Pets
Wu Jiong turned and kissed Jian Mo's forehead. "Let's go back too."
Jian Mo hugged Wu Jiong and returned the kiss, saying with a smile, "Don't rush, let's go on a date, let's go see the autumn grasslands."
It had been a long time since they had a simple time together as a couple. Jian Mo pulled Wu Jiong along, heading deeper into the grassland. He didn't know why Wu Jiong lacked a sense of security, but he could provide it.
Chapter 163 Pets
Jian Mo and the others didn't return until midnight.
When I returned to the tribe, it was quiet, as if the entire tribe had fallen into a deep sleep.
The patrolling orcs did spot them, but they didn't come up to disturb them.
The two hurried home quietly. When they arrived, Jian Mo pushed Wu Jiong inside.
Just then, Jian Mo heard a tiny chirp. "Jiujiu."
Jian Mo turned around and saw that Jiujiu had somehow run up to them, tilting her head and looking at them, making soft chirping sounds.
Jian Mo felt a little embarrassed at being caught. "What are you chirping about? It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet? Go to sleep."
As she spoke, Jian Mo stretched out her arm and pushed Jiujiu's soft body.
Instead of leaving, Jiujiu lowered its head, grabbed his sleeve, and pulled him to the side.
Jian Mo: "Huh?"
Wu Jiong: "Is Jiujiu going to take us to find something?"
Following Jiujiu's lead, the two walked to the side. After taking two steps, Jian Mo suddenly noticed something on the windowsill.
They went closer and saw that there were two rows of bowls, all filled with food.
Jian Mo thought for a moment and understood, "These must be long loaches that the kids caught, and their parents brought them to us."
The children rarely have such a great achievement, especially since it was from the classroom. The parents were naturally proud and cooked the food before bringing it to them.
It's possible that one parent brought their child first, and other parents followed suit, resulting in two rows of so many children.
Jian Mo was both amused and exasperated. "Who sent all of these?"
Jiujiu couldn't answer the question, but it could remind them that there was food, "Chirp."
Jian Mo turned around and patted Jiujiu Chiu: "Okay, we'll eat it tomorrow morning."
It was too late; they had already washed up, and neither of them had any appetite.
Jiujiu once more, and, having completed its task, contentedly went back to its nest to sleep.
Wu Jiong and Jian Mo hurriedly put all the food in the cupboard and went back to their room to sleep.
The next day, Wu Jiong got up first, while Jian Mo rolled around in bed, lingering there.
It's getting a bit chilly now, and it's so comfortable to stay in bed.
If he weren't worried about not being able to sleep at night, he could have taken another nap.
After rolling around for a while, Jian Mo finally found a set of long-sleeved clothes to put on, and slowly went downstairs while yawning.
The sun was shining brightly outside. Ying'ao should be out looking for food. Jiujiu was playing with the cubs in the tribe. Jian Mo's pointed beast ears twitched, and he could accurately hear the cubs and Jiujiu's voices.
After washing up, Jian Mo went to the kitchen, took the rice out of the pot, and ate it slowly.
Before they had finished eating, Zhou Fu walked towards their kitchen with someone in tow. "Jian Mo, someone's looking for you."
Jian Mo swallowed the food in her mouth and asked, "Who is it?"
The Zhou Fu aside, revealing the person behind it.
The one who arrived was a sub-orc, carrying a River Fluff Beast in his arms. Jian Mo didn't recognize which tribe the sub-orc belonged to.
The orc stood politely at the kitchen door and said, "Doctor Jian Mo, I am Di Ying from the Dianxin Tribe. I would like to ask you to take a look at my River Fluff Beast."
Jian Mo put down her chopsticks. "What happened to the River Fluff Beast?"
Di Ying: "I don't know. I've been a bit restless these past two days, and I haven't been eating anything. Something doesn't feel right."
Jian Mo: "Let me see."
Zhou Fu brought the person over and left, while Di Ying waited outside the door.
Jian Mo quickly cleared the food off the table, washed her hands, and went outside with Di Ying, carrying the River Fluff Beast into the yard to stand in the sunlight and look at it.
While checking on the River Fluff Beast, Jian Mo casually asked, "Do you also keep River Fluff Beast?"
Di Ying nodded. "I brought it here specifically because I heard that your family has River Fluff Beast."
After hesitating for a moment, Di Ying asked, "Doctor Jian Mo, can you treat the River Fluff Beast?"
Jian Mo: "It should be possible, but it might not be effective. I don't have enough medicine on hand."
After the examination, Jian Mo picked up the chubby River Fluff Beast: "It seems to have held its pee. Has it not urinated for two days? How are the other River Fluff Beast on your side? Is this the only one showing symptoms?"
Di Ying: "I didn't raise any other River Fluff Beast, I only raised this one."
Jian Mo a little surprised. "Keeping it as a pet?"
Di Ying had never heard of the concept of pets before, but he understood as soon as Jian Mo mentioned it. "Yes, I've loved raising River Fluff Beast since I was little. This is the third River Fluff Beast I've raised, and it's also the offspring of the River Fluff Beast one."
"It's fine," Jian Mo said after the examination. "You did have a bit of a bladder to hold in. I see some redness and swelling; it might be infected."
Jian Mo knew that many of the people here wouldn't understand what she was saying, but she felt it would be better to explain things clearly.
Di Ying asked anxiously, "Then what should we do?"
Jian Mo: "I'll try to get its urine out, and then I'll give it an anti-inflammatory and diuretic medicine. Can you give me this River Fluff Beast?"
Di Ying breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you for your help. How do we collect the supplies?"
Jian Mo: "I'll tell you after I've finished processing it. It'll probably take one or two rolls of cloth. If you don't have any cloth, you can use other supplies instead."
None of the nearby tribes had metal mines, so they usually traded cloth for goods.
Now that cotton cloth is more common in the Long Years Tribe, the fabric is becoming more popular.
Jian Mo felt it was fine; there was no need to force the adoption of metal currency like on Earth. Since it was only for small-scale transactions, if one day cloth became outdated as currency, other currencies would naturally develop here.