The Hu family was moved by Long Ao's simple words.
Who doesn’t yearn for good food?
Even Hu Laosan felt that what Long Ao said made some sense, so just give it a try.
Fire can be preserved on the Holy Mountain, and so can they. As long as they are careful and attentive, there should be no problem.
Why has no one thought about this before?
If the fire can be saved before the cold season comes, I don't think there will be such trouble.
"Mom, I'll go try it tomorrow." Tiger Lao San and Hu Auntie discussed.
"I am coming too!"
"I am coming too!"
"Take me one!"
The little cubs were very excited, and one by one they volunteered to go with Tiger Laosan.
Hu Ling'er was also excited by what they said. She opened her eyes wide and said "ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo she wanted to charge into the battle. However, Mrs. Hu picked her up and said, "Stay in the cave obediently.
, he is so small, even if he falls into a snowdrift, grandma won’t be able to find him.”
Hu Ling'er:......
She bent her eyes and looked pitifully towards Long Ao not far away: "Ouch~~, Ouch~~" twice, but Long Ao had no expression on his face and said to her: "Grandma
that's right."
Early the next morning, Hu Lao San took Hu Fu, Hu Dong and Long Ao's three cubs to go to the Holy Mountain to get fire.
They were fully armed and wrapped the animal skins of other people in the family around themselves. Mrs. Hu also took out a bag made of animal skins, which contained a lot of wild fruits, yellow fruits and dried fish.
"If you are cut off on the road by heavy snow, this food will be enough for you to eat for three or four days, but don't be brave. If it's too difficult to walk, just come back."
"Don't worry, I know it well." Hu Laosan responded.
As the only adult orc in this operation, Hu Laosan not only shoulders the task of getting fire, but also takes care of the three cubs.
There is no other way.
Not all adult orcs in the family can go get fire.
If something happens and a few females and a litter of cubs are left behind, life will be very difficult.
…
The snow on the road was already very thick, and Hu Laosan and the others needed to find their own way up the mountain. Everyone was prepared to walk for ten days and a half.
No one expected that in the evening two days later, the three tigers would come back.
"Why so fast?"
When Lu Yunxia went out to catch the snow, she saw several figures slowly approaching and felt surprised.
"Is the road over there impassable?" she asked.
"I can't go!" Tiger Lao San couldn't hide the annoyed look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yunxia became alert.
Tiger Lao San is not an orc who gives up so easily.
Long Ao on the side spoke: "There are too many beasts on the road, especially the goshawk. My eldest brother was almost taken away."
Upon hearing this, Huyue quickly ran out.
"Fuzi, mother, look, where are you injured?"
Hu Fu said with an unconcerned look: "It's okay, it's just that my ear was scratched. The wound has been frozen and it won't bleed."
Tiger Laosan then said: "In the past, these ferocious beasts would not dare to enter the tribe, but I didn't expect that this year they will become bolder."
A long time ago, orcs and beasts regarded each other as food.
However, because the orcs are good at using tools and are accustomed to going out in groups, after a long period of competition, the beasts will rarely take the initiative to attack the orcs in the tribe.
There is only one reason for this situation: "There are fewer and fewer animals in the dense forest, and next year's summer may not be so easy."
Mrs. Tiger said worriedly.
"I'll go talk to the clan leader later and tell everyone not to go too far." Hu Laosan said and went to the clan leader's house.
…
Although this wave was a near miss, the fire was not retrieved after all, and everyone in the Tiger family was dejected.
There was no hope of eating hot food now.
…
Unexpectedly, when the cubs went to bed at night, their straw mats suddenly caught fire.
Hushan wandered around in fear, and a piece of his animal skin skirt was burned off.
"It's not good, the fire of divine punishment is coming from heaven!" Hu Jiao shouted.
All the tiger beasts became nervous.
Seeing that the fire on the straw mat was about to burst into flames, the cave was about to turn into a sea of fire.
Hu Linger quickly stepped forward and pulled out the burning grass.
Mrs. Hu and Long Ao saw it and rushed to help.
Soon, there is a dividing line between the grass that is on fire and the grass that is not on fire.
Everyone finally calmed down.
If it weren't for the underdeveloped sweat glands, Hu Ling'er would have been sweating profusely by now.
Yes, she was the instigator of this fire.
Because Hu Laosan and the others had no hope of getting fire, Hu Ling'er had to find a way on his own.
Although there is no firewood or charcoal on the farm, luckily there is a lighter.
Just now, she spent a lot of effort to light the straw mats of the little cubs with a lighter.
Originally they just wanted to get some kindling out, but I didn't expect them to be so nervous. When these beasts made a fuss, the cave almost became a fire scene, turning the Hu family into roasted tigers.
Seeing that the fire in front of him was extinguished little by little, Hu Ling'er quickly grabbed some hay and put it on it, and the flames suddenly started to rise again.
As the flames rose, everyone's hearts lifted again.
Fortunately, the moment of panic had passed, and Long Ao quickly understood Hu Ling'er's thoughts.
"Big brother, second brother, you go out to find some wood and come back, otherwise our bed will be gone.
We have to preserve this fire,"
"There is a lot of leftover wood on the left side of the cave. I'll go get some and bring it back." After Hufu finished speaking, he went out.
Long Ao was not idle either. He took the two brothers from the Que family and went outside to find some large rocks.
"We surrounded the fire with stones so that we wouldn't be afraid of it running around." Long Ao explained as he did so.
His stones are beautifully built, and Hu Ling'er looks a bit like a stove.
"We should have one person guarding this fire every night. We need to constantly add firewood to it to ensure that it does not go out."
Seeing that the fire was honestly controlled, all the panic turned into joy:
"I come!"
"I come!"
"I'll go first!"
Several Zaizai were vying to do this.
But Mrs. Tiger waved her hand: "Don't argue, I'll do it tonight, then the boss, the second, and the third, and you cubs will keep watch during the day.
I don’t know that you can’t even wake up when you fall asleep. Don’t extinguish the fire that you finally retrieved.”
Although a little disappointed, the cubs also knew that what Mrs. Tiger said was true. Fortunately, they could guard the fire during the day, which was considered satisfactory.
That night, the Hu family finally had steaming fruit noodle soup again.
Chopped earth fruits and sun-dried fish are added to the soup.
As the water in the pot is boiled, the dough and fish roll up and down in the pot,
The long-lost smell quickly filled the entire cave.
Everyone swallowed a mouthful of saliva unconsciously.
Although she was not as eager as her brothers, when a bowl of dough soup was placed in front of Hu Ling'er, she still couldn't wait to stick out her tongue and was burned by the hot soup.
Dried fish is not as tasty as fresh fish.
But this did not affect everyone's enthusiasm for eating.
A pot of dough soup quickly reaches the bottom.
After Hu Ling'er finished the third bowl, she finally stretched out her pink tongue and licked her mouth, and burped comfortably.
