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Chapter 41

In the end, it was Joe who ended this topic. Qiao understood the literal translation of Shitou, and then smiled and said: "Zhuo Yan, there's no need for that, really. It's not easy to give birth to cubs. Only strong orcs and sub-orcs can have cubs."

In the end, Qiao also said: "You should eat more, don't get too thin."

Shitou looked at Zhuo Yan and nodded, Qiao was right.

Zhuo Yan: ...

until later, Zhuo Yan also saw that there were indeed not many cubs in the tribe. I don't know where I heard it before. When the external environment is too harsh and the living conditions are poor, the animals' instincts will decrease. Reproduction, I don't know if that's true.

In the evening, A Yin had not come back yet. Zhuo Yan was used to it. A Yin and A Tou went out to learn hunting after their patrol. After a while, Ada came with Yu and Ah Hui, all three carrying prey.

The hunting team has not returned from a long trip today. Ada and the three of them went out to hunt on their own. This kind of situation also exists in the tribe. For example, when an orc is getting married, he will take a leave of absence and work for the family for a few days. Or if he is pursuing a sub-orc, he will hunt alone, and if he catches the prey, he will send it to the sub-orc cave and give it to him. For the whole family of orcs.

Zhuo Yan couldn't tell the difference at this time and didn't understand yet, but when Qiao saw Ah Hui carrying the prey and walking towards Zhuo Yan, he knew something was wrong. Ah Hui hadn't given up yet, so he couldn't help asking Ada in a low voice why he was making trouble with Ah Hui. .

"He has to give up on his own," Ada said.

Qiao thought so after hearing this.

Ah Hui carried an ox, not a rhinoceros but a horned ox, which is easier to catch, but harder to catch than a pig, antelope, antlered deer. Considering Ah Hui's age as an orc who has just grown up, this prey can illustrate the ability of an orc. ability.

"Zhuo Yan." Ah Hui called Zhuo Yan. When he saw Zhuo Yan looking back, he excitedly threw the horned bull on his shoulder to Zhuo Yan's feet from a distance of one meter.

"?" Zhuo Yan was stunned for a moment and took half a step back.

Ah Hui stepped forward happily, "I hunted this today. I didn't ask A Dayu to help. I caught it by myself."

Zhuo Yan looked at Ah Hui's appearance. He really didn't want to get entangled with Ah Hui, so he took the opportunity to He said politely: "You are so awesome." It was indeed awesome.

Ah Hui's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he said, "Zhuo Yan, I'll give this cow to you."

At this moment, Zhuo Yan finally realized that if you don't have any blood ties in the tribe, I don't mind giving you a whole cow. It has only one meaning - courtship. . Zhuo Yan said directly: "I don't want it, I won't accept it."

"Don't you like eating cows?"

"I don't like you." This was the first time that Zhuo Yan was pursued by a man. At this time, he was very polite and polite. He said seriously: "I don't know if I misunderstood you, but if you like me to pursue me, then you don't like your answer."

Ah Hui was rejected, and he didn't understand very much, and his eyebrows were raised. , "Why? I want to pursue you, I want to live in a cave with you, without the need for a partnering ceremony, I am so strong, although you are not strong and strong, but you are smart, we can have cubs."

"Exchange salt this time I can also carry you, and I can protect you in Xueji."

"I am very strong."

Zhuo Yan: "But I don't like you."

Ah Hui looked at Zhuo Yan and then at the cow on the ground. , he really couldn't understand that Zhuo Yan would reject him. Zhuo Yan was very afraid of Xue Ji before. According to Ashu, he once wanted to woo Ashu. If Ashu could do it, why couldn't he?

He is even more powerful than Ashu.

"You've never tried being with me, so why don't you like me? Are you that white-haired guy who can't transform? You like a beast but don't like me?"

At this time, Ah Yin and Ah Tou came back. , Ah Yin held the prey in his mouth, a tender small-toothed pig cub. When he saw an orc speaking loudly to his brother, Ah Yin ran very fast, reached in front of his brother, and let go.

The baby tooth pig rolled to the ground, but it was still alive. It was so frightened that it wanted to run away in a hurry, but it was surrounded by orcs and sub-orcs wherever it went. Ah Tou helped Ah Yin drive the tooth pig to a corner and stare at it. He didn't even dare to lower his paws, so he could only scare the cub with his big eyes. This was a job that Ah Yin spent a lot of effort to pick up.

Brother Ah Yin is really weird, I just like to raise him. Ah Yin listened to his brother again.

Ah Hui didn't understand that he was better than that white-haired boy in every way, but Zhuo Yan didn't choose him. He even went out to hunt for a day and caught a horned ox. But now that white-haired boy came back and said: There was only a baby pig in its mouth.

"Look at him, he only knows how to catch toothed pigs and their babies. This is something that even the underage orcs in the tribe can catch." Ah Hui made Zhuo Yan see clearly that he would not have a good life with such a white-haired boy. Pass.

Zhuo Yan: "Ah Yin is originally an underage cub." It's normal to catch a toothed pig, and it's still a living cub. He can still raise it, so he must have put in a lot of effort to catch it.

"Ah Hui, you are strong and good at hunting, but I don't like you, and we can't get along." It would be very annoying to keep entangled. Zhuo Yan hoped that Ah Hui would understand and leave with Jiao Niu.

"You didn't even tell me, why can't we talk about it together? I'm not as good as a white-haired boy in any way, and he can't even transform-"

Zhuo Yan was really angry now, and said again and again , then interrupted without mercy: "This is Ah Yin. He has a name. If he can't transform, he won't be able to transform. There's nothing superior about transforming. Ah Yin can hunt and catch prey very well."

Who knew that this would happen soon ? When he came out, Ah Hui was even more angry and very angry, but he was not facing Zhuo Yan. He no longer liked Zhuo Yan. This sub-orc man was not strong or strong. He said he was smart before, but he didn't think he was smart at all. Being able to say that there is nothing noble about transformation and so on.

This is so abominable.

"You, Bai Maozi, you are not transformed, I want to fight with you!"

Zhuo Yan:! ! ! ! You kid, you can't bully a minor.

Next to them, Ada and Yu also spoke up, urging Ah Hui to forget it, "Take the horned cow away and don't fight." "Yes, Ah Hui, forget it."

"No." Ah Hui said angrily, "I won't do it today. Fighting with Bai Maozi, a person who has not transformed, how can he compare to me?"

A Yin has been standing in front of his brother, now lowering his body in a fighting posture.

Zhuo Yan was afraid that Ah Yin would be injured, so he suppressed his irritation and explained to Ah Hui: "I didn't say that orcs are bad. What I meant is that it's not his fault that Ah Yin didn't transform. They are all orcs -"

"What kind of orc is it?" It's not even human." Ah Hui shot back with disdain in his voice.

Zhuo Yan really wanted to curse, this stupid orc!

When Ah Yin saw the orc shouting at his brother, he roared angrily. Ah Hui instantly transformed into an animal shape and let out an even louder roar. Almost instantly, Ah Yin pounced on him first.

Zhuo Yan's heart was pounding. He was very nervous and worried. He was afraid that Ah Yin would be injured. He looked at Qiao, hoping that Qiao would let Ada dissuade him. Ada looked at his partner and said, "I'll keep an eye on him."

As for stopping the fight, he , that's impossible.

"Zhuo Yan, stop trying to persuade me. If Ah Yin doesn't teach that fool a lesson today, the orcs will look down on Ah Yin in the future." Leopard Ah Tou didn't know when he turned into a human form, and hurriedly wrapped himself in skin and explained: "That fool just now He yelled and scolded you. If the orc can't protect his mate, he really won't live anymore."

"Swearing at me?"

"Yes, he said you are useless as a fool like Ah Yin." Ah Tou explained, so he supported Ah Yin in beating up the fool who talked nonsense.

Zhuo Yan: You should scold someone earlier if you swear!

"He is a brainless fool." Zhuo Yan cursed. Before he could say anything, he ran to the river to watch A Yin fight.

The sub-orcs who were originally working were very curious, but the temperature of the kiln could not be lowered, so they could only stay at the entrance of the kiln and let other sub-orcs take a look. Shitou couldn't hold back the onlookers. He wanted to work, "Aman, go quickly and protect Zhuo Yan."

"I understand, you watch the kiln." Aman ran fast. He didn't go to Zhuo Yan, but found Zhuo Yan. He caught the onlookers' Yu and shouted: "Yu, just keep staring. If Ah Hui hurts Ah Yin and you cry like rain, I won't even pay attention to you!"

Yu: Huh?

But soon Yu realized that instead of watching a show, he instantly transformed into a beast form, a cheetah, running like Ada in his animal form, keeping watch neither near nor far.

Similarly, Xiao Xian stared at his second brother, but he didn't need to say anything. Ah Tou and Ah Yin were now partners. As soon as he turned into a human and finished speaking, he turned back into an orc again. Ah Tou ran, he had to keep an eye on him, Yu and Ada were partners with that idiot orc, who knew if it would be fair or not, he had to help Ah Yin.

So there were two leopards on the left and a leopard's head on the right. More than ten meters away from the middle, the silver leopard and the leopard were fighting.

The silver leopard's fur is fluffy, but the leopard looks like an adult leopard at first glance, and the silver leopard is still a bit juvenile. But at this time, the silver leopard stretched out its front paws to pounce on the leopard, pressing the leopard under it, and the silver leopard The leopard fought back hard, and the silver leopard was kicked away.

Zhuo Yan didn't dare to breathe.

Ah Yin must not get hurt!

The silver leopard was kicked and fell to the grass. It crawled down and lowered its body. Instead of retreating, it chose to attack and flew up. The same was true for the leopard. The two leopards were entangled in the air. The leopard's strength gained the upper hand and pressed the silver leopard under it. Beneath him, he raised his front paw and hit the silver leopard hard on the face.

Ah Yin, be careful!

The silver leopard turned its head and dodged. When the leopard was caught off guard, the silver leopard turned over and pressed the leopard underneath. It roared and fought back fiercely with its front paws, catching the leopard's ears. The leopard was furious. Open your mouth and lower your mouth.

"Roar!" Ah Yin dodged.

The two leopards separated again and stood up, roaring.

Zhuo Yan clenched his fists tightly. This Xiao Deng couldn't beat him and started talking!

The two leopards continued, and this time the leopard attacked first, showing its sharp nails, widening its mouth, and took the lead in attacking the silver leopard's head. Ah Yin dodged and ran back for a few meters. The leopard saw this and started to pursue it until——

Ah Yin turned around, opened his mouth wide, and pounced on the leopard that was chasing after him. His sharp nails hit the leopard deeply with one blow. Pressed deeply into the grass, the leopard struggled. Ah Yin opened his mouth wide and put half of the leopard's head into his mouth.

"Don't!"

"Ah Hui!"

This scene of counterattack changed so quickly that Ada and Yu who were watching were frightened. Ada ran over to separate A Yin. A Tou was also a little frightened. If A Yin really chewed that fool Orc, that idiot father will definitely not spare Ah Yin.

"Ah Yin!" Zhuo Yan called Ah Yin's name and ran over quickly.

Although this idiot deserves a beating, if he really turns out to be a beast, his family A Yin will suffer. Zhuo Yan was furious. Halfway through the run, he saw that the leopard in the grass was no longer moving, and his heart suddenly became cold.

I even thought about it, if the clan leader wants to punish Ah Yin, how can he protect Ah Yin? Can pottery be used? If the pottery is not enough, he will find other ones, but it will take time. Besides, everyone was watching. It was obvious that Silly Der was the one who provoked and declared a challenge first. At worst, he and A Yin would leave the tribe...

Three leopards, A Tou, A Da and Yu, were surrounding. A Da let out a low roar, as if to persuade , Ah Tou also stepped forward, not daring to touch Ah Yin. At this moment, Ah Yin made him feel scared - Ah Yin was still in the battle, with that aura of death.

Yu didn't dare to step forward at all, and even trembled a little.

This Ah Yin is so fierce, he killed Ah Hui!

"Ah Yin, Ah Yin, are you okay?" Zhuo Yan finally arrived and saw the scene in front of him. The little leopard was motionless on the ground, half of its head was in Ah Yin's mouth, and Ah Yin's sharp front paws pressed hard. Holding the little one.

Zhuo Yan only had one idea: he and A Yin were really going to move out of the tribe.

But he didn't blame Ah Yin at all.

He had seen clearly a few times just now that Ah Yin didn't want to stretch out his claws and kept hiding his nails or even using his teeth. Xiao Deng was the one who couldn't beat him and showed his claws and teeth first.

If Ah Yin hadn't won, Ah Yin might have been seriously injured by that little claw today.

...maybe die.

Thinking of this, Zhuo Yan could only feel lucky.

"A Yin, it's okay." Zhuo Yan reached out and touched A Yin's ear. A Yin was still very angry, with a fierce look in his eyes. Zhuo Yan purred along his fur, "It's okay, it's okay, brother is here."

A Yingang The fierce murderous intent slowly faded away, and the eyes that turned dark blue due to anger and murderous intent turned into clear light blue at Zhuo Yan's voice.

"Ouch~" Ah Yin spoke to her brother in a soft voice.

Zhuo Yan touched A Yin's head and said, "It's really okay. If it doesn't work, let's leave."

"Ouch?" Leave? Ah Yin doesn't understand. Doesn't my brother like the tribe? Why leave. Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooongs.

Zhuo Yan couldn't understand A Yin's first coquettish question. When he was about to explain, he saw the motionless Xiao Deng shaking. Is he still alive?

Ah Tou cleverly transformed into a human form and said, "Zhuo Yan, Ah Yin wants you to stand behind him. He's going to show off his claws."

Zhuo Yan listened to Ah Yin first.

After Ah Tou said it, he also reacted, "Huh? Isn't that idiot orc dead?"

Ah Yin took away his claws. Because his mouth was too big and it was a bit difficult to close, he carefully stepped away. He didn't close it for a while, and he was bleeding He drooled a lot of saliva, and it all dripped onto the head of the orc underneath.

Ah Hui regained his sight and didn't bother to wipe the drool from his face and head.

When Ada saw this, her tense heart breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ah! He's really not dead." Although Ah Tou said it with a bit of regret, his face was filled with joy. Ah Yin didn't kill this kid, which saved him a lot of trouble. Ah Yin wouldn't be driven away either, so he couldn't help but be happy. Said: "Hahahaha, did you treat this kid's head like a pig?"

Ada pulled Ah Hui with her front paws and fingernails, and roared to ask if everything was okay. She was so scared that she was motionless just now.

"Awwww..."

Ah Hui on the ground roared, this time without any momentum and his tone was weak.

Zhuo Yan didn't understand, but A Tou next to him laughed loudly and said, "It's good that you know. He was so scared that he couldn't move. Don't provoke A Yin next time. He fights very fiercely." "

Ho ho ho..." You Why are you laughing? If you were to have your head chewed by him, you would be too scared to move. I don't believe you are not scared.

Ah Tou laughed and laughed.

It's not good to provoke anyone. Even if you said to A Yin's face that A Yin couldn't transform, A Yin wouldn't get so angry. Who told you to talk about A Yin's brother! Ah Tou thought to himself, but Ah Tou didn't say anything, this stupid orc.

Amanqiao Xiaoxian ran over and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw nothing happened.

Zhuo Yan really didn't want to deal with Xiao Deng, but he wanted to put an end to this matter. He said stiffly: "Everyone just saw it. It was you who asked A Yin to fight. You are not injured now. Don't cause trouble to A Yin in the future."

" "Ho ho -" Ah Hui yelled halfway. He remembered that he could become like a human being, and he lost his arrogance just now. He lowered his head and said, "I admit that he is awesome. I was the one who fought in the fight. I lost." "

After saying that, "Why should I cause trouble for him? You don't want me to catch prey for him, do you?"

"...No, don't call your parents back after being wronged. Mom, complain to them."

This made Ah Hui jump up in anger, "If I lose before I win, I will lose. Only the most cowardly and shameless person will complain and call me father and mother. Who are you looking down on! I'm not a cub!"

"That's good." Zhuo Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

The matter was over like that, but Ah Hui chased after him and insisted on giving the horned cow to Ah Yin, "You can take it, I lose."

"Ouch." No.

"You take it."

No. Ah Yin ignored Ah Hui and turned around to follow her brother.

Ah Hui was left there angrily wiping the saliva on his face. Ada patted Ah Hui on the shoulder in a funny way, "You put on your leather skirt quickly, and you can take the horned cow back to the cave to eat."

"Forget it." Ah Hui was a little agitated. Frustrated, "Let me give you a point. I get angry when I see a horned cow now. It must be because of my bad eyesight that I fell in love with that Zhuo Yan."

Ada reminded: "You'd better stop talking about Zhuo Yan, A Yin will I heard it."

"Ah Yin is also so powerful, following a sub-orc who doesn't speak well." Ah Hui still said, but his voice was lowered, and he sighed again, "Ada, I'm going back first. "

Okay, don't be sad. When the hunting team comes back, we will go hunting with the hunting team next time."

Ah Hui used to be excited every time he went hunting with the hunting team, but now he thinks about being crushed by an underage Ah Yin. After being beaten, he was so frightened that he didn't move. He felt a little embarrassed and sighed again. Forget it, he might as well go home first.

As for the horned ox, in the end Ada came to give everyone a share.

The sub-orcs who worked in the kiln were all assigned. Just now, half of the sub-orcs saw the fight between Ah Yin and Ah Hui, and the other half didn't. When they started eating barbecue, they all started chatting.

"A Yin pressed A Hui down and beat him."

"I didn't expect A Yin to be so powerful."

"A Hui was so scared that he couldn't move."

Zhuo Yan didn't want to eat and was still angry. His A Yin's fight today was really It was an unforeseen disaster, but fortunately, that Ah Hui had the courage to accept the defeat and stopped looking for trouble.

"I won't eat it either! Huh!" Xiao Xian and Brother Zhuo Yan are in the same camp. Brother Zhuo Yan doesn't eat the horned ox that Ah Hui beat, and he doesn't eat it either. He just breathes in angrily, and the air is full of roast beef. The taste made me salivate, so I swallowed hard.

Zhuo Yan: ... was amused by Xiao Xian.

"You eat, you're already hungry. I don't eat because I'm not hungry. I ate too much in the morning." Zhuo Yan coaxed Xiao Xian and touched A Yin's ears. A Yin whined and whined, but he didn't eat. He's not hungry either.

Zhuo Yan was amused, "Aren't you really hungry?"

A Yin nodded with his ears raised, and then shook his head. He didn't lie to his brother. He was a little hungry, which was fine.

Zhuo Yan knew it.

"By the way, where's that little toothed pig?"

Aman said from afar: "Here he is, someone saw it just now, and it seems he ran to the bottom of your cave."

Ayin stood up and let out a whimper. Go catch it.

In the end, it was Qiao and Aman who got the meat, Ada gave it to Qiao, and Yu gave it to Aman. A few people sat together with a barbecue, and soon Ah Yin came back with a tooth pig in his mouth. He opened his mouth, and the tooth pig baby fell to the ground with drool all over it. It shivered and was so scared that it didn't dare to run anywhere. .

Zhuo Yan called A Yin over to eat barbecue, "Sister Qiao and A Man gave it to me. I won't kill the tooth pigs. Let's keep them first." The small tooth pigs are small and look like they weigh more than ten kilograms. It's not cost-effective to kill them and eat them. of.

Another member of his breeding business.

Ah Yin came close to his brother, who would feed him a few mouthfuls. If he didn't feed him, he wouldn't eat. Zhuo Yan didn't eat much either. He was very slow and fed A Yin a few more mouthfuls. Qiao noticed it and said, "We have a lot of meat. Let A Yin eat more."

"That's right, Zhuo Yan, don't follow us. You're welcome." Aman ate quickly and stood up and said, "I'll change the stone. Remember to talk to the stone about the fight again later, Xiao Xian."

"Okay, okay," Xiao Xian wanted to say. This is it.

When Shitou came over, Xiao Xian opened his mouth as expected. Shitou ate the barbecue with a smile in his eyes, "Zhuo Yan, he won't dare to come to you in the future."

"He will definitely not like me now. I wish I could stay away from you." Zhuo Yan laughed, "Thank God."

Shitou Qiaodu smiled.

"I told Aman to give it a try before. Today I was chased by an orc. If I refused, I still didn't understand and had to pester him. Now I feel that if Aman doesn't like it anymore, don't even try."

Xiao Xian nodded. Qiao said: "You and Aman are different. You really don't like Ahui, but Aman and Yu have played together. You must have seen that Aman was hesitant before he said to give it a try. If he refused without you, Ahui might as well just, I can't control my feelings."

"Relationships are really complicated." Zhuo Yan fed Ah Yin a large piece of roasted meat and couldn't help but feel lucky. Fortunately, he had Ah Yin. After this incident, the whole tribe must be in trouble. No orcs will pursue him.

Zhuo Yan never thought that this day would happen before A Hui chased him.

The main reason is that his reputation is not very good. Now even if the clan leader praises him, he is still smart, but in the tribe, strong people admire health, strength and beauty, and being strong has nothing to do with him.

Therefore, I never expected that there would be an orc who couldn't even think of pursuing him.

Zhuo Yan, who has been single for ten thousand years in modern times, was really confused today. Fortunately, although the process was a bit intense, the ending was still very peaceful.

With this, the sub-orcs who burned the kiln at night were not sleepy, and they were still in high spirits and talking about fighting - mainly because there was less gossip now, and people had almost no entertainment. They were either working or eating in the sun.

When he encountered an orc who was pursuing Zhuo Yan but failed, he fought with Zhuo Yan's friend A Yin. The two leopards fought to the death. This was quite exciting.

Xiao Xian listened everywhere and came back and said to Brother Zhuo Yan: "A Bai and the others praised A Yin for being very powerful.", "An uncle said that A Yin defeated A Hui even before he was an adult.", "Everyone said that Brother Zhuo Yan, although you You are thin, but you are so smart. Ah Hui is stupid, but Ah Yin is better. "

Thank you. Zhuo Yan listened to Xiao Xian's chat and conversation, lowered his head and rubbed Ah Yin's ears, and said proudly: "Our Ah Yin has become very powerful now."

It was so thrilling that he didn't even have time to think about it. Looking back now, Zhuo Yan was surprised. Unknowingly, Ah Yin went from being nearly dead and thin when he picked it up, to now fighting with majesty and super strong combat effectiveness.

Just two leopards.

Zhuo Yan repeated it again: "Ah Yin is really powerful."

Oooh oooo~ If Ah Yin rubs against her brother, he will become even more powerful and protect his brother. No one can bully his brother!

That night, although the clan leader was not there, the 'old man' sub-orc was. Uncle reminded Zhuo Yan that it was time, and Zhuo Yan shouted not to send charcoal, but to burn firewood instead, gradually extinguishing the temperature. When the fire is completely extinguished, you can open the kiln mouth and take out the pottery.

The three kiln entrances were unsealed at the same time. There were torches all around, and you could clearly see the neatly arranged pottery inside.

"It's done!"

Zhuo Yan was overjoyed and told everyone: "Be careful with the iron, take it out and put it aside first."

"Got it."

The sub-orcs had only seen the things Zhuo Yan had burned before, but this time they were actually doing it themselves. Firing, from burning charcoal, building kilns, to scouring yellow mud and making pottery, you can participate in every step or witness it with your own eyes.

Some sub-orcs were holding clay pots, their eyes were red with excitement and they were about to cry.

"It's really made from clay and it was baked by me."

"There is a piece of black mud on this bowl. It accidentally fell off when I was sealing the kiln. Can you give this to me?"

"You can tell the clan leader I'll give it to you."

"What should we cook tomorrow?"

"Listen to Zhuo Yan."

Everyone looked at Zhuo Yan and waited for Zhuo Yan's arrangement. Zhuo Yan then said: "These pottery has been packed up and will be arranged when the clan leader comes back. Starting tomorrow, we will wash the mud first and burn the tiles at the same time. The day after tomorrow, we will knead the pottery and bake the pottery pot."

"Pot?!"

"I know. This pottery bowl can be placed on the fire. Can the pottery be made like a stone pot? That would be great. "

That night, everyone was so excited that they collected the pottery and placed it without anyone moving it. A Tou is left here to keep an eye on him.

Zhuo Yan held the baby tooth pig in his arms and went home with A Yin first. He touched the little tooth pig in his arms. It was actually quite cute because of its rolling flesh. "I've been a little busy these days. I'll make a pig for you when I have some free time." Circle, be good."

The little-toothed pig was afraid of the weak. It smelled that it was a sub-orc, and it didn't have a ferocious aura, so it showed its small teeth, opened its mouth, and nibbled on the sub-orc's hand -

"Ouch! "I think you want to be a roasted tooth pig!" Ah Yin roared viciously.

The little-toothed pig opened its mouth to reveal its little teeth, and acted momentarily stiff in the arms of the sub-orc!

Don't dare to move.

Zhuo Yan noticed that the baby teeth of Xiaoya Pig were cooperating with Ah Yin, "It's a bit heavy for me to hold, Ah Yin, come and hold it in your mouth for a while."

Xiao Yazhu whined weakly.

"Don't worry, Brother A Yin will definitely not bite you to death." The little pigs have to sharpen their teeth for wildness. Just like the two rabbits at home, they are the first to be rebellious. They took the opportunity to slip away, but A Yin held one in his mouth. Han, you are so well-behaved now.

Ah Yin, his most powerful helper in his great breeding business!

Chapter 42

Four days later, the clan leader returned with the hunting team.

This time we walked a long way, for four or five days, and the prey we brought back was not killed and carried back, but brought back by the clan leader and hunting team tied with vines.

When the tribe makes a 'bang bang bang' knocking sound.

Everyone went to pick up the meat in batches. Zhuo Yan was the first to go. He, Shitou and Xiao Xian went first. Sister Qiao and A Man stayed at the kiln to watch. Although they had a successful experience in firing for the first time, the kiln still had a lot of success. The orcs in Changlia work very carefully, and if they are unsure about something, they will ask Zhuo Yan.

Zhuo Yan assigned the 'foreman rights' to his friends, each of whom took care of his or her own business. Kneading pottery is Qiao and Xiaoxian, burning pottery and burning charcoal is Stone Aman. If they can't figure it out, ask him again.

So now the meat is collected in batches. Zhuo Yan took the first batch of sub-orcs to receive meat to the tribal square, and the result was——

"!!!" What did he see!

Zhuo Yan opened his mouth wide, "Afraid of, afraid of, dinosaurs?"

"No, Brother Zhuo Yan, this is a short-legged beast." After Xiao Xian finished speaking, he stared at the short-legged beast not far away with an excited look, "Brother Zhuo Yan , This is delicious."

"Bone is very useful." Shitou added: "The bone knife is harder than stone."

Zhuo Yan:... He didn't even close his mouth in surprise.

This huge beast is very much like a dinosaur. It can stand and walk, and can run on all fours. The two front claws are very short and can be lifted up - but there are some differences. For example, this beast has wings on its back, which are very small and should not be able to fly. Get up.

As for the overall appearance, Zhuo Yan had watched Jurassic dinosaur movies before, looked up information on dinosaur fossils, and read about countless dragons, but he had never seen this one before. But looking at the size, it looks a bit like a mammoth... right?

It was too dark that time, and the mammoth had already been killed. Zhuo Yan didn't feel how big it was. He only knew that he and A Yin got more than fifty kilograms of meat that time.

"It's almost time for the salt-changing team to set off. The clan leader struggled to catch the brachypod. Its bones and teeth are extremely hard and can be made into small bone knives. The feathered people are small and thin, and their claws and beaks are not good enough. They usually make small bone knives. I like bone knives best for cutting things," Shitou told Zhuo Yan.

Xiao Xian hummed: "Our four tribes in the grassland and forest have to give them the best treasures every year in order to get more salt. Brother Zhuo Yan, they are very picky. The four tribes go to separate caves to get them." All that is sold is fur, so we can only exchange a few. "

In the tribe, the salt is exchanged in large quantities. The salt exchanged by an individual plus the last salt distributed by the tribe will make the salt in the cave richer. If you rely on collective distribution, it depends on what the collective has prepared in exchange for salt.

Anyway, the tribe was not very well prepared last year and did not get many replacements.

"I heard from my father that those Yu people usually dress up beautifully, wear accessories, and like to dance. They fly to the seaside once a year, and then they survive by exchanging salt from the four tribes of us." It smells salty.

He felt at a loss.

Zhuo Yan said something, "The Yu people flew across the plains and forests to go to the seaside and had to carry salt back. They also expended their physical strength. They exchanged salt with the sea people and had to prepare things."

Xiao Xian pouted a little unhappy. He felt that Zhuo Yan Brother Yan helped Yuren speak. Those feather people are obviously very picky. The leather that grandma prepared so well last year was rejected.

"However, among our four tribes, the Yu people are responsible for eating salt. They trade and exchange things. The Yu people have a monopoly. They are the only ones. We will provide whatever they want. This is too cheating." Zhuo Yan I don't deny the hard work, but this kind of trading relationship is unequal. If things go on like this, it will be difficult for the four tribes to develop.

The market still needs to be free, and everyone should be willing to exchange things for things and be happy.

When Xiao Xian heard what Brother Zhuo Yan said, although he didn't understand some of the words, he understood the general meaning. Brother Zhuo Yan also felt that Yu Ren was not good, so he couldn't help but nodded, "It wasn't like this before."

"Uncle. "It was still very good before," Shitou added, "The Ying people are very fierce. In the past, there were other tribes who went to the beach for a piece of skin and a bag of salt. Now most of the Ying people in the market ask for three pieces of skin." Just give me a bag of salt."

Zhuo Yan: It sounds like this Yingren not only controls the four fur tribes, but also bullies the feathered tribes and gradually monopolizes them.

"It's indeed hateful."

Xiao Xian Shitou nodded one after another, it was very hateful.

The orcs wanted to kill the short-legged beasts, and Zhuo Yan couldn't bear to see it. It happened that the clan leader saw Zhuo Yan and asked about Zhuo Yan's pottery making.

"The first batch is 60 pieces. The second batch of pottery pots fired today will be out of the kiln in the evening." Zhuo Yan reported, "Pottery bowls and kettles. Now there are two bowls and one kettle in each hole. They haven't been distributed yet. Wait for the clan leader to send his hair."

The clan leader nodded and glanced at Zhuo Yan, "You're counting well."

Zhuo Yan was a little flustered and didn't know how to answer. The clan leader looked at Zhuo Yan, his eyes seemed to have seen everything, but he also seemed to know nothing. He continued: "The tribe's salt exchange team is about to leave. I heard that the pottery is easy to break and is difficult to carry, but I still want to bring some. " It

can be woven with straw." Zhuo Yan was happy with this topic and said hurriedly: "Chief, I can try to pretend it. "

Carrying along, such a heavy thing is definitely not suitable, but gathering the strength of the tribe is different.

"The Yuren don't need such big pottery, they want smaller ones." The clan leader said.

Zhuo Yan memorized them all. Smaller ones are better for easy carrying and selling.

After getting down to business, the short-legged beast was also divided - the skin was removed, the bones and teeth were picked out, and the pair of wings were dried and ground into powder according to the clan leader.

"Ale's beast father has bad legs, so he can drink this." The clan leader explained.

Zhuo Yan instantly understood that the clan leader led the hunting team to go so far and caught the short-legged beast with great difficulty, in exchange for salt, and also for the sake of Alei's father. Arei is dead. The orcs in the tribe, especially the orcs who are good at hunting, are actually precious resources. If everyone dies or gets sick and is left alone, the tribe will not be far from decline.

After all, the birth rate of orcs and sub-orcs is not very high.

Naturally, Zhuo Yan felt that the clan leader was not just motivated by interests. Although the clan leader didn't talk much, he was sometimes very harsh. As Ah Hui once said, he was very harsh on the orcs when they went hunting, and he was very indifferent when making clay pots. feel.

But the clan leader is concerned about all the big and small things in the tribe. Last winter when he was receiving meat, the clan leader told him to go to the big cave if that didn't work. The uncle would give him more meaty bones, which was also to take care of him.

In addition to the interests of development, there is also warmth in the tribe.

Zhuo Yan and the others came back after receiving the meat. The box was very heavy, weighing at least sixty kilograms. It was impossible to finish it. This short-legged beast was indeed bigger than a mammoth cub, but according to Shitou, this was also Brachypod cub.

"...It's so big." Zhuo Yan could only say.

"So much meat, if you can't finish it, it will be wasted. It would be nice if there was salt." Xiao Xian felt distressed.

Zhuo Yan thought for a moment, "What if the meat is dried in the sun or dried?" It's just like dried meat, except there is no salt or seasoning, and the moisture has been removed. You can make soup or something like that next time.

"Brother Zhuo Yan, what do you mean?"

"It's like making pottery. The soft meat turns it into a hard texture, just like when I dried wild vegetables in the sun. If the wild vegetables are soft, they will go bad after being stored for a long time, but if they are dried in the sun and air-dried, maybe they can be dried for a little longer. Yes."

"Go back and try."

Now Zhuo Yan walked quickly, and the other sub-orcs also exclaimed in a low voice from behind: "Did you see Zhuo Yan talking to the clan leader?" See, Zhuo Yan is so powerful that he is not afraid of the clan leader." "Yes, I am more afraid."

"Zhuo Yan is really powerful."

In short, that's it.

The first batch of pottery pots will be produced today. Zhuo Yan thinks that each hole he burns now is enough for basic use: two large bowls, a kettle and a pot. After that, he will burn them first according to the exchange items at the Yuren Market. According to what he heard from the tribe Yes, Yuren likes beautiful and exquisite things, and he plans to make some patterns on the clay pots.

and soft grass for weaving clay pots.

After returning home, Zhuo Yan first put the meat in a cool place, then followed Qiao and others to talk about it and then pinched it into the size of a pottery pot, "The clan leader said that Yuren doesn't need to be so big, and the journey is relatively long, so I want to make it into a smaller version of the pottery pot." , which is more practical for heating and boiling water."

If you are talking about ceramic bowls, you can also make some.

After chatting for a long time, the first group of sub-orcs who went back to the cave to put meat came back. Naturally, they brought some meat with them. They took over the work first, and the second group went to get the meat.

While Zhuo Yan was working, he cut a piece of meat and placed it next to the kiln to bake. He prayed in his heart that Ah Yin would never come back after hunting prey, otherwise he would really be unable to eat it today and it would go bad.

However, it can be fried into meat or soaked in fat, but it is very greasy.

Fortunately, Ah Yin and Ah Tou came back. The fur of the two leopards exploded. Ah Yin was stained with grass and dirty everywhere, but he was not injured, and Ah Yin didn't have anything in his mouth.

Zhuo Yan: Breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let me see what's wrong."

Ah Yin ran quickly to her brother. First she wagged her tail and spun around in a circle for her brother to see. Then she fell to the ground and spread her belly for her brother to check. Ah Tou in the distance said:... Look. He was stunned, then hesitantly walked around in a circle and walked away.

This Ah Yin is not the same Ah Yin as the Ah Yin who is fighting outside. Ah Tou thought.

"Okay, seeing that you're not injured, you go and eat the meat first. I've divided it up. Today the tribe has divided a lot of meat. Just eat until you're full, but don't overdo it. I'll find a way to dry some dried meat." Zhuo Yan said.

Ah Yin didn't eat, but pressed his nose against his brother's leg. Did he eat?

"Look, I put some at the kiln entrance, intending to dry it and eat it." Zhuo Yan said.

Ah Yin then ran to eat meat.

Zhuo Yan asked: "Today's meat is from short-legged beasts. I heard Xiao Xian said it was delicious. Is it good?"

Ah Yin didn't taste the difference at all just now. After hearing what his brother said, he slowed down his eating speed and tasted it carefully. , just screamed, delicious.

Zhuo Yan hadn't eaten it yet, and he was curious after hearing A Yin say it was delicious. When he waited for the barbecue in front of the stone slab to grill, it was sizzling, slightly smeared with grease, and had a 70% burnt look, with a slight golden layer on the surface. He couldn't help but pinch it with his hands and put it into his mouth, his eyes lit up.

Delicious indeed.

The meat is neither greasy nor burnt, with a bit of burnt texture on the outside. It tastes a bit milky with a hint of salt -

"Salt." Zhuo Yan looked at Ah Yin, "Can you taste the salt?"

Ah Yin lowered his head . I continued to taste a large piece and frowned as I tasted it carefully. It was really there, brother.

"This short-legged animal must be a herbivore. It tastes a bit like a mammoth, but the firewood of a mammoth doesn't taste like milk at all."

Zhuo Yan doesn't plan to bake it anymore, so he will wait for this batch of clay pots to be cooked. Come out and have a barbecue with everyone. You're not hungry anyway.

It was getting dark, and soon the clan leader came. The old uncle also reminded Zhuo Yan that the time was up. It seemed that the clan leader also came here based on the time.

Slow down the heat and cool down.

Some orcs took the charcoal with sparks and put it aside first. Zhuo Yan said that after finishing the kiln, if you are not sleepy or hungry, you can eat barbecue next to it. Everyone responded, there was a lot of meat today.

Open the kiln and get pottery.

The pot-bellied pottery pots are arranged neatly one by one.

Although it was the second time to leave the kiln, the hard-working orcs were still very excited. This time the clan leader said directly: "Tonight, for each cave, there will be two pottery bowls, a pot and a pot."

"It's not enough . If so, wait until the salt replacement team has left before burning it."

"Zhuo Yan will arrange to send it, you don't have to wait for me to come back."

Everyone heard quietly, and when the clan leader finished speaking, they heard one after another: "Okay. ", "I understand, Patriarch.", "Okay.", "We will listen to Zhuo Yan."

Before the Patriarch went hunting, this piece of Zhuo Yan was jokingly called a kiln, but it was actually a large piece of barren land divided into two parts. There is a pig trough kiln for burning charcoal on one side, and three kilns on the other side. Now a wooden tent has been built under the shade of the trees - it

was done by Adayu, Ahui and the four orcs Atou.

Naturally, it was what Zhuo Yan and Qiao said.

Now under the tent, it is built into steps, covered with wooden boards, and filled with fired pottery.

The clan leader looked at the shed and believed that Zhuo Yan could rest assured that he would leave the pottery making to Zhuo Yan.

"Take the pottery home first. In ten days, the salt replacement team will set off," the clan leader said.

Everyone understood and said yes.

The tribe's meat division was done by the uncle. This time, the chief of Fentao sat aside and asked Zhuo Yan to make arrangements. Zhuo Yan understood what the tribe leader meant. In ten days, the tribe leader would lead the salt exchange team to leave. This time, he also gave him support and courage.

Zhuo Yan asked Qiao to be responsible for the pottery pot, and Aman was responsible for distributing the pottery bowl. The pottery pot was made of stone. As for Xiao Xian -

"You are the manager, just look at everything, remember people, and don't get sidetracked."

Xiao Xian was happy when he heard this, and kept saying yes, he felt that his task was also very important. That is indeed important, and the people in Xiaoxianji know it very well, but no one comes to get two copies in one cave.

Things were quickly distributed.

Everyone dispersed and went home first. The orcs and orcs were holding the pottery carefully in groups. Some of them were fathers and mothers with their cubs. The cubs were naughty and wanted to hold them. The parents said fiercely: "If this breaks." I'll spank you." "You can't touch it. Stay away from it. You can play with stone pots when you go back." You

were not allowed to play with stone pots before. Now you can play with stone pots.

The patriarch also left with the pottery and his companion. Only then did Zhuo Yan realize that his eldest uncle was the patriarch's companion.

"..." Zhuo Yan looked at the other people, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Shitou was confused, "Everyone in this tribe knows it."

"That's right, Brother Zhuo Yan, what are you talking about?"

Zhuo Yan scratched his head . , "Haha, I was just talking nonsense." Then he quickly changed the subject, "Xiao Xian, what happened to your eyes just now? You were blinking and staring at me. I was busy and forgot to ask you."

Xiao Xian also Before he said anything, Aman said first, "You're still asking, didn't you see that Chun and Ashu came to get the pottery just now, and Chun was standing in front of you?"

"That's right, she definitely didn't expect Brother Zhuo Yan to be like this now. Awesome."

Zhuo Yan: He really didn't pay attention.

"I can't remember faces when it's dark." He fooled him, and then saw that the others clearly didn't believe it. The sub-orc people's eyesight was really unreliable. Zhuo Yan sighed and said, "Chun and I used to be If you don't deal with it—"

"Don't say you want to reconcile with him," Aman said with disgust.

Xiao Xian was even more angry and jumped up, refusing to make peace or make peace.

Zhuo Yan: "? Who said that? I mean, Chun and I don't get along. We don't play together or talk to each other at ordinary times, but making pottery is a task assigned to me by the clan leader. I can't just because Chun and I have quarreled before. It's not good to send things to Chun, or bad things."

"One code is the same."

"If other people want to play with Chun, we can't interfere, otherwise we will become an isolated family. "It's just that all of us don't play with Chun. I used to be alone like this and no one talked to me. It was very boring."

Now it can be said that the clan leader 'values' him, and the sub-orcs also believe in him. If you take the lead in showing your dislike for spring, you will inevitably start to engage in group bullying.

"Zhuo Yan is right." Qiao stood up to support Zhuo Yan and said, "In fact, Chun is not entirely to blame for what happened in the first place. Zhuo Yan also had his faults. He did ask Ashu if he wanted to be a partner. But Zhuo Yan was still underage at that time and apologized. Chun still wanted to beat Zhuo Yan. It was really not good for an orc to bully an underage orc."

So Qiao was very angry and felt that Chun and Ashu had gone too far.

Zhuo Yan broke his head, fell hard, and passed out on the ground. Chun and Ashu kept laughing and said they would beat Zhuo Yan. Although they said it was a threat, it was not good.

Qiao Cai came forward to help Zhuo Yan back.

"Whatever is right," said Joe.

Shitou nodded. Aman and Xiaoxian thought carefully and listened to Zhuo Yan. Xiaoxian said: "I don't want to be a partner with Chun.

" I force you to be friends."

Ah Yin kept listening with open ears. It turned out that there was an orc bullying his brother and knocked him unconscious. My brother didn't want to play with that sub-orc, but he could fight with that orc! Fight hard!

Called Ashu.

Zhuo Yan had no idea that his A-yin had added A-shu to the fight list. After chatting for a while, some orcs and orcs came one after another. Everyone started barbecuing and eating and drinking until they finally got sleepy. .

"Let's go back. We'll have half a day off tomorrow. Come back when it's hottest at noon." Zhuo Yan said, "If you're not here, let's inform each other."

They have plenty of charcoal, so they don't need to burn charcoal. They just burn the pottery pieces first. This time is short.

Today, all the pottery in the kiln was emptied, and there was no need for orcs to stay here to guard it. Everyone was full of food, drink, and joy, and went back together in groups of three or three.

Zhuo Yan, too, walked much more easily after finishing the distribution. He carried a rattan basket with a lot of meat when he went back. Eating meat today was like giving away a lot of meat. Ah Yin took the bucket in his mouth and went home with one leopard for each person.

"...At first, I just wanted to make pottery a convenience for myself and Qiao, but I didn't expect it to become such a big deal in the end." All the tribes started doing it again. The responsibilities have also increased.

Zhuo Yan sighed and laughed, "You can sleep in tomorrow, Ah Yin!"

"Ouch~~" Okay. Then he will go on patrol later tomorrow night, and he wants to sleep in with his brother.

For more than ten days, he went to the kiln every day when he woke up and went back around midnight. Zhuo Yan felt that the cave at home was a bit strange. His stove had not been used for a long time. Fortunately, the chickens and rabbits were quite good. As for A Yin Si The baby pig that was brought back the day before was very wild, and it was all being tamed by Ah Yin.

Zhuo Yan plans to dig a hole next to the chicken coop to make a pig pen when he has some free time. If there are more holes in the future, we can't dig a hole near the door of the house. We have to expand it outwards. There is open space up the hill next to the kiln, but it is not flat and has a slight slope.

This is okay.

Zhuo Yan returned to the cave, put the meat away, closed the cave door and called A Yin, who ran to the bed and lay down. Zhuo Yan said with a smile: "Good boy, go to sleep now."

Now that the weather is hot, Ah Yin no longer sleeps next to her brother. She just waits for her brother to fall asleep, secretly licks her brother, and then closes her eyes and falls asleep.

The next day, Zhuo Yan slept in, and the sun outside shone more than half of the way into the cave before he woke up, stretched out, and slept as if he had recovered all the fatigue from the past ten days of hard work.

One person and one leopard went to brush their teeth and wash up outside the cave entrance. Zhuo Yan also did a set of exercises - casually moving his arms and legs, looking down the slope into the distance, and then he was stunned for a moment, "Ah Yin, if I read it correctly, our chicken butt Followed by...chicks? "

Really chicks, two each - four in total."

Zhuo Yan looked at Ah Yin, Ah Yin, do you know? Ah Yin shook his head, not knowing.

"These days, we go out early and come back late. Chickens are almost like free-range chickens. I don't know what's normal." Zhuo Yan said and ran to the chicken coop. Every day when he went home and passed by the chicken coop, he would glance at it and saw that both chickens were female. The chicken squatted obediently and then left.

But at this moment, in broad daylight, the cave was covered with hay for some time - it looked like a mess, it must have been crawled in by chickens, and there were three eggs on the soft hay.

! ! !

Zhuo Yan's eyes lit up, "Ah Yin, our chicken factory has grown in size!"

Two chickens became seven, and seven became countless.

Then this chicken coop will be useless soon, but it doesn't matter, the large area on the gentle slope is full of 'chicken coops'!

Zhuo Yan: "Ah Yin, you keep an eye on Yazhu from time to time and don't let Yazhu eat the chicken."

Yazhu is an omnivore. In addition to some roots and pigweed, it also eats meat.

"Ouch!" I knew my brother.

So the baby pig, which had done nothing, was put into the leopard's mouth again after a day. After falling out:? ? ? Trembling, not daring to move.

The tribe captured the short-legged beast yesterday. Now, except for the daily patrols of the patrol team, the orcs basically did not leave the tribe. They were not idle either. They began to split the short-legged beast bones, break the long bones, and then grind them.

The orcs are very powerful and are responsible for making the bone knives for the salt team.

The sub-orcs were not idle either. Under the leadership of Zhuo Yan, they began to cook small pottery pots and pottery bowls, and also harvested grass. Now they were soaked in water, and then spread out in the sun to dry, so that they would not Break, better toughness.

The earliest straw mats woven by Zhuo Yan's family were now in tatters and broken by falling grass, but Zhuo Yan didn't have time to make any more, so he made do with it at first. Later, after thinking about it, he found that it would be more durable if it was soaked in the sun and dried.

It was a busy seven days in a row, and during the period, there were also young hunting teams going out to hunt. This was a one-day trip, and there was no danger.

The patriarch said: "I heard that Ah Yin and Ah Hui had a fight before."

Ah Hui was embarrassed and stood up and said: "I was the first to propose that I want to fight Ah Yin." He also added: "I lost. , I'm convinced."

"A Yin, please come with us for that day's hunting," the clan leader said.

Some of the other sub-orcs looked at him with disdain, some questioned, and some were excited and happy - such as A Tou, who was especially happy for his brother to go hunting! Of course, Ada and Ah Hui also recognized it, especially Ah Hui.

He can go, but Ah Yin defeated him. Ah Yin is more powerful than him, so why can't he go.

No one in the presence of the patriarch raised any questions. The clan leader looked at Ah Yin, who screamed loudly to express his willingness. Zhuo Yan had mixed feelings in his heart. He was more happy than A Yin, although he was also a little worried.

But in the tribe, there are concepts that have been passed down for many years and are deeply rooted in the bones.

An orc who cannot hunt is no different from a waste, and is even more looked down upon and despised than a beast. If he can join the hunting team, not to mention the tribe, but all the orcs in the four major tribes of the grassland and forest will grow up and be strong. symbol.

They have grown up, can hunt, and can provide food to the tribe. They are brave men, full of strength and wisdom - hunting also requires wisdom.

Joining the hunting team is just the basics. After entering, whoever has more and bigger prey can catch the prey every time, who can rush into the prey pile and take away the prey and escape unharmed, and who can catch big heads such as mammoths and gray elephants. , Needless to say, that person is the strong man surrounded by tribal orcs.

For example, Ah Hui looked down on Ah Yin before, but after being beaten by Ah Yin, he was convinced -

most orcs are like this, they only care about strength.

Therefore, Zhuo Yan is happy for A Yin. The hunting team is different from the patrol team. In the patrol team, he can ask Xiao Xian to ask his second brother to help A Yin more, accompany A Yin on patrol, and occasionally go out to hunt and study, but in the hunting team , then it depends on Ah Yin himself.

For example, in preschool and middle and high school examinations, it is useless to rely on parents.

There are eight people in the one-day short hunting team, all of whom are young orcs who have just come of age or have been one year old. Naturally, there is an experienced old orc who will lead the way and keep an eye on them.

"Ah Yin, you can do it, come on." Zhuo Yan encouraged, stretched out his hand and clenched it into a fist, changing his previous habit of touching Ah Yin's ears. He felt that with so many orcs in front of him, they were like rua children. Rua Ah Yin, would Ah Yin be okay? Face-saving.

Who knew that Ah Yin came over and rubbed his brother's fist, and shook his head and the brother touched his ears.

Zhuo Yan whispered: "Everyone is looking at you."

Touch, touch, touch, brother.

Zhuo Yan was afraid that if he didn't touch it, his A Yin would lose face even more. Why was he so enthusiastic? After touching it, he quickly asked A Yin to follow. The hunting team was almost gone. Ah Yin roared and ran faster to follow, walking at the end. However, after a while, Ah Hui, who was originally in the middle of the team, slowed down and followed Ah Yin side by side.

Ah Yin didn't even look at Ah Hui, she sped up and walked to Ah Tou.

"Then why are the silly orcs so clingy to you now? Don't just eat your saliva." Ah Tou even saw this joke.

"You're just spitting." Ah Hui scolded back and walked side by side with Ah Yin.

As a result, a concave formation formed behind the team, with two tall orcs on the left and right, and a silver leopard in the middle. Ah Yin: ...It's so noisy.

Chapter 43 (Repair)

Hurry up, hurry up, the pottery that the Leopard Man tribe exchanged with others came out. There are twenty small clay pots in total. The clay pots are slightly deeper and have handles on the left and right. The capacity is only half the size of the clay pots used by the leopard men.

When it was baked, Abai couldn't put it down. He held the pot carefully and said, "Zhuo Yan, this little one is so cute."

"Yes, yes, it looks like a bowl for cubs to eat."

"Your cub eats. It won't grow much with such a small bowl."

"I think it's just right for the cub before it transforms."

Several sub-orcs carried the pot to the bottom of the shed while chatting.

"I've only heard you talk about the Yuren, but I haven't seen them before. Do they really eat very little? Such a small bowl -"

"This is not a bowl, but a pot."

"Hahahaha, I saw that I was wrong. Do they really only eat a little bit?"

"I don't know, I just heard from the orcs. Will you go out this time? I'll know if it's true when I come back and ask Joe. "

I'll note it down and tell you when I get back," Qiao said with a smile.

"Okay, okay."

The pottery pot is too small and cute, and some orcs really like it. Upon seeing this, Zhuo Yan said: "When this batch is finished, send off the salt replacement team. If anyone in the tribe wants a small pottery pot, we can roughly determine the number of people and we will cook it."

"Great!!! Zhuo Yan "Yan, you're so kind!"

Zhuo Yan: "It's not a big deal, we can cook it together anyway." It's more convenient to have two pots at each house, so we can cook everything we need.

The elder orcs in the tribe were doing hand-knitting. Zhuo Yan remembered that in modern times, hemp ropes were used to tie large casseroles with five-flowered flowers to carry them. He followed the elders to study it. The pottery pots are three pots tied together, and the pottery bowls are smaller. Just stack them up and spread a thin layer of hay on the bottom of each bowl.

Once all the pots and bowls are put together, the rattan baskets are covered with long-furred leather, the pots and bowls are fastened in place, some hay is stuffed in, and the mouth of the leather is tied with soft canes, and that's it.

There are six rattan baskets in total, containing twenty pottery pots and forty pottery bowls. There were also two rattan baskets of bone knives and eight rattan baskets of skins. The night before departure, the tribe made a banging sound. Everyone gathered in the square.

The clan leader began to call the names. This time, the people who changed to the salt team were basically experienced orcs, and there were also young orcs, Ada and Ashu. Ada's grandmother also went, taking her partner with her.

There are a total of thirty-two orcs in the tribe, and the salt exchange team dispatched seventeen. The orcs have to take turns carrying the collective cargo. This year, the tribe has a lot of cargo, with a total of sixteen rattan baskets.

But this little thing, seventeen orcs carry one rattan basket, and their companions sit on the back, and they can carry two more rattan baskets, the weight is nothing.

The orcs still like to take their mates out. The orcs live in the tribe for a year, picking and working all day long, and they cannot go out for fun. It is very boring. In the middle of the year, they can go to the market, and the orcs who are close to each other can go to the market. Willing to take a sub-orc companion out to play.

So out of the seventeen orcs, sixteen brought their partners, and even the clan leader brought his uncle.

"...In the tribe, the hunting team has electricity and electricity, and the sub-orcs burn pottery and Zhuoyan to make arrangements. For other things, such as picking and weaving, you can ask the old man in Dadong."

After the arrangements were completed, the clan leader thought that nothing happened, so he let them go.

Zhuoyan Ah Yin first said goodbye to Qiao with his friends. He heard that the team would set off before dawn tomorrow. Qiao went to Yuren Market for the first time. Now he was a little excited and his cheeks were red. He said, "I'm leaving this time." Come on, you have to work hard to collect the potatoes."

"Qiao, what are you talking about? I'm just collecting potatoes," Aman said.

Xiao Xian nodded his head, just collecting potatoes.

"When it's collected, I'll put your batch in my cave first, and then take it away when you come back." Zhuo Yan said.

Joe said yes, you won't be polite this time.

Shitou and Xiaoxian are both a little depressed, because Shitou's parents are also going to change the salt team, and his sister Dayun will have to rely on Shitou during this time. Xiaoxian has the same parents, but fortunately he still has two older brothers at home.

Zhuo Yan didn't know what to say about the situation at Shitou's home.

Because Shitou's parents are too loving! ! !

Sure enough, Shitou's parents had a marriage ceremony.

But what can I say, the parents are 'going out to play', leaving the eldest son to live with a seven or eight-year-old sister. Shitou is just a 1.88-meter-tall, strong-bodied sub-orc who has been an adult for two years. Once his parents leave, Shitou No matter what you eat, you have to support your sister.

His parents' original words were: Didn't you say, Zhuo Yan said that the mud beans are almost ripe, and there is a hunting team, we believe you can make the stone.

This year, Qiao's family, Qiao's brother, and Qiao's parents all went.

But Aman's parents didn't go because Aman's younger brother, a primary school student, was actually quite naughty. Aman's parents obviously knew their son very well and were afraid that they would go out. The orc son sneaked out and asked his daughter to take some leather to the market - Aman's sister and her partner Go.

Aman later whispered to Shitou that he heard his father and mother saying that Shitou's father and mother asked his parents for help. If Shitou and Dayun ran out of meat to eat, please send some over first, and they would exchange it for salt later.

After Zhuo Yan heard this, he felt that Shitou's parents were somewhat reliable. He just said, how could Shitou really let his sister live for more than two months?

There are now fifteen orcs left in the tribe, five cubs, and ten adults. Of course, it also includes experienced mature orcs. There are four in total, Dian, Asen, Daya, and Aman.

A few people chatted, and Zhuo Yan said that there was also his A Yin.

So I recalculated and added Ah Yin, so there are now eleven usable orcs.

The clan leader said that the hunting team was under electrical control. Zhuo Yan didn't recognize him and asked, "Is he Are's father?"

"No, Zhuo Yan, you forgot again. Daya is Are's father." Shitou said.

Zhuo Yan: ...

This name is just like the name of Xiao Xian's second brother, which unexpectedly makes people stumble one after another.

Zhuo Yan spoke with difficulty, "You can't blame me. Listen, do lightning and thunder look like father and son? Thunder and lightning."

"But Alei's father's teeth were so big and sharp that he once bit off a lion's neck. "Shitou praised.

Aman glanced at Zhuo Yan, "Don't you ask Asen? Speaking of which, he is also your uncle. Why doesn't he go this year?"

"?" Zhuo Yan was stunned for a moment, suddenly realized, and said calmly: "My uncle doesn't Is it normal to go?"

Aman nodded, "Your uncle's partner is pregnant and has a big belly. I heard that she will give birth soon after the salt replacement team leaves, so I won't go this year."

That's it.

Leopards usually give birth in three months of pregnancy, but sub-orcs are different because they can also change into human form, so the pregnancy to birth time is basically about six months.

Zhuo Yan couldn't help but think, no wonder Uncle Zhuo Yan didn't send meat to Xiao Zhuo Yan last winter during the snow season. In previous years, this uncle would always send meat to Xiao Zhuo Yan and Ah once or twice during the snow season. mom.

I don't give it in normal times, I only give it in difficult times.

There are orcs in the tribe who follow animal instincts, and there are also some who care about blood relationships. However, when the environment is harsh and food is precious and scarce, the orcs' first choice is always their partners and cubs.

Zhuo Yan's memory of this uncle was very vague. Now that A Man mentioned it, Xiao Zhuo Yan's memory couldn't help but come to mind - the heavy snow poured into the cave entrance, and Xiao Zhuo Yan and his mother were wrapped in leather and shivering on the stone bed in the corner. The uncle braved the wind and snow to reach the entrance of the cave, put down the meat in his mouth and left.

It was in a hurry, and there was only a beast-like figure from behind.

"That's good." Zhuo Yan nodded and added, "I hope Auntie can give birth to Zaizai safely."

Then everyone looked at him again.

Zhuo Yan: ..."Why."

"Why do you call me aunt?"

"Because you are my uncle's partner, so you call me aunt. Isn't that what you call me?"

Qiao couldn't help but explain: "You know your uncle, and your uncle's We don't know each other, and we don't have any blood connections. We all call each other by name or partner. "

Just...how to put it, there is a concept of blood relationship in the tribe, but not much, and it is all straightforward." . Who is related by blood to whom has nothing to do with the other person's partner and parents. There is no conflict between 'mother-in-law and daughter-in-law' or 'mother-in-law and son-in-law'.

fine.

Everyone came to the fork, a few people stopped, reluctant to leave, Qiao smiled first, "It's not like I won't come back."

"Sister Qiao." Zhuo Yan interrupted first. He was a little scared to speak with a flag, but he smiled, very relaxed The usual tone: "See you next time."

Joe was also infected, "See you next time."

"See you next time." Everyone was no longer sad, and going to the market was still fun.

So after saying that, everyone went their separate ways and went back to their homes. Zhuo Yan and A Yin left first. Several others were still muttering about what their aunt had just said. Xiao Xian said, "Brother Zhuo Yan must be lonely and wants to have more family members.", "I thought so too, so I didn't say anything more. , let's just say aunt."

"Zhuo Yan has Ah Yin now, and there will be Zaizai in the future," Shitou said.

Xiao Xian and A Man became happy and were happy for Zhuo Yan.

Zhuo Yan had no idea that he was a "little pitiable" in the hearts of his friends. He thought that A Yin would be able to join the hunting team in the future and do something for the tribe. A Yin was very happy and was in high spirits every day. He also thought about A Yin. happy.

No wonder the tribe leader asked Ah Yin to join the hunting team a few days ago. First, Ah Yin had beaten Ah Hui and lived with him in the tribe without hurting anyone. He was a member of the tribe. They both received meat every time before. Some people are privately dissatisfied. Secondly, once the salt-replacing army left, the whole tribe was in short supply of orcs and needed people.

"Ah Yin, you may have to work harder from now on," Zhuo Yan said.

Ah Yin whined, brother who is not working hard.

"I've finished most of the pottery making, and it won't be so tight after that." Zhuo Yan originally said that he could take a day or two off, but he remembered that he still had to harvest potatoes.

Aman and others said that summer is coming soon and there will be a lot of rain, so the salt replacement team needs to set off now. When there is a lot of rain in summer, they will have arrived at Yuren Market, and they will come back after the rainy season.

The rainy season lasts about half a month.

Zhuo Yan thought to himself, it was quite short-lived. The weather has been getting hot recently, and it's really sunny. It's cooler when it rains - I don't know yet, but if it rains, he'll have a big head.

Zhuo Yan passed by the chicken coop and squatted there to look at it. Two of the four eggs had broken out of their shells, and the rest were probably about to finish. After Zhuo Yan finished watching the eggs, he took Ah Yin back to sleep. He would still be alive tomorrow.

The next day, Zhuo Yan knew that there was nothing important today and could take a breath of relief for a short while, so he took a nap. The salt replacement team had already set off.

Ah Yin squatted beside the bed, stuck out his tongue and licked his brother.

"Wake up." Zhuo Yan didn't even open his eyes. He stretched out his hand to touch the air randomly. Ah Yin put his head under his brother's palm. Zhuo Yan touched it and said vaguely: "If you want to go to the hunting team, you go first." I'll wake up soon."

"Ooooooo~" Okay, brother, it's okay to sleep for a while, I'm leaving.

Ah Yin licked his brother's palm, and Zhuo Yan felt that his palm was wet and a little prickly, so he suddenly woke up, opened his eyes, sat up, and hugged Ah Yin's head, "Go quickly, before it's too late. "

The hunting team doesn't wait for anyone. If they pass by someone's cave and call out, their family will take advantage of living outside. Ah Yin is the last one to follow the team.

Sure enough, there was a faint roar outside the cave.

Ah Yin gave her brother a final nudge, quickly ran out of the cave and caught up with the team.

Zhuo Yan stretched and woke up completely. He simply carried a bucket in one hand and a rattan basket on his back and went out to work. The chickens, rabbits and tooth pigs raised at home were all free-range, and he could find food by himself. The pig still has some skin and has been tamed by Ah Yin for a few days. Now it is obedient and looks for pig grass to eat.

Whoever sees it doesn't say it's a devil.

Zhuo Yan first went to the river to wash up. His hair was a bit long, so he simply trimmed it with a bone knife. Then he heard the sound of the stone behind him lecturing Dayun: "You stay on my back and don't move around.

" Oh, brother." Dayun howled.

"Brother Zhuo Yan!" Xiao Xian ran over first, "Are you trimming your hair? I'll help you."

"Okay." Zhuo Yan handed the bone knife to Xiao Xian, "Trim the back shorter, the weather is too hot.

"I'll fix it later," Xiao

Xian said while helping Zhuo Yan's hair to be shortened. "Shitou was almost annoyed to death. Dayun cried all morning, but now he stopped crying.

" " My father and mother are gone, and Dayun is still young, so it's normal for

her to cry." "But she cried so loudly." Xiao Xian felt very annoyed anyway, Shi Shi was so powerful, he kept coaxing her, and even played with Dayun behind her back. .

After a while, the hair was shortened, and no hairdressing skills were required at this time. Short was enough, so Zhuo Yan's hair was as hairy as an exploding tree. His hair was ear-length, and it was particularly short on his head. So fried and fluffy.

Zhuo Yan looked at the river water and said happily: "I have a lot of hair." He picked up a few handfuls of water and washed his face and neck, and wiped his skin with the water.

"Okay, let me fix it for you."

Xiao Xian obediently carried it over and asked Zhuo Yan to fix his hair. Shitou also walked over with his sister on his back, followed by Aman, who blocked his ears. Zhuo Yan: ...laughing to death.

Dayun is a bit skinny, but he is just a child, but he is also very sensible - in the tribe, children are raised rough and have strong bodies. They crawl around everywhere and do not choose what to eat. The adults told them not to go to the river. Children Definitely not going. Because if you go there you will be beaten.

Orcs and sub-orcs don't beat children easily, but they really beat them when they do.

"You want to fix your hair again? Then I'll fix it too." Aman said.

The stone was put down on Dayun. Dayun could walk, but his walking was a little unsteady and he would crawl when he was anxious. At this time, Dayun walked towards Zhuo Yan first and opened his arms to hug him.

"Oh, Dayun really likes Zhuo Yan." Aman said while taking out the bone knife.

Zhuo Yan hugged Dayun and saw that the child's hair was messy, "Shitou, why don't you fix it for Dayun too?"

"Okay." Shitou said, taking out the bone knife from his backpack, "I'll do it."

So early in the morning , several people finished their hair trimming by the river first, feeling refreshed. The stone was too sloppily repaired by Dayun, and Zhuo Yan also made some repairs - he felt that his craftsmanship was very good, at least better than that of the stone.

When Shi Shi was washing his sister's hair, he was holding his sister upside down. His head was facing the river water, soaked with soap, and he started scratching casually. Dayun howled, Zhuo Yan:... "Shi Shi, please be gentler."

"I got it."

Sure enough . This time Dayun stopped barking.

Today is the evening for pottery making, and it is too hot at noon. Zhuoyan's body temperature is more than 30 degrees. He feels embarrassed not to wear a waistcoat, but he sees that other sub-orcs in the tribe have changed into woven leaf and rattan clothes. 'Clothes', covering only key parts.

The disadvantage is that it is easy to get lost.

"How is cloth made?" Zhuo Yan thought about it silently. He knew Ramie and Tongma. They definitely didn't exist near their tribe, so he couldn't help but go harvest potatoes with everyone first.

Shitou put Dayun under the shade of a tree and let Dayun play by himself. Then he went to dig in the ground. Everyone used stone knives. After working for a while, all the sub-orcs who had agreed to make pottery in the afternoon came.

"Zhuo Yan, we heard that you are harvesting mud beans today."

"Let me help you."

"I said I would help you with the work."

A Bai and others got off the ground one after another. Zhuo Yan didn't have time to say anything. Everyone had already dug them. Get up, the orcs know how to dig mud beans, and don't need to be taught. With a large number of people, they can work very quickly, and soon the open space was filled with potatoes.

"There are so many, how did you plant them?" A Bai asked in amazement, and then said embarrassedly: "Xiao Xian said about planting before. I didn't believe it at first, but when I saw the mud bean seedlings growing on the ground, I already believed it. Nidou is growing well."

Another sub-orc nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhuo Yan said, "I'll teach you, this is very simple. There are many open spaces on both sides of the water in our tribe. Before we can open up the land, we must first dig up the soil." Remove the weeds and then cultivate the seeds..."

He taught in detail.

Everyone listened carefully. Even if someone didn't understand, they didn't ask first. Instead, they waited for Zhuo Yan to finish speaking before someone asked: "Can Zhuo Yan still plant now?"

Others said: "We can turn the soil first and wait. If you plant it after the rainy season, you won't need to water it anymore."

"Clever!" Zhuo Yan praised.

The young sub-orc's face was red and he was very happy.

"It's just that the weather is very hot. Please be careful when working."

"You can drink bitter tree sap. Don't worry, Zhuo Yan." A Bai said.

Zhuo Yan: ...bitter sap? He looked at Xiao Xian, who was sneaking next to Brother Zhuo Yan, frowning and gesticulating: "It's a very ugly tree, with white water flowing out from the bark. It looks white, but it's so bitter." It tastes bad."

"I felt so hot before, so my uncle gave me this to drink."

Zhuo Yan: "We'll go harvest the bitter sap another day."

Xiao Xian said...with a bitter look on his face, but he still agreed.

It was originally expected to be two days of work, because we could only work for most of the morning, and we had to make pottery in the afternoon. As a result, there were so many people, and we finished the work in one day. The whole potato piled up into a mountain, which is no exaggeration. Zhuo Yan didn't expect the reproduction and growth to be so good. This land was simply a holy land for growing potatoes.

Several people started to divide, leaving two baskets for seeds - this was a partnership between Zhuo He and his friends.

The remaining five people each filled two rattan baskets, and Zhuo Yan carried them three times and poured the potatoes into a corner of the hole—two of the baskets belonged to Qiao.

One of his baskets was used as seeds for A-Bai and the others. It was agreed that he would lend the seeds to everyone now and return half of the baskets to him during the harvest in the fall. Ah Bai and others agreed - in autumn, there are mud beans everywhere in and outside the tribe, there are so many, they are not afraid of not being able to get enough.

Aman Xiaoxian also lent a basket to others, but Shitou didn't, because Shitou and Dayun had to live on potatoes, and Dayun had a lot to eat now.

In the evening, the hunting team returned, each orc carrying prey, which was a horned sheep. Most of the tribe's people left, and now there are only thirty-five people left. Each person was given three or four kilograms of meat, which was enough to eat.

As usual, the meat was collected in the tribal square, and the one who divided the meat was Dian's friend, a male sub-orc who looked strong and strong, and also very young, about twenty-five or six years old, with a serious expression, and everyone was the same size. , it was Zhuo Yan's turn, the sub-orc man looked at it and gave Zhuo Yan an extra bone.

"Why did you give him an extra bone?"

someone from the tribe shouted.

When Dian heard the sound and looked behind him, the orc who shouted stood up.

"Why should I give him one more?" the orc repeated again.

The sub-orc who was dividing the meat had some trouble in his eyes. He glanced at his partner and bit his lower lip, feeling that he had lost his impartiality and allowed his partner to be questioned.

Zhuo Yan did not return the bones, but looked at the flesh-splitting orcs with firm eyes, saying, "Don't wait for your partner to deal with it." He didn't know whether the other party had received it or not.

The clan leader just left and handed over the tribe's hunting team to Dian. Zhuo Yan didn't know if anything happened during this hunting trip. Anyway, it would involve dividing the meat. Some people took the opportunity to question Dian's leadership.

Electricity and companion are one.

A meat bone, no one will question it when the uncle is around.

Sure enough, Dian looked at the other party and said in a loud and unquestionable tone: "We are hunting today, Maha. You have not listened to my arrangements and almost caused the teammates in the team to be attacked. Today is a horned sheep. What if it were another prey?" ? They will be hurt."

"I just teach these young orcs how to hunt," Maha said forcefully.

Dian stopped arguing, "You should take the bones, Zhuo Yan, one for Xiao Xian, and one for Ah Hui's grandma. I said it. Maha, and the rest of you, if you don't believe me, you can wait for the clan leader Come back and fight. As for now, I listen to the clan leader and don't fight."

Zhuo Yan understood immediately and said loudly with the bone in his hand: "I listened to the news. Thank you."

"This is you, Xiao Xian, and Ah Hui'a. Mom deserves it."

Zhuo Yan took the bones and meat and went to the side. The atmosphere in the square had not yet calmed down. It was a bit cold and stiff. Zhuo Yan looked in the direction everyone was looking at and met the Mahar. Zhuo Yan moved naturally. Open your eyes.

That Maha looks to be one or two years older than Dian, or maybe they are about the same age.

Dian is a female orc, not very tall, about 1.93 meters tall, and Maha looks almost 2 meters tall. This time the clan leader arranged for Dian to lead the team, Maha must have been dissatisfied for a long time.

This is only the first day.

Zhuo Yan touched Ah Yin's ear. Ah Yin had been wronged today. Dian Neng said that it must be the maha who let the young orc catch him. Fortunately, the horned sheep was not in danger. Ah Yin rubbed her brother, it was okay, he was not injured.

Perhaps with Zhuo Yan playing the plate, Xiao Xian also had an extra bone when he went up to get the meat. He hugged the bone and said loudly: "Thank you Dian, thank you Xiao Kui." But he was still young and his voice was a little shaky.

Then came A Hui's Aunt. A Hui's attitude was very gentle and her voice was neither too loud nor too quiet. But she thanked Dian for protecting A Hui. "A Hui is stupid, but luckily he is a horned sheep."

"Ama! Stop talking. "Ah Hui's voice.

The square, which was originally quiet and somewhat stiff, became relaxed again after this interruption.

On the way back after dividing the meat, Aman said: "Zhuo Yan, you are so brave. Aren't you afraid of Maha?"

"When I received the meat, I turned my back to everyone. I didn't see Maha grow so tall." Zhuo Yan.

Xiao Xian, who was originally full of excitement and admiration:...? ? ? ah?

Shitou and Aman both laughed. Shitou hugged his sister and carried the basket on his back, and said, "But I believe Zhuo Yan will support electricity even if he sees Maha."

Zhuo Yan touched the silly little Xian's head, " Xiao Xian is also very brave."

Xiao Xian became happy again. His voice was trembling just now, but he listened to Brother Zhuo Yan.

"I don't know who Maha is, but the clan leader handed over the hunting team to Dian. He must be qualified and able to lead the team. At least during this period, the tribe can be safe and barely fed." Zhuo Yan thought for a moment and added: "You just After hearing this, Ding said that the fight will take place when the clan leader comes back, not now. "

"Is she afraid that she won't be able to beat Maha?" After Aman finished speaking, he felt something was wrong and shook his head. I heard that Maha was very strong, not like Ada. They were comparable, but he couldn't tell.

Zhuo Yan said: "There are few orcs in our tribe now. Maha provokes and deliberately wants to fight. No matter whether he loses or wins, if he misses and someone is injured, the eleven orcs who can hunt and protect the tribe will become ten!"

"No, it's nine." After Shitou finished speaking, he remembered, "I forgot there was A Yin, that's ten. You're right Zhuo Yan."

"The patriarch is very smart, and his electricity is relatively stable. Father Alei The leg injury is not fully healed. My uncle Asen, my partner is pregnant, and Maha looks very reckless—"

"Brother Zhuo Yan, what is reckless?" "

He is just very impulsive. He makes decisions based on instinct without thinking. Not based on the interests of the entire tribe."

Aman Shitou nodded, Zhuo Yan made sense.

"But I think we'll have to fight sooner or later... I don't know if Dian can hold off until the clan leader comes back." Zhuo Yan felt that Maha would not give up.

Orcs believe in overpowering by force, and they won't talk much after they are defeated.

Zhuo Yan lowered his head and said to Ah Yin: "When you go hunting in the future, you have to be careful and be on guard against that maha."

"Ouch~" Ah Yin nodded. He noted it down.

"But speaking of it, Aman, why didn't your father lead the team?"

Aman stared at him and said helplessly: "My brother - forget it, my father can't let go."

Zhuo Yan didn't understand what he meant, but it's not a big deal. , now it will be good if the electricity stabilizes the situation. At this time, we couldn't go back to the cave after taking the meat, and we still had to make pottery. Fortunately, the hunting team came back early and the kiln hadn't been fired yet, so we didn't have to collect the meat in batches. When we arrived at the kiln factory, everyone gathered and started firing the kiln.

Xiaoxian's eldest brother A'ri and Are's father Daya patrol at night and guard the kiln.

In the kiln factory, there were two orcs per kiln, some chatting in low voices.

"Zhuo Yan supported Dian and Xiao Kui just now."

"But Maha is right -"

"Ma Ha is wrong. Dian has already said that there is a reason for giving Zhuo Yan an extra bone."

"I I'm not saying that, I'm saying that Maha looks stronger. Maybe Maha takes young orcs to hunt for the benefit of young orcs. "

"That's true."

Not only do orcs admire strong people, but also sub-orcs. This kind of appreciation is not true. Like your partner, but worship and believe in the strong.

The presence of the beast-shaped big fang was extremely low. Hearing this, he just squinted his eyes and glanced at the sub-orc man who was speaking, and then his eyes gave out a cold and disdainful look.

Maha?

Nothing.

Chapter 44 (Revision)

Ten days after , everything in the tribe was as usual.

Zhuoyan fired kilns twice, and they all contained small items, such as deep-mouthed bowls, plates, cups, small pots, etc. Basically, each hole was equally divided. There are basically two people in each cave of the Leopard Man tribe, or parents and cubs. The most is like five people in Xiao Xian's family.

Xiao Xian often said that his parents couldn't stand it anymore and urged their two sons to find a partner and move out so they wouldn't grow old in a cave - that's what it meant.

So two pots, two large bowls, a large kettle, two small bowls, and three with handles and lids in each hole, which can be used as cups or jars, are really enough.

So after the last firing, Zhuo Yan said: "It's almost done. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. The kiln firing is over this year. If the clan leader and others come back, they will start firing at that time."

The sub-orcs all agreed, and they I also want to plow over a large piece of land on both sides of the river to grow mud beans.

After distributing the remaining pottery to the families in the tribe, Zhuo Yan and the elders agreed to put it in the big cave for the time being, waiting for the salt replacement team to come back and collect it from there.

The pottery firing is completely over.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Now the orcs get up earlier and use the moonlight to plow the ground by the river. They work until nine o'clock in the morning. The weather starts to get hot. They persist until about ten o'clock. The orcs can't bear it anymore and have to go back to the cave. , wait until five o'clock in the evening, when the sun sets and then comes out.

Aman said summer is coming soon.

Zhuo Yan was shocked when he heard this: "Isn't this summer?!"

"Yes, it's not yet."

It's so hot, but it's not summer yet. Zhuo Yan feels like it's already thirty-five or six degrees Celsius now. So when it's the hottest, it's not forty degrees?

Shitou saw that Zhuo Yan was afraid of the heat and said, "How can you not feel hot if you wear a leather skirt and waistcoat all day long? Take it off."

"Yes, that's right, brother Zhuo Yan." Xiao Xian felt it was so hot, so he said thoughtfully: "I I know the leaves are so big in some places, I can help you knit leaf clothes."

Zhuo Yan couldn't hold it anymore, so he could only thank Xiao Xian for his kindness, and then said, "Let's do it together next time." He was still worried about the arrival of summer. Fortunately for him, he could crawl back into the hole when it got hot. The hole was really warm in winter and cool in summer, so it was quite comfortable, but Ah Yin couldn't go hunting in such a hot day.

"That bitter tree sap I mentioned before, when are we going to get a jar?"

Xiao Xian: ...showing a mask of pain.

A Man laughed happily, saying that Xiao Xian was still eager to play, but now it's better. Zhuo Yan was going to cut the bitter tree sap. Xiao Xian glared at A Man, and A Man started to rub Xiao Xian's head, and the two of them beat each other. Make a fuss.

Shitou nodded and said that he could go this evening.

"Is this far?"

"Fortunately, I can come back before dark." Before Shitou finished speaking, Xiao Xian, who was noisy, immediately took the lead and said, "Brother Zhuo Yan, I know there is a tree that is very big! There are so many."

Zhuo Yan: "That's great. I'll see you in the evening. I'll get a jar to catch them."

Seeing that it's hot, everyone goes back to the river. Some orcs are too hot and even jump into the water. To cool down, we went back together laughing and joking until the sun set in the evening and the tribe became lively again.

Zhuo Yan came out of the cave with a rattan basket on his back. It has been hot recently. Not to mention him, the small animals in the house are a little wilted. Zhuo Yan prepared water for these animals and dug it with A Yin's earliest wooden stake. Now Ah Yin has replaced the wooden basins with pottery bowls. One for him and Ah Yin is just enough.

The wooden basin was placed under the crooked neck tree, and Zhuo Yan filled it with water. He didn't care about anything else. When the animals in the family were thirsty, they would come up and drink by themselves. They were not stupid, especially the tooth pigs were very smart.

Zhuo Yan arrived at the bottom of the slope, and the three of them arrived for a while. Shitou was still carrying the rattan basket and hugging Dayun.

"Let's go."

The three of them walked around to the narrowest part of the river and left the tribe. At first glance, the entire river seemed a bit narrow. When the snow melted and spring began, the river was the widest. Now both sides are still seven or eight meters away from the river surface. The land in the distance was turned over one after another.

This is what the orcs are doing these days.

Everyone talks about planting mud beans, and his execution ability is amazing. He does what he is told and is very diligent. Zhuo Yan was watching, and the others followed Zhuo Yan. Shitou didn't know what he was looking at. It was a piece of plowed soil that dried quite quickly. Aman said: "There will be so many potatoes this autumn, I feel like I have to eat them all." It's not over."

"Yes, yes, if the salt team comes back with a lot of salt, we won't be afraid of going hungry this winter," Xiao Xian said.

Although Shi Shi didn't say anything, he had a smile on his face when he thought about that situation.

"I wonder if the salt replacement team has arrived?"

"Definitely not, it's only been a while."

"Yeah."

A few people chatted all the way out of the tribe, but they didn't dare to go far, because the tribe now has insufficient manpower, and there are only orcs patrolling every day. The two of them would just urinate at various forest spots outside the tribal boundaries - outside the riverbed.

Some ordinary animals will leave on their own if they smell the scent of orcs.

The tree with bitter sap is easy to find. It grows short in a forest and looks ugly. The bark on the trunk is very black and has tree scars. It is as big as a fist. In fact, people with trypophobia will feel sick when they see it.

Use a stone knife to cut open the outermost bark of the scarred tree - it is very thick and needs to be broken hard. Then use a bone knife to cut along the cut area. The juice will flow out. It is really clear water. It looks like an ancient and unpleasant smell.

Zhuo Yan: ..."Who was the first person to drink this? It's really amazing."

This tree is so ugly, so I cut open the scar to get the juice to relieve the heat. How did I find the first person who could drink it?

"I don't know. Anyway, everyone in the tribe knows it, including my father and mother." Aman said.

No one will ask who discovered it first. If they fainted from the heat when they were born, the adults would feed them this and they would vomit after drinking it.

Zhuo Yan found a tree, imitated the trick he had just used to cut open the stone, and quickly picked it up. The bowls cooked in the tribe, even the small bowls, are not modern, let alone the jars, which can hold seven or eight hundred milliliters.

A tree scar can hold more than 300 ml.

Zhuo Yan did not cut open the second one, but sniffed it first, and almost smelled it. The smell was not very good. He took a small sip, and his whole facial features wrinkled up. Xiao Xian, Shitou and Aman laughed, but Dayun was anxious, waving his hands and saying no, no, no.

"You three! Dayun is better." Zhuo Yan angrily accused his companion of seeing a joke. There was still a bitter taste on his tongue, which was really more bitter than coptis.

Aman didn't stop laughing and said, "Dayun hasn't had a drink yet, feed her a sip."

"I think you want Dayun to hate me!" Zhuo Yan bluntly exposed Aman's 'trick'.

Apart from Shi Shi, Dayun really liked him very much.

Aman was disappointed, and Zhuo Yan actually saw it.

"Brother Zhuo Yan, you haven't fainted from the heat yet. Stop drinking. It's really terrible to drink." Xiao Xian said, anyway, he would drink it if he could.

Aman: "Everyone in the tribe is like Xiao Xian. It's not too late to pick him up after he faints from the heat. Who comes to pick him up so early like you, it's hard to drink."

"Ah Yin was out hunting one day, and I was afraid that he would have a heatstroke. Can I turn this into powder? Or I could roll it into balls and bring them to Ah Yin. When hunting for traces of prey, I can eat a pill if I stay out in the sun for too long." Zhuo Rock is the plan.

When Xiao Xian heard that he wanted to dry it and roll it into balls, his expression suddenly wrinkled, "Brother Zhuo Yan, orcs are very aware of the smell. My father never drinks this. My mother has served it before. He went over to feed my father, who woke up, turned into a beast and went to take a dip in the river."

Aman nodded, but the beasts didn't drink this.

"Then just carry it hard?" Zhuo Yan felt that it was too harmful to the body, and it was obvious that he would get angry. Or should he dilute it and drink it as daily drinking water? Or wipe your body?

Anyway, I'm thinking about it when I get back.

Zhuo Yan took most of the jars and put the lid on. This jar couldn't fit tightly without being exposed. The lid was just like the lid of an ordinary teacup. If it shook and poured, it would definitely flow out. Zhuo Yan tied the gap between the jar and the rattan basket with a straw rope and fixed it. It's a good location, and since it only took most of the can, there's still some space left, so there shouldn't be any spillage when the lid is on.

The other three people looked at it and imitated Zhuo Yan's actions.

"Zhuo Yan is indeed smart." affirmed from Aman.

Shitou nodded, "I originally wanted Dayun to hold me."

Xiao Xian did the same, but he was holding the jar. Now it's fine, I put it in the rattan basket and tied it up so that I can walk easily without fear of slipping and breaking the pottery pot.

Today's hunting team was still a team with electric belts, and they were still looking for prey on the grassland outside the tribe. They searched all morning and found a few lone deer, and electric belts were hunting to catch them all.

It was going smoothly, these horned deer were a piece of cake for the leopard men.

Because of what happened to Ma Ha and the ten days of hunting that followed, Dian didn't trust Ma Ha very much. She took the lead in the charge and asked other orcs to outflank him. However, I hunt in the nearby grassland every day, and I only encountered these deer today after walking all morning.

It would be noon, it was too hot, and the deer had found a creek bed and was drinking.

The orcs lying behind the grass slope switched to human form - because they were too close, the human form was thinner and had no patterns. Ah Yin, who could not transform, was lying at the farthest distance, hiding his body and staring into the distance. at.

It's still the same as before, nothing will happen.

Dian was the first to rush up, running very fast, and several deer fled in fright. Dian spotted the leading adult deer, and in a competition for speed, he leaped in the air and transformed into an animal shape, elongating his body and moving forward. The claws held down the strong deer, and the sharp teeth bit the deer's neck.

But something came from behind.

Dian dodged and quickly dodged, it was Maha.

...

The hunting team has not come back in the evening. The orcs in Tribelia chatted while digging the land, "The hunting team hasn't come back today?", "Yeah.", "I'm a little hungry.", "Me too. "

The weather is hot, and the tribe has no salt. The entire tribe is full after hunting today, and there is no other food left at all - except for Zhuo Yan, they have just harvested some potatoes, and usually eat them mixed with meat. At least they can Take it for a month or two.

But other demi-orcs didn't.

Some people will find some berries, wild fruits, and weeds to eat when they are hungry.

"It would be great if we could plant mud beans when Zhuoyan planted them before."

"Yes, we can eat mud beans at this time."

"Although it is a little late now, we will be better in autumn. It's better."

"That's right."

It wasn't until dark that the orcs washed together in the river, but they still didn't hear the banging sound, and they felt a little uneasy. Today's patrol team consists of A Tou and A Sen - a young orc and an experienced orc.

At this time, the two orcs stood by the tribal river and looked into the distance.

Zhuo Yan was at home. He tidied up the cave and made some mats. It was getting dark and Ah Yin hadn't come back yet. He felt a little uneasy and couldn't sit still. He went out and waited for Ah Yin at the foot of the hillside. He saw something in the distance. Two orc figures.

After waiting for a while, the hunting team has not returned yet.

"Zhuo Yan, go back to the cave." The orc patrolling in the distance said.

"Oh, okay." Zhuo Yan didn't recognize it was his uncle and took a few steps back. He always felt that something was not right today. Nothing would happen, right? He stopped again, stood on the slope and took a look, and finally returned to the cave.

A long time passed, like eight or nine o'clock in the evening.

The hunting team finally came back. There was a bang bang bang sound in the tribe. Zhuo Yan breathed a sigh of relief and went out with the rattan basket on his back. The hunting team was back, and A Yin would be back too.

When we arrived at the square, there was a torch, blood on the ground, a stag, and a rhinoceros - the rhinoceros was not nearby prey and needed to run farther away.

Zhuo Yan ignored the prey and glanced around, and saw Ah Yin. Ah Yin's silver-white hair was stained with blood, and the corners of his mouth turned blood red. He couldn't help but feel nervous. Ah Yin met his eyes and shook his head. Lower tail.

...It seems to be fine, Ah Yin was not injured, it was the blood of the prey.

Zhuo Yangang breathed a sigh of relief.

Maha was injured, his shoulder was injured, and he said it was caused by electric shock. But it doesn't look serious.

"You also said that we can't fight when the clan leader is not here. You should violate the clan leader's words first." Maha said, covering his shoulders.

Dian said: "You came to me first, you took action first."

"I just followed your orders and helped you clear the back."

The two argued. Vaguely, the orcs were also divided into two camps, one led by Maha, the other led by Dian. Naturally, there was no one standing, standing in the middle - Asen, Daya and Aman's beast father Huo Xia.

An orc stood up and said, "Dian, we don't care who makes the move first. Anyway, if Maha hadn't insisted on finding prey today, there would be no rhino to eat at all today."

"Yes!"

"We searched all morning and only found one. "Deer."

"You fought with Maha and the deer dispersed."

Ah Ri said, "That's because Maha attacked the deer first and scared them away.

" Ma Ha insists on hunting the rhinoceros."

"Ma Ha will share the meat with the rhinoceros today."

Zhuo

Yan: This is a simple and straightforward 'tribal fight'. This maha has some scheming but not much. Almost all tribal orcs are like this. No matter who makes the first move, everyone will decide the outcome.

As a result, Dian led the team to hunt only one deer, but Maha insisted and led the team to hunt a rhinoceros.

Now, once the news agrees that Maha will share the rhinos with everyone, then at least Maha will be the leader of the tribal hunting team until the clan leader comes back. At least Maha can lead the team to share the meat, which is a symbol of power.

At least half of the orcs in the tribe are like Maha. They want to run farther, hunt more things, and eat as much as they can. Otherwise, if each person has four or five kilograms of meat per day, the sub-orcs can eat enough. If the orcs don't The activities were barely enough to keep me full, but with the amount of hunting and exercise, I was probably starving.

Who wants to go hungry? They obviously have strength - the orcs support Maha's idea.

Electricity is for stability. We hunt for short distances every day and go back the same day. If anything happens to the tribe, we can still keep an eye on it. If we are hungry, the family will share the meat with each other and spend this time safely.

Zhuo Yan saw this, and so did the other orcs and sub-orcs, but each had their own opinions and opinions. Some wanted to eat well, while others wanted to be safe. Anyway, this was not something they, the sub-orcs, could do.

It depends on how the electricity is handled.

Dian had a sullen look on her face, and her friend Xiao Kui stood firmly behind Dian to express her attitude.

The two orcs were confronting each other. Dian looked at Maha, swallowed down all his anger, and said, "Today we will share the meat, everyone -"

"I think." Asen suddenly interrupted Dian.

All the orcs looked at Asen, including Maha, with a somewhat anxious expression. He had just heard that Dian wanted to share the meat today, so what did Asen say?

"It's not enough to hunt every day." Asen said first.

The other orcs nodded in agreement. Even those who supported Mahar now listened to Asen first. Asen looked at Dian, "When you go out for a day now, does it take you a long time to find the prey? If you keep going like this, sooner or later you will have to run far away to hunt. The prey in the nearby grasslands have all run away. If you don't go now, everyone will be hungry. It's more dangerous when you have strength."

"Yeah, why don't you go now, you can have a full meal."

"Yeah,"

Dian nodded and said, "Then start from tomorrow, there are more patrols . An experienced orc, the orcs will carry out normal activities during the day and return to the cave at night. If the hunting team does not come back, the patrol team will keep an eye on him at night. "

The other orcs are happy, and it should have been like this a long time ago.

"Divide the meat." Asen said.

Dian and his friend Xiao Kui naturally parted their meat, and Dian looked at A Sen gratefully. Asen didn't speak, just stood there, and Maha was very angry. He looked at Asen angrily, and Asen said: "You want to hunt far away, and Dian agreed." "

For the good of the tribe, you all need to step back."

Other orcs advised Maha: "Yes, we can run far and have enough food in the future.", "Don't be angry, I was thinking about the safety of the tribe before.", "Yes, yes."

Maha was angry. But he couldn't say anything.

The tribe's 'power grab' failed for the second time.

Zhuo Yan read it all and almost laughed to death in his heart, because everyone's ideas were simple, crude, and straightforward. Most of the orcs, including those who supported Maha, wanted to have a full stomach. This one was solved, and the others were ignored.

The electric team and the maha team, it was a battle between the two.

Tonight we were dividing the meat, and there was an extra heavy rhinoceros. Everyone got more than 20 kilograms of meat. Both sub-orcs and orcs were very happy. There were also people like Maha who thanked him, and Maha was very happy. Feeling depressed and unhappy again.

He wanted to lead the team, but it turned out that he was not leading the team.

Zhuo Yan first went to see Ah Yin. Ah Yin was covered in blood and his hair was all muddy with blood. He didn't dare to get too close to his brother for fear of staining him, but Zhuo Yan didn't mind. The blood had solidified and turned brown, and the smell of blood was quite strong. of.

"Let me see, are you injured?"

Ah Yin waggled his tail crazily. No, he caught a deer when he was sweeping up today -

"There were originally two deer today, but Ah Yin caught one, but unfortunately Dian and Ma Ha When the fight started, Ah Yin ran over. The smell of blood attracted many hyenas. These things are the most disgusting. By the time Dian and Maha finished fighting, the hyenas had eaten half of the deer and couldn't eat it anymore. " Ah Hui didn't know where it came from. Those who jumped out, explained on the side.

Ah Yin swung his tail. The hyena was so dirty and his brother would definitely not be able to eat the places it had bitten.

Zhuo Yan said, "It'll be fine if you're not injured."

It was his turn to receive the meat. Zhuo Yan and A Yin stepped forward and called A Yin to explain that A Yin would be patrolling tomorrow. Ah Yin lowered his ears for a moment. Zhuo Yan felt distressed and said, "A Yin said he is not tired and can run a long distance."

"It's just his turn to hunt. I will arrange it later," Dian said.

Zhuo Yan nodded immediately, "Thank you." He said no more, "Ah Yin, follow the arrangement."

Ah Yin whined, he listened!

Ah Yin's patrol tomorrow will be good too. I can relax at home. When Zhuo Yan carried Rou and Ah Yin back, he rubbed Ah Yin's ears and said, "The water that has been in the sun for a day is very mild now. We will take a bath together later and I will give you a rub."

"Ooooooo~ "Ah Yin swung his tail happily, not showing any trace of the disappointment he felt just now.

Zhuo Yan was also happy.

There was soap wrapped in leaves in the backpack, and the two of them went directly to the river to wash it off. Ah Yin shook his head, water splashed everywhere, and Zhuo Yan laughed, as if he was playing with water. After the water fight and bathing, I returned to the cave with a fresh scent.

Zhuo Yan started to light a fire and barbecue.

More than twenty kilograms of meat, most of which was eaten by Ah Yin. Zhuo Yan knew that the hunting team would have to go a long way tomorrow and might not be able to come back in two days, so he planned to eat five kilograms so that he could carry a few more meals and eat big mouthfuls. Barbecued meat, the result - I can't eat it at all.

"Ah Yin, you can eat it all." Zhuo Yan covered his mouth and was about to vomit.

Really not.

It's hot and there's no salt.

"You go ahead and eat. I really can't eat any more. There are still potatoes in the hole. I can still eat potatoes. Eat more." He probably ate less than two kilograms of meat.

Ah Yin looked at her brother who couldn't even eat a piece of meat, and was anxious. In the past, his brother loved to eat barbecue and grilled fish, but then there was no salt in the cave, so he ate less barbecue. It must be because of the current weather. It's hot again. If my brother doesn't eat a lot of meat, what will happen to his body?

But it was hard for my brother not to eat anymore, and Ah Yin didn't want to force him to eat.

Zhuo Yan sat on a small tree stump and touched A Yin's ears, "You have to patrol tomorrow and eat more meat. I guess the next time the hunting team comes back will be the day after tomorrow at the earliest."

"I can still eat potatoes, so I won't be hungry. "

By the way, I harvested the bitter sap today. I'll dry it in the sun. You can use it when you go out for a long trip."

Ah Yin tilted his head and looked at his brother. What's the bitter sap?

"It's very painful." Zhuo Yan couldn't help but put on a mask of pain as he recalled it, "But it can relieve the heat. You are running outside and the sun is so hot. Don't get a heat stroke."

"Ouch~" I knew my brother, He is not afraid of hardship.

There is no need to get up too early for patrol. Around seven o'clock, Zhuo Yan was warmed up first, and A Yin had already returned with a bucket full of water. Zhuo Yan rinsed his mouth and face, and A Yin ran to patrol after saying hello to his brother.

Today's patrol team is A Yin and A Lei's beast father Daya, and at night it is A Man's beast father Huo Xia.

Daya didn't turn into an animal form, just a human form. He glanced at Ah Yin who was running over and said, "You asked me before where the mammoths were, why didn't you go there?"

"Ooooooooooo." I was still too weak.

"It's good that you know."

Ah Yin thought of her brother's appearance last night, "Ouch~" I'll go next time.

"Going to the mammoth territory?"

One person and one leopard left the tribe. Da Ya quickly turned into a beast because of the trouble. The two leopards howled, and A Yin said that there was salt in the mammoth territory. Da Ya didn't believe it at all, but he just understood why this underage kid kept going to the Mammoth territory.

There is no salt there at all. I have been there several times and followed mammoths to many places and there is no salt. Da Ya said.

There must be salt, my brother said.

Your brother? How could a sub-orc know that?

Ah Yin stopped meowing, swung his tail, left an opposite figure, and ran off to patrol. Daya stared at the silver leopard and sneered. The shapeless orc had such a bad temper that he couldn't even say a word.

Big Ya made a large circle around the outside of the tribe and peed at certain spots. If he didn't want to die, it was best not to run into him. When he came back, he found a young tooth pig and ran away like crazy when he saw him. Daya just had enough food last night, so he followed Yazhu leisurely and saw Yazhu going near A Yin and the sub-orc cave.

......never mind.

Zhuo Yan was drying bitter tree sap at home. The sun was the strongest at noon. When he lowered his head and saw his tusked piglet from a long distance away, it was howling like it was being chased by a dog. It was howling like crazy, clawing at the soil with its limbs, and crawling away. return.

? Zhuo Yan stood up and without him shouting, the tooth pig howled all the way to his legs. As soon as he reached him, his limbs went limp and he froze on the spot.

Zhuo Yan: Heat stroke?

He was drying out the bitter tree sap, and easily opened the mouth of the toothed pig, and poured some bitter tree sap into the toothed pig from a distance. The toothed pig roared, and became lively again, but this time he didn't run far, and he was chickening at the foot of the slope. He circled his territory, a few meters away from him. As soon as he walked in, the tooth pig was running a few meters away, but it didn't dare to run too far.

Zhuo Yan: ...

When he raised his head and looked down, he saw a leopard strolling leisurely. Then he looked at the toothed pig, and he understood instantly. He was not chased by a dog just now, but frightened by a leopard. When he came back, he gave him pain again. The sap is never far away.

"It's hard for you." Zhuo Yan filled the wooden basin with water and went back to the cave to avoid the sun. He thought that Big Ya had finished his patrol and A Yin must be back soon.

Sure enough, after a while, A Yin's brisk whining sound sounded outside the cave. When Zhuo Yan came out, he saw A Yin holding a bunch of berries in his mouth. He couldn't help but be surprised: "Where did you find it? There are fewer berries at this time. . "

It's too hot.

The bunch of berries that A Yin brought back were also red, some were rotten, and some were shriveled. Zhuo Yan didn't care. He knew that A Yin had searched carefully for a long time to find them. He only praised A Yin for being great and didn't light a fire at noon. Heat, wash the berries, throw away the bad ones, and eat only the good ones.

It tastes like a ripe sweet and sour taste, but it actually doesn't taste very good.

Zhuo Yan touched A Yin's head and said, "There's no need to bring me berries. I'm really not hungry. It's normal for the weather to be too hot to eat. I heard from Xiao Xian and the others that there will be a rainy season when summer comes. It'll be nice if the rain drops and the temperature drops."

Ah Yin took a bite of the fruit and it tasted like a mouthful. He knew it wasn't delicious, so he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. It would take a long time before the salt team came back. The weather was hot and his brother had nothing to eat. , When the salt team comes back, my brother will definitely lose a lot of weight.

I can't lose any more weight.

Next time you go out on a hunting party and go far away, this is your chance. Ah Yin thought to himself.

Chapter 45 (Repair)

The bitter tree sap was finally concentrated by Zhuo Yan, and rolled into soybean-sized particles. Whether it was taken orally - he closed his eyes directly, threw it into his throat, then poured water, or dissolved it. Open the red server - I haven't tried this Zhuo Yan.

If it melted away, what else would he do to the little balls?

Anyway, I swallowed a concentrated pill at noon that day. I don't know if it was a psychological effect. Zhuo Yan was indeed very clear-headed that day, not sleepy. The weather was hot these days and he was a little dizzy every day, but he was very active that day. , full of energy.

In the early morning, he and Xiao Xian and others found leaves to make clothes, and cooked mashed potatoes for lunch. Although there was no salt, they were sprinkled with chopped green onions and minced garlic, and they were still delicious.

"Brother Zhuo Yan, is this meatball of yours bitter?"

"You throw it into your throat and swallow it quickly, you won't taste the bitterness at all."

"Really? Let me try."

The result is that Xiaoxian didn't throw it properly and it got stuck on the tongue. , I couldn't swallow it and couldn't cough it out, which made it even more painful.

Shitou Aman: "Hahahahahahaha." The two of them laughed loudly.

Dayun ran over and hugged Xiaoxian anxiously.

Zhuo Yan handed the water bottle to Xiao Xian and asked him to drink a few more sips, drink in big gulps, and wash it down. When Xiao Xian finally swallowed it, he touched Dayun's hair and said with a wrinkled face: "Dayun is better."

In short, this thing, contrary to what Zhuo Yan did before, everyone would help or be curious and want to do it, this time Even Xiao Xian waved his hands and refused to give away the small balls.

After dinner, a few people made "Xiayi" in Zhuoyan's cave.

There are also different techniques and materials for weaving clothes with leaves, bark, and thin rattan. Zhuo Yan thought that just picking the big leaves and stringing them up to block the key parts would be enough, but in fact, the materials found in the morning, several people from Aman Taught by Zhuo Yan.

What is needed for bark is the inner layer of the dried tree trunk. This layer is tough and very soft. It is manually rolled into strips. It requires many root strips and is woven back and forth. Finally, the leaves can be stuck in the weaving seams. , and it is easy to replace. You only need to replace the leaves. This woven 'skeleton' is very strong, durable and will not break easily.

Zhuo Yan: Amazing.

"Do you want to cover my upper body? I'd better cover it."

"Zhuo Yan, your place is not big, do you still want to cover it?" Aman gestured to his chest, "You are not a girl."

"Although I am small, I still want to cover it . Cover it to prevent heat stroke." Zhuo Yan made a righteous excuse.

Shitou thought the same, "Just cover it, sometimes the skin will peel off after being exposed to the sun for a long time."

"Yes, yes." Xiao Xian said quickly, "Brother Zhuo Yan, if the skin peels off in the sun, moisten it with bitter tree sap and rub it on it. It's very cool when applied, and it heals quickly."

Zhuo Yan: "I know, it also has this effect. Then these small balls can be dissolved in water and used for bathing."

When Xiao Xian heard "small balls", he immediately closed his mouth. After a long circle, we were the furthest distance from Brother Zhuo Yan.

Zhuo Yan:? It was too painful for you to get the little ball stuck just now, I'm not lying to you!

The upper body is even better, with a halterneck 'frame' or a tube top style 'frame', and a triangular 'frame', which is like a bellyband. The waist is tied with a bark rope, and then the key parts are stuck or tied Just stick to the leaves.

Soon the summer clothes were ready.

Zhuo Yan changed out of his leather skirt and waistcoat. They had been worn for so long and needed to be washed. After putting on the summer clothes, it was indeed very cool in the wind wherever he walked, but he didn't feel safe - but when he first wore it, he didn't feel safe in the small leather skirt, so he just got used to it.

"You finally changed out of your fur."

​​"Is it cool now?"

"It's cool." Zhuo Yan took two steps and stared at his lower body. It's okay not to reveal it, but if it's made of cloth Clothes would be even better!

The weather cooled down in the evening, and only a few people came out of the cave to move around. The tribe had not done much work recently, except plowing the ground. Their potato field was not in a hurry for the time being, because it had already been cultivated, unlike wasteland that required laborious cultivation.

Zhuo Yan plans to wait until the rainy season is over, the weather clears, and the ground has absorbed the rainwater before plowing it again to plant potatoes. Probably plant in July and August and harvest in autumn.

So during this time, I was free again.

I was really busy when I was busy, and very boring when I was free. Xiao Xian was also chatting. They went to two places by the river to watch other sub-orcs dig the ground, help and chat a few words.

Regardless of whether he was helping or just out of boredom, the tribe on the river bank was full of sub-orcs. Some of them were still bathing in the river. Zhuo Yan avoided the bathing sub-orcs.

"Zhuo Yan, that's Lin Rong."

"Huh?" Zhuo Yan was stunned for a moment. He didn't recognize Lin Rong either.

Aman looked over, confused, "Your aunt."

Zhuo Yan showed an expression of realization, "I just lost my mind -" He didn't need to explain, Aman Stone was used to it, Aman said: "I know, you have been too busy recently, every day "I love being in a daze all the time."

Indeed, when people are free and the weather is hot, they don't eat much and have no appetite. All they want to do is lie there and daze. Zhuo Yan pulled back his thoughts and looked at A Man. There was a man squatting by the river, wetting his leather and wiping his face.

Until the young man stood up, Zhuo Yan:! One of his pupils dilated.

He, he, his belly is so big.

Zhuo Yan knew that sub-orcs would get pregnant and give birth to babies, but he only knew it theoretically. He had never seen any sub-orcs with a big belly in the tribe, and now he was shocked - they still looked like men with a big belly.

His 'aunt' Lin Rong looked to be in her mid-twenties, with a pretty face, but her frame and flat chest made her unmistakably male.

"Brother Zhuo Yan, are you going to say hello?"

Aman had already waved his hand and shouted: "Lin Rong! Lin Rong!"

Lin Rong looked over from a distance. Shitou said: "Come over and talk."

"Let's go."

Aman saw that Zhuo Yan looked a little stupid and thought Zhuo Yan was shy. He took Zhuo Yan's arm and said, "Lin Rong is about the same age as my sister. Lin Rong hugged me when I was a child, my sister said, but she stopped playing after she transformed into an orc, and she wanted to learn to hunt. "

Zhuo Yan was still in a daze.

Soon the two parties got close and stood together. Zhuo Yan looked at Lin Rong, opened his mouth with difficulty, and then called: "Lin Rong, I am Zhuo Yan." It was really hard for him to call his aunt to the handsome guy in front of him.

"I know, brother Asen's child." Lin Rong said with a smile.

Lin Rong and Sister Aman are about the same age. He used to work, chat and play with the sub-orcs who were about the same age, but now his friends have followed the salt exchange team to the Feathered Market, and now he can only walk alone.

So we can still chat.

"During the snow season, I felt that I had a baby, so Asen couldn't give you meat." Lin Rong said.

Zhuo Yan said hurriedly: "It's okay, it's okay. Uncle and you are the most important. You two have become partners, and now you have Zai Zai, so of course you are the most important."

Don't talk about him, even Xiao Zhuoyan will not regret that his uncle did not send him meat this snow season. This Zhuoyan dares to vouch for it. If Xiao Zhuoyan really thinks so - wants to rely on his orc uncle, he will not look for it everywhere. Orcs.

Xiao Zhuoyan also hopes that his uncle and his partner will live a better life.

"Lin Rong, don't worry, Zhuo Yan has Ah Yin now." A Mankuan explained.

Xiao Xian Xiaoji nodded his head: "Yes, I heard from my second brother that A Yin is still very good at hunting. Lin Rong, don't be embarrassed."

Shitou nodded.

Lin Rong laughed. He held his waist and tried to find a place to sit. They moved to a stone under the shade of a tree and sat down. Zhuo Yan's eyes really fell on Lin Rong's belly from time to time. He knew that it seemed impolite to do this, but he couldn't control himself!

"The baby should be born in another ten days." Lin Rong misunderstood, thinking that Zhuo Yan wanted to ask this, "I have been in the cave before, and I didn't come to the kiln."

The clan still cares about the sub-orcs who are pregnant with the baby. Yes, you don't have to do the usual picking work.

"Enough of the kiln burners, it's over."

"That's right."

"I didn't expect there would be a new little Zai Zai in the tribe so soon."

Xiao Xian was still looking forward to the little Zai Zai, because the little Zai Zai was just born. He is the cutest when he is young, but he becomes annoying only when he grows up and turns into a human form - he cries, howls, and crawls everywhere, which is not cute at all.

Zhuo Yan: My mind is still confused and in a daze.

It wasn't until dark when Daya and Ayin from patrol came back. The sub-orcs in the tribe by the river walked back. Everyone knew that the other orcs had gone away to hunt. Now there were only two orcs in the whole tribe. For safety, no Anyone who dares to covet the coolness of the river should go home first.

"Brother Zhuo Yan, what did you do just now? Why didn't you say anything?" Xiao Xian said.

Aman: "Yes, you wanted to talk to Lin Rong, but you passed by and fell into a daze."

"Don't talk about Zhuo Yan, maybe he is shy." Shitou said.

When Zhuo Yan was criticized by his friends, he reflected that he was indeed rude just now, "I was so shocked just now." He quickly changed the topic, because there was no need to guess, Zhuo Yan was sure that the three Amans did not understand the impact of the man's big belly.

It is normal for a sub-orc to have a baby. The three of them would definitely say that.

"What do you guys think of Lin Rong eating these days? Should I bring him some potatoes? I really didn't mean to be in a daze just now, and I don't know what to say."

"Okay, but you'd better give it to him tomorrow morning."

"It's dark now in Zhuoyan. Your uncle is not in the cave. If you walk near the cave entrance, Lin Rong will be very scared if you notice." Shitou explained.

Zhuo Yan nodded and decided to go there tomorrow morning, "I will go there without A Yin."

A Yin whined and tilted his head, why didn't you take him with you? He's not scary.

"You are the cutest." Zhuo Yan was so cute that he touched A Yin's ears, "But other orcs, especially Lin Rong, have a big belly and are about to give birth. When he sees other orcs entering his territory, he will definitely be afraid and alert. "

"Yes, yes." Xiao Xian nodded.

Ah Yin didn't have to go, he was howling and obedient.

Early the next morning, it was bright and somewhat cool. Zhuo Yan packed half a basket of potatoes and asked Aman yesterday if Shitou knew where Lin Rong's cave was. It was toward the inside of the tribe, not far from him, but the location was higher.

Assuming that his house is on the second floor of the outermost hillside, then Lin Rong is on the fourth floor.

Zhuo Yan: This is a strenuous job of climbing mountains.

"Okay, I'm going to find Lin Rong. You and Daya go on patrol. I'll see you in the evening."

"There should be some meat tonight."

Because the tribe is short of manpower, unlike before, the patrol team can still run out to find prey after patrolling for half a day. They were patrolling in a circle outside the tribe. In the morning, noon and evening, two leopards ran from the top of the mountain to a large circle in the forest.

Zhuo Yan estimated that the more than ten kilograms of meat Ah Yin ate the day before yesterday would be almost consumed today.

Ah Yin whined, which meant that brother didn't need to worry, he wasn't hungry.

One person and one leopard separated down the slope at the door of their house, each going in the opposite direction. Zhuo Yan walked to the hillside where Lin Rong and his uncle lived, and went up the path from the other end. The path in the back was toward someone else's house. When he climbed up, it was already very bright.

Zhuo Yan stood more than ten meters away from the entrance of the cave and shouted: "Lin Rong, I am Zhuo Yan."

After waiting for a few minutes, Lin Rong came out, as if he had just woken up, his hair was a little messy, and his expression was not very good. Zhuo Yan can come over. Zhuo Yan just came over, "I have collected a lot of mud beans at home, and I will send some to you."

"That's not what I meant yesterday when I mentioned that we would not send meat during the snow season." Lin Rong was startled and said quickly.

Zhuo Yan also quickly said: "No, I also know that you definitely don't mean it. I just have Nidou, and my uncle also gave me food before, so I sent it to you. Don't worry, I still have some at home. That's enough to eat."

The two hurriedly explained to each other, fearing that the other party would misunderstand. After speaking, Lin Rong smiled, Zhuo Yan also laughed, and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then I'm welcome."

"Okay, you're welcome. The tribe has been hunting for the past two days. They come back every two or three days. The weather is hot and we can't save meat. You are pregnant again. I I don't know what you're going to eat."

Lin Rong said, "Some wild vegetables and water." He went into the cave to get the rattan basket.

Zhuo Yan did not go in. Standing at the entrance of the cave, he found that a large stone blocked the entrance, leaving only a distance for one person to enter and exit. Lin Rong didn't need to say anything to know that it was his uncle Asen who did it.

"I won't disturb you anymore. I'm going home first." Zhuo Yan finished delivering the potatoes and said again before leaving: "There's really no need to worry about it, really."

Lin Rong smiled sincerely and clicked. The head said: "There are also the mud beans you taught me. When the time comes to plant them, I should have given birth to cubs, so we can plant them together."

"Okay, if you don't understand anything, you can ask me. They all know Aman Stone. "

I know."

The two of them had nothing to talk about, so Zhuo Yan went down. Lin Rong sat in the cave, looking at the half basket of mud beans, with a slight smile on his face, touched his belly, and whispered: "The person who came just now is Zhuo Yan, I hope you can be like him. "

Strong vitality, survived the snow season, and very smart.

When Zhuo Yan went back, he met Shitou and the others, who were still playing in his cave out of boredom. The three of them were too bored and stayed in the cave for less than an hour. A Man went crazy, grabbed Xiao Xian and ran down to collect grass and dry it in the sun. grass, and changed hay to his chicken coop in the afternoon.

"..." Zhuo Yan: I really feel like I was so bored that I picked up the excrement at the entrance of the village.

Dayun was lying at the entrance of the rabbit hole, staring at the rabbit.

In the evening, Yazhu came back, and his running limbs were almost gone. Dayun whined curiously. Yazhu didn't care about anyone. Just like a rugby player, Yazhu avoided all obstacles and charged straight to the goal - —Zhuo Yan is a few meters away.

Zhuo Yan glanced into the distance and saw that it was indeed a leopard, not his A Yin.

Yazhu didn't dare to get too close to Zhuo Yan, nor did he dare to go too far. He stopped steadily in one place, collapsed on his limbs, and began to pant. Zhuo Yan added water to the wooden basin. Running like this in hot weather, Yazhu must be thirsty. Is his Yazhu running too fast?

Daya returned to the tribe, and soon Ah Yin also came back.

When the sky was dark, the hunting team, which had been out hunting for two days, finally came back. They were all in the shape of animals, carrying prey on their backs. Zhuo Yan couldn't see what it was because it was too far away, and Ah Yin howled.

My brother can eat zebra meat today.

When he and A Yin went to collect the meat, the square was already full of people, and Maha stood in the middle. Several orcs were talking to Maha: "The horses are very good, Maha.", "Yes, you want Go catch the gray elephant, what Dian said is right.", "There are not many people in the tribe now, so we can only divide the gray elephant and bring it back, so that the meat will smell bad.", "Ma Ha. , we know you are strong, but this time the decision is not bad, there is horse meat to eat."

But Maha was very angry, "Catch the elephant to show who is the bravest orc in the tribe."

The orcs said. The voice was not quiet, and Maha even raised his voice, maybe because of anger.

Zhuo Yan listened to the conversation, and from time to time he agreed with the words of several orcs and nodded.

While waiting for the meat to be divided, Zhuo Yan didn't notice that A Yin's eyes lit up when he heard the word 'xiang' next to him. A Yin looked at Maha, but Maha looked down on him at all - after the salt team left, he The first time he went hunting with the electric team, Maha laughed at him.

But Ah Yin won't be sad anymore. My brother said that he is very powerful.

Ah Yin is no longer unhappy because other orcs in the tribe laugh at and dislike him. He is more focused on his goals. For example, now, he wants to go to the mammoth territory, and Gray Elephant can also do it. He can ask Da Ya, Gray Elephant Is it similar to the territory of mammoths?

My brother said that gray elephants also have a light salty smell, which is not as strong as that of mammoths.

The hunting team brought back three zebras. When they were divided, Dian actually kept frowning. With the current number of people in the tribe, two zebras were already a lot. However, Ma Ha tried his best to persuade her to hunt gray elephants, and only accepted it after her objection. He hunted a zebra, but he was so angry that he refused to listen to her and hunted one more.

"There's a lot of meat."

"There's so much meat, what if I can't finish

it all." "The meat will go bad."

The tribe has few orcs and many sub-orcs. It's impossible to eat so much meat, and it can't keep too much. tribe.

A zebra weighs about 300 to 400 kilograms. Now three heads are calculated as 300 kilograms, which is 900 kilograms. Multiplied by 2,800 kilograms of meat, there are thirty-five in the tribe...

excluding bones and internal organs . , anyway, there is a lot of meat now. He first divided the meat and threw all the internal organs in one place. Zhuo Yan weighed it and found that he and A Yin could share more than a hundred kilograms of meat - he did not dare to put it in the rattan basket for fear of being crushed. broken.

"..." Zhuo Yan was really a little scared when faced with the heavy meat.

There is no refrigerator and no salt here, and it weighs more than one hundred pounds! ! !

Everyone shouted, "There's a lot of meat, there's a lot of meat."

After the meat was divided into equal portions, he was told to take a rest and the hunting team would set out tomorrow night. He listed the list of orcs to set out this time, and the last one was Ah Yin.

Ah Yin's eyes lit up and he howled, causing the other orcs to laugh - Zhuo Yan found it harsh. He heard that the laughter was a joke. Ah Yin couldn't speak and was howling like a beast. .

Unconsciously, Zhuo Yan's face fell.

Ah Yin rubbed her head against her brother, brother, don't be unhappy, he will be fine.

"Let's go back." Zhuo Yan admits that he is not a glass-hearted person, but when others laugh at A Yin, he is really angry and powerless. For an orc who advocates strength, no one will listen to the warning of a sub-orc.

What warning did he give?

Thinking of this, Zhuo Yan felt a little upset. Zhuo Yan thought it might be because it was too hot and he couldn't eat good food. In short, he was very salty recently, and sometimes his temper would explode after a little bit.

...Could it be that his estrus period hasn't ended yet?

Aman said before that he was in heat.

Zhuo Yan decided to go back and eat meat with Ah Yin. There was too much meat, so he ate it with Ah Yin first. He couldn't finish the rest. He could fry zebra oil and make soap, but he couldn't dry the meat slices. In fact, drying the meat slices is also very good. It's delicious. He dried it last time and it was dried meat. However, because there were few seasonings, it didn't taste greasy, but it was a little tasteless.

It's hot at night now, so let it dry tomorrow. The meat will definitely smell bad after one night, so it needs to be dried on the stove first.

Anyway, give it a try and don't waste it. There are also tusks at home that can be eaten.

The fire on the stove kept going that night. Zhuo Yan put all the good meat into a bowl for A Yin. He started to boil zebra oil and boiled two cans. The zebra oil residue tasted crispy and fragrant, but you can't eat too much. greasy.

Zhuo Yan put the remaining oil residue in a bowl and could sprinkle some on the mashed potatoes to eat tomorrow.

Pour the oil into a small clay pot and cover with a lid.

There is still a big lump! At least more than 40 kilograms of meat, and Ah Yin started eating quickly, but now he can't eat anymore. He is eating slowly and leisurely. Zhuo Yan estimates that A Yin can eat forty kilograms, but don't overeat.

"Okay Ah Yin, forget it if you can't eat it anymore, give it to Yazhu." Zhuo Yan threw the remaining piece of meat to the fence and called Yazhu.

Ah Yin, Yazhu will definitely not dare to come out.

But even if it was him, the toothed pig showed its head and came over to grunt, smelled the meat in his hand, then shrank into the corner without moving, and started pretending to be dead again.

The meat must have been stained with A Yin's saliva.

Zhuo Yan left it alone.

Start cutting the meat into thick slices. The fire in the stove should be low. Zhuo Yan will also cover the stove hole with a stone slab and lay the meat slices on it. It is not meant to be fried. The residual heat of the low fire will slowly dry out the moisture of the meat. As long as it is not damaged tomorrow morning. , you can bask in the sun at noon.

Zhuo Yan felt that there were fewer baskets at home, the kind with shallow round mouths, the best ones made of bamboo.

Unfortunately, no bamboo was found either.

"Alas." Zhuo Yan sighed unconsciously, feeling sad.

Ah Yin was lying at his brother's feet. Hearing his brother sigh, he couldn't help but nudge him with his head. What's wrong, brother?

"I was thinking about the tribe around which Aman and I had finished our tour. Yesterday when we were making clothes, we were thinking about hemp. This can be used to make clothes. There is also bamboo. In the spring, we dig bamboo shoots. Bamboo can also be used to make water cups and kettles. Not to mention, we can also weave bamboo. It would be nice if I could find something else to eat, like grain."

"Unfortunately, I can't go anywhere."

I have finished walking around the tribe and found nothing new except berries, wild onions, garlic and chestnuts.

Ah Yin's eyes were bright and she pushed her head against her brother's leg, shaking her head to indicate that she should carry him on her back. Zhuo Yan understood clearly, "You mean you are carrying me?" Ah Yin nodded crazily, yes, that's right, Ah Yin. You can carry your brother everywhere on your back.

The elder brother no longer wants to stay in the tribe, so he can find a safe place to carry his elder brother on his back.

Zhuo Yan took a look at A Yin's body shape, as if he suddenly discovered that A Yin seemed to have grown up again, because A Yin's fur was longer than the average leopard, and it was fluffy. The two of them ate and lived together, so it seemed difficult to notice them. Ah Yin has grown taller.

If I look closely this time, I can see that it is indeed much larger than it was a few months ago.

He looked a bit like a cub before, but now he looks majestic.

"You've just eaten, is that okay?" Zhuo Yan was unsure but a little eager to give it a try. If Ah Yin carried him for a spin outside, that would be nice, for fun.

Besides, it's not like running out to play now. You can run out and play when the salt team comes back.

Ah Yin whined, very briskly, and swung his tail wildly, meaning I can do it, brother, come quickly. Zhuo Yan was no longer reserved now, he wiped his hands, and A Yin stood up from lying lazily just now.

"?" His mind was really stunned.

Just now, Ah Yin was lying on her stomach, and her height reached his thighs. Now, when she stood up, her height reached directly above his waist. What Zhuo Yan didn't know was that A Yin was growing taller, and so was he. His memory is still about 1.7 meters, but now he is 1.8 meters tall, but he is very thin, a bit skinny.

Zhuo Yan seemed to realize that A Yin was so tall for the first time.

The orcs of the Leopard Man tribe are really taller and bigger than ordinary leopards. Now Ah Yin is ready and swung his tail. Zhuo Yan is also a little nervous. He doesn't know why he is nervous. He may be afraid that he will crush Ah Yin. .

Zhuo Yan's impression of leopards is actually somewhat profound: leopards in modern zoos.

Anyway, Zhuo Yan touched Ah Yin's neck, he was a bit at a loss as to how to get up. Ah Yin was half lying on his front paws, Zhuo Yan crossed his legs and sat down gently, he didn't even dare to sit down even with the weight of his buttocks, and babbled. : "If it's too heavy, just scream. Don't crush you. You've just eaten, so be careful."

Ah Yin had already stood up.

Zhuo Yan was startled by the subsequent height increase, and subconsciously leaned over to hug A Yin's neck. A Yin was so happy that he howled and swung his tail like an extremely excited wolf.

Brother is not heavy, brother is so light.

Zhuo Yan discovered that his legs were hanging in the air.

"Ouch?" Brother, are you ready?

Zhuo Yan was still confused and touched A Yin, but A Yin thought his brother was fine and ran away. Zhuo Yan said: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! ! ! Rushing downhill all the way, he hugged A Yin's neck and pressed his body against A Yin's back, tightly.

Ah Yin: My brother is hugging him. He is so happy.

One person and one leopard did not leave the tribe. Ah Yin rushed downhill to the river with her brother on her back, and even waded through the river to play. The water splashed on Zhuo Yan's legs, which was ice cold.

The silver leopard exudes a cold light under the moonlight. He is tall and strong, and there is no trace of him being an underage leopard man. His limbs are slender and powerful, and his eyes turn blue in the middle of the night. He looks around with vigilant eyes. Concentration is a bit evil.

The sub-orc man on his back was wearing clothes woven with leaves, his eyes were bright, and he patted the silver leopard gently. His eyes were wary of the leopard with evil aura just now, and he turned his head to look back. For a moment, those blue eyes were filled with innocence. rejoiced.

"Ah Yin! Ah Yin!" Zhuo Yan smiled widely. He had just hit the gallop, and felt a sense of freedom in the evening breeze. It was particularly refreshing. "Thank you, Ah Yin."

The irritability was blown away.

Special, special, open, heart.

Chapter 46 (Revision)

That night, Zhuo Yan hugged Ah Yin before going to bed. He was not too hot anymore. He was still in the excitement. He recalled the feeling of Ah Yin taking him out for a ride just now, with a smile on his face. Follow A Yin's hair.

So I drew a cake for myself.

"When the salt team comes back, you can relax and we can walk around."

"Maybe we can find hemp."

"Bamboo will be there too."

"We can also go to the Yuren Market next year. I'm quite curious. . "

Thinking about it this way, the days ahead are much brighter. Zhuo Yan had a smile on his face before going to bed. The hunting team in the tribe usually worked in two shifts, and there were many patrols. They only patrolled for half a day, and then he could ride A Yin out to have a look.

Ah Yin was immersed in the joy of his brother holding him and smoothing his hair. When his brother stopped moving, he quietly lowered his eyes to look at his brother. His brother was indeed asleep, but he didn't dare to move. He stuck out his tongue and licked his brother's hair. Only a small lick.

My brother said that if you lick too much, you will become bald, that is, you will have less hair.

My brother doesn't know that. My brother has a lot of hair, just like him.

Ah Yin was very happy just looking at his brother. He wanted to carry his brother out to play more often in the future, and his brother would be as happy as tonight. He couldn't help but think of going hunting tomorrow, hoping to find salt, which would make his brother even happier.

Early the next morning, Zhuo Yan woke up from the heat. Ah Yin had already gotten up. The bucket was filled with water. Zhuo Yan scrubbed it with leather and water and brushed his teeth. Originally, he brushed his teeth with branches. Later, Zhuo Yan added a toothbrush. , make one end explode, pick a piece of Bubble Leaf, split it into two, half Ah Yin and half, chew it, chew it, brush your toothbrush, watery gurgling, mouth full of foam, after brushing your teeth, it comes with your mouth A hint of grass.

He plans to wait until his family's tooth pig grows up and its hair becomes thicker, so that he can use the tooth pig's hair as a toothbrush.

The meat that had been dried last night was still hard after a night and had not become smelly. Zhuo Yan was so happy that he would first lay the mat with the grass on the ground, then lay the clean leather on top, and finally It's roasted meat slices.

Zhuo Yan dried his things in front of his home.

Ah Yin is going hunting this afternoon, and Zhuo Yan is currently making a small basket - the size of a grasshopper cage, but he wants it to be sealed, with two small bitter tree sap balls inside. Before the weather is hot and he is about to suffer from heat stroke, Ah Yin Can be scratched and eaten.

Tie it around A Yin's neck like this.

"It's really a secret before leaving. I'm afraid I won't be able to return home for a long time." Zhuo Yan was moved by himself.

Ah Yin lay at his brother's feet. He couldn't understand what his brother said, but he knew that his brother did this for him, and he couldn't help but be very happy.

Until the arrival of Xiaoxian Stone Oman Dayun.

"Brother Zhuo Yan, what are you doing? I'll do it too." Xiao Xian said.

Zhuo Yan talked about his ingenious idea, but Xiao Xian took back what he had just said as soon as he heard about the small balls, but he still stopped doing it. And Aman said: "Zhuo Yan, you might as well let A Yin eat before setting off."

"That's different. It's not hot when we set off tonight." Zhuo Yan still felt that his idea was very thoughtful and there was nothing left out.

Shitou said, "This kind of bitter sap is not only found here, but also outside, right?"

"It's different. What if it doesn't exist?" Zhuo Yan retorted.

Ah Yin at her feet was whining. Yes, what my brother said was right.

Three people: ...

Forget it, one likes to do it and the other likes to eat, it has nothing to do with them. Anyway, they won't touch this thing. I didn't expect Zhuo Yan to be so interested in it and even make it into small balls. I heard Xiao Xian said, it's better than Bitter sap is even more bitter.

The three of them were bored as they watched Zhuo Yan make up little balls. In the end, Xiao Xian couldn't bear to look at it and pointed out that Brother Zhuo Yan couldn't make it up, so after a while it was Xiao Xian who was making it up.

"Zhuo Yan, are you drying the meat?"

"Yes, there was too much meat yesterday. I was afraid it would spoil, so I baked it first and took it out to dry in the sun during the day. It can be eaten for at least a day or two." Zhuo Yan said.

He also told his friends about the meat roasting in the kiln last time.

"Hey, I forgot. Yesterday I ate hard, but there was still a lot left. My father said it was a waste." Aman forgot about this, "But I put away the fat ones. Just like you, I exploded It's oily."

Shitou thought of drying the meat, but he forgot to dry it. It was too troublesome. When he woke up in the morning, he didn't care whether it smelled bad or not. He dried it all on the skin of his cave. When he went back in the evening, he could eat it if he could. If he couldn't, he would forget it.

"It's really a waste."

Xiao Xian knitted his hands and lowered his head and said, "If the patriarch were here, he would definitely say Maha."

"Of course, the prey is also alive and should be cherished." Aman said.

Shitou looked at Zhuo Yan and said: "There used to be orcs like Ma Ha in the tribe. They wanted to pursue a sub-orc. In order to prove their bravery, they hunted a lot and didn't share it with other orcs and sub-orcs. They wasted a lot. , the previous patriarch was very angry, saying that the gods would bring disaster, and then when the orc went out-" "

It was Xia Tian." Xiao Xian said.

"No, it's the rainy season." Aman corrected.

Shitou nodded and continued: "It didn't rain that day. The hunting team went hunting. There was lightning and thunder, and the orc was killed. The tribe leader said that it was a punishment from the gods."

There are also stories passed down orally in the tribe, which serve as a warning. .

Zhuo Yan asked when it happened, and the three of them all shook their heads. They had heard it from their mothers and fathers since they were young. They didn't know how long it had been since they heard it from their mothers and fathers.

"The previous clan leader was right." Zhuo Yan nodded. They have become orcs and sub-orcs. They need to eat meat and rely on other animals to survive, but they should not kill indiscriminately, respect the laws of all things, and cherish the food they get.

There are also tribes that will let go of pregnant prey when they encounter it. If the prey is seriously injured and cannot survive, the hunting team will give the prey a happy life, straightforwardly.

After everyone chatted for a while, Zhuo Yan turned the meat over, burned the potatoes at noon, and sprinkled some fried oil residue on them. The four of them ate deliciously, as well as Dayun.

Ah Yin didn't eat, Ah Yin wasn't hungry.

Zhuo Yan didn't force it. Ah Yin really ate too much last night. When the weather got hot, a few people went into the cave to cool down. Xiao Xian also helped to knit the small meatball balls. Zhuo Yan used the bark he used to knit summer clothes yesterday and rolled them into strips. I personally tied up Ah Yin tightly.

"If you feel uncomfortable and your head is dizzy due to the sun, remember to eat it."

"If it's too troublesome and restrained during hunting, just drop it and don't look for it."

"It's not an important thing. Brother will make it up for you when you get back."

Zhuo Yan anticipated everything that might happen because he knew A Yin. Ah Yin moaned and nuzzled his brother. He knew everything he wanted and listened to his brother.

In the evening, the hunting team set off again. The first person walking quickly was Maha, and there were two orcs. Dian walked in the middle. This time, A Tou and A Ri also went, and Daya walked slowly at the end, until Ah Yin joined.

On patrol are A Sen and A Hui.

Zhuo Yan stood at the entrance of the cave and kept looking around until he could no longer see A Yin's back before returning to the cave.

Hunting party.

Daya walked at the end, and there was also a strong orc - arranged by Dian. This orc had been walking in front with Maha before. Now this orc was a little dissatisfied. He stared at the few adult orcs in front, knowing that Dian had given up. He walked last to protect these boys.

He wanted to charge forward and be at the front.

A series of whispered complaints. It probably means that these boys should be patrolling in the tribe. Why do they come out to hunt and now they have to keep an eye on them? He is not the father and mother of these boys.

Da Ya was listening, not even humming, and remained silent.

After advancing for a long time, when we arrived at midnight, we found hippo footprints near the water area. We only need to trace the footprints in the direction of the river to find the hippopotamus.

"No hippopotamus." Maha rejected the hippopotamus hunt.

Dian thought the hippopotamus was good, so she wanted to track it now. If everything goes well, she would be able to reach the tribe by dawn in the afternoon. She expressed her thoughts and looked at the others.

The first in the team is Daya, who is the most senior orc, followed by Dian, Maha, and two orcs. The four are about the same age, but their combat prowess is different. The third group is Ari Atou.

As for Ah Yin, no one would set their sights on Ah Yin and listen to the opinions of an untransformed orc.

Maha was the first to deny it, and two of the orcs who had the best relationship with Maha immediately said to listen to Maha. Dian was a little angry and said: "There were too many prey before, and the tribe couldn't eat them all and wasted them. Maha, don't forget the stories of the tribe."

"Do you think thunder will kill me? Then I'll wait. "Maha looked at Dian, "A brave orc will be afraid of these things, but I am not afraid. Dian, you are too cowardly and not worthy of being the leader of the hunting team."

"Whether I am worthy or not is not your decision. Forget it."

The two of them still quarreled - it was like this during hunting these days, and they always had an argument.

Ding looked at A-ri and A-tou, and the two brothers said they were listening to Dian.

An orc who had a good relationship with Maha laughed and said, "Two orcs who have only just reached adulthood come out to hunt and want us to protect them. What do you mean? Only those who have the ability to hunt alone are considered real orcs."

A Tou was very angry. , "It's not like I haven't hunted alone before -"

"What? Is it a docile horned sheep? Or a reindeer calf? Or a tusked pig? I know, you must not even be able to defeat an adult tusked pig. I remember who caught the tusked pig. Cub, you beat that limp Ah Hui down again, don't think that he is an orc." After the tall orc said this, he glanced at the adult orc with an oppressive look.

Another person laughed and said, "Shut up and stop talking if you want to hide behind us."

Ah Tou's face turned red with anger, and veins popped out on his forehead. Ahri pulled his younger brother and said, "You have been young too. We will become real orc hunters."

"Now, shut up." Maha was impatient with these boys talking and looked straight at the electrician. , "Dian, don't be a weakling. You lead the team. When you are the leader of the hunting team, everyone must believe in you."

Dian clenched his fists, wanting to have a fight with Maha.

But now is not the time. She is leading the team, and there are young orcs in the team. Too much fighting will lead to danger. Dian persuaded himself several times in his heart, "What do you want to hunt?"

"Since you want to fight, of course. It's like a gray elephant."

A Yin's ears stood up as she was excluded from the outer circle.

Dian: "No, we can't move the gray elephants. There are too few people to drive back. If the elephants follow the scent traces to the tribe, the tribe will be in danger."

"Then let's try." Maha waited for Dian to veto. "I will lead the team and you will lead the team. When the tribe meets, we will see who has more prey. Whoever will be the leader of the hunting team will be the leader of the hunting team in the future."

If Zhuo Yan were here and heard this argument, he would definitely complain about this maha's suggestion. The third round of 'seizing power' was obviously much smarter than the previous two.

It is definitely impossible for Maha to hunt gray elephants with two other orcs. It's fake. Maha is not that stupid. It's just an excuse that he will refuse. He waits to part ways and then compete again. In the end, no matter whether he wins or loses—— Maha will lead the team in the future and form a small group.

Electricity is now stuck, either agreeing to hunt Gray Elephant or agreeing to Maha's competition.

Of course, Dian can disagree with everything, but Maha said that Dian was timid, over and over again. Before the clan leader left, he told Dian that he was the captain. In the first few hunts, most of the orcs still believed in Dian, but now -

Voltage is no longer the leader. Lived.

Sooner or later such a day will come.

Dian didn't want to, but as expected, Mahar didn't leave, nor did the other two orcs. Dian Dian De looked at Maha sternly and said, "Okay, whoever wants to follow Maha can do so."

There are currently eleven adult orcs available in the tribe, including Ah Yin. Two orcs patrol during the day, and one experienced orc patrols at night. Now there are eight people coming out. Dian expected it to be Maha and the other two, leaving three, and she would have five more people, which should be fine, as few tribesmen can have enough to eat now.

Unexpectedly, after she finished speaking, Ah Yin stood over. The electricity was somewhat unexpected.

Ah Tou was anxious first, "A Yin, don't you understand? Stand over here with the electrician, not over there."

"Yes, you are standing in the wrong place." Ah Ri also said.

Although Maha looked down on this beast, Ah Yin was standing in his team at this moment and was very angry and stunned when he saw Dian. Of course he laughed.

"I don't even want to follow you, Dian, you should think about yourself."

Dian raised his chin, and in the team, Daya also walked over. When Maha saw this, he was even more happy, "Even Daya is coming here. Although Big Tooth's legs are not good, I don't really want them - one has a broken leg and the other has not transformed, but they all know who is the brave one."

Ah Tou blushed angrily and looked at Ah Yin, he didn't understand. , how could Ah Yin leave their team? Ah Yin definitely didn't like Ma Ha. Maha always laughed at them and despised them. How could Ah Yin follow Ma Ha...

But the electricity had gone, and his back was a little lonely, and he shouted Ah Tou and Ah Ri followed.

Ah Tou took two steps and looked back at Ah Yin. Ah Ri told his brother not to look and not to play with Ah Yin in the future.

Waiting for the electric team to disappear in front of the sunrise light and shadow. Ah Yin saw the disappointment and sadness in the eyes of his friend Ah Tou, but he - he wanted to go to the place where the gray elephants were, and he wanted to find salt.

My brother said that Dian is very stable. Since there are fewer people, Dian will definitely hunt safe prey and won't go too far.

Ah Yin asked, "Are you going to hunt gray elephants now?"

When Maha and the other two orcs heard the roar, they were startled for a moment, and then burst into laughter. Maha: "I heard that right, that beast is going to hunt gray elephants?"

"You're so ridiculous, you're the only one The non-transformed beast is going to hunt the gray elephant hahahahahahahahahaha.

"Maha, this beast is really funny. He actually wants to hunt the gray elephant."

"Is it because of its

blue claws?" He lowered his eyebrows and let out a roar. These three people didn't go hunting for gray elephants at all and had lied to him.

"Hahahahaha, Maha, did you see that he was still demonstrating at you?"

"I'm angry, I'm angry."

Maha turned into a beast shape, majestic and bigger, like a leopard, roared back at the beast, and the one on the opposite side Ah Yin was not timid at all, his eyebrows were broken, his teeth were exposed, and he looked back at each other fiercely, without losing any of his momentum.

The two orcs who had just laughed were stunned.

Aren't you afraid of this white-haired beast?

Do you really want to fight Maha?

You don't even dare to use electricity, this white-haired guy

is about to explode.

Until Da Ya said calmly: "The sun has risen, we have to chase the sun."

A Yin quickly retracted his teeth and decisively chose to leave. His brow bones were still pressed, indicating his disdain and disdain for Maha's roar just now. Not afraid, he ran towards the sun, and Daya also transformed into a beast and followed A Yin leisurely.

All these changes happened so fast. It was not until the two figures disappeared in the rising orange light that the two orcs realized, "Maha, what did that big tooth and that beast do?"

"I didn't choose you. "Is that so?"

Ma Ha was a little angry, "A beast and a lame orc will not follow." "

But they didn't follow either..." Another orc said, but Ma Ha was defeated in the end. With angry eyes, "I'm just curious."

Maha roared and followed me to hunt.

No matter what these two orcs do.

Ah Yin kept running, remembering the route that Daya had told him, and Daya kept following behind. The two leopards were seven or eight meters apart. At noon when it was very hot, Ah Yin found the water source, licked the water and looked around cautiously.

"Ouch~" Why are you following me?

Daya: I just wanted to see your joke. I told you there would be no salt. Your sub-orc man was smart enough to make pottery, but he didn't...

Before he finished speaking, Ah Yin left decisively and continued on his way. .

Daya: ... Damn it, this beast is waiting to be trampled to death by a mammoth.

Big Ya cursed fiercely, but the silver leopard in front of him turned a deaf ear and continued on his way. During the break, he would catch grass mice to eat and even threw one in front of Big Ya. Big Tooth looked at the grass rat, fell silent, and then roared angrily.

Orcs, grazers!

Why can't we eat grass rats? Ah Yin didn't understand that when he was about to die from hunger, he had to rely on grass rats to walk to the grass dang in the tribe and be picked up by his brother.

Big Ya is very impatient, why not why, they are orcs, heroic orcs, is an orc hunting grass rats still an orc? The orcs can catch all the grass rats.

Ah Yin gnawed on his own, whining at the same time.

Naya Orcs are very powerful, smart and powerful. His brother also raised chickens, and those chickens were obedient and didn't run around.

Daya: ...

He didn't mean to praise, he meant that it was useless for the orcs to catch and eat this.

This white-haired beast is stupid.

Ah Yin finished eating three of them and relieved his dry mouth. He was not very hungry, so he continued on his way. Da Ya, who hasn't eaten at all: ...

are we leaving again?

Ah Yin was afraid that his brother would be worried, so he wanted to find Yan as soon as possible and go back early.

So he ate whatever he encountered along the way and was not picky about food, nor did he waste time hunting. His destination was very clear. Even though he had not seen Daya behind him for a long time, Ah Yin just glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze and continued. Heading firmly towards the destination.

He is not afraid of being alone, not afraid of being in danger alone, he is not afraid of anything.

Daya, who was lying at the bottom of a slope, looked at the figure that was about to disappear in the distance.

Damn it, damn it, he wanted to see how this beast could be kicked by a mammoth. So Daya continued to follow, but after walking for a long time, he occasionally encountered baboons and wild dogs. If he caught them, he would definitely catch them. But Daya looked at the animal that was about to lose it, and still followed it.

When night came again, Ah Yin found a tree and lay down on the branch to rest. But he was very quick. When a subtle sound approached, Ah Yin opened his eyes and accurately found the source of the sound.

On a tree a few meters away, Big Teeth held a baboon in his mouth, easily climbed onto the branch, and then started eating ferociously, without even looking at Ah Yin.

Ah Yin withdrew his gaze and clasped his front paws.

The sound of Xili Gulu next door was very loud. Ah Yin was actually a little hungry, but luckily, it was nothing.

Daya ate half of it, and the beast next to him didn't even ask him. Daya sneered and howled.

To eat or not?

Ah Yin looked over and groaned. eat. He added: Thank you.

As if there was no conflict at all, Ah Yin jumped from the tree branch, caught the half of the baboon, took it back to the tree next door, and started eating slowly.

Daya: ...

You kid, you will be kicked by a mammoth tomorrow morning.

Ah Yin:?

Ooooooooooooo.

Are you arriving tomorrow morning? It won't take a long time - Ah Yin quickly realized that Daya told him before that it was the time of departure from the tribe, but now they have been gone for a long time, that's great.

He can go back as soon as possible. I hope Dian or Maha will not return to the tribe early.

Finally, after eating, Daya asked to leave. Ah Yin did not ask why, but jumped down from the tree and followed Daya. This move made Daya feel much better after a long day of walking.

Daya, who is experienced and has been obsessed with avenging his son, has a clear understanding of the territory route of the mammoth. With the guidance of this "old orc", the grassland at night is not very dangerous -

the nature of the grassland has its own food chain. , and the orcs, who possess the beastliness of leopards and the wisdom of humans, are undoubtedly part of the top group.

In addition to the leopard men, there are also three other tribes of orcs.

However, the other three tribes are scattered and will not hunt in the Leopard tribe's territory.

Of course, in the face of absolute power, a single leopard man will also be at a disadvantage and his life will be in danger, such as short-legged beasts, mammoths, even gray elephants, beast tides, etc.

No one is an absolute winner in this grassland and forest continent.

At dawn, Daya found a high patch of wild grass. He planned to take a nap. When Ah Yin heard that he was resting, but before he could speak, Daya began to howl.

Boy, this is the territory of the mammoth. Don't worry. We have reached the edge now. We need to rest well. Do you really want to be kicked by the mammoth?

Your sub-orc brother will have to spend the snow season alone again.

This sentence controlled Ah Yin for the entire rest period.

The two leopards had a short rest. The sun was rising high, and the fresh grass was wrinkled. All the animals were listless and lazily hiding in the shade to avoid being exposed to the sun.

The moment Daya woke up and stood up, Ah Yin also woke up. Daya glanced at Ah Yin, but did not say a word. He just led the way. Ah Yin followed silently. The two leopards were one behind the other, about two meters apart, and they were very alert.

After walking for a while, it suddenly became clear that there were mammoths ahead.

giant.

...

Dian took the two brothers A-ri and A-tou together and did not go further after they separated from the team, nor did they chase hippos. Adult hippos weigh no less than gray elephant cubs. This time when they went hunting, Dian also expected horses. Ha didn't want to hunt smaller prey, so he suggested the hippopotamus.

Of course, Dian wanted to hunt a hippopotamus cub, which would be enough for the entire tribe.

But I didn't expect that Maha actually wanted to hunt gray elephants.

The team split up, leaving only three people and two newly adult orcs. To be on the safe side, Dian finally decided to go back to the road and find some prey that was safe to eat.

She had already thought that Maha and the others would hunt a big one. She might not be able to carry the hunting team that the clan leader entrusted to her. Even so - the electric brow bone pressed. Before that, she would fight with Maha. Have a fight.

Ah Tou was absent-minded as he walked towards the end, looking back from time to time, expecting Ah Yin to show up. He couldn't imagine why Ah Yin would choose Maha. That guy always looked down on them.

"Don't look at Ah Tou."

"He'll be back sooner rather than later."

Ah Ri advised his younger brother to concentrate. He's not in the tribe outside, so they shouldn't hold back Dian. Ah Tou nodded and tried to concentrate.

The last three men hunted an adult sika deer.

"Go back." Dian said.

A Tou: "There is only one animal, which is not enough to eat, and we will lose."

"Maha will also bring the prey back to the tribe. If there are too many things, it will be wasted if it is too hot and the weather is hot. As for winning or losing -" Dian's eyes were cold and fierce, "Maha and I will decide the winner."

Ah Tou was shocked. He felt the electricity's anger, so he said nothing.

The two brothers and Dian returned to the tribe with the deer at noon that day. When the weather was the hottest, Dian and his partner Xiao Kui finished dividing the meat by the river, removing the skins and bones. Everyone got four kilograms of meat.

Zhuo Yan looked around but didn't see Ah Yin. He was stunned immediately. It was obviously a very hot summer day, but he felt cold in his heart -

"Where is Ah Yin? Why didn't he come back?

" After taking a look at the sub-orc man, although his face was expressionless, he still answered, "He chose to go hunting with Maha."

"Impossible." Zhuo Yan didn't even think about refuting.

Dian Dian never spoke again, his expression indifferent.

The people behind were still getting the meat. Zhuo Yan knew that he couldn't ask questions, so he was very anxious and didn't even take the meat. He hurriedly went to A Tou to ask, but before he opened his mouth, A Tou said first: "Dian is not wrong, A Yin He and Daya followed Maha's team.

"No, Ah Yin doesn't like Maha." Zhuo Yan knew that although they didn't say it clearly, he complained about Maha from time to time. Why did Ah Yin listen to him so much? Maybe on the same team as Maha.

Ah Ri also came over and said in a bad tone: "He just followed Ma Ha."

"Brother, why are you talking loudly to Brother Zhuo Yan." Xiao Xian was unhappy, "If you have something to say, please talk to me. Brother Zhuo Yan is also worried." Silver."

But Ah Ri and Da Tou were both angry, especially Ah Tou. They didn't care about their younger brother this time, and they left one after another.

Zhuo Yan stayed where he was, but he didn't have any grudges because of the way Ah Ri Ah Tou spoke, because now, all his thoughts were worried about Ah Yin.

how so.

Is there some misunderstanding?

Xiao Xian looked at the direction his eldest and second brothers were leaving, then looked at Brother Zhuo Yan, stamped his feet anxiously, and said: "Brother Zhuo Yan, don't be anxious, I'll go back and ask my eldest and second brothers carefully, I'll be here in a minute." "

In the evening, Xiao Xian pestered his eldest and second brothers to talk about it three times. In the end, he was in a daze and didn't believe that A Yin would choose Maha. However, he still went to find Brother Zhuo Yan.

Several people were at the entrance of Zhuoyan Cave. After Shitou Aman heard this, the two of them also frowned.

None of them like Maha, not even Shitou - Shitou respects and admires the powerful orcs, even Shitou doesn't like Maha, and everyone looks down on him. All in all, they are arrogant, arrogant and so on.

The three of them didn't dare to say anything and didn't know what to say. They looked at each other and then at Zhuo Yan.

What is Brother Zhuo Yan/Zhuo Yan thinking?

"...I still don't believe that Ah Yin would do this. He must have his reasons and reasons. I will ask him clearly when he comes back." Zhuo Yan spoke and glanced at Xiao Xian, "I know your second brother is sad. When Ah Yin comes back, I will ask him to explain it to your second brother. "

Friendship between partners is very precious.

Xiao Xian scratched his head and nodded again. He didn't know who to believe.

It was not until dawn the next morning that Maha and the other two orcs came back and brought back two rhinos, but A Yin and Daya were not among them.

Chapter 47 (Revision)

Two rhinos were in the square. Mahar didn't give the electrician a chance to separate the meat. He just used a bone knife and asked the other two orcs to come together to separate the meat.

Dian Dian had anticipated this situation when they separated, and had no intention of stepping forward to separate the meat.

The square in the tribe was filled with people - everyone was here and standing sparsely.

Zhuo Yan stood at the front and looked carefully. He thought he had seen it wrong before. Indeed, there was no figure of Ah Yin. He couldn't help but ask: "Where is my Ah Yin? Hasn't Ah Yin come back?"

There was another person who was equally worried about him. A sub-orc.

"Where's Daya?"

Zhuo Yan looked at the sub-orc who was speaking, who should be Daya's partner.

Maha was immersed in dividing the meat and ignored anyone. Zhuo Yan was worried and took a few steps closer and asked loudly: "Where is A Yin? Isn't he with you?"

Another orc actually heard it for the first time. Now, he glanced at the young orc man, and the orc man behind him, and then looked at Maha, who was still killing the rhinoceros, with blood splattered all over him. It seemed that Maha did not want to pay attention to these two orc men. .

So he said, "He and Daya didn't follow us."

"Then where did he go?" Zhuo Yan asked hurriedly.

The orc said: "I don't know. Anyway, he said about hunting gray elephants. We don't want to hunt that. It's impossible to hunt. As soon as he heard it, he ran away, and Big Ya followed."

"Duoyu, you talk too much." The meat-sharing man Maha suddenly said loudly.

The orcs didn't dare to talk anymore. Why was Maha angry again? He thought for a moment, maybe because he said they didn't want to hunt gray elephants because they couldn't hunt them. The electricity was still there to hear it, but it didn't matter. Anyway, this time He had already heard that they had won. Dian and the two brothers only brought back a sika deer, and they were two rhinos.

Zhuo Yan frowned and wanted to ask more questions. He was first pulled by a sub-orc man. He saw that it was Da Ya's partner who was older. He shook his head gently at him and said there was no need to ask.

After the two of them got out of the crowd and went outside, Daya's friend said: "Duoyu made it very clear. If you ask Maha again, he won't tell you. I...I'm afraid that Daya will go to the mammoth territory."

"Mammoth?" Zhuo Yan repeated. He didn't understand why Ah Yin chose Maha's team but didn't come back with Maha's team. "The rainy man just now was talking about hunting gray elephants. Maybe he went to find gray elephants."

Compared with mammoths, gray elephants are safer. .

Daya's partner: "Daya and I's son Lei was killed by a mammoth. I always thought that Daya had taken revenge and the matter of killing the mammoth cub had passed, but in fact it had not. He was very strict with Lei and taught him Lei hunted and became the bravest orc in the tribe. Unexpectedly..."

Zhuo Yan saw the other person's expression sad. Not only was Daya not out of the pain of losing his son, but the sub-orc was in fact the same, but he was really in no mood to forgive the other person now. , he was worried about his Ayin.

"A Yin was not yet an adult. I should have objected to joining the hunting team at that time."

If something happened to A Yin - Zhuo Yan didn't dare to think about it.

"I think Duoyu is right. Ayin and Daya just went to the Gray Elephant territory. Duoyu said they wanted to hunt Gray Elephants, so Ayin might have chosen to join the Mahar team. Xiaoxian's eldest and second brothers also said the same. They The place we should go to is the territory of the gray elephant." Zhuo Yan analyzed a lot of words to comfort himself. Mammoths are so dangerous. If the gray elephant is so big, A Yin will not be able to defeat it, as he said.

Ah Yin must remember it.

At some point, Shitou, Aman and Xiaoxian also gathered around, as well as the two brothers A Tou and A Ri - A Tou had been very angry about A Yin's selection of Maha in the past two days, and had already thought about it. When A Yin comes back, He won't talk to Ah Yin, at least until Team Salt comes back! If Ah Yin said he was sorry and apologized, he could shorten the distance before the rainy season came.

But when he saw the Mahar team coming back, Ah Tou went over to watch the fun with annoyance. He mainly wanted to see Ah Yin. He was joking that hunting gray elephants was not hunting rhino. It turned out that there was no Ah Yin in it, but some. Muttering, why didn't Ah Yin come back?

Ah Tou also heard what Duyyu said just now.

It turns out that Ah Yin is going to Gray Elephant -

Ah Tou suddenly remembered something, "I know, I finally know."

Everyone around looked at Ah Tou, and Ah Tou looked at Zhuo Yan, looking a little anxious, " Big Ya's friend is right, Ah Yin may have gone to the territory of mammoths, maybe gray elephants. We patrolled before, and he told me that there is salt in the territory of mammoths and gray elephants.

"Ah?" Aman was also confused. .

Shitou: "How can there be salt? Salt is only available in Yuren Market."

"Yes, yes, salt is only available in Hairen. It's so far away from us." Xiao Xian looked at his second brother angrily, "Second brother, Are you just lying to A Yin?"

Ah Tou jumped up, "It's not me, it's A Yin himself -"

"I said it." Zhuo Yan's face sank. What he said to comfort himself now. It was completely useless. Ah Yin just went to gray elephants or mammoths. It was most likely the territory of mammoths. He said that the meat of mammoths is more salty than that of gray elephants.

Ah Yin will definitely remember it.

Grass.

Zhuo Yan cursed himself in his heart and became even more frightened. He was afraid that Ah Yin would die or be injured because of his words.

Shitou, Aman, and Xiaoxian looked at each other.

"Ah Yin once asked where the Big-tusked Mammoth's territory was." Big-Tooth's friend said at this time.

Zhuo Yan's eyes turned red instantly, and he tried his best to hold back his emotions. It must be because there was no salt for cooking at home. He couldn't eat anything every day. He said that the barbecue was greasy, and that there was no salt, no flavor, and Ah Yin remembered it in his heart -

if Ah Yin was injured, or——Zhuo Yan didn't want to live at this moment.

"Brother Zhuo Yan, don't be too sad. Here are Ah Yin and Daya. Ah Yin is very smart. He has even beaten Ah Hui. They must be fine."

"Daya has rich hunting experience and has even hunted a Mammoth cubs, they can run away if they can't." Aman also joined in to comfort him.

Shitou frowned, worried about Zhuo Yan and unable to speak.

"Mammoths have salt and hahahahahahahahahahahaha."

A joke came from behind. I don't know when people got their meat collars. The sub-orcs dispersed a little, the square was quiet, and the orcs had good ears, and the Mahars and others Hear it clearly.

"Maha, no wonder that boy wants to hunt gray elephants."

"He must have been deceived by this sub-orc."

"An orc who has not transformed is just stupid. Believe what a sub-orc says. Everyone listen, Mammoth There is salt in the elephant place, hahaha, or so the orcs said, have you ever been to the mammoth territory?

"No, that makes me laugh. That Bai Mao is going to die in the mammoth territory."

Zhuo Yan clenched his fists tightly . , the stone blocked in front of Zhuo Yan, Aman took Zhuo Yan's arm, meaning not to conflict with the orcs, especially orcs like Maha.

"Maha, I challenge you as the captain of the hunting team entrusted by the clan leader. You took the lead in wasting prey twice. Let's fight." The power station came out.

She doesn't care about Ah Yin's choice or whether mammoths have salt - she doesn't believe this at all. She only cares about her own honor, the honor of being an orc.

"You want to fight with me? Hahahaha, okay." Maha has been waiting for this day for a long time. He wanted to teach Dian a lesson. It would be best if Dian gets injured. He is in charge of all the hunting teams in the tribe.

Zhuo Yan left. He didn't have the energy to watch TV and fight with Ma Ha now. All he could think about was Ah Yin. Ah Yin didn't know whether he had found the mammoth's territory now...

"Don't do anything stupid. If you encounter danger, you must run. You must run." Zhuo Yan whispered, Look to the sky in the distance and pray to the gods.

When he was alone and helpless, he could only hope that God would bless Ah Yin.

Xiao Xian and others followed Zhuo Yan, not daring to say anything. A Tou and A Ri also said a few words: "I told him there was no salt, but he didn't believe me.", "Why does he always listen to a Ya "What the orcs said."

"You two, stop talking." Didn't you see that Brother Zhuo Yan is worried about Ah Yin now? He feels that Brother Zhuo Yan is about to cry, and his eldest brother and second brother are still talking.

Even if there is no salt, there is no salt. Anyway, the salt team will come back.

Ah Tou Ah Ri: ...Forget it, let's not mention it.

At noon, when the weather was hottest, A Tou ran to Zhuo Yan again. His younger brother and several others were there, and told him the news that the fight between Dian and Maha had ended, and Dian had injured his shoulder.

"So Maha won? It's really hateful." Xiao Xian said angrily. Nothing good happened today.

A Tou said: "No, Maha's leg is lame, it seems to be broken. During the fight, he was strong and Dian was more flexible and agile. Then Maha turned into a human and took out the bone knife, and Dian's arm was almost cut off." , and then he was beaten again, and Ma Ha was shocked and his leg became lame. He said he heard a snapping sound.

"It must have been broken," Shitou said after hearing this.

This needs to support your legs.

"In the tribe, Dian and Maha are both injured. Now -" Aman didn't know what to say. He glanced at Zhuo Yan. A Yin Daya was still outside. Now the orc leader of the tribe was also injured. What will happen next? Do it.

Several people frowned and sighed.

A Tou couldn't stay any longer and ran out again. After a while, Lin Rong and Da Ya's friend Cong Lu came. Lin Rong said: "Zhuo Yan, I heard what you said in the morning. When your uncle A Sen comes back, you can let him go." " Look for it."

"No." Zhuo Yan shook his head, glanced at Lin Rong's belly, and said again, "No."

Lin Rong also noticed Zhuo Yan's gaze. He touched his belly and wanted to say something, but Zhuo Yan spoke first. He looked calmly and said: "The Mammoth place is very far away. It will take at least two days to walk. If all goes well, A Yin and Daya are already in the Mammoth territory. If uncle goes now, he will be alone. Dian and Maha in the tribe will be injured, and uncle will be in danger. It will increase, and if Ah Yin and Daya are already on their way back, uncle will be in vain."

"That's right, Lin Rong, I think so too," Cong Lu said. He was also anxious, "I believe in Daya. Lei is gone. I believe in Daya."

He believed that Daya would still take care of him, so he would come back safely.

Shitou Aman breathed a sigh of relief, Zhuo Yan's mind was still clear, that was good.

Lin Rong nodded and agreed with Zhuo Yan. In fact, he was too impulsive just now. He was thinking about the mud beans Zhuo Yan gave him and the friendship he had with Cong Lu before, so he came over to say this. He just finished his words. I also feel a little bit regretful and afraid. I am afraid that Asen will really go to the mammoth territory, and I am afraid that Asen will be in danger alone.

Now that Zhuo Yan refused, he was secretly relieved.

"Then I'll leave first."

"I'll leave too."

Cong Lu and Lin Rong were about to go back. Before leaving, Cong Lu glanced at Zhuo Yan and said, "The orcs are concerned, and nothing will happen to them."

"I know that Ah Yin can't bear to leave me." Zhuo Yan nodded and comforted himself in the same way.

Waiting helplessly is really torturous.

In the evening, Asen and Ah Hui patrolled the tribe. A lot of rhinoceros meat, blood, internal organs, and bones were piled up in the tribe square. After being exposed to the sun, they exuded a rotting smell. Asen did not go to see Dian and Maha's injuries, but hired an orc to clean up these things.

It's too dangerous to stay in the tribe.

There will also be increased patrols tonight.

Ah Sen arranged everything, and only when he returned to the cave did he hear Lin Rong say that Ah Yin and Daya had separated and went to the mammoth territory. Asen frowned, no one told him this just now.

Ma Ha and Dian were injured, and Asen looked ugly just now. He scolded Duoyu and others. How could the orcs in Duoyu dare to talk about these 'trivial things'? Anyway, that orc is not important, and he can't transform. He will die if he dies.

"I went to see Zhuo Yan." Lin Rong told him what happened at noon.

"He's quite smart. Even if you persuade me to go, I won't go." Asen held Lin Rong's hand, "I'm going on patrol tonight. These orcs are so stupid. They won't be able to go for at least two days in the future." It's not good to go hunting. I have a feeling that a beast will attack."

Lin Rong was afraid, "Then you--"

"Don't go out in big circles, just patrol inside the tribe." After that, Asen calmed his partner and went out. hole, he wanted to find other orcs.

When he went out, he jammed the big stone at the entrance of the cave tightly, and then thought that he would also make a door at the entrance of Zhuoyan Cave when the salt team came back.

There are only six orcs available in the tribe now.

...

Mammoth territory, noon today.

The two leopards have been following the mammoth furtively for some time. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. The place where the mammoth lives is a vast grassland. Mammoth herbivore.

They are huge, powerful, and social animals.

So the two leopards initially followed an adult mammoth more than 20 meters away. After they followed, another mammoth joined them, and then another, and then they formed a group.

The two leopards also went from 20 meters away to 100 meters away now.

Fortunately, although it is an endless grassland, it is not very flat. There are still some undulating slopes. Two leopards are hiding behind a slope.

The leopard was probably sunburned, and its mouth was dry. It licked its lips and howled. Although it couldn't understand the animal language, the irritability in its tone could already be heard.

I've been following it all morning. You see, where is the salt? It's all grass, grass, grass, hurry up, I'm going to die from the sun.

The silver leopard looked at the Mammoth Mountain in the distance, and even though it was sunburnt, it still roared firmly.

Don't leave. My brother said that if there is salt, there will be salt.

Leopard's face was filled with swear words. Unfortunately, Silver Leopard looked around in the distance and did not see Hua Leopard's dirty words. Hua Leopard gasped - he was so angry. If this dead A Yin were his son, he would have to be beaten.

Is everything your brother said right? I've said it all, no salt, no salt, no salt, he has never been to a sub-orc, so what do you know - Hey, what are you going to do? It's too deep to follow. If you are discovered, you can't run out. Mammoth Run The speed was also very fast, and there were no trees for us to get on.

Hey, hey, hey -

the silver leopard turned a deaf ear and followed with firm purpose.

He believed what his brother said, there must be salt. They don't believe their brother.

The leopard looked at the path he was looking at and went back. Let the dead A Yin die. No matter what, he was so stupid that he came with him...

After running for tens of meters, the leopard didn't I resisted the urge to turn around and saw the silver running on the grassland. I gritted my teeth and cursed an idiot, but finally followed suit again. The two leopards soon reunited.

Let me tell you, if there is no salt, if you really find salt, I will be your son.

Ah Yin glanced at the other party and moaned in a low voice.

I don't want you as my son, you are too old.

Daya: ...with a face full of swear words again.

Haha, I want to take a look. If your life is to stay here, there will be nothing but grass. If you can find salt, I will accept you. Hahahahaha.

I don't want you to obey. Ah Yin roared softly. All he wanted was for his brother to eat more.

Daya: ...This big fool Leopard doesn't really want to convince you. It's weird that he can find salt in this piece!

Following a group of mammoths, two leopards have been following a hundred meters away. These mammoths are basking in the sun in the morning. They will roll on the ground, rub and scratch, and also look for food. The grass on the ground is full of grass. However, these mammoths do not like it. They love it. Eats shrubs and green moss.

As they went deeper and deeper, Big Ya became alert and fell behind again by dozens of meters. This time he restrained his temper and growled lowly.

In the distance is where mammoth cubs like to hang out.

Mammoths are very protective of their young.

Ah Yin listened to Daya's words and fell behind by dozens of meters. If it weren't for the orcs' good eyesight and the huge mammoth, it would be impossible to see anything clearly at this distance.

It was a lake, close to the forest, and five or six young mammoths were eating. The adult mammoths gathered in a scattered circle around the guard, looking around.

Daya and Ayin hid behind the gentle slope and put their heads back.

Don't show your head. Also lower your breath.

How to reduce it?

Mammoths eat grass and will not attack if they are not aware of danger. However, if you are protecting your cubs, they will drive you away even if you do not expose yourself to danger. Big Ya roared here, with a cold look in his eyes, and continued: They are very fast. There are four in the front. If you don't run in time, you will be trampled to death.

This is how A Lei died. It's just that he doesn't understand why Ale came to hunt mammoths. Ale doesn't believe that there is salt here like the idiot next to him.

Ah Yin glanced at Daya. Daya was not angry, but sad.

Are you still thinking about Alei? I heard them say that Alei is very powerful among the young orcs.

Of course, he is my son and I taught him. After Da Ya finished speaking, he stopped talking. The hair all over his body was in a state of explosion, with anger and coldness, but soon, Da Ya calmed down.

Ah Yin imitated Big Teeth, and the two leopards leaned against the gentle slope.

The afternoon sun was so hot that it would cause the skin to peel off, and the furry orcs were actually afraid of heat. Ah Yin felt a little dizzy and looked at Da Ya again: Are you hot?

Nonsense, leave now. Daya once again regretted following him.

Where is the salt? ! Where is the salt!

Ah Yin stretched out his neck for Daya to look at, but Daya didn't want to look at it. Do you want me to give you a claw by stretching it out so long to save you from dying under the claws of a mammoth?

No, look at the little ball on my neck. My brother prepared it for me.

Because Ah Yin's hair is very thick and long, the small ball woven by Zhuoyan is hidden in the hair on his neck. It is difficult to see it if you don't look carefully.

Daya no longer wants to talk, he wants to drink water now.

Ah Yin held his breath, raised his neck, raised his front paws, and gently hooked the rope with his sharp nails. A small ball of straw rolled down from his body. Ah Yin easily scratched the straw, revealing two small balls inside. ball.

Okay, okay, it's still there. Look at what my brother prepared for me, saying that I can eat it when the weather is very hot and I won't feel dizzy.

Daya looked over, he no longer believed that brother.

Ah Yin stretched out his paw and pulled one out and gave it to Daya first. You can eat it. Really, it is dried and rubbed with bitter tree sap.

When Daya heard the bitter sap, he moved half a meter away from Ah Yin.

Put it here for you. Ah Yin licked one off by himself, and an indescribable bitter taste filled his mouth. Ah Yin's whole leopard face wrinkled up, and Big Ya felt much better after seeing it.

After Ah Yin finished eating, his ears drooped because he was so bitter. He didn't want to pay attention to Da Ya who kept laughing at him. He carefully lay down on the slope, lowered his breath, and stared into the distance from time to time. He was thinking, recalling what his brother said before. All that said about mammoths having salt in their turf.

Half an hour later, Huabao Daya glanced at Ah Yin, who didn't notice him. Daya looked at the sun-dried grass ball again, with a small ball inside.

Let's go. Daya said first.

After a while, Ah Yin whispered: Brother said...

what did he say? Da Ya no longer wanted to hear it. He only knew that this dead Ah Yin would definitely not leave, so he accepted his fate and hooked the straw ball with his paws. The ball rolled down to his paw.

Big Ya closed his eyes and licked it into his mouth.

Everything was quiet. Da Ya didn't want to talk now. His head was buzzing and there was a bitter taste. His whole leopard face was wrinkled. He stuck out his tongue and wanted to vomit the balls but couldn't.

If it weren't for a group of mammoths in the distance, Daya would have been extremely excited to kill Ah Yin at this moment - at least he would have been beaten half to death.

In the evening, as night fell, the adult mammoths came to the grassland with their cubs. Ayin and Daya carefully avoided this group of mammoths.

It's dark. Da Ya whispered.

Ah Yin nodded and ran away from the mammoth herd, moving towards the lake. At first, his movements were very small, until he was far away from the mammoth and could no longer see clearly, he sprinted away. Daya cursed again and followed behind.

The lake water is clear, and there are no large tracts of intact grass nearby. Most of them are muddy moss, fine stones, and some random weeds. It is surrounded by forest, and not far away is a bare hillside. The surrounding mess is probably the footprints trampled by mammoths during the day, and there are also Some feces.

Big Ya alertly looked around, then leisurely went to the lake to lick the water.

There is no salt, just mammoth dung. Daya said after drinking the water.

Ah Yin: My brother said before -

Da Ya swung his tail, turned into a human form and fell into the lake to take a bath. He even drank a few more water and then squirted it out. He is very hungry now, but he doesn't want to eat at all because his mouth is full of food. It tastes bitter, even if you drink a sip of water, it will taste bitter.

Ah Yin saw that Daya didn't want to pay attention to him, so he had to go find it by himself. His brother said that mammoths need to add some salt to eat grass, so the grass they like to eat may have a salty taste.

So the humanoid Big Ya came out of the lake and saw the silly leopard lowering his head and licking the grass continuously. Big Ya:? ? ?

No, not this, not this, not here... Ah Yin licked all the way, even took the grass into his mouth, chewed it, and then spat it out. It was too unpalatable.

Daya:...

"I won't scold you anymore. Let's leave quickly while those mammoths are asleep."

"I don't know if I can get out from here?" Daya looked at a forest, but decided to return the same way. "We need to go around in a big circle."

"It's cool at night so I can run back."

"I don't want to eat balls made of bitter tree sap."

Ah Yin frowned and didn't hear what Daya said. He was still thinking about nibbling all the way. If he didn't eat the right grass, it must be his problem, not his brother's mistake. Maybe the grass was on the way here? The place where mammoths sleep - but still look carefully for this piece, if not, go back and look for it, and when the mammoth comes here during the day tomorrow, he will nibble on that piece.

This time, Ah Yin gnawed more carefully.

Daya:...

"What on earth are you looking for?"

Wow. Salt.

Daya: "Where is the salt here? It's all grass, dung, and stones. You wouldn't say that mammoth dung is salt, right?"

Then Daya saw that Ah Yin really went to smell the mammoth. Of feces, Daya:! ! !

Did he scold him too harshly, forcing this stupid leopard to eat dung?

But soon Big Ya breathed a sigh of relief, because A Yin just sniffed.

Daya breathed a sigh of relief and didn't dare to say anything this time. He was afraid that Ah Yin would really eat mammoth dung - but what did this have to do with him? Maybe it was because if they went back together, this kid would smell bad.

Grass, dung, stones. Ah Yin had gnawed this piece of grass and excrement - he still didn't dare to eat it. Even if there was really salt, his brother would definitely dislike it and wouldn't eat it. Ah Yin turned his head away and stopped looking at the excrement. Finally, his eyes fell. On the stone.

This place is not pure stone, but a gentle slope not far from the lake. The gentle slope of the gravel is mixed with soil. In a large area of ​​land, only some green vegetation appears here and there. A Yin ran over and found these scattered vegetation. There are only a few that have been chewed.

Some young footprints.

Ah Yin guessed that the adult mammoths were reluctant to eat and kept the cubs to eat.

This time, Ah Yin lowered his head, not to chew grass, but to lick a pebble and hold it carefully. The big tooth in the distance turned into a beast shape and ran over, watching this kid eating pebbles like crazy.

Salt is not like this. Have you never seen salt? It is salty and gray.

This is stone.

Ah Yin ignored Big Teeth, spat out the pebbles in his mouth, and licked another mouthful of soil, holding it carefully, distinguishing that it seemed like a long time but a short time, Ah Yin's blue eyes were shining.

I found salt! Salty! My brother is right!

My brother is the most awesome!

Contrary to the previous inexplicable determination that was dull and talkative and not understood, and even the determination that was annoying to fellow travelers, at this moment, Ah Yin was proud and proud with a rare air. His brother was not wrong, there really was salt, and they found salt. .

It was his brother who found the salt with him.

Da Ya instinctively refused to believe it at first, then looked at A Yin's expression and felt a little doubtful, and finally gave it all - they had been running for so long, had been exposed to the sun all day, and were hungry, and he even ate a very bitter bitter tree. Sauce balls.

In this case, although Da Ya didn't believe it, it was a bit like "I've come here" and I didn't take a bite, which was a bit of a loss, just in case. In addition, there will be only him and a stupid leopard who is not yet an adult. If other orcs in the tribe are here, Daya will definitely not do this stupid thing.

So Da Ya lowered his head in a daze and took a bite of mud.

Hold it in your mouth and smash it carefully. Ah Yin excitedly taught Daya.

Da Ya wrinkled his leopard face, holding a mouthful of mud. He realized his behavior and thought that he had become stupid by following the stupid leopard. He really believed what A Yin said...

Slowly, Da Ya was full of words. , the wrinkled face turned into a frown, and finally relaxed and wrinkled again, and carefully moved his tongue again. This time, Da Ya confirmed it, and his eyes were full of surprise and incredible surprise.

Salty, really salty, in addition to the earthy taste, there is also a salty taste.

...like, really, salt.

They found salt!

Chapter 48:

Daya didn't expect to find salt. After being shocked, he lowered his head and took a bite of mud. It was salty. Then I looked at Ah Yin, and ran to another place to take a bite of mud. It was also salty here, and when I ate it again, it was still salty.

The two leopards were like 'ploughing', gnawing from one end of the lake to the other end of the gentle slope. It was salty, salty, all salty, and even saltier at the far back. There was no grass growing there, and some soil was shining under the moonlight. Vaguely white.

"Ouch." It's salt, but this is mud. You can't grill meat and smear it with mud, right? Hua Bao asked excitedly, with no intention of retreating in his eyes. He was even immersed in thinking about a solution, but he didn't expect it. He just took a step back and thought: in the worst case, he will eat salty mud.

The silver leopard is much happier and howls with confidence.

My brother must know how to do it, my brother is the best.

If Hua Bao had heard this before on the way here, he wouldn't have believed it at all, or even listened. But now - it's different now. Hua Bao nodded, "Aww." You are right, your brother can know it. There's salt here, maybe he can do something about it.

Daya's words made Ah Yin even more happy than praising Ah Yin. Ah Yin swallowed the mud in his mouth. If this was not the territory of mammoths, he really wanted to scream to the sky.

How the mud becomes salt is a question that will come later. The problem now is: how to take away the mud.

It's a small thing.

Daya: We can go hunting, just in time to fill our stomachs, peel off their skins and use them to carry mud back.

Ah Yin: Will this last too long? I'm afraid my brother will worry about me.

Daya: Then how do you think you can take it back? If you keep grinding, you will go back even later, and mammoths will come here during the day, so you have to wait until night to dig again.

This would waste another day and night. When Ah Yin thought of his brother in the tribe, he was happy at first, but also a little scared. He was not afraid that his brother would scold him, but that he was worried about him.

But there is no other good way at this time.

So Ah Yin no longer hesitated, nodded decisively, and let Daya lead the way. The two leopards bypassed the lake and headed into the forest. Daya just wanted to get familiar with the terrain. He didn't notice anything else, but he saw a piece of bitter tree sap first. Tree.

When Daya thought about this thing, Ah Yin could eat it happily, and immediately:... silently walked around.

That night, two leopards ran out of the mammoth territory, and first encountered a herd of horses. A Yin shook his head and said, "I didn't say I wanted to catch this." He looked up and looked into the distance, feeling what was happening carefully. , Daya decided the direction, "Over there, the horned deer."

A Yin followed and asked how he knew it was the horned deer.

Big Ya's running speed did not slow down, and there was a howling sound in the air: There is the smell of antlered deer in the air. Although the smell is much lighter after the spring estrus period, this kind of antlered deer, especially the unique smell of stags, has some aroma, Special aroma.

Ah Yin smelled the smell in the air carefully.

The moon hung high, and the two leopards finally found the territory of the horned deer. The strong stag was in the outermost circle, surrounding the doe and her cubs. Daya and Ayin were lying on the trees respectively, waiting for the right opportunity to hunt.

During the hunting process, Ah Yin didn't ask any questions and just waited patiently. Daya turned his head and glanced at Ah Yin, confirming that the other party was indeed on a branch not far away. This guy had learned to reduce his presence, which was pretty good.

The first ray of sunshine in the morning shines on this land.

Zhuo Yan basically didn't sleep much last night. When he closed his eyes, he slept very lightly, and then he had a dream that was half asleep and half awake. It was very real. He dreamed that A Yin was hunting outside, and he caught a rhinoceros very well. He was very happy. He was so happy that he was wagging his tail like a puppy. Without Ah Yin talking, Zhuo Yan knew that Ah Yin would definitely say that brother, I have shot a rhinoceros.

But in the next scene, blood splattered on his face.

Ah Yin's blood and rhino's blood.

Or he turned into Ah Yin and died at the feet of the mammoth, vomiting blood.

Zhuo Yan woke up from the dream and subconsciously looked at the door. It was pitch black and there was nothing. He was sweating coldly on his forehead. There was no A Yin around him. He didn't want to recall the content of the dream just now, but it was still deep in his mind, as if it had happened before. Same.

...Maybe Ah Yin was stepped on by a rhinoceros before. Xiao Xian said that Ah Yin was vomiting blood. At that time, Ah Yin was not called Ah Yin, but Baimaozai.

Zhuo Yan was thinking wildly. He got up and took a drink of water. Ah Yin was smarter and would not be so stupid. All he had to do was to calm down, wait for Ah Yin to come back, and then -

pull Ah Yin's ears and tell Ah Yin that he would be fine with anything in the future. To tell him.

But I really couldn't sleep in the second half of the night. It was very quiet outside. In the second half of the night, Zhuo Yan felt something was wrong. He couldn't tell, until he approached the door and heard the rustling sounds outside, and soon his fang pig. Howl.

Howl.

Zhuo Yan stepped back, not daring to open the door. He even used his door stick to push up the middle of the door. He thought to himself: Yazhu, you are asking for blessings. If it doesn't work, run away.

The movement outside began to get louder, accompanied by the roar of leopards. They should be the orcs on patrol tonight. It seemed that something had indeed broken into the tribe.

Soon the movement disappeared and it was quiet. The leopard roared twice.

Zhuo Yan didn't dare to open the door. He didn't open the door until the first ray of sunlight came in in the morning. The first thing he did was go to the chicken coop. The two chickens and their little ones were so scared that they trembled and hid in the hole.

But no injuries.

The tooth pig is not here. The baby piglets grew very fast, and the weather got hotter day by day. They no longer stayed in the chicken coop. They usually raised them freely and found food to feed themselves. Later, Zhuo Yan dug a temporary hole under the slope and built a A simple pigsty - not too far from a rabbit hole.

Zhuo Yan hurriedly looked down the slope. He was relieved at first and saw no blood. When he got closer, he saw that the pig pen was empty, the toothed pig was not there, and the rabbit in the distance was huddled in the hole without looking out.

"If it's not here, it's not here." It's better to run away than to be eaten by something.

After raising her for these days, I unconsciously felt a little emotional.

Until it gets brighter, there is a bang bang bang sound coming from the tribe. Zhuo Yan can now tell the difference. If the meat is being divided, the bang bang bang sound will be lighter, and if it is an emergency, the bang bang bang will be louder.

Everyone arrived at the square.

Asen still had half of Dian with an injured shoulder, and several orcs were there.

Only then did Zhuo Yan know what happened last night. Several hyenas came in and smelled some carrion. His house was the closest to the tribe. Not only his house, but also some meat was chewed at the entrances of the caves behind.

There was too much rhinoceros meat yesterday. Some sub-orcs carried a lot of meat back to the cave. They couldn't finish it and were reluctant to waste it. They learned to dry the meat. There were more or less traces of smell at the entrance of the cave. There were also some sub-orcs who had no orcs in the caves and some were rotten. The meat could not be thrown far, so it was thrown near the entrance of the cave.

...Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Hyena meat is inedible. This guy will eat anything, even carrion. He is as big as a grassland garbage recycling bin. Unless it is to the point of starving to death, the orcs will not eat hyenas - some orcs would rather starve to death. They don't eat hyenas.

"We will start intensifying tribal patrols today."

"Bring over the stinky and rotten meat and throw it away." Asen said.

The orcs went home one after another to get meat. They just received a lot of rhinoceros meat yesterday. Most of it was spoiled and could not be eaten. It also caused uneasiness to the tribe. Everyone was a little panicked. Now there are fewer and fewer orcs in the tribe. It is still far from the return of the clan leader. It's been a long time.

Don't know what to do next.

After Asen finished speaking, he went to find Dian and Maha. He wanted to see their injuries. Now the tribe needed orcs.

After finishing the carrion quickly in the morning, Asen came out from the direction of Maha Cave with an ugly face. Duoyu and another orc followed. Both of them looked a little guilty and uneasy. Duoyu suggested that they both go outside and take a look today. Hunt some small game.

"The meat from before can still hold up a head, so be careful for two days." Asen said.

Duoyu nodded, and went to patrol outside the tribe with his friends. Both of them regretted their previous behavior, "I thought it was just Maha and Dian who were prey, and I never thought it would be like this.", "Who knew that both Dian and Maha were injured? "

Actually, the rhino hunted too much, as the patriarch said before..."

But who of the two of them could persuade Maha? Furthermore, the two also want to become the bravest and most powerful orcs in the tribe. The more prey they bring back, the orcs in the tribe will welcome them with adoring eyes and praise them.

That's why...

Shitou is carrying his sister wherever he goes now, and Dayun is not allowed to run around and crawl around, and is not allowed to leave his sight. Dayun whines, because he is a little bored, but he can only listen to his brother.

"My eldest brother and second brother also went out on patrol."

"My father went to find Asen." Aman brought his younger brother over.

Several people were talking in Zhuoyan Cave, mainly to see how Zhuoyan was doing. When Aman's younger brother, a primary school student, heard everyone talking about the hyena thing last night, he waved his arms and said, "That means he didn't meet me, but he did." I——"

Aman held down his brother's head mercilessly.

The younger brother, a primary school student, screamed, "Don't look down on my second brother. I will be the bravest orc in the tribe in the future. Those hyenas are nothing! They ate one of my claws."

Because he was too angry, the younger brother, a primary school student, couldn't control himself in public. It turned into an animal shape, a little leopard with a body like a medium-sized dog. Although it was past the stage of cubs drinking milk, it was obviously still childish, and it was about to run away with howling.

When A Man grabbed his neck, the primary school student Leopard ran away wildly, pulling A Man to stagger. Then A Man couldn't stand it anymore and slapped the leopard's furry butt at the entrance of the cave in full view of everyone.

Zhuo Yan: ...

a second-grade primary school student, Aman introduced him to him before.

Now I understand why Aman's beast father didn't change to the salt team this time, because Aman's younger brother is getting more and more average and needs someone to suppress him.

Shitou looked at Dayun again, "If you are like him, I will beat you too."

Dayun covered his butt.

There was a lot of noise in the cave, and Zhuo Yan's mentality was different from yesterday when he first heard the news, not to mention those dreams, which were all gone when the afternoon sun burned them.

"Brother Zhuo Yan, don't worry." Xiao Xianba looked at Brother Zhuo Yan and said.

"I'm still worried, but I think it's safer for Ah Yin to be with Daya than to go alone." Zhuo Yan thought of what Daya's friend Cong Lu said again, "He will definitely be reluctant to leave me, and he won't do stupid things. "

If the salt is not found, it is not found. Anyway, the salt replacement team will come back, and sooner or later there will be salt to eat.

Ah Yin is not a fool.

"I think Daya people are pretty good." Ah Yin separated from the team and wanted to go alone, but Daya followed.

As Aman slapped his younger brother, he said loudly: "Big Ya is very fierce in hunting in the tribe, but he doesn't like to talk to others. He is also very fierce in teaching A Lei, but A Lei is indeed very powerful, even more powerful than Ada."

Shitou nodded, Alei was the most powerful among the young group.

"Then why can't he think about hunting mammoths?" Zhuo Yan asked.

Everyone shook their heads, and no one knew why. Several people chatted with Zhuo Yan, and the day passed peacefully. When it got dark, Shitou, Aman, and Xiaoxian went back together.

Zhuo Yan started to push against the wooden door, not planning to go out at night.

This night he slept better than last night, and he dreamed of Ah Yin coming back, dirty and muddy, smiling at him in a flattering way and wagging his tail, waiting for him to approach, and pinching the back of Ah Yin's neck. Fur, then he acted like Aman, raised his hand, lowered it, and slapped Ayin on the butt.

But unlike Aman's brother who was moaning and struggling, in the dream Ayin's tail was wagging almost like a propeller, and he looked very...happy and excited.

Zhuo Yan: ...This time I was also frightened and woke up from the dream.

Zhuo Yan listened to the rustling sound outside the cave for a while, but soon there was no sound, and he did not hear the roar of the leopard. It was not until the next morning, when the sun shone into the cave entrance, and Xiao Xian knocked on the door outside, that Zhuo Yan opened the door.

"Did you see anything outside?"

"Brother Zhuo Yan, why didn't you open the door? You scared me to death."

"Zhuo Yan, you got up so late today? I thought something happened to you."

Several people spoke at the same time, After a while, Zhuo Yan told him about the rustling noise last night. Shitou looked around and said, "No, there is no blood or footprints at your door."

Zhuo Yan also went out and waited until he reached the bottom of the slope. At first glance, he saw that his tooth pig was sleeping soundly in the originally empty pigsty. Zhuo Yan:? ?

Actually came back.

It seems that the rustling noise last night was caused by the tooth pig.

That's okay.

On this day, everyone went to the river to take a bath to cool off. Zhuo Yan felt that his body temperature had risen several degrees, and then he heard A Man say that summer was coming. Zhuo Yan: Summer has finally arrived. This is summer.

"Zhuo Yan, hasn't Ah Yin come back yet?" Ah Bai came to ask.

Other sub-orcs by the river gathered around. Xiao Xian was giving Ah Bai a wink, but Ah Bai couldn't understand and asked Xiao Xian if there were flying insects in his eyes. Xiao Xian gave up and said, "Brother Zhuo Yan has been much better in the past two days. Don't mention this matter."

"So that's it." A Bai finally reacted and said, "Zhuo Yan, don't worry too much. , you were able to pick up Ah Yin even after he was so seriously injured this time."

"Yes."

"I heard that Ah Yin went to Mammoth to find salt?" Another sub-orc. Looking at Zhuo Yan, "It won't be there. Salt can only be found in Yuren Market. Mammoths are very dangerous."

"Zhuo Yan, you have to tell A Yin."

"It seems that Zhuo Yan told A Yin that there is salt. "

The two sub-orcs started chatting behind them, not to accuse Zhuo Yan. Ah Bai and the others didn't know what to say. They looked at Zhuo Yan and really didn't understand how Zhuo Yan could lie to Ah Yin with such nonsense. , causing Ah Yin to run to the mammoth.

If it were Zhuo Yan in the past, they wouldn't care to ask. Now they know that Zhuo Yan people are very good and smart, and they are generous in helping them, but

no one believes that mammoths have salt.

Everyone was embarrassed for a while, and then Zhuo Yan nodded and said that A Yin should be back soon. Others hurriedly agreed and said yes. Later, everyone dispersed. Zhuo Yan and a few friends were swimming in the river. The water in the river was a bit like hot spring water.

"You don't believe it either?" Zhuo Yan asked.

Xiao Xian's Aman Shitou had a tangled look on his face, "I don't believe it, but I believe you.", "Brother Zhuo Yan, I don't think it does, but you said it did. I can't say, so I don't know.", "Same."

"It doesn't matter if it's salty or not. When Ah Yin comes back, if things don't work out, we'll have to change the salt team." Zhuo Yan looked at the three of them and said.

The three of them nodded. Zhuo Yan had heard from Cong Lu before that the mammoths were at least a day and a half away from the tribe. Counting the departure, A Yin should be back soon...

That night, Zhuo Yan stood at the entrance of the cave for a while, and vaguely saw something in the distance down the slope. The leopard figure thought it was Ah Yin, but after running a few steps, he saw that it was two leopards, not Ah Yin. One of the leopards turned into a human form, stood far away and said: "Zhuo Yan, go back to the cave. Go, close the door. "

It's his uncle Asen, and the other one is Aman's beast father.

The two of them patrolled all night.

"I know." Zhuo Yan returned, stood at the entrance of the cave and looked into the distance, silently thinking that A Yin must come back and come back safely.

No one in the tribe believed that mammoths had salt. Even his companions believed in him after hesitating and hesitating because they believed in their friendship. Only Ah Yin believed him after he casually mentioned it and acted for it, even if There is great danger.

Zhuo Yan didn't sleep much that night. He had a headache. He didn't dream, but couldn't sleep.

In the middle of the night, or almost early in the morning, Zhuo Yan suddenly heard a wailing sound. He sat up straight and ran to the entrance of the cave: "A Yin? Are you back, A Yin?"

The door was quiet, and the wailing sound just now was heard. The sound is an hallucination caused by head pain.

Until daybreak, there was another wailing sound.

Zhuo Yan was a little sleepy, and after thinking for a while, he squinted for a while, and heard a series of moaning sounds that seemed like a dream and a real thing - it was not a dream, it seemed that Ah Yin was really back!

As soon as he opened the cave door, Ah Yin stood at the entrance of the cave, his fur all dirty, stained with blood and mud, and he showed his tongue at him and wagged his tail crazily, just like a puppy sticking out its tongue to please him.

Zhuo Yan was so surprised that he went up and hugged A Yin's head, rubbing it.

My brother really likes me!

"I'm really back. Let me see if you're injured? Like a dirty puppy." Zhuo Yan said with disdain, his eyes were bright and curved, he rubbed A Yin's ears and touched A Yin's neck.

The puppy Ayin sticks out its tongue and wags its tail, but the brother is not hurt.

Then Zhuo Yan raised his hand and pinched Ah Yin's ears, and then spanked Ah Yin's butt.

He said in a fierce tone: "I'm going to beat you this time. How could you run so far without saying anything? You'll have to say whatever you do in the future." Did he?阿银歪歪脑袋，脑袋蹭到哥哥手掌心下，还伸出舌头舔舔哥哥的手，哥哥揍吧揍吧。

Zhuo Yan stared at the propeller-like tail, he was already beaten!

This moment is really like the scene in a dream.

There was not much distance down the slope, and Daya kept staring at the top. He saw Ah Yin, who looked like a dog and was not at all majestic. He was licking and rubbing at the sub-orc man, swinging his tail back and forth, and the sub-orc man was patting him. A Yin's ass.

... Da Ya didn't want to look any further and ran home quickly, carrying the heavy leather on his back.

The sun was shining fiercely. It was actually only around seven in the morning and it was already starting to get hot.

Zhuo Yan took A Yin to the river and had just finished taking a bath. A Yin shook off the water drops, and his hair became fluffy after being exposed to the sun for a while. Now his head is rubbing against his brother's legs. Brother, sit up and sit down. I will carry you back. .

"Hmph." Zhuo Yan said he was pretending to be an angry parent, and his body was very honest. He stepped up and A Yin carried his brother across the river and played with him very quickly.

As soon as the speed is fast, it is not very hot, and there is some cooling wind.

"Brother Zhuo Yan! Brother Zhuo Yan! Ah Yin is back." Xiao Xian saw it from a distance and waved his arms to say hello.

Shitou Aman was also happy, happy for Zhuo Yan.

Zhuo Yan leaned over and patted A Yin's neck. A Yin turned around and ran towards a few people. Xiao Xian jumped on the spot, "A Yin, you are back. Brother Zhuo Yan has been worried these days."

"Ouch. "I know, my brother even beat me. happy.

Others don't understand. As there were more and more orcs by the river, they all knew that A Yin and Daya had returned in the morning, and they all told Zhuo Yan that it would be fine if they came back.

Today's patrol team is all young: the two brothers Ah Hui and Ah Ri Ah Tou. Last night, Aman's beast father and Asen kept an eye on it all night. Because it would be more dangerous at night, they asked the young orcs to patrol during the day.

"Ah Yin, you are finally back." Ah Hui ran up first and said.

Ah Tou was still a little nervous, standing there unable to come over, and snorted loudly. Ah Yin looked over, and Ah Tou looked at his elder brother again, "Let's patrol. Ah Hui, it's time for you to patrol."

"Let's chat for a while, Ah Yin is back." Ah Hui didn't want to leave.

"I saw it." Ah Tou said, and then added: "If you don't leave, we will leave."

"Hey, don't worry, Ah Tou."

Xiao Xian hummed beside him and whispered, "My second brother was worried about Ah Yin before. Come on, pretend to be angry now, but he is really a little angry."

Zhuo Yan touched Ah Yin's ear, intending to let him come down first, and said: "You hurt Ah Tou's heart by choosing the Maha team before, Ah Yin, you. Go to Ah Tou and make it clear that you are partners."

"I'm not that surprised either!" Ah Tou said loudly.

Ah Ri next to him couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Shut up."

Ah Yin walked over in a few steps and whined. He didn't like Maha, and he didn't want to compete with Maha on the same team. He just wanted to go. I looked for salt in the gray elephant territory, and later went to the mammoth territory.

"There is no salt." Ah Tou said, "How many times have I told you that only the Yuren Market has salt. Your brother - okay, okay, anyway, you chose in vain, so it's okay."

If he said Zhuo No matter what, Ah Yin will definitely ignore him again.

The sun was shining brightly, and Ah Yin's eyes were a very light blue with very small pupils. He squinted his eyes and whined.

There is salt, I found it.

Ah Tou was still muttering, "...Forget it this time, I won't play with you next time if you do this -" Halfway through, he suddenly looked at Ah Yin and was stunned.

Not to mention Ah Tou, even Ah Ri and Ah Hui next to him were stunned.

Ah Yin repeated: There is salt, I brought it back.

Ah Ri, who was somewhat steady, began to stutter, "Tou, what Ah Yin said, I didn't understand. Is it salt? Did you bring it back?"

"Salt? Big brother and second brother, Ah Yin said to bring it. " Is salt back?!" Xiao Xian asked anxiously.

Shitou Aman glanced at Zhuo Yan. Zhuo Yan: ... hesitated for a moment, "I was so happy that Ah Yin came back, and I didn't notice what I had brought with me. We just went to the river to take a bath." He also looked at Ah Yin sharply.

Ah Yin nodded his head, whining, and watched Ah Tou urging Ah Tou to 'translate'.

"He, he said that when he came back just now, he brought a big bag of salt and also said that he found a big bag of salt. Da Ya also carried a big bag. Brother, no, Zhuo Yan, when you spanked him, Ah Yin said it. "

Zhuo Yan:?" ? ? He was just looking at Ah Yin's propeller.

The people present were in a daze mixed with a bit of shock. They wanted to go to Zhuo Yan's house to see the salt. Zhuo Yan was also curious. He believed A Yin, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly? Found it directly?

When the group of people arrived at the cave entrance, Ah Yin held the bloody deerskin on his head.

Zhuo Yan opened the leather and everyone gathered around. Once they saw what was inside clearly, Ah Hui shouted: "This is mud! Not salt!"

"Yes, Ah Yin, have you been deceived? This is really mud. It can be found everywhere in the tribe." Ah Tou said.

Ah Ri was a little disappointed, but didn't say much.

Xiaoxian Shitou and Aman were silent, because Zhuo Yan pinched a little mud and put it in his mouth. The three of them looked at each other in shock, "Brother Zhuo Yan, why do you eat mud?"

A Yin wagged his tail close to his brother. He is the smartest brother. Everyone knows!

"It's salt." Zhuo Yan tasted the salty taste, and of course the earthy smell. He spit, touched A Yin's ears, and said with certainty: "A Yin found salt."

Ouch! My brother and Ah Yin found it together.

Others looked at Zhuo Yan and then at the big bag of mud. This was clearly... mud.

"It's salt."

A voice came from behind the crowd. I don't know when Daya and his friend Cong Lu came over. Daya was carrying another leather bag in his hand, passed through the crowd, and threw the thing on the ground. The leather bag spread out, and there were also Mud.

"That boy said you are very smart and can eat barbecue without mud." Daya said.

Zhuo Yan listened and smiled. Ah Yin really praised him when he saw it. He couldn't help but said: "It's very simple. You can boil the mud water and filter it several times to get clean salt water. Boil it. The sun is good now and you can directly dry the salt." , just like how I dried the bitter tree sap before."

"If you are in a hurry, you can boil salt."

Big Ya's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that this sub-orc really knew how to do it, so he couldn't help but say, "Then I'll give this bag to you. You guys, if you do it well, I'll give you half."

"No need to share." Zhuo Yan refused, "This time Ah Yin goes to Mammoth territory, and I want to thank you for going with him."

"I originally wanted to see him. Being kicked by a mammoth - don't forget about it," said Big Ya.

The agreement at the entrance of the cave was simple and quick. Zhuo Yan saw that the first few orcs did not believe that the mud brought back by A Yin was salt, so he did not waste any time and went ahead with it. He had to boil the salt today.

This is the salt that Ah Yin brought back after going through all kinds of hardships and dangers.

The incident at the entrance of the cave quickly spread among the tribe - because the first three of them, Ah Hui, Ari, and Ah, had to patrol, the three of them were all thinking about how mud could turn into salt, and they chatted all the way.

"Can mud be boiled into salt?"

"Do you think what Ah Yin brought back is really salt?"

"I don't believe it, but Zhuo Yan is very sure. Xiao Xian said before that mud can be kneaded into stone pots, and I don't believe it either. "In the end, we use clay pots to make soup at home."

"I don't want to patrol anymore, I want to see the mud being boiled."

The two brothers ignored Ah Hui and continued, "Let's go for a quick run and come back early." , "Yes, anyway, it's too hot at noon, so we won't patrol anymore. We'll continue in the afternoon." "Okay."

The entrance of the cave.

Shitou, Aman, and Xiaoxian wanted to help Zhuo Yan, and Cong Lu also helped. Daya went back to the tribe. Although he was also curious about how to do it, he heard that Dian and Maha had a fight, and Maha's leg was broken. .

Let's talk about hunting after the tribe.

After A Lei's death, Daya didn't care about the hunting matters of these tribes, and even felt a little resentful in his heart. When A Yin came to ask about the mammoth territory, he wanted the untransformed boy to go there and be trampled to death by the mammoth. Why should he The son is dead, and this useless boy who has not transformed will go to the mammoth territory to seek death while he is still alive.

Later, the tribe hunted a short-legged beast, and the tribe leader brought him the wings of the short-legged beast.

Daya was silent for a long time. The clan leader didn't say anything. He lowered his wings and left. He didn't tell him not to think about Alei's death. He didn't tell him how to change the salt team and leave the tribe...

It's just that he listened to the arrangement and wanted to Patrol when you patrol, and hunt when you need to hunt. Seeing A Yin standing on Maha's side when choosing a team, he knew that this kid was going to the mammoth territory. Daya thought, there are not many orcs in the tribe, and this is also an orc from the tribe. When he came of age, he gave him half a sheep before, and it died - not very good, and difficult to explain to the clan leader.

So Daya followed.

The previous actions of the clan leader and A Yin caused Daya to have a different idea.

But he said that the weather was very hot at the entrance of Zhuo Yan's house, but everyone was full of motivation. Shitou Aman ran very fast and went to the house first to get buckets. A Yin went to fetch water from buckets with buckets in his mouth.

On the flat land next to the cave entrance, Zhuo Yan moved out all the stone pots and barrels at home, and first mixed the dried mud with water to dilute it - Xiao Xian and Cong Lu were doing it, this was not difficult.

Zhuo Yan started to make a 'filter', first roughing it up and using the straw mat to sift out most of the stones, mud, rough particles, etc. For the second time, the mat is folded, and the clean pebbles are spread in the middle, which are densely packed, and the grass sections are kneaded until the pebbles and grass sections are densely spread, and then the 'filter' is stretched on the pottery pot , forming a slightly sinking arc.

The first filtered water can be poured upward.

"Slow down, don't overflow, take your time, wait until the water above seeps down, then continue pouring."

"I know Zhuo Yan." Aman took a wooden spoon and started to scoop up the black muddy water, poured it on top, and this time the water poured down. It drips very slowly, so you need to take your time.

"If you get tired, let me do it instead." Zhuo Yan said.

Aman shook his head, "I'm not tired, it's just too slow."

"Slow is the right way. The water that filters too fast is still muddy water. If I hadn't been too impatient and in a hurry today -"

Shitou said, "I can tell, you are I want to produce salt today."

"Ah Yin and Daya brought salt back. I guess everyone will know by now, and they will also know that they only brought two bags of mud. I don't want everyone to think that Ah Yin went to the mammoth territory, so It was dangerous, but I made a mistake and brought back the mud."

"I want everyone to see that Ah Yin is brave and smart and brought back the salt."

"We, the Leopard Tribe, don't have to be coerced by the Feathered Market in the future. What do they want from us? Give whatever you want in exchange for some salt. Our tribe found the salt ourselves, which A Yin and Daya brought. "

Zhuo Yan said this out of selfish motives.

Ah Yin has not transformed, his coat color is different, and he is still a mixed race. He has always been looked down upon in the tribe. The sub-orcs are more kind. For the sake of pottery, they treat Ah Yin like a child. The orcs except Ah Tou and Ah Hui , In fact, Ah Ri only looked down on his two younger brothers, and didn't look down on Ah Yin that much.

He wanted A Yin to be somewhat respected by everyone in the tribe.

Chapter 49:

Zhuo Yan's selfishness towards Ah Yin, he wanted to gain some status and respect for Ah Yin in the tribe. Xiao Xian and the others didn't understand this at all, they were all focused on not having to be coerced by the Yuren Market in the future. .

Xiao Xian was the youngest and couldn't hide his mood. When he thought about what Brother Zhuo Yan said in the future, his face turned red. Even the steady Shi Shi and Cong Lu had bright eyes.

What Zhuo Yan said just now is so, so, so good!

As for A Yin's status in the tribe - that's natural. The salt was brought back by A Yin and Daya. It was A Yin who chose to go to the mammoth territory. Everyone knows this.

"Zhuo Yan, this is a bit slow. I'm going to get my mat." Shitou said.

"And my family's." Aman also followed.

This time Zhuo Yan has no choice but to make up the straw mats after they are worn out. We must make some salt today.

The impact of salty mud is far less powerful than the impact of real salt in front of everyone.

Shitou Aman ran back again, and this time Dayun was obedient and didn't make any trouble - Zhuo Yan observed that the cubs in the tribe can understand the opportunity to make trouble. When the adults are busy with business, the cubs will He plays on his stomach and does not go to dangerous places, but once adults are free, they either go to the river to play in the water, climb trees, or play like a little clay figurine.

Zhuo Yan saw that it was too sunny outside and touched Dayun's forehead, which was covered with sweat.

"Ah Yin, take Dayun in and sleep for a while."

Dayun was frightened and said, "No, no, no." The words came out one by one.

Ah Yin didn't want to go to sleep either. He had to help his brother. He ran very fast to fetch water, and he could also pick up stones and wash them by the river, so that his brother didn't have to run away. The weather was so hot, what should he do if he got sunburned? !

Zhuo Yan had no choice but to persuade the two of them, so he hugged Dayun and asked Dayun to sit in the cave. It was cooler here. He gave Dayun the meat slices that had been baked and sun-dried at home to grind his teeth. This one was half-cooked. Dayun No problem eating.

I may not have time to cook at noon today.

After pouring another glass of water for Dayun, Zhuo Yan touched Dayun's head. Ah Yin followed closely behind him, staring directly at Dayun's head, which scared Dayun so much that he lowered his head to eat the dried meat.

After Zhuo Yan touched the child's forehead, the temperature was normal. Just now, he saw that Dayun's face and neck were all red from the sun. He was afraid of Dayun's heat stroke, and was debating whether to mix Dayun's water with bitter tree sap powder - this thing is neither sub-orc nor orc. I like to drink it, even if it's a little bit, children won't touch it if they see the bitter taste.

It's not just that it's hot now, it's not worth it anymore.

"Dayun, sit here and eat meat." After Zhuo Yan settled Dayun, he almost tripped over Ah Yin when he turned around. He saw Ah Yin staring at Dayun's hand and thought that Ah Yin was hungry, so he gave Ah Yin a piece of meat. Do it, and then rua A Yin Er.

Hairy.

Ah Yin became happy, wagging her tail leisurely, holding dried meat in her mouth, and followed her brother to work outside the cave.

Zhuo Yan took out another straw mat at home, wiped it and continued to filter it. There were two bags with a lot of mud, and the stone pot was used to stir and dilute it, over and over again. When Aman Shitou came over after taking the mat, both of them had red faces, sunburn, and sweat on their foreheads.

Aman said first: "I was just stopped by a few sub-orcs. They said that Ayin and Daya brought mud back. I said it was salt, but they all laughed and kept laughing. They also said that the Feathered Market is so far away and they don't know how to change it. The salt team didn't arrive, but I just didn't believe that what Ah Yin Daya brought back was salt!"

"The patrolman Duo Yu passed by and said loudly that he had brought mud." "I was so angry

."

I don't know what's so funny."

Aman was like setting off a firecracker, the heat was blowing up, and he was talking one after another. When Xiao Xian heard this, he put down the stirrer and put his hands on his hips and said, "Hey, I'm not here, otherwise I would tell them a lesson."

"Shitou said it," Aman said.

Everyone looked at Shitou, who nodded and said, "I'm right. I brought two bags of mud from the Mammoth territory. We are boiling salt. Zhuo Yan said this is salt and can be boiled in the evening."

Zhuo Yan: Be honest. Ren Shitou is right.

"These people laughed even louder when they heard this!" Aman mentioned it again and was already too angry. Now he looked at Zhuo Yan: "Can we do it in the evening? I want everyone to see, it is really salt!" He said I couldn't bear that tone.

Shitou also looked at Zhuo Yan.

Zhuo Yan didn't say anything, but picked up the second filter for everyone to see. Several people leaned their heads over, Xiao Xian's eyes were big with shock, and the stone was incredible, "The muddy water became clear Zhuo Yan." Naturally,

there was no river water . So clear, but this time the filtered water is no longer turbid and muddy, it is much clearer.

Zhuo Yan looked at the speed and said with certainty: "The first batch of salt will definitely come out in the evening."

When Aman heard this, he felt refreshed and no longer disliked the heat.

"Come on, come on, let's work."

Several people were gearing up, thinking of taking it to the tribal square at night and letting everyone see, what mud, this is salt!

Zhuo Yan planned to filter it for a third time. He could guess why the news was spreading outside the tribe. It was just like what Aman said - the relationship between the sub-orcs had eased and good intentions with him, but he still didn't believe it. At most, some sub-orcs didn't. Ridiculing, or saying comforting words A Yin was deceived and accepted these excuses.

The orcs, on the other hand, didn't believe it and laughed a lot.

Ah Yin originally didn't have much status or respect among the orcs. Since he was going to use salt to show off, he might as well just use the 'whole big' one. It should be filtered and clear, which is better than the salt from the Feathered Market!

Mud salt is nothing, it is purer and better than the salt sold at Yuren Market.

The wooden buckets, washbasins, stone pots, and earthenware pots from several houses came together. After the two bags of mud were diluted and filtered for the first time, the waste mud was first poured into the crooked neck tree and piled up. All the utensils that could be used for filtering were used. Several people quickly prepared the 'filter'. Zhuo Yan had just done it. This is very simple and everyone can do it.

Cong Lu and Shitou went to the river to pick up pebbles and washed them. After taking a bunch of them back, Aman Xiaoxianzhuoyan began to make a filter, and soon there was a ticking sound at the entrance of the cave.

All filtered.

"Use a stone pot to boil salt." Zhuo Yan saw that the stone was about to be washed in the stone pot, so he stopped him quickly and said, "Let's take a rest for a while, don't worry, this will take time to filter."

He also had no stools at home, so he finally chose We got a wooden stick and everyone sat at the entrance of the cave. Zhuo Yan brought some half-cooked dried meat. Orcs can also eat some raw meat. Everyone rested while eating the dried meat. No one spoke because they were a little tired, and everyone looked at them. Put them all over the dripping bucket.

In this atmosphere, he couldn't help but feel sleepy. He dozed off and fell asleep leaning against the mountain wall. He was so sleepy that he leaned against A Yin and squinted for a while, because he was thinking about boiling salt. The sleep was short and particularly sweet.

It's that sense of solidity, and the quality of sleep is better than in the past few days.

When he woke up, the position of the sun had not changed. Aman and others filtered a few more scoops of salt water on the filter. Zhuo Yan knew that he had not slept for long, but he was much more energetic.

"Brother Zhuo Yan, I took a look and the first bucket is almost full." Xiao Xian said.

This was the first bucket to be filtered. Zhuo Yan stood up and Shi Shi had already cleaned the stone pot. Now he looked at the progress and said: "For the third time, filter in the stone pot. Filter until most of the pot is filled and burn it directly. "

"Okay!" Shitou Aman nodded and agreed.

Cong Lu was older than a few of them, so he was not familiar with them, and his personality was slow and warm. He stayed here to work today because there was a bag of salt mud from his family, and it was not easy for Zhuo Yan to do it alone, and he had learned to do it next time. You can also make it yourself.

Now that I heard that it is about to be cooked, my face is full of excitement and excitement.

"Zhuo Yan, you are really smart. How could you have thought that the muddy water would be clean by doing this?" Cong Lu praised sincerely.

"We washed the mud before when we were making pottery. It's actually similar to that method, so I wanted to try it first. There's also the matter of diluting the mud. In the past, when cooking and making soup, adding salt to the soup made the soup taste salty. Salt is originally granular, so I thought if a lot of salt melts in the water, and the water is boiled dry, will the salt come out?"

Cong Lu thought carefully, and it seemed like this.

"Obviously we all eat the same food and make soup, but you are the only one who can think of this method." Shitou admired Zhuo Yan very much, but he couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

Aman Xiaoxian also started chatting.

"Brother Zhuo Yan said before that mammoth meat tastes like salt, but at that time we didn't expect that there was really salt." Xiao Xian became more and more excited as he talked, "That's when the mammoth——" Then he saw Cong Green, stopped talking immediately.

It would be very early to hunt the mammoth, because I wanted to avenge Alei before I hunted the mammoth.

Aman saw Xiaoxian's embarrassment and interjected: "Later, there was a gray elephant. Zhuo Yan said that gray elephant meat has less salty taste. Ah Yin must have heard it at that time, and Ah Yin went to look for it. If Zhuo Yan hadn't said that, Ah Yin Yin Zhao, we won't even think about that."

"Yes, yes." Xiao Xian nodded sharply, not even daring to look at Cong Lu.

Cong Lu saw everyone's avoidance of Alei's death. He didn't know what to say, so he simply stopped saying it. Filtering requires patience, especially when the mat is thicker and the dripping is slower after three passes.

It wasn't until the sun set that half of the stone pots were collected, and there were still three buckets that had not been filtered.

"Let's cook it first. Don't rush the rest and take your time." Zhuo Yan saw that it was getting late, so he made some samples first.

Shitou finally waited for these words. He picked up the stone pot and placed it on the stove hole. Aman started to light the fire and add firewood. The stone pot transferred heat slowly, but it could not withstand the attack of the fire. Soon the water started to boil. Several people gathered around the stove. It's not too hot either, so I switch to lighting the fire and go over from time to time to see how it's going.

"Brother Zhuo Yan, look quickly." Xiao Xian couldn't wait and pointed at the white particles on the wall of the stone pot, "Is it this? But it's different from the ones in Yuren Market."

Zhuo Yan didn't expect that the salt production rate would be so high At such a height, white crystals condensed on the uneven walls of the stone pot. It was not as white as modern table salt, but it was indeed whiter than the salt Xiao Xian gave him before.

Xiao Xian was not sure at first, but looking at Brother Zhuo Yan's look, it was definitely the case, so he felt relieved. Moreover, when he was filtering it today, he got it on his hands and secretly licked his fingers. It was really salty, so it must be right. La.

"That's great. I'll take it to the tribe later and let everyone see it." Aman still remembered the 'vengeance' at noon.

In the past, the orcs were curious about everything Zhuo Yan did - the aftereffects of burning the pottery. But today, the tribes all know that Daya Ayin brought back two bags of mud, and the orcs also heard that Aman Shitou said they would cook salt today, but they No one came to take a look, because the idea that salt is only available in Yuren Market is deeply ingrained.

Not only the Leopard Man tribe, but also the other three tribes in the entire grassland and forest. I don't know how many years and generations have passed, but it has been passed down like this. Salt was made by the Sea People after the Feather People had wings and flew for a long time to the seaside.

Other places, especially not far from them - compared to the Feathered Market, the Mammoth territory is really close, but there is salt here, who would believe it? No one will believe it.

The water in the stone pot dries out little by little, and a layer of white particles appears on the entire stone wall and bottom of the pot. It is a little gray, but the whole thing is white.

"Aman's fire is less intense. I'm going to get a bowl."

"I didn't expect there was quite a lot of salt."

Ah Yin stretched out his neck in front of his brother and howled. He and Daya gnawed a lot of mud, but only that piece of mud was left. The saltiest thing, I brought everything back!

Although Zhuo Yan didn't understand, he knew that A Yin was powerful. He patted A Yin on the forehead and said, "Yes, the salt yield rate of the salt you brought back is really high."

When the last bit of water dried up, A Man turned off the fire.

The sky was gray, but the smiling faces of the people beside the pot were brighter than the sun. Everyone waited around the stone pot for a while. When the high temperature dropped, Zhuo Yan rolled up the furry leather into a small brush and swept the salt particles stuck to the wall of the stone pot to the bottom of the pot little by little. The stone was padded with leather. Both sides, hold it up so that Zhuo Yan can pour it into the bowl.

Half of the water in the small stone pot was filled with half a bowl of salt - his bowl was really big.

"Is this, is this good?"

"Why is it different from the salt we buy at Yuren Market?"

"Ours is whiter and finer."

Zhuo Yan handed the bowl to several people, unable to hide it. He smiled and said, "Try it."

"Is that okay? Brother Zhuo Yan."

"Just try it?"

Zhuo Yan said nothing and let a few people try it. Xiao Xian pinched a little with his fingers first, followed closely by Shitou Aman. Zhuo Yan handed the bowl to Cong Lu and tried both, and Cong Lu also pinched a little.

"!!! Wow, brother Zhuo Yan is really salty, so salty."

"We really cooked it!"

"Zhuo Yan, you are so awesome."

"This salt doesn't hurt your teeth." Cong Lu carefully said From what I tasted, "The salt from Yuren Market sometimes tastes gritty."

That should be sand.

"Really, really, really, it's salt!"

The three of them couldn't hide their excitement. There was a smile in Cong Lu's eyes. It was really salt.

"Let's go to the square and let everyone take a look."

"Yes!"

"Let's go find it. Let's go find - who?" Aman couldn't think of anyone to find to knock on the clan's clan. The clan leader was not there and Dian was injured. "We can't find the horse anyway. Ha."

Zhuo Yan said, "Cong Lu, call Da Ya and we'll go together."

"Okay, I'll go back now and see you in the square." Cong Lu left immediately and even ran away from Zhuo Yan's house. .

A few people tidied it up - there was no need to tidy it up at all.

No one cares about those filter buckets now, just come back and filter them slowly. Shitou hugged his sister Dayun, and they set off, Zhuo Yan held the salt bowl, and A Yin followed his brother. The group walked with wind, as if they had won a great battle--that's almost it.

It was already dark by this time.

Because the orcs have not gone hunting these days, they have stayed in the tribe, and there are patrols during the day and night, so they are much safer. The orcs hide in the caves from the heat during the day, and go back to the river to wash up at night when it is cooler.

"Zhuo Yan, what are you doing?" Youya orcs shouted to say hello when they saw the small team.

Zhuo Yan said loudly: "The salt brought back by Ah Yin and Daya has been boiled. We will bring it to the square for everyone to see."

The Ya-orc who was going to the river immediately stopped and was confused for a moment, as if Tiantai Re didn't seem to understand, and said, "What?"

"Salt, we cooked the salt, and the mud from A Yin and Da Yadai, we cooked the salt!" A Man's voice was high and bright with pride.

Shitou: "Yes!"

"There's a big bowl of salt!" Xiao Xian.

A few scattered sub-orcs were stunned and looked in the direction of Zhuo Yan, Salt? They looked at each other and said, "Zhuo Yan just said there is salt, did I hear it correctly?", "Salt is produced by boiling muddy water?", "You heard it right, it's salt, I heard it too."

Several people did not go to the river. While washing up, he realized what he was doing and ran to follow him.

"Is there really salt in Zhuoyan?"

"Can salt be made from muddy water?"

Zhuoyan stopped, looked at the running sub-orcs, and said seriously: "It's not muddy water, it's Ayin and Daya in Mammoth." There is salt in the salt mud brought back from the land. Xiao Xian A Man Shi Chong Lu A Yin and I spent a day boiling the salt out of the mud. "

" Huh?"

Someone sighed in confusion. Although some people didn't say anything, their faces were blank. They didn't understand. What did they mean? They struggled to understand the meaning of Zhuo Yan's words just now, but they still didn't understand. How can salt be boiled out of mud? No, no, salt can only be found in Yurenji. Only available in the city.

Facing these sub-orcs with tangled and confused faces, Zhuo Yan generously handed the bowl over, "That's it."

"This one is so white, it doesn't look like it's in the mud."

Xiao Xian retorted: "Of course, we have been busy all day and washed it out of the mud. No, it was filtered."

"Is this really salt?"

Aman was unhappy, "We have told you, but you still don't believe it."

" No, this is whiter than the salt from Yuren Market."

Zhuo Yan gestured to Xiao Xian to use a small spoon to scoop some for a few people. "You can give it a try."

Xiao Xian understood, and scooped out half a spoonful of it with the small spoon. One person only gave a little bit and poured it into the palm of his hand. "You guys try it."

Several people looked at each other again.

"What are you afraid of? It's not poisonous mushroom powder." Shitou said loudly.

This time, several people carefully stuck out their tongues and licked it, and then the expressions on their faces were almost the same, shocked, confused, and shocked again. They looked at the palms of their hands and then looked at the bowl Zhuo Yan was holding - it was really, really salt, and it seemed Better than the one at Feather Market.

They couldn't say what was good about it, except that it didn't grind their teeth when they tasted it.

Xiao Xianshi Aman laughed.

On the way to the square, the number of people slowly increased. Everyone had shock and joy on their faces. They followed Zhuo Yan one after another. After they recovered from the shock, they said in disbelief: "I tasted it. It's really salt." "

I You haven't tasted it yet, really?"

"Really, I've tasted it too."

"There is really salt in the mammoth territory." "I heard that A-Yin chose the horse

.

Ha team, but in the end we didn't hunt with Maha..."

Ma Ha and the others wanted to ridicule A Yin for the shapeless beast, so the news spread. Even before A Yin Daya came back, Duo Yu and other orcs talked about these two things. Maybe he died outside, and the whole tribe knew the story of the match between Maha and the electric team, and A Yin Daya ran away.

And this morning, the tribal orcs heard the follow-up: Ayin Daya ran to the mammoth territory and came back with two bags of mud, saying it was salt.

Everyone laughed when they heard it. No one believed the salt thing. Some sub-orcs laughed and said: I hope everyone comes back safely. Others said: They thought that Daya and his son Arei were the same, they both died at the feet of mammoths and it would be fine if they came back.

There were more people in the square, and then the sound of bang bang bang sounded.

The old man slowly came out of the big cave. The sub-orcs who were originally in the cave hugged and carried the cubs to the square. The orcs patrolling the tribe changed into their original forms and rushed back. After a while, there were more and more people. It was just the people who came. Confused, I don't understand what happened.

"What's wrong?"

"Did something happen?"

"The electricity came out too, and Mahar is also there."

"I just heard from Ah Bai and the others that what Ah Yin found was really salt, so I came to the square to tell him "We.

"

"Impossible!"

"Salt is only available at Yuren Market.

It can't be salt. I heard that it's mud.

" I have tasted it. Zhuo Yan is amazing. They washed out the salt with Xiao Xian. Not all mud has salt. It is the salty mud brought back by A Yin and Daya. "

Some people still don't believe it after they taste it. Nature certainly convinces, it really does. Then the voices from the two parties became louder, as if they were quarreling, and suddenly the whole square was shouting: Salt, salt? ! , no, yes, and so on.

Until the torches lit up, illuminating the entire square. The one holding the torch was Daya, and Daya said loudly: "A Yin and I came back from the Mammoth Territory this morning. You all heard it. We brought back two bags of mud."

There was another noise in the quiet square, "Look, Big Ya said it was mud." "It's really two bags of mud."

"A Yin said there was salt in the mammoth territory, so we brought mud salt back." Big Ya shouted even louder.

The noise that had just been made fell silent instantly.

"Ah Yin, come here with your brother, I don't know how to cook mud salt." Daya said, standing aside holding a torch.

Zhuo Yan carried the salt bowl and A Yin to the central location. Under the light of the big tooth torch behind him, the orcs and orcs in the front row could see clearly what was in the bowl Zhuo Yan was holding.

White, salt?

But that's not the case at Yuren Market.

"It's salt, cleaner salt. The two packs of mud salt brought back by Ah Yin and Daya. There is a lot of salt in it. We - me, Cong Lu, Shi Shi, A Man, Xiao Xian, the salt we cooked after a busy day "

They really brought back salt."

"Everyone can have a taste."

Zhuo Yan called out the names of the partners who worked today and made it clear: Ah Yin and Daya brought back this. Salt.

The whole square was silent, and everyone was stunned, in a state of: Really? They instinctively didn't believe it, but Zhuo Yan was so sure and even let them taste it. If it was fake salt, Zhuo Yan wouldn't dare let them taste it.

Zhuo Yan took a small spoon and distributed it to everyone, starting with the two old men.

The old man's face showed signs of weathering, and his eyes were not as clear and bright as when he was young. At this time, he put the white particles into his mouth. They were older, and their sense of taste was not as sharp as before. They sipped the taste carefully and slowly looked at their faces. The wrinkles on his face seemed to have melted away, and light could be seen in his cloudy eyes.

"Salty."

"Yes."

Everyone in the square said:? ! !

Is it really salt?

Really?

Others couldn't believe it.

Zhuo Yan asked Shitou Aman and Xiao Xian to help everyone taste it. After a while, the whole square was filled with salty sounds. It was really salt. It turned out to be really salt. Everyone was immersed in this feeling. They were first shocked and confused, and finally the huge sound. in joy.

"It's really salt."

"The salt brought back by Ah Yin and Daya."

"Where is the mammoth salt?"

"How to wash mud salt?"

"We haven't had salt in the cave for a long time. Can I exchange some for Zhuo Yan?"

"I want to change too, I want to change too."

The square became boiling and noisy, and there were even offers of salt exchange for Zhuo Yan—— Leather, rattan baskets, bone knives, stone knives, whatever I can get out, I want to change them.

"Don't change it!" Zhuo Yan said loudly first, and then quickly said after calming down: "The salt is in the mammoth territory. I can teach you how to cook mud salt. The clan leader hasn't come back yet. There are not many people in our tribe. How much salt do we need? It's not big. We can discuss it with the orcs. We can bring mud back to the mammoth territory first, and then we can cook it together. It's hot now, so we can use salt."

Ah Tou was still in a daze, and he didn't expect that what Ah Yin said was true. , he didn't trust Ah Yin before, and was still sad that Ah Yin didn't choose to join his team. He should trust Ah Yin, and be with Ah Yin...

Ah Ri lowered his head, and licked his palm again. It really tasted salty.

Ah Yin really brought back salt.

Ah Hui looked at Ah Yin with brighter eyes. He was now convinced of Ah Yin. Not only was Ah Yin a good fighter, he also found salt.

...

Before, the orc team in the tribe was not united. They had not gone hunting for two days. Mahar had a broken leg, Dian Dian's shoulder was seriously injured, and Duoyu and his companions were mumbling when they patrolled. Now, all the orcs are worried. They were all here - except for Ma Ha, who was still confused and in a situation where the facts were before his eyes, but he didn't believe it. He didn't believe it was the white-haired beast he despised that brought back the salt.

At this time, my mind was full of shock and I couldn't think at all.

"When will we go to Mammoth Territory to get salt mud?"

Everyone watched TV first, then Asen, Daya, and Huoxia.

It means that there needs to be a trouble-making orc in the tribe to arrange for mud salt.

Among the three experienced orcs in the tribe, Huo Xia has never cared about decision-making. He doesn't have the brains. He usually just follows orders and dispatches the orcs in the tribe, but he can't do it.

Daya has had a bad temper since the death of his son. He used to have a bad temper, but he would scold orcs who made mistakes when hunting. Now he doesn't like to talk to others and treats everyone coldly.

As for Asen, her friend Lin Rong is about to give birth in the next few days.

This is also the reason why the clan leader handed over the tribe to Dian. Dian is stable and flexible enough, and with three older and experienced orcs keeping an eye on the tribe, they should be able to carry it until the salt exchange team returns, but unexpectedly the hunting team only persisted. It's been half a month, and now they have dispersed. For the past two days, I have relied on Asen to maintain order.

The fight between Maha and Dian also had an impact on Dian. The young orcs used to be quite obedient to Dian, but now they don't believe in Dian anymore - Maha's broken leg doesn't count as a win, and Dian's injured shoulder doesn't win either.

So at this moment, everyone in the tribe waited for the 'leader' to make a decision, looking at this one to see which one, and finally it fell on Zhuo Yan -

although it was a bit strange to make such a decision, there was no sub-orc as the clan leader, but soon everyone I changed my mind. Now I don't want Zhuo Yan to be the clan leader, but just like pottery, let Zhuo Yan arrange it?

Or ask Zhuo Yan to talk about how to arrange it first, and then talk about it if it's not suitable.

The most important thing is that the salt was brought back by Ah Yin - although there are also big teeth.

"Zhuo Yan, tell me."

"Yes."

"I heard that A Yin said that there was salt in the mammoth territory and you were the first to say it."

"Yes."

Zhuo Yan:? ? ?

Facing the eager eyes of everyone in the tribe, he knew that among all the people in the tribe, as far as he knew, the poor ones like his - there would be no salt after the snow season. The best one was Xiao Xian's family, who had the last bit of salt when making pottery. .

At this time, everyone has been without salt for at least a month.

The weather is hot, and the orcs are really looking forward to salt for the tasteless and greasy barbecue. In addition to being delicious, the elders in the tribe have also said before that if they don't eat salt for a long time, the orcs' eyes will not be able to see clearly at night.

"I'll discuss it with a few experienced orcs, please wait a moment."

Zhuo Yan refused and turned to look for his uncle, Daya and Huo Xia. Ah Yin has been following his brother, and the result of the discussion was very fast. Zhuo Yan asked: "Is the salt location close to the mammoth activity? How many people are safer if we only take mud and salt and avoid the mammoth?"

Ah Yin screamed.

A Tou next to him said: "A Yin said that mammoths would be active there during the day, but there would be no mammoths at night."

A Yin whined again.

"The mud behind the lake is saltier, and it is further away from the mammoths. It has to be picked up at night. It can be done with a few people."

Zhuo Yan thought for a moment and looked at the three young orcs.

"Two experienced orcs."

Daya said, "I'll go."

Asen was a little hesitant. Lin Rong was about to give birth, but he could go. Zhuo Yan was the first to say, "Uncle, you stay and patrol at night." Asen readily agreed.

Huo Xia said Daya and I would go. As long as you don't let him take care of things, he'll be fine.

"Young orcs, Ah Ri, Duo Yu, Ah Tou——"

Ah Yin looked at his brother and wagged his tail.

Zhuo Yan made up his mind, "Ah Yin is also joining us, he knows the location."

"We will set off after picking up the salt team in two days."

After Zhuo Yan made arrangements, he asked everyone if that was okay? This time everyone nodded and said yes. Even the orcs whose names were not called, such as Ah Hui and Duo Yu's friends, they were not angry, especially Ah Hui, although he no longer liked Zhuo Yan. But Ah Yin said that his brother is very smart, so this arrangement must be right.

That night, everyone was in high spirits on the way back, and the conversation was all about salt. "How did Ah Yin know about salt?", "I know this. You know, the tribe ate mammoth meat before, but Zhuoyan's family didn't have salt at that time." "Zhuoyan barbecue said that mammoth meat is salty, and Ah Yin heard it...", "So that's it, Zhuo Yan is so smart", "Ayin is also very brave, and he dared to go to mammoth even without changing his form. Territory." "Yeah, yeah."

"Ah Yin is so brave."

On the way back, Cong Lu looked at his friend and said, "I was cooking salt with Zhuo Yan and the others today. "The thing about the mammoth meat is the mammoth cub you brought back for Arei."

Daya said nothing.

"I was thinking that maybe the gods asked us Arei to go up and accompany him. The salt from the mammoth's territory was brought to everyone. Big Ya... I don't know how to say it. Zhuo Yan and Ayin don't know Arei, but I think They may be partners and have given the tribe a big surprise."

Cong Lu didn't know how to explain.

In modern words, it seems that there is some kind of fate, Are's death, Big Ya's revenge of mammoth meat, Zhuo Yan tasted the saltiness of mammoth meat, thinking of elephants will add salt...

everything seems to really have a trajectory.

Daya looked at his partner, stretched out his hand and took his partner's hand, "Let's live a good life, Cong Lu." He also looked at the distant sky. There were so many stars, maybe one of them was Alei.

Chapter 50

Leaving the tribe square, the whole tribe was lively and lively, just like the Chinese New Year. Everyone's face was beaming with joy, surrounding Zhuo Yan. There were too many people around Zhuo Yan, so he went to ask Shitou, Aman, Xiaoxian and the others.

Someone who was about the same age as Cong Lu also took the initiative to talk to Cong Lu.

"Sleep well tonight. I won't do any work. Tomorrow, I will teach you how to make a filter, how to dilute and filter, and open an open space for drying salt. When the salt collection team comes back, everything is ready. Then we can do it directly. ." Zhuo Yan said. He didn't plan to stay up late tonight to deal with the unfiltered salt water. Ah Yin was back and he wanted to have a good sleep holding Ah Yin.

Just work, don't be in a hurry.

After hearing this, other sub-orcs agreed to follow Zhuo Yan's arrangements.

That night, everyone in the cave was very happy, and the smiles on their faces never stopped. They talked a lot about salt, but they still couldn't finish it. They were surprised: "... there is really salt in the mammoth territory. If it weren't for Zhuo Yan and A Yin, we wouldn't know."

"We won't have to go to the Yuren Market to exchange for salt."

"Where are the clan leaders' salt exchange team now?

" Come on, do you think our tribe has eaten salt before the clan leaders came to the Feathered Market?"

When I thought of this, I felt so strange that I couldn't help but smile.

"The clan leader will definitely be shocked when they come back."

"Yes, yes."

Zhuo Yan moved the barrels back into the cave and placed them neatly at the door. Before going to bed at night, I brushed my teeth and washed up, and ran to the river - all the wooden barrels at home were occupied, and there was no clean water. Zhuo Yan was tired after a day of work and took a shower. When he returned, Ah Yin was lying on his front paws, Zhuo Yan Then he got on Ah Yin's back.

"So good." Zhuo Yan touched A Yin's neck, "Go back, go back to sleep."

A Yin stood up and ran quickly, Zhuo Yan leaned over A Yin, hugged A Yin's neck, and said, "Slow down, slow down." . Ah Yin leisurely walked away. When we got to the cave, there was no straw mat to sleep on tonight, so Zhuo Yan pulled out a piece of leather and slept on the smooth side. It was quite soft, but it was hot.

In fact, the stone bed is a bit hard. Zhuo Yan originally wanted to sleep on the bamboo bed in summer, but before he could say anything, he looked at Ah Yin. Ah Yin's blue eyes blinked, what was brother looking at him for?

Zhuo Yan stretched out his hand to rub A Yin's cheek, and said with a groan: "Forget about going to the mammoth territory this time, tell me in advance what you will do in the future, or I will beat your ass."

A Man spanked his brother like that.

Upon hearing this, Ah Yin first turned around and turned his back to his brother. Feeling something was wrong, he got up again, lowered his whole forelimbs, raised his buttocks, and looked at his brother with his tongue out happily.

Zhuo Yan: ...

Hahahahahahaha.

It made him laugh. In fact, when he saw Ah Yin come back in the morning, his anger was gone. I just wish he came back safely.

Zhuo Yan was so happy that he stretched out his arms to hold Ah Yin in his arms and rub him.

"I was beaten in the morning."

Ah Yin tilted his head. Has his brother been beaten? He didn't even feel it. Zhuo Yan saw a little regret in A Yin's eyes, wait a minute? ? ? Did he see it wrong? So she held Ah Yin's face and moved closer. Ah Yin happily moved closer and licked her brother's cheek enthusiastically.

Zhuo Yan laughed and hugged Ah Yin, and the two of them made a fuss on the stone bed.

After playing for a while, Zhuo Yan said that it was okay to go to bed, and he must tell me what he did when he went out in the future. Ah Yin whined and pressed his head against his brother, knowing.

Zhuo Yan slept soundly and hot that night. He was so hot that he couldn't bear to wake up from his sleep. When he woke up in the morning, he was really sweating profusely. When he raised his eyes, A Yin ran to sleep far away from his feet.

Probably because he was afraid of being overheated.

Zhuo Yan woke up, and A Yin also woke up instantly.

"Good morning, early Ah Yin!" It's another full day of energy.

"Ouch~" Brother Zao.

The two of them had no ink marks and still had work to do today. When Zhuo Yan opened the cave door, he found that there were already sub-orcs waiting at the foot of his house, and there were quite a few of them. Zhuo Yan was stunned for a second, then quickly waved and said: "I've been waiting for a long time. Come on."

Everyone ran up one after another. There were more older people, and Aman's grandmother, Xiaoxian's grandmother, and Zhuo Yan were a little bit embarrassed and asked everyone to wait, but Yashou People were very understanding and said it was okay. They came here because they couldn't sleep. They came early.

No more gossip.

Zhuo Yan knew why everyone came, so he started arranging the work, first taking out yesterday's wooden barrels, "The weather is too hot now. If you want to filter the salt water, find a cool place."

"We also need to make a filter, which requires straw mats. , first cut the grass from the grass mat and soak it in water..."

Xiao Xian and Aman's grandmothers all know this, because they also use such straw mats at home.

So the work was divided. Some people went to cut the grass and soaked it directly in the river water. They couldn't soak it for too long or it would rot. After soaking, they couldn't expose it to the sun. They had to dry it in a cool place. There was also a filter that didn't need to be directly woven into a mat. It could be improved.

There are several wooden barrels in front of Zhuo Yan's house. Although they have been used twice and only the last time is left, they still demonstrate it to everyone and even take apart a 'filter' for everyone to see.

The sub-orcs made a series of wow sounds.

"Is the water in the bucket muddy water?"

"It's so clean."

"The stones and grass sections need to be woven into straw mats. This is how to pass..."

Aman came and stood behind and reminded loudly: "Filter."

Now Okay, everyone is here.

Zhuo Yan didn't need to explain one-to-many. He had Oman Shitou Xiaoxian as his helper, and said: "In the past two days, we have improved the filter. If we still need to dry salt, we can save charcoal. Then we need to make a wooden box for drying salt."

Everyone started to work, The original kiln factory shed also had its uses. It was shady and stepped underneath, where the grass soaked in water could be dried. Zhuo Yan led the powerful sub-orcs to cut down trees near the tribe, and some orcs came to help.

The division of labor and cooperation became busy.

When the heat got hot, Zhuo Yan asked everyone to go back and rest first, and then come out to continue working in the evening. Some sub-orcs even said that he can do it and is not afraid of the sun.

Zhuo Yan said seriously: "We don't have many people now, everyone is very important, don't carry it, and we have four or five days to do it slowly. Their salt collection team is on the way back and forth, and there is still time to collect salt. There is enough time for everyone." We all need to take good care of ourselves. Don't wait for the salt collection team to come back. Some of us are exhausted."

"

Let's go and listen to Zhuo Yan." The Ya-orcs said one after another

.

, the orc man who originally insisted was also embarrassed, and nodded. In fact, there is no way to avoid being exposed to the sun, but he wanted to be exposed to salt as soon as possible. After listening to Zhuo Yan's words, he was absolutely right.

At noon, the orcs returned to the cave to rest.

The orc team also has a small problem. When Daya was hot in the morning, he went to the electricity shop, and then to Maha's house. His brachypod wings were ground into a lot of powder, and he gave some to each of them.

Dian and his friend Xiao Kui caught up to express their thanks, while Ma Ha looked directly at Daya, feeling that Daya was laughing at him. He had said that Daya was lame before, but now his leg was broken.

Although Da Ya told his partner last night to live a good life, he didn't mean to change his past temper and become extremely kind. At this time, facing Dian and Xiaokui to thank him, Daya said impatiently: "Good morning, no need to thank you."

Faced with Mahana's ghostly look, Daya mocked and said: "Do you want love? If you have the ability, I will drag that piece of shit out of you now." I didn't even dare to hunt short-legged beasts, but only a lame leopard."

"Hahahaha," Da Ya really laughed in his face.

Maha was so angry that the veins in his neck popped out. Big Ya's eyes fell on Maha's leg, and then looked at the short-legged beast wing powder in his hand, "Do you want love?"

"...Yes." Maha said from the gap in his teeth. words squeezed out of it.

He is still young, an upright young leopard, and one of the most powerful orcs in the tribe. He can no longer be lame and has become a lame leopard. How will he go hunting in the future and how will he choose the strongest sub-orcs.

"I will return it to you later."

Daya put down the bag of powder and left. He did not go back, but went to find Asen. The two of them talked very little and settled the matter in a few sentences.

So in the evening, the clan members started banging, but this time it was to call the orcs to assemble. Ah Yin understood, and ran to the square with his brother. Zhuo Yan was busy at that time, and only the morning and evening were cooler. Fortunately, the sub-orcs also had good night vision, otherwise the working time in the day would be too short.

After a while, Ah Yin ran back excitedly, ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong.

Zhuo Yan didn't understand, and it wasn't until Ah Tou arrived later that the translator learned that the orcs in the tribe had to go hunting for a short distance at night, and ate whatever they could catch. After the salt team left, they would be hungry and full. It all depends on carrying it.

"Is A Yin going too?" Zhuo Yan asked.

"We all go, only Denmaha Asen stays." Ah Tou said.

Zhuo Yan wondered if this would be too hard, but seeing that A Yin was very excited, he felt that this arrangement should be within the physical range of an orc's body and not too tiring, so he didn't say much.

In fact, he still has some dried meat at home, but the rhinoceros meat that other sub-orcs in the tribe received before has rotted and been thrown away. This time the orcs went out to hunt at night, probably hoping to come back during the day, dry the meat, and then wait for another day to take out the meat. The salt team is ready to go.

This arrangement is quite appropriate.

And now there's salt. Zhuo Yan wanted to share more salt at home with everyone, but before he suggested it, Cong Lu came to him and said that he was also discussing this matter with him. Cong Lu also said that he could wait until the salt fetching team came back next time to dry the salt before returning it to them.

"That's actually what I mean." Zhuo Yan readily agreed. He had thought of sending it as a gift before, but he had never thought of everyone returning it. But Cong Lu was right. There would be too much salt by then. As a group, he gave out half a spoonful and returned it. Half a spoonful is fine.

In the Leopard Man tribe, if you lend something and return it in this way, you can maintain a good relationship for a long time.

It was really inappropriate to give him away unilaterally, and the other sub-orcs were not his partners.

Sure enough, when Cong Lu and Zhuo Yan said this, the sub-orcs were very happy and agreed one after another. They were very grateful to Cong Lu and Zhuo Yan.

When it gets dark, the hunting party sets off.

Taking the lead are Daya and Huo Xia, followed by a group of young orcs. The silver-white A Yin stands among them. The color is very conspicuous, but he is not inferior at all. He is majestic and has a strong body.

Zhuo Yan stood at the entrance of the cave and watched Ah Yin off, with pride on his face.

A Yin Zaizai, who was just a little bit small last year and so thin and light that he could hold him, is now so big under his care, he is really awesome!

Zhuo Yan: Put your hands on your hips and be proud for a while.

Then he stood at the back of the team, twisting his neck and yelling, "Brother, go home and close the door."

Zhuo Yan: ...

I have my hands on my hips for only three seconds, okay, go home and sleep.

Maybe he was used to it, maybe it was because the hunting trip was short and there were many people, or maybe he was too tired from working during the day. Zhuo Yan slept well that night. When he woke up, the hunting team hadn't come back yet, and Dian was in human form. Patrolling near the river.

Zhuo Yan was dressed neatly - his skeleton clothes had to be replaced with leaves. I couldn't help but think, it seems that the straw straw is softer and stronger? Try it later.

When he carried the rattan basket to the river to brush his teeth and wash his face, almost all the sub-orcs were at the river. They greeted each other with smiles on their faces and started their day's work.

Zhuo Yan originally said that the wooden box for drying salt made yesterday could be stuck by the mortise and tenon structure, but he was not sure whether it would leak. In the end, A Man said that it could be as simple and crude as a bucket.

That is a tree, split it in half, and then dig out the heart of the tree - this is difficult, and it also takes a lot of effort and stone and bone knives, but Zhuo Yan discovered that the highest priority of all items in the tribe is definitely salt.

Even Shi Shi, who cherished the bone knife, laughed and said it was okay.

Then do it.

A big tree was split. Yesterday we worked together with stone knives and bone knives to dig for a long time. We continued today. Everyone found a tree and pulled the two halves of the tree over. Because it was long, it was at least three meters long. Everyone gathered around to dig. Yesterday it was split. It was also done by orcs.

When it was the hottest time at noon, Zhuo Yan said, the hunting team came back first.

There were all sorts of horned sheep, baboons, and toothed pigs, all in the shape of beasts. They came back carrying prey. Now the orcs couldn't go back to sleep, and no one had the intention to sleep.

Everyone goes to the square. Daya asked Dian and Xiaokui to share the meat. Dian refused, and Daya said impatiently: "The clan leader said you lead the hunting team, so that's you, hurry up and finish it before you die in the sun."

Xiao Kui and Diancai divided the meat.

The skins of these prey are saved, and the sub-orcs who can use them have to process the skins. These are collectively owned by the tribe. In the past, the habit was to save the skins that did not look good for the old people with big holes, and the good and beautiful ones were left. You need to take it to the Feathered Market to exchange for salt.

It's like this every year.

"There's a lot of meat today."

"Why is there so much scattered around? How many places have you traveled?"

the sub-orcs asked curiously.

Ah Hui said: "After Daya took us out, he asked Huo Xia to take us in different directions. He hunted whatever he saw and said he could eat it."

"I followed Daya, and we caught this sheep."

"I'm following Huo Xia and we caught two baboons."

So we have all kinds of things. When we see baboons squatting on the tree, we will go up. When we see a lone tooth pig on the ground, we will go up. Run, and knock down the horned sheep that cannot run.

After dividing the meat in threes and twos, each person had about ten kilograms. Everyone knows Zhuo Yan's method of drying meat. In the morning, Zhuo Yan and Cong Lu also gave them a spoonful of salt for each hole. They took it back and spread it on the meat to dry it. It would definitely be enough to eat in the next few days, so they would not be hungry.

Everyone carried the meat back to the cave with peace of mind, and hurriedly dried it before the orcs in the tribe left.

On the day when the salt fetching team set off, Zhuo Yan still used the old method and tied a small straw ball around A Yin's neck. "Xiao Xian and the others don't eat it. There are still many at home, so I will put some more for you. There are five." "If you suffer from heat stroke, you can eat it first and then share it with others."

"Ooooooo~" Brother, I will definitely eat it.

Zhuo Yan patted A Yin's head and praised her.

In the distance, Big Ya heard the small ball of bitter tree sap, his whole leopard face was wrinkled, and he looked very bad-tempered. The other young people stayed far away, and Ah Tou quickly screamed at Ah Yin to come down quickly.

"Are they all here? Hurry up and don't make everyone wait." Zhuo Yan didn't see everyone arriving.

Ah Yin licked her brother's palm and ran down quickly. When she got to the team, she screamed: "I have bitter tree sap balls. My brother made them for me. If you feel hot and dizzy, you can call me." I'll share it with you.

Daya: Let's go quickly!

In the next few days, there was nothing major in the tribe. The remaining sub-orcs lived a regular life, getting up early to work and returning to the cave as early as possible in the evening - because there were not many orcs in the tribe, there were only four people left, two of them were injured, and Asen was the only one who patrolled at night.

Zhuo Yan explained the 'task' carefully, and when everyone heard it, it seemed that there was no need to 'work overtime' until night, so when night fell, everyone did not hesitate to work and hurried back to the cave, safety first.

The entire tribe did not need to hunt, and lived on the ten kilograms of dried meat each person was given before.

The orc who was Duoyu's partner in the tribe was patrolling during the day and asked Zhuo Yan: "Why don't you ask me to get salt?"

"Then you can go next time." After Zhuo Yan finished speaking, he saw the other person was stunned for a moment and added : "You and Duoyu can go either way. I remember Duoyu's name. I don't know your name, so what's your name?"

"Mumu." Mumu didn't think of this reason, "I thought you were angry with us for bullying Ah Yin. "

Zhuo Yan: ...

"You still bully A Yin?"

Mu Mu didn't know what to say, and his eyes were a little panicked. He was obviously an orc, and the other party was a sub-orc, but he was a little scared for some reason, so he had to explain. : "When we were divided into teams, Duoyu and I would laugh at Ah Yin, but we won't do it anymore. I promise God."

"Don't promise God. You can apologize to Ah Yin when he comes back." Zhuo Yan said seriously. .

Mu Mu nodded hurriedly, "I will." Ai Ai looked at Zhuo Yan again, "Then can I still go get salt next time?"

"...If I am in charge next time, fine."

"Thank you."

Zhuo Yan nodded. , didn't say anything anymore. He looked at Mu Mu and asked Mu Mu if there was anything else he could do. Mumu said: "Don't you like us? It's me, Duo Yu and Maha."

"Yes. You bully the weak just because you are orcs and are naturally strong. This is not really strong. We were born as Asians. I can't decide whether to be an orc or an orc. Ah Yin can't turn into a human form. He has worked hard to learn to hunt and protect me. The leader of the tribe is a wise and powerful orc who protects the entire tribe."

"Everyone in the tribe knows who is the most powerful. A good orc."

Zhuo Yan said seriously and went to work.

Even if he didn't know the members of the tribe's orc hunting team before, he knew who was a good hunter just from the other orcs' mouths, and who often caught something delicious. The orcs admired and respected each other.

Like Ada's grandma.

When the bears attacked during the snow season, they rushed forward bravely and protected them. Zhuo Yan has a profound memory.

Mu Mu stood there, his head dizzy under the harsh sun, still slowly thinking about Zhuo Yan's words just now. He thought slowly and seriously, and his expression slowly became firmer.

A good orc is a brave and powerful hunter who also tries his best to protect the tribesmen.

The 'wooden boat' that was used for drying salt that day was finally dug, except for the ones that were boiled yesterday - I wanted to share the salt with everyone, so I used the ones that were boiled yesterday. Don't worry this time, just try sun salt.

The remaining filtered salt water only needs to be poured into the inside of a clean canoe and exposed to the sun. What they had filtered was only two buckets of salt water. When they poured it in, there was only a shallow bottom, and some uneven areas did not even have salt water.

It can be seen that the capacity is very large and can soak up a lot of salt water.

"Okay, everyone, let's go back. The filter is finished, and the wood for drying salt is also ready. We are just waiting for the salt collection team to come back." Zhuo Yan said.

Everyone felt it was so easy and not a difficult job.

"When can Zhuo Yan dry it?"

"It's pretty fast to boil salt."

Zhuo Yan answered one by one: "The weather is so sunny now, so it should be faster. I haven't done it specifically. It's the first time we do it, so we all pay attention. Let's take a look." "It's faster to cook salt, but you have to burn it one pot at a time. If you don't have much wood, I think it's better to dry it when there's no emergency.

" So he nodded and went back to cool off first.

On the fourth day, the day patrol team Maha appeared. He was in the shape of a beast. Because one of his hind legs was broken, he was now jumping around on three legs. To be honest, it was a bit funny. Zhuo Yan told Xiao Xian and the others behind his back. A meal!

A Man said that Zhuo Yan was taking revenge for A Yin.

Shitou said: "They laughed at Ah Yin to his face, but we secretly laughed at Ma Ha behind our backs."

"That's right." Xiao Xian laughed louder after saying this.

Although he secretly laughed at other people's lame walking posture, which was immoral, Zhuo Yan didn't care.

Tit for tat.

On the fifth day, the salt fetching team came back early in the morning.

Each leopard was dirty, with dry mud on its body, and its fur was tangled, but its eyes were shining brightly. They all looked excited. They carried two large leather bundles on their backs. When they arrived at the tribe, they went directly to the tribe. Remove the skin.

The orcs from the tribe came out.

The next step is to dilute, filter, and dry the salt.

And that evening, there was good news: Lin Rong was born. When Zhuo Yan heard the news, he was confused at first, and then surprised: "Did you give birth? When did you give birth?"

"I heard that the birth started at noon. The first one came down first. Everyone was busy diluting the mud and salt. Lin Rong A man was in the cave, and your uncle only discovered it when he went back." Aman said.

Zhuo Yan hurriedly said, "Is there nothing wrong?"

"What can be the matter?" It was Aman Shitou's turn to be confused.

Zhuo Yan: "Isn't it dangerous to give birth to cubs?"

The two of them had never considered this, or no one in the tribe had ever said it was dangerous. Several people looked at each other, and Zhuo Yan skipped the topic first. He felt that these three people had no partners. Those who have never given birth may not know that giving birth is dangerous.

"Should I go and have a look?"

Shitou pulled the excited Zhuo Yan back and said, "Don't go now, maybe Lin Rong is still alive."

"?" Zhuo Yan continued to be confused, "Isn't it said that she gave birth at noon? "

Brother Zhuo Yan, you are so stupid. When my mother gave birth to my eldest brother and my second brother, my eldest brother was born just after the sun came up. My second brother was not born until the sun got brighter."

Zhuo Yan slapped his forehead, "I forgot-" Because Lin Rong was pregnant the last time he saw her, he subconsciously brought him into the human world to have a baby.

"You really like Zaizai." Shitou said.

Zhuo Yan: ...

Finally, early the next morning, everyone got together to work. Zhuo Yan heard from his uncle Asen that Lin Rong had given birth to two cubs, both of which were little leopards. Asen was very happy and named the little leopards. .

"The salt team didn't come back yesterday. It just so happened that the eldest son was called Xiaoyan and the second son was called Xiaopan."

Zhuo Yan understood that the name Xiaoyan means the same thing as Xiaoxian. It is very precious, but Xiaopan -?

"Go to the mammoth territory to get it."

The name chosen by the Leopard Man tribe was so unexpected that it made people stunned.

Later, Zhuo Yan asked his uncle if he could go see the cubs, and Asen was very happy to do so. In the evening of that day, when the weather was no longer hot, Zhuo Yan brought some gifts, including salt, potatoes, and dried meat from home. There were not many things. He went with Ah Yin, but Ah Yin couldn't walk under the cave and couldn't get in.

Ah Yin is a strange leopard, still in the form of a beast. Newly born cubs are very sensitive.

Zhuo Yan went up alone. Lin Rong and Asen were both there. He put down his things, said a few words and went straight to the cub - the newborn leopard cub was really, really cute, like a kitten, with no eye membranes yet. It faded away, and the sound of milk came out.

So cute, so cute.

Zhuo Yan took a breath in the air and didn't touch it. He came out happily. He didn't stay much. He just walked out with a smile on his face. When he saw Ah Yin, he even babbled and gestured: "It's so big, it's so small." Only, the pads of the small paws are all pink, the penis is chocolate color, the eyes are not open, meowing, meowing, like a kitten..."

Then I saw Ah Yin holding up his front paws to show his brother, His is pink too.

Zhuo Yan was amused and held Ah Yin's claws in his hands, "Yes, Ah Yin is also pink." But it was different, the leopard with small breasts was really cute.

Ah Yin saw that his brother was praising him but still wanted the little leopard, so he wrapped his tail around his brother's legs. Zhuo Yan felt a little itchy and continued walking forward, saying, "I'm just going to look at the little leopard. Of course, it's better for us Ah Yin."

Ah Yin clung tightly to his brother.

Zhuo Yan: ...

Ah Yin must be jealous. Although Zhuo Yan still thought the little leopard was cute, he straightened the smile on his face and decided not to praise the other cubs in front of A Yin.

His Ah Yin was not even an adult yet, so he was still a cub after all. Zhuo Yan understood, so he rubbed Ah Yin's cheek, "Brother, touch it, Ah Yin is the cutest furry one."

On the third day, he was exposed to salt, and at noon on the fifth day, That's good, it's very fast, of course it's also because there was less salt water poured that time. Zhuo Yan and Cong Lu divided the salt in half. At this point, the salt brought back by Daya and A Yin was finished.

Next is the tribal collective.

Because of the salt, the entire tribe is now focused on whether it is the hunting team of the orcs or the sub-orcs. There are people watching the filter at night. They seize the time to dry the salt during the day, work when they need to work, and hunt when they need to go out.

On the fifth day of their salt drying, each hole was given a large bowl of salt. That night, Huo Xia said: "The rainy season is coming."

Huh? The rainy season is coming so soon? Zhuo Yan felt that the summer mentioned by A Man only lasted for more than ten days, and today the sun was still so poisonous that it would melt people, but he believed what Huo Xia said.

So the filtered salt water was left, and that night everyone moved out the stone pot and started cooking it outside. The orcs gathered around and the sub-orcs stared, and together they finished all the salt, which was enough for a large earthenware pot. The salt was temporarily placed in the In the big hole.

Zhuo Yan also worked almost all night. After all the salt was processed, he returned to the cave with A Yin and could already see the rising sun in the morning. He fell asleep and A Yin slept at his brother's feet.

I don't know how long it took, but Zhuo Yan woke up to the sound of thunderbolts. It was raining heavily outside, and only one door of the cave was closed. Some rainwater floated in, making the entrance of the cave wet. There was a fishy smell of earth and stuffy heat in the air. .

The kind that was roasted a few days ago and turned into steaming after a heavy rain.

"My chickens! Toothed pigs and rabbits." Zhuo Yan hurriedly walked out of the cave.

A Yin jumped off the stone bed, holding her brother's skirt in her mouth. Zhuo Yan, who was anxious just now, first covered his butt, "A Yin, your brother, my skirt is not a leather skirt now, tell me!" His only summer coat is going to rot. .

"Ooooooooo." They all ran into the hole. Ah Yin spat.

Zhuo Yan was not anxious anymore. It was raining too much outside and he couldn't go out. He could only believe that small animals were more sensitive to the weather than he was, and his animals were not stupid. They would know to run home if there was danger.

The heavy rain came and went quickly. It stopped within an hour.

The sun was shining brightly outside, but the entire tribe's roads were turned into dirt roads.

Zhuo Yan can't go anywhere.

At the same time, two days before the rainy season, the Leopard Tribe encountered the Werewolf Tribe on the road. The two tribes were at the bottom of the four tribes. The Tiger Tribe and the Lion Tribe were the eldest and second. They had many tribes and large territories. The Werewolf and Leopard Tribes The small clan has always been harmonious.

"I heard that the liger and tiger tribes arrived at the market early." The leader of the werewolf tribe said.

When the leader of the Leopard People heard this, he said, "The Eagle People will definitely wait for our four tribes to arrive before they open the market, so we can pick and choose. Don't worry." It's okay to arrive early.

"Yes." The leader of the werewolf tribe understood, "These feathered men, even the ligers and the ligers can't do anything to them." The two tribes had to avoid the ligers and the tigers, but it turned out that these feathered men were not afraid of the ligers.

Without the Yuren, who can change the salt for them.

Of course, people are not afraid of the four grassland and forest tribes.