Chapter 21 Reach out
Chapter 21 Reach out
Do you still remember Little Swallow's reaction after learning that Xiao Jian is her brother in a drama or Lei drama?
Chacha's current situation is similar to that.If it weren't for the fact that the orc tribe didn't have a gong, Chacha would definitely find out and beat it hard.
Mao Mao can talk!Maomao can talk before he is an adult!And it's in the shape of a beast!
From morning to night, Chacha was immersed in extremely proud and excited emotions.He even begged the patriarch to hold a special meeting in order to announce to the whole clan that Chang Nian can speak.
The clansmen were also very helpful, and surrounded Chang Nian curiously and used various methods to tease him. When they heard Chang Nian say something, everyone cheered exaggeratedly, and people's enthusiasm remained undiminished for several days.
Chang Nian feels like a monkey in a zoo. Even simple actions like picking out ears and touching buttocks will make tourists feel "so amazing"!
The days of overwintering are too difficult. Most of the time, the orcs have nothing to do and are hungry. The "powers" they often read undoubtedly add a touch of color to these difficult days.If it wasn't for the fact that Chang Nian refused to go out and be watched by the crowd later on, it must have lasted the whole long winter.
In Chang Nian's cognition, the concept of "anomaly is a demon" is deeply rooted, and he preconceived that the orcs would also adhere to this principle.So for half a year, he was careful not to speak. If he didn't talk to himself consciously occasionally, or talk to the animals and plants in the jungle, he might have suffered from aphasia by now.
I didn't expect everyone to accept it so quickly, and there was no malice other than curiosity.Especially Chacha, shouldn't such unusual things be kept secret?How come it looks like you can't wait to find a big speaker to show off to the entire Magical Continent?
So, are all his previous concealments and cares all in vain?Sure enough, I can't look at the world with normal thinking - I often feel annoyed and full of emotion at the same time.
It is still Tiger who can understand Chacha's mood best. No one knows better than him what Chacha has paid for raising Mao Mao.
A normal male, who can't go out hunting like other males, can't be free to do what he likes, because he has a cub to raise, a cub that is weaker and mischievous than the other cubs.It can be said that before Chang Nianchuan came here, Chacha never left Maomao for more than half an hour.
However, such a well-raised child is "abnormal".The failure of the coming-of-age ceremony is not Mao Mao but Cha Cha, although he still loves Mao Mao very much, no, it should be said that he loves him even more, but he still cannot bear the rumors and rumors from the outside world, as well as the inner self-blame—Magic Continent, no An orc accompanied by a beast father cannot become an adult.Mao Mao is not his and Tiger's own.
Of course, the person who brings the cubs to adulthood can be a destined companion besides the beast father.But, who would decide on a partner before adulthood, when they don't know whether they are male or female?Therefore, this situation is almost ignored by everyone.
Seeing the orcs who are the same age as Maomao have grown up, found mates, and even gave birth to cubs, Chacha will always feel sad for Maomao.
So, when his family Mao Mao became powerful, Chacha would of course have to show off to those who had laughed at them and bullied Mao Mao.Of course, it's more out of a father's, or mother's pride—their own children are also very powerful.
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To be honest, Chang Nian is a selfish person. He has always lived independently and always knows what he wants.He had no feelings for the tribe at first, and he wanted to go back, but he had to make sure that he ate and slept comfortably before going back.That's why he was so active in preparing food and digging cellars before winter.
However, this does not mean that he is cold-blooded. He never thought that the life of the orcs would be so embarrassing, so embarrassing that they would have to go through the winter hungry.
Chang Nian told himself that something had to be done.
Once again, Chacha was troubled by the rejection of other orcs, Chang Nian stood up and came up with an idea.
"I have a way?"
Chacha's eyes lit up: "What way?"
Chang Nian has been afraid of Chacha's bright eyes recently, since he refused to go out, Chacha has not been idle at all, as long as he has time, he will stay with Chang Nian and try his best to tease him.Once Chang Nian couldn't bear to say a sentence, it would trigger Chacha's ten or eight sentences later.
So at this time, Chang Nian didn't answer him but took action by himself.
Chang Nian ran to the small room at the back of the house to search and find a bunch of things, the most conspicuous of which was a huge animal skeleton.The semicircle looks like it should be a skull, which is Tiger's trophy. Now Chang Nian wants to wash it and boil it in boiling water as a big pot.
Chang Nian hooked the edge of the pot with his paws and dragged it out, and he only dragged it a little bit with all his strength.Do you really want to hold it with your mouth?Thinking of this makes my teeth sore.
"Let me, let me!" Chacha has been following Chang Nian's buttocks. Seeing her son in trouble at this time, she went up to help, "Maomao, where do you want to put it? Father, go and put it away!"
"On the open space outside the house." Chang Nian ordered simply, without being polite.
Chacha went away in a hurry.
Chang Nian found an animal skin by himself, wrapped it with seasoning flint and so on, and followed it out.
Chacha put the pot away, turned around and chased after Chang Nian's buttocks and asked, "Maomao, Maomao, what are you going to do next?"
"Hmm..." Chang Nian pointed to the back of the house with his mouth, "Bring those firewood and make a bonfire—it's like a fire pile at a tribal gathering."
"Ah?" Chacha looked at the pile of firewood in embarrassment, "I'm afraid it's not enough!"
"Just saying it looks like that, it doesn't have to be that big."
Chacha breathed a sigh of relief and happily went to do it.
Later Tiger came back from the outside and learned what the father and son wanted to do, so he joined in.
With Tiger, the efficiency is much higher.
Soon, they made a bracket on the open space in front of the wooden house, with a fire underneath and a bone pot on it, which not only ensured that the bracket would not be burned by the fire, but also allowed the bone pot to fully absorb the heat.
Chang Nian directed Chacha to boil the water, then scrubbed the bone pot inside and out several times.Tiger was more suitable for this matter. He has great strength and is not afraid of being scalded.But because it was ordered by his own son, Chacha would not give it up to others—Chang Nian expressed that he did not understand or be interested in the strange idea of the brain-twitching father.
Chang Nian arranged other things for Tiger - cut the meat into jujube-like pieces and throw it into the pot, and put some salt in it.Stir a few times after a while to prevent the meat from sinking to the bottom and sticking to the pan.This job is really suitable for Tiger, because this thick-skinned guy is not afraid of steam at all.
Soon, the meat became softer, the smell of salt seeped in, and the aroma wafted in the air.
Tiger and Chacha looked at each other, and finally understood Chang Nian's intention.If it was said that the two of them just indulged their son's "idea" before and couldn't bear to be attacked, they are now actively doing it.
For Chang Nian's extraordinary intelligence, Chacha is just very proud.Looking back at Tiger, there was something more in Chang Nian's eyes.
When the meat was half cooked, Chang Nian threw a bunch of red fruits into the pot.
"Huh?" Chacha exclaimed, "Why did Maomao throw the lantern fruit in, it tastes very hot, and it makes my stomach hurt!"
While talking, Chacha was stirring the pot with a bone spoon, intending to pick out the lantern fruit.
Chang Nian hooked Gou Chacha's feet with his claws - it must be mentioned here that orcs walk barefoot all year round, and there is no such thing as straw sandals.
"Don't rush to get it out, it tastes good, you can try it later." Chang Nian said, and added, "I've eaten it."
Even if Chang Nian said this, Chacha was still skeptical.He suffered from lantern fruit when he was a child, and he swallowed one because he thought it looked good. The painful experience of burning his intestines is still fresh in his memory.
Tiger came over and patted Chacha on the shoulder: "Why don't you try."
Chacha finally nodded.But looking at the bone pot with a frown, he was still very worried.
Chang Nian didn't explain any further, she will see when she's done.He discovered lantern fruit by accident. Its taste and function are similar to the peppers on the earth, but the heat is hundreds of times higher than that of ordinary peppers.
It didn't take long for the meat to soften, and the aroma in the air became more intense. In addition to the pure meat aroma, it also added a delicate fragrance, which was very appetizing.
After a while, there were rustling footsteps from all directions, and the sound of small paws stepping on the snow, which was very clear in the quiet evening.
It was getting dark by this time, and it was time for dinner.Orcs who have no dinner to eat, their noses will become more sensitive when they are hungry.Adult orcs could tolerate such a temptation, but young ones could not.
This is Chang Nian's plan, let the smell of meat waft in the air, attract the little orcs, and let everyone share a bowl of soup.The pot he found was large and had enough meat. He specially added spicy lantern fruit, and a bowl of meat soup was enough to comfort the empty five internal organs.
Cubs in various furs appeared in the open space one after another. Everyone kept a certain distance from the bone pot by coincidence, and just looked at it with longing eyes, without any intention of going forward to beg or snatch it.
Chacha scooped up the soup with a spoon, tasted it, and her eyes lit up.Then I heard the sound of swallowing saliva in the surrounding circle.
Chacha couldn't help snickering, but then felt sad again.After calming down, he quickly scooped up a bowl of soup and handed it to the nearest cub.
The cub was thin, with red fur, much smaller than Chang Nian, probably less than a year old.
He didn't swallow the soup eagerly as Chang Nian imagined, but looked at Chang Nian's family, then at the companions behind him, and finally fixed his eyes on the bone bowl in front of him, hesitating.
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