Chapter 163 Set off again
Chapter 163 Set off again
Other tribes sent their people over not only to learn how to build houses from Bai Ling, but also to learn other skills from him.
Bai Ling didn't hold back either; he taught all the skills he knew that he could use right now to the orcs of other tribes without reservation.
Besides farming, the tribe will also raise livestock in the future. Bai Ling has been passing on all the knowledge he has about raising livestock to the other beastmen.
For example, the sheep beasts who worked for Bai Ling's family all called out "sheep" along with him. When the ewe was about to give birth, Bai Ling told them how to take care of the ewe during childbirth.
He only knew the simplest knowledge, but it was very precious to the beastmen. They did not expect that there were so many tricks to domesticating livestock. They thought that as long as they captured wild animals and fed them grass every day, that would be enough.
When the ewe gave birth, Bai Ling was not around. However, the animal handlers who were responsible for taking care of the livestock did not panic. They followed Bai Ling's instructions, took the ewe to a separate shed, prepared warm water, bean powder and hay for her, wiped the ewe's body with warm water after giving birth, cleaned up the bloodstains and dirt in the shed, and fed the ewe salt water and cooked bean powder.
The three lambs that were born also needed to be cared for. They used clean animal hides to wipe the sticky substance off the lambs' faces and sprinkled roasted soybean powder on them to entice the mother sheep to lick them.
These things weren't difficult to do. After they finished, they left the shed and watched quietly from outside.
The ewe licked the lambs all over, and the lambs stood up shakily. The ewe continued to lick the lambs' bodies until all three lambs had been licked several times. Only then did the ewe bleat twice, and the lambs began to rush to their mother's side to nurse.
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The family walked to the front of the shed, where three lambs were kneeling beside their mother, nursing. The mother seemed to be in good spirits, licking the lambs' bodies every now and then.
Feng was very happy, not because he was happy that the family had acquired a few more livestock, but because his son's plan to domesticate the livestock had succeeded.
Orcs had never tried raising wild animals before. Feng was worried that these wild animals would be difficult to raise, but it turned out that these wild animals raised at home were even fatter than those caught in the wild. However, Feng still had some concerns. What if these wild animals only knew how to eat and didn't know how to mate?
If the animals don't mate, then domestication isn't considered successful. After all, you can't expect to catch a wild animal just to raise it.
Now that the sheep beasts they keep at home have successfully given birth, it proves that the son's plan is completely feasible. The mother beast can give birth to the offspring, and the offspring can continue to give birth to offspring after they grow up. Feng can almost see the scene of the backyard being full of livestock.
Cang and Feng thought the same thing; they both saw light in each other's eyes.
Bai Ling watched from outside the shed for a while. He had just come back from outside and was covered in dust. The ewes had just given birth and their resistance was at its weakest, so it was best not to go in.
Yue really liked those lambs. When she was hunting outside, Yue had seen many animal cubs. However, the mother beasts were terrified of beastmen. Whenever they saw a beastman, they would run away from them, and their cubs would run away with their mothers.
Orcs do not hunt female beasts with cubs, and this was the first time Yue had been so close to a baby sheep.
The family watched the shed for a while before leaving; they had many other things to do.
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Feng and Cang went to smoke meat, while Bai Ling and Yue began to organize the black wood they brought back.
When they were logging, they cut down two dead blackwood trees and one living blackwood tree. Bai Ling only cut down the dead blackwood tree and brought it back; the rest were left at the Yuanhu tribe's camp.
These pieces of wood are mostly dry, but they still need to be dried a little longer.
After Yue and Bai Ling finished drying all the wood, they went back to Bai Ling's house together.
Bai Ling wanted to show Yue the paper he had created.
Yue had never seen paper before and didn't know what it was used for. Bai Ling explained to him, "Yue, paper is very important to people on Earth. They write and draw on paper, and they also write knowledge on paper and pass it down from generation to generation."
"Paper is the carrier of their civilization and a very important part of it."
Bai Ling handed Yue a diary with her name on it, her expression like that of a child showing off a new toy.
"Moon, this is the diary I made. I plan to use it to write my diary from now on," Bai Ling said. "A diary is a record of what happens each day."
Yue held the slightly yellowed diary. He saw two characters written on it. He recognized the second character, which was pronounced "Ling," but he didn't recognize the first one.
However, Yue guesses that this might be Ling's name on Earth. Since the second character is "Ling", the first character is very likely "Bai".
Yue pointed to the two characters and asked, "Ling, is this your name on Earth?"
Bai Ling's smile widened: "Yes, that's my name."
Bai Ling approached Yue, pointed to her own name with her finger, and whispered to Yue, "Bai, Ling."
Yue also recited along, and their voices gradually merged together.
After reading it several times, the two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing, but their eyes revealed deep affection.
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After spending the night in the tribe, Bai Ling and Yue set off again. They were going to bring back the Hungchi Beasts left behind in the Gaoshu tribe and cut down some more blackwood.
Although the bow and arrows haven't been made yet, Bai Ling can already imagine the sensation they will cause once they are made. He will definitely need to make a lot of bows and arrows. He happens to have some time now, so he'll cut down a few more blackwood trees first.
Yue supported whatever Bai Ling wanted to do. After informing the clan chief, they set off from the tribe.
Zhan didn't stop them. Yue was a member of the hunting team. They had hunted a Blue-Eyed Beast and were supposed to rest for a few days. As for Bai Ling, Zhan didn't care what he did. As long as he was safe, Bai Ling could do whatever he wanted.
Bai Ling and Yue's trip this time won't be too long, but Bai Ling still prepared quite a lot of things: enough dried meat, salt and seasonings, animal hides, and some useful small tools, which filled several baskets.
This time, the journey wouldn't be as rushed as the return trip. Yue and Bai Ling started their journey as soon as it was light, and stopped to rest around noon. When it wasn't so hot in the afternoon, the two continued their journey. In the evening, they would find a suitable place to stop and spend the night. Bai Ling would then start a fire to boil water, while Yue would walk around the area.
After dinner, the two would take a walk around the area, or sit on the grass and look at the stars together. Sometimes they would even transform into animal forms and run around in the grass.
This made Bai Ling feel as if she wasn't on a journey, but rather on a trip.
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