Chapter 85 A Moment of Warmth
On ordinary days, when they went out to collect fruits, they would only encounter some unintelligent wild beasts. Although those beasts were ferocious, they could always escape danger with their experience and teamwork.
But the sudden appearance of the high-level orcs of the Weasel-Badger tribe today made them realize that they can no longer be so careless in the future.
It seems that they will have to bring a few more high-level orcs with them every time they travel. If they encounter such powerful high-level orcs again, they will definitely not be able to defeat them with their current lineup, and their lives may be in danger.
After returning to the tribe safely, Qingyan's deeds spread throughout the tribe in less than half a day.
Now all the orcs knew that the little female Xia Yueke had found a powerful partner, who was on par with the young patriarch!
Qian Jingyao also heard about it.
I heard that he led the tribe to hunt many large prey, which slightly alleviated the tribe's food pressure.
However, when he returned to the tribe and heard that the gathering team had encountered orcs from other tribes today, and that they were here to steal the fruit, he immediately became nervous.
He hurriedly put down the prey and couldn't wait to return to his cave.
Before reaching the cave entrance, he shouted Xia Yueke's name loudly.
"cocoa!"
As soon as Qian Jingyao arrived at the cave, he saw Xia Yueke sorting fruits inside.
His eyes were full of panic and worry. He looked her up and down, left and right, and asked anxiously:
"Coco, how are you? Are you hurt?"
Xia Yue was startled by his sudden action, but she felt warm in her heart when she saw Qian Jingyao was so worried about her.
She smiled and said:
"I'm fine, you see. I'm fine. We drove away the orcs who came to steal the fruit, and with Qingyan here, we are all safe."
Qian Jingyao's brows were still furrowed. He hugged Xia Yueke tightly in his arms, "Keke, you worried me to death. You're lucky this time. You'd better not join the collection team in the future."
Xia Yueke shook her head. "Yaoyao, I need to grow up, and I want to awaken some abilities! How can I grow if I stay in the cave or the tribe all the time?"
Qian Jingyao was extremely helpless and could only listen to Xia Yueke's teachings silently.
"All right…"
Qing Yan said on the side:
"Don't worry, I will protect Yue!"
Qian Jingyao nodded silently without saying anything, but he had already made a decision.
I plan to take the people from my tribe to drive away the orcs from that tribe in a few days.
From that day on, the tribe deliberately brought a few powerful orcs with them every time they went out to gather.
A fox orc said as he checked his gathering tools:
"It was so thrilling last time. We can't take risks again."
Another echoed, "Yes, bring more experts with you, so you can feel at ease."
However, after that, they never encountered orcs from other tribes again. Every time they went out, they were safe and sound.
Xia Yueke also picked fruits with these females.
Xia Yueke wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Mia beside him:
"There are so many fruits today." Mia smiled and replied, "Yes, we have to pick them quickly."
Sometimes when she was tired, Xia Yueke would take a rest and lie on the grass with Mia, basking in the sun.
Xia Yueke stretched lazily and said, "It's really comfortable to bask in the sun like this."
Mia smiled and nodded: "Yeah, it would be nice if I could relax like this every day."
Whenever Reina saw this, she not only didn't stop it, but also felt happy and relieved.
"Rest well. Only when you combine work and rest can you be more efficient."
The other four or five females will also help out with what they can.
A female picked up a bundle of branches and said, "I'll take these and put them away."
Another one held a water bag and distributed it to everyone: "Everyone, drink some water. Don't get too tired."
A month passed like this, and the fox tribe prepared most of the food.
Xia Yueke and Qian Jingyao got busy, storing food for the upcoming difficult period.
In the open space of the cave, they cut the large prey they hunted into even slices of meat, strung them together with sharpened branches, and hung them on racks that had been built long ago.
The sun shone down warmly, and the slices of meat gradually dried in the breeze, forming jerky.
On the side, a burning bonfire was emitting wisps of green smoke. It was lit with special wood.
Qing Yan carefully placed the processed fish and some small pieces of meat on the rack, allowing the smoke to slowly penetrate, giving the food a unique smoky flavor and making it easier to preserve.
Xia Yueke originally wanted to help, but was kept away by the two men.
"Keke, go play over there. What if Mars touches you? You should be like other females. Besides playing, you should rest. Just leave these things to us!"
Qian Jingyao always had a slight headache because Xia Yuke was too sensible. He liked the way Keke depended on him, not to mention that she was as tall as his waist. Usually, Qian Jingyao would worry that Xia Yuke would not get hurt while playing, so how could he bear to let her do these rough work!
"Okay, okay... I get it. Stop pushing me. Go get busy!"
Xia Yue couldn't resist Qian Jingyao and Qing Yan, so she could only wander around bored.
Qian Jingyao nodded and led a group of orcs to dig a cellar. They neatly stacked the tubers and some plump fruits collected from the forest in the cellar. The cool temperature here allowed the food to stay fresh for longer.
At the same time, they used stone mortars to grind salt into brine, and soaked some of the remaining meat in it to make pickled products.
Whenever Xia Yueke saw that these beastmen were better at making pickled foods than she was, she would start to doubt whether she was a primitive person or they were primitive people.
To be honest, she still doesn’t know how to pickle vegetables!
By the time they prepared the food, the rainy season was finally approaching.
The orcs prepared the food and collected the millet, dried it, ground some into flour and ate some directly. After that, they stayed at home.
Xia Yueke was bored in the cave. She felt that every minute and every second was extremely long. She was so bored that she wanted to find Mia to play with.
As soon as he reached the entrance of the cave, he was stopped gently but firmly by Qian Jingyao.
Qian Jingyao gently held her arm, his eyes full of worry:
"Keke, the heavy rain is about to come. What if you go out now and get trapped in someone else's cave? The weather outside is unpredictable. If you get trapped, I'll be worried to death."
Xia Yueke muttered in his heart:
"Really? It's a sunny day, there's no sign of rain. You just want to scare me."
Qian Jingyao paused, then continued:
"Besides, if you get caught in the rain and catch a fever, that would be so uncomfortable. You'd have to go to the witch doctor and drink those bitter medicines. You hate bitter tastes the most, don't you?"
"Huh, you know more."
Xia Yuke secretly complained, but she also knew that Qian Jingyao cared about her, it was just that the feeling of being trapped in the cave was too uncomfortable.
She stopped reluctantly and looked up at the sky. It was still a sunny day!
The sun shines warmly on my body, and it doesn't look like it's going to rain at all.
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