Building a Civilization and Raising Cubs in the Beast World – Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Bai Tu didn’t know at this time that this meal had changed everyone’s views on fish. All his attention was on the fish.

The small fish that grow up in unpolluted river water is a taste that is deeply rooted in memory, crispy and burnt, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. You don’t even have to spit out the fish bones, and there is no need to worry about being choked by fish bones.

There were few fish and each child only got one. Several of them even ate up the seasoning on their fingers. The sensible ones didn’t ask for more and helped Bai Tu move a pile of branches and went to get water.

Bai Tu found that he could only carry the buckets halfway, while Bai Dong could carry two-thirds at a time. Although he was not as strong as an adult orc, his advantage as an orc had already become apparent.

It’s just that as an adult, he is not as strong as Bai Qi Tu Xun and other young men. Even Bai Dong, an underage boy, is stronger than him. Bai Tu was silent for a moment. He suspected that he brought his crappy physique with him when he traveled through time and did not inherit the orcs’ strong physique.

With a few children around, Bai Tu had a lot less to do. They could help with carrying water and firewood. With a lot of free time, Bai Tu simply processed all the medicinal materials that had been dried previously and prepared all the prescriptions that could be made.

He planned to take out part of it to exchange for supplies. There was much more that could be exchanged at the market than just salt. However, there was little food in the tribe before, and with the various small tools they made, it was considered good enough to exchange for enough salt. There was no chance to exchange for other supplies.

There are still three days left. If we follow the Blood Wolf Tribe, we can get two more days. According to the recent state of the tribe, it should not be a problem to catch another prey.

In addition, the price of dried meat can be appropriately raised. The supplies prepared by the tribe are enough to exchange for salt. He plans to use these prepared medicines to exchange for some seeds or tools. It would also be nice if he could exchange them for some animal cubs. A calf is still too few. If he raises enough calves, he won’t have to worry about not being able to catch prey every day. Hunting relies too much on luck and is prone to injury, but breeding does not have this concern and is stable and safe.

After preparing all the medicinal herbs on hand and separating them with leaves, Bai Tu went to the river to check the fish baskets with a bucket.

When we walked to the river, we found that there were five or six children in the middle of the river, which was usually deserted at this time of year. They were staring at the water intently and grabbing something from time to time. There were not enough tools in the tribe for each person. The adult orcs were cutting up the meat, and the children could only do some preparatory work. After they finished their work, a few of them came out to catch fish.

Bai Tu: “…”

Bai Dong scratched his head after being seen through. The other children also noticed Bai Tu and quickly put their hands behind their backs, pretending that they had done nothing.

They had just said in the morning that the fish was not tasty, but in the afternoon they came to catch fish. Even though they were not very old, the group of children felt embarrassed.

Bai Tu didn’t think there was anything wrong. The previous cooking method was too simple. People would remove the internal organs and even roast the fish without removing the scales and gills. You can imagine the taste was average. In addition, if you are not careful when killing the fish, the fish gallbladder will be broken, and the fish meat will taste bitter. Now that we know that fried fish is delicious, it is normal to come and catch it. Who doesn’t like delicious food, especially the teenagers who need additional nutrition.

However, the efficiency of catching fish this way was too low. Bai Tu pointed to the fish basket in the middle of the water and said, “It’s too troublesome to catch them with bare hands. I made a fish cage. I can come here twice a day to replenish the earthworms. It’s faster than catching them directly.” He dug the soil twice to show them the earthworms. “Earthworms are small long bugs in the soil.” After

saying this, Bai Tu went over and took out the three fish baskets from the morning. The one in the middle had the most fish, with more than a dozen of them, big and small. The other two fish baskets had nearly twenty fish in total. The reed leaves on one of the fish baskets were not strong, otherwise he could have caught a few more.

There were no tribes around that specialized in fishing for food. Even the White Bear Tribe was unwilling to waste time in the river because the fish were too small to provide enough energy. With their body size, they could catch a large prey in the time it took them to catch a fish. However, the children’s reaction ability to catch prey was even worse than that of adults, which resulted in almost no one moving the fish in the water, making them particularly easy to catch.

If it were in modern times, this would definitely be a fisherman’s paradise.

Bai Tu poured all the fish into the bucket and taught the children how to restore the fish basket to its previous state. He also caught some earthworms and threw them in, and waited for them to come and check it out the next morning.

Three of the fish caught were about the same weight as the big one in the morning. The others were mostly as long as a finger or a palm, and there were also smaller ones. The white ones were put separately, intending to raise them.

The orcs in the tribe said that the rainy season and snowy season are very difficult to endure, so it is always a good idea to store more food, as even small fish are still meat. There are still empty caves in the tribe. Judging from the rabbit tribe’s ability to dig holes, they can definitely dig out a fish pond.

People don’t eat much fish, but fish soup is nutritious and can be used to provide regular nourishment to the young people in the tribe.

Just like in the morning, he cleaned the fish at the riverside, saved the fish intestines to feed the chickens, and Bai Tu carried the fish back to the cave. There are four big fish in total, just enough to make soup tomorrow morning.

Return to the tribe and marinate the fish, stir-fry the beef liver, and then fry the small fish.

Bai Qi came here because of the fragrance. When he came back, he heard that Bai Tu had made a particularly delicious fish at noon, and now he finally saw it.

“Dong has been saying that the fish you cook is delicious.” Even though he had already eaten some food, he couldn’t help drooling at the smell of fish. Bai Qi took the fruit that he was given. This was a habit he had developed recently. He would exchange his food for the meal cooked by Bai Tu. However, Bai Qi didn’t understand one thing, “Tu, meat is obviously delicious, why do you like fruit so much?”

Bai Qi was very puzzled. Even though they could eat wild vegetables and fruits, the orcs still liked meat the most. Meat was so fragrant. Now that Bai Tu had developed a new way to eat it, everyone liked it even more.

“That’s right, the meat is delicious, but the fruits are sour.” Bai Dong and others were also waiting for the fried fish. The one who spoke was Tu Shi. He frowned every time he saw the fruits because they were too sour. Among many fruits, only one was sweet.

“Eating too much meat can cause getting a sore throat.” Bai Tu put the fruit on the stone table in the cave. It was called a stone table, but it was actually just a large, slightly flat stone used to place food and other things that were not convenient to touch the ground.

“What does it mean to get angry?” Bai Qi seemed to understand what he said. The orcs who ate meat all year round had no idea what it meant to get angry.

“If you have toothache, blisters in your mouth, or bleeding teeth, it could be caused by getting “internal heat.” Bai Tu patiently explained, first listing a few symptoms, “Sometimes eye pain is also caused by getting “internal heat.” There are many symptoms of getting “internal heat,” and it’s impossible to list them all at once. Bai Tu could only explain the benefits of eating more fruits.

The orcs have all experienced these symptoms to some extent, but no one knows the reason. After hearing Bai Tu’s words, the group of children suddenly realized. Tu You said loudly: “Then I will eat two fruits tomorrow!” He used to dislike sour fruits, but he would never dislike them again in the future.

“It’s okay to eat more wild vegetables, but it’s best not to eat meat all the time.” Bai Tu said, and waited for the fish in the pot to be fried and shared with everyone. Bai Qi didn’t get to eat any at noon, so he gave him a few more.

The hunting team had a good harvest today, capturing a lone bison weighing more than half a ton. It was all luck this time. The traps were very efficient and we dug two more traps in places where prey often passed by. The cow fell into the trap by itself and no one drove it away the whole time.

Who doesn’t like food delivered to their door? With this cow, the calf can stay. If the hunting team does not return empty-handed in the next three days, they may not even need to bring the dozen or so hens with them when they exchange salt this time.

There were a lot of prey, and the happiest people were Bai Tu and the children. Bai Tu is happy that it can be developed sustainably, and the children are reluctant to sell them because they have been living with these prey for a long time recently. Several hens have started laying eggs, and everyone is carefully storing them according to Bai Tu’s request for hatching.

In order to speed up the pace, the tribesmen were divided into two teams, one team during the day and the other team at night, so even when it was dark, there were still many people busy outside.

Bai Tu took out the fried beef liver for everyone to share as a snack. After coming back, he ate a few bites, fried the marinated fish, and slowly stewed it with water.

It is indeed troublesome for orcs to spit out bones, because they have a big appetite, and it would take several hours to eat while spitting out bones. Bai Tu simply stewed the fish for a while longer, waiting until the fish meat was completely cooked and melted into the fish soup, and then removed the fish bones, fish heads and other debris.

The stewed fish soup is milky white, and the fragrance can be smelled from a long distance away. After eating the fried fish, Bai Qi looked into the pot and said, “Tu, you made delicious food again?” Bai Qi felt that he had eaten more delicious food in the past few days than in the previous ten years combined.

“Fish soup stewed for the cubs.” Bai Tu still felt a little sorry for the cubs. Adult orcs could eat anything, but the cubs could eat much less. He had seen Tu Cai feed the cubs who were not yet children. She would use a stone mortar to mash up the cooked meat and feed it to them with broth, which looked so-so.

When he heard that it was for the cubs, Bai Qi immediately took a step back. If it was food for adults, he could exchange it for other food to try. But since it was for the cubs, he couldn’t touch it. Except for some unpretentious tribes, no one would eat the cubs’ food, especially the Snow Rabbit Tribe. Everyone would usually try to save some food for the cubs.

Bai Tu checked the fish soup carefully again to make sure there were no fish bones. There were more than a dozen cubs in the tribe, and there was too much fish soup in one pot, so he only filled two-thirds of it, leaving room for each person to taste it.

Let Bai Qi serve the soup himself, Bai Tu carried the fish soup to the big cave, Tu Cai was coaxing the cubs to sleep, the orcs in the tribe were all busy recently, the cubs’ parents would not come to pick them up, the cubs were all there.

Knowing that he shouldn’t touch the cubs, Bai Tu took a few more glances at them while feeding them. Although they were only the size of a palm, they were very well-behaved. Because orcs are not used to using small tableware, the plates used to feed the cubs were also large. The cubs sat in a circle, making them look more like pets.

Tucai is no longer as wary of him as before. As long as he doesn’t touch her randomly, Tucai usually won’t say anything. Bai Tu watched as a group of cubs finished drinking the fish soup.

Even though they are young, the cubs know who prepared the food for them and they keep rubbing against Bai Tu.

Bai Tu’s heart softened, and he tentatively rubbed the cub closest to him. He was immediately conquered by the furry touch and promised, “Be good, I’ll bring you some tomorrow!”

After that, he quickly withdrew his hand while Tu Cai didn’t notice his little action, and said nonchalantly, “Cai, I’ll get two more backpacks to make fish baskets and catch more tomorrow.” It is more convenient to change the backpack into a fish basket, which can save a lot of time.

“The backpacks are all in there, go and get them.” Tu Cai had no objection to Bai Tu’s use of the backpack, after all, he could always bring back good things every time he used it.

Bai Tu took the opportunity to touch the cubs one by one, then slowly stood up. The group of cubs then reluctantly returned to their sleeping place. The full cubs were drowsy and soon fell asleep in a mess.