"You said it was something important, so of course I wouldn't lose it."

After Song Mu finished speaking, he left the room and brought over a bag of chili peppers that he and Lin Qiu had found at the trading center.

Lin Qiu wanted to touch it, but Song Mu stopped him: "You'd better not touch this pepper. Tell me how to eat it and I'll take care of it."

Lin Qiu nodded. "Okay, don't eat them right now. Find the reddest, largest, and fullest one, open it, dry the seeds inside, and collect them. When the weather warms up next year, we can plant them."

"Sow the seeds in the ground?"

"Yes, in addition to sowing the seeds in the ground, we also need to water and fertilize them. They will grow much better than in the forest. Oh, and have Ling Yun tell everyone to save some of the potatoes we exchanged for next year. We won't have to exchange them with others anymore. We can produce them ourselves in the tribe. Then, we can plant as many as we need to eat."

For Song Mu, whether it was the reproduction of animals or the seeding of plants, it was all the will of the Beast God. They never thought that they could interfere with it with their own power.

Lin Qiu's words actually made Song Mu feel excited.

It seems like these orcs can do this kind of thing!

"Okay, I'll go peel the seeds."

Lin Qiu reminded him with concern: "Be careful when peeling it, don't get it on your hands. Although you males have rough hands, it will still hurt."

Song Mu felt a pang of relief: "Okay, I understand. I will be careful and won't let Xiao Qiu worry."

Song Mu also went out to work. Lin Qiu was alone on the kang, snuggled into the animal skin, and fell asleep unknowingly.

She woke up to the sound of rain outside.

The windows at the head of the kang were covered with thick animal skins inside and out to block out the storm outside. The raindrops hit the roof, making a crackling sound that was particularly loud.

But they built the house solidly, so Lin Qiu felt at ease. Listening to the sound of rain, he fell more sleepy.

"Ling Yun, Song Mu, are you there?" Seeing that neither of them was with her, Lin Qiu called their names.

Ling Yun and Song Mu squeezed in through the door frame together: "What's wrong, Xiao Qiu?"

Ling Yun glanced at Song Mu with dissatisfaction: "This is my room, get out, Xiao Qiu is calling me."

"Xiao Qiu also called me. If you are not satisfied, I will just carry Xiao Qiu to my room."

Song Mu said this and was about to hug Lin Qiu.

Ling Yun tried to stop him. The two of them were fighting, you hit me, I scratched you. Lin Qiu was helpless: "You two, stop it. What were you busy with just now? Why did you leave me alone in this room?"

"It's not that I don't care about you, Xiaoqiu. I was just frying meat." Ling Yun said immediately.

Song Mu followed suit, saying, "I was just sorting through the things the tribe had distributed, and I'm almost done. Xiaoqiu, don't be angry."

"I was just teasing you guys, how could I be angry? Come, give me a hug."

Lin Qiu moved to the edge of the kang and opened his arms.

As Lin Qiu had expected, Ling Yun and Song Mu immediately squeezed over together and put their heads on Lin Qiu's shoulders, one on the left and one on the right.

"Stinky Shuangmu, please go away now. It's my turn to sleep with Xiaoqiu today."

Ling Yun and Song Mu stood face to face behind Lin Qiu's neck, glaring at their younger brother who looked exactly like him.

"It's not even night yet."

"It's already night time! Song Mu, you can't play tricks on me. If you keep doing this, I'll sleep with you in your room tomorrow night."

"Oh, so it's you who wants to cheat."

Lin Qiu's small arms were squeezed with two burly males, which was already very tight, and the two of them even started quarreling in her arms.

"You two, if you don't want to hug, just let go. Why are you arguing?"

After hearing this, the two of them immediately shut their mouths and looked at each other hatefully.

"I'm out hunting."

Song Mu took the initiative to withdraw from Lin Qiu's arms.

Before Ling Yun had time to be happy, he was pushed away by Lin Qiu.

"It's raining outside. Are you still going out hunting? Don't we have enough meat stored?"

"Although it is the rainy season now, wild animals are still active and hunting is not difficult. So we should not consume the meat we have stored if we can, so as to avoid the cold season being too long this year and having nothing to eat later." Song Mu explained.

Ling Yun also said with his hands on his hips: "Yes, and the winter season is so long, we have to eat those dried meats and pickled meats all the time. It would be better to eat some fresh meat while we can."

Lin Qiu thought about it and agreed. This was a matter of having enough to eat, so it would be better not to be extravagant from the beginning.

Song Mu left, and Ling Yun was left alone in Lin Qiu's arms. He threw her onto the kang and said, "Xiao Qiu, I've already cut up the meat. I'll start the fire when Song Mu comes back from hunting, okay? You can lie down with me for a while."

"Well, then come up and lie down properly. Don't... don't hang on me."

Lin Qiu patted the big head in his arms helplessly.

Ling Yun knew that Lin Qiu liked his furry appearance, so he turned into a big tiger and occupied half of the kang.

Lin Qiu threw himself on Ling Yun and rubbed him hard.

Ling Yun was distracted: "Xiao Qiu, we have nothing to do at home during this winter season, so please give me a litter of puppies."

Ling Yun had already thought it through. He just wanted Xiao Qiu to give him a litter of tiger cubs. He didn't want Lin Qiu to give birth to a female because the pregnancy time for a female was longer and it was too hard. Besides, tiger cubs were small and easy to give birth to.

Ling Yun was particularly happy when he thought about a group of little tigers who shared the same blood with Xiaoqiu and followed him and called him father, and he taught them how to hunt.

"Well, I can't make the decision on this." Lin Qiu raised his head from Ling Yun's fur: "I heard that tigers with the same fur as you and Song Mu don't seem to be very good at getting females pregnant..."

Lin Qiu didn't mean to question Ling Yun's ability, but when Ling Yun heard Lin Qiu's words, he said, "Xiao Qiu, don't you know whether our abilities are strong or not?"

"No, t-it's not the same ability. I'm not saying you two weren't powerful tonight."

Ling Yun gritted his teeth, but he couldn't refute.

The color of their fur indicates that they have a low reproductive capacity, otherwise they would not be on the verge of extinction today.

"Then we have to work harder, Xiaoqiu."

"Aren't we working hard enough? Since we moved into this house, have I ever had a single idle evening?"

Lin Qiu stared at Ling Yun.

Ling Yun patted the kang with his tail: "No, Song Mu and I are still not working hard enough. Xiao Qiu, I've decided, let's work hard during the day from now on, okay? Anyway, the windows are sealed, so it doesn't matter whether it's day or night... um..."

Lin Qiu covered Ling Yun's mouth with his hands.