Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 121 Going Up the Mountain

The night was deep, but the mountaintop was bustling with activity.

Starting in the afternoon, people began carrying food from the icehouse up to the mountaintop.

When they were brought up, the prey still had large chunks of ice on them, but by the time the banquet began that evening, they had mostly melted.

The huge stone pots, set up in advance, exuded a rich aroma of jam. Pot after pot of jam and meat soup were distributed to each member of the tribe, who drank to their heart's content without any limit.

After the rainy season ended, most of the jam in Jiang Luoluo's house was bought up by Chief Jingzhi—in the name of the tribe.

Actually, Chief Jing was worried that Ge, that silly child, would really take the jam to give to the tribesmen, so as soon as the rainy season ended, he found an excuse to exchange the jam. When the hunting team returned, Jiang Luoluo had already exchanged most of the jam at home, so Chief Jing was not worried at all at that time.

The jam used at this banquet was only a small portion; after all, just a little jam is enough to make a large pot of rich, sweet soup.

Some tribesmen arrived early and helped out everywhere, while others arrived a little later but still brought their friends and family to the outskirts of the Taz Forest to bring back a bunch of fruits and wild vegetables to serve as side dishes for the roasted meat.

Ge had already gone to work with Chief Jing early in the morning. After the rain stopped, he went back and found the cub at Mao's house, so he went back to his work without worry.

Even after the banquet was almost finished, Ge looked around the room but still couldn't find the cub. He couldn't help but frown and show some worry.

Thinking of asking someone familiar with them, they discovered that neither Heiwa Shigeru nor even Kei, who might have been in contact with the cubs, had been seen.

Goe sensed something was wrong.

Before Ge could make a move, a sound came from the direction of the road leading up the mountain, as if something extraordinary had happened, causing a sensation among the tribesmen.

Go looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the tribesmen in that direction quickly split into two lines, making way for a slender figure who was slowly moving forward in the path cleared by the tribesmen.

Upon closer inspection, the figure turned out to be a water chestnut.

With a strangely shaped wooden stick under each of Xing's arms, she walked step by step to the fire on the mountaintop.

Behind her followed the cubs Luo, Ping, Mao, and Ke, as well as the carpenter Cong.

All the tribesmen cheered in unison after Xing arrived at the fire, celebrating loudly.

Not all members of the tribe knew Xing. Given the condition of her legs, she rarely left her home, and only a few members of the tribe knew her.

But as soon as they saw Xing's thin body and slender legs, all the tribespeople realized that she was not a "healthy" tribeswoman.

In fact, very few disabled people participate in tribal banquets like this. Firstly, it is inconvenient to go up the mountain and they need to be taken care of, so no one wants to be a burden to others. Secondly, people with disabilities often have various feelings of inferiority and are even less willing to integrate into normal gatherings.

In addition, the chief would arrange for food to be delivered separately to the Fish Cave and the Hemp-Making Cave for the disabled members of the tribe, so they were naturally more willing to celebrate with their "kin".

This will make them feel safer.

As for Xing, because she has always lived at home and been taken care of by her parents, she has never participated in the tribe's bonfire feast since she grew up. She basically waits at home for her parents to come back every time.

If I hadn't suddenly gotten the cane, been emotionally moved, and been constantly encouraged by Jiang Luoluo, I wouldn't have mustered the courage to come to the top of the mountain.

All the anxiety vanished amidst the cheers and laughter of the clansmen.

Water mist appeared in Xing's eyes, then was dried by the flames.

Chief Jing personally roasted the largest piece of meat and handed it to Xing to celebrate her arrival, and the shaman also blessed her courage.

"Have you been doing this all afternoon?" Ge found Jiang Luoluo, took the cub's arm, and led it towards the cub's favorite type of wild animal meat.

Jiang Luoluo nodded, her face flushed, a result of her intense emotions causing her blood to rush to her head.

This afternoon has been quite eventful.

Jiang Luoluo originally thought that making a cane was quite simple, the structure was not complicated, and she could make it herself by finding two pieces of wood. She thought that she and Mao could easily make it together.

As a result, it took them a long time just to find a suitable piece of wood. In the end, they had to ask Mao's father to go to the edge of the Taz Forest and cut one down.

Finally, the shape of the cane was made, but not only could the splinters and burrs on it not be cleaned properly, it was also awkward and difficult to use.

Then... for this kind of specialized work, of course you still have to find a professional to do it.

The group, carrying their half-finished products, went to find Cong.

Cong has been very busy lately. In addition to the wooden product orders related to Jiang Luoluo, the end of the rainy season is also the main time for the tribe to replace furniture.

Many wooden products are prone to problems during the rainy season, and even after treatment, these problems cannot be completely avoided.

Therefore, Cong Ye was not in a hurry to attend the bonfire banquet and was taking the opportunity to place more orders.

Upon seeing Jiang Luoluo, Cong's first reaction was, "Another big job is coming," and he instantly became on guard.

Only after figuring out Jiang Luoluo's purpose did he finally breathe a sigh of relief—it was impossible to finish, it was truly impossible to finish.

Once Cong relaxed, he only glanced at their half-finished product before turning around and making an even better one, without even taking long.

Everyone who saw it was stunned.

I don't understand what all my busy afternoon was all about.

It was already getting late, so after making the walking stick, Cong packed up and followed the others to head up the mountain.

However, Xing had just received her cane and insisted on walking on her own, not wanting anyone else to help her. So everyone silently followed behind her, which is why it was a little late when they finally started climbing the mountain.

Looking at the cub's smile, Ge's heart softened unconsciously.