Xi Ya lay on Lei Jin's shoulder and groaned, almost forgetting about this little thing.
"Father." Bubble twisted his small body, and called out again in a dazed manner. He curled up and became silent, the knot of the package was torn apart, and the fluffy cotton balls scattered all over the ground. The little mermaid was still there. He fell asleep deeply, wearing a brand new Zizania shirt, only the golden fish tail was exposed underneath.
Lei Jin chuckled, looked around, but didn't see anyone else, and asked in confusion, "Why did you only bring back Bubble? What about Berg and the others?"
Xi Ya mixed some warm water, pulled Lei Jin over to wash off the corn paste on his hands, and said, "I picked up the bubbles at the market."
"I picked it up? Why didn't you pick up some money and bring it back?" Lei Jin thought Xi Ya was joking, and dismissed the water on his hand, and pulled over the cloth towel hanging on the shelf.
Xi Ya smiled and said: "It's true, I met Patriarch Leping at the market, and he was talking to me about the animal skin bag you made, when someone in the crowd yelled that there was a little mermaid dragging it at the entrance of the market. A big string of beaded mussels, looking for someone to take him to find his father in the leopard clan, I guessed it was Bubble."
"What is Berg doing?" He actually left Bubbles alone in the mixed market.
"I'm not sure about that, okay, leave it to me here, take Bubbles and go back to the house." Xi Ya pinched Lei Jin's waist, pushed him out, cleaned himself briefly, and rolled up his sleeves He started to paste the pancakes, his posture was much more proficient than Lei Jin's, kneading the dough, pasting the pancakes, and remembering to turn over half of the pot of uncooked duck meat frequently.
"Let me do it, you drink this Nuannuan first." Lei Jin settled the bubble, helped Xiya make a large bowl of rice flour paste and added powdered sugar, it was warm and sweet. He asked himself that he was very conscientious, Xi Ya had been going back and forth for so long, how could he be allowed to cook as soon as he came back.
"Why don't you stay with them in the house?" Xi Ya took it and took two sips first.
"Bubble is still sleeping, and the three little guys are watching from the side."
There were half-cut tofu on the chopping board and mushrooms in the pot, Lei Jin was ready to continue.
"Is there anything else you want to eat? Mushroom and tofu soup? I can make this, so don't touch your hands. Besides, it doesn't take two people."
The pancakes just out of the pan were very hot, and Xi Ya grinned her teeth, but she must have been very hungry, so she wiped out half of them with the rice flour paste, handed the other half to Lei Jin, pointed to the bench at the mouth of the stove, and said: "The food at home is still delicious. If you have nothing to do, just sit there and talk to me."
The food was not cooked for a while, and Lei Jin saw that he was so hungry, so he found a long bamboo stick and put some sausages and spring rolls left over from noon on them at intervals, and brushed with a layer of homemade sauce. Zuo sat down with nothing to do but leaned on the stove, but his right leg was not up to the mark, and he kept shaking, and he hadn't moved his hands and feet for a long time. Today's fight was a bit strenuous.
"I'll bake something, you fill your belly first."
"Stay away from the fire, don't burn yourself." Xi Ya smiled, lowered her head and kneaded the mushrooms, not noticing the abnormality of hitting him.
With pancakes in his mouth, Lei Jin moved his feet a little obediently, added two pieces of firewood, and grilled the sausages and spring rolls. The sauce and oil dripped on the fire, making a sizzling sound. Slightly burnt and ready to eat.
Mo Ya and Ming Ya are on duty this month, and they have to patrol around the outside of the tribe every day. The tribe provides meals uniformly, and they don't come back until midnight.
It was getting dark quickly in winter, and just about to close the door after dinner, Ai Wei’s family came over to deliver things. Since Xiya bought a lot this time, some Ai Wei helped me carry them back. Time flies really Hurry up, the imprint is especially obvious on children. Shuli is now a seven or eight-year-old half-grown child, just like his father, he is black and strong, and has a simple and cute personality. After entering the door, he sits obediently, Xi Ya takes He joked about Lei Jin drooling when he was a child, but he just scratched his head and laughed.
Lei Jin saw that Aiwei and the others seemed to have something to say, so he sent Putao to lead Shuli and Luhui back to another room to play. Luhui is the second child of Aiwei and Yaxi, a little female, the same as Putao. Years, only one month younger than Putao, born fair and handsome, but he was too shy, Putao found a pile of walnuts, raisins and sugar melon sticks from the cupboard, and shouted several times before he hesitated Come down from Ashi's arms.
There were guests at home, so it was difficult for others to go to bed on their own, so An Luo collected some corn from the wall, and placed a large rattan frame with a shallow mouth in the room to rub the grains.
Everyone chatted while they were busy, and nothing was delayed, but it was hard for Lei Jin, and his whole body hurt from sitting there, especially his waist and right leg.
Aiwei came here at night and there are other things, that is, his grocery store. In the past, the land in the tribe was planted by the big guys. Aiwei went out to hunt, and Axi could take care of the shop by himself. They are all divided into different families, and there are more and more trends. In addition, there is a lot of food now, and some prey cannot be eaten for the time being. In order to hoard the fertilizer in the field, many people build pens and raise them, and feed them on weekdays. There is no shortage of people for stocking. The only ones who can work in Ivy's family are him and Axi. They are so busy that they don't have time to take care of the shop. The purpose of coming this time is to ask if their family is interested in taking over. After all, they Most of the family members are obvious to all, and the relationship between Ai Wei and Xi Ya is also good, and the shop is transferred to those close to them to save worry.
When Xi Ya heard it, she thought it was good. The three of them did the rough work in the field, and they were not willing to do it for Lei Jin, but they also knew that Lei Jin was not a person who could live at leisure, and it would be a lot of trouble to set up a shop for him. That's okay, let's talk about Ah Mo, there is really something in Ah Mo's stomach, and Lei Jin has an evil idea, the two of them get together, and it is destined to free up a lot of good things. He had already made up his mind, and he agreed with the two fathers, but he still wanted to discuss it with Mo Ya Mingya, so he didn't agree.
Ai Wei didn't expect people to agree immediately. Seeing that Xi Ya and Lei Jin didn't refuse, he said that he would keep it for their family first, and the price could be negotiated later.
Xiya coaxed the four little ones to fall asleep on Mingya's bed. Seeing Lei Jin lying on the bed, concentrating on prying pearls and clams one by one with a knife, he picked him up and carried him on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Mr. Come take a shower with me."
Lei Jin hung his head upside down, grinned, and gasped for air.
"What's wrong?" Xi Ya heard something wrong.
"It's okay, let me down, I haven't undressed yet."
"With me here, you are still worried that you won't be able to take off your clothes." Xi Ya reached out and touched Lei Jin's buttocks. Everyone knew what it meant.
Lei Jin is not a shy person either. As soon as his feet hit the ground, he untied his clothes and threw them aside, turned around and jumped into the bathtub. Some grass roots and leaves were put in the water, which were given by Mu Ya. After a few times, it relieves fatigue, and the taste is light, and now everyone in the family follows suit.
"There's soap over there." Lei Jin pointed to the newly made lattice shelf by the north wall. It is simple and practical, and it is easy to find small things there.
"Did you pull the thing that Mu Ya and Mu Ya got together every day?" Xi Ya remembered that Lei Jin always said that the grass and leaves that Mu Ya picked were clean for washing his face and bathing, but it was troublesome to use. It would be nice if it was made into soap or something.
"Yeah, the green one is made of mutton fat, and the orange one is made of lard." Lei Jin was quite happy, but it really didn't matter to him. The raw materials were collected by Mu Ya, and the ingredients were tested by Roger, so he Responsible for joining in the fun.
Xi Ya took the one that was said to be sheep oil and tried it. It was a little greasy at first, but it was really good when it was applied warm and moist on the body. He rubbed some on his fingers, wrapped Lei Jin's waist, and touched along the cleft of his buttocks. Going to the hidden acupuncture point in the middle, I stabbed it with my fingers to lubricate it, and my lips lingered on his chest to kiss.
Lei Jin frowned imperceptibly, but then provoked a smile, his upper body leaned back slightly, his hands rested on Xi Ya's shoulders, he raised his hips actively, and teasingly pressed on his half-upright part, Xi Ya pulled out Fingers, pressed Lei Jin on the bathtub, bent his legs forward and turned backwards, the avatar got stuck just halfway in, Lei Jin was clamped too tightly, and both of them felt uncomfortable.
At first, Xi Ya thought that Lei Jin was making trouble on purpose, otherwise the two had done so many times, Lei Jin would not have such a rejection reaction, but when he saw Lei Jin's face, he knew it was a big mistake, Lei Jin The sweat on the hairline felt cold to the touch, and it was clearly a cold sweat. It was more like enduring pain than enjoying it.
"Come in again." Lei Jin let out a breath, letting himself relax.
"What's the matter?" Seeing him like this, Xiya couldn't go on doing it, no matter how uncontrollable she was, she still gritted her teeth, held Lei Jin's buttocks and backed away.
"It's nothing to say." It's just some skin trauma.
How could Xi Ya believe him again, there were impurities in the water, she couldn't see clearly, so she carried the person out and checked it up and down, only to find that Lei Jin's back, waist, and right leg were bruised and purple, with a large area A large area is full of congestion.
"Who hit this?" Xi Ya's face darkened. These injuries were caused by heavy blows.
Lei Jin couldn't hide it when he saw it, so he simply confessed.
During the slack season in winter, it would be great to build some new irrigation canals. In addition, the water flow in the river is shallow, and you can also clean up the silt deposited in the old canals. He accompanied Anbu to have a look at it at noon today. A group of females are persistent The people around came up and brought up the old matter again, saying that they should plant all the mountains and forests behind the tribe into fields.
Lei Jin had heard about this before, and he didn't care about it. He thought that if he wanted to plant, he would plant it, and if he wanted to reclaim it, he would reclaim it. But later, he heard Roger mention it once, saying that without the mountains and forests, the Leopard Clan's good water source Even if the land is destroyed within ten or eight years, Xi Ya and the others can't just ignore it. In the past few years, Anbu has also talked a lot about the truth, but people are always like this. When disaster is not in sight, no one believes it. , but the advantage is that you can actually see it. With more land and more food, the family can eat and drink well. Lei Jin was impatient and kept saying the same thing over and over again, so he just stopped talking and started fighting, and whoever wins will listen to whoever wins.
To put it bluntly, this world is a barren land. It is natural to speak by force. It doesn't matter whether it is an orc or a female, they are basically the same. What Lei Jin said is exactly what everyone wants. Even the orcs on the side applauded. The solution couldn't be more fair.
After picking out the grass first, Lei Jin ordered more than 30 females in a row, knowing that if they stopped, the matter would be more than half successful.
Everyone knows that Lei Jin's intelligence is obvious, but his body is not strong even among females, which greatly boosts the confidence of a large number of people.
But after Lei Jin knocked down ten easily, everyone didn't dare to take it lightly. After Lei Jin knocked down twenty one after another, some people began to hesitate. After Lei Jin knocked down thirty, they finally conceded collectively.
When Lei Jin talked to Xi Ya, he naturally said how chic and mighty he was, but he knew very well in his heart that he was successful because of his rich combat experience, but those females had brute force, so he was really beaten a lot .
After Xiya heard the whole story, she was both proud and helpless.
Lei Jin retreated into the bed. What happened later was not important. He automatically chose to forget it. Just in case, he went to the temple and "discussed" with the old priest like a spring breeze, asking him to do something to destroy it. The mountain forest, the prophecy of being punished by the gods, the people in the tribe believe in animism, so this method must work, he knows that the old priest felt guilty to him because of Mingya's adulthood last time, and it would be wrong to not let the old man repay Very unreasonable thing.
"You can't be so stubborn in doing things, as long as there is a good result, the process is not important." Brother Jin began to indoctrinate Xi Ya with what he thought was the correct theory. He can guarantee that with such a two-pronged approach, no one will mention this again in the future.
Xi Ya agreed, applied herbal medicine on him, rubbed away the congestion, and said, "Go to bed early, or Mo Ya and the others will come back later, and I have to ask you again." Anyway, Lei Jin's method is indeed better than theirs. The hard work of persuasion is much better.
"Are you still asleep?" Lei Jin also knew that it was getting late.
Xi Ya leaned over and kissed his face, and tilted her head to indicate the open wardrobe over there, which was full of dirty clothes.
Lei Jin coughed, and said with a dry smile: "The weather is bad, so I won't do it after washing." What does Lei Jin say, it's one thing to like to be clean and fresh, but such a job as washing, washing, and mending can't be expected in this life up.
If he also has a motto in life, it is probably that no one is perfect, and a handsome guy always needs some beautiful flaws to set off.
"Yes, it's a beautiful shortcoming. How about you, my husband, who is in charge of sleeping. I will do the laundry for you, my wife."
"That's good." Lei Jin praised with a smile on his face, but changed his tone and said: "But you just came back today, let's talk about it tomorrow."
"I'll finish washing in a while. Uncle Anbu still has some things for me to do tomorrow."
"Then I'll pry a few more pearl clams and wait for you to sleep together." Bubble brought these pearl clams the size of a cattail fan, each with two to three beads the size of a baby's fist inside, each of them can glow, and The light is gentle and not dazzling, Lei Jin thought about using it as a lamp.
"Did you encounter snow on the road?" Lei Jin rinsed the pried beads in the clear water basin beside the bed, wiped them clean and stuffed them all into his bed.
Xi Ya went to the stream outside to bring a few buckets of water in, took the hot water pot from the brazier, and replied after hearing the words: "The snow fell heavily in the north, and I encountered it twice on the way back and forth, but nothing serious happened. Chaozi, I brought back a lot of cotton and cotton cloth this time, which is enough for you. They also told you to go to the wolf tribe when you have time to play. Thanks to your good idea, they have worked hard to dig a well in the past few years. It has been effective since last year. With water, the harvest in the field is much better. The people of the Bear Clan kept their promise and were willing to sell us bronze and iron. Although the price is a bit high, it is a good start, Patriarch Leping He gave us two small hoes and a small iron pot, which were in the bottom package, well, I didn’t see Berg, and the people of his tribe took the things away... "
The charcoal fire was very hot, making the whole room red, and the night gradually quieted down. Outside, the north wind howled across the vast prairie. Xi Ya said, Lei Jin just listened, humming twice from time to time, to show that he was still alive In fact, these days, he has been used to opening the door for Mo Ya and Ming Ya every day before he can sleep soundly, but he was physically exhausted from fighting today, and his mind has become confused.
"Lei Jin, let's take Ivy's shop, what do you think?"
"En." Lei Jin subconsciously agreed, and did not continue.
Xi Ya smiled, got up and helped him cover the blanket, and moved the basin to the outer room to wash.
The dripping water outside the house turned to ice, Xi Ya hung up the washed clothes outside and fixed them in place. With such a strong wind, it might be done in one night.
"It's really windy tonight." Xi Ya breathed in her hands, looking at the western sky, and the orcs were making their last patrol on duty. The days are calm now, but no one dares to take it lightly.
When Mo Ya and Ming Ya came back, Xi Ya was making the bed and hadn't fallen asleep yet. While they were washing up, Xi Ya discussed with them about Ivy's store. Mo Ya also thought it was good, and Ming Ya naturally listened. of two older brothers.
"Brother, do you know? Lei Jin is so powerful today, he easily defeated more than thirty females." It's just that he and the second brother had to patrol, so they couldn't see it with their own eyes.
"I already know about this." Xi Ya said with a smile. Lei Jin's face is as big as the sky, so he will not expose it in front of Ming Ya. As for Mo Ya, he will definitely find out when he goes to bed later.
"Brother, did you know when you came back?"
"Don't move around." Mo Ya pressed his left leg and was applying heat.
Mingya smiled embarrassedly, and sat back obediently.
The four little ones occupied his bed, and Mingya squeezed into Xiya's blanket to squeeze with him.
"Brother, what did you buy at the market this time?" Ming Ya asked while hugging Xi Ya's waist.
"There are a lot of things to buy, you can look at them tomorrow." Xiya turned over and let Mingya inside. This house was built when he was ten years old. At that time, Dad simply thought the three of them were in the way, so he kicked them out. Come out, when I was young, three people could sleep on one bed, but now it's a bit crowded for two people to sleep. So even if Lei Jin doesn't talk about building a house, they still want to build it. After having a child, this house really can't sleep.
"Brother, you are very warm." Ming Ya stuffed herself into Xi Ya's arms again.
"If you move around again, I'll fall to the ground. It's cold, do your legs hurt?" Their little brother, who was afraid of pain and loved to cry since childhood, who would have thought that it was he who suffered so much for Lei Jin? .
"It doesn't hurt. The second brother is just worried. Big brother, look, I still have this." Mingya proudly stretched out her left leg to show Xiya. The injured part was covered with a large piece of thick and soft animal skin, but the stitches were distorted. It was too horrible to look at, with one stitch in the east and one stitch in the west, the twine was pulled everywhere.
"Lei Jin did it?" He dared to show his poor sewing skills, besides Lei Jin, he couldn't think of another person.
Mingya nodded happily, "Lei Jin said that if you wear this in winter, your legs won't get cold."
"Good boy, just know it for yourself in the future, don't let others see it outside." Xi Ya instructed, pulled Ming Ya's leg in, and said: "Don't really catch cold, and let your second brother follow around. "Ming Ya was born thin and small. When children of the same age can run, he can't even crawl, but he is unwilling to put him on the bed, so he and Mo Ya carry him on their backs every day. Go out for a walk.
He has had many friends since he was a child, and he likes to play around, so most of the things about Mingya fell on Moya. At that time, people in the tribe could often see a little black leopard with a A smaller snow leopard runs alone in the grassland wind. Mo Ya has been quiet since she was a child, but she is really kind to her family.
Mo Ya went to see the child, and when she came back, she lifted the blanket, and the room was full of light. There were so many beads on the bed, Lei Jin didn't feel too flustered, he was not surprised to see those injuries, and felt distressed but didn't want to ask.
Most of the winter has passed, and there are only a few sporadic snowfalls on the grassland, and it will be the moon festival in two days.
The month of sacrifice has passed, and this year is over. After four years here, it is the first time for Lei Jin to celebrate the month of sacrifice. Everything feels very fresh. This winter's hunting is brought by Xi Ya and Mo Ya. In the end, although Anbu also went with him this time, he also gave Xi Ya the right to lead the team.
These days, Mingya and a few orcs went to the snow mountain in the west, which is the source of the largest river flowing through the grassland. On the festival day, the clean water used by the priests and gods must be retrieved from there. Roger got it from the cellar early in the morning. Eight of the best prey were selected, all of which were to be offered as sacrifices. The number of prey in each family depended on the number of adults in the family. It was a reasonable and fair method, and no one objected. If you want, Lei Jin doesn't believe in this, and neither does Roger, but when you go to the country, you have to follow the customs and don't go too far in everything, they still understand.
After a winter, the deserted streets became bustling again. There was an old calendar in the tribe for offering sacrifices to the moon and burning bamboo, so the burning bamboo piles crackled everywhere.
Lei Jin also went to the temple when he was free. The altar had already been set up, and all the wood was soaked in animal fat. After being lit, it could burn for three days.
During these three days, no prey could be slaughtered in the tribe. Every family started preparing meals early. They made a lot of dumplings. Lei Jin rubbed his stomach, and their fourth child was due to be born tomorrow summer.