Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 20 Young Ge Leaves

Although she has never experienced wilderness survival, Jiang Luoluo has participated in several outings and camping trips.

Every time I go, I'm always carrying loads of bags and packages. There are many things I'd rather not use than be without them, because you never know what you might encounter. Sometimes, even the smallest, most insignificant items can have a big impact.

Not to mention the even more dangerous hunt! Jiang Luoluo couldn't sit still any longer. She put the jam aside, not in a hurry to cook it. It was more important to pack the things for young Ge to go out first.

The first thing to do is make a leather backpack.

Jiang Luoluo originally planned to sew a new set of clothes for the young man Ge and herself tonight using the animal hides she had taken apart, as she had been wearing the same linen clothes for several days.

There's no rush to make new clothes now; let's use the animal hides to sew backpacks first.

The bags used in the tribe now are cloth bags, about the size of an adult's palm, which can be hung directly on the waist and pulled off when needed, which is quite convenient.

However, it can only hold a very small amount of things; it can only be used to store medicine powder or some small gadgets.

For example, large items like animal skin cloaks were either worn on the body or folded in half and tied around the waist, and then untied when needed.

But with the weather so hot now, it's obvious it won't be comfortable, and wearing an animal skin blanket like that while walking through the forest, you're bound to get covered in dew from the leaves and grass.

It will inevitably be damp when you sleep at night.

Perhaps all the people in the tribe have always lived like this, but if there is anything that can make their lives more comfortable, why not do it?

Soon, an extra-large animal skin backpack appeared in Jiang Luoluo's hands. The inside was lined with several compartments of different sizes to separate the contents.

Because there were no zippers or buttons, which were inconvenient, Jiang Luoluo made a closed, foldable backpack.

One is to increase capacity, which can increase storage capacity when necessary. The other is to make it easier to retrieve items. In an environment like a primeval forest, sometimes being a step too slow can mean life or death.

Jiang Luoluo didn't want the young man Ge to waste his most crucial reaction time because he couldn't open the buttons and take out what was inside.

However, Jiang Luoluo also considered that the young man Ge might engage in some strenuous exercise, and the items in his backpack might fall out if he moved too much. Therefore, she prepared a burlap strap to seal the backpack.

After packing the backpack, Jiang Luoluo began to think about what to pack for young Ge.

Jam is a must. Although young Ge didn't bring a stone pot or fire starter, each hunting team has someone specifically in charge of these things, so everyone can at least have a hot meal while they're out.

With jam, you can make a pot of sweet soup as long as you can boil water. Not to mention, sweets are the best way to restore energy, and eating sweets can also improve your mood.

Furthermore, jam can also be used as a condiment to improve everyone's taste.

Jiang Luoluo looked around but couldn't find a suitable container. Putting it in would just spill all over her backpack—some painful memories were hitting her hard.

"Huh? You need a container for jam? Luo, wait a minute, I'll be right back." While Jiang Luoluo was busy helping the young man Ge, the young man Ge wasn't idle either; he was replenishing the supplies in the cave.

First, they brought back enough firewood to burn for a long time, then they filled the half-full water tank with water, and then they brought back several large chunks of meat from who-knows-where.

He ensured that during his absence, the cubs would have access to firewood, water, and food.

In fact, Jiang Luoluo's appetite wasn't that big, just a bit exaggerated compared to the children of the same age in her previous life. The two pieces of meat left in the cave were enough for Jiang Luoluo to eat for more than ten days. Young Ge had obviously included He's portion of food as well.

Jiang Luoluo and the young Ge made plans for what would happen to each other after they left.

Not long after, young Ge returned carrying a pile of wooden jars and pots.

Jiang Luoluo stared wide-eyed in surprise. The wooden basin she wanted would take several days to make, so why did she get a wooden jar so quickly?

The reason was simple: the wooden basin Jiang Luoluo wanted was something the tribe had never made before, and it would definitely be troublesome and time-consuming to make it on the spot.

Cong had a lot of ready-made wooden jars and pots, prepared for the shaman's occasional needs. So when the young man Ge asked, he easily obtained a lot of the finished products that had been stored for so long that Cong was embarrassed to give them to the shaman. When he heard that the young man Ge wanted them, Cong's smile became much brighter when he went to get the items.

Jiang Luoluo hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise. She quickly went over to pick and choose. The smallest wooden jar had about two liters of space, but fortunately, it could fit perfectly in her backpack.

Furthermore, it has a sealed lid, presumably because the young shaman needed to seal some herbs, hence the lid's surprisingly good sealing ability.

Jiang Luoluo divided the berry jam and red mushroom jam into smaller portions, then took a piece of burlap and a piece of rope and sealed the lids again, just in case.

The main concern is that the smell might spread and attract insects, which would be bad. In a primeval forest, there are bound to be many small insects, so sealing the opening would give me peace of mind.

After folding the animal skin cloak and putting it into her backpack, Jiang Luoluo suddenly realized that she didn't know what else to do—even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice.

Her home with young Ge was so empty that even if she had a million ideas in her mind, she simply didn't have the conditions to support them.

In the end, Jiang Luoluo had no choice but to stuff two pairs of her newly made gloves into the young man Ge's backpack. One set was thick and made of animal hide scraps, while the other set was flexible and made of linen, making them more agile to wear.

They even cut a whole sheet of linen into long strips and rolled them up—most families would not be satisfied without giving their child a good beating if they saw the child ruining such a piece of good fabric.

But young Ge only glanced at the cub and didn't say anything more. His doting on it made Jiang Luoluo feel guilty. However, she knew she wasn't harming the creature, so she pulled young Ge aside and demonstrated its use.

Like this, like that... Okay, the wound is bandaged up now!

Perhaps because the people in the tribe are all physically gifted, they recover very quickly even when injured, so everyone is used to exposing their wounds and letting them heal on their own.

At most, you can sprinkle some hemostatic herbal powder on it and cover it up with something.

Jiang Luoluo didn't judge whether this behavior was good or bad, but she felt that in the environment of a primeval forest, it was better to be careful if you got injured and avoid infection.

Moreover, even without wounds, it can wrap around the hands and feet to reduce the burden on the body's muscles. Isn't that the purpose of wristbands and leg wraps?

Young Ge silently remembered, and he could sense that everything the cub taught him was useful.

Then, Jiang Luoluo stuffed a bundle of hemp rope, two towels cut from burlap, and some odds and ends into her backpack, completely filling it.

Jiang Luoluo only dared to do this after taking into account the physical strength of young Ge and confirming that such a small amount of weight would have no effect on him. Otherwise, she would have prioritized maintaining her physical strength and simplified the items as much as possible.

Night fell quickly as the two of them busied themselves, earlier than usual.

It didn't rain today, but the oppressive feeling of impending rain became increasingly clear.

Jiang Luoluo and the young Ge did nothing more. After finishing their meal, they went to bed early, unlike the previous days when they stayed up late.

After all, the hunting party had to leave before dawn.

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Young Ge tried his best to move as quietly as possible, but he still woke up the cub on the stone bed. The cub yawned silently, rubbed its eyes, and sat up.

Before the young man Ge could say anything, Jiang Luoluo jumped off the stone bed, ran to the stone pot, scooped out the meat chunks, dried them with a burlap cloth, placed them on some prepared grass leaves, and nimbly wrapped them up.

It was stuffed into young Ge's backpack.

The hunting party traveled at dawn and wouldn't stop to cook until daybreak. They mostly ate whatever they could catch nearby, and if they were unlucky, there might not be anything to eat around their resting place.

Not only were they going hungry, but they also had to keep moving forward. Outside the forest, there were mostly small prey, and catching them would only be a waste of time and energy. In order to catch more large prey, they had to save time and energy and use their strength at the most critical moment.