Chapter 230: Farming in primitive society (14)
Qianjia no longer takes Ningshu out, but she does take Zhi with her. Every time Zhi comes back from going out, she gives Ningshu a lot of things, such as wild grapes and other fruits.
Now the female beastmen in the tribe like to go out with Qianjia. Every time they go out, they get a lot, which makes the female beastmen very enthusiastic about going out of the tribe.
Zhi also explained to Ningshu: "Jia said that the person who goes out is different every time, and it takes turns. I will take you with me next time."
Ningshu didn't care much. Although it was a rotation, Zhi was always there. Ningshu even felt a little dark that Qianjia wanted to sow discord between her and Zhi.
However, Ningshu would not quarrel with Zhi, who was close to her, for Qianjia. Every time Zhi went out, Ningshu crushed the herbs and rubbed them on her body.
These herbs can repel insects and mosquitoes. Last time Zhi was almost bitten by a snake. The male beastmen who followed to protect the female beastmen kept their eyes on Qianjia. Some things still depend on themselves.
If something happens, you can only bear it and suffer by yourself.
Ning Shu pouted. If you don't take me, can't I go by myself? Now she can protect herself.
After Qianjia and the others left, Ning Shu sneaked out of the tribe by herself, but she was just around the tribe, looking for herbs, and occasionally hunting rabbits.
Ning Shu met a roe deer, which was fat and strong. Ning Shu chased the roe deer for a distance, and finally killed it with bare hands.
Ning Shu clenched his fists. It was great to have strength.
When dragging the spore back, Qianjia's team had not returned yet. Ning Shu dragged the roe deer into the cave first, and did not intend to hand over the spore.
Qianjia found wheat this time, and it was mature wheat seeds. She was very excited. Thinking that she could eat steamed buns in the future, Qianjia felt that life was interesting and promising.
After Qianjia came back, she asked Rui to reclaim a piece of land. Rui agreed very readily and asked some male orcs in the tribe to help reclaim the land. Kai was the first to respond.
Qianjia made a lot of delicious food to reward them.
When Ning Shu heard the news, her face twitched. Could it be that wheat can be planted regardless of season? But she let Qianjia plant it. Maybe this world has no seasons.
There are no four seasons.
Zhi gave Ning Shu the herbs in the basket and said, "I saw you picking this last time. I wonder if it's what you want."
Ning Shu saw that there were not many wild vegetables and fruits in Zhi's basket. It was probably because she was looking for herbs. Ning Shu was really touched.
"Every time you apply something to me, it works. Before, I was always bitten by bugs and got big lumps on my body when I went out. After I applied it, there were no bugs biting me anymore." Zhi said to Ning Shu with a smile, and gave Ning Shu the fruit, "Jia said this tomato, you try it."
"You eat it, I won't eat it." Ning Shu put the herbs at the entrance of the cave to dry.
Ning Shu thought for a moment, then dragged the dead roe deer in front of Zhi. Zhi looked at the prey in surprise and asked repeatedly, "Where did this come from?"
"I went out secretly to collect herbs, and when I came across this, I killed it. We kept this prey together. When winter comes, we will have food." Ning Shu said.
Jia's face was very surprised and scared, "How could you sneak out? There is no male to protect you. What if you encounter danger? You actually went hunting?"
"I'm very strong. It's okay. I will protect myself well. Let's salt the meat." Ning Shu now has to store enough food to deal with the disaster.
Zhi looked a little hesitant, "Are you really not going to hand it in?"
The prey in the tribe must be distributed. Zhi was very uneasy about hiding it for the first time.
Ning Shu didn't care, "We just need to keep it from people." "Because Jia can cook a lot of delicious food, Rui will definitely give Qianjia more prey. In addition, Qianjia's contribution to the tribe, no orc will say anything, but we have less food and we can't survive the winter." Ning Shu coaxed Zhi.
Some things are easier to do with two people.
Zhi bit his lip and finally nodded. He picked up a stone from the ground and sharpened it to prepare to cut the robe.
Ning Shu took the stone and said, "I'll do it. I'm strong."
Ning Shu peeled the roe deer skin, discarded the internal organs, and found a place to bury it. Zhi held the salt jar and saw Ning Shu grabbing handfuls of salt and rubbing it on the meat. He said, "Should I ask Jia for more salt?"
"Sure, but don't ask for too much at once." Ning Shu was already very frugal with salt. After applying the salt, he had to rub the meat for a long time to let the meat taste and preserve it.
A large bowl of salt in a stone bowl barely pickled a roe deer. Zhi found some grass stems to hang the roe deer meat.
Seeing so much meat, Zhi was very satisfied.
Ning Shu sighed, looking at the empty cans. Qianjia almost controlled the salt of the entire tribe, as long as she could boil the coarse salt. If
the people in the tribe wanted salt, they would either ask Qianjia or the chief.
Ning Shu wanted to get salt from the salt mine and then boil it herself, but the salt mine was far away from the tribe, and the chief valued the salt mine very much and did not allow the tribe members to get it privately.
Only Qianjia could take salt from the salt mine and boil it back at will.
Now Qianjia's status in the Winged Tiger Tribe has been infinitely elevated. The key is that everyone in the tribe likes her, except Ning Shu.
Ning Shu stayed in her cave when she had nothing to do, either practicing martial arts or picking herbs and busying herself with her own affairs. She felt like she and Qianjia would never have any contact with each other again.
Every few days, Zhi asked Qianjia for salt. Qianjia only gave him a small amount each time. After many times, Qianjia was a little confused and asked Zhi, "Why do you use up your salt so quickly?"
Zhi said a little embarrassedly, "I like salt, and roasted meat is very delicious."
Qianjia was a little amused and gave Zhi a stone bowl of salt, saying, "You can't eat too much salt, it's not good for your health. By the way, why didn't Cao just take the salt?"
"She ate it with me, so I used up my salt so quickly." Zhi said.
Qianjia's eyes flashed, and she looked at Zhi and said, "It's great that Cao has a friend like you, but there are some things she has to do by herself. Let her come to get the salt herself in the future."
Zhi nodded and left with the stone bowl.
Qianjia looked at Zhi's back, leaning against Rui, and said in a discouraged manner: "Rui, I feel that Cao doesn't like me. Is there something I did wrong?"
Rui immediately said: "You are the best, no orc can compare to you. Cao is just a female orc. She doesn't like you, but there are many people who like you. If she doesn't like you, it's her loss."
Rui said while dotingly pinching Xi Qianjia's delicate face. Rui just pinched it lightly, but there were red marks on her face, and Rui felt distressed immediately.
Qianjia smiled and said: "Husband, it's good to meet you."
"It's my luck to meet you. Fortunately, I was the one who saved you at that time."