I've been transported to the orc continent.

Chapter 214 Visit

In front of the cave is a platform, which looks like it was just cleared out this year, as some parts are made of adobe bricks.

Two houses were built on the platform using adobe bricks. Each house had two earthen stoves and two kang (heated brick bed) holes.

The cave is quite large, with two fire walls dividing it into three spaces, each containing a long row of heated brick beds.

“Ling, we’ve heated the kang and the fire wall before, and the smoke can escape smoothly. There won’t be any smoke in the cave,” Hou laughed a little exaggeratedly, his mouth almost stretching to his ears.

"Ling, after the kang was heated, the temperature in the cave immediately rose. I tried sitting on the kang, but it was so hot that I couldn't sit still. It will definitely be very comfortable in winter."

Last winter, the elders and children in the tribe spent the winter at the Gaoshu tribe. They praised the kang (heated brick bed) highly. This year, he also tried it out and found that the kang is indeed a good thing. Sleeping on it in winter must be incredibly comfortable.

After visiting the cave where they stayed, they took Bai Ling and her group to see the food stored in their tribe.

The caves for storing food are quite far from the caves where they live. Although the beastmen don't understand science, they have a lot of experience in how to store food. The cooler the place, the better for storing food. If the cave where they live is warm from the heating, the caves nearby will definitely become warmer as well, so they are not suitable for storing food.

Then he led Bai Ling into a cave. The cave was very large and filled with cassava.

“Ling, these are all the cassava we harvested. There are three caves like this for storing cassava in the tribe alone, and the tribespeople also have many more caves storing cassava themselves.”

"We harvested a huge amount of cassava this year, enough to last until next winter."

His tone became excited, and his nose tingled. People who have never experienced hunger will never understand what it means to have enough food to last for more than a year.

Sleeping on a warm kang (heated brick bed) in the cold winter and having enough to eat every day was something that could only be dreamed of in the past.

But now, their dream has come true. This winter, none of the tribespeople will have to suffer from hunger and cold; they can have a comfortable winter.

Next year they can build houses and grow wheat, and their lives will get better and better.

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The Greenwood Tribe warmly welcomed Bai Ling and her group, offering them their finest food and the tribe's most precious wine.

The earthenware bowl used to hold the wine was specially made by the Greenwood Tribe. It was much smaller than the earthenware bowls used for eating, about the same size as the soup bowls from his previous life. The wine tasted pretty good, but Bai Ling didn't drink much. After drinking one bowl, he refused to drink any more.

It wasn't that Bai Ling didn't like drinking, but the wine was cold. The autumn night was already quite chilly, and Bai Ling was afraid that drinking too much cold wine would make her feel unwell.

Seeing that Bai Ling had stopped drinking, the other orcs also put down their earthenware bowls and refused to drink anymore.

These people had all come to the Greenwood Tribe with Bai Ling. When they saw that Bai Ling wasn't drinking, they all assumed that Bai Ling was only drinking because the wine was precious. Since Bai Ling wasn't drinking, they felt embarrassed to drink either.

The orcs of the Greenwood Tribe tried to persuade Bai Ling several times, but seeing that he refused to drink, they stopped trying and started eating meat.

Roasted meat, stewed meat, meatballs, and fruits unique to the Greenwood Tribe were laid out on the animal skins in front of Bai Ling and Yue. After Bai Ling finished eating, he picked up a dried fruit, broke it open with both hands, and revealed the dark gray flesh inside.

This fruit tastes similar to hazelnuts from my previous life. The High Tree Tribe also has this dried fruit, and the beastmen collect it as a snack. Bai Ling doesn't really like it, finding it astringent, but Yue quite likes it.

The fruit has five segments. Bai Ling took out the fruit and placed it in front of Yue. He smiled slightly at Yue, winked at the broken fruit segments, and then continued to break the fruit with his head down.

Yue picked up a fruit and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly. He took a greenish-red fruit, about half the size of a fist, from a pile of fruit and handed it to Bai Ling: "Ling, try this. This fruit is sweet and sour."

Bai Ling prefers fresh fruit to dried fruit, especially sweet and sour fruit. Every time she eats sweet and sour fruit, Ling's mood improves.

Bai Ling peeled a fruit in his hand, took out the flesh and placed it in front of Yue, then took the fruit from Yue's hand and said with a smile, "Hmm, I'll eat it."

Bai Ling had eaten this fruit before. It tasted a bit like a green apple, but it was juicier and had softer flesh, making it a rather delicious fruit.

While eating, Bai Ling was thinking to himself whether Greenwood Tribe had any sour fruits. If so, he would exchange some and make some jam in the winter.

Seeing that Bai Ling loved this fruit, Yue Jian narrowed his icy blue eyes slightly, and a faint but gentle smile curved his lips.

Yue tilted her head and watched Bai Ling eat fruit. The bright, warm firelight shone on his face, as if coating his eyes with a warm and gentle color.

Bai Ling noticed Yue's gaze and turned his head slightly to smile at her. He then picked up a red berry, pinched it between two fingers, and placed it in Yue's hand.

As he left, Bai Ling gently scratched Yue's palm with two fingers.

Bai Ling placed the berry in Yue's palm, and Yue's five fingers immediately curled slightly upwards as she took the berry from Bai Ling's hand. The point where their fingers and palms met was blocked, so no one else could see what they were doing.

Bai Ling merely touched Yue's palm lightly before leaving immediately. He didn't give Yue any time to react. After doing all this, he acted as if nothing had happened, without blushing or panting, eating fruit while smiling at Yue.

Yue's face turned slightly red. His eyebrows furrowed slightly, and his nose wrinkled a little as he gave Bai Ling a reproachful glare.

Bai Ling acted as if she hadn't seen it, and brought another berry to Yue. This time, Yue didn't take it with her hand, but nodded at the animal skin in front of her, indicating that Bai Ling should just put the berry on the animal skin.

Bai Ling glanced in the direction Yue was pointing, then looked up and, before Yue could react, put two fingers directly to Yue's lips.

Yue was shocked that Bai Ling would do such a thing. His eyes widened as he stared at Bai Ling in disbelief.

However, he still obediently opened his mouth and took the berry that Bai Ling offered to him.

Bai Ling leaned closer to Yue and said, "Yue, let's stay here a few more days. Greenwood Tribe has so many fruits. Let's dig up more fruit trees and shrubs to take back. We need to plant them in both of our yards."