"Xiao Qiu, I just went out for a while, and I missed you so much."
Ling Yun is a clingy person. As soon as he entered Song Mu's room, he hugged Lin Qiu, who was sitting on the edge of the kang and staring at him eagerly.
Lin Qiu patted Ling Yun's head and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I hope the children of Xin Qin's family can get used to the food."
"Xiao Qiu, don't you say you miss me?"
It took Ling Yun less than half a day from the time he left home to the time he spun dry and went back into the house.
She said she missed Ling Yun, and soon Song Mu would come over and look aggrieved.
Lin Qiu really wanted to ask, which female has to endure this kind of pressure every day.
When she raised her eyes, she saw Song Mu leaning beside her, staring at her.
She didn't answer Ling Yun's question, but said, "While you were away, I was thinking, even if the cubs can't drink, we can still round up the yaks. Not only can we eat their meat, but we adults can drink their milk and make dairy products."
When Lin Qiu thought about it, she felt a little greedy.
Milk, that was something she couldn't even drink in Red Stone Village.
"Xiao Qiu, if you want to drink, I'll catch you a female beast."
Lin Qiu shook his head. "Let's not do it now. It's not easy for them to survive in this season. I can drink from them anytime. I'll wait until the cold season is over before milking them. Otherwise, if there aren't enough calves next year, there won't be much point in keeping them in captivity."
"Okay. If you really want to drink, Xiaoqiu, I'll ask Ren Ge to squeeze some back for you."
Ling Yun's attention was diverted by Lin Qiu, and he didn't even remember to worry about whether Lin Qiu was thinking about him or not.
Today, Song Mu sliced the meat into thin slices and, according to Lin Qiu's instructions, cut the peppers into small pieces and stir-fried them in a pan.
He was very careful with the chili peppers and was reluctant to use even one. He only cut half a small chili pepper into three sections. As soon as he threw it into the pot, he could smell the spicy smell. However, after turning the meat twice, the spiciness was reduced a lot.
The chili peppers were submerged in the pot full of meat and could not be found. Song Mu gradually smelled the aroma of meat with a hint of spiciness.
She's really worthy of being Xiaoqiu.
He suddenly had a good appetite and felt that he could eat more today.
Song Mu brought the meat into the room, and the pungent aroma that hit Ling Yun's face made him swallow his saliva.
"I didn't expect this to taste so good when eaten with meat."
Song Mu said to Lin Qiu, "I only used a little bit. Let's taste it first. If it's not enough, I'll add more."
"Well, it depends on your taste. Come and try it." Lin Qiu knew that males' taste buds were very sensitive.
She took a piece and found it only a little spicy, but it was much better than the monotonous salty taste before.
Ling Yun couldn't wait to pick up a piece and put it in his mouth. The slight spicy feeling stimulated his tongue and his whole mouth was warm. He tasted this fragrance from meat for the first time, and in an instant he felt that the things he had eaten before were tasteless.
Song Mu felt the same way, thinking that next time he could use a whole chili pepper, which would make the spiciness more fragrant and appropriate.
"It's a pity that we only found this much at the time."
They only found forty or fifty peppers. If they ate them every day, they wouldn't even last through the rainy season.
Lin Qiu said, "Let's save some for this year. Next year, when we plant the seeds, we can eat as much as we want."
Song Mu asked, "Can I just use the skins of the peppers for cooking and save the seeds? That way we can plant more."
Lin Qiu shook his head. "That way it won't taste as good. It doesn't matter. We've opened a pepper and there are at least 20 or 30 peppers inside. It's definitely enough for us to eat next year."
Song Mu hadn't wanted to peel them before, but after tasting the meat cooked with chili peppers today, he decided, "I'll peel two more. What if some of the seeds don't grow?"
Lin Qiu smiled and nodded: "Then let's listen to Song Mu."
They were sweating as they ate. Outside, they heard the roar of a tiger. Ling Yun listened and said, "The males who went to rescue the female are back. They're safe, don't worry."
Speaking of the female that was captured by the wandering orcs, Lin Qiu sighed: "She is so pitiful. Coming to our tribe now, we probably don't have enough supplies to survive the winter, right? She might still be pregnant, or just gave birth..."
Lin Qiu didn't know what this female would do in the future. She was counting down the days to her life, and her body was constantly pregnant with the eggs of stray orcs. It would be strange if she could live long under this double blow to her mind and body.
Lin Qiu strongly suspected that the females died of weakness because their bodies were destroyed by constant childbirth and they were overly worried.
"The tribe will provide her with enough food and animal skins to last through the winter, don't worry."
As for how long she can live, Ling Yun doesn't know.
At night, someone knocked on the door and asked every household to contribute some food and an animal skin to help the newly arrived female survive the winter.
Ling Yun immediately went to the cave to take out food and animal skins.
Teng Ning, who knocked on the door, said, "That female is so pitiful. She has many scars on her body, which seem to be the signs of destroyed beast patterns. Her previous males must have been killed by the stray orc who captured her, destroying the beast patterns..."
Animal patterns are extremely important to every male, symbolizing their soul's attachment.
Ling Yun felt a chill running down his spine as he listened. "Is she okay?"
Teng Ning shook his head. "She doesn't seem to trust us very much either. Your mother, Yan Ti, stayed with her for a while, but she didn't want to talk either. She just said she was a sheep orc... Alas, these races, with little combat power, are indeed easily harassed by stray orcs."
"Let her eat more. Xiao Qiu said that as long as she takes good care of herself, she won't die so easily. Maybe she can live as long as a normal female."
After Ling Yun finished speaking, he grabbed a handful of dried meat and put it in Teng Ning's animal skin bag.
Teng Ning was somewhat relieved: "Ling Yun, you are becoming more and more like your father."
"Father?"
Deep in Ling Yun's memory, he only remembered his father's soft fur and tail, as well as the scene of him and Song Mu jumping on his father's belly.
But that was a long time ago.
It’s been so long that my memory is a little fuzzy.
"Yes, you and Yan Ting are both kind-hearted. When he was in the tribe, he often helped the tribe members. He became the chief not only because he was the strongest among us."
Speaking of Yan Ting, Teng Ning also felt a little emotional, but these things happened ten years ago, and the winter season was about to come, which would add another year.
Teng Ning patted Ling Yun's shoulder and said, "I'm going to the next one. Take good care of your females. It's the rainy season, so be careful when you go hunting."
When Ling Yun returned, he looked a little melancholy.
Lin Qiu noticed it and asked him if there was something wrong with the female.
Ling Yun shook his head and talked about his father's death.
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