I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 276 Let's Clean Up Together

Yue nestled beside Bai Ling, and Bai Ling stuck out his tongue and gently licked Yue's fur.

The moon made a gurgling sound in its throat and its eyes squinted contentedly.

Moon's fur was very smooth, shimmering like silver silk in the moonlight. Bai Ling's tongue kept licking Moon's fur, and Moon's expression became even more blissful.

Neither of them transformed into human form; they simply stayed together in their animal forms. Even though they couldn't communicate verbally, just being able to snuggle together in their animal forms was enough to make them feel content.

*

After eating, Bai Ling pushed a handcart and went with Yue to the place where they had set up their stall yesterday.

To their surprise, there was already a long queue. The orcs in the queue greeted them with smiles when they saw them arrive.

Bai Ling put down the cart and asked the two orcs at the front of the line, "Did you come to line up so early in the morning?"

The orc at the front of the line flashed a bright white smile: "No, I've been queuing since yesterday."

The orc in second place said, "We didn't go back at all last night; we just slept here."

Bai Ling was genuinely surprised. No matter how beautiful or delicious his sugar figurines were, they weren't worth queuing up all night for.

"You queued all night just for a sugar figurine?" Bai Ling asked.

The orc at the front of the line said in an exaggerated tone, "This is a sugar figurine! What's wrong with queuing all night to get one?"

"Yes, yes, the weather is so hot now, I sleep in the yard in my beast form at night. It's just sleeping in the wild for one night, it's nothing."

Bai Ling didn't know what to say. He set up his stall, heated the maltose, and started making sugar figurines.

When the orc finally got the sugar figurine he wanted, the smile on his face was almost blinding to Bai Ling's eyes. He thanked Bai Ling and Yue repeatedly, and then, amidst the envious gazes of the other orcs, he used one hand to protect the sugar figurine as he left.

*

On the way back, the Gaoshu tribe's group had many more orcs.

These are all orcs from nearby tribes. They know that Bai Ling is going to build a new house, and they all want to help Bai Ling.

The chieftains of several tribes all came. They stopped what they were doing in their own tribes and brought their most skilled orcs to help Bai Ling build a house.

Bai Ling declined a few times, but the clan leaders were very determined to help her. They even brought their own food and tools. For every one of Bai Ling's refusals, they could come up with ten counterarguments.

Finally, Zhan said, "Ling, please don't refuse. This is their heartfelt gift. If it weren't for you, the tribes wouldn't be living such good lives. You've helped them so much, and their helping you build a house is their way of repaying you."

In the end, Bai Ling had no choice but to agree and ask them to help build the house, but they didn't need to bring any food. Since they were helping him, there was no reason for them to bring food.

Zhan said again, "I discussed it with Ling beforehand. When his family builds a house, all the food will be provided by the tribe. So you don't need to bring any food, otherwise Ling will feel bad about it."

Since Zhan had said so, the clan chiefs didn't insist any further. They put down the food and came to the Gaoshu tribe with their tools.

*

Besides Bai Ling's house, the tribe also needs to build ten more houses for gatherings. The tribe has plenty of bricks, tiles, and cement, and there are many orcs to work in, so these houses are simply built together.

Zhan entrusted this matter to Bai Ling. After thinking for a while, Bai Ling divided the orcs who knew how to build houses into three groups. One group helped build the house for him and Yue, and two groups built houses for the tribe. The young and strong orcs were responsible for assisting, the older orcs were responsible for cooking, and a few orcs were specifically responsible for running errands and doing odd jobs.

With this arrangement, some orcs still had nothing to do, so Bai Ling had them make adobe bricks. Many people in the tribe wanted to build outbuildings to raise silkworms and livestock, so the demand for adobe bricks was huge. It was a good opportunity to make more adobe bricks for families without able-bodied orcs.

Bai Ling's family and Yue's family and friends were all busy at the couple's house.

Both Bai Ling and Yue were building their future home with great enthusiasm and anticipation. They would get up at dawn to come and check and tidy up the place. After all the beastmen had finished work, they would walk around the house a few times and imagine what it would be like after it was finished.

There were many orcs who helped build the house, and it only took a few days for Bai Ling and Yue's house to be completed.

The new house was just as the couple had envisioned, with a total of five rooms. The middle room was the main hall, and to the east of the main hall was a bedroom and a kitchen. Behind the bedroom was a bathroom, and to the west of the main hall were two bedrooms, with a long storage room behind the two bedrooms.

The new house was more spacious than the houses in the tribe, and each room was larger. Bai Ling and Yue walked around each house several times, becoming more and more satisfied and happy with each look.

Both of them were imagining what the house would look like after it was completely renovated. Although their imaginations were completely different, they were absolutely in agreement on one thing: in the future, the house would definitely be warm and beautiful, and their life there would definitely be happy and fulfilling.

Yue wandered around the house, looking at it many times but still not getting enough. It wasn't until the sun had set that Bai Ling said, "Yue, let's go back. We need to go back for dinner."

The corners of Yue's mouth never turned down. He nodded slightly and said, "Yes, let's go eat. The tribespeople are waiting for us."

He looked at the bare walls several times with lingering reluctance before walking out of the house with Bai Ling. They had only taken a few steps when Yue suddenly remembered something. He said in a very serious tone, "Ling, this is our house, so we need to clean it together. I'll be going out hunting in about ten days. After I leave, you can't come and clean it by yourself."

Bai Ling smiled and said, "Well, I only cleaned up the broken bricks and other things that needed to be thrown away. I'll wait for you to do the rest."

Building a house generates a lot of waste, such as broken bricks and cement blocks, which all need to be cleaned up.

Yue shook her head: "No, you can't clean these up by yourself. We have to clean them up together."

“We have to do everything in the house together,” Yue repeated. “You can’t come and do the work by yourself when I’m not here.”

This is his and Ling's home, the place where they will live for the rest of their lives. Everything must be done by him and Ling together, even a broken brick must be thrown out by them together.

Bai Ling understood Yue's thoughts and smiled, "Alright, Yue, I won't come over when you're not here, and I certainly won't come over to clean the house by myself."

Seeing that Bai Ling had agreed, Yue nodded in satisfaction: "That's good."