Cattle, sheep, pigs, ducks, tigers, leopards, bears, lions, and all kinds of fruits. At the beginning, there were only one or two, but later, more and more prey appeared inexplicably, and there could be more than ten in a day.
Hu Jiaojiao knew that this definitely didn't belong to her parents.
Even if the daily prey of Hu Qiang and his four brothers was counted, there wouldn't be so many things.
But she had been watching for several days and had not discovered who had sent the prey. Every time she saw any movement, the person outside had already disappeared.
Only endless footprints are left behind.
Hu Jiaojiao knew that this was sent by the orcs in the tribe. If she knew who sent it, she would definitely return it, so she deliberately hid.
She was deeply moved.
Her efforts were never in vain.
…
Under a crescent moon.
The shadows of the trees were swaying, and several orcs were hiding in a corner where Hu Jiaojiao couldn't see them.
Only when they saw Hu Jiaojiao enter the house did they tiptoe out.
In order to run faster and avoid being discovered, they all took the form of animals. Under the moonlight, they looked like sharp-nosed monkeys, eagle-headed and sparrow-brained, with extraordinary looks.
If someone were to walk on the street at night, they would probably be scared to death.
At this moment, they were like a group of childish little cubs, sitting in a circle, putting their heads together, and talking at once.
"Hu Jiaojiao didn't notice it, did she?"
"She definitely didn't notice it. She went back."
"You are smart. You know that Long Mo is not here. Hu Jiaojiao will definitely not accept our things. If we secretly leave them at her door, she will have no way to refuse."
"Yes, Fox Jiaojiao has done so much for the tribe and provided us with a home. Even if I can't be her partner, I have to repay her!"
"Tsk! With your ugly appearance, you still want to be Hu Jiaojiao's partner. Aren't you afraid that Long Mo will beat you up..."
Several orcs lowered their voices and couldn't help laughing.
The orc who was being teased blushed, scratched his ears, and whispered back, "Didn't I tell you that even if I can't be her partner, I will repay her. Isn't it okay for me to think about it..."
One of the orcs suddenly remembered something and asked in confusion:
"By the way, who came up with this idea?"
The orcs looked at each other and shook their heads.
"I don't know. I only came here to deliver the prey after hearing about it from other orcs."
Several orcs all looked confused.
Just as they were about to leave, an orc glanced at the door of Hu Jiaojiao's house, was startled, and pulled the orc next to him.
"Hey! Look!"
"Why are there so many prey outside Hu Jiaojiao's house? I remember there weren't so many just now. Who sent them there?"
Several orcs turned to look over.
There were more than ten prey at the door of Hu Jiaojiao's house, all of them were fat and strong.
The beasts shook their heads in confusion.
“I didn’t see it!”
"I didn't see it either. I was just busy talking to you guys."
"Who cares who he is? He is delivering prey to Hu Jiaojiao anyway."
Seeing that it was getting late, several orcs pulled away without thinking too much.
After the orcs left, a silver-white beast shadow walked out from the darkness in the distance.
This beast has a single horn on its forehead, and looks noble and elegant, revealing an extraordinary day under the pale moonlight.
The fire was blazing in the stone house.
A petite figure could be vaguely seen walking back and forth.
It kept watching from afar until the fire in the stone house went out, and then it left without looking back.
There were countless identical footprints on the ground, often all left by the same orc.
…
In addition to taking care of Ling'er and the cubs, Hu Jiaojiao also had time to spare.
As soon as spring comes, planting plans must be put on the agenda.
Hu Jiaojiao spends several hours every day discussing planting plans with the clan leader, planning land reclamation, and planting varieties.
In addition to the potatoes that were planted previously, Hu Jiaojiao decided to add sweet potatoes to expand the planting scale.
These two types of food are the most acceptable to orcs and are also the easiest to store. Taking potatoes and sweet potatoes as the main crops is the safest method.
In addition, Hu Jiaojiao also taught the orcs how to grow rice, peanuts and beets, and to open up new fields outside the northern wall of the tribe. The land there is flat and there is plenty of water, making it most suitable for planting.
Rice is easy to store and can be used as a staple food, peanuts can be used to extract oil, and beets can be used to make sugar. These are all types that Hu Jiaojiao selected after careful consideration.
She had secretly put these seeds into the warehouse in the winter, and they were counted and stored separately, so she only needed to take them out and plant them.
Hu Jiaojiao is extremely busy every day and has almost no free time.
It's better to be busy than to let her mind wander when she takes a break.
The cubs heard that Xieman was organizing the cubs to practice hunting skills together. In order not to cause trouble to Fox Jiaojiao at home, except for the time they helped with the work, the rest of the time they practiced with the other cubs.
In just half a month, the planting plan was on track.
Since there were a large number of orcs on the Xieman side, the clan leader handed these matters over to Xieman to manage.
The fields and canals were reclaimed, the seeds were planted, and the orcs took turns on duty. Under the leadership of Xie Man, everything went on in an orderly manner.
Hu Qinglu and Hou Xiaotiao also found clay and fired large quantities of blue bricks. They built batches of stone houses in the tribe.
Every day when Hu Jiaojiao returned home, she would tell Ling'er every word about the thriving scene in the tribe.
Day after day, it seems to have become the norm.
Several kids would come to Ling'er's bedside every day to tell her about the interesting things that happened outside, but Yin Cang became silent again.
Ever since Ling'er fell into a coma, Hu Jiaojiao has never heard him speak again.
This day.
Fox Jiaojiao had nothing to do. After her cubs went out, she went home to deal with the prey piled at the door.
The temperature in spring remains around 20 degrees Celsius.
The prey cannot be piled up for too long. Those that have been processed will be put into the warehouse. If there are any that cannot be processed in time, she will put them all into the space.
Nowadays, she seldom takes supplies out of the space. Instead, she uses the space as a storage room, constantly storing supplies in it.
"Sister Jiaojiao!"
"Fairy sister!"
Fox Jiaojiao was cleaning her prey by the river when she suddenly heard two familiar voices.
She stopped and looked back, and found that it was Xiao Shitou and Huang Tian who came.
"Xiao Shitou, Xiaotian, why are you here?"
Hu Jiaojiao looked at them in surprise.
After not seeing them for a winter, the two little guys have grown a lot taller and bigger. They look very healthy, and no longer look thin and weak like before.
The two guys seemed to have come here in a hurry.
He ran to Hu Jiaojiao and suddenly braked, supporting his knee with one hand, gasping for breath with a red face, and holding a furry little thing in the other hand.
He looks very tired.
But when they heard Hu Jiaojiao's question, they still rushed to answer excitedly:
"Sister Jiaojiao, this is the prey we caught today!"
"Let's send the prey to the fairy sister!"
Xiao Shitou and Huang Tian straightened up at the same time, stretched out their hands, and excitedly handed the small prey in their hands to Hu Jiaojiao.