Transmigrated To Ancient Times To Farm And Build A Kingdom - Chapter 26

Chapter 26: Tough Nuan Chun

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After dinner.

The first light of dawn peeked over the horizon and spilled across the evening forest.

The warm yellow sunlight shone on the white lake, refracting a rainbow of colors.

Chen Rong carried the white fruits to the ground, spread them out, and hung them to dry. Chang Xia carried a basket woven from thin vines, which contained small river shrimps. These river shrimps had to be dried and ground before they could be made into shrimp powder. Without MSG and chicken essence, shrimp powder was Chang Xia’s treasure for adding flavor to food.

They did not chat beside the beast lair. They did their work quietly.

A tacit warmth surrounded the two of them.

“Chen Rong, let’s check the moisture of the loess layer before we start the house cave. Shortly after the cold season, the ice and snow melted and flowed into the rivers and seas. There was a lot of moisture stored in the ground. ” Chang Xia found a piece of animal skin and wrapped it around her head.

For one thing, it could provide shade.

Secondly, it prevented sand from splashing into her hair. Washing her hair was troublesome.

“Shall we use resin?” Chen Rong asked, folding the wicker basket.

Chang Xia shook her head slightly and said, “Building a house cave is like digging a beast lair. First, you dig out the holes, then you scrape the face. The resin and other decorative holes are used with wood and stone. There’s not much wood and stone to use for construction.”

Of course, all kinds of furniture were made later.

That was another situation altogether.

In terms of single construction, it really didn’t take much wood and stone.

“This is easier than building a lair,” Chen Rong said.

The tribesmen built their nests. The beasts were not impatient and could spend a few years gathering wood, stone, and resin bit by bit.

The beast lair that was built was basically enough for the beasts to live in for the rest of their lives.

With that, they walked west together.

“Chen Rong, let’s start with the side.” Chang Xia decided to do it from the side. She took the improvised stone pick and ceremonially dug into it.

Chen Rong smiled at Chang Xia’s actions, his hands turning into wolf claws.

He easily dug out the sturdy loess and piled it at the side. He would transport the loess to the location Chang Xia had mentioned later.

“Very dry.”

“That way, I won’t have to worry about it collapsing.”

After a while, a hole that could accommodate people was dug out.

Chang Xia got in and examined it carefully, confirming the wetness of the loess layer.

“Leave the closing to me, Chang Xia. Take your time transporting the soil,” Chen Rong said.

It was very tiring to build the house cave. Chen Rong could not bear for Chang Xia to be too tired. He opened his mouth and suggested that Chang Xia transport the loess he had dug out slowly.

The tools to hold the soil were rattan baskets.

However, these rattan baskets were specially woven.

The selected vines were hard and durable. They could be pulled and dragged on the ground. Chang Xia was small and could not carry the loess with a rattan basket.

She could only use the clumsiest method, dragging the wicker basket with both hands.

Her hands inevitably strained.

Chang Xia wanted to exercise, so this was acceptable.

Besides, even if she transformed, she would not be as fast as Chen Rong.

Race determined the strength of the beast’s body. The Dragon Cat Race was innately weaker than the other beasts. Not to mention, compared to a top race like the War Wolf Race, even if Chen Rong was poisoned and injured, his physique was not something Chang Xia could compare to.

A totem warrior like Nan Feng almost lost to Chen Rong.

If they really fought, Chen Rong might not necessarily lose.

“Chang Xia—”

In the distance, she could hear Nuan Chun shouting.

Chang Xia put down the rattan basket and looked over. She saw Nuan Chun walking over slowly with a rattan basket. “I picked up some bird eggs a few days ago. I’ll give you a basket.”

Root went back after meeting with Chang Xia.

He would hand the recipe of the fruit powder pancake to his clansmen.

Immediately, a rich fragrance filled the air above the tribe again.

Nuan Chun estimated that her clansmen would send some white fruits and bird eggs to Chang Xia in the next few days. There were many wild vegetables in this season, so her clansmen shouldn’t deliberately send them over.

“Nuan Chun, you’ve had powdered fruit pancakes?” Chang Xia patted the sand off her hands and smiled. She’d guessed it from the look on Nuan Chun’s face.

Root had always cared about the tribe and had no selfish motives.

The fruit powder cake was delicious. He would definitely teach it to his clansmen.

“I have. It’s delicious.” Nuan Chun smiled and nodded. She said, “Powdered fruit pancakes. Is that the new food you made while studying white fruit?”

Previously, she had been worried that Chang Xia had picked too many white fruits.

After eating the fruit powder pancakes, Nuan Chun was afraid that there would not be enough white fruits near the tribe.

“No. The pastry was made by Chen Rong by accident. I studied the white fruit and wanted to make other delicious things with it. However, the white fruit hasn’t dried yet. I’ll do it after it dries.”

Chang Xia smiled mysteriously. Fruit powder pancakes were indeed delicious.

However, compared to the rice noodles, they were different.

I can’t think about it. I can’t. The more I think about it, the more hungry I will become.

As they chatted, the two of them sent the bird eggs to the beast lair. Then they wandered to the west side and looked at the hole that had been dug on the left. Nuan Chun couldn’t help but look happy.

“Chang Xia, are you done digging?” Nuan Chun asked.

Chang Xia shook her head. This wasn’t even close. She said, “We’ve only just begun to build the house cave. We’ll have to do the boring, and then we’ll have to clean. We’ll have to smooth out the arches from the top of the house cave. We’ll have to scrape the house cave until it’s clean and even. After the whole set is done, we’ll be done. When the house cave is dried, we’ll have to use loess, chopped weeds mixed with resin mud. To make the house cave beautiful and tidy, we’ll need at least two or three layers of mud so that the walls will be smooth.”

Chang Xia was still pondering about the mud for the house cave.

She understood that a mud house cave was built mainly from dry soil, wheatgrass and mud.

A wall like this, made of mud, was no less impressive than a concrete wall. There was no wheatgrass, but there was resin. Chang Xia wasn’t worried about not scraping the house cave clean, just about whether adding resin and mud would be too sticky.

At that time, the ratio would have to be adjusted. If not, they would have to install wooden planks.

Chang Xia’s long explanation successfully made Nuan Chun dizzy. She did not understand and did not know how to appreciate it.

“What do you need me to—” Nuan Chun began.

Since she couldn’t understand it, she simply chose to use her eyes and memorize it.

This way, he would not be afraid that something would go wrong with her house cave in the future.

“No need.” Chang Xia shook her head, refusing.

The children in Nuan Chun’s stomach were about to be born in the rainy season. At this time, Chang Xia did not dare to ask Nuan Chun for help. The birth rate of beast cubs was very low, and every one of them was extremely precious.

As soon as Nuan Chun saw Chang Xia’s nervous expression, she could guess what she was thinking. So, Nuan Chun rolled her eyes at Chang Xia, reached out, grabbed the rattan basket beside Chang Xia, and dragged it away.

Her relaxed manner stunned Chang Xia.

Chang Xia’s body was just right, and this basket was specially woven for her by Chen Rong. It was smaller than an ordinary rattan basket, and a basket of yellow soil weighed about 50 kilograms. With the strong physique of the beasts, ordinary beast cubs could easily lift or drag it. This weight was very suitable for Chang Xia.

Nuan Chun was no totem warrior.

However, she was much stronger than Chang Xia.

A hundred pounds was easy for her.

And so the scene unfolded.

“Nuan Chun, slow down,” Chang Xia said nervously.

Nuan Chun dragged the rattan basket easily, moving the soil two times faster than Chang Xia. “Chang Xia, this bit of weight is very light. Don’t worry, I care more about the baby in my stomach than you do. It’s fine.”

Chen Rong, who was quiet in the distance, watched silently.

However, he moved a little faster. He was afraid that if he was too slow, he would be mocked by Nuan Chun.

Lately, more and more things had triggered him.

Chen Rong felt his shoulders grow heavy and his heart tired.