I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 51 The Secret of the Fur Ball

The sound of "clapping" rang out. Lezhi was infected by Le Nian's emotions and couldn't help but clap to cheer him on. "Wow, Le Nian, you are so amazing! Keep it up! I look forward to the day you become the captain of the guard team!"

"Hehe, thanks Lezhi." Accepting Lezhi's encouragement, Le Nian scratched his head and continued to turn the millstone with all his might.

Unexpectedly, Lezhi not only cooks well, but also speaks so sweetly. Le Nian secretly vowed in his heart that from now on, Lezhi would be the one he protected, and no one could bully him.

"By the way, you guys said you were going to leave the clan to look for something. I'll help you look for it with us. It'll be faster if there are more people."

Seeing Le Nian extend an olive branch of friendship, Le Zhi glanced at Le You, and with his encouraging look, nodded with a light smile, "Okay, thank you, Le Nian."

In this harmonious atmosphere, the three of them finished grinding all the stone fruits that Lezhi had separated before it got dark, and obtained five large buckets of ground juice mixture.

The barrels used by the tree spirits to hold liquids are made of a plant called hollow wood. This plant grows quickly; the thinnest can be as thick as a person's waist, while the thickest can be so thick that it takes three people to hug it.

Because this plant is easy to obtain, the tribe has never lacked wooden barrels.

At that time, Le Jing brought Le Zhi more than a dozen stacked wooden buckets of various sizes, which Le Zhi had kept. This time, they came in handy.

The two helped Lezhi move the buckets of juice to an open space inside the house, and then Leyou and Lenian had a chance to sit down and rest.

"Lezhi, I've brought all the buckets back for you. What's next?"

Busy in the kitchen, Lezhi didn't have time to turn around and shouted, "Stir it up and then filter it with the cloth I put over there, then just let it settle."

"okay."

Stirring and filtering is a simple task, but it requires a lot of effort. It's easier to complete with two people working together. They also helped Lezhi carry the filtered starch water inside the house to prevent it from getting dirty from being exposed to the wind and sun.

I pointed out the reserved drying area to Leyou, and after flipping the pan-fried meat in the pot, I also paid attention to how well the braised pork was cooking.

Le Nian helped him so much today, so we should definitely reward him handsomely.

Fortunately, Leyou had a pot with her. It was almost dinner time, and Lezhi was worried that they wouldn't have enough time, so she had to ask Le Nian, who was already familiar with operating the stone mill, to help Leyou finish up.

He returned first to cook, using all the meat he had stored. He used two pots at the same time, and after a busy period of time, dinner was almost ready. He just needed enough time to cook and create the final delicious meal.

The aroma of food filled the air, making Le Nian, who was waiting on the side, drool.

He kept sniffing, exclaiming, "Hmm, what's this smell? It smells different from roasted meat, it smells so good!"

Seeing how worthless Le Nian looked, Le You wanted to make fun of him, but he was just as cowardly and swallowed his excessive saliva to avoid losing face.

"This is a new dish that Lezhi made. Besides Lezhong and me, you should be the third person to try it. It is indeed a completely different taste from barbecue. It is juicier, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. You'll know once you've tried it. It's super delicious."

Leyou's description made Le Nian even more excited for the upcoming feast.

However, the food hadn't been served yet. To pass the time, Leyou tried to distract herself. Looking around, she didn't see the familiar little furball, so she asked, "By the way, Lezhi, why haven't I seen Maoqiu all day? Isn't it always so clingy to you?"

Upon hearing Leyou mention the fur ball, Lezhi, who had been picking up the pot lid to check the dishes, paused, sighed softly, and wanted to know.

Maoqiu has gone out alone before, but this time it's been too long. I wonder if something happened.

"It went out by itself at noon, and I don't know what it went to do."

The low voice was obvious, and Leyou was startled, realizing that she had said the wrong thing.

They exchanged a glance, both of their eyes flashing with worry, but they couldn't say anything more at the moment.

Dinner was spent in Lezhi's absent-mindedness and Leyou and Lenian's exaggerated food-grabbing battle. Knowing that his friends were trying to cheer him up, Lezhi obligingly pretended to be cheerful.

But after seeing Leyou and Lenian off, Lezhi immediately looked dejected when she was alone.

After standing there for a while, Lezhi dragged her weak steps to check the sedimentation of the stone pulp water before slowly walking towards the bathroom.

Without Maoqiu around, he seems listless and lacks energy.

Taking a bath alone only intensified my worries. Unable to relieve my anxiety, I could only toss and turn in bed.

Even though my body is very tired, I just can't fall asleep.

Habits are a terrible thing. I've gotten used to having my cat, Maoqiu, by my side all the time. If he suddenly disappears, I won't be able to adapt at all.

With her hands patting the bed weakly, unable to fall asleep, Lezhi had no choice but to get up.

He climbed the steps to the second-floor platform, opened the floor-to-ceiling window, and let the bright moonlight stream into the platform. Facing the moonlight, he sat on the swing and swayed idly, his whole being like a drifting catkin in the wind, waiting for a destined person to pick him.

The night was so long, yet so short.

Lezhi didn't know how much time had passed, but when she realized that the sky in the distance was beginning to lighten, she finally managed to drift off to sleep.

Without bothering to go back to the bedroom, he simply took a nap on the rocking chair on the terrace.

The first rays of morning sunlight awakened my weary eyes, my long, curled eyelashes casting distinct shadows beneath my eyelids. After struggling for a moment, I couldn't resist the sun's allure; my eyelashes trembled slightly, and then I slowly opened my eyes.

Seeing Lezhi subconsciously raise his hand to rub his eyes, I knew he was awake.

Having returned without anyone noticing, the fluffy ball, which had been silently resting on the swing, tilted its head and gently chirped twice, just like every morning before, casually greeting Lezhi.

While still rubbing his eyes, Lezhi thought he was hallucinating. After a second of stunned silence, he quickly rubbed his eyes hard and opened them again, only then confirming that the sound he had just heard was indeed from Maoqiu.

"Furry!" He jumped up with a start, picked up the furry ball, and looked it over from all sides. Seeing no injuries, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After worrying, she got angry: "Where did you go yesterday? You were gone for so long, I was so worried about you."

In the end, the complaints turned into nothing more than whining.

The fluffy ball, being picked up, thought Lezhi was playing with it, and happily flapped its wings, chirping softly incessantly.

As if remembering something, the fluffy ball suddenly flew up from Lezhi's hand, came to the side, and turned into its original form.

The house was originally built for Rakuchi and Moko, so the ceilings in each room are very high and the space is very large, so that Moko can transform at any time.

Having successfully transformed into a large white bird, the fluffball gave a "hiss" to Lezhi who had come to its side, then turned and searched among its own feathers.

When Maoqiu first brought things to itself, it took them out of its feathers, so Lezhi thought it was the same as last time, that Maoqiu had brought back some little gadgets again.

What the furry ball turned around and picked up almost made Lezhi's eyes pop out.

The first thing it took out was a flint, about the size of the millstone it had made yesterday.

Fortunately, the furball knew Lezhi's small size and didn't smash it directly onto Lezhi's head. Instead, it placed it on the ground in front of Lezhi with great care.

Staring dumbfounded at the progenitor of firestone before him, Lezhi tremblingly stretched out his hands. The information that flooded his mind, coupled with the familiar warmth of his hands, told Lezhi that this was not a hallucination.

"What is this thing, fluffy ball? Where did you find it?"

"嗻～"

With a triumphant chirp, the fluffy ball, seeing that Lezhi had accepted the first gift, continued searching through the feathers.

The familiar movements, however, made Lezhi's heart pound with fear.

What kind of bird can hide something this big in its feathers? You've given yourself away, do you even realize it?!

He let out a silent lament, but Lezhi could only be thankful that it was just the two of them present. As long as he kept his mouth shut, Maoqiu's little secret could still be kept hidden.

Lezhi, who didn't know much about the bird-beast races of Jormungand, subconsciously decided to keep this a secret for the time being. There was a reason why the tree spirits had space, and it was strange that the unknown bird-beast Maoqiu also had space.

Lezhi was frowning, her brain was about to overload, but Maoqiu didn't notice. She found what she wanted, took it out and put it on the empty ground with a "bang".

Drawn by what had reappeared, Lezhi turned and stood before the translucent blue crystal emitting a chilling aura. "This is..."

With a wild guess in mind, Lezhi reached out and touched it.