Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 107 Kinship in the Tribe

Jiang Luoluo looked at the two intact Earth Star Stones that Ge had brought back. The meaning of Wu and Chief Jing was already self-evident.

However, for a moment, Jiang Luoluo really didn't know what she should come up with to be innovative, and she had no clue what to do.

After all, she wasn't even clear about what the tribe had or didn't have. What if she spent a lot of effort only to find something that the tribe already had? Wouldn't that be a waste of her time?

Jiang Luoluo doesn't like working for free.

So before taking action, Jiang Luoluo decided to ask Ge what the tribe had, not just weapons, but also tools and such.

Speaking of tools, one person comes to mind – the carpenter Cong.

Ge and the cub exchanged a glance. Seeing that there was no more jam to cook in the cave, the two, feeling relieved, immediately decided to go find Cong.

Before leaving, Jiang Luoluo instructed Ge to slightly modify a wooden door, making it into a hand-held shape—actually, it was just sharpening two wooden sticks and inserting them into the wooden door from the left and right.

This way, you can simply hold up two wooden sticks to prop up the wooden door, instead of leaving your hands exposed to the rain as before.

Although Ge didn't think it was anything special, even the most complicated requirements were not difficult for him to meet, Jiang Luoluo couldn't bear to see Ge suffer like this.

Moreover, with two more wooden sticks in front and behind, it can stand up on its own, just like a table. In case of any unexpected situation, Ge can leave a safe place for the cubs to hide temporarily, freeing himself to deal with the emergency.

Of course, it's better to avoid such accidents altogether.

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Cong, who was staying at home making wooden utensils, looked up and saw two people coming in the rain. His expression was one of astonishment and indescribable surprise.

Some of his tribesmen would brave the rain to come and exchange things with him during the rainy season, but he had never met anyone who brought cubs with them. Wasn't that too much trouble?

"Is...is something wrong?" Cong panicked for a moment, trying to figure out what important thing could have happened to warrant Ge Fei bringing the cubs over with such effort.

“It’s nothing, Luo just wanted to come here for a look,” Ge replied honestly.

Even without saying a word, Jiang Luoluo could tell how vulgar Cong Yi's meaning was in an instant.

But considering he couldn't beat Ge, Cong remained silent for a moment before asking helplessly, "What does Luo want to see?"

Jiang Luoluo had been to Cong's place once before and had seen some of the tools Cong used at that time, since they were right outside and she would definitely see them as she walked by.

However, not all of Cong's tools are left out. Some that are not needed temporarily or are not frequently used are definitely stored away and only taken out when needed.

Therefore, the tools that Jiang Luoluo saw were just some common and frequently used ordinary tools.

She and Ge came here this time, definitely wanting to see those unusual and special tools and see if there was anything that could inspire Jiang Luoluo.

Hearing Ge Guang make such a request so openly, even Jiang Luoluo herself felt embarrassed.

For a unique carpentry profession like that of the tribe, Jiang Luoluo's request felt like she was stealing his skills, or even forcing him to do so.

In a more serious context, this kind of thing might be a closely guarded secret of a profession or clan, something crucial to the survival of a family.

But you have to admit that the people in the tribe are simple and pure. When Ge made such a request, Cong actually agreed without any reluctance or unwillingness.

They didn't even realize that the cub's thoughts would cause them to behave in a way that would be detrimental to them.

That's ridiculous. If everyone could become a carpenter, then the tribe wouldn't still only have one family with a carpentry tradition.

And is becoming a carpenter really that simple? Is it something you can understand just by watching a few tools being used?

Without being exposed to it from childhood and without learning and training from childhood, how would one know what kind of tool a piece of wood is suitable to be made into, or what kind of wood is needed to make a tool?

How to select different types of wood, how to determine which wood is usable, and how to process wood to make it work for you?

The pressure of each cut, the thickness and depth of the cut, the size of the cut... all these require generations of experience and countless hours to learn.

Cong also knew that the cub had many ideas and could always come up with many novel things, so he was very happy to tell the cub how to use his tools, hoping that the cub's fresh ideas would in turn inspire him.

Actually, it's because Cong has been cooped up at home for too long, making woodwork every day. He doesn't even have anyone to talk to, so he's very bored. It's rare to have someone to talk to. Usually, he can meet one or two people from his tribe every day.

Cong's parents are still alive; they are rare in the tribe for dying of old age, but they do not live with Cong.

Or, after Cong inherited his parents' profession and officially became a carpenter in the tribe, his parents had already moved out to live in the residential area for the elderly members of the tribe.

They left this cave, which had been passed down for a very long time—so long that they themselves couldn't even remember how long—to the Cong.

It's funny, really, because Cong, a carpenter in the tribe, and his ancestors had always lived in caves instead of wooden houses.

There are many reasons, but the most important one is the size of the space. Caves can be expanded to a great extent. As long as you have enough strength, you can open up a cave as big as an icehouse in the back mountain. But to build a large wooden house, you need to use a lot of technology. The larger it is, the more difficult it is.

For carpenters, a large warehouse that can store a considerable amount of wood is of paramount importance—they can't possibly go out and cut down trees every time they make a piece of wood.

Secondly, the reason is that in a cave, as long as the fire is kept burning, there is no need to worry about insects or dampness. In contrast, in a wooden house, there is the concern about wood rotting and leaks, and the wood needs to be replaced frequently. Carpenters are already busy enough, so they don't have time to do so many things.

Moreover, the cave where Cong lived had already been divided into many functional areas, making it very troublesome to move him to the wooden house.

It's the same principle as how a lathe in a factory can't be moved easily.

So barring any unforeseen circumstances, Cong is destined to live in this cave until his next generation or his successor grows up, at which point he will give the cave to them and move to another place.

The kinship among the tribe members is neither that close nor that distant.

After all, the tribe only has a little over two thousand people. Over the years, the blood ties of all the tribe members are definitely mixed together. In fact, everyone is related.

Therefore, most members of the clan only focus on their bloodline to the next generation, that is, only up to their own children's generation.

When their children grow up to have children, there is basically no contact anymore—the elderly members of the tribe do not rely on their children for support, but are raised by the tribe as a whole.

In return, these older members of the tribe need to learn new skills to pass on the tribe's culture until they die.

When they die, that is the last bond between them and their children. Their children will be responsible for collecting their remains and burying them.

But in reality, most of them have lost contact with the clan, and not many of them are able to live to old age.