He looked down for a while, and the ice in his hand began to melt.

A drop of water fell to the ground from his hand. Mimi's father reacted instantly, looked up, and thanked him excitedly.

"Thank you, Doctor Xia! Thank you, Divine Envoy Xia! I won't bother you any longer, I'll head back now!"

Take this to Mimi's grandma!

The male with a partner shared the same thought, hurriedly thanked him, turned around and ran home like a gust of wind, but his hands were very steady, and not a drop of soup was spilled.

Seeing their hurried figures, Sheng Xia smiled knowingly; clearly, they had taken the food back for their partners.

It's wonderful that every male is so devoted to his partner.

The sun is shining brightly.

It had just rained lightly, and although the rain stopped and the sun came out quickly, the air was still a bit humid.

In the courtyard, Shengxia was happily preparing food. She hummed an unknown tune, breathing in the fresh air, and felt refreshed.

I was humming a song when a commotion suddenly came from outside the door.

"You dare to steal? You think you're so tough?"

"It's not that I didn't have it; it was given to me by Doctor Xia."

"Impossible! Such delicious food, with precious salt added, how could it be casually given to beasts?"

"Move aside, I'll go apologize!"

"Don't go, it really was given to me by Doctor Xia..."

The noise grew closer, and Sheng Xia faintly heard her own name. A look of doubt flashed in her eyes as she spoke to Tie Bai beside her.

"Ah Bai, let's go take a look."

If I heard correctly, that female just mentioned precious salt? Isn't this the seaside? Sea salt is readily available, so why would it be precious?

If the salt was precious, the chief and his men should have suggested exchanging it for other resources when they were helping to boil it.

Perhaps it is more precious to some poor families. There is a gap between the rich and the poor everywhere, and the gap is even greater in the primitive beast world.

Having figured this out, Shengxia's almond-shaped eyes curved into a smile.

At the gate, a tall, strong male was being dragged over by the ear by a slender, tall female.

Behind them followed a lovely little girl, who looked worried and carefully clutched the hem of her mother's clothes.

Finally, three males with slightly furrowed brows followed closely behind, subtly protecting the female and cubs in the middle.

They looked over and paused for a moment.

When Mimi's mother thought about how her partner had stolen Xia Wuyi's food, her irritable aura instantly subsided, and she apologized with a guilty expression.

"I'm sorry, Doctor Xia! My centipede stole your food. I ate one, but I didn't touch any of these. My name is Yu Xiang, and I live right behind you. We...we'll make it up to you."

As Yu Tian spoke, her eyes reddened, and the little female beside her anxiously tugged at her clothes, whispering words of comfort.

The males in his household hunt for barely enough to feed them, and they can't afford any food right now. The compensation will be paid in full in a few days.

she……

Shengxia's long eyelashes fluttered, noticing her embarrassment, she quickly stepped forward, took her hand, and explained gently.

"It wasn't stolen, you've misunderstood, it's your centipede..."

At this point, Sheng Xia's pupils dilated dramatically. She looked up sharply at the blushing male and realized that his beast form was probably a centipede. Her scalp tingled instantly.

She suppressed her instinct to back away, her voice trembling slightly, and continued speaking.

“He helped my baby move things, and I gave him the food.” After saying that, he remembered something and took out a bag of shell coins from his space and handed it to Yu Tian: “Here, these are for you. They’re for buying octopus.”

Without waiting for a reply, he shoved the shell coins into the bewildered female's arms, took a few steps back, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fish Sweet's eyes widened in shock.

Her expression suddenly changed, and she turned back to look at her partner in astonishment. It turned out that he had indeed wronged Wu Zhi.

It took her a while to realize what was happening. She tucked her bangs behind her ear, feeling embarrassed, and gave Sheng Xia a gentle smile.

"Doctor Xia, it's just a little fish. He's very strong; he doesn't need any coins or payment. Please take it back!"

He took two steps forward, raised the shell coins in his hand, and handed them to Shengxia.

Sheng Xia's almond-shaped eyes curved into a smile. She took a step back and insisted, "This is what you deserve. Please accept it."

Seeing that Yu Tian was inclined to hand it to her again, Sheng Xia was afraid that this pushing and shoving would continue until evening, when she still had to cook for the children.

Not wanting to waste time on pushing and shoving, I quickly changed the subject and asked a question.

Is salt precious here?

Yu Xiang's attention was indeed diverted. She looked at Sheng Xia with a puzzled expression, wondering why Doctor Xia asked such a question, since salt is precious everywhere.

However, she still skillfully placed the things in her hands into her partner's hands, folded her hands over her lower abdomen, and earnestly explained to Sheng Xia.

"It's very precious. We eat salt that we find on the beach. When the weather is good, we can find some, but not much. When the weather is bad, there's none at all..."

From the few words spoken, Shengxia had already understood most of it, and the rest was easy to understand after a little analysis.

They lived by the sea, but they didn't know how to extract salt from the seawater. When the weather was good, the tide receded and the sun shone on the shore, and salt appeared there.

No wonder it's considered precious.

She has lived here for so long and has only seen naturally sun-dried salt once, in very small quantities, and it was mixed in with the sand.

It's highly likely that the portion will be small, the taste will be unpleasant, and it will cause teeth grinding...

The island's environment is not bad; the sky is clear and the wind is gentle, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and the scenery is beautiful. However, the islanders' lives are rather difficult.

A sense of helplessness washed over Sheng Xia as she looked at the female cub that reached her calves, blinking its clean eyes and curiously tilting its head up to look at it without saying a word.

They are so well-behaved and sensible that even animals feel sorry for them.

She reached out and gently rubbed her little head with affection, then looked up, her almond-shaped eyes curving into crescents.

"Salt will be available. You should go back and wait for news."

After we finish eating, we'll discuss with the chief about exchanging the salt-making method for salt. The tribe will give her a cut every time they make salt.

In this way, she can have salt ready to eat every time she comes. For the Crab Roe Tribe, making more would only require a little more animal power.

Strength is the least valuable trait in the beast world.

"Okay, thank you, we're going back now."

Yu Tian's eyes lit up as she listened to Sheng Xia's words, and she nodded frantically. For some reason, she believed everything that Doctor Xia said.

She took Mimi's hand and turned to leave.

Mimi looked at Yang Yuan's bare upper body with a puzzled expression, and finally couldn't help but tilt her head and ask.

Why aren't you wearing a shirt?

What female goes shirtless?

Yang Yuan was stunned by her question.

A hint of confusion flashed in her beautiful, harmless peach blossom eyes, making them appear even more lively and innocent, which made Mimi's eyes light up.

He said in a childish voice.

"Why should I wear a shirt?" He's male, and his fathers didn't wear that much.