novelden Chapter 126 Love each other
Chapter 126 Love each other
The large earthenware pot bubbled slowly, and the aroma of bamboo leaves wafted out, mingled with the fragrance of sorghum.
The little cubs unconsciously circled around the big pot; the aroma was unlike any food they had ever smelled before.
But no one reached out and asked for food.
The cubs, drawn by the delicious aroma, carefully ate all their food.
The rice dumplings were still simmering in the pot the next morning. Sorghum rice, unlike glutinous rice, needs to be cooked for a longer time, otherwise it will be undercooked inside.
Lin Baiyan felt it was about time, so he lifted the lid of the pot and picked out the rice dumplings one by one.
The little cubs had been eagerly waiting around Lin Baiyan, having spent the entire night smelling the aroma of this food.
It's different from meat; it has a very unique flavor!
Lin Baiyan smiled slightly, for nothing can compare to the aroma of grain.
After the zongzi cooled down, one was given to each person. He made a total of one hundred zongzi, which were distributed not only to the tribe members but also to the hunting teams that were out hunting.
Everyone lined up to receive their own zongzi. Lynx hid obediently behind Ai Xun, watching with some envy as Mao Xia received her zongzi. She blinked her big eyes and unconsciously licked her lips.
Not only him, but all the dwarf beastmen remained still, obediently taking their breakfasts and stepping aside. They had already received the protection of the Azure Flame Tribe and should not greedily ask for more.
Maoxia lifted the bamboo leaves of the zongzi, revealing the soft and sticky sorghum rice inside. She looked up and saw it not far away. She thought for a moment, then walked over and said, "Let's each have half!"
Lynx's eyes lit up instantly, but she still very sensibly shook her head, "Sister Xia, eat. I have breakfast!"
As he spoke, he gestured with the broth in his earthenware bowl.
Ai Xun stroked her cub's head with a touch of tenderness, but still smiled and said to Mao Xia, "He won't eat it, Xia can eat it herself."
He couldn't let the orcs of the Azure Flame Tribe think that the dwarf orcs were insatiable.
"How do you know you don't like it if you've never even tried it?" Maoxia tore the zongzi in half and shoved it into Xiaolinhe's hand.
She then boldly declared, "Eat!"
Lin Baiyan stood behind, amused by Xiao Maoxia's actions. After watching the show for a while, he cleared his throat and said, "Stop pulling and tugging here, you guys go get your rice dumplings!" This was clearly directed at the dwarf beasts beside him.
Upon hearing Lin Baiyan's words, the dwarf beasts were unsure whether to move or not, and all turned their gazes to Dwarf Red.
Ai Hong was clearly hesitant, but Lin Baiyan waved his hand and said, "Consider it a reward for your hard work over such a long period of time."
These dwarf beasts completed their assigned tasks, grinding wood all day long, and even made many innovations. They were not rigid and inflexible, which made Lin Baiyan very satisfied.
That's how you learn by analogy; otherwise, if you just wait for him to teach you everything, you'll be exhausted.
Ai Hong's face lit up with joy upon hearing this. She quickly thanked Lin Baiyan and then called her people to Hu Qing to collect their zongzi.
Little Lynx was clearly delighted too. He tugged at Xia's fur coat, his voice sweet and childish as he looked at her earnestly, "Sister Xia, I'll share half of my zongzi with you!"
Cat Summer smiled and agreed. The two little cubs took the rice dumplings and ran off to the side to be all lovey-dovey, with Wolf Rain following beside them.
Now every orc got a zongzi (sticky rice dumpling). They savored the delicious food in their hands, one bite at a time. The sorghum rice was soft and sticky, the sweet potatoes were sweet, and the chestnuts were soft and glutinous. The three different ingredients combined together created a strange harmony.
Zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) quickly won over the hearts of most orcs, especially the sub-orcs, who loved its sticky and chewy texture.
"Baiyan, can this thing be grown?" Lu Xiao ran up to Lin Baiyan, holding a half-eaten zongzi, looking at him expectantly.
Lin Baiyan smiled and nodded, "Of course, I have already set aside some seeds, and I will cultivate some more land to plant them in a couple of days."
Upon hearing his words, many orcs' eyes lit up; they were clearly overjoyed.
The zongzi can be kept in the deepest part of the cave for about half a month, waiting for the returning hunting team to have a taste. I wonder when Lang Cang and the others will return.
The hunting party has been gone for twenty days, longer than before. The longer the time goes on, the more worried Lin Baiyan becomes.
At this moment, Lin Baiyan was clearly unaware of the enormous surprise that Lang Cang had brought him.
"How about it? Such a large pottery jar is quite rare." Lang Cang looked at the tiger-clan beastman in front of him and said in a deep voice.
The tiger-tribe beastman was tall and strong, with muscles all over his body, but he held the pottery jar very carefully.
He carefully circled the pottery jar, his eyes filled with affection.
Their Silver Tiger tribe is a well-known large tribe, but they only have one such exquisite pottery jar in their tribe.
The old priest had discovered this by chance at a trading village more than a dozen snow seasons ago, and it took him a lot of effort to bring it back.
He looked at the tall male orc in front of him, a dark glint in his eyes, "How many of these pottery jars do you have?"
Lang Cang, of course, wouldn't tell him the truth. He casually replied, "Such precious pottery jars are naturally not many in our tribe."
However, no specific figures were given.
He's not stupid enough to reveal his trump card to other tribes so easily. The Cangyan tribe is currently just a small tribe of a few dozen people, but they have the method of making pottery. If others find out, it may lead to the extermination of the entire tribe.
Not to mention the strange and unusual ideas Lin Baiyan came up with from time to time—salt making, basket weaving, new food, building houses—any one of his abilities, if revealed, would probably bring him disaster.
If it weren't for the shortage of labor in the tribe, he wouldn't have bothered to add these risks to his tribe. Although the hunting team's motivation is gradually increasing, the base number is still too small.
The prey they hunted was barely enough to keep their people from starving. Last year, they were lucky to run into a herd of wild bulls and a pack of wolves.
This spring, Lang Cang led his hunting team on a roaming trip for more than ten days. Apart from hunting a brown bear that they had scouted for a long time on the first day, they did not encounter any large animal groups.
However, they also managed to catch a few roe deer, wild rabbits, and pheasants.
However, this was far from enough for Lang Cang's standards, so he led his hunting team further south to search, where they happened to encounter the Silver Tiger Clan, who were also out hunting.