The temperature is getting lower and lower. Now, the outdoor swimming pool has begun to freeze, and soon the rivers and lakes in Half Moon Bay will also freeze.
According to Hope, in the past, the running water on the grassland would not freeze every winter. At most, there would be a thin layer of floating ice, which could be broken to get water.
The houses in the tribe have been equipped with insulation and fireplaces, and the tribesmen have also prepared enough warm and cold-proof supplies.
Jiang Yue distributed the firewood brought back from the northern border and told the tribesmen to use it as needed and not to waste it.
After all, the grassland is not the north or the forest area, and there are not such abundant firewood resources. Some hay is stored and piled into haystacks, but it is not resistant to burning and can only be used for cooking.
Even the places where livestock live have sheds installed to protect them from the cold wind.
Everything was ready, and the cold wave finally arrived on the date predicted by Wu.
That day, a cold wind howled down from the north, and heavy snow fell in the Moon Goddess Tribe.
Jiang Yue bought a thermometer from the system mall and hung it at the entrance of the tower.
The tribesmen were excited at first, and some brave ones even played in the snow, but soon they returned indoors, shivering in the cold wind.
It’s too cold. The temperature has dropped from 10 degrees to minus 10 degrees in one day, a full 20 degrees difference!
This is a disaster-level cold wave.
The temperature in the room, which was insulated, also dropped to around zero degrees.
Fortunately, there were enough warm supplies. On the third day, when the outdoor temperature dropped to minus 15 degrees Celsius, Jiang Yue notified everyone that they could start lighting the fireplace.
At such low temperatures, it is easy to fall asleep and not wake up.
And this is only the third day of the cold winter.
The members of the Moon Goddess tribe lit the fireplace, wrapped themselves in animal skins, and chewed the rationed dried meat. They didn't need to hunt or gather, they just needed to keep warm.
I even feel that my life is quite leisurely and comfortable.
But outside the Moon Goddess Tribe, many tribes have begun to wail under the impact of the cold wave.
Especially in the green pine forest area, because of its geographical location in the south, the temperature in the forest area is higher than that in the grassland. Therefore, for example, the residences of the Golden Winged Dapeng tribe and the houses of the White Fox tribe at the time were all stone houses with wind blowing in from all sides.
During the cold wave, the wind made people's teeth chatter.
In addition, many medium and small tribes had insufficient supplies for wintering. After enduring for ten days, some small tribes finally began to be unable to hold on and decided to migrate.
Some went south to the rainforest in the southwest or the Wandao Wetlands in the southeast.
Some sought refuge in large tribes like the Iron Porcupine Tribe.
There were also some small and medium-sized tribes that were close to the grassland and headed towards the Moon Goddess Tribe.
As they braved the cold wind and their hands and feet were frozen, they finally arrived at the tribe of the legendary people favored by God.
At this moment, the cold wave is on the 15th day.
The Moon Goddess Tribe started the second round of venison feast.
Following the custom of her previous life, Jiang Yue took out a freshly-frozen moose from her system backpack every Sunday for all the tribe members to enjoy together.
In the cold wind, only venison, a tonic, can replenish calories and nutrition.
The processed venison is skewered into pieces and grilled directly.
The offal is cooked with venison hair and blood.
Even the bones were not wasted, they were made into bone soup in the tower kitchen and distributed to families with females, elderly people and cubs.
The bonfire was burning brightly, keeping us warm even in the snow.
After the steaming bone soup and Maoxuewang were boiled indoors, they were carried to the square to continue heating and then distributed.
Rows of venison are hung on the wooden rack above the campfire, and the aroma and fat of the barbecue are overflowing. After it is roasted, just sprinkle it with barbecue seasoning and you can start eating.
The fragrance was blown away by the cold wind, but soon it spread out again.
A ten-meter-tall moose is the tribe's weekly feast.
Hope and Qi Junzhe's human forms were not tall enough, so they both turned into animal forms, with a lion's paw and a tiger's paw on either side of the rack, rolling the grill with the venison hanging on it to control the heat.
Jiang Yue looked at the more than 5-meter-tall white tiger and lion, with human-like serious expressions on their faces, sitting upright and grilling meat with their claws. Her strange cute spot was tickled again.
She wore thermal underwear, a cashmere insulation layer, a down jacket, and a windproof jacket—an outfit that would have been enough for a trip to Antarctica.
In the snow, Jiang Yue played with Hope's tail, buried her head in the hair of the tiger's butt, and rolled around in happiness.
Ling Qingyun controlled her: "Be careful not to let the snow get into your collar."
Her belly was big, and the beastmen could see that she was pregnant again, so they took extra care of her.
Bai Jiuxiao didn't want Jiang Yue to go out at first, for fear that she would get frostbite, but Jiang Yue insisted on going out to get some fresh air. She had been almost suffocated at home for more than ten days.
The beastly husbands had no choice but to put on hats, scarves, and gloves, wrapping Jiang Yue up so tightly that only a pair of bright big eyes could be seen.
"Qingyun, I'm fine. I can even sweat if I move."
Jiang Yue blinked, and a muffled voice came out from her scarf: "It smells so good, I want to eat roasted deer legs too."
"By the way, where are Che and the others?"
Ling Qingyun said, "White Big Bird and White Little Bird are delivering bone soup to the tribesmen, and Yan Che is in charge of distributing the Maoxuewang. I'm not saying anything, but the deer blood you made with this base is incredibly fragrant... Could Yan Che be stealing some of it?"
Jiang Yue blinked: "He probably won't."
This made Qingyun feel like playing: "Let's go and take a look."
He carried Jiang Yue on his back, and the two of them sneaked to the edge of the square, where they found Yan Che using a small trailer to tow a pot of Maoxuewang that was taller than him to the designated location.
Behind him, many young males followed, and from time to time they came up to compliment Yan Che.
Jiang Yue was quite familiar with her tribe. She found that several of the males following Yan Che were married, even Zhu Zhu's beastly husband was among them.
For some unknown reason, He Qiushan also came to join in the fun.
Jiang Yue and Ling Qingyun hid in the corner and peeked.
Yan Che took the Maoxuewang from the cart, lit a bonfire, and put the big pot on it. After opening the lid of the pot, the aroma filled the air.
One of Zhu Zhu's husbands stepped forward first, rubbed his hands, and said with a chuckle, "Brother Yan Che, um... this deer blood... can really..."
He gave Yan Che a look that said "you know".
Yan Che curled his lips, then nodded.
The males couldn't control their excitement.
It is only natural to give bone soup to females, the elderly and cubs to nourish their bodies, but isn’t this Maoxuewang, which has a rich flavor and special effects, a benefit for the males?
Especially those who are married, they can’t wait.
The scene was chaotic for a while. If Yan Che had not been here, Jiang Yue wondered if they would have gone crazy snatching things.
He Qiushan was relatively civilized. He took a small bowl and left, but many males wanted to ask for an extra spoonful, but after being ruthlessly rejected by Yan Che, they had to give up.
One bowl is enough.
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