Although the leader of the pig tribe had reminded himself more than once in his mind to be careful about his eating manners so as not to be laughed at, his mouth was out of control and after one bite, a big hole appeared on the fish!
The freshly grilled fish was very hot and had bones in it, but these were obviously not issues that should be considered at this moment. He breathed out hot air, his mouth moving quickly, and in a moment, a big mouthful of fish was already swallowed.
As for the fish bones, he didn't spit out any of them. He just bit them into pieces and ate them all.
As soon as he swallowed a mouthful of fish, he couldn't wait to take a second bite...
The other six people from the Pig Tribe who were given the fish ate the same way as their leader. They could not beat the leader in a fight, but when it came to eating fish, they were just as good as the leader.
The remaining five people who did not get any fish stared at their companions who were eating with relish, their saliva watering, wishing they could pounce on them and snatch the food from their companions' mouths.
The leader of the pig tribe finished a fish in just three or two bites. He even ate the fish head and chewed it up.
After eating all this, he smiled at his senior brother a little embarrassedly.
The eldest brother had no intention of mocking them. He had also experienced the feeling of hunger and knew what it felt like. He took a freshly grilled fish that had not yet been taken off the tree branch and handed it to the pig tribe member with a friendly smile: "Eat!"
The people of the Pig Tribe haven’t been this happy for a long time!
Because the heavy snow came early this year, their tribe implemented a policy of saving food from the very beginning, which means that they have never had enough to eat since the snow began to fall.
Now that they had come to this friendly neighboring tribe, they were shocked and moved by their wealth and friendliness.
Because they put themselves in the other person's shoes and thought, if it were them, even if they had so many fish, when a nearby tribe came to borrow food, they would at most entertain them with fruits that were cold and could not satisfy their hunger, instead of delicious fish.
Little did they know that due to the abundance of meat and the fact that less fruit was picked in autumn, the fruits they considered to be of the lowest grade have now become more popular than meat in the Green Bird Tribe.
Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible for the Qingque tribe to entertain them with fruit.
"eat."
The salt fish soup in the jar was cooked. The eldest brother took a bowl and scooped a bowl of steaming salt fish soup for the leader of the pig tribe. There was half a salt fish in the bowl.
The leader of the Pig Tribe took the bowl and chopsticks that he had never seen before, looked at the steaming soup and fish in the bowl, then looked at the two sticks in his hands. He had never touched these things before, and felt like he had no idea where to start eating.
The eldest brother saw the helplessness of the Pig Tribe leader, and a sense of joy of success rose in his heart.
The reason why he grilled fish and boiled salt fish soup for the people of the Pig Tribe was not only because the salt fish soup would warm the whole body in winter, but also because he wanted to show off the new things of their Green Bird Tribe to this tribe in this subtle way.
Seeing the leader of the Pig Tribe and the other people from the Pig Tribe who were holding bowls and chopsticks and looking at each other, not knowing how to eat, a sense of superiority rose in the heart of the eldest brother.
He picked up a bowl from the side and served himself a bowl of salty fish soup. He then took two chopsticks, holding the soup in one hand and the chopsticks in the other. He skillfully used the chopsticks to scoop up a piece of fish from the soup and put it into his mouth to eat. Then he put his mouth to the edge of the bowl, took a sip of the soup, and swallowed it happily.
When the people of the Pig Tribe saw this, they suddenly realized that this was how the food they had never seen before was eaten, and this was how the two short sticks were used.
They followed the elder brother's example and held two chopsticks together in their hands to scoop up the meat from the bowl. However, how could they, who had never touched such a magical tool like chopsticks, easily master it?
Everyone was sweating profusely, but few succeeded. Finally, they had no choice but to hold the bowl, lean over to the bowl and slurp the fish soup before eating the meat.
The leader of the Pig Tribe originally thought that the steaming water would not taste very good, but after he tried taking a sip, an expression of enjoyment immediately appeared on his face.
It's not just because the hot water is surprisingly delicious, there is another important reason. When you take a sip, it warms your mouth all the way to your stomach, and the coldness in your body is dispelled a lot by this sip of hot soup.
He quickened the pace of slurping the soup. After finishing a bowl of steaming hot fish soup, a layer of sweat broke out on the forehead of the Pig Tribe leader. He felt warm all over and felt very comfortable.
He had never felt this kind of warmth emanating from deep within his body since the beginning of winter.
The leader of the Pig Tribe was really unsure how to use the two small wooden sticks in his hands. He looked at the people in the tribe who were eating fish with their hands, and he also gave up his chopsticks and joined the ranks of those who were "learning to use their hands".
After eating and drinking, a long-lost feeling of comfort spread throughout the body, making the leader of the pig tribe lazy. He wanted to sleep.
Thinking of the people in the tribe who were eagerly waiting for them to bring back food, the leader of the Pig Tribe was shocked, and the tiredness that had just appeared on his body immediately disappeared without a trace.
He quickly put down the bowl, stood up and told his eldest brother about borrowing some food to take back.
The eldest brother said, let them rest here for a while before going back.
The leader of the Pig Tribe kept shaking his head.
Thinking of the people in the tribe who were waiting anxiously, how could he have the heart to rest any longer?
Upon seeing this, the eldest brother did not try to persuade them to stay any longer. Together with Junior Brother Sha, they took out some salted fish and piled them on the animal skin packages they had brought.
Seeing that it was difficult to wrap the hairtail fish with animal skins, they asked people to string the salted fish together with straw ropes.
Looking at the pile of salted fish on the ground, the leader of the Pig Tribe was deeply moved. He hugged the eldest brother tightly and pressed his forehead against his shoulder. This was a very solemn way of expressing goodwill.
After hugging the eldest brother again, he, under the guidance of the eldest brother, bowed and said goodbye to Han Cheng, the Son of God who was sitting in the inner cave and watching everything secretly, and Wu Shi, who immediately became aloof when he saw the leader of the Pig Tribe coming, and mumbled words of thanks that Han Cheng could not understand.
The leader of the Pig Tribe left with his people. They came with hungry stomachs, but left with full stomachs and a full load.
In fact, the leader of the Pig Tribe also wanted the thing that could be used to heat soup from this friendly tribe. If they had it, they would be much warmer.
But he didn't have the nerve to speak.
The people of the Pig Tribe seemed reluctant to leave this place. After all, they could eat delicious food here, the kind that they could eat to their heart's content!
But they still left, because this was not their tribe, and there were still many people in their tribe waiting for them to bring food back...
(Two updates today, unexpected, right? Hehe...——Mo Shoubai with a squinting smile)