Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 81 Earth-Eating Fruit

Brown went out feeling uneasy.

Inside the cave were Mao, Chi, and Jiang Luoluo.

Mao skillfully stepped forward to assist Jiang Luoluo, and also acted as a translator between Chi and Jiang Luoluo.

There were four pots simmering with jam, and there wasn't enough room for them to cook. I wanted to make stir-fried rabbit meat for Chi, but I'd have to wait until this pot of jam was finished.

Since she had nothing better to do, Jiang Luoluo handed the dried rabbit that had been soaking for a day to Chi, asking her to cut it into small pieces and wash away the blood foam, leaving it for later use.

Chi is not one to keep quiet. Yesterday, he was with Jiang Luoluo and even though he knew she couldn't speak, he still chatted for a long time. Today, with Mao around, he can't control his mouth at all.

The three of them chatted while they worked.

Mainly, Chi and Jiang Luoluo were talking, Jiang Luoluo was gesturing to Mao, and Mao was translating to Chi. No one was idle.

"Aren't there enough Water Ball Fruits?" Red quickly finished the task given to her by the cub and asked while munching on a Fire Flower.

Although Chi can eat firecrackers as a snack, it's not something you can eat too much of at once. Also, eating too much can make your palate numb and you won't be able to taste the difference.

Therefore, Jiang Luoluo only takes out a few sets of roasted chili peppers for Chi to taste each day to ensure Chi's palate sensitivity, so that he can better distinguish which one is the least spicy.

Mao looked at Jiang Luoluo, who shook her head. No, she had already thought of a way to make jam without water chestnuts, so there was no shortage.

Unexpectedly, Mao spoke up, "Luo said it wasn't enough."

Jiang Luoluo froze instantly: ???

To avoid any misunderstanding, and to avoid adding to her workload by picking a large bunch of water puffs, Jiang Luoluo quickly nodded again... No, Jiang Luoluo continued to shake her head.

Mao became puzzled, "Luo..."

"I understand," Chi replied, responding first before the two on the other end could reach a conclusion.

Jiang Luoluo had a bit of a headache, not knowing how to explain to Mao that she hadn't used the method of making jam last night because she had some water chestnuts, just enough for her needs.

In Mao's mind, he probably still believes that jam can only be made with puffballs, and that there's no way to explain it.

Just then, the jam in the pot was ready, and Jiang Luoluo quickly poured it out of the pot and put it into a wooden jar, not having time to explain again.

The jam that was made earlier was exchanged with the children on Little Stone Mountain by Jiang Luoluo, leaving many empty containers. Now it's a good time to reuse them.

However, looking at the quantity of fruit, Jiang Luoluo felt that she still needed to go to Cong's place to exchange some more wooden jars and pots, as the ones at home were not enough.

Once this busy period is over, the previous topics will be forgotten.

Jiang Luoluo emptied a stone pot and used it to stir-fry rabbit meat for Chi. Thinking of the scene yesterday where the cub was burned by the spiciness, Chi simply decided to start over herself, and the cub could just hand her things as it did yesterday.

When Chi came over today, he brought a large piece of meat, partly to exchange for dried rabbit meat for the cubs—he couldn't just eat other people's meat for free every meal, and Chi wasn't short of it.

On the other hand, he also knew that the cubs needed white fatty meat to extract that sizzling animal fat, so he spent a long time at home selecting and brought back a suitable piece of white fatty meat for the cubs to use.

The pungent, burning smell of Sichuan peppercorns quickly filled the entire cave, dissipating most of the sweet and cloying aroma inside.

This was the first time Mao had ever seen someone eat a fiery red chili pepper without batting an eye. As someone who had experienced the taste of fiery red chili peppers with the cub, Mao clearly felt the gap between himself and Akatsuki.

Before long, Chi had finished a plate of stir-fried chili and dried rabbit meat all by herself. She wanted to share, but the two children couldn't handle the sharing.

After finishing eating, Chi didn't leave immediately. Instead, he stared at the few rabbits hanging next to the water tank and fell into deep thought—only four, not nearly enough to eat.

I heard from He that these rabbits have been hanging for a long time to get into their current form, so they can't be eaten directly.

Perhaps she should catch more rabbits.

Chi looked around and found that the cave was stuffed full of fruit... There seemed to be no place to put it, so he decided to just put it at home.

Chi is always very efficient. He had just made up his mind when he got up and was already preparing to go out to hunt rabbits, regardless of the rainy weather outside.

……

He returned from the small rocky hill at a normal time, and when he came back, he handed Jiang Luoluo a new straw raincoat.

“I damaged your straw coat before, this is a new one, Luo.”

Whenever he had time, He would immediately remake the straw raincoat that he had previously damaged.

Fortunately, the method of making the grass raincoat is not difficult. Although he only had one arm, Brown still managed to make it.

Of course, the little girl happy and the little boy Zhuang also deserve credit. After they learned that He was going to make it for Jiang Luoluo, they came over and helped He a lot.

He didn't forget to specifically describe the little girl Xi's condition to Jiang Luoluo. She looked alright and didn't seem to have been beaten too badly, except that her gait was slightly deformed.

Jiang Luoluo was filled with guilt. It seemed that no matter how smart the little girl was, she could not escape the clutches of her parents and would still have to be beaten.

To thank the little girl Xi for her efforts, Jiang Luoluo took out the newly made jam, intending to give it to her as payment for taking so many plants from her house.

There are several new types of jam. One of them is made from a fruit that looks like an orange, called Huigan fruit. Its outer skin is tough and can only be cut with a stone knife. The flesh inside is soft and full of juice.

The downside is that it's a bit too sour; you can't taste sweetness in even one or two out of ten. The sourness is even more pronounced when it's made into jam.

However, both He and Mao clearly liked it; it had a very appetizing feel to it. Jiang Luoluo thought that the little girl happy and her mother would probably like it too.

Jiang Luoluo carefully collected and stored the peels that had been removed from the tangerines.

Jiang Luoluo suddenly remembered that "Chenpi" (dried tangerine peel) is a common ingredient in cooking. It is made by drying and storing the peel of citrus fruits for many years and also has considerable medicinal value.

However, Jiang Luoluo didn't care about that; she just wanted to be able to cook.

Seasoning encyclopedia collection +1 again.

Just as Jiang Luoluo had expected, the little girl really liked the mandarin orange jam that Jiang Luoluo brought her. She hugged Jiang Luoluo tightly and wouldn't let go. The beating she received yesterday seemed even more worthwhile to her.

However, the little girl Xi's mother felt she had gotten a good deal. She wondered how many things she could exchange for such a large jar of jam, so she also gave Jiang Luoluo some plants that the little girl happy didn't know about.

The little girl stared wide-eyed, completely unable to believe that there were things in her house she didn't know about.

The little girl liked the plant her mother took out; it was something that looked like a woody mushroom, with irregular lines on the cap like annual rings, and several twisted, intertwined roots at the bottom.

Jiang Luoluo didn't recognize the plant, so He introduced it to her, saying that it was called a ground vine fruit, a plant fruit that grows on vines, and that it was very rare, with only one being found occasionally.

However, no matter how Jiang Luoluo looked at it, she felt that this thing seemed to be some kind of plant that parasitizes vines, rather than some kind of plant fruit.

The effect of the ground vine fruit is very simple: it can accelerate the recovery of bodily injuries. Just chop up some ground vine fruit and place it on the wound. It will quickly absorb the blood and form a white film covering the wound, thus accelerating the healing process.

The downside is that it easily leaves scars. The noticeable scars on many of our people are basically the result of using the Earth Dew Fruit.

As Jiang Luoluo listened to this description, she became even more certain that the ground vine fruit was actually a special kind of fungus that parasitizes vine plants.

They absorb blood to form a white film, probably because they are trying to parasitize human wounds. However, because humans are different from vines, they not only fail to parasitize, but also help human wounds heal faster due to a special reaction.

Oh no... that's dangerous.

Jiang Luoluo recalled some horror movies about parasites she had seen. To be honest, if this thing were a little more sinister, the entire tribe might become parasitized "vegetables."

Just imagining that scene sent a chill down Jiang Luoluo's spine.

The little girl was pleased that her mother gave Jiang Luoluo the Earth-Ear Fruit. It was a kind gesture, as almost every orc warrior family would prepare some of it. After all, no matter how superhuman a member of the tribe was, they could still die from serious injuries or illnesses, and the Earth-Ear Fruit could reduce many unexpected situations.

Jiang Luoluo and Ge's houses were burned to the ground, so they definitely didn't have such a thing in their homes. In addition, Ge went to participate in the hunt and will be back soon, so no one can guarantee that there won't be any unexpected situations.

It's always better to prepare some vine fruit in advance than to search for it everywhere after an accident happens.

Faced with a small family consisting of two children who are still young, the little girl's mother is willing to help as much as possible, especially since her child is so well-behaved and sensible.

……

Another afternoon of repetitive work left Jiang Luolu exhausted from making jam. Fortunately, Mao was there to help her, taking on a lot of the work and chatting with her to keep her from getting too bored.

Jiang Luoluo breathed a sigh of relief when Chi didn't come over again in the afternoon. She was really worried that Chi would suddenly send over a bunch of water puffs.

Before going back that evening, Mao asked how to deal with the hooked vines.

Jiang Luoluo also had a headache. Looking at the cave full of fruit, she could only ask Mao to leave it at his house for a while until she finished processing the fruit.

Otherwise, she really wouldn't have time to research how to use hook vines for fishing.

Jiang Luoluo sighed helplessly; she had shouldered far too much for someone her age.

The next day, Mao came over early to continue helping out. He glanced at the weather outside and, seeing that the rain was too heavy, stayed home instead of going out to teach on Xiaoshi Mountain.

Chi arrived to find Jiang Luoluo around noon. As soon as he entered the cave, Chi hurriedly asked, "Luo, how many days will your earth rabbit stay there?"

Jiang Luoluo then realized what Chi had been doing all morning. It turned out that he felt she didn't have enough rabbits, so he went and caught a lot more, intending to hang them up like Jiang Luoluo did.

Jiang Luoluo counted the time. Half a month had passed since she opened her eyes and woke up. From the day she hung up the rabbit, to the day before yesterday when she cooked rabbit meat for the first time, it was about ten days.

It's been ten days since Ge went hunting, and I wonder how long it will be before he comes back.

Jiang Luoluo asked He, and the hunting team had two modes of hunting. One was daily hunting, which lasted three to five days and covered the area around the Taz Forest. The size of the prey varied, as long as there was enough to eat.

Most of the prey was divided among the members of the hunting team and did not need to be handed over to the tribe.

Another type is the unified hunting that Go participated in. The hunting team would go deeper into the Taz Forest to hunt only large and giant prey, mainly for storage to supply the entire tribe, and it was one of the tribe's overall food sources.

Hunting sessions last at least ten days and can last up to a month, depending on the weather and the tribe's needs. They may go out once every month or two, or even once every three months if the tribe has enough food.

This is not impossible. According to Brown, when he was only a few years old, there was a year when the number of wild animals in the Taz Forest exploded, and countless extra wild animals ran out of the Taz Forest.

The tribe doesn't even need to venture into the inner part of the Taz Forest to survive on wild animals they find.

However, He spoke lightly, only mentioning that the tribe "picked up" countless wild beasts as food every day, without mentioning how many tribesmen sacrificed to protect the tribe from being attacked by those wild beasts.

According to Brown's prediction, the rainy season will officially arrive in a few days, and Go and the others will return. Judging from the increasingly heavy rain and the longer duration of the rain each day, the hunting teams in the Taz Forest are definitely not having an easy time either.

"Ten days? I understand." Chi nodded, stroking his chin.

Jiang Luoluo really wanted to ask Chi what he knew, but unfortunately she couldn't speak, and Chi couldn't understand her gestures either.

This inexplicable "understanding" is truly unsettling.

Jiang Luoluo soaked a rabbit yesterday in advance, planning to cook it for Chi today. After all, dried rabbit needs to be soaked for a day before it can be eaten, so Jiang Luoluo always has to prepare in advance.

It was lunchtime, so Jiang Luoluo invited Chi to have lunch with her, along with Mao.

Mao initially refused firmly, but as the number of meals they had together increased, his refusal became increasingly weak.

It's much warmer to be with your cubs, surrounded by the sweet aroma of jam and the savory broth, than to be alone in an empty house eating bland meat.

Having experienced liveliness and beauty, it becomes even harder to accept loneliness and solitude.

Seeing that Jiang Luoluo was about to pick the only remaining dried rabbit and put it in a wooden basin to soak in water, preparing to cook it for tomorrow, Chi spoke up to stop her.

“Luo, no need to soak it anymore.” Chi scratched his head. “I caught some more rabbits and hung them up at my house. I’ll come back to you to make them after I’ve finished hanging them up. You can keep the one you have left.”

The two rabbits that Chi had sent earlier were hanging nearby. To be precise, Jiang Luoluo had three more rabbits, but the two rabbits had only been hanging there for a day or two and were not yet ready to eat.

No matter how much Chi loves delicious food, she can't eat all of the cub's food. Anyway, it only takes about ten days, and she can wait.