mtl008 Chapter 128 The Water is Rising
Chapter 128 The Water is Rising
The unexpected discovery of bean sprouts made Lu Xiaoxiao feel much better. Bean sprouts can not only be boiled in hot pot, but also eaten cold, which is also a way to increase the variety of food.
Moreover, bean sprouts grow fast, so as long as there are beans, they can be eaten forever. Lu Xiaoxiao made up her mind that after the flood, she must try to plant all the beans with everyone.
This can enrich the recipe and ensure that everyone's daily food can fill their stomachs.
If prey is domesticated in the future, it can also be used as feed... ?
Forget it, let’s talk about it then.
Yuchuan finished the coconut in his hand and left the shell.
This shell is very thick. The bottom can be flattened to make a container, or it can be used as a percussion instrument. Just turn the shell over, cover it and hit it, and it will make a crisp clicking sound.
Lu Xiaoxiao doesn't have much musical talent, she's even tone-deaf, so she doesn't sing.
This shell is dark brown, with some natural dark traces, it looks very simple, and is best used as a container: "Grind the edges."
"Okay." Yuchuan looked at the coconut bowl carefully and smoothed out the uneven edges.
Lu Xiaoxiao slowly ate her coconut and handed the coconut shell to Yuchuan, asking him to clean it.
Yuchuan went to the water tank outside and used a scoop made of bamboo and wood to rinse the coconut shells, washing away the remaining juice on the coconut shells to prevent them from getting sticky on his hands or getting stuck to insects.
The water tank on the tree house cannot be too big, it is only half the height of his calf. During the rainy season, the water tank will be full for a long time, so there is no need to worry about water use, and it can also reduce the time of getting water.
The cleaned coconut bowl can be used. Lu Xiaoxiao was still very curious. She wondered if the faint coconut scent would mix into the ingredients and make them more delicious?
She felt that ever since she came to the world of animals, all she thought about was food.
She has changed. She has changed from a social animal who only knows how to slack off at work and shoot happily after get off work to someone who only thinks about how to make delicious salted fish...
Oh no.
She is really making salted fish now——
She also has dried fish in her room that is salty enough to go with several bowls of rice.
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The rainy season came quietly. On nights when everyone was still asleep, the water level rose quietly to more than ten meters.
The wooden house where Lu Xiaoxiao lived was built quite high, and with her sleeping quality she couldn't hear too many noises. Yuchuan opened his eyes almost instantly, covered her with the quilt first, carefully pulled out his arm that she was holding tightly, and quietly pushed the door open to check the situation.
He squatted on the platform and looked down. In the dark night, the water ripples were sparkling in the moonlight. The moonlight seemed to have substance, and the sound of water gurgling among the swaying shadows of the trees.
As beautiful as it looks, the bottomless water may hide dangers that are a hundred times more cruel than the beauty.
The sound of rushing water gradually began to be heard. The arrival of the flood did not give the orcs any warning. The males began to cut off the stairs or vines built for the females to prevent wild beasts from climbing up through these things and causing unnecessary danger.
Ladders are easy to make, and there is no need to leave such a long thing on the tree. The vines have been used for a long time, and they need to be replaced after the rainy season to prevent the vines from rotting and breaking suddenly.
Yuchuan untied the vines and threw them away, and they fell into the water with a splash. The splash caused another splash. He looked in the direction where the vines were, and a black shadow slid away into the water. It looked like a common animal in the water, and it must have been startled.
But these had nothing to do with him, as the food reserves were abundant this year and he didn't need to take the risk of hunting them for the time being.
I watched the surrounding area for a long time, and there was no other sound except the sound of flowing water.
The single females living alone had been gathered by the tribe a few days ago, so there was no movement at night. Yuchuan returned home, got into bed silently, and put his arm back in Lu Xiaoxiao's arms.
"Yuchuan... where have you been?" Lu Xiaoxiao asked dazedly, without even opening her eyes, "What happened?"
"I'm sorry to bother you." Yuchuan patted her head soothingly and said softly, "It's nothing, the water is rising."
"Really?" Lu Xiaoxiao fell into a deep sleep again as soon as she finished speaking.
Hearing his partner's even breathing, Yuchuan stopped talking and just patted her shoulders from time to time, slightly adjusting his movements to make her sleep more comfortably.
The water flowed gently, the rain fell slowly from afar, and the dark clouds gradually moved with the wind, covering the entire mountain forest.
A new day starts with being trapped in a tree house.
Lu Xiaoxiao opened the door and found that the water outside had risen above the roots of the trees at some point. The rain was still falling, leaving splashes of varying sizes on the surface of the water. The leaves on her tree house blocked a lot of the rain, so when she opened the door, the rain would not come in.
The wind brought a hint of coolness, and Lu Xiaoxiao exclaimed, "The water level is rising so high."
She had no recollection of knowing about the rising water level when she woke up last night.
Yuchuan was grilling meat for breakfast in the house. He glanced at Lu Xiaoxiao from time to time and said, "Don't get wet."
After all, the tree house has no eaves, so rain won’t drift in, but that doesn’t mean there’s no risk of getting wet.
Lu Xiaoxiao responded.
The arrival of the rainy season has basically cut off communication among the tribe. The only way to convey information at this time is the shouting of the males across the mountains. When it is too boring, the shouting of everyone like singing folk songs will echo above the tree house.
Lu Xiaoxiao and Yuchuan would not participate in this kind of activity. After all, it was only the first day. It would be meaningless if they were too excited and their voices were broken.
There is no shortage of water during the rainy season, and there are dense leaves next to Lu Xiaoxiao's tree house, so taking a bath is not too difficult. Lu Xiaoxiao even has the mood to wash her hair first.
Thanks to the orcs' healthy physique, Lu Xiaoxiao has never had lice or skin problems due to hygiene issues since she came here.
Yuchuan disapproved and pulled her to dry her hair, letting her dry it by the stove: "It doesn't stink, there's no need to wash it."
"Yes." Lu Xiaoxiao felt like she felt several pounds lighter after washing her head.
Yuchuan quickly added some firewood.
The rainy season is a perfect time for the two of them to spend time together. There is nothing that can keep Yuchuan from going out at this time. After finishing his daily chores, he would sit aside to rest. His eyes would fall on Lu Xiaoxiao, and he would look at her wherever she went.
Lu Xiaoxiao asked him to turn into a little leopard: "I will help you comb your fur."
Yuchuan instinctively didn't want to. He really liked combing his hair, but every time he did it he felt... so unmanly.
"don't want……"
"I don't want it, but you do!" His emotions didn't matter. Lu Xiaoxiao took out a comb and urged him expectantly, "Hurry up."
Yuchuan's face turned slightly red. He knew that he probably couldn't resist, so he could only reluctantly turn into a leopard and hesitantly walked to Lu Xiaoxiao and lay down.
Woohoo, he really likes to have his fur stroked, but he is so shy and feels something is weird.
His leopard head resignedly rested on the floor of the tree house, and he thought hopelessly that he would have to control his snoring and not let himself go too much.
It is really……
So as to embarrass the beast.