As the new flower season had just begun, Song Sanniang and Canitus would occasionally pick up some small things at the gate of the yard, including straw baskets made of fresh vines, some unknown wild fruits that tasted good, and even some small wild animals.
When Song Sanniang and Canitus first picked up those things, they were confused, but after checking, they found that they were all good and had not been tampered with. After discussing it, they accepted them.
But it was not a good idea to continue like this, so Canitus secretly waited at night and finally caught a male tiger cub that was not yet an adult.
Seeing the cub looking at them timidly, Song Sanniang quickly asked Canitus to let go of his hand and put him down.
I squatted down and tried to soften my voice before asking him, "Who are you, and why do you keep sending things to my house?"
Perhaps her gentle appearance made the cub relax a little, and he explained in a low voice.
"My name is Lien. Thank you for your help during the snowy season. If it weren't for you..."
Song Sanniang listened quietly to the tiger cub's next words, and then she realized that he was secretly sending things every day to "repay his gratitude."
His father had never returned from a hunting trip, leaving only his mother, him and his sister at home. After that, the family's food mainly came from the food allocated to them by the tribe.
He was not yet an adult, so the hunting team could not take him with them. He had tried to go hunting in the woods by himself before, but he encountered wild beasts and almost didn't come back. It was a passing tribesman who brought him back to the tribe.
After that, he went out to collect food with his mother and sister. However, as he grew, his appetite increased, and the food distributed to them by the tribal hunting team plus some plants they collected made it difficult for the three of them to survive.
Because of the fox tribe's messenger, although they stored more food during the harvest season than in previous times, it was still not enough.
When the uncle from the snow season hunting team came to deliver food, Lien heard that it was Song Sanniang who took the risk to lead them to hunt for food, and their family relied on the food to survive the snow season by carefully budgeting.
The various things placed at the gate of the courtyard are a little gift from their family.
Song Sanniang felt complicated after hearing this. She couldn't help but think of the three cubs at home, and felt a little distressed for Li En in front of her.
"You don't have to give us things like this. I'm willing to let Xue Ji lead the hunting team because the tribe leader agreed to some of my requests. That's why... you should take all these things back. Your family needs them more."
Unexpectedly, Li En still shook his head after hearing this. "Sister Tigo, it's true that you helped our family, and my mother also agreed to give these things. She is very grateful for your efforts."
Lien's mother actually said, "Tigonis, like you and your sister, is a female who needs protection. These things are not her responsibility, but she still chose to lead the hunting team during such a dangerous snowy season. We should all be grateful."
He kept it in mind then and still does today.
Kanitus touched the mature little orc.
After listening to Li En, Song Sanniang didn't know what to say for a moment. She thought for a while before speaking.
"Lian, the things you sent are very useful, thank you, but our family does not lack these for the time being. You are in the period of growing up, and you need these more." When he said this, Canitus tacitly pinched the cub's mouth when he wanted to speak.
Song Sanniang gave him a look and then advised the cub, "I understand your desire to repay, but it's not too late to repay when you grow up."
After she finished speaking, she signaled to Canitus that he could let go.
Li En thought carefully about what Song Sanniang said and felt that it made sense, but wouldn’t it be too late to repay his tribe when he grew up?
Song Sanniang entered the house. A few days ago, Serwen had given her a new ointment for her hands. She had been in contact with water all winter, and although her hands were not chapped, they were much rougher.
This ointment can also treat frostbite. She put some of it in the lid, then went out and gave it to Lien. After telling him its use, she asked him to take it back.
Seeing Song Sanniang's tough attitude, Li En finally hesitated and took the ointment back home.
Song Sanniang and Canitus watched him leave.
Luo Er came at this time. She followed the two people's gaze and immediately understood what was going on when she saw the back of the figure.
"Isn't that the little male from the Pell family? Did he send you something too?"
When Song Sanniang and the other girl heard what Luo Er said, they looked at her together.
"Mother knows him too."
Luo Er looked at the two of them and said, "I know. I saw him putting things at the entrance of a few orcs' yards this morning. It seems that those orcs have joined the Snow Season Hunting Team..."
The days passed one by one, and when the flowering season was about to end, Canitus weaned the three cubs. Now their family was no different from other orc families.
However, if you compare carefully, there are some differences.
The three cubs are tough and their fur doesn't hurt much even if they get thrown around in the house. During the first half of the flowering season, Canitus can stay at home to look after the children, and she can go out and run around in the deep woods.
During the second half of the flowering season, when the time she had agreed with the chief was up and the cubs were weaned, Canitus joined the hunting team, leaving every morning and returning in the afternoon.
Song Sanniang was bored at home, so she made a few bags with rattan to carry her children so that she could take them out. Then she signed up for the collection team and followed Luo Er to collect.
She also met Lien's mother and sister in the gathering team, and unexpectedly discovered that Luo Er had a good relationship with them. Song Sanniang's three cubs were at the age of full of energy, and the little girl would sometimes help her look after the children.
At first she was worried about whether taking care of children and collecting would have an impact, but it turned out that she was overthinking it, and it was actually very interesting.
Serwin and the female members of the gathering team got to know many plants, and even found many new plants that could serve as long-term food sources, including the sweet potatoes from Noah's continent. After peeling the skin, they could be eaten directly as fruits, and they were very sweet and juicy.
After peeling and cutting into pieces and cooking, it becomes another delicious delicacy, but this is just her description, because the sweet potatoes are still in the vine-stretching stage and there is no sign of fruit yet.
The females were all curious about this unknown food, so they followed her instructions and cut a lot of vines to take home. She would then teach them how to plant them, and they could try to plant them in their own yards.
They did not let go of the fresh young leaves on the vines. Serwin said that these could also be fried in a stone pot.
When they heard that the leaves could be eaten, they thought they were food, so each of them picked a big bag. This kind of wild vegetable, even if you pick a lot, there won't be much left after you take it home and cook it, just a few bites.
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