The two people and the dog ate a roast chicken together, and they ate it very quickly. Before long, they had eaten half of it. Just as they were about to eat the other half, Yi came from a distance. She was holding a roast rabbit in her left hand and a round "sphere" covered with spikes in her right hand. She handed the roast rabbit to the two of them and said, "Ye Wu said that one roast chicken is definitely not enough for you guys, so she asked me to bring you a roast rabbit."
"Ye Wu".
Li Qing looked up and saw Ye Wu hiding in a small corner of the crowd, chatting with the people. As if noticing Li Qing's gaze, Ye Wu turned around and looked at Li Qing, giving him a friendly smile.
"This is really... troublesome for Ye Wu."
To be honest, one roast chicken wouldn't be enough for them, but he couldn't very well say it wasn't enough. Seeing how understanding Ye Wu was, Li Qing felt a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and smiled at Yi, "Please thank Ye Wu for me... Oh, isn't this..."
“You mean this? It’s a local specialty fruit,” Yi said, placing the “sphere” on the ground. Then, as if by magic, she produced a knife from somewhere and gently cut the sphere open, revealing the delicious fruit inside. “When we were almost at the tribe, I promised you that I would let you try our tribe’s specialty fruit. Now we finally have time to let you try it. Look, this is it.”
She showed Li Qing the fruit inside, then chuckled at Chu, who was covering his nose in disgust, and said, "Don't be fooled by how smelly this stuff is, it tastes amazing."
Chu Ke didn't believe it: "It doesn't look like it."
Li Qing urged, "Why don't you try it?"
"No, you should try it. I'm going to eat roasted rabbit," Chu said.
Clearly, meat is more appealing to him.
Li Qing rubbed his hands together and said, "Then I shall respectfully accept your offer."
He hadn't expected that the Qingye tribe would have a tropical fruit like durian, but considering the special circumstances of the era and how excellent the environment was, it wasn't so surprising.
Li Qing had loved durian since he was a child, but he ate it less as he grew up. His salary was only average, and he was always broke by the end of the month. He had no spare money to buy such an expensive fruit. Now that Yi had personally delivered this delicacy, Li Qing didn't stand on ceremony. He grabbed a piece of the fruit with his hand, put it in his mouth, and chewed it with relish.
"Mmm~ It tastes really good."
Yi Tiantian smiled and said, "I told you it was good, didn't I?"
She waved her hand and said, "I'm going back now. If you want anything to eat in the future, just let us know. Don't be shy."
With that, he turned and ran away.
“Wheat, you’re not just saying nice things to Yi on purpose, are you?” Chu pointed to the durian on the ground and asked suspiciously, “This thing really stinks, and it’s covered in sharp thorns. It doesn’t look delicious at all.”
"Wheat, wheat?"
"ah!"
"What's wrong now?"
Chu said helplessly.
"It's nothing," Li Qing said, touching his nose. "It's just that seeing Yi and Manghu reminded me of myself."
Chu quickly understood what Li Qing meant.
Like Manghu and his sister, Maizi's parents passed away not long after she was born.
Chu comforted him, "Don't be discouraged. They still have the Qingye tribe, and you still have us."
"Um."
Li Qing nodded emphatically, forced a smile, and pointed at the durian, asking, "Really not going to eat it?"
"I really won't eat it."
Chu shook his head like a rattle drum.
“Dahei and I will eat this roasted rabbit. You can eat it if you like. I won’t touch it. Just don’t try to take it from us,” Chu said, holding the roasted rabbit protectively in his arms like a child. “I never thought that rabbit meat would taste so good when roasted. When we get back to the tribe, we can let the brothers who have never eaten roasted rabbit before try it.”
Dahei stood up and walked towards Chu.
Clearly, it is also on Chu's side this time.
Seeing how well the man and dog were behaving in sync, Li Qing grabbed another bite of durian and put it in his mouth: "Alright, whatever makes you happy."
...
After they had eaten their fill, they were a little tired and wanted to take a nap, but they all knew very well that they absolutely could not sleep, so they all got up and went to find Xiong Ga.
"You're leaving already?"
When Xiong Ga was found, he was still chatting with the people in the tribe. He looked at the sky and wondered.
"yes."
Li Qing said with a wry smile.
"Time is of the essence."
Chu, quite politely, pounded his chest with his fist and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Chief!"
Xiong Ga waved his hand: "I still prefer you guys to call me Xiong Ga."
He stood up, said goodbye to his companions, and said, "Alright, let's set off now. As usual, you guys wait for me at the tribe entrance. I'll go call Mane first."
Chu asked worriedly, "Can the mane carry the three of us plus a dog?"
Xiong Ga was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter: "You underestimate it too much. All that weight is nothing to it."
Li Qing smiled at Chu and said, "Xiong Ga is right. You'll know when you see the mane. Let's go, let's go to the tribe entrance and wait."
Chu hummed in agreement, then thanked Xiong Ga apologetically before following Li Qing out of the tribe.
Li Qing didn't want to cause too much trouble for the Qingye tribe, so he didn't tell anyone except Manghu and Yi about his departure. He even warned them repeatedly not to tell anyone else about his departure and to just follow him quietly.
The group walked quickly and soon left the tribe.
Xiong Ga and Zong Mao haven't arrived yet.
This means that Manghu and Yi can spend more time with Li Qing and the others.
"Can you get back to the tribe before dawn?" Yi asked worriedly. "If you're in such a hurry to get back, it must be something very important."
Li Qing wasn't sure either: "It's hard to say, we can only do our best."
Chu: "With your chief's help, our time will be shortened a lot, so there shouldn't be any problems."
Yi nodded: "Then you must be careful on the road."
Li Qing was about to say something when Da Hei suddenly barked, interrupting the four's conversation. Li Qing looked up and saw Xiong Ga riding on his mane, slowly walking towards them.
“Hey, I forgot, this is your first time seeing Mane,” Li Qing crouched down to comfort the somewhat nervous and uneasy Big Black. “Don’t worry, it’s a good bear. We’ll need it to lead us out of here later.”
After calming Dahei down, Li Qing stood up and looked at Mang Hu and the other man.
It's time to say goodbye.
"I'm leaving," Li Qing said, trying to keep his tone calm. "After returning to our tribe this time, I don't know how long it will be before we have a chance to reunite. Anyway..."
Li Qing thought for a moment, but in the end he gave up. He wasn't good at saying these farewell words, so he joked instead, "Manghu, you have to protect your sister well. Don't let her be bullied by other tribes again. I hope that when we meet again next time, you will be even stronger."
"Tch," Manghu scoffed, "That's for sure!"
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