RPAGF Don't do this after Chapter 228.
Don't do this after Chapter 228.
Yue nodded gently: "Yes, I stayed up a little late because I had something to do."
Bai Ling took a scarf from her bosom and handed it to Yue, then took the broom from Yue's hand: "Then you go and rest for a while, I'll sweep the snow."
The scarf was brought by Bai Ling, who was carrying it in his arms. When it was handed to Yue, it seemed to still have Bai Ling's body temperature. The moment Yue saw the scarf, his eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn't say anything. He just took the scarf from Bai Ling and then handed the broom in his hand to Bai Ling.
While Bai Ling was sweeping snow, Yue was also busy. He followed behind Bai Ling, shoveling snow with an iron shovel. The two worked silently, neither of them saying a word.
White steam rose from Bai Ling's mouth, as did Yue's. Together, they cleared several paths. Yue's great-uncle called from under the eaves, "Ling, Yue, take a break and come have some hot water."
Bai Ling waved her hand: "Grandpa, I'm not thirsty."
"I just boiled some water, and I even added sugar to it. Come and have some. The road has already been swept, so there's no need to sweep it anymore."
Yue brought back some candy from Bai Ling's house. Yue's great-uncle carefully kept the candy and would give Yue and Bai Ling a couple as snacks whenever he had free time.
*
Bai Ling and Yue each carried a bowl of hot sweet soup and went into Yue's bedroom.
Yue first placed the sugar water on the windowsill, then went to the kang (a heated brick bed) to get a scarf: "Ling, this is a scarf I knitted for you. See if you like it."
The moon's beast form is a white wolf. Wolf fur is finer than lion fur, and the yarn spun from it is better. The scarves woven from it are also very soft to the touch. Bai Ling held the scarf in her hands, but her eyes were fixed on the moon.
His gaze fell on the faint blue color beneath the moon's eyes, and a strange emotion flickered in his eyes.
Yue also looked at Bai Ling. In Ling's eyes, he saw heartache and frustration, but no surprise or excitement.
Yue's heart suddenly stopped. Why was Ling unhappy about receiving her gift? Did she not like the scarf she had knitted?
Yue knew her knitting skills weren't very good, and the scarf she made was crooked and uneven, but it was a token of her affection, so how could Ling not be happy?
Yue wasn't the type to wallow in self-pity; he spoke his mind directly when he felt uncomfortable. He opened his mouth to ask, "Ling, why don't you...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Ling gripped his wrist tightly.
"Yue, you stayed up all night last night because of this, right?" Bai Ling held Yue's wrist with one hand and held up the scarf in the other. "What time did you go to sleep last night to knit this scarf for me?"
Bai Ling and Yue are together all day, so he naturally knows what kind of scarf Yue knits. When they parted yesterday, the scarf was still far from finished, but this morning he received the finished scarf. That can only mean that Yue stayed up all night knitting it.
No wonder there were faint dark circles under Yue's eyes. The torchlight was only a little bit bright, and it was no wonder that her eyes would hurt from staying up all night knitting a scarf in such dim light.
Bai Ling felt extremely distressed. He said softly, "Yue, promise me you won't do this again." Bai Ling pulled Yue into his arms and wrapped his arms around Yue's back. "I don't like you doing this. I don't like you disregarding your own health for my sake."
Yue leaned against Bai Ling's chest, her ear resting on her lover's chest. Listening to the steady, powerful beating of his heart, her previously somewhat dejected mood immediately brightened.
"Okay, I promise you, I won't do it again," Yue said.
Bai Ling nodded in satisfaction: "That's good."
*
More and more tribesmen followed Bai Ling to learn how to knit sweaters. Even beastmen from other tribes came over. They didn't keep their shed animal hair; instead, they helped the beastmen of the Gaoshu tribe by brushing animal hair, spinning yarn, and some even traded items with the Gaoshu tribe for yarn to learn how to knit as well.
The Bai Ling family's house was no longer big enough for all the orcs, so everyone moved to the tribe's council chamber. The council chamber was the largest house in the tribe, and it also had a heated wall, so it wasn't cold at all in winter.
Bai Ling began teaching the beastmen how to knit sweaters.
Knitting a sweater is much more complicated and time-consuming than knitting a scarf. Bai Ling first taught everyone to cast on stitches according to the size of the sweater. At the beginning, they had to knit ribs with both knitting needles and purl stitches. The beastmen's enthusiasm for learning soared. Every day, they would sit together and knit with knitting needles, striving to be the first beastman to finish knitting a sweater.
Bai Ling continued knitting scarves, intending to knit one for his younger brother and one for his father.
He doesn't need to worry about his father's scarf; his father has already knitted it for him. Now his father is more interested in knitting sweaters and doesn't want to knit simpler scarves anymore, so Bai Ling has to knit the scarves for his younger brother and father.
Yue is still practicing knitting scarves. He's not very good at knitting, and the scarves he knits are all a bit crooked. He needs to improve his skills before he can knit sweaters. If he were to knit a sweater with his current skills, I wonder what kind of sweater he would end up with.
The beastmen gathered together, chatting and weaving. Among them, Bai Ling was the slowest because every now and then a beastman would come up to him with a question. At this time, Bai Ling would stop what he was doing and answer his tribesmen's questions. If the beastmen didn't understand, Bai Ling would demonstrate for them repeatedly until they understood.
*
The oven has dried completely, and Bai Ling plans to bake some bread.
That afternoon, Bai Ling didn't go to the council room. He first washed all the dried fruits he needed, chopped the larger ones, and prepared the dough in the morning, which was now almost ready to be used.
After the dough has risen, knead it again, and then place the kneaded dough in a warm place for a second rise.
The dough that has undergone a second fermentation is cut into portions, kneaded into round bread dough, brushed with a layer of animal fat on a ceramic plate, and then the bread dough is placed on the ceramic plate and sprinkled with various dried fruits.
The bread dough continued to ferment, and Bai Ling lit the oven. To make the oven temperature rise faster, Bai Ling lit charcoal.
When the charcoal is almost burned out, put the earthenware plate containing the bread dough into the oven and close the oven door.
Bai Ling wasn't idle either. The bread would take a while to bake, so he took the earthenware basin to the backyard. The two ewes were still producing milk. He had milked the ewes twice before and cooked it for his family, but they didn't like the taste. Since they wanted to eat bread today, Bai Ling decided to cook the ewes' milk again, this time with ginger. The taste wasn't as fishy, and it would be perfect with the bread.
Bai Ling and Yue half-squatted in front of the sheep, while Cang and Chen held and led the sheep to keep it from moving. Once the sheep was less scared, Bai Ling and Yue began to milk it.
Sheep don't produce as much milk as cows. Several months have passed since the sheep gave birth to their lambs, and the ewes' milk production has started to decline. However, with these two sheep around, we can still squeeze out quite a bit of milk, enough for each person to have more than half a bowl.
After milking the goats and preparing the oven, Bai Ling placed the ceramic plate into the oven and closed the oven door.
The door is made of wood, and it's very thick. When closed, it fits perfectly, ensuring that the heat inside doesn't escape.