Once winter arrives, there is one thing everyone needs to do, and that is... to prepare food. With heavy snow blocking the mountains, food is rarely available. When Haitang nodded, she said, "I can help and provide you with some methods."
"However, it's best if you don't know anything about the things the females raise," Haitang said. Upon hearing this, the young clan leader was slightly taken aback but quickly smiled and nodded.
"Of course, orcs still have this much dignity." The female naturally wouldn't touch the food she was raising. The female currently kept several kinds of animals, including rabbits and chickens.
Chickens can lay eggs, and rabbits also reproduce quickly. With these two foods available, females can cook for a longer time in winter.
After Haitang made a deal with Chief Xiangshao, the beastmen returned from their hunt the very next day and began preparing to store food. During this process, many beastmen were full of energy, while the females prepared hay to help the rabbits get through the winter.
The female has her own dwelling, a small hut built by the orcs. There is a cellar underground to store food for winter emergencies.
At times like these, the females would also weave straw mats. Although it's unclear what their purpose is, the mats felt very comfortable to lie on, and the females were all delighted.
Of course, the straw mats that Haitang used were placed directly on the walls by these people. The straw huts were too simple. If it were just a straw hut like this, it would be easy for the females not to survive the winter.
To help the females survive the winter, Haitang prepared many things. There were quite a few good things in this grassland. Although there were dangers outside, the wild animals stayed far away because the elephant tribe was gathered here.
Of course, even though they were a bit far away, it didn't change the watchful eyes of those wild beasts not far away, their gazes as if they were about to pounce on Haitang and the others.
Storing food and preparing things for winter are the most important things. Haitang joined in and got busy. There was a protective cart that could be used to make yarn balls. The fur of many wild animals here is very good, especially the rabbit's fur.
There are many rabbits in this grassland; you can basically find them by searching their burrows. Actually, the females were initially unwilling to keep rabbits in captivity, but they chose to do so because of Haitang's words.
During the day, I helped a few people with some food-related matters, and at night I would make yarn balls and even found some females to make some sweaters.
The females have a large living area here, which is used for them to gather and spend the winter, while the smaller houses around it are where the females live.
Because there were many orcs among the females, they didn't know where to go for the winter. In the end, Haitang suggested that all the females be gathered together to prevent any of them from starving to death alone.
As for the little beastman and the little female, they naturally followed their mother. When Haitang was teaching them how to knit, everyone's eyes lit up, "This is so beautiful..."
Upon seeing Xiaoxiao's scarf, many people immediately remarked, "And it's very comfortable." Hu Mingyue said, with a four-year-old child in her arms helping her knit the scarf.
This time, the young clan chief brought out most of the talented people. There were shamans, witch doctors, and carpenters and stonemasons, of course.
The carpenter was very skilled; he made several defensive vehicles in just two days. After making the vehicles, Haitang immediately shared them with the orc females.
With preparations underway for winter, the season quietly arrived. The commotion began three months after these people left the Holy Land. They had traveled for about a month and settled down for about two months. During these two months, the chicks had grown up.
Many chicks have started laying eggs, as have some rabbits. As winter approaches, many females are wearing scarves around their necks, and when they look outside, they think, "It's so cold."
The Holy Land had never been so cold before, and many females realized that this winter was no joke. "How long will winter last?"
As someone watched Haitang and the others, Hu Mingyue, who was holding the child not far away, said, "It will be a long time... at least three months. So during these days, we must try our best to survive. It will be difficult for the beastmen to help us outside."
Because in some situations, even the orcs themselves had nothing to eat, the female's face turned ashen upon hearing this. However, Haitang spoke up, "Don't be like that. Didn't you all store up a lot of food at the beginning? And the young chieftain can't possibly abandon us; he'll bring us food."
Although there wasn't much food, it was still edible. Hearing this, everyone's expression improved considerably, but even so... some people still looked rather unwell.
Winter was slowly approaching, and snowflakes were falling from the sky. Looking at the females who all seemed so lifeless, Haitang said, "Don't be like that, let's knit sweaters..."
"Hmm." Upon hearing this, the females nodded. Although they felt hopeless, they could only suppress their unease and start working with Haitang, considering the amount of preparation they had made over the past few days.
Knitting sweaters and scarves, and cooking when there's nothing else to do, because it's a big pot meal, many people started to split into several groups.
Haitang's group had forty or fifty people, and the same was true in other places. They all ate together. Haitang ate more, but Dongfanglong brought quite a lot, and the females didn't say anything.
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