Prehistoric Widows Survival [Farming]

Lu You had never seen Xiao Mi like this before, so she couldn't help being a little curious, and lowered her head and laughed: "What's wrong with Xiao Mi?"

Xiao Mi's tail froze, quickly rolled into a ball, wrapped herself up, her head was still buried under her belly, only the tip of her furry tail was trembling slightly.

Lu You stretched out his hand and gently scratched Xiao Mi's back: "Xiao Mi, it's time for soup."

What makes Lu Wei feel strange is that the kitten, who used to jump at him with wide eyes and act coquettishly when he heard that there was fresh broth to drink, did not respond to the delicious broth this time, and continued to drink it. I buried my little head and refused to show my face.

"Xiao Mi?"

Lu You yelled again with some worry, and lightly hooked Xiao Mi's neck twice, but Xiao Mi quickly turned around, rushed out, got into the gray animal skin bed, and wrapped herself tightly. .

Lu Wei stood up worriedly, and was about to go over to take a look, but was stopped by Baibe: "Young bastard looks shy now, don't worry about it, let it stay alone for a while."

shy?

Lu You was a little confused: He didn't mention Xiao Mi at all just now, how could he make this kitten shy?

"Has Whitebeard ever raised a cat?"

"People can't get enough to eat, how can they raise anything else." Baixu shook his head, scooped up another ladle of broth, and pointed to Yong with a smile, "It was like this when Yong was young. He went out to hunt for the first time and hung on a tree. I didn’t dare to move, and was carried down by Lie who turned into a human form, and when I came back, I rolled myself into a ball, shrunk in the animal skin and didn’t want to see anyone.”

When mentioning the embarrassing things when he was a child, Yong felt a little helpless: "Father Mu, how long ago did this happen."

Lu Er listened to Bai Xu and Yong's gossip, and seeing the bright smiles on their faces, he felt a faint sense of warmth in his heart, and the not-so-delicate broth in his mouth felt much more delicious.

Before time-traveling, Lu Wei had always lived alone. Apart from doing research in the laboratory, he worked in the experimental fields every day. The people he interacted with most were his mentors and juniors. When he returned home, he would quietly pet his cat and read papers. He had never experienced this before. This uninhibited vibe.

Judging from Lu Er's feelings since traveling through time, most of these orcs' thoughts are very simple, and their thoughts are almost on their faces, without any scheming, which makes him feel extraordinarily relaxed.

——It's a pity that his cat is somehow shy now. It would be so comfortable if he could pet the cat and chat at the same time.

Speaking of which, Lu You was still a little curious: "Is my little Mi the cub of an orc?"

Bai Xu smiled and waved his hands: "No, although the orc cub was born in the shape of a beast, it will turn into a human shape in a few days, and you will need to be taught by your father to learn to change back to the shape of a beast... The age of your pet, Without the teachings of the orcs, you will definitely not be able to change back to the animal form."

Lu You felt relieved upon hearing this.

Petting a pet is different from petting a living person. It is impossible for him to treat an orc as a pet.

——But think about it, if Xiaomi is really an orc, how can he tolerate himself teasing it like this!

……

Every day, Lu Er went to Baixu's small vegetable garden to see the growth of ginger, and also instructed Baixu to dig some soil full of humus to soak in water and make natural organic fertilizer for fertilization.

These gingers grow very well, and they sprout and grow leaves very quickly, much faster than gingers on earth.

And Lu You himself has never watered the spiritual water, and the comparison plants that have not been cultivated with the spiritual water have not sprouted yet.

Lu Wei preliminarily concluded that the offspring of crops bred with spiritual water will grow and develop much faster than ordinary plants—whether this trait is a heritable permanent improvement or a temporary effect will have to be verified by adjusting the experimental variables later.

In addition to ginger, Lu Er also gave Baixu the seeds of the white root vegetable that he had almost improved.

After Baixu knew that those white root vegetables, which were much sweeter and crisper than wild vegetables, were grown by Lu Er himself, he was so surprised that he could hardly speak.

——Those rhizomes comparable to the mature fruits in autumn were cultivated by Lu Er alone?

Lu You himself doesn't have much pride. After all, he was able to quickly select the best breeding, thanks to the convenience of Lingshui.

In addition to expanding his small vegetable garden and transplanting various seemingly valuable plants these days, he is also trying to find the most important crops such as millet and lily in the development of primitive agriculture.

However, he searched for a long time, and found spices such as star anise and fennel, but there were still no traces of varieties such as millet and potato.

Lu Er also tried to cultivate some plants that can produce grass seeds, but finally found that they could not be used as staple food because the grass spikes were too loose and the grass seeds were bitter.

In the end, Lu You could only pin his hopes on Lie and Zhong who went out to exchange salt, hoping that they could bring back the seeds he wanted from outside the tribe.

Others in the tribe also began to look forward to the return of Lie and Zhong, because everyone's salt was almost used up, only Yong here, because Lie sent all his salt before leaving the house, so it was barely enough.

Long awaited by the whole tribe, Lie and Zhong finally returned.

When Liehe came back this time, he didn't suffer any injuries, which made the people of the Hongmu tribe heave a collective sigh of relief after experiencing several times of loss of strength.

But it was too early for them to breathe a sigh of relief.

Because Lie and Zhong brought back very little salt.

Three animal skin pockets were unloaded from the back of the sturdy bison. Inside were yellow and black coarse salt, and obvious gravel could be seen mixed in.

The orcs who came to collect the salt with gourd ladles from their respective homes looked at each other in blank dismay, somewhat surprised and worried.

Huawei, who was at the front, looked down at the three bags of salt, and asked in disbelief, "That's all?"

If there is only such a little salt, evenly divided, it is not enough to eat for a month!

Chong's complexion was not very good-looking, but he still replied: "There are only so many for the time being, everyone divides according to the old rules."

Huawei rolled her eyes, a hint of greed flashed across her pretty face, and she pretended to be peaceful and stood at the front: "I'll help him get the green-eared salt, and I'll give it to him later."

Because Huawei is one of the few sub-beasts who are willing to get close to Lu Er. Although Huawei has a bad attitude towards Lu Er, she often takes the initiative to help Lu Er who hardly goes out to get things. Everyone also agrees that their conflicts are just between the little sub-beasts. The fighting between them.

Huawei saw that she was acquiescing, and she was secretly happy. Just as she was about to scoop up more salt, she suddenly heard a warm voice in her ear: "Don't bother Huawei, I will get it myself."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and turned around to find that Lu Wei was holding a kitten in his arms, holding a gourd ladle that was also used to hold salt, and looked calm, as if he was no different from other people.

A trace of surprise flashed in Chong's eyes - when distributing food, salt or animal skins before, Lu Er never took the initiative to go out, and Huawei sent them over, why did he want to come out this time?

——It seems that Lu Er has matured a lot since the death of the horn and the leader was seriously injured and unconscious. Maybe it is easier to be stronger after being hit.

Lu You turned a blind eye to those surprised eyes, walked to the back of the salt distribution line, and nodded to Huawei in front, with a gentle expression, and even a smile on the corner of his mouth: "From now on, I will collect all my things by myself, don't bother Huawei .”

Huawei gritted her teeth, wanted to yell at that face, but also took into account that Lie was watching from the side, tried her best to hold back, and finally managed to say a word: "It's okay, it's okay."

In fact, Lu You really wanted to reveal the matter of Huawei withholding the food allocated to the original body, but after all, he had never personally experienced the incident before, and there was no evidence. Now accusing Huawei of withholding food might be a backlash, so he didn't say much.

If Huawei still troubles him in the future, he will let this restless and kind sub-beast suffer for itself.

Although there are not many people in the Redwood Tribe, after all, there is only so much salt, and about half a spoonful of salt for each person will be gone.

Xiao Mi is now accustomed to the embrace of this sub-beast. She raised her head and glanced at the little salt, and then at Zhong's not-so-good-looking face. A flash of clarity flashed in her green pupils: Lie and Zhong, definitely Was it tricked by people from a neighboring tribe?

After all, from the perspective of outsiders, the Redwood Tribe lost two of the most powerful orcs, and was reduced to such an extent that they dare not go to the Heihe Tribe to exchange salt. Of course, they will not show mercy to them.

Xiao Mi moved her tail, and glanced at the half scoop of salt mixed with sand that Lu You received, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed across the fluffy cat's face: These salt must taste bitter and hurt teeth, as the saying of the Heihe tribe never Neither would give such a salt out.

——He must recover as soon as possible... How can he let his sub-beast eat this kind of salt all the time?

——Well, his sub-beast...

This kitten who seemed to have just been weaned, suddenly thought of the words he heard a few days ago, the tail that was swinging lazily because of boredom suddenly froze, and carefully looked up at the sub-beast who was hugging him His chin, the roots of his ears were slightly hot, and he couldn't help moving his hairy ears.

Lu You didn't know the wild thoughts of the kitten in his arms.

He went back and tasted the salt, and it tasted a bit bitter. It was obvious that it hadn't been refined much, and it probably contained a lot of impurities.But there is no better refined salt, so Lu Er can only barely use these salts.

Lie's return not only brought salt, but also the seeds of the original crops he was thinking of.

In a remote corner, Lie spread out his hands, and a few oval seeds with dry seed coats on the outside and yellowish inside lay quietly on his palm with slight scars.

There was no expression on Lie's stern face, and his voice was low: "I only found this."

Lu You took the seeds and nodded in surprise: "It's already very good."

Lu You recognized these seeds at a glance, they were the soybeans that he had been thinking about for a long time!

Soybean itself is an excellent nitrogen fertilizer. It is one of the few crops that can be planted properly not only will not consume the land, but can even fertilize the field. Beans themselves are widely used whether they are eaten directly or pressed for oil, not to mention tofu, which is a wonderful soybean product.

Lu You can't wait to go to her small vegetable garden now and open up a piece of land to plant beans.

However, he still remembers thanking him hard for helping him find the seeds: "Thank you, these seeds are very useful."

Lie shook his head: "You heal Yong's injury, I'll find you a seed, no need to thank - how is Yong's injury?"

Lu Wei carefully held the seed in his hand, nodded and replied: "Yong's injury is recovering well, and the splint will probably be removed in a few days."

Lie knew that the wooden stick clamped on Yong Duan's leg was called a "splint" by the sub-beast in front of him, and it was used to fix Yong's leg to prevent it from growing crooked. That's great, I'll see him later."

Lu You was thinking about his soybean planting, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Lie, and left with Mi and the seeds.