Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 42 The Arrival of Carpenter Cong

Night slowly descended, transforming the false darkness into true pitch black.

Jiang Luoluo, no longer needing to boil jam, had a lot of free time, allowing her to sew a new animal skin garment for herself after finishing sewing many burlap backpacks.

Jiang Luoluo's linen clothes were brought back from the young shaman and had been worn for a long time without being washed.

Although no one in the tribe cared about how often clothes were washed and changed, Jiang Luoluo herself couldn't accept it, especially after she came back from the Fish Cave and was covered in the smell of fish.

Jiang Luoluo originally planned to sew herself another linen garment, but she discovered that the linen she could get was not of the same quality as the one she was wearing.

The toddler's delicate skin made her feel extremely uncomfortable wearing ordinary, rough linen clothes.

So Jiang Luoluo had no choice but to make herself a fur coat to wear in rotation.

Making clothes from animal hides is much more complicated than making clothes from linen. The primary problem is that animal hides are too tough, and it takes a lot of strength to pierce them with a bone needle.

Fortunately, Jiang Luoluo is a very strong child.

But it took her several times longer to finally finish a piece of animal skin clothing.

The animal skin clothing in the tribe is of a simple style, secured by various ropes, since there are no zippers or buttons available.

Jiang Luoluo did want to make some Chinese knots or similar fasteners to secure them, but when she looked at the bone needles in her hand, which were more than ten times larger than the common iron needles, and considered the level of delicacy required for the Chinese knots, she ultimately gave up.

Jiang Luoluo, dressed in animal skin clothes, completely transformed into the appearance of a child in the tribe, which surprised He.

"Luo, you look like you could go and fight Zhuang."

Because children and even adults in the tribe rarely wear linen clothes, it is almost standard attire for young shamans.

Jiang Luoluo, dressed in burlap clothes, looks like a young witch cosplaying, subconsciously giving people a sense of "witty witch". It's hard to say whether the fact that young Ge and He were so easily commanded by Jiang Luoluo is due to the clothes she was wearing.

When Jiang Luoluo changed into ordinary animal skin clothes, she looked even more like a child, since it's common for children to dress like that.

Perhaps because of his privileged background, Luo had always been well-fed and never suffered from hunger or lack of nutrition. As a result, he was much more robust than his peers. Once he put on the animal skin clothes, he immediately gave off the feeling of a "little tribal warrior".

Jiang Luoluo felt that it was because the fur on the animal skin clothes was fluffy, unlike linen clothes which fit the body well. No matter who wore it, they would be a size larger, and naturally have a more "warrior" feel.

Ignoring He's teasing, Jiang Luoluo put away her clothes and planned to wash them somewhere tomorrow. Besides the big river at the foot of the mountain, Yinfeng Mountain also has several water collection points with natural spring water, which is where she usually gets her drinking water.

Although the tribe members are physically strong, no one is willing to run down the mountain to fetch a little water when there are closer water sources with cleaner water. It goes without saying which one to choose.

The rain that had fallen for half the night stopped early the next morning, but unlike the sunny day after the rain stopped the previous day, the sky was gloomy and overcast, as if it could rain at any moment.

Jiang Luoluo received an unexpected surprise before she could even take He to do the laundry.

"Cong?" He looked at the newcomer in surprise.

The young carpenter Cong looked older than the boy Ge, but he wasn't as strong as Ge and didn't look like someone who could fight. However, he was a "craftsman," so no one would probably go looking for him to fight.

Cong put down the two large wooden basins, muttering, "Ge asked me to make these before he went hunting... I really don't know why he had to make such a big bowl."

As soon as Cong opened his mouth, He knew that this must be something the cub wanted again, so he stepped forward and took it.

"Thank you for bringing it," Brown said, expressing his gratitude.

“It’s not troublesome, just a short walk. Actually, it could have been finished a couple of days ago, but you know the weather lately. Luckily, there was such a sunny day yesterday, otherwise it would have taken another two days to finish…” the carpenter said in a very quiet manner.

"I originally intended to leave it there and wait for you to come and pick it up yourselves, but it will be quite a while before Ge returns. I was afraid that I would forget about it somewhere in the meantime, so I brought it to you as soon as I could remember it."

Jiang Luoluo curiously leaned closer to take a look, after all, it was something she wanted. However, after seeing the actual item, her eyes couldn't help but show surprise.

She only wanted two basins for washing her face, about two sizes larger than her head, but she didn't expect the finished product to be so big.

This basin is big enough for her to sit in while taking a bath; only a laundry basin would be this big.

Then Jiang Luoluo's gaze fell on Cong's other hand, where he was holding a bunch of wooden products of various sizes.

Upon seeing Jiang Luoluo, Cong paused in his speech, a bright smile spreading across his face. "Luo, I heard you have some of those really sweet fruit pastes here. Can I trade some of these with you?"

Jiang Luolu tilted her head, suddenly realizing that giving her the wooden basin was just an excuse. They must have somehow found out that Jiang Luolu had been exchanging fruit paste with the other children on the small rocky hill, and they might have even tasted the fruit paste themselves. That's why they came to ambush Jiang Luolu early in the morning.

Jiang Luoluo truly hadn't expected that jam would be so appealing.

However, she had no reason to refuse, and readily went back into the cave and brought out a jar of jam.

"Ah? Luo, I don't need so much." Cong waved his hand repeatedly and came over to exchange things with the children. He was already very embarrassed. If he took more things from the children, he wouldn't be able to stay in the tribe anymore.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Luolu shook her head, pointed to the two large wooden basins he had just brought over, and drew a small circle inside them.

Cong hesitated before speaking, "Uh, Luo, you mean you want a smaller wooden bowl than this, right?"

He was a little embarrassed. "Did I go too far? I'm sorry, Luo."

Jiang Luoluo shook her head, not blaming Cong. Ultimately, it was because Cong was not good at speaking, and there was also the process of young Ge relaying the message. It was normal for the final result to differ from her expectations.

Cong received a few more orders from Jiang Luoluo before finally leaving with a jar of jam, feeling at ease.

The brown-clad cub tidied up the new wooden bottles, bowls, and jars, then pointed to the large wooden basin and asked the cub, "Lo, what are these for?"

Is it something delicious again?

Jiang Luolu shook her head and personally demonstrated the usage of the brown cloth to the brown cloth. She filled a basin with water, washed the face, wiped the body, and then washed the linen clothes clean as well.

Brown knew from the beginning that the cub liked cleanliness and would wet a burlap sack to wipe her face every morning. But she never expected that the cub would like her so much. Wiping her face wasn't enough; she even needed a special wooden bowl to wash her face.

Having observed many animals, Brown was also influenced by the cubs and began to care about cleanliness. He would follow the cubs and wipe his greasy hands with a damp cloth after eating meat, and he would also rinse the wooden bowl with clean water before each meal.

Of course, what surprised Brown the most was that this large wooden basin could actually be used to "wash clothes".

In the tribe, clothes are usually washed in running water, the stronger the current the better. Just put them in and rinse them a few times, and the clothes will be clean. It's nothing like how a child is washed slowly and carefully in a basin of water.

But this is actually better. One reason why people in the tribe don't wash their clothes often is that if they don't hold onto them tightly, they will be washed away by the water.

To minimize losses and accidents, few people actually do laundry unless absolutely necessary.

He said that when washing clothes by the river, not only will the clothes be washed away, but sometimes the current is so strong that people may be swept directly into the water.

"It's not just the water, there are also big fish in the water. Some of them will grab your clothes and pull you off the bank." Brown's intention was to scare the cub and prevent it from going to the river alone.

He just didn't expect that Jiang Luoluo's mind would suddenly be filled with thoughts of fishing.

When it rains, man-eating fish appear in the river, so you can't go fishing. The children in the fish cave will only get hungrier because they will lack fish. This is inevitable.

However, if the children of Yuerdong master the art of fishing, they can catch fish without even going into the river.

Hmm... so what can be used to make fishing line? It needs to be strong, long, and thin.