Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 17 Grass Raincoat

First, remove the serrations from the edges of the leaves of the *Heygrass* to prevent accidental scratches, and then standardize their size.

Then, sort the different sizes of Heyu grass leaves by size and spread them out on the ground in a whole sheet, from smallest to largest.

The main vein in the middle of the blade of grass is pulled out separately. The vein of the blade of grass is extremely tough and strong. One blade is more than two meters long. Jiang Luoluo has already tested it. Even if it is folded 180 degrees, it will not break. It can be used as a rope.

Of course, while the veins of the knife-cut grass are tough, they can't be very soft, so Jiang Luoluo relied on the overlapping force between the leaves of the Heyu grass to fix them in place—cutting corresponding shaped notches in the middle of the leaves, overlapping them and inserting them to fix them in place.

The veins of the cut grass mainly serve a connecting function, ensuring that they do not easily come apart during wear and movement.

Because it was a simple raincoat made based on her own height, Jiang Luoluo didn't spend too much time finishing it.

Sitting there studying the rabbit hair grass, it did indeed feel somewhat as soft as rabbit fur, and because the down was so fine, it also had a strong waterproof ability.

If it weren't for the fact that rabbit hair grass dries into hard needles after being picked and left to dry in just two days, probably every household in the tribe would use rabbit hair grass to make mattresses.

Thinking of this, Jiang Luoluo remembered the four rabbits hanging in the cave. Their fur had been washed and hung up to dry for a while before it could be used to make clothes or blankets.

However, Jiang Luoluo wasn't actually thinking about that; she was looking for seasoning to make rabbit meat, but she didn't have a clue what to do with it yet.

Even after gesturing to the young man several times, the young man still couldn't understand what Jiang Luoluo meant—most of the plants with strange textures and tastes, which couldn't be eaten directly, were classified as poisonous.

For example, chili peppers, when eaten, cause a burning sensation in the mouth... To the people of the tribe, what else could this be but poison?!

Moreover, people who have never eaten it before are very likely to experience diarrhea or stomach pain as a result, which directly confirms its "toxicity".

It was rejected at the very first step, so how could anyone possibly try to do anything with it?

Even if young Ge could understand Jiang Luoluo's meaning, he would never give such a "poisonous" thing to a cub, not even if the cub wanted it!

"This is really a headache," Jiang Luoluo said, resting her chin on her hands.

Brown arrived late, accompanied by a group of adult tribesmen, each carrying one or two stones, each a meter or two high.

Most of the tribe members are 1.9 meters tall, strong men and women with muscles all over their bodies. Some can reach more than 2 meters in height, but there are basically no people like Chief Jing who are 2.3 or 2.4 meters tall.

Those with a slender build like the young witch are even rarer.

Just as the number of boys and girls is roughly equal among children, the ratio of men to women among adult orc warriors is not much different—if the difference in numbers is too large, then Chief Jing and the young shaman should be worried.

Polygamy or polyandry is not practiced in the tribe. A large gender imbalance in the same age group can only mean that the number of newborns will decrease in the near future, and may even decrease further.

Therefore, leaders and shamans of all periods attach great importance to the sex ratio of newborns. If the sex ratio is too large, a baby boom will occur.

Fortunately, the number of newborns and the sex ratio have been healthy in the past two years.

The adult members of the tribe cleaned up the stones on the small rocky hill that had been broken by the children playing, and replaced them with newly moved stones, which immediately brought cheers from the children.

Jiang Luoluo was wondering where the stones on Little Stone Mountain came from, as they didn't look naturally formed and were arranged so neatly.

It turns out that the adult members of the tribe brought it up here for the children to play with...

Brown, having lost an arm, was too heavy to carry, so he just stood by and watched. When he saw Jiang Luoluo watching the scene with curiosity, he happily explained it to her.

"This is the tribe's mining team. The Earth Star Stone and bitter salt we use were obtained by the tribe members in the mining team. These stones are miscellaneous stones that were left over when mining Earth Star Stone."

Jiang Luoluo nodded. She knew that things like a certain mine didn't mean there was only one type of ore, but rather a mixture of various minerals. However, relatively speaking, the quantity of a certain useful ore would be greater.

For example, Earth Star Stones. It's impossible for a certain area to contain only Earth Star Stones. Ordinary stones like these, which are not very useful, make up the majority. These miscellaneous stones must be cleared away first before more Earth Star Stones can be dug out from underneath.

But are there any mining teams in the tribe? Jiang Luoluo had always thought that there were only hunting teams in the tribe.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Besides the food from hunting, there are many other things the tribe needs. Earthstone and bitter salt are essential supplies for life, and people definitely need to go and get them.

However, this would deprive the mining team of its own food source, forcing them to barter with other tribes using Earth Star Stones or bitter salt.

This is also the basis of bartering in the tribe. People only need to exchange goods when there is something that you don't have or something that you don't have.

"What is this?" Brown asked, then noticed the straw raincoat placed next to him and picked it up to examine it curiously.

At the same time, an adult female member of the tribe put down a stone and walked over. "Hey, is this Luo? You said she has a talent for stone tools? Hey, what's this?"

Jiang Luoluo was about to raise her hand to explain.

The little boy Zhuang, who was standing nearby, volunteered to speak for Jiang Luoluo, saying, "It's rainproof! Luo said she's going to make something to keep out the rain!"

Brown and the female tribeswoman exchanged a glance, both looking surprised. The female tribeswoman reached out to Brown, "Brown, let me see, let me see how it keeps out the rain."

"Be careful, don't break it. This was made by Luo, Jin." He was also full of curiosity, but still handed over the straw raincoat in his hand.

The reason is simple... He can't beat Jin, and it's easier to just hand him over than to get beaten up and have his loot stolen.

"I know." Jin took the straw raincoat from his hands. The two, who were not very familiar with its structure, did not pass it over smoothly. As soon as He let go, they heard a rustling sound.

Jin instinctively gripped the part in his hand, expecting to see grass leaves scattered all over the ground, but the grass raincoat held him firmly like a curtain.

The rustling sound only made the entire grass raincoat spread out even wider.

"Wow!" A gasp rang out instantly, and adults and children alike stared wide-eyed.

The conversation between the two attracted the attention of other tribespeople nearby. Many people put down the stones they were holding and gathered around to witness this astonishing scene.

Jin hesitated, then carefully shook the grass raincoat by one corner. The raincoat just swayed and made a slight rubbing sound, but it didn't seem to fall apart at all. Immediately, another gasp of surprise rang out.

"How did they do that?! It's amazing!" Jin exclaimed in surprise.

The tribe has some weaving techniques, and can make things like rattan baskets and winnowing baskets from grass stalks, but the grass raincoat just looks like a pile of leaves stacked on top of each other.

How can it be? !

Brown was the first to react, "Gold, Luo said this is for rain protection, come and try it out!"

"Oh right, I'll give it a try." Jin nodded repeatedly, but still looked like he was thinking about something.

Since the image of the grass-leaf raincoat resembles a cloak, Jin didn't mistake it for something else and simply draped it over his body.

Jin's eyes widened again. She had expected it to feel stiff and uncomfortable, like wearing a large leaf, but surprisingly, it fit her body very well.

The uppermost shoulder blade area is made of specially cut small pieces of grass, which are pieced together in the densest quantity and have the best curvature, making it the most comfortable fit for the body.

The blades of grass underneath grew larger and larger, and the arcs created by their movements became even greater. However, because their walking movements were already large, it actually made their movements easier.

A member of the tribe took out his animal skin water bag and poured the half-full water inside onto the grass raincoat on Jin's body.

Using some unknown technique, the splashed water spread out in mid-air, like real rain, covering Jin's entire body.