Despite intensive preparations, the cold season has finally arrived.
When the first heavy snow fell, the three brothers of the Hu family moved the stones they had prepared long ago and blocked the entrance of the cave, leaving only a gap for one person to enter and exit.
As a little beast that was born less than a year ago, Hu Ling'er used his actions to prove his love for Daxue.
She threw herself into the soft snow and rolled around, stirring up waves of fine snow and sand.
The snowflakes fell on the eyelashes and nose, and soon melted into water and flowed down.
The brothers were used to seeing heavy snow, but because of their sister's emotions, they all ran out to play in the snow.
Playing hide-and-seek in the snow, digging a big snow pit to bury themselves, and after being found, they beat each other with snowballs...
It wasn't until the sky darkened that they exhausted all their energy and returned to the cave obediently.
While Mrs. Hu used branches to sweep the snow off their bodies, she kept saying: "Just play, you will know how cold it will be when the snow melts and freezes on your body."
When she slapped Hu Ling, she had already relaxed her movements, but Hu Ling'er still felt a pain in her flesh.
It seems that grandma is really angry.
"Look at you, there are ice particles on your eyelashes. You should be allowed to freeze outside to realize how severe the cold season is." Mrs. Hu looked very unhappy.
Hu Ling'er quickly acted coquettishly and begged to stroke her hair. She hugged Mrs. Tiger's arm with her chubby little paws and rubbed her face with her little head...
Soon, Mrs. Hu softened. She very gently removed the snow particles from Hu Ling'er's body, and then slowly smoothed her hair.
Compared to Hu Ling'er, the elder brothers were in a worse situation.
After they transformed into humans, they no longer had fur to keep them warm, so they all relied on animal skin clothes to keep warm.
When they played for a while, the animal skin clothes were filled with snow, and the snow turned into water under the influence of body temperature. At this moment, their clothes were all wet.
What's even worse is that they don't have any replaceable animal skin clothing.
It was quiet now. Several brothers, including Long Ao and the Que brothers, were all huddled together with their shirts off, relying on each other's body heat to keep warm.
"You know it's cold now, so it's time for you to taste the cold!"
Mrs. Hu hugged Hu Ling'er, but she still didn't forget to teach these brothers.
"It would be great if there was a stove!" Hu Ling'er thought.
However, the place where the fire is stored is a bit far away. If you go to get the fire in this snowy weather, you won't have to go far before the fire will be extinguished.
The orcs in the tribe do not store fire themselves. In their view, fire is both sacred and dangerous and cannot be kept around.
Otherwise it may bring disaster.
Due to physical limitations, Hu Ling'er is currently unable to teach them how to drill wood to make fire or make charcoal basins.
After thinking for a while, she took out her original quilt.
Although quilts cannot provide warmth, they can at least keep out the cold.
Soon, Hu Jiao brought back a big quilt from outside.
She tripped over this thing when she was going out for a convenience.
"Mother, mother, look what I picked up!" Hujiao's shout was so loud that it echoed in the cave.
"what is this?"
Everyone gathered together to watch.
"Could it be the shed skin of some animal?" Hu Yue guessed.
"As far as I know, only dragons and snakes can shed their skin, right?"
Boss Hu said and looked at Long Ao.
Long Ao waved his hands repeatedly: "It's not me, it's not me. I can't shed my skin until I'm an adult, and dragon sheds don't look like this either."
"This thing seems quite warm." Hushan said.
"Yes, yes, it's so soft to hold." The other little cubs also echoed.
"Although I don't know what it is, it doesn't seem to be dangerous. I'll use it as an animal skin to make your bed tonight."
Mrs. Hu made a decision.
In fact, she would rather give this thing to her granddaughter.
But firstly, the origin of this thing is somewhat unknown, and secondly, the little female cub has fur protection after all, so Mrs. Tiger will let these brothers use it for the time being.
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Snowflakes have been falling for half a month.
The first thing Hu Ling'er does after waking up every day is to run outside to see how thick the snow is.
The snow now is almost one meter deep.
Even if the orcs are tall, this height has already reached their waist.
Walking in the snow is already very strenuous.
Without fire, the food of the Hu family became monotonous.
What we ate in the morning were dried wild fruits that we had dried before, which were dry and a bit sour. Fortunately, there was always an unlimited supply of milk, which warmed everyone's stomachs.
In the evening, Hu Yue and Hu Jiao brought back two pots of snow from outside. After the snow melted, they used the snow water and Huang Guoguo to pound the fruit powder into a meal, and made a meal of fruit powder dough for everyone.
I have been eating this kind of food for the past half month, and Hu Ling'er can't eat anymore.
She wasn't the only one, she looked around and saw that all the little cubs were also unhappy with their food.
The previous hot soup and barbecue had whetted everyone's appetite, but now eating it so simply is a bit unaccustomed.
Mrs. Tiger also noticed the strangeness of the cubs. She put down the bowl in her hand and said, "The cold season is like this. The weather is cold and there is little food. It's good to eat what you can.
Don't be picky one by one. After you've eaten enough, just rest in the cave and wait until these few months have passed."
After listening to Mrs. Hu's words, several cubs speeded up their eating.
Stop dreaming about those steaming hot meals and just accept the reality.
Only Hu Ling'er didn't move.
She slowly took a few bites of the food in front of her and stopped eating.
Food is the most important thing for the people.
After arriving in the beast world, although she has accepted many things in this world, she still cannot accept it if she keeps eating this kind of food.
Seeing Hu Ling'er's listless look, Long Ao stood up and said, "I'll go get some fire and bring it back. The cold season is so long, we can't keep eating this."
"Nonsense!" Tiger Boss, who never liked to talk much, said loudly.
"Do you think we haven't thought about this problem?
Let’s not talk about whether you can retrieve the fire in this weather. Even if you do, it can only be used once, so there is no need to take that risk."
"Yes, we used to try to get some kindling during the cold season, but the snow was too heavy. Not only did we not get the kindling back, I almost didn't come back."
The second tiger also agreed.
These children are just too young and have not yet realized the cruelty of reality.
Unlike them, after experiencing more, they gain experience.
"The cave is so big, we can set aside a place to store fire, just like on the Holy Mountain.
It would be nice if there was one person responsible for guarding it every day.”
Long Ao gave his idea. For some reason, this idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
"As for whether we can get it back, we have to try to find out. Don't you miss the hot fruit noodle soup?"
After saying this, a series of "Gulu, Gulu" sounds of swallowing saliva sounded in the cave. This chapter has been completed!
