"Chief, Ling'er has made some potions for everyone to relieve the heat. Let's drink the potions before we go back."
Seeing that the orcs were about to disperse, Hu Jiaojiao stepped forward and took out the Huoxiang Zhengqi water that she had taken out from the space in advance.
This thing is a must-have in the hot summer.
Even if a male is strong, his body cannot withstand running around in this hot weather for two months.
She saw that many males had pale faces, as if they were about to have heatstroke, and she was glad that she had made preparations in advance.
"Thank you, Fox Jiaojiao, and thank you, witch doctor!"
When the animals heard that Fox Jiaojiao had specially brought the witch doctor's potion, they excitedly bowed to her and thanked her.
In the eyes of orcs, working for the tribe is a natural thing to do.
Unexpectedly, when they went out to get a salt flower, the witch doctor actually prepared potion for them.
I suddenly felt even more respect for Hu Jiaojiao and Long Linger.
Each of the orcs took a cup of Huoxiang Zhengqi water into a small stone cup.
After drinking it, I immediately felt refreshed.
"This potion is amazing. I don't feel dizzy anymore!"
"Me too. The sun made me feel dizzy..."
The beasts were all shocked, but after realizing the miraculous effect of the potion, they tilted their heads back and poured the remaining liquid in the stone cup into their mouths, not wasting a single drop.
Hu Jiaojiao also poured a cup for the clan leader.
"Jiaojiao, this potion is really magical. Do you have any more?" After the patriarch drank it, he had the same reaction as the other beasts.
He couldn't help but ask Hu Jiaojiao.
"Yes, Ling'er and the veterinarian have planted a lot of herbs and can make a lot of potions like this. In the future, if there are orcs in the tribe who faint from the heat, they can go and get this potion to drink." Hu Jiaojiao explained with a gentle smile.
Although the Huoxiang Zhengqi water she brought today was taken out from the space, Long Linger and the others did develop the potion.
After learning to read, Hu Jiaojiao took out a lot of books from the space for the cubs to read.
Ling'er was also given a lot of medical books.
Ling'er was smart. She found the recipe for Huoxiang Zhengqi Water by herself and searched for herbs to make it. Unexpectedly, she actually succeeded in making it.
Now she has one more shield.
The clan leader and the beasts naturally didn't understand the twists and turns. Upon hearing this, they simply thought that Long Linger was a blessing to the tribe and were ecstatic.
Another half month passed.
The remaining thirty orcs finally returned.
After getting the saltpeter, the patriarch immediately sent it to Hu Jiaojiao's home.
"Jiaojiao, take a look, is this the saltpeter you want?"
Hu Jiaojiao came forward. The saltpeter was piled outside the yard. The clan leader came in a hurry and only brought a part of it, but it also filled the open space outside the yard.
These were small pieces of saltpeter, packed in animal skin bags.
Hu Jiaojiao opened it and took a look. It looked the same as the saltpeter in her memory. It seemed that the saltpeter in this world of animals was no different from the saltpeter she knew.
She looked at the clan leader and nodded, "Yes, this is saltpeter."
The clan leader's face lit up, "Is this saltpeter enough to make ice?"
His face was full of anticipation, and his kind features were smiling, like a child expecting candy.
"Enough, of course it's enough."
Fox replied with a delicate smile, knowing that the clan leader must be eager to do so.
"Chief, come in and sit for a while. I'll go get the tools and try to make some ice."
Having said that, Hu Jiaojiao invited the clan leader into the yard.
The orcs outside who were carrying saltpeter shook their heads repeatedly, indicating that they could just stand outside and watch.
They didn't dare to enter or leave Long Mo's yard at will.
Even with Hu Jiaojiao's permission, they didn't dare to enter.
Who knows what the consequences would be if Long Mo found out.
Seeing their faces full of resistance, Hu Jiaojiao felt a little strange, but she didn't think much about it and focused on making ice cubes.
There is a bamboo bed in the yard, and under the tree next to it is a large stone table with eight stone benches around it. The family basically eats in the yard on summer evenings, which is very cool.
Hu Jiaojiao asked the tribe leader to sit on the stone bench while she went into the house to get tools.
Long Mo went out hunting today, and only Fox Jiaojiao and the cubs were at home, but the cubs were in the backyard.
"Mother, what do you want to take? We will help you."
Seeing Hu Jiaojiao coming back to get something, they all gathered around to help.
When the cubs learned that Hu Jiaojiao was going to make ice cubes, they became excited.
In the past, what they hated most in winter was ice, but now in summer, there is no ice even if they wanted it.
Seeing that the cubs were so energetic, Hu Jiaojiao did not refuse their kindness.
The tools for making ice cubes are very simple. Hu Jiaojiao took a large wooden basin and a small wooden basin, and carried two buckets of water. Several cubs worked together to carry them to the front yard.
Hu Jiaojiao brought another bowl of mung bean soup from the well to the patriarch.
"Grandpa, clan leader." Seeing the clan leader, several children greeted him in unison.
"Hey, you guys are good." The clan leader took the mung bean soup and looked at the well-behaved and cute cubs, his eyes narrowed with smile.
Although he has no cubs, he now has Fox Jiaojiao's mung bean soup to be filial to him, and several such sensible cubs in front of him. He is even happier than the orcs in the tribe who are surrounded by their children and grandchildren.
There was a group of orcs outside basking in the sun waiting for the results. Hu Jiaojiao did not delay and said to Long Yu while sorting out the tools:
"Yu'er, go and bring out the mung bean soup that mother just brought out and share it with the uncles outside."
They had worked so hard to bring back the saltpeter, and had been waiting outside in the scorching sun, so it was only right that they had some mung bean soup.
Then he started to fiddle with the wooden basins. After cleaning the two basins, he placed the small basin inside the large basin, and then poured clean water into both basins.
Upon hearing this, several cubs came together to help distribute mung bean soup to the orcs outside.
The beastmen were flattered. They didn't expect that just by waiting outside, they could eat the food made by Fox Jiaojiao.
The mung bean soup was added with sugar made from beets, which was freshly taken from the well. It tasted sweet and cool, and was thirst-quenching and heat-relieving. After the orcs ate it, they immediately felt that the heat in their bodies had been reduced a lot.
After eating the mung bean soup, the beastmen all looked at Hu Jiaojiao's actions.
Hu Jiaojiao had already taken out a few pieces of saltpeter from the animal skin bag and put them into the water.
Saltpeter is placed in a large basin. When it comes into contact with water, the saltpeter will react quickly and begin to absorb heat.
The orcs couldn't see anything. They opened their eyes wide and stared at the saltpeter in the wooden basin.
The clan leader and several cubs were standing close by, staring intently at the water in the wooden basin, like a few curious babies.
The patriarch even stood up from the stone bench and walked behind the squatting cubs, fearing that he would miss any changes in the wooden basin.
A few minutes later.
The water in the small basin gradually condensed, as if it had fallen into an ice cellar, and turned into ice cubes, emitting a burst of white cold air.
"Ice, ice... It's really ice!" The orc was dumbfounded, he couldn't believe his eyes.