Ling Yun yawned with his tongue rolled up, then licked the tip of his nose to hide the confusion in his heart.
"Did I wake you up?" Lin Qiu was a little embarrassed.
Ling Yun shook his head and smelled the aroma of meat coming from the cave entrance. Song Mu had already prepared breakfast.
"I slept too long." The big tiger sat obediently on the bed, wrapped his tail around himself, lowered his head and rubbed against Lin Qiu, sniffing the sweet scent on her body mixed with his own, and couldn't help but sniff comfortably in his throat.
In the past, Lin Qiu avoided Ling Yun as much as possible, so he never knew that Ling Yun liked to take advantage of others so much.
The crook of her neck felt a little itchy from Ling Yun's rubbing, so she reached out and pushed the big tiger's head away.
"Xiao Qiu, I'll go find a stone for you right away."
"Have some breakfast before you go."
"Breakfast?" Ling Yun was surprised by Lin Qiu's words. "I'll just go to the forest and catch some prey. I'll leave the meat at home for you and Song Mu."
"Thank you for your hard work, Ling Yun." Although Ling Yun didn't say it, he still acted like an older brother.
Ling Yun got out of bed, stuck his butt out and stretched, then went out of the cave to find the hard stone that Lin Qiu wanted.
Ling Yun's interpersonal relationships in the tribe are much better than Song Mu's. Early in the morning, many males were about to leave the tribe and greeted Ling Yun one after another.
"Ling Yun, is Song Mu feeling better?"
"How do you know I slept with Xiao Qiu yesterday?"
"ah?"
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Lin Qiu put on the animal skin skirt and felt uncomfortable with the animal skin covering her body.
The weather was too hot and the animal skins were not breathable at all. Lin Qiu was used to human society, and even if she didn't go out, she didn't want to be naked.
Song Mu wrapped three packets of meat slices with lettuce for Lin Qiu, which was basically Lin Qiu's appetite.
He picked up the remaining scraps and ate until he was half full.
"Song Mu, after dinner, please accompany me for a walk in the tribe."
In Lin Qiu's memory, there are many things in the animal world that can correspond to human society. If they are used reasonably, the quality of life of the tribe will definitely be greatly improved.
"good."
Song Mu was much more reserved than Ling Yun. He lowered his head and worked silently, and did not come over like Ling Yun did.
Lin Qiu ate the barbecue with vegetable leaves. The barbecue had no taste. She hoped that Ling Yun could find the salt mine as soon as possible.
However, Lin Qiu was already very satisfied to be able to eat fresh meat and vegetables. She washed her face and went out with Song Mu.
It's summer now, and there are few orcs walking around outside.
Song Mu found a large leaf to shield Lin Qiu from the sun and asked in a low voice, "Is it hot?"
"It's okay, it's okay once you get used to it."
Lin Qiu and Song Mu walked along the way, her eyes carefully staring at the vegetation around her, hoping to find something useful.
She looked around in exploration, looking very cute, like a cub who had just come into contact with the world.
Song Mu had a smile on her face as she followed behind Lin Qiu to shield her from the sun.
"Oh my God, this..." Lin Qiu exclaimed.
Song Mu followed her gaze and said, "These are the eggs of the colorful-winged butterfly. Be careful."
If the scales from these colorful butterflies get on your body, you will immediately get red, swollen and extremely itchy. Although it is not fatal, it is very uncomfortable and will take two or three days to go away.
But Lin Qiu reached out to pick the cocoon off. The colorful-winged butterfly was very large, and even the cocoon made by the larvae was as long as a finger.
Lin Qiu was wondering if he could wear silk clothes if the cocoon silk was strong enough.
Seeing this, Song Mu reached out and took off the butterfly cocoon in advance: "This is very beautiful, but you'd better not touch it."
"It's okay, it hasn't turned into a colorful butterfly yet. Songmu, let's go home and cook it, okay?"
"Cook it? You want to eat this?" Song Mu's face was clearly filled with confusion.
"I don't want to eat it. I just want this cocoon outside."
"Okay." Song Mu held the butterfly cocoon in his hand. The cocoon seemed to be new, and he could still feel the pupa inside moving.
Colorful-winged butterflies are relatively common in Qishan, because the broken-leaf mulberry tree they feed on is a common tree species in Qishan, and now is the perfect time for them to transform from pupae into butterflies.
The cocoons they make are colorful from red to orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and the last part is a white chrysalis. However, because the cocoon is formed from the outside to the inside, the outermost layer is often bright red to deter natural enemies. The innermost and thickest layer is white, which does not require its own pigment.
Lin Qiu thought that if this butterfly cocoon could be used to reel silk, then even the dyeing step could be omitted.
Seeing that Lin Qiu wanted it, Song Mu found five more butterfly cocoons on several broken-leaf mulberry trees. However, because the weather was too hot, Lin Qiu could not bear it any longer and had to return to the cave.
Song Mu wet the animal skin with water and wiped Lin Qiu's face. The cool animal skin made Lin Qiu feel more comfortable. She was a little impatient to see whether this butterfly cocoon could be like a silk cocoon.
Song Mu sensed her anxiety, so he started a fire and moved the stone mortar that was originally filled with water onto the fire.
After the water boiled, he put the butterfly cocoons into the water to cook. Lin Qiu was even happier when he saw that the color of the butterfly cocoons did not fade due to the boiling.
If you want to draw out the silk completely, you cannot break the cocoon open. You have to find the head end from the cooked cocoon, and then draw out the silk little by little to form a complete silk thread.
Lin Qiu found a smooth branch without side branches, and evenly spread the extracted silk from beginning to end on the branch.
It was a delicate job, and she did it methodically.
Soon, Ling Yun came back carrying a large stone. "Xiao Qiu, look, this is the hardest stone! What are you doing?"
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