In the woods, a group of vigorous figures quickly passed through, chasing after a few pheasants who were fleeing in embarrassment.
Shang Ke squatted on the tree, pulled out his longbow, and aimed at the front with a focused expression. The bowstring snapped, and an arrow shot out. Immediately, a pheasant dog whimpered and fell to the ground. Shang Ke didn't stop, he took the bow again and aimed the arrow at the second target.
He didn't aim at the key points, and planned to capture one or two alive and torture the location of the oil. Even if the Leonins are not currently interested in developing it, it should be in their own hands. Moreover, when the pheasant tribe invades the orc tribe, it is necessary to collect oil frequently, wait for the rabbit, and cut off its resources, which is more efficient than chasing around aimlessly.
However, the lion people often kill the pheasant when they see the pheasant, and there is no one alive after several chases.
"Fox, go home." After dealing with the pheasants, Mutu waved at Shang Ke on the tree.
Shang Ke jumped off the treetops lightly and walked slowly to Mutu's side.
Mutu hooked his waist, lowered his head and bit his ear.
The group returned to the tribe with the joy of victory and a full load of prey, and were warmly greeted by the tribesmen. The children ran over excitedly, scrambling to inquire about the process of their battle.
Mutu didn't pay attention, and saw two little foxes occupying his man. The picture of one big and two small living in harmony is not pleasing to the eye no matter how you look at it.
Shang Ke bent down and scratched the backs of the two foxes with his hands. The little fox shrank his neck and let go of the hand holding his thigh happily.
Mutu's eyes flashed slightly, is the back of the neck a sensitive point for foxes? Try it tonight.
Shang Ke led the little fox to the other children and made a friendly gesture, asking them to take good care of their new partners.
The eldest child immediately patted his chest to indicate that there was no problem, but the little fox recognized his life, and seeing that Shang Ke was not with them, he immediately turned around and ran back to his mother.
Shang Ke looked at the fox woman not far away and frowned slightly. Without waiting for him to move, a pair of big hands pulled him to his side, and then he heard Mutu's dissatisfied voice: "Don't get entangled with her."
Shang Ke squinted at him: this kind of worry is completely unnecessary.
He explained it yesterday, but this jealous guy tossed him all night and didn't pay attention at all.
The two came to the warehouse together, began to count the prey, recorded each person's harvest, and then distributed them one by one. Two-thirds of each harvest is distributed according to work, the other third, half goes to the patriarch, and the other half goes to the warehouse. If the harvest is relatively small on the day, the reserves in the warehouse will be used.
Today, Shang Ke has promoted farming among the tribes. Half of the animals raised in each family are public and half are privately owned. In the future, this distribution method will also be changed accordingly.
Many leonine orcs have little interest in growing vegetables and fruits, but in order to raise livestock, they have planted a lot of pasture, which is lush and green, which adds vitality to the tribe.
Shang Ke took the food that belonged to him and prepared to go back to cook. On the way, he met Carona and her children.
"Yanu, we... can we go to your house for dinner?" Kerona asked cautiously.
Seeing that she was empty-handed, it was obvious that she planned to go to his house for free food.
Food is very precious to orcs. Unless there are special circumstances, no one will give their food to others for no reason, and Shang Ke is no exception. Every time the other orcs of the Lion clan came to his house to eat, they would bring their own ingredients, and Kairona was an outsider, and it was impossible for him to receive any preferential treatment.
Shang Ke shook his head, bypassed her and continued to walk back.
"Yanu." Karona hurriedly stopped him, looking sad, "You said you wanted to take care of our mother and son, we haven't had enough to eat for several days, and the food the tribe gave us is not enough, I really don't want to see it. starving children."
Shang Ke was in charge of distributing food, and he knew how much food Carona had distributed. Although it wasn't much, it was enough to satisfy their hunger. As a foreigner who just arrived, Carona should understand the truth of contentment. You can't always use your children as an excuse to ask for alms from others.
Shang Ke looked at the two little foxes, his eyes flickered slightly. He didn't pay much attention to it yesterday, but when he looked again today, he suddenly felt something was wrong. The little fox's face is yellow and skinny, and the spirit is weak, which is obviously the consequence of long-term malnutrition. On the other hand, Carona, although her body was injured, her face was ruddy, her body was plump, and she was full of vigor. She didn't look like she had suffered at all. Will this difference happen to a mother who loves her children
Shang Ke raised his eyes and looked at Carona in front of him with scrutiny eyes.
Kerona's expression became even more pitiful when she saw him staring at her.
Shang Ke wanted to say: Keep the children, adults please be mellow.
The only people in the tribe who can give him preferential treatment are children and disabled elderly people who have contributed to the tribe. It's a pity that he can't speak, and sign language is too troublesome, so he can only ignore it for the time being.
Just thinking about it, Mutu, who had dealt with the affairs, walked towards this side with easy steps. After seeing Carona, the originally happy expression immediately became unpleasant.
"What are you doing here?" In terms of incomprehensible style, Mutu is definitely a good player. What's more, this female also passed the smoke and had an affair with his partner.
There was a hint of timidity in Kairona's eyes, and she politely greeted Mutu, then made an excuse and left, even forgot to take the little fox with them, and they chased after them themselves.
"Why is she looking for you?" Mutu pulled Shang Ke's tail and started the interrogation mode.
Shang Ke pointed to the ingredients on his hands, and then pointed to his mouth.
Mutu immediately seemed to be summoned, leaned over and kissed him on the mouth. After the kiss, he said coldly, "Don't think that using beauty and food can offset your crime of stealing."
Shang Ke: ... Sometimes they really can't communicate, and their thoughts are completely different from one channel.
At night, when feeding the lion, you can still use the sand table and gestures to reiterate that he has nothing to do with the fox woman, and don't try to use this excuse to "corporally punish" him!
However, a certain lion seems to be selectively mentally retarded, grabbing his tail, insisting that he is distracted, and then tossing around like this, and unreasonably asking him to give him a litter of lion cubs, otherwise he will be hung with bells every day.
In the end, Shang Ke became so angry that he stuffed a piece of the original yellow lotus into his mouth, abruptly killing his exuberant desire and arrogance.
The next day, Mutu went out hunting with his clan and followed the pheasant dog by the way. Shang Ke was too tired to catch up with the large army, so he stayed in the tribe and started manual work with others.
The few foreign orcs taken in by the Lions were also assigned tasks, and in the future, they would be given corresponding material rewards based on their labor.
Shang Ke has experienced many worlds and mastered a wealth of knowledge and skills, but he did not come up with anything shocking, but made improvements on the basis of the original properties and technologies, and gradually improved the living standard of the orcs.
The knowledge structure of the orcs is too rudimentary, and many concepts and habits cannot be changed. They are good at imitating, but do not know how to use their wisdom. What Shang Ke wants to teach is not a certain advanced technology that has been perfected, but the way of thinking and the practice process of creating this technology.
Before you know it, another busy day has passed. Mutu and others returned with a full load, and this time they brought back a few exiled orcs. They can still be recorded in the foreign roster, and then the materials are counted and distributed.
After everything was completed, Shang Ke saw Karona walking over with the child again, and said with a face full of grievance: "Yanu, why did I get less food today than yesterday?"
Shang Ke turned around and motioned for her to follow.
There is a pottery kiln in the tribe, which can make dozens or hundreds of pottery blanks every day. The bottom of each clay object is engraved with the name of the maker.
Originally, the orcs did not have the habit of engraving their names, but they gradually formed a ethos under the influence of Shang Ke. Mutu also stipulated that a batch of high-quality pottery will be selected every month, and the makers will be given corresponding rewards and honors, so everyone is even more keen to leave an exclusive mark on their own items.
Shang Ke walked to the corner, where there were several oddly shaped pottery blanks, which formed a sharp contrast with the round and upright pottery blanks around.
Those weird pottery blanks came from the hands of Carona. It stands to reason that making pottery is a skill that most orcs can master, but Carona is not only slow, but also extremely irregular in shape. Waste is no different.
Shang Ke's meaning is obvious: your work is so bad, the food is naturally distributed less.
Carona felt aggrieved: "My injuries haven't healed yet, and my fingers are inflexible, so it's inevitable that I'm doing worse."
Shang Ke was unmoved: study hard if you do poorly.
The orcs he knew, even if they were not good at pottery, could still make some simple bottles and jars. But Kerona seemed to have never worked, and couldn't even pinch a bowl.
There are also some "nobles" in the tribe who don't need to do heavy work, but they often have expertise in other areas, such as the "witch doctor" who was driven out before. The fox woman in front of her is obviously not among the "nobles".
"You said you wanted to take care of our mother and son." Carona moved out of this reason again.
Once or twice is enough, always talking about it will only make people tired. Shang Ke is well-educated and won't care about her, but she has already been included in the list of insignificant passersby in his heart.
His so-called "care" is only to ensure that they have a shelter and basic living needs, and will not be bullied by other orcs, but he never said that she can stop working, eat and drink for free, and enjoy VIP treatment. Even Mutu, who is the patriarch, will not get anything for nothing.
Shang Ke ignored Carona's complaints and grievances, and left after specifying the situation.
Carona looked at his back and stomped angrily.
In the evening, Shang Ke made more snacks and planned to ask Mutu to deliver them to the two little foxes together.
"I'm not going." Mutu refused without thinking, and asked him to give food to the children of his partner's rumored lover. Isn't this sick
Shang Ke naturally wouldn't make him embarrassed, so he specially called a few little orcs to give the little fox a meal in the name of a game. He knew very well that he could only eat half of the food he gave Carona. With Kerona's laziness, the two little foxes are estimated to have to endure hunger for a long time.
The group came to Kairona's residence - in front of a small earthen house.
The fire was burning in the room, silently, as if no one was there.
Before Shang Ke could knock on the door, a little orc pushed open the door carelessly, and there were a few panicked whispers.
Shang Ke looked around and saw that Kairona was not in the house. The two little foxes were curled up in the corner, looking in horror at the people who suddenly broke in. Seeing Shang Ke's figure, his expression softened a little, but he still didn't move.
Strange, where did Carona go