In the old days of sucking bears

"You said it yourself, I don't look good."

"I think it looks pretty." After eating the rest in two bites, Shen Shuliu squeezed his chin with his hands, and took a bite, "It doesn't matter whether it looks good or not, as long as I like it."

"A mouthful of oil." Dai smiled, took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun, and asked him again, "Then next year... shall we go to the Beast God Capital?"

"Go." Shen Shuliu said, "Our tribe lacks too many things. We need to exchange some more things to improve our living standards."

"What about the little cub?" Toi was a little worried. The cub was so small that he had no ability to protect himself, and the risk factor was too great to take it out.

"Don't think too much." Shen Shuliu held his hand and said, "With the two of us watching, Ah Sui and Ah He will be fine, and taking them out to see and see will also lay the foundation for future trips to the mainland."

Tai thought about it, and felt relieved.

-

But people are not as good as heaven. In the warm season of the second year, heavy snow was still raging, and there was no sign of heating up.

Shen Shuliu looked at the terrible weather, and had a bad premonition in his heart: "The weather is abnormal, and there may be natural disasters."

"Flood?" Dai recalled the fact that their tribe was forced to relocate because of the flood before, and his face suddenly turned bad. "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. Do you need to tell the patriarch and elder brother?"

"It's impossible for Priest Aqi to not notice such a big matter, and wait for the patriarch to notify."

Sure enough, in the afternoon, the patriarch Li called all the orcs to gather in the square. Some of the orcs looked puzzled, and some had probably guessed it, and their faces were faintly uneasy.

The old priest Aqi, who was holding a scepter, was dressed in a grand dress, and said with a frown: "Last night, I observed the sky and found something wrong, so I used yarrow and animal bones for divination. The temperature season is abnormal, and the hot season may be fierce."

"Priest, what do you mean?" Some orcs couldn't hold back and asked anxiously.

The old priest Aqi said in a deep voice: "There may be a drought, and the situation is not small."

"What?!" The orcs blew up the pot, their faces horrified, "Didn't this drought happen fifty cold seasons ago? Why so fast?"

The old priest Aqi shook his head: "This is the meaning of the hexagram. After ten days at most, the golden sun will be strong, and this year's rainy season will also dry up. The tribe can only be prepared. I hope my premonition is wrong. Bar."

Aqi is a veteran priest, so he had no problem with his premonition. In the early morning of the eighth day, the snow and ice on the ground suddenly melted. After a short period of cold, the golden sun revealed its power. Soaring to the middle of the hot season.

extremely hot.

drought.

Those plants that have been bare for the entire cold season may have anticipated the danger, and in a short period of time, a violent life uprising broke out.

Budding, budding, flowering, and fruiting, the mission of reproduction has been completed before it even has time to stretch.Those that have no time to reproduce take root and spread leaves in an instant, desperately plundering sunlight and water, and even giving up part of their bodies for this.

However, soon after, the plants couldn't hold back and quickly dehydrated and shriveled. The big tree surrounded by five people became a dry old man in the dusk, and the river dried up quickly after a short period of turbulence. food for a beast.

beast.

At the beginning, they hunted in unity and cooperation, and then turned into a devil who only knows how to kill. Whether it is grass stalks, small animals, the same kind, or even cub brothers, all living things have become potential food, even natural enemies , at some point, also turned into flesh and blood in the mouth.

As the sun became hotter, the wild beasts were so violent that even the orcs of the Black Wolf tribe did not dare to provoke them easily. They even closed the gates of the tribe tightly to prevent the hungry and red-eyed beasts from attacking indiscriminately.

But there are also some who are really hungry--

"Roar--!"

"Hoohoo-!!"

In front of the Black Wolf Tribe, there was a terrible howl of beasts, and Xiao Ahe, who was playing in the sand at the door of the house, threw himself into Dai's arms in fear, "Father, be afraid."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, the beast has already been defeated by the tribe's uncle." Dai patted little Ah He's back comfortingly, and then wiped the sweat from his head, "Why are you sweating so much? Mother and father will take off your little clothes for you." Lose."

There was a bead of sweat the size of a mung bean on Xiao Ahhe's head, dripping down from his head to his chin, soaking his thin front, and looking at his back, it was also wet.

This little dress is made of tree viper skin, it is cool and cool, and it also absorbs heat. Unexpectedly, it also warmed up Xiao Ahe, so Dai simply took it off for him. Xiao Ahe hugged himself and smiled shyly. smiled.

"Where is A Sui?" Dai asked casually, a small head popped out from under the table, and smiled at Tai, "Father! Here is A Sui!"

Little Ah Sui was completely naked, not only his little clothes, but also his little underpants. At first glance, he was so white that it looked like a doll made of snowballs. A colorful piece of fabric.

"You're not ashamed." Dai smiled and pinched Ah Sui's little nose. Little Ah Sui giggled, shrank back under the table, and invited Xiao Ah He, "Brother, hurry up! The table is cool and cool." .”

Xiao Ahe was dubious, looked up at Tai, saw Tai smiled, and then followed Xiao A Sui into the room. The two little snowballs were muttering together, and they didn't know what they were talking about, which made Xiao A Sui laugh. giggle.

Tai didn't want to eavesdrop on the cub's corner, so he went into the bedroom and looked at someone who was lying on the bed and didn't want to get up, "Why can't you pay it? I've been lying here all day."

"It's too lazy, it's hot outside." Shen Shuliu raised his upper body to look at him, and then slapped him on the head, "Don't use the heat as an excuse, the cub doesn't wear pants, and neither do you, an adult orc, don't be ashamed Huh?" He said and threw the colorful shorts to him, "Put them on quickly."

Shen Shuliu didn't bother to lift the pants on his head, and lay back on the bed in a messy manner, "I don't, I'm hot, why are you so particular about it at home, anyway, you have to take it off after wearing it."

Shen Shuliu muttered the last sentence, Tai didn't hear clearly, and frowned: "Then don't open your thighs, what does it look like walking a bird in broad daylight?"

Shen Shuliu squinted at him: "You don't like it?"

"I like farts." Dai is not used to him, "Hurry up and get out and cook for me. I want to drink fruit summer sweet soup."

"Tsk, this is the only use for me?" Shen Shuliu shook his head, began to mutter and slowly put on his pants, "Sure enough, the older I get, the more I fall out of favor, and now I can't even warm the bed. "

"It's so hot, but it's still warm?" Dai glared at him, and said, "You put in less water, don't be the same as last time, I don't know how long the water at home will last, it's better to be frugal."

"Yeah, I got it." Shen Shuliu nodded indiscriminately, grabbed his head and kissed him, "First pay a deposit, and the reward will be doubled after the matter is completed."

"Turn a ghost..." Dai wanted to straighten his face, but couldn't help laughing, "The more you lose your shape, the more dirty things are in your mind."

"People don't live in vain." Shen Shuliu spoke righteously, and then stretched out two fingers to bargain, "Twice tonight, okay?" Shen Shuliu expressed his sadness because he didn't give it even once because it was too hot last night.

Tai pressed his finger back, "The heat can't stop you, go cook."

Shen Shuliu sighed: "Life is bitter." Originally, he wanted to raise him to waste, but now the more he raises, the more domineering he is, and he even dares to ride on his head.

Although Shen Shuliu himself was very happy to be abused.

Shen Shuliu skillfully walked to the small cellar. There was only a small amount allocated by the tribe here, which could only last for five days. After the number of days, he had to go to the big cellar of the tribe to get it.

In the small cellar, the most inconspicuous but also the most important thing is the small tank of water.

The source of life, the most indispensable storage material in the dry season - water.

As early as when the old priest Aqi issued the drought warning, the Black Wolf Tribe had already started to store water. Although there was no shortage of water on the surface, within the entire Black Wolf Tribe, it had become a huge water reservoir. The reservoir is gone.

Those wooden barrels that store water are as tall as an adult orc, and they are neatly arranged in the cellar one by one. In order to prevent evaporation, many blue salt crystals are piled around the barrels, making the cellar deserted, like a gloomy cold storage.

In addition to water, there are also a lot of vegetables and animal meat. No one knows when this drought will end. The Black Wolf tribe can only accumulate food as much as possible to save unnecessary expenses.

A large number of blue salt crystals are used for food storage, so the orcs can only put a little in the bedroom in the house. Although it is not very useful, it is better than nothing.

Shen Shuliu skillfully fetched water and a few large potatoes, and then went out to start a fire.

During the dry season, firewood is the most and least valuable item.Shen Shuliu stuffed it in all at once, the flames sprang up and burned fiercely, and soon thin sweat broke out on Shen Shuliu's forehead.

Although the fruit and potatoes were steaming and fragrant, even the most greedy little A Sui was unwilling to approach at this time, and even Shen Shuliu, who brought some firewood and steam, stayed away from him.

"Dislike your father?" When Shen Shuliu saw it, he immediately went over to knead little A Sui's hair, which was originally soft and docile, but Shen Shuliu kneaded it into a chicken nest.

Xiao A Sui was too lazy to speak, but wrinkled his little nose, expressing his disgust.

These days lasted for more than four months. When the rainy season that the Black Wolf Tribe was most looking forward to, all the orcs came out to watch.

In the anticipation of countless pairs of eyes, dark clouds gathered bit by bit. By the afternoon, the sky was already gloomy, and even a wind blew up, and the dry fallen leaves were rolled up, circling, and rolled up into the sky. .

The orcs of the Black Wolf Tribe lifted their mouths, and a little orc raised its head and asked, "Father, will it rain?"

His father touched his head and said, "It will definitely."

The tone was affirmative, but lacked confidence. He didn't know whether it would rain or not, but the old priest Aqi knew, and Shen Shuliu roughly guessed it.

"Will it rain?" Tai whispered, Shen Shuliu didn't speak, and there was no need to speak.

There was a loud bang, and an electric snake flashed through the dense dark clouds.

"Crackling".

A drop of bean-sized raindrops fell, causing a burst of dust, and soon, the second raindrop, and the third raindrop, the bean-sized raindrops fell with a crackling sound, and the orcs wept with joy, almost jumping up.

But a ray of sunlight split open the dark cloud like a knife blade, and the dark cloud was quickly driven away by the sunlight, and suddenly dispersed, as if it was about to rain cats and dogs, and stopped abruptly.

There was no sound among the orcs.

I don't know who sighed, the orcs seemed to wake up, and slowly dispersed. A little orc asked, why didn't it rain heavily?His father said, it will be done, sooner or later.

will be down.

I just don't know when it will be downloaded, will it bring another disaster.

The sun shone on the earth again, Shen Shuliu and Dai also went back into the house, and the two cubs also went back into the house without knowing what happened.

There has been no rain since then, until the cold season suddenly came, ice and snow covered this desolate land, buried the dirt and blood underneath, but failed to breed new life.

Thousands of miles of snow.

But there are no rivers or lakes that can be frozen for thousands of miles. There is only a little stagnant water left. There seems to be fish underneath, and there are endless risks hidden.

Wen Ji was absent again.

The drought continued, and the lion tribe next door couldn't stand it first, so they came to the black wolf tribe for help.

The matter was so important that the second patriarch didn't hide it anymore, and said straight to the point: "Although our tribe has some water, the food is already stretched. At most, there is still food for a warm season. We should try to save as much as possible..."

"No one knows when this drought will end. It doesn't matter if we orcs are hungry, but if the cubs are hungry..." The second patriarch said, sighing, "It's really uncomfortable, so I put down my face and begged for help from your tribe. I wonder if your tribe can... lend us some food?"

The second patriarch's face was quite unnatural, and his once noble head was slightly lowered at this time, showing his humility to the Heilang tribe.

The patriarch Li could see that in order to borrow food, the second patriarch also went all out.

But the matter of food is also of great importance to the Black Wolf Tribe, and the patriarch Li also needs to consider it carefully. He hesitated, "Our tribe doesn't have much food, I don't know... how much does the Lion Tribe want to borrow?"

The second patriarch said the number, the patriarch frowned and thought, and stopped talking.

Seeing this, the second patriarch said sincerely: "If we survive this drought, we will definitely return the food twice in the future, and this great kindness, our Xiongshi tribe will definitely remember it in our hearts."

"If your tribe is willing to help, from now on, our tribe will be your tribe's brother tribe." The second patriarch hesitated, and then retreated, "If your tribe has anything to do in the future, you can come to our lion tribe, our tribe You must do your best and never give up.”

"This..." The patriarch Li was still pondering, and after a while, he waved his hand, "I need to discuss it with the orcs of the tribe, and I will give your tribe an answer tomorrow...in a few days."

The second patriarch nodded, with a slight smile on his face: "Yes, yes, then let's go back to the tribe first and wait for the good news from the leader of the black wolf."

Saying that, the second patriarch stood up, slowly withdrew, and left with the lion orc outside the door.

Seeing that they had really left, the patriarch Li breathed a sigh of relief. The second patriarch was much older than him and had been in the top position all year round.

The patriarch wiped off his sweat, and then looked at the tall orc who came out of the back room: "Liu, do you think we should borrow or not?"

Shen Shuliu's eyes darkened: "Borrow, why not borrow? Of course we should do things that can save a life."

"However, we not only borrow, but also cheat them."

-

A few days later, the orcs from the lion tribe came again.

"Patriarch Li, how do you think about it?" The second patriarch spoke modestly and sincerely, "Our tribe really needs this food. The cubs in the tribe are already screaming with hunger. If there is no more food, we will..."

Saying that, the second patriarch sighed long, with a pale face.

The patriarch pondered for a while, and waited until the second patriarch grew impatient, and then said: "Our tribe doesn't have enough animal meat and dried vegetables, I'm afraid I can't give them to you."

When the second patriarch heard this, his brows immediately frowned, and when he realized that his emotions were not right, he slowly relaxed them, and sighed empathetically: "I also know that there is nothing I can do, so I came to beg your tribe, Hei Lang Patriarch, look... is there any way?"

"There is no way, there is no need." The patriarch still said with hesitation on his face, "We can't bear to let the cubs of the lion tribe starve, but we really can't get out the meat and wild vegetables. According to the second patriarch, Does your tribe still have some water?"

"Yes." The second patriarch became a little nervous, "There is a little bit, but not much, barely enough for the tribe's food and drink."

The patriarch nodded and said: "I have some food here, which can satisfy the hunger. The recipe is also simple and delicious. Is the second patriarch willing to change this?"

"Oh?" The second patriarch looked at the patriarch Li, "What kind of food did the black wolf patriarch say?"

The patriarch patted it, and an orc came up with a plate of something, white and fat, still steaming, obviously just out of the pan.

The second patriarch looked at it intently, with a lot of thoughts in his heart, but he couldn't think of what it was, so he asked: "What is this?"

"Our tribe's unique food." The patriarch Wei smiled slightly, and stretched out his hand to make a request, "Why don't the second patriarch give it a try?"

The second patriarch didn't hesitate at all, picked up the white and round thing and took a bite. He was startled, couldn't hold back, and took another bite.

Fragrant and soft, chewing and a little sweet.

The second patriarch had never eaten this kind of food before, Dan also understood the meaning of the patriarch Li, looked at him and said, "Patriarch Heilang, do you want to exchange this with me?"

"Yes." The patriarch nodded and smiled, "This is a good thing, and it is also the last magic weapon for the tribe in the drought."

When the second patriarch heard this, his mind turned to the computer, and he said without hesitation: "Tell me, what conditions does the patriarch of the black wolf want before he is willing to exchange this thing with us? Is it for water?" The experienced priest Aqi of the black wolf tribe is impossible. Unexpectedly, this drought was not expected, and the Heilang tribe must not be short of water.

The second patriarch thought to himself, holding that white and soft thing in his hand, he didn't know if his move was good or not.

The patriarch said: "I don't want you to exchange any animal meat, wild vegetables or water. I just want you to plant our treasure in your tribe after the drought is over."

The second patriarch was taken aback for a moment, feeling that it was too easy, and also felt that the matter would not be so simple, "What else? The patriarch of Heilang would not specifically bring up such a simple matter."

Sure enough, the patriarch Li heard the words and grinned: "In three years, the harvest will be half of our Black Wolf Tribe."

The second patriarch nodded, and didn't think there was anything wrong with this proposal. They would just plant a little less or randomly, so he agreed: "Okay, as long as the Black Wolf tribe can provide us with enough food, then it's a deal. "

But seeing that the patriarch Li smiled even more happily, the second patriarch felt a faint feeling of being cheated.

The second patriarch suppressed his feelings and followed the patriarch Li to count the food.

Not long after, a load of millet was sent to the lion tribe, accompanied by a group of orcs headed by Mu, and there were several large stone mills behind them. Of course, they were only for technical guidance in the past.

Oh, of course there is a price to pay for this guidance, otherwise why would Shen Shuliu be called a profiteer?

-

"Add water and put it here... Do you understand?" the technical orc from the Black Wolf tribe asked, and the orc from the Lion tribe immediately nodded, "Understood, we can do it ourselves." It would be embarrassing if he didn't, he glanced down at A Yun, his face flushed a little.

He is so handsome.

The technical orc Ayun nodded, "Okay, let me see if you do it once."

"Okay." The lion orc nodded, and immediately imitated his example and cooked rice, added water, measured the height of the water with a finger, then put it into the pot, lit a fire, low fire, medium fire, not high fire.

Ayun nodded: "Very good, it's already decent, then let's learn the next one."

Not only the orcs who learned to cook, but other lion orcs also struggled to look this way. Their gazes changed from contempt for the black wolf tribe and predatory sub-beasts to admirers one by one.

The lion orc whispered.

"Their tribe is quite powerful."

"Things like this can be figured out."

"It seems that the silver wolf came up with it, and so did the stone mill."

"That silver wolf? The one who killed our previous patriarch and the previous patriarch?"

"Shh, don't say that, be careful not to be heard by the second patriarch."

"What did I hear?"

A familiar voice came from behind, and the lion orc who was peeping immediately stood up straight, turned his head, and said awkwardly: "Second Patriarch..."

The second patriarch said with a sullen face: "Don't do business, just run here and chatter, go, go grind the millet!"

"Hey!" The lion and beast people immediately ran away as if they heard the amnesty, and ran to the stone mill to pretend to grind it, and smiled flatteringly at the second patriarch.

Hmph, these little brats, one or two are not serious.

The second patriarch twitched his beard around his mouth, raised his eyes to look at the orcs of the Black Wolf Tribe, and You Qi paused on Mu for a while. Mu noticed his gaze, and immediately turned his head to meet his gaze. After a while, he nodded and went on. Go about your own business.

The second patriarch looked at Mu, calm and introverted, neither humble nor overbearing, he is a good seedling to be the patriarch, if it was an orc in their tribe, he might have already captured him and trained him.

The second patriarch thought of the silver wolf that killed their two patriarchs one after another, and fell silent.

Feng Shui turns.

This is the blessing of the Black Wolf Tribe. They, the Lion Tribe, are really going to bow their heads this time.

The second patriarch sighed and walked slowly.