There are many good things in the mountains, especially since people in this world know very little about medicinal herbs and treasure them even more. "I know you feel sorry for Xiao Yao'er and pity this child... but Changning is also a good child. This was given to Changning by his older sister, so it is his."
"Well, I was just... I was sad thinking that Xiao Yao might not be able to transform into a beast, and I was thinking that I could make the child feel better," Xiu Xiu said, holding the child as she looked at Xiao Yao. Xiao Yao blinked at her mother.
"Mother, don't cry. Little Yao'er will try his best to eat his fill and then grow up to become a little beastman." Little Yao'er's words made Xiuxiu nod. In the end, when she cooked the ginseng, she gave it to Changning.
When Changning found out, she said, "I don't think I have much difficulty transforming into a beast. Let's give Xiaoyao some nourishing food." Changning shook her head when she heard this after returning from gathering with Changhua.
“Just drink what I gave you. Don’t you think your foot injury last time wasn’t serious? You’ve been taking a toll on your health. Otherwise, would your sister Tangtang have given it to you?” Shi Shui said.
Upon hearing this, Changning was slightly taken aback. He reached out and touched his feet, then nodded. He had no regrets. At that time, his mother was pregnant with his younger brother. If he hadn't hidden her, his mother might have been frightened, or she might have died if he had touched her.
He understood that without his mother's hard work, Tangtang's family would not have fared well after his uncle remarried. His father was capable and young, and he did not want anything to happen to his mother so that another woman could come into the family, especially since she was his own mother.
Changning drank it, and then there were some disturbances in the night. Shishui breathed a sigh of relief as he watched his child transform into a beast. He went over, hugged the little white tiger, and rubbed its head. "Good boy..."
Changning bowed his head to his father. "When you're more familiar with things and a bit older, Dad will take you hunting," the little white tiger nodded.
When asked about Changning's transformation into a beast, Shi Shui replied, "It was because the child ate a Ganoderma lucidum that he was able to transform into a beast." Shi Shui didn't mention that it was given to him by Haitang.
That child is too conspicuous. Hearing this, many beastmen couldn't help but feel envious, wishing that their own little beastmen could also quickly transform into beastmen.
Haitang was quite pleased with Changning's beast form and kept an eye on her while she went out to gather resources. "Sister..." Changning ran over, having recovered better than Xingxing and Yueyue. "Thank you, Sister..."
"What are you thanking me for? I should be thanking you, child," Haitang said. Changning was a little shy, and when she smiled, she looked very endearing.
Changning talked to Haitang for a while and then went to gather the materials. Meanwhile, Xingxing and Yueyue were watching Changning. "Brother Changning has transformed into a beast!"
"Yes," Haitang nodded, and Xingxing and Yueyue were also very happy.
"Sister, did you and brother-in-law go collecting yesterday?" Xingxingyue asked. Haitang nodded and drove after the two of them to a nearby place.
On this occasion, Haitang brought back some fruit and yam, and of course, sweet potatoes as well, but they were quite small due to insufficient moisture.
Haitang actually thought about something: when the snowflakes melt during a snowfall, do underground plants grow? That's why so many things sprout up after winter.
With less snow this year, there are fewer plants, but there is plenty of grass, which is still growing vigorously. It has to be said that grass is the most resilient plant.
Because there are fewer plants to eat this year, everyone is working hard to gather them, bringing their families along, for fear that others will gather them and take them back with them.
Haitang wasn't too worried. She had planted a lot of things at home, and now that the weeds had been removed, everything was sprouting. She could harvest it in a few days.
The situation is the same at Haitang's house and on Xingxing and Yueyue's side, so even if they collect less from outside, it won't cause much of a problem, but it is the females who are worried.
After Haitang and Xingxingyue returned from collecting the materials, they noticed some activity at the tribe's entrance. Some beastmen, specifically tiger beastmen, had arrived.
Huo Qiu and the others went there, and then kept an eye on the orcs outside.
"Why aren't you opening the door? What are you doing?" The orcs who came were very arrogant. Huo Qiu couldn't help but frown, and then he saw the old man coming from the side.
"Should we let them in, Elder?" The elder looked at the tiger-beastmen below with a complicated expression and shook his head.
“No need. They came with ill intentions. Letting them in would only cause trouble. Just ask if they have any needs, give them some things, and let them go,” the elder shook his head, his aged face showing a complex expression.
Meanwhile, the orcs from several tiger tribes below were whispering amongst themselves. "Father, do you think they'll let us in? We've been on the run for so long; going anywhere else would be too much trouble."
"Of course... The tiger tribe beastmen inside came from the same place as us. We'll just fool them and tell them we're here to inspect. If they behave well, we can take them back to that place. They'll naturally fawn over us. Once we've made it big in there, this little tribe will be ours," the tiger beastmen who came said smugly.
The other orcs nodded immediately, but unexpectedly, Huo Qiu said directly, "I'm sorry, the tribe has been attacked these past few days and hasn't had the time or energy to settle you who have come from afar. If you need anything, our tribe can provide it."
The subconscious thought was okay, but the problem was that once the question arose, it was clear that these people's eyes were aggressive. Huo Qiu wasn't stupid; those orcs' eyes were blatantly filled with the desire that this little place would be theirs in the future, without any attempt to hide it.
"What did you say? Do you know where we came from?" Huo Qiu roared angrily, but Huo Qiu just smiled and shook his head.
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