readsfreenovel Chapter 315 Parents' Concerns
Chapter 315 Parents' Concerns
They had to bring everything they needed, including food, clothes, and other necessities. Both sons were going on a long journey at the same time, and Feng and Cang were very reluctant to let them go. However, the children were going to the Central Tribe this time, which would broaden their horizons and help the orcs of the Central Tribe live a better life. They should be proud of their two sons.
Feng and Cang convinced themselves to be proud of their two sons, but their reluctance to part with them did not diminish at all. When packing Bai Ling and Chen's things, Feng's eyes suddenly reddened.
He put down what he was packing, sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) with his head down, and tears fell one after another onto his hands.
Cang was packing his things when he saw his partner sitting motionless on the kang (a heated brick bed). He quickly put down what he was doing and came over to ask, "Feng, what's wrong?"
The wind did not speak.
Cang sat down next to his partner, put his arm around his back and said, "Feng, why are you crying?"
Cang stretched out his fingers to wipe away his partner's tears, but his partner's tears flowed more and more, and he couldn't wipe them all away.
Cang knew that his partner was upset because their two children were going on a long trip. He patted his partner's back and said, "Feng, I'm also very upset. This is the first time Ling and Chen are going to such a far place, and the first time they'll be away from us for so long. I wish I could go with them so that the four of us could stay together."
“But that won’t do. We have a lot of things to do at home. We need to take care of the crops in the fields, we need to weave the silk into silk, we need to take care of the livestock, and there are many other things to do. The children aren’t home, so the two of us have to take good care of the house.”
"If you want to cry, I'll cry with you, and then we'll pack their things after we're done crying."
As he spoke, Cang's eyes reddened, and a few tears rolled down his cheeks.
Feng was initially very reluctant and sad, but after his partner said that, he laughed instead: "Crying is not a good thing, and who needs you to stay with them?"
Cang patted Fengfeng on the back, pulled her into his arms, and let her lean on his shoulder: "When you're feeling down, it's not so bad to have someone with you. I'll cry with you, and it'll make you feel a little better."
The wind was still crying, but its emotions had calmed down. The two sat there for a while, then started packing their luggage again.
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Yue and Bai Ling were working in the ironworks. This time, when they went to the central tribe, they brought not food, drink, or other necessities, but all kinds of ironware.
There are farming tools needed for farming, carpentry tools, and some small tools made by Bai Ling. In addition, there is a new tool, which is a cone-shaped tool with a very sharp tip, but it is much larger than the cones used for carpentry in the tribe.
Yue, not understanding, asked, "Ling, what is this for?"
Bai Ling said, "I heard from the Grand Elder that the Central Tribe is composed of several tribes. One of the tribes lives far from the river and has to walk a long way to fetch water. I wonder if I can help them dig a well."
Bai Ling had always wanted to dig a well, but it was a very troublesome thing. There was a small river not far from her tribe, so there was no need to dig a well for the time being. In addition, digging a well was a time-consuming and laborious job with no guarantee of a return, so Bai Ling had not taken any action.
There are many orcs in the central tribe, and some of them have difficulty getting water. We could consider digging a well there. If we can successfully dig a well, it will not only help the orcs who have difficulty getting water, but also accumulate experience in well digging.
Upon hearing Bai Ling say that this tool was used for digging wells, Yue asked again, "Ling, is a well the deep pit you mentioned where you can draw water directly?"
Bai Ling nodded: "Yes."
Yue then asked, "Just how deep is this kind of pit?"
Bai Ling thought for a moment: "It's as deep as seven or eight houses combined."
Yue thought to himself, how tall would seven houses be? How could such a deep pit be dug? His eyes fell on the iron tools the two were forging. Did they need such special tools to dig such a deep pit?
In addition to the ironware they had already crafted, they also brought some iron blocks with them when they went to the Central Tribe. The Sky Orcs who came from the Central Tribe brought news that iron ore had also been discovered there.
Bai Ling was not surprised by this result at all. According to the orcs of the Central Tribe, the Central Tribe was very, very large, much larger than all the surrounding tribes combined. In such a large place, it was quite common to find an iron mine.
Although an iron ore deposit has been found, the central tribe does not know how to smelt iron. It will take some time before the iron is smelted in the central tribe. If any ironware is needed, these iron blocks will come in handy.
Bai Ling and Yue packed up all the ironware they needed to bring, and then put the iron blocks into their baskets. These were quite heavy, so the baskets weren't full, and they covered them with dry grass.
"Everything's packed," Bai Ling clapped her hands and smiled, "Yue, have you packed everything?"
“It’s all packed. Grandpa told me to bring all my silk clothes, saying that when you’re out and about, you have to wear your best clothes and your most precious jewelry,” Yue said.
Bai Ling smiled and said, "That's what my father said too, but I only brought two sets of silk clothes and a few simple accessories. I need to bring more animal skin clothes, because you know I'm afraid of the cold."
The two got closer and closer as they talked. Yue said, "There are no houses in the central tribe. We may have to sleep in caves in the winter. I brought the best animal skin rug from home."
That was a woolly beast's mattress, which he had traded with the Snow Mountain tribe a few years ago in exchange for more than a dozen complete animal hides. His father had made it into a woolly beast's mattress. If one person were to sleep on it, it could be used as a mattress or a blanket, and it would be very warm when covered with it.
Since moving into the house, Yue had put away this mattress because it was too warm to cover herself with. This time, she was going to the central tribe and would be staying in a cave, so Yue naturally brought the mattress with her. Ling is afraid of the cold, so this mattress can be used for him to sleep on.
Bai Ling smiled and said, "Yes, my father also brought the thickest bedding from home, and even went to the Snow Mountain Tribe to exchange it for a piece of animal hide to make me a thick robe."
Actually, he wasn't that afraid of the cold. Besides, the Central Tribe was to the south of the High Tree Tribe, where winters weren't this cold.
Yue: "My great-uncle also made me a set of clothes and two pairs of new shoes."
Bai Ling smiled and said, "Well, it seems we'll have to bring quite a lot of things."
A mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles. This was the first time that both he and Yue had left home. Their families packed all sorts of things for them, wishing they could carry the whole family on their backs to the central tribe.