Searching for food through the beast world

Be cautious when walking on ice

The width of the ice cave is not fixed, some places are extremely wide, but the narrow places are more than ten meters.However, the depth is still limited. Ding Xiao thinks that from the bottom of the cave to the entrance, including the turning, it should be 50 meters.It is already quite large in terms of area.

Just as Ding Xiao guessed, there are many small caves on the wall of the ice cave, and the big ones are used as small storage rooms, which don't look very deep.And the small ones are about the thickness of a fist.Some of these small caves can be ventilated, because when they are close to the entrance of the cave, they can obviously feel the cold wind blowing from the inside.

Because the walls of the cave are covered with ice, it is difficult to see which is artificially dug and which is naturally formed with torches and reflected light. However, Ding Xiao still thinks this ice cave is really amazing. What is the frozen water like? Where did it come from?Is there a bottom water layer or an underground river below?Even so, how did all the cave walls be covered by ice in all directions?

He didn't understand geological issues, but after entering the ice cave, he remembered something.That's what you can only do in winter here - popsicles!

Ding Xiao remembers that when he was a child, he liked to be wrapped in a quilt on the kang in winter, eating ice cream while watching the snow outside by the window.

Ding Xiao doesn't know how to make ice cream, but popsicles can barely be tried.At present, apart from the hawthorn sauce I made in autumn, there are only a basket of apples and a basket of green oranges in the vegetable cellar, but the moisture content of the apples is not too high before entering the vegetable cellar. I guess It's almost meaningless to make it into juice.The green oranges are used for seasoning when I keep the barbecue.Only a little bit extravagant, with sherbet fruit.This sherbet fruit is not only rich in juice, but also a seasonal fruit, no matter how extravagant it is, you can find a supplement.It seems that next autumn we must store more fruits, at least make a few more jams!

With new thoughts, Ding Xiao is no longer curious about the situation in the ice cave.But when he turned around and walked towards the entrance of the cave, after taking about six or seven steps, he accidentally stepped on a protruding stone.Although the stone is not big, at best it is a quail egg.But the ice layer on the top was very smooth, and Xiaoxiao felt his feet slipped when he didn't pay attention, and his body fell to one side in an instant.He tried his best to stand still, but he still fell on the ice, and the torch also fell to the ground, but miraculously, the flame was only slightly smaller, but it did not go out.

A fall is of course no big deal, but as soon as Ding Xiao moved his legs to stand up, he felt severe pain in his ankle.I thought to myself: It's over, I sprained my ankle!

To Ding Xiao, having a sprained foot was too childish, and he didn't think it was a big deal at all, but it scared Brother Kun who happened to be carrying a cow.

At least a cow weighing more than 800 kilograms was thrown to the ground. Kun rushed to Xiaoxiao's side, but he sensibly did not go directly to hug the person. "Where did it hurt?"

Although the ankle hurts, he doesn't want Kun to worry too much, so Ding Xiao showed a somewhat forced smile: "It's okay, it's just a sprained ankle. I haven't walked on the ice for a long time, so I didn't pay attention."

Knowing where the injury was, Kun helped Xiaoxiao up, let someone sit on his lap, and asked cautiously, "Which foot?"

"The right side. It's okay, go back and rub it well, apply some medicine and it will be fine in two days. But you will have to carry me back later." Seeing Kun's worried expression for himself, Ding Xiao's heart was still very sweet of. "I'm really fine, don't frown, it's just a sprained foot, who hasn't sprained it before!"

Kun gently supported Xiaoxiao's right foot, without daring to use any strength. "I."

Ding Xiao curled his lips: "Am I the same as you? You will become a big tiger, will I?"

Although it hurts terribly, but seeing that Xiaoxiao still knows how to chat with herself, it proves that it may not be too serious, at least Xiaoxiao doesn't want herself to be sad.As a male, how can you not obey your partner's wishes.But I can't continue to do this job today, at least I have to send Xiaoxiao back first. "Smile is the most different! It's a baby! Put your arms around my neck, and I'll carry you back. Then go find the priest."

Ding Xiao shook his head: "Back me!"

Kun shook his head: "Hold it, so as not to touch your legs, and be obedient."

Although the orc world is not so conservative, being swaggered through the village by a male holding a half-orc will still attract a lot of attention.Especially those who have a bad mouth, chewing the root of the tongue should be a common skill in any intelligent group society.

Ding Xiao put his face in Kun's arms, closed his eyes and tried to be in a "comatose" state, but suddenly his ears became sensitive and he heard something like: "Oh, this Kun is too anxious, the He family's Aren’t half-orcs not yet 25 years old?” Or: “Tsk tsk tsk. Even in the winter, they dare to make out in the wild. Young people nowadays are really amazing.” Or: “I don’t know if this little Can the cub do it, Kun is one of the strongest young warriors in the village, don't be miserable if you can't hold on anymore."

It was probably because the ones that Ding Xiao's family had trouble with were not nearby, so all he heard were gossips that had nothing to do with purity, but no sarcasm.Ding Xiao shouted in his heart: That's why I said I have to recite it!There is no such a hard situation on the back, is there?But it's too late to say anything, I don't know how many more pornographic versions of this "gossip" will be circulated in the evening.Did Kun this guy not expect it or do it on purpose? ! (Guess~~)

As soon as he entered the courtyard gate of Xiaoxiao's house, Papa Joan, who was feeding the chickens, greeted him quickly. "What's the matter? Xiaoxiao fainted again?" His cub had too many previous convictions, so he had to be so worried.The point is that he absolutely does not believe that Xiaoxiao let Kun hug him back because he is too lazy to walk, that is not Xiaoxiao's character.

Hearing Dad's voice and the sound of his own livestock and poultry eating, he was convinced that he had arrived home.Don't pretend to be dizzy anymore, and quickly opened your eyes. "Abba, I'm fine, but I accidentally sprained my right foot in the ice cave. Hehe."

Hearing the sprained ankle, Qiong Ke was heartbroken: "Why not be careful! Come into the house quickly! It's not good to hurt your muscles and bones in winter."

Putting Xiaoxiao firmly on the bed, Joan quickly lit the small clay stove.Then go over to help Ding Xiao take off his boots.The boots of the beastman world are somewhat different from the boots in the modern sense, because they cannot be specially fitted and cannot be assisted by zippers, so they are all tied with animal belts.After such a solution, Ding Xiao really felt quite painful, and the ankle was swollen and uncomfortable.He lifted up the fur trousers, the sheepskin trousers and underpants inside, and saw that the ankle was a little swollen, and it seemed that there was still a little bit of sputum. "Kun, get some snow back, squeeze it firmly and wrap it in animal skin. Ice it on the ankle will be much better."

"Don't catch a cold. I'm going to find the priest now." After speaking, he turned around and left the room.

Ding Xiao grumbled twice, a little bit dumbfounded. "Father, help me get some snow. It really works. Look, I'm a little swollen and bruised. It should be bleeding from an injury in the skin. Using ice can relieve the pain and stop the bleeding." See Dad looked skeptical, and Ding Xiao added, "Really, and it can only be used when the injury has just happened. After a long time, you have to apply hot things. Our folk remedy."

When Kun returned to Xiaoxiao's bedroom with the priest, Joan was helping Ding Xiao to apply snow to his ankles.Although Ding Xiao's expression was a little grinning, there was still a lot of smiles. "Sacrifice, can this be done with snow?" Kun asked quite worriedly.

Teng didn't know much about cold compresses, but after listening to Ding Xiao's explanation, she nodded: "That makes sense. It's written in the medical records that ice can indeed stop bleeding in an emergency. But too long ice will cause evil spirits to enter. body, it is not good. So I smiled and said that it was only right at the beginning."

Both Kun and Joan heaved a sigh of relief when they got the priest's answer.Although Joan's father had just listened to his son's words, he was still quite uneasy.It’s just that it’s unreasonable for Xiaoxiao to ask him to do things that are not good for him, and the life in Xiaoxiao’s hometown is better than here, so it’s inevitable that he believed more.

With the priest's diagnosis, Ding Xiao's ankle was finally confirmed.The tendon was twisted, the flesh was strained, but the bones were fine. After a few days of recuperation, daily application of medicine would heal faster.However, it is best not to eat beef, mutton, venison and wolf meat recently.Ding Xiao felt that he was suddenly forced to suffer, it was just a sprained foot, and it wasn't a broken bone, so what should I avoid!He felt bored when he ate it every day on weekdays, but now he refused to eat it suddenly, and before it was implemented, he felt greedy and panicked.Man, I really can't live with myself.

He came back from hunting today, and what he hunted happened to be an adult curly sheep.Originally, because I had hunted my son’s favorite sheep, I could have a mutton dinner at night, but when I got home, I was told that my cub was injured and her ankle was swollen, so she couldn’t eat mutton for the time being.

Compared with not being able to eat mutton, Father He must be more distressed about his Xiaoxiao's body.So he vented his anger on the eldest nephew who went out with a smile.He called Kun outside to "teach" him privately, and this time He Adie won.

Brother Kun has no complaints. Anyway, let the second uncle try to let Xiaoxiao get hurt. It was his biggest mistake as a partner, and the second uncle should blame him.

Kun didn't refute a word, and there was no resistance at all, and Father He gave up after being angry for a while.After all, it's just a little lesson for the son's partner as a father, and he also knows that it's not the nephew's problem.But he didn't intend to settle the battle like this: "That curly sheep is not dead yet, we have to raise it until Xiaoxiao is ready to eat. You go hunting for dinner tonight!" After speaking, he turned around and went home.

Kun is quite satisfied with this "punishment". He can hunt food for his partner with his own hands, which is simply one of the highest honors for a male!So he deliberately ran to find the priest, and decided that it would be best to catch a few snakes, and at least one pig, so that Xiaoxiao would have pork bone soup to drink in the next few days!

Ding Xiao was excited when he saw a large plate of sherbet fruit in front of him.Kun is so handsome!Do whatever you want, with so many sherbets, you can make many popsicles~!But Daddy is also true, there is pork jerky at home, and I made a lot of sausages in the first few days, why did you want Kun to go hunting in the forest again, not to say that it is dangerous to be alone in this season.

But Xiaoxiao wouldn't be unconscionable enough to complain about Father, after all, it was because she felt sorry for herself.It was just that when Kun applied the medicine to himself, he gave the other party a sweet treat.That is to take the initiative to kiss Kun on the cheek.

A light kiss made Kun's blood boil. "Smile, what happened today..."

Ding Xiao quickly shook his head: "Don't say it's your fault. I'm not tied to you, I just didn't pay attention to my feet. Also, don't say that I will watch me every move in the future. We There are always many things that can’t be together all the time, and people have to be responsible for their own actions, just like you went hunting wolf before and got injured, if I think it’s because you gave me wolf skin and got hurt , it's all my fault, are you willing?"

"Uh... how do you know?" Although Kun didn't feel guilty, he was quite surprised.Mingming told Xiaoxiao before that Dianlang met him while picking fruit.

Ding Xiao curled his lips: "I'm stupid!" In fact, when the people of the Flying Leopard clan wanted to exchange wolf skins, and Kun said that the wolf skins were reserved for himself, he probably knew Kun's intentions.Coupled with Kun's care and love for himself, the answer is still unclear?Just happened to meet... how can there be so many coincidences!

Kun smiled: "Xiaoxiao is not stupid, Xiaoxiao is the smartest. I hunted a needle-haired pig, and the priest said that it is good for you to make soup from the bones. I will get it for you. You can eat fruit and wait for dinner."

Ding Xiao grabbed Kun's arm: "It's enough for Dad to cook. You help me get something. You go and give me the leaf paper and charcoal. I will draw for you!"

Ding Xiao drew a simple popsicle mold, which is to dig out a rectangular or cylindrical hole in the stone, about as long as Kun's middle finger and as wide as Xiao Miaomiao's fist.By the way, Ding Xiao asked Kun to make a bigger garlic mortar. Of course, he is not using it for pounding garlic now, but for crushing juice.

Brother Kun took the order to go to work. Although he didn't understand the use of making this thing, but seeing Xiaoxiao's high interest, it must be something very useful.Anyway, at the speed of a male beast, it will take a while to get a few stones back and do it in front of Xiaoxiao.

In about eight or nine minutes, Kun came back with two big rocks in his arms.He carried Ding Xiao into the food shed, and then sat beside Xiaoxiao himself, making stone molds while listening to Xiaoxiao talking about the use of making this thing.After listening to it, I also expressed my own emotion: "Smile, you are very concerned about eating."

Ding Xiaoxiao replied: "Where we are, everyone is working hard for the four words of basic necessities of life. Clothes to wear, food to eat, a house to live in, and a convenient way to travel. These are the most basic elements of life. But it is also the most important thing. But some people have higher requirements, and some people have lower requirements."

Kun was curious: "Are there any males in your place, do they all travel by walking?"

Ding Xiao replied: "Of course there are also people who walk, but we will take a car or drive in a distant place. Now, don't ask me what the car is. I don't know how to make a car. I can only say that there are many kinds of cars. There are Two rooster, three rooster, four rooster and many rooster. Anyway, you can run as fast as a lot of rooster."

Kun nodded, it seems that Xiaoxiao is very satisfied with her speed, which is really good, if her partner thinks that the male's speed is slow, that is a very bad thing. (It seems that something strange has mixed in!) "What is that wheel?"

"That's right! The rooster can also be useful here!" Kun asked, and Ding Xiao suddenly remembered that the males and half-orcs came back from hunting and gathering with bamboo baskets or animal skin bags on their backs, so that even the males have great strength. Not very comfortable after all.It's better to make a scooter, when the time comes, pulling or pushing will definitely save effort than carrying it directly on the back, and it can carry more!Think about it, you can hunt horses, donkeys, or cows in the future and come back to pull carts, so it will be easier to carry things. "I'll draw you a cart with wheels. This cart is used for carrying things in our place, and it will be useful here! Just like you will use so many people to carry so much food back to the village for distribution this year, It would be much faster with a wooden cart!"