This is... real wild boar meat, and it's a high-quality one too."
"If you eat it, it will definitely be delicious."
"This is the first time I've seen such a big piece of wild boar meat."
"Then let me make wild boar meat for you guys." - Quartz
"Is that okay?"
"Of course it is, besides, we can't eat it all. And if we leave it for too long, we're afraid the meat will spoil." - Quartz
Then she turned to look at the rabbits.
"Everyone, some of you bring out the tables and chairs, and the rest of you help me bring out the food. If there's anything you don't know, ask me."- Quartz
"Understood!"
"Aster, if you're not busy, you can help me cook. Do you remember?"- Quartz
"I remember, what are you going to make?"- Aster
"Of course it's the dish that students eat after school, Suya (grilled meat skewers)!"- Quartz
Hearing the familiar dish made Aster excited.
"Okay, I'll help you!"- Quartz
The stove was already set up, so Quartz would take care of the main thing. She picked out one of the knives in the cupboard and took one. Her finger lightly touched the blade to test its sharpness. Looking at the giant piece of meat in front of her, her eyes became sharper.
Quartz used the knife to cut each piece of meat at a very fast speed, the knights looked at the chef with surprised eyes, in the blink of an eye the giant piece of meat was cut into small pieces. Next, she took the spice jars and put them on the pile of meat to marinate.
"Can you please continue marinating for me?"- Quartz turned to look at the three rabbits nearby
"Of course!"
"To avoid getting your fur dirty, it's best to wear gloves"- Quartz
After giving the three rabbits three pairs of gloves, Quartz searched for the oven, this kitchen tool was indeed a bit big and heavy for her, so it took her a while to carry it out the door.
"Let us help you!"
"That's not necessary, you're our customers"- Quartz
"You've already cooked for us, how can we let a young lady like you carry such heavy things?"
Then two knights came to help her lift the oven out, the meat was already marinated, then Quartz and Aster along with the rabbits skewered the meat together on iron sticks and placed the skewers on the oven.
Suddenly, Quartz had an idea and turned to her sister and the rabbits.
"Hey, I want to try something if you don't mind"- Quartz
"What are you trying to do again?"- Aster
"I just want to try it out"- Quartz
"If anything happens, I won't be responsible"- Aster laughed
"Then please move aside a bit, you and the rabbits, it's a bit dangerous"- Quartz
So Aster and the rabbits retreated away from the kitchen, Quartz held out her finger and a small flame appeared. She pointed the flame at the pile of grilled meat sticks and snapped her fingers, the flame flared up very large, causing everyone to cheer in unison. After that, she quickly pulled out the grilled meat sticks and used a knife to push the pieces of meat onto the plate.
Looking at the succulent pieces of meat giving off a fragrant smell made anyone who smelled it feel very hungry. They swallowed their saliva trying to save face.
"The food is ready! Bring it out to the customers!"- Quartz
The rabbits heard the order and immediately ran to bring out plates of grilled meat for the knights. The main dish was placed on the table, and the knights took off their iron helmets and began to eat it very deliciously.
"So delicious, really delicious!"
"Although I've eaten wild boar meat many times, this taste..."
"Succulent and rich"
"The food here is truly delicious!"
Looking at the knights who were eating very enthusiastically, Quartz brought the plate of grilled meat to Aster so that she could taste the food too. Aster picked up a piece of grilled meat and put it in her mouth, each time she chewed, the meat juice was squeezed out.
"It's really delicious, Quartz. The outside is a little charred, but the inside is soft and juicy"- Aster
"Of course, it's only delicious if it's a little charred on the outside"- Quartz
After eating their fill, the knights prepared to leave. Just like last time, they wanted to bring food for the journey, so Quartz had prepared it for them. Aster, after eating his fill, returned to his house to study. While counting the money, a knight asked.
"May I ask if it's safe for you to live here? Because we don't see any villages around here."
"That's hard for me to answer, please understand."- Quartz
"Oh, that's fine."
"Although it's peaceful to live here, I'm a little worried about my little sister. She's still young and at school age, living in a place with no one around is really not good."- Quartz
"If you're so worried, why don't you move somewhere else?"
"Hey, that's rude!"
"It's okay, this place is our home. This place holds many memories with our parents so we can't bear to leave" - Quartz
Hearing that, the knights looked at each other and one of them immediately gave Quartz a small chest. Seeing the chest, she immediately refused.
"I don't need anything valuable, everyone has already paid enough!" - Quartz
"Our captain wanted us to give you this, he said when we passed by here to eat, give it to you"
"He kept repeating it so many times that throughout the whole trip we had to remember it no matter what we did"
"It seems like our captain has noticed you"
"What?" - Quartz was surprised.
Immediately, the knight next to him knocked on the head of the little knight who had just said that teasing words.
"I'll leave the chest here. See you another time!"
"See you again, owner!!!"
"We look forward to eating the food next time!"
Before Quartz could call back, the knights quickly left, she looked down at the chest for a long time before bringing it inside. When she entered the house, she saw her younger sister playing with the magic mirror to post an article on the forum.
"So what did you get?"- Aster
"Who knows, do you want to see it together?"- Quartz
Placing the chest on the table, Quartz slowly opened it, and inside were...
Lots of sparkling gems of all colors.
Quartz immediately closed the chest and turned to look at her younger sister.
"Let's pretend we didn't see anything."- Quartz
"Yeah, I think so too."- Aster
These two girls really couldn't dare accept this precious gift.