Chapter 233: Primitive Society is Good for Farming (17)
There were three moons in the sky, shining on the whole world with a white light. Ning Shu shuttled through the woods, holding a wooden stick in his hand. Every time he passed a place, Ning Shu broke some branches to mark it.
There were many animals in the forest that hibernated during the day and came out at night. Ning Shu encountered a bat as big as a millstone. Its body was black and hideous. When it spread its fleshy wings and pounced on people, it was very frightening.
Ning Shu held the long wooden stick and pierced the big bat with a single move. The bat screamed sharply, and the fishy and smelly blood splattered on Ning Shu's face,
which was hot and nauseating. But Ning Shu's stab was like poking a hornet's nest. The big bats on the surrounding trees all rushed towards Ning Shu. Ning Shu was afraid of running away with the wooden stick in his hand. He was really being chased, so he turned around and hit the bat that wanted to grab him with its claws.
After killing one bat, the other bats surrounded the dead bat and seemed to be tearing its flesh.
After running for a long time, Ning Shu stopped to catch her breath. Her shoulders were a little painful from the rattan shoulder straps. Now it was just an empty basket. If she carried salt blocks, her shoulders would be more painful.
Ning Shu didn't know how long she had walked, but she didn't find the salt mine. When she found the salt mine, Ning Shu noticed that there was a towering tree not far from the salt mine. It was very big, and the treetops covered the sky.
When she returned to the tribe, Ning Shu mainly wrote down some special plants, thinking that she might come to the salt mine.
It was better to fly in the sky. The field of vision was wide, and she could see the uncle at a glance. Now she was slowly touching it like this, and she didn't know when she would find it.
She looked up at the sky, and the light of the three moons was dim. It was probably dawn. It would be very dark at that time, and she didn't know how to get back.
Ning Shu was sweating anxiously, but she finally found the salt mine, put down the basket, and then dug the sand with her bare hands.
The primitive society without tools was really miserable. At least the males had powerful claws after transformation, but now she could only use her own hands.
Ning Shu gathered her energy, took a deep breath, and then began to dig the soil vigorously. When she dug up the salt block, it was already dark and the moon was sinking. Without the moonlight, it would be much more difficult to go back.
Ning Shu put a large block of salt in the basket, carried the basket on her back, and began to run wildly. Her shoulders were burning and she felt the rough vines were digging into her flesh.
The journey back was much smoother. With the marks she had made before, it was pitch dark when she returned to the tribe.
There was a flickering fire in the cave entrance. Ning Shu walked into the cave. Zhi in the cave had not slept yet and was using a branch to stir the fire.
"You're back." Zhi quickly threw away the branch in his hand, let out a long breath, and his face relaxed a little. He reached out and took the basket off Ning Shu's back.
"Be gentle, be gentle, my shoulder hurts." Ning Shu gasped in pain.
Putting down the basket, Ning Shu peeled off the animal skin and saw that her shoulder was bleeding from being rubbed. She chewed two handfuls of herbs and applied them on it.
Zhi looked at Ning Shu like this and said unhappily, "I asked you to get salt from Jia, but you had a falling out with her. Now you are suffering. Why don't you just coax Jia a little? It's too dangerous for you to do this."
"I can't coax her. We need a lot of salt. It's impossible to take it all from her. Taking too much will always arouse suspicion. We are hiding the prey now. If we are discovered, we will hand it over." Ning Shu took a stone and smashed the salt block and put it in the stone pot.
Ning Shu had an idea in his mind, but this idea required a lot of food to survive the extremely cold winter.
Ning Shu was very tired after a busy night. He lay on the dry grass and prepared to take a nap. "You should go back and rest too. We will boil salt tomorrow."
Zhi hummed and went back to the cave next door. Because of the falling out with Qianjia, the next day, when Ning Shu went out to fetch water and boil salt, some orcs looked at Ning Shu with unfriendly eyes, but those with unfriendly eyes were all male orcs, and some female orcs came to ask Ning Shu what was going on.
Why did you quarrel with the goddess?
Ning Shu just said that it was because of Kai's matter, so Kai should take the blame.
Some female orcs showed a look of understanding, but they didn't dare to say too much to Ning Shu, and act too intimate. After all, Qianjia not only has the noble status of the goddess, but also has a lot of things in her hands. As the saying goes, if you follow the protagonist, you can get meat to eat. Seeking
benefits and avoiding harm is a biological instinct.
Some female orcs are more concerned about Ning Shu, and asked Ning Shu to have a good talk with the goddess. The goddess will not care about it. There is no benefit in falling out with the goddess. They also persuaded Ning Shu, saying that Kai has a good relationship with the Rui family. Ning Shu's behavior makes Kai difficult to be a human being, and Kai will not like it.
Ning Shu smiled calmly. Male orcs hunt to survive, while female orcs are weak and cannot hunt to survive, so they can only rely on males.
In her subconscious instinct, she still wants to please the males so that she can survive.
Ning Shu has never thought of pleasing Kai. People who have someone else in their hearts are just hard-hearted. They will not take others' actions to heart, but will find it troublesome.
For such people, they should be dealt with by slapping them in the face. How can they please them? !
But Ning Shu is not sure if she can beat the tiger now. When she becomes stronger one day, she will definitely learn to fight the tiger like Wu Song.
Faced with these concerns, Ning Shu smiled bitterly and said, "Kai will not be my partner. He will not like me. He only knows how to scold me and blame me for offending the goddess."
The female orcs looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say. They just comforted Ning Shu that they would be partners with Kai.
At the same time, they also understood Ning Shu's pain. Such an excellent partner does not care about herself. No wonder this ignorant little female had a falling out with the goddess.
Ning Shu curled her lips. She didn't bother to care about these trivial matters. She had a lot of things to do.
It seemed that the orcs nowadays were a little greedy, especially the male orcs. In the past, the heavy responsibility of hunting was placed on them, and the burden of the survival of the entire tribe was placed on them.
Now, with Qianjia, they have found a lot of food, which has greatly reduced their burden.
Now, when she has nothing to do, she is either fantasizing about Qianjia or entangled in these love-hate and resentment all day long. As soon as Qianjia calls, she will run over.
Because there is a lot of salt, Ning Shu will not be restrained when she goes out hunting. In the past, when she encountered stronger and meatier prey, she didn't dare to hunt, for fear that there would not be enough salt when dragging it back, and the meat would go bad.
Now she has no scruples. Every time Ning Shu drags the prey back, Zhi thinks that the prey is dead, and Cao picked it up like this.
Now Zhi and Ning Shu are working together seamlessly. The ventilation areas of the two holes are full of bacon. Zhi looks at the bacon and feels very satisfied. "I have never seen so much meat before. Should we continue?"
Ning Shu nodded. "Of course, the more the better."
There is only not enough, not too much.