【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 317: Primitive Tribe Chieftain Mother-in-law 37

"Chief, what do you think will happen in winter?"

Xueqing was a little worried.

"Xueqing, you seem to be particularly worried recently. Is it very dangerous in the cold north in winter?" Yun Xi teased her granddaughter and looked at Xueqing in confusion.

Xue Qing took a deep breath and nodded, "Occasionally there will be dangerous situations, such as beast disasters."

Yun Xi glanced sideways, taking it seriously. "Beast disaster? Tell me more about it."

"The Frost North isn't the icy, snowy, barren land that everyone imagines. There are also many trees, flowers, and wild animals growing there," Xue Qing said. "When the weather is normal, there's generally no problem. But when there's extreme weather, like this year, the animals in the Frost North might go crazy due to inadequate food supplies."

"You have a point, but it's freezing and snowy right now. What can we do?" Yun Xi looked out the window. "The walls are very high, so we don't have to worry about ordinary animals. There are people guarding the watchtower every day, and they will issue warnings if there is any danger."

Xue Qing was dejected. What the chief said was very right, but he always felt uneasy. In the past, in the cold north, if the hibernating beasts did not store enough meat on their bodies, they would wake up hungry in the middle of the winter. At this time, there was no food to eat, so most of them would attack humans. In this situation this year, many orcs probably did not react, let alone the unintelligent beasts.

Yun Xi lowered her head and thought, "This way, we don't have to worry during the day. The watchtower can't see clearly at night. We can divide the tribesmen into four teams and take turns patrolling at night. The patrols will circle around our yard to see what's going on."

"That's a good idea." Xue Qing agreed. "The rest is up to the clan leader."

Yun Xi went to the kitchen to find a charcoal pencil and wrote the duty roster on the wall outside the kitchen.

Team one is: Yunxi, Bingyi, Binger, Xueqi, and Wei.

The second team is: Xing, Xueqing, Bingsan, Bingwu, and Ya.

The three teams are: Yue, Xuelian, He, Lang, and Miao.

The four teams are: Cherry, Peach, Mountain, Tree, and Fruit.

"For now, let's make this arrangement. Ying, go inform everyone that there will be three night patrols: one before bed, one at midnight, and one at three in the morning. Carry torches and carefully patrol the perimeter of our yard, checking for any scent of wild animals, feces, or footprints."

Since there was no standard way to express time here, Yun Xi applied her own habit in daily life. The tribesmen adapted quickly, but they could not read and understand.

Ying stood and explained to everyone very clearly, explaining the whole process.

"...Everyone has warm clothes this year, and making torches isn't difficult; you can use pine tar. Thank you for your hard work patrolling at night. It's mainly for everyone's safety."

"Okay, got it."

"If a wild animal really comes, that would be even better. We can kill it and eat its meat."

"That's right, that's right."

……

The tribesmen did not object much, which was also related to the improvement of living conditions. They had enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear. Who would be willing to see such a life destroyed?

At this time, a whistle sounded. Yun Xi looked towards the watchtower. It was He who blew the whistle, and the whistle indicated that someone was coming.

Sure enough, before long, there was a knock on the door.

Yun Xi opened the door and saw that the person coming was unfamiliar. "Who are you?"

"Is this the Yang tribe? I heard we can exchange salt here." The man was very cold and his teeth were chattering as he spoke.

"Yeah, you guys want to change? Tell me your name first."

"Yes, we need to change. We are from the Eagle Tribe." There were three people coming, two women and one man, and they introduced themselves.

"My name is Hayabusa, my name is Hayabusa, and my name is Hayabusa."

"Falcon? They are two different birds, right?" Yun Xi was curious.

System: "That's right. Hawks and falcons? It does refer to two animals: eagles and falcons. Hawks and falcons are a general term for the Accipitridae and Falconiformes orders, which generally refer to ferocious birds. The Accipitridae include the Accipitridae, Sniperidae, and Ospreys, while the Falconiformes mainly include the Falconidae. Hawks and falcons differ in size, habits, and distribution."

"Yes, we are falcons. Our tribe was too weak, so we joined the Eagle Tribe." Falconsha didn't want to say more. He took out the animal hide bag and opened it. "This is what we brought for exchange. I wonder if you like it."

Yun Xi took a closer look and asked, "Is this seafood? Or is it fresh?"

Hayabusa asked cautiously, "We just fished it out of the sea. Can we exchange it?"

"Of course, let's go inside and rest first." Yun Xi invited them to the kitchen. It was cold today, so everyone started to like eating in the kitchen because it was warm!

“It’s warm here!”

As soon as he came in, Hayate couldn't help but exclaim.

Yun Xi smiled but said nothing. Tao, on the other hand, spoke up, "If your tribe had inquired earlier, you wouldn't have gone to join the Eagle Tribe. You would probably have been eager to come to our Yang Tribe."

"Tao, why are you saying this? I weighed the seafood they brought, and it's about 300 kilograms. Go get 30 kilograms of salt for them." Yun Xi pretended to be displeased.

Tao shut up angrily and went to get the salt.

"Your tribe also recruits people?" Falcon Tiger, the only man among the three, spoke.

"Of course, but we only want hardworking and loyal orcs. Correspondingly, the tribe will treat every orc equally." Yun Xi looked at the clothes of the three people opposite with a meaningful look.

These three people were still dressed in summer clothes. The woman was wearing a short skirt and a tube top, and the man was wearing a short skirt and barefoot. His hands, feet, face, and ears were covered with frostbite, and he was shivering with cold. A few days ago, people from the Cloud Tribe came to exchange salt, wearing jackets and long skirts. Although they were not warm either, at least they were wearing the same clothes as the chief, and there was no discrimination. After learning how to make pants and sleeves here, they should be wearing the same clothes as me now.

Falcon Tiger silently looked at the animal skins and shoes wrapped around Yun Xi's arms and legs, and then turned his head to observe others. He found that everyone in this tribe was dressed similarly, and his heart was slightly moved.

Yun Xi said gently, "This is thirty kilograms of salt, packed in a hide bag. The other two hide bags are empty. You just brought three hide bags. I'll return them to you three."

Ying whispered, "Chief, the wind and snow outside are getting stronger. Why don't you let them have some hot soup before you go back?"

Shu shouted, "Chief, I have prepared the fresh seafood and am going to make a seafood soup."

"Okay, there's ginger soup in the pot, give each of you a bowl to warm up first." Yun Xi invited them to the stove to warm up.

Hayabusa's expression remained unchanged, but Hayabusa and Hayabusa were very moved. At the same time, a thought came to their minds: How great it would be if they could live in this tribe!

"Sah! What's that smell?"

Falcon Tiger came back to his senses and kept groaning from the spicy ginger soup.

"It tastes spicy, haha. Ginger soup can prevent fever and chills. Drink more. Look at what you are wearing. I guess you need to drink a whole pot." Xing laughed out loud. It seems that not only herself, but also people who drink ginger soup for the first time can't get used to it.