Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 209

Once inside the cave, Ge glanced at the children before him. Not wanting to disturb their conversation, he made an excuse about training and left.

It wasn't exactly an excuse, since Ge really did go to train on the big rocky mountain.

Without the "adults" around, happy and Zhuang felt more at ease.

Although Ge was only a few years older than the two of them, those who had awakened their beast form and those who hadn't were already at two different stages.

Not to mention that Ge had personally participated in many hunts and killed many prey, so his imposing manner could no longer be simply regarded as that of a child.

Curious, he asked Jiang Luoluo why she went to find Zhuang's father and got angry, and most importantly...

"Luo, can I do what you're doing with you?"

For Xi, what Jiang Luoluo was doing was a "game" that was completely different from other children her age. She liked this kind of thing that could be done without relying on force or fists.

"I want some too! I want some too!" Zhuang couldn't understand many things, but all he needed to know was to learn how others did it.

"Hmm..." Jiang Luoluo was a little embarrassed because she felt that this was not something happy and Zhuang could get involved in.

However, since the two people want to know, it doesn't hurt to tell them. We can use real objects as examples to explain.

"Then wait for me a moment."

Jiang Luoluo ran out of the cave. There were still some ice cubes left in the basin outside. After all, you don't need many ice cubes to make a bowl of shaved ice.

Although the temperature rose considerably after sunrise, the ice did not melt because the basin was covered.

Neither happy nor Zhuang are the type to sit still and wait patiently. happy's motivation stems from his abundant curiosity, while Zhuang's is simply that he can't sit still.

They followed Jiang Luoluo and witnessed what she did.

Curious, but did not disturb Jiang Luoluo.

Jiang Luoluo crushed the ice into a slush, then poured jam on top, and shared it with happy and Zhuang so they could taste it.

"Wow, Luo, this is so delicious! It's so refreshingly cool!"

"So icy! Luo! This is delicious!"

happy and Zhuang gave responses that were quite emotionally valuable.

Jiang Luoluo smiled, propping her little face up. Sure enough, only innocent children can appreciate the deliciousness of shaved ice. Once they grow up, they have many more things to think about, which affects their most fundamental appreciation of food.

“It’s delicious, right!” Jiang Luoluo repeated what she had said to Ge. “Have you ever thought about what it would feel like to eat a jam smoothie like this on a hot day?”

happy followed Jiang Luoluo's words and thought about it. On those hot and irritating days, if she could eat a jam smoothie like this, even if there was no jam, just a simple smoothie, it would definitely be very delicious!

Zhuang, on the other hand, was much simpler. He thought about what Jiang Luoluo was saying for a moment, extracted the words he wanted to hear, and asked in a loud voice, "What?! You can eat this kind of smoothie when it's hot?!"

Actually, it's not that the tribe can't do it. After all, there are so many ice blocks in the icehouse behind the mountain. As long as people don't mind that it's ice that has been used to freeze wild animal carcasses, and it can be used to cool down in the summer, no one will care about any flaws.

However, the tribe cannot do that. If one tribesman goes to the ice storage in the back mountain to get ice because of the hot weather, countless tribesmen will go to get ice. And the ice storage in the back mountain stores the most important food for the tribe.

If the ice in the icehouse melts because there isn't enough ice, and the food stored inside rots and spoils, that would be a more serious blow to the tribe than the hot weather.

"Not yet! You idiot." happy couldn't take it anymore and punched Zhuang.

Zhuang covered his head, "But Luo said..."

“Luo is right. Just think about what it would be like to eat this when it’s hot!” happy took a deep breath.

Zhuang gave an "oh," then turned to look at Jiang Luoluo, "Luo, happy called me an idiot again!"

Jiang Luoluo quickly spoke up to stop the argument, "Yes, we can't eat shaved ice when it's hot right now because it's too hot to freeze into ice."

"So I was thinking about how to freeze ice even when it's hot."

"So, Luo, you've figured it out?" happy's eyes were bright. This answer was easy to guess. If Jiang Luoluo didn't have a clear idea, why would she go to visit Zhuang's father?

"Yes, I know of a stone called saltpeter. When it comes into contact with water, it melts and absorbs the surrounding heat, turning the water into ice."

Jiang Luoluo nodded, "So I went to find Zhuang's father."

"Unfortunately, even Zhuang's father had never seen such a stone before."

"Oh? Then we won't be able to eat it." Zhuang said in a disappointed voice.

happy's eyes flickered, and a thought popped into her mind, "...Luo, do you know any other methods?"

Jiang Luolu blinked, then looked up at Xi with a hint of surprise—was her thought so easy to guess?

However, Jiang Luoluo did not hide anything and nodded, "Yes, I remember that besides forming in some mines, saltpeter can also appear in some... special places."

"Where?" happy and Zhuang asked in unison.

"...Next to the latrine." Jiang Luoluo lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Huh? Can we still eat the shaved ice that's made?" Zhuang asked bluntly.

Jiang Luoluo looked at happy beside her. happy's eyes were flickering, clearly she was also thinking about this question, but she didn't ask it as directly as Zhuang.

"Actually, it has no effect. Ice made from saltpeter needs to go through many things in between. It's not made directly. Ice made directly is poisonous and cannot be eaten."

Jiang Luoluo quickly spoke up, not wanting her two friends to think she was someone who ate a lot...

"However, now that the weather is cold, it's all frost outside, making it hard to tell. We'll have to wait until the snow season ends and the weather gets warmer."

Jiang Luoluo sighed, "Besides, it's getting hot, so I probably won't be able to go. I can't leave Yinfeng Mountain yet."

happy hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "Luo... I think I can help you."