Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 38 Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a

"Where have you been?" The children hadn't gone far from the Fish Cave when they met Brown, who looked anxious.

Brown had just returned from chasing the children who had run far away when he saw that the cub was nowhere to be seen. He immediately panicked and began searching around.

Brown knew that the cub wasn't the type to run around, so if it disappeared in such a short time, something must have happened.

The little girl happily recounted what had just happened, and He breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you're alright. Thank you all for taking care of Luo."

During the few days he was taking care of the cubs, he was so comfortable that he almost forgot about the cubs being poisoned. This incident served as a reminder that he couldn't be so relaxed next time.

The group returned to the riverbank. The children had been driven out of the pool, and the large rock on the rocky beach that had been used to drain the water had been pushed back in.

Without the replenishment of water from the river, this artificial pool will dry up and disappear completely in less than two days. It doesn't require much maintenance, which is quite convenient.

"Brown! Brown! We caught a soft-shelled turtle!" a child shouted excitedly at Brown, holding a fish the size of an adult's arm.

Jiang Luoluo didn't recognize the species. Although she had eaten quite a few, most of them were cooked fish, and it was rare to see one that was still alive and jumping around.

Upon closer inspection, Jiang Luoluo was startled by the fine teeth on the fish's mouth... One bite from that fish would surely result in a large chunk of flesh.

No wonder Brown said there are big fish in the river that eat people. They don't even need to be big fish; just a few dozen of these kinds of fish could devour a child clean.

However, the child holding the fish remained completely calm, his face showing only the smile of someone who had found a toy, not taking the fish's threat seriously at all... truly a child raised in a tribe.

Although adult tribesmen were watching the water inlet to prevent any large aquatic animals from entering the pool and injuring the children who were bathing.

However, some smaller fish still slipped through the fingers of this child, and several other children caught them as well, totaling more than a dozen.

The fish were all about the size of an adult's arm, and there were two fish that were as big as an adult's thigh. A group of children put them on the shore to watch. The fish were still struggling and leaping more than two meters high on the shore.

Then the children grabbed the fish by the tail and slammed it to the ground, scattering scales everywhere. Soon it was half-dead and motionless.

Jiang Luoluo couldn't help but reflect on herself. She was still too deeply impressed by her past life as a fragile child, so much so that she often overlooked the fact that this was a world where everyone had superhuman physical abilities.

"Alright, stop playing, you've all washed up, go back up the mountain!" He shouted loudly, and the other tribesmen helped to gather the children back together, herding them up the mountain like sheep.

Because of the accident, Jiang Luoluo was brought along by Hei this time. Seeing the fish that the children had carelessly discarded on the ground, Jiang Luoluo tugged at Hei's clothes, pointed at the fish, and gestured in confusion.

Don't you want these fish anymore?

He Wei gestured slightly to the children in the distance who hadn't joined the group, "They'll take them back to Fish Cave later, Luo, don't worry, it won't be a waste."

Jiang Luoluo looked over there and sure enough saw a group of dark-skinned, thin children waiting for them to leave so they could collect the fish on the ground.

Little Fish King Biao was among them. He had come out of the fish cave at some point, and after making eye contact with Jiang Luoluo, he coldly looked away without any further reaction.

Jiang Luoluo recalled the disgusting fish soup she had tasted in the Fish Cave. She was still young and couldn't do much else, or even think of other ways to help them. However, she could probably help in improving the taste of the soup.

After gesturing for a while, Jiang Luoluo hesitantly said, "If Luoluo wants one, you can take it, but the soft-shelled turtle doesn't taste very good..."

Jiang Luoluo didn't pay attention to these things. She quickly walked over, picked out the smallest fish, and put it into her burlap backpack. She had given away two jars of jam, and there was enough room in her backpack to put the fish.

The older children in the Fish Cave frowned, watching the cub's actions with disapproving looks. To the children of the Fish Cave, who were short of food, the cub's behavior was tantamount to stealing their food.

Brown watched from the sidelines, and the baby fish only chose the smallest one, which allowed them to remain patient and not react too strongly, but it was enough for them to develop a dislike for the baby fish.

No one likes someone who tries to steal their food when they are starving.

Taking a shower and going back and forth took up most of the morning, so He didn't ask everyone to return to the small rocky hill to continue training. Halfway there, he let the children go home.

While you're at it, take off your wet clothes and put on some new ones. If you don't have any new clothes, go home and warm yourself by the fire to dry them.

Jiang Luoluo and He also took the opportunity to return to the cave. The good news was that the jam had been made by working overtime. There was a little bit of fruit that had gone bad, so Jiang Luoluo put it in a jar to ferment and see if it could ferment into fruit wine. Anyway, it had gone bad and couldn't be eaten, so throwing it away would be a waste.

Seeing the cub carefully take the soft-shelled turtle out of the burlap backpack, Brown felt a little flustered. "Luo... do you really want to eat the soft-shelled turtle?"

Jiang Luoluo carefully placed the fish, which looked like it was about to die, aside, looked at He, thought for a moment, and then went over to gesture to He.

How do you all prepare fish?

"How do you eat it?" Brown asked, puzzled, but still explained, "Do you roast it over a fire? Boil it in water? Like meat?"

"Huh?" Jiang Luoluo was startled.

Don't you scrape off the fish scales? Don't you remove the internal organs?

"Those are all edible, why remove them?" Brown didn't understand.

Fish scales aren't hard or inedible; they become crispy after being roasted over a fire, and he finds them much tastier than fish meat, which has a strange smell.

The same goes for fish entrails; the most important essence of an animal's body is in these entrails, so how can you throw them away?

Jiang Luoluo pursed her lips... Okay, she knew why not many people in the tribe liked to eat fish, and why fish tasted so bad. It would be strange if it tasted good with this cooking method.

Fish innards are different from animal innards, and some fish can be poisonous if not handled properly!

However, the children in the Fish Cave were so short of food that they couldn't bear to throw away anything edible. The fish, which hadn't been properly processed, certainly wouldn't taste very good.

Seeing that the cub was determined to eat the fish, Brown sighed and ultimately did not stop it... It's alright, there are three stone pots next to it, we can make something else to eat.

However, contrary to what Brown had imagined, the cub first used a stone knife to carefully scrape off all the fish scales against the grain, and then made an incision on the side of the fish to take out all the internal organs and other things inside.

After rinsing with water, the cub went to the dozens of "stinky flowers" on one side of the cave, next to the scallions, broke off a large section, chopped it up, and stuffed it into the fish's belly.

Then the cubs carefully selected a piece of white meat, heated it in a stone pot until it produced a sizzling golden liquid, placed the whole fish on top, and finally added water to bring it to a boil.

As the young fish wrapped their scales and entrails in grass, the fishy stench dissipated, and a fragrance they had never smelled before wafted from the pot where the fish was being cooked.

Brown blinked in confusion... Had the cub done something he couldn't understand?

Fish cooks very quickly, much easier than wild animal meat.

Jiang Luoluo took a bite, then frowned. It turned out that she didn't have enough ingredients. Although she added a lot of scallions to remove the smell, the fishy smell was still lingering and couldn't be eliminated so easily.

Brown also curiously took a bite, and then his eyes lit up. It tasted completely unfamiliar to him, and he couldn't believe that this was the taste of soft-shelled turtle. He took another bite of the fish... Wow, delicious!

Brown initially thought the cub would taste bad when he saw it frowning, but it turned out to be surprisingly delicious. That's how people who have never tasted good food are; even a slight change or improvement can amaze them.

Seeing that He was about to taste it, Jiang Luoluo pressed down on He's arm and gestured seriously.

"Luo, are you going to send this to the Fish Cave?" He thought for a moment and said, "Luo, you've already given them a lot of fruit paste, you don't need to give them anything more."

Unexpectedly, the cub shook its head and pointed to the stinky scallion next to it, indicating that it was going to teach them how to make this!

She understands the principle that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.