Prehistoric Widows Survival [Farming]

Seeing Jiao leave angrily, Lu You felt a little guilty, but also somewhat relieved.

Jiao didn't know him well, and he didn't have any special feelings for the original body, but he wanted to be with him because of a sense of responsibility; now that the reaction is so big, it should be just because the orcs can't get rid of their face, and they can probably accept it after going out to calm down.

After all, he himself caused the misunderstanding, Lu Wei thought for a while, took a piece of fresh meat, fried the fat in a clay pot, then stir-fried the cloud spotted bird brought by Jiao with pepper, green onion and ginger, and boiled it again. A pot of millet porridge, wait for Jiao to come back and apologize to Jiao.

The horn has a great influence on the tribe, and the planting industry can get the support of the horn if it wants to promote it.

When the silver-haired orc came back, the tent was filled with the spicy pepper and bird meat and the mellow aroma of millet porridge, which lifted Jiao's depressed mood slightly.

The delicious food soothed Jiao's depression. After eating, he stood up and looked at Lu You with a serious expression: "Lu Er, I've thought about it, I won't be separated from you."

Lu You didn't expect that Jiao would get this result when he went out to relax. He was stunned and was about to say something when he heard Jiao continue: "We have formed a partner under the witness of the leader and the tribe. I won't Give up my sub-beast."

Knowing that orcs are straight-minded, Lu You put down the pottery bowl in his hand and tried to persuade him: "Jiao, I don't know you, and you don't know me either. Do you want to spend your whole life with a stranger?"

Jiao raised his eyes slightly, and a trace of embarrassment flashed in his blue eyes:

——I am afraid that no one in this world will know me better than you!

——Ever since he remembered, even his father and mother had never touched his, his...

Thinking of his gaffe after smelling the catnip and the experience of being played with two fur balls by Lu Er, if he was in the shape of a beast now, the hair all over his body might be fluffed up in shame.

Trying not to let myself think about those shameful things, she calmed down, looked at Lu You's gentle eyes, and pursed her lips: "We can understand each other."

Anyway, separation is absolutely impossible.

Lu You saw a trace of stubbornness in Jiaobi's eyes, and sighed helplessly.

Although it wasn't his intention, but with his identity as Green Ear and the rumors he spread, Jiao finally survived the catastrophe and came back to find that his sub-beast wanted to "divorce" him, which is definitely unacceptable.

Since it was his fault, Lu You took a small step back: "Okay, then we can try to understand each other first, if we can't accept each other..."

"I will accept it."

Jiao didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and said firmly.

——He must pay attention not to scare his sub-beasts.

Lu You didn't argue with him, so he wasn't too worried.

His living habits and pace of life are too different from those of the orcs in the tribe. It’s okay to live alone, but he is roommate with another orc. I don’t know if Jiao can adapt...

Judging from the original state of this tent, Jiao is similar to other orcs, and they are all unrestrained and unrestrained, which is the complete opposite of a person like him who strictly plans his daily life.

Let's treat it as an extra roommate, as long as I carefully hide the spirit water ring, there should be nothing else to pay attention to.

Both Lu Er and Jiao got their own satisfactory results, so they calmly began to discuss some details of living together.

The corner tent is quite big, and it is actually more than enough to accommodate two people.

The first is the bed problem.

Lu Er's original plan was to re-arrange a nest for him, imitating Jiao's previous animal skin nest, and then build a bigger bed for Jiao after Brother Beaver and Feng recovered from the snake venom—Jiao hated it last night. His bed is too small.

Jiao recalled for a moment when he was Xiao Mi, when Lu Er had prepared a cat litter for him and refused to allow him to sleep on the bed, he expressed his firm opposition, and the reason was very fair: "I am used to sleeping on the floor."

——He doesn't want to have two beds and be separated by his sub-beast all the time in the name of "not wasting another bed"!

After solving the housing problem, other aspects are much simpler. Considering that he will be separated from Jiao in the future, Lu Er evenly lists the two people's mutual responsibilities in terms of food and labor to ensure impartiality.

Jiao looked at the list made by Lu Er, paid more attention to the work that Lu Er was in charge of, and frowned slightly: Now that he has recovered his human form, how can he let his sub-beast do so much hard farm work?

He pointed to some of the farm work that Lu Er assigned to him: "I'll do these."

"You just returned to the tribe, so you may not be familiar with the work related to planting millet." Lu Er advised him tactfully, "Let me do it."

Jiao glanced at him briefly, and said confidently: "Don't worry."

——He has already done it secretly many times.

……

The next day, Jiao stood in front of the pigsty, holding a can of dry feed prepared by Lu Er in his hand, with a gloomy expression on his face.

He didn't pay much attention to his work last night. When he was playing handsome, he did a lot of physical work for himself. Only this morning did he find out that raising pigs was also included in his work scope!

Unexpectedly, after going round and round, the matter of taking care of this stupid pig fell on his head again!

Jiao poured the feed into the pig trough, watched the scene of Xiaolu happily rushing over to eat, opened the door with some reluctance, and went in to clean the pig house.

Xiaolu was addicted to the dry feed and couldn't extricate himself. After eating for a while, he noticed that there was a big creature in his home. He leaned over to sniff it curiously, and smelled a familiar smell.

——It’s my brother!

I haven't seen that fluffy kitten for several days, and Xiaolu happily huddles around Jiao.

Although I don't know why the fluffy little cat turned into this big, stiff cat, but the smell and the familiar feeling of disgust made Xiaolu sure that this is his little brother.

Jiao looked at the stupid pig with its nose still stained with feed and arched it on his calf, resisting the urge to crush it to death, and yelled in a low voice: "Don't make trouble!"

He has to go hunting after feeding the pigs!

Lu Er just came out of the tent at this time, seeing the picture of them having a good time, one person and one pig, with a smile on his face: "Xiao Lu seems to like you very much."

Jiao kicked the enthusiastic little piggy aside and frowned: "When will you eat it?"

"It's still so small now, and I'll have to get rid of it after a while, and then wait for it to grow up." Lu Er explained, "It's still early."

After all, he doesn't have much nutritious feed to feed the pigs now.

"What?" Jiao asked one more sentence when he heard a completely unfamiliar vocabulary.

"劁, means eunuch." Lu Er was very happy to impart the knowledge of agriculture and animal husbandry, gestured a cutting movement, and explained patiently, "If a boar wants to raise well, the testicles must be removed, so that it will not go into estrus During the period, the temper will be much more docile, you can gain weight, and the taste of meat is also..."

The overly clear explanation made Jiao feel stupid, subconsciously pinched his legs, and a terrible thought flashed in his mind, and subconsciously asked: "Do you want to castrate the cat you raised before...?"

When it comes to raising cats, Lu Er also has a lot of knowledge to share: "Generally speaking, it is best to castrate cats - male cats will bark day and night, pee everywhere, and they will not be satisfied. Not in good health either."

Jiao felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and the arm holding the broom stopped motionless, letting the ignorant pig rub against his legs.

——What is this sub-beast talking about? !

——He, want, eunuch, he? !

A gust of cold air rose slowly from Jiao's lower body and rushed straight into his brain, causing him to take a step back subconsciously, feeling a little grateful: before, he regretted that he escaped and failed to protect his sub-beast in time; now Look, if he doesn't escape, I'm afraid he will become the first orc in history to be castrated by his own sub-beast!

—Where did this sub-beast come from?How could there be such a cruel idea!

Lu Er originally wanted to continue to say that he did not plan to castrate her when he raised her - he is not a professional veterinarian, and there is no serious anti-inflammatory drug in this world, if she gets infected, it will be over.

Anyway, in this primitive age, no one cared how many cats he had. He could raise Xiao Mi, Xiao Mi's mother cat, and Xiao Mi's cubs together.

But looking at Jiao's shocked look, Lu You thought that Jiao didn't like to hear this topic, so he swallowed the rest of the content.

Suddenly he remembered something, narrowed his eyes suddenly, and asked tentatively, "Jiao, how did you know that I had a cat before?"

It has been less than two days since Jiao came back, and they have been busy dealing with the big and small affairs in the tribe, and Lu Er hasn't found time to introduce his lost Xiaomi to Jiao.

but……

Lu You recalled that Mang had said before that Xiaomi had a fresh and strong smell of horns. At that time, he guessed that Xiaomi might have touched Jiao's corpse, and wanted Xiaomi to lead the way to find Jiao's corpse, but he couldn't find it. That's all.

But now that Jiao is back alive, doesn't it mean that Xiao Mi came into contact with Jiao himself?

But why did Jiao tell Teng that he had healed far away and failed to come back?Xiao Mi is just a kitten who is not yet an adult, and it is impossible to go too far when going out to play at night.

These doubts were circling in Lu Er's head, and suddenly it reminded him of another thing: "Jiao, I met an orc covering his face in the woods on the other side of the black soil, was it you?"

It’s been so long that Lu Er had already forgotten about it; just now when he was thinking about the relationship between Xiao Mi and Jiao, he remembered that when he was digging clay that was better than red clay, he was attacked by a python in the woods and was killed by a snake. Strange orcs come to the rescue.

The orc covered his face with a leaf, and the hair that was exposed was as pure white as the fur skirt and horns, and he spoke to him in a tone of obvious recognition as soon as he opened his mouth.

Now that I think about it, there is no doubt that it is the corner, right?

Jiao was already near the Redwood Tribe at that time?But why didn't they come back until the Xiaoshi tribe attacked?

The expression on Jiao's face became more and more tense, and his head was spinning rapidly, feeling that he was not as nervous as he is now when facing the oncoming beast tide.

Lu Er looked at the serious expression on Jiao's face, as if he was angry. Before he could say anything, he heard Jiao throw out a few words: "I'm recuperating there."

"Where?" Lu Er was a little puzzled, "Why didn't you go back to the tribe?"

If Jiao returned to the tribe earlier, he would not be able to shape his "infatuated and unrepentant" character...

In just two short conversations, Jiao had already figured out how to cover up the lie, and continued calmly: "At that time, the Xiaoshi tribe had signs of invading us. After I came back, I hid for the time being, so as not to be discovered by spies in the tribe. .”

Lu You didn't know the situation in the Xiaoshi Tribe. After thinking about it, he found this explanation to be reasonable, and nodded: "I see, thank you for your hard work."

From this point of view, it is very likely that Xiao Mi met Jiao after she got lost at that time, and then met Jiao.

He looked at the tall and mighty orc with the animal skin skirt intact at the waist, and suddenly remembered the glimpse in the woods, when the horns covered his face with leaves, but his bare buttocks were exposed.

——Could it be that Jiao, the "cold male god" in the mahogany tribe, has exhibitionism?

Jiao Jiao noticed Lu You's eyes, understood what the sub-beast was thinking with a tacit understanding, and explained in a low voice pretending to be casual: "At that time, my tail was injured."

——So even the fur around the tail was injured, definitely not exhibitionism!

The general logic made sense, and Lu You didn't ask too much, but asked the question he was most concerned about, and couldn't help but a trace of anxiety in his voice: "Jiao, do you know where Xiao Mi went?"

Jiao was silent for a while, and replied: "I haven't seen it."

Although I was mentally prepared, it would be a lie to say that I was not disappointed.

The obvious frustration on Lu You's face made Jiao feel a little uncomfortable.

After he returned to the tribe, Lu You always had a somewhat repulsive attitude towards him, but he loved "Xiao Mi" very much.

The cat food bowls and cat wooden beds at home are still neatly placed in the corner, clean, obviously Lu Er has cleaned them, and I hope they will come in handy one day.

Obviously, he is much stronger than the weak and powerless cat cub no matter whether he is in human or lion form, why does this sub-beast only think about that cat?

Jiao even started to feel jealous of himself.

Lu You didn't notice the jealousy that flashed in Jiao's blue eyes for a moment, please ask Jiao to help find Xiaomi's whereabouts when she is free in the future.

Jiao originally wanted to persuade Lu Er that the cat might have died, so he should not take it to heart; but seeing Lu Er's sincere eyes, he couldn't say anything, so he could only agree silently.

……

After the sub-beasts took over the farm work, the planting of millet was not delayed, and tender seedlings grew quickly.

Lu Er tried his best to check the fields one by one, judging the adjustment of water and fertilizer during the planting process according to the growth of the millet seedlings in the field.

He was accompanied by a few sub-beasts at any time, patiently listening to Lu You's instructions, and preparing to adjust his field.

From Lu You's point of view, these enthusiastic sub-beasts cut corners less and over-watered and fertilized more in their respective fields, and there were many rotten roots or burnt seedlings in the fields.

Fortunately, these phenomena are not serious. Lu Er instructed the sub-animals in the corresponding fields to deal with them accordingly, stopped watering and fertilizing for a period of time, and warned them to water the fields strictly according to the amount.

The sub-beast who was pointed out was a little embarrassed: "I always think that I am not as strong as my orcs, so I need to pick a few more times..."

Lu You could understand the thoughts of these sub-beasts who were the main force of farming for the first time, and comforted him gently: "The size of the water tank and the fertilizer tank are fixed, and it has nothing to do with whether you are an orc or a sub-beast."

The strength of the orc has a big impact on the ease of doing it.

In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, Lu You called Li, who knows numbers, and let Li act as a supervisor to help the Asian beasts count the number of water and fertilizer tanks that should be watered every day.

Seeing that the sub-beasts didn't cheat much, Lu Wei was actually quite happy.

Sub-beasts and orcs have the same roots, and their original temperaments are actually the same simple, but their natures have been corroded by laziness.After wiping off the dust accumulated on the outer layer, the shining points of sub-beasts and orcs who are equally hardworking and willing to work slowly emerged.

Lu You asked Teng about this, and hoped that the Redwood Tribe would change their attitude towards the sub-beasts and set up some rules for them.

Sometimes rules exist not to restrict anything, but to allow people to grow more actively.Collective rules can also cultivate people's sense of collective honor.

Teng thought for a long time, and after discussing with Zhong and others who could barely sit up, he agreed to Lu Er's request.

In fact, Lu Er is still a little curious, why the Redwood tribe is so tolerant to the Asian beasts - in this era when there is no food to eat, shouldn't everyone try their best to survive, why the main burden of life lies with the orcs body?

A trace of nostalgia appeared in Teng's expression, he sighed and laughed: "Because when the Redwood Tribe was first established, there were almost no sub-beasts; in order to attract other sub-beasts to join us, we have always favored the sub-beasts of the tribe."

Teng explained to Lu Wei the source of the rules of the Redwood Tribe who are too fond of sub-beasts.

Different from the tribes formed by the gathering of other families, the Redwood Tribe was first formed by a group of wandering orcs who hugged each other to keep warm. Overjoyed, he took care of the sub-beast in every possible way, and only then did he have the current situation.

Teng is the third generation leader of the Redwood Tribe. It is precisely because the Redwood Tribe was born in a different way from ordinary tribes that Teng is keen to pick up unwanted cubs from other tribes and bring them back. The Asian beasts are so loose and unruly in the Redwood Tribe.

Lu Er cleared his doubts, nodded and reminded: "The present is different from the past, and the rules have to change with the development."

Both Lu You and Jiao participated in the formulation of the new rules.

In the new rules, the requirement for orcs to surrender half of their prey is relaxed, only a quarter is required;

In contrast, except for special incidents such as this collective poisoning, the tribe no longer distributes food to orcs or sub-beasts with labor;

At the same time, the protection system for old orcs or sub-beasts has been added.

The last point is that other people don't quite understand - when there is not enough food in the tribe in winter, most tribes will take the lead in giving up the elderly who have lost their ability to hunt. Why did Lu Er ask to specially guarantee the food of the old Asian beasts and old orcs?Especially now that the Horde's prey from the orcs has been cut...

Lu You can understand the helplessness of this era, but it doesn't mean that he can accept it calmly and remain indifferent.

He thought of today when he taught Whitebeard to sow his first handful of white root vegetables.

"I know that there was not enough food in the tribe in the past, and it was helpless to give up the tribe. But now we can harvest food from the land, and we have solved the most difficult problem in winter." He took a small handful of yellow millet, let the millet slip between his fingers, and showed it to Teng and the others, "I believe we have enough food this winter. When there is enough food, we shouldn't give up on any of our companions."

After planting on this land for half a year, teaching the orcs how to farm, if Lu Er couldn't estimate the yield, then his mentor would definitely roll up the book and hit him on the head.

Teng pondered for a while, and was still a little strange: "But why give priority to feeding the old Asian beasts? If we have extra food, of course we can give them..."

"Old sub-beasts or orcs are not in good health, and the priority of food should be increased; and most importantly, the elderly have experience and skills that we do not have." Lu Er gave an example, "For example, Duo Yu, now in the tribe Is there anyone who can weave better than him?"

Not just Duo Yu, as far as Lu Wei knows, there are a few old Asian beasts who are good at tanning animal skins, and there are a few people who are particularly knowledgeable in grinding stone tools and bone tools, and even very familiar with the weight of food. It can be used as a human scale.

If the Redwood tribe has been in a state of trying their best to hunt barely enough food, then these skills are not as good as a hare or a wild fruit; but if the Redwood tribe wants to develop, these seemingly useless little skills, It will shine brightly.

Teng was a little uncertain, and turned his gaze to Jiao: "Jiao, what do you think?"

If the life of all the elderly sub-beasts and orcs in the tribe was really guaranteed, the pressure on food would definitely fall on their two strongest orcs—Teng still didn't quite believe that this crop of millet could feed the tribe for a whole winter.

Jiao frowned and took a deep look at Lu You, lowered his head and thought about something, then raised his hand slightly: "You can try what Lu Er said."

After reaching an agreement on the general direction, the details will be much easier to handle later.

Teng planned to wait until the orcs gradually recovered from the snake venom before implementing this new rule.

Lu You and Jiao got along fairly well these days.

From Lu You's point of view, Jiao is still a qualified roommate, although sometimes a little sticky, but his living habits are surprisingly close to him.

He thought that an orc like Jiao who grew up in a primitive tribe would not be able to stand his stable and regular life.

Although Jiao would occasionally have a tense face and a serious expression when talking to him, compared to when he was courteous, Lu Er was very satisfied with this alienated attitude. Be a good brother.

Having a strong orc at home is indeed a lot more convenient in daily life, and Lu Er has more time and energy to devote to breeding.

This made Lu You feel more and more at ease with Jiaojiao, and when the scheduled day came, he even invited Jiaojiao to help: "Jiao, I'm going to castrate Xiaolu today, can you help me?"