No snow fell that winter, but the wind blew for quite a few days. After it stopped, the weather began to warm up a bit. Shi Hu looked at the sky and sighed. "It seems there won't be any snow this year."
In previous years, there would be snow everywhere at this time, and the melting snow would nourish the land. Now there won't be any next spring, and I don't know how much will be missing. I'm a little worried about the crabapple trees.
However, there's no need to worry about Haitang's side. She's started planting sweet potatoes and soybeans, and after planting them, she covers them with straw, because spring is coming soon, and the soybeans and sweet potatoes have sprouted.
These days, Dongfang Long hasn't let Haitang go out alone. Whenever Haitang wants to go into the mountains, he goes with her. If Haitang doesn't go into the mountains, he goes hunting. He repeatedly tells Haitang not to go out in the winter.
Haitang knew that Dongfang Long was worried, so she didn't insist on going out. This winter was not difficult to endure because there was no heavy snow this year, but it was difficult for the orcs and some elderly people.
Snow is an indispensable New Year's gift for the beginning of spring, but it's gone now. When spring arrives, everyone is heavy-hearted. When spring arrives, Haitang starts wearing an inner garment and then a fur coat, and goes to collect snow by cart.
On the other side of Xingxingyueyue, Xingxingyueyue came out to gather. "Sister..." The two children waved to Haitang immediately. Xiaohe was busy at home, while Xiaolu went hunting with Shihu.
Sometimes they would travel together with Dongfang Long. Although Xingxing Yueyue had transformed into a beastman, she would still go along to gather resources, which many females witnessed. "Haitang... Didn't Xingxing Yueyue become a little beastman? Why is she still doing these things?"
“Yes, even though they’ve become little beastmen, the children can’t sit still. And whether they’ve transformed into beastmen or not, they’re still my brothers. Right now, their beast forms are too small to hunt prey, so it’s fine for them to gather resources,” Haitang said.
“We’re here to collect things, and we can also learn a lot of things,” Xingxing and Yueyue said. The two children worked very hard, following their older sister around to look at things, and then they started digging.
Haitang told the two children that what belongs to them is theirs, and what belongs to her is hers. She told them not to give her baskets. Xingxing and Yueyue initially gave them baskets, but after being caught a few times, they stopped giving them to her.
"Sister, I feel like something is missing this year." In previous years, there would be plenty of mushrooms by this time after a winter, but now there aren't any.
“Because it didn’t snow, a lot of things are missing, like the stars and the moon… You must keep a close eye on the land at home, make sure nothing happens, and remember to water it,” Haitang said.
There's not much food to eat on the land outside, so we can only rely on what we have at home. Hearing this, Xingxing and Yueyue nodded. This year, Haitang planted corn, soybeans, and sweet potatoes, which are all coarse grains that can be stored.
"Yes, we will," Xingxing and Yueyue nodded. They were very obedient to everything. They went out to collect a lot of things on the first day. Xingxing and Yueyue followed their older sister, afraid that something might happen to her if she was alone.
When Dongfang Long returned, Haitang was cooking, and Dongfang Long went to find Shi Hu. "Uncle... I want to buy a slave," Shi Hu said, whittling a tree branch as he looked at Dongfang Long.
“I’m worried about Tangtang going out alone. Find a young person, not an older one, as older people are harder to control. Around ten years old,” Dongfang Long said. “If possible, someone from the Xiang tribe would be best,”
"The Elephant Tribe's people are quite something. I'll show you when we go to the trade fair this time..." Upon hearing this, Shi Hu nodded and said.
He also felt that someone should accompany Haitang, as he was worried about leaving his daughter alone. Although finding a younger person might not be much of a help, he didn't underestimate the little people; they were stronger than Haitang.
After speaking, Dongfang Long left. When he returned, Haitang had just finished cooking and invited Dongfang Long to sit down and eat. While sitting in the courtyard, Dongfang Long looked at Haitang and told her what had just happened.
Haitang nodded. Although she didn't particularly like buying and selling people, that was just how things were in this era, so she wasn't against it.
Haitang nodded in agreement. Dongfang Long told Haitang some things, and that night, as they slept, Dongfang Long held Haitang in his arms. "Tangtang..."
When Haitang looked at Dongfang Long, she asked, "What's wrong?"
"Tangtang, I'll go with you to collect tomorrow. Let's go a little further away..." Dongfang Long said as he looked at Haitang. Hearing this, Haitang looked at Dongfang Long and nodded.
When Dongfanglong woke up the next day, he went to collect with Haitang. Under these circumstances, all the females around Haitang were watching and couldn't understand why Dongfanglong and Haitang were together.
Of course, there were not many surprises about the two coming to collect. Right now, Haitang was heading towards the human race because of Dongfanglong. Although Dongfanglong had transformed into a beast, Haitang still subconsciously concealed it.
While in the mountains, Haitang had Erha guard the carriage, and then she and Dongfanglong carried baskets into the mountains. Dongfanglong also carried a bow and arrows. Haitang looked at Dongfanglong and wondered why he suddenly wanted to come with her to gather things.
After Dongfang Long led her for quite a while, they arrived at a small ravine. He looked over with some surprise. "Look at Tangtang," he said. Hearing this, Haitang was slightly taken aback. There were corn plants not far away.
“I found it. It will ripen in a few days. This place is quite dangerous. Most people don’t dare to come here, but I can protect Tangtang,” he said, looking at Haitang. Haitang nodded.
After walking for a while, Dongfang Long carried Haitang forward. Haitang went straight over to look and saw a huge tree. Haitang looked up at the tree, and Dongfang Long simply carried Haitang and climbed the tree.
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