Long Mo remained calm and said:
"I don't know, maybe he was just passing by."
After saying that, he picked up Fox Jiaojiao, changed into a beast, and took her to Monkey Xiaotiao's home.
But... she remembered that Lu Mian'er's family would not pass by here.
Hu Jiaojiao swallowed the rest of the words.
Ying Yuan, who was passing by, had a gloomy face. When he heard what Long Mo said, his expression became as ugly as if he had eaten shit.
This damn Long Mo!
When they were ambushed and fell into a trap, he did not come to rescue them, but just watched the show from the sidelines.
When they returned to the tribe, they dragged him over and threatened him.
He said he won't take care of his business anymore!
This dragon was so abominable that it delayed his meeting with Mian'er!
Hu Jiaojiao and Long Mo soon arrived at Hou Xiaotiao's house.
When she arrived, there was no snow outside. A large yard was built outside Hou Xiaotiao's stone house. Orcs were coming in and out. There were also many sheds outside the yard, and the orcs were busy working underneath.
It seems out of place in the bleak winter weather.
The orcs all had serious expressions and were busy and meticulous, as if what they were holding were the most precious things in the world.
What surprised Hu Jiaojiao the most was that among those orcs coming and going, the one taking the commanding role was not Hou Xiaotiao, but her third brother, Hu Qinglu, whom she had not seen for many days.
From time to time, an orc would come forward to ask Hu Qinglu for help.
Hu Jiaojiao and Long Mo landed and just as they got closer, they saw several orcs surrounding Hu Qinglu, chattering and asking questions.
"Hu Qinglu, how do we make this embryo?"
"Hu Qinglu, is this how you do demoulding? Do you think I did it right..."
"Hu Qinglu, I am a piece of mud..."
Hu Qinglu answered this and then that, with almost no time to rest. He wished he had a hundred mouths.
Monkey Xiaotiao followed behind Hu Qinglu, acting as his younger brother, helping him pass water and carry things, and was also very busy.
"When did Third Brother become so proficient in these things!" Hu Jiaojiao was shocked.
She remembered that Hou Xiaotiao said last time that his third brother had been working day and night to make bows and arrows. She was a little worried at first, but when she got closer, she saw that Hu Qinglu looked energetic. Although he looked a little tired, his eyes were brighter than before.
It's like finding the love of life.
Hu Jiaojiao just remembered that the book seemed to say that Hu Qinglu, in addition to having a good voice, seemed to be very interested in some strange little objects.
But the orcs at that time could not understand his preferences at all and thought they were useless. Gradually, Hu Qinglu kept his true preferences in his heart.
The animals only knew that he had a unique voice, but they didn't know what he really liked in his heart.
"Little sister, Long Mo, why are you here?" Hu Qinglu also saw Hu Jiaojiao standing outside the yard.
He quickly put down the work in his hands and came out to greet Hu Jiaojiao.
Hou Xiang in the stone house heard Hu Jiaojiao's voice and came out escorted by another partner, looking at her with joy.
"Jiaojiao, you are here, come in and sit down."
Hou Xiang had originally lost weight, and now that she was pregnant, her face had gained some weight, but it was just plump, not fat.
Hu Jiaojiao smiled at them and said, "Don't bother me. I just came to see how the bricks are being fired."
She also told everyone the good news that Fengsheng's people had come to the tribe.
When the orcs heard that so many females had come to the tribe, they worked more vigorously.
"Then I'll get you some hot water to warm you up." Hou Xiang was very enthusiastic. Seeing that she was busy with something, he didn't disturb her.
Hu Jiaojiao did not refuse.
Just then she saw Houxiang's new partner go into the house to get hot water. She took a closer look at him. The orc was honest and kind, taciturn but hardworking. The two of them must have a very harmonious relationship.
Hou Xiaotiao is busy with tribal affairs, and having a new partner to take care of Hou Xiang is the best choice for the orcs.
There was a wall in the yard to block the cold wind. After Hu Jiaojiao drank the hot water, her body quickly warmed up.
"Third brother, why are you here?" Hu Jiaojiao asked knowingly.
Before Hu Qinglu could answer, Monkey Xiaotiao behind him explained embarrassedly:
"The last time, Hu Qinglu helped me make the bow and arrow. When he heard that we were going to make blue bricks, he came to help. As a result..."
He scratched his head.
"It turns out that this method is too complicated and I can't figure it out. But Hu Qinglu is quick-witted and learned it in no time. He can even teach us!"
Then came the scene that Hu Jiaojiao saw.
Her third brother has now completely become a crazy craftsman.
"Jiaojiao, if you want to ask about the firing process, let Hu Qinglu tell you. He knows it best." Hou Xiaotiao took the initiative to push Hu Qinglu out.
What this means is that from now on, all the credit will be attributed to Hu Qinglu.
"I'm just making suggestions. This is the result of everyone's hard work." Hu Qinglu did not take credit for it and smiled heartily.
"Little sister, is the new female going to build a house with blue bricks?"
Hu Qinglu was quick-witted. Thinking of what Hu Jiaojiao had just said, he quickly guessed her intention.
"Yes." Hu Jiaojiao nodded.
Hu Qinglu didn't say anything. He turned around and took out a few fired blue bricks from under the animal skin in the corner of the yard.
"Little sister, do you think this is the blue brick you want?"
Hu Jiaojiao took the blue brick and looked at it carefully.
The craftsmanship of this blue brick is delicate, the density is excellent, and the fired product has a high hardness.
"This is it." Hu Jiaojiao looked surprised.
She originally wanted to come and see the situation, but she didn't hold out much hope, but she didn't expect that the third brother would actually do it!
“How many have you made?”
Hu Jiaojiao couldn't wait to ask, "Third brother, Monkey Xiaotiao, since you have made it, why don't you tell the clan leader?"
This is a great joyous event.
"I'm afraid we won't be able to build a house this winter." Hu Qinglu said with regret, "The ground is frozen in winter and difficult to dig. The wood used to make bricks is also limited. We can only make a few hundred bricks. We can't make more."
"We can only wait until spring comes and then we can make it in large quantities."
A few hundred blue bricks are far from enough to build a stone house.
After hearing Hu Qinglu's words, Hu Jiaojiao also calmed down.
That's right.
The firing process of green bricks is much more complicated than that of charcoal and takes a long time. If the quantity is small, it will waste wood, and if the quantity is large, it will waste clay. It is not easy to make these hundreds of bricks in a short time.
"It doesn't matter. It's a good thing that it can be done. It will be the same if we continue to make it in spring." Hu Jiaojiao had no regrets and comforted everyone.
All the animals looked at Hu Jiaojiao nervously.
I thought she would despise them for their incompetence, but I didn't expect that she would comfort them instead.
Suddenly, a warm feeling arose in my heart.
Fox Jiaojiao is truly the best and kindest female in the world!
"Third brother, you must not have gotten much sleep recently?" Hu Jiaojiao asked with some resentment, looking at Hu Qinglu's dark circles that were comparable to those of a giant panda.
"Little sister, how do you know?"
After Hu Qinglu finished speaking, he quickly covered his mouth.
A pair of fox eyes filled with regret.
How could he speak out his true feelings