Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 53 Mao Wakes Up

He waited a long time before coming to find Jiang Luoluo.

Jiang Luoluo thought it would take He and Li longer to move Mao's things out, but it was surprisingly quick.

Brown spread his hands helplessly, "Mao's house hasn't been properly cleaned in a long time, and a lot of things are no longer usable."

The real hassle of moving is transporting various "large pieces of furniture," such as storage cabinets and wooden beds for sleeping.

However, after looking around Mao's house, he found that the back of the storage cabinet was rotten and could no longer be used after being moved.

The wooden bed was soaked by rain, but it didn't rot. However, it would need to be dried in the sun for at least ten days to two weeks before it could be used again.

But now that the rainy season is approaching, there's no sunshine. If it stays this stuffy, the wooden bed will rot in no time, so there's no need to move it anymore.

After some careful selection, Brown and Pear only brought out some odds and ends from Mao's house, and in the end, they didn't find anything worthwhile.

Aside from essential food items like meat and salt, as well as animal hides and linen, Mao's household had very few odds and ends.

"We'll leave the things in the cave for now, and let Mao handle them himself when he wakes up," Brown said.

Jiang Luoluo nodded, having no objection.

After finishing their business, He Cai smiled and asked Jiang Luoluo, "How was your time playing with the other kids?"

Jiang Luoluo didn't even need to answer. When He Gang came to find Jiang Luoluo, he saw her surrounded by children trying to please her.

He immediately became the "leader" among the children upon arrival, truly befitting Luo.

Luo must have been like that before... He suddenly froze, then looked away with an unnatural expression.

Children over ten years old in the tribe will meet on the small rocky hill, while children under ten years old will mostly form small social circles based on their own homes, and it is difficult for them to become friends with children who live further away.

Luo originally had her own circle of children... originally.

Dozens of families died in the attack, including all the children Luo had known.

Today, Luo's former residence is still just a ruin.

Jiang Luoluo was looking down to get the bumpy fruit from her arms and didn't see He's change in expression. By the time she looked up and handed the bumpy fruit to He, He had already composed himself.

"It's a touch-me-not fruit! I haven't had one in ages. Thank you, Luo." Brown smiled as he accepted it, not mentioning the sad event. Since the cub had already forgotten, there was no need to bring it up again.

Back in the cave, Jiang Luoluo saw a pile of miscellaneous items on the ground and immediately rolled up her sleeves and started working.

He glanced worriedly at Mao on the stone bed, who was covered by such a thick blanket; he wondered if she was alright.

It just so happens that Mao opened his eyes.

Mao's voice sounded extremely tired, and he was still a little disoriented, but he had already recognized Hei. "What... happened to me?"

"Damp heat has entered my body. I've already consulted a shaman, who said that taking medicine for a few days will cure it," Brown replied.

"So heavy..." Mao said unconsciously.

Brown quickly lifted a corner of Mao's body and loosened Mao's clothes.

Jiang Luoluo came over when she heard the conversation. She skillfully touched Mao's body with her little hands before signaling He to remove all the animal hides and linen cloths from Mao's body.

I've sweated enough, so I don't need to keep covering myself up.

Brown breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. Sure enough, the cub wasn't acting recklessly. Normally, someone like Mao would need to sleep for a day or two before waking up. Unexpectedly, because of the cub's behavior, Mao only slept for half a day before waking up.

Upon touching Mao's forehead again, it was discovered that his temperature had also dropped considerably.

Just then, while Mao was awake, He told him about his family situation.

Mao wasn't surprised to hear that the fire in his house had gone out. Hearing from He that they had taken everything they could carry, Mao thanked He and Jiang Luoluo in a hoarse voice.

"No need to thank us, but have you thought about what to do next?"

The Mao family's wooden house is no longer habitable, and a new home needs to be prepared in time. However, whether to build another wooden house on the original site or to move into a cave like Go and Luo do are things that need to be considered.

While living in a cave is convenient and saves time, and there are many vacant caves in the tribe, caves are not as convenient as wooden houses, otherwise so many tribespeople would not have moved into wooden houses.

However, with the rainy season approaching, there wasn't enough time for Mao's father to rebuild the wooden house after his hunting trip.

Of course, this matter is not actually up to Mao to decide; he has to wait for his father to return before making a decision.

However, a temporary residence would definitely be needed during the transition period. Brown was actually asking Mao whether he should decide on this temporary residence himself, or whether they should wait for his father to return.

"I understand." Mao was still running a fever. Although he could think of some things, he was certainly not as quick-witted as usual, so he did not answer immediately.

Brown was just giving a reminder, nothing more. After saying that, he took the clean burlap cloth that the cub had washed and, mimicking the cub's actions, wiped the layer of cold sweat from Mao's forehead.

Jiang Luoluo, however, pulled Hei aside and asked, "Don't we need to go to Little Stone Mountain this afternoon?"

After all that fuss, Jiang Luoluo estimated that it was only around 3 p.m., maybe not even 3 p.m., and there were still more than two hours before Xiaoshishan "finished" its usual time.

Perhaps it was the education she had received that made Jiang Luoluo subconsciously feel that it was best not to "miss class" when she had nothing to do—and the same goes for teachers.

Brown looked around the cave and found there was nothing he needed to do. He thought about it and realized that was indeed the case. He was also worried that the children might be playing too much on their own without any adults watching them on the small rock mountain, so he thought it would be good to go and take a look.

He then entrusted Jiang Luoluo and Mao to each other and left.

Although Mao was feverish and weak, he was still able to get up and make a bowl of herbal medicine to detoxify the cubs when it was crucial.

The cub has always been reliable, so it will surely be able to take good care of Mao.

Jiang Luoluo had recently been poisoned, and judging from the timing, it was unlikely that she would be poisoned again so soon, so He felt at ease leaving her behind.

Mao was in a daze when he heard the cub packing things up. After a while, he realized that the cub was packing his own things.

After a long silence, Mao Cai finally spoke, "Luo... have you seen a broken stone knife?"

Mao didn't have high hopes, after all, who would take a broken stone knife that looked like it was about to be thrown away when packing up their things?

Just after the sound of footsteps, Mao saw the cub walk up to him, holding a broken stone knife.

Jiang Luoluo thought that no one might take the broken stone knife away, but no one would throw away a broken stone knife that was carefully preserved in an animal skin bag.