Chapter 9: Framed
Shu Huan tasted a few mouthfuls of the porridge and found that it was actually lily and lotus seed porridge.
This, the orcs in the beast world can cook nourishing porridge?
Shu Huan was full of questions.
"Momo reminds the host not to forget the heroine of the book, Han Qingzi."
Oh, yes, with Han Qingzi around, there will definitely be improvement in eating, and it’s no wonder that he can have nourishing porridge to eat.
It's nice to have delicious food without having to cook it yourself.
Shu Huan finished the lily and lotus seed porridge in one breath, and then had two more bowls of nutritious porridge. Only then did he put down his bowl and chopsticks, wash them clean and put them back on the table.
A fly flew over and landed on the freshly cleaned bowl, and Shu Huan felt that he should make a bowl rack as soon as possible.
Shu Huan decided to go around the neighborhood to see if there was any wood suitable for making a bowl rack.
Not far out of the cave, Shu Huan heard the chattering of the females.
Looking for the source of the sound, I found that it was the females in the tribe cutting palm tree bark.
The females pointed and talked when they saw Shu Huan wearing a grass skirt made of palm bark.
Shu Huan could only hear clearly when he got closer.
"How shameless! Qingzi spent the whole night to write this and she stole it."
"Yeah, she even lied to Yaojia and the others and said she made it up. How shameless."
"Don't even mention the grass skirt. She also copied Qingzi's stove and pots. Ugh!"
"Hey, don't you think she looks better?"
"You're so ugly, how can you be good-looking? What are you looking at me with?"
How could she be considered to have stolen the grass skirt she had woven herself? Shu Huan frowned as she heard this.
However, remembering that Momo had warned her not to confront the heroine head-on, Shu Huan chose to be deaf.
Unknowingly, Shu Huan walked to the edge of the tribe and discovered a large area of tall tung trees.
Tung tree is waterproof, moisture-proof and mold-proof, making it the most suitable tree for making bowl racks.
But she had no tools and no sharp claws, so she could only sigh at the tree.
"Shu Huan, the clan leader wants you to come over."
Two orcs came to find Shu Huan, with serious faces.
Shu Huan guessed that it was because of the grass skirt. He nodded and walked towards the center of the tribal base according to his memory.
In the thatched hut located in the center of the tribe, the chief and a group of elders sat on mats woven from tough grass.
The tribesmen gathered around the straw hut, talking in groups of three or four, and looking around from time to time.
When the orcs saw Shu Huan being escorted over by two orcs, there was a commotion.
Shu Huan walked to the straw hut and stood still. She saw her five beast husbands standing next to the hut. They all had gloomy faces and didn't look at her. She felt a little uncomfortable.
"Chief, are you looking for me?"
Shu Lie did not allow Shu Huan to call him father, and only allowed Shu Huan to call him clan leader like other clan members.
Shu Lie hummed as a response, but his eyes turned to Han Qingzi who was sitting outside the straw hut.
Han Qingzi stood up, walked to Shu Huan, raised her hand and touched the grass skirt on Shu Huan.
"Where did you get this skirt?"
Han Qingzi was very smart. She didn't say right away that the grass skirt was hers. It seemed that she left room for Shu Huan, but if she really did leave room, how could she have alarmed the clan leader and elders?
Glancing at Han Yun, whose white hair was so dazzling that it made her look darker, Shu Huan complained inwardly, saying that beautiful women are the root of all trouble.
"Why do you ask?" Shu Huan asked softly, her voice was so quiet that everyone had to keep quiet to hear.
Han Qingzi thought that Shu Huan, who had been bullied and excluded since childhood and disliked by five beastly husbands when she grew up, would be frightened and confused.
But it was not as she thought. Although his voice was timid, he asked her back.
Han Qingzi said kindly, "The grass skirt I worked on all night is gone, so I'm asking."
Shu Huan grasped the hem of her skirt with both hands, lowered her head and said nothing. Seeing this, Han Qingzi tried to persuade her patiently.
"Have you seen that grass skirt? If you have, tell me and I can promise to weave one for you."
Shu Huan remained silent, and some females cursed impatiently.
"If she dares to do something but doesn't take responsibility for it, she will just pretend to be dead. In my opinion, she should be kicked out of the tribe as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Han Qingzi smiled faintly.
"Don't worry, as long as you tell the truth, no one will chase you away."
"Qingzi, you are too kind..."
The female who cursed Shu Huan to get lost, spoke up for Han Qingzi at the top of her voice.
Shu Huan glanced at the female and recognized her as Hua Chao, the witch doctor's daughter.
She remembered that Hua Chao liked her beastly husband Ling Wangjin very much.
So none of her five beastly husbands treated her well, and they also gave her a lot of love rivals. She was so unlucky.
"Shu Huan..."
Shu Lie, who had been silent until then, spoke.
"answer the questions."
Shu Huan pursed her lips and whispered, "I don't know."
"You don't know?" Han Qingzi frowned, "Then can you tell me where the grass skirt you are wearing came from?"
"I made it up myself."
There were bursts of laughter all around.
"You are so sick that you can't even walk. Who do you think will believe that you can peel tree bark and make a grass skirt?"
Shu Huan raised his head and glanced at the five beast husbands one by one.
The five beast husbands looked at Shu Huan calmly, but none of them stood up to support Shu Huan.
"So, you also think that the grass skirt I'm wearing is stolen?"
Shu Huan looked hurt.
There was a slight emotion in Yaojia's sea-blue eyes, but in the end he chose to remain silent.
"You admit that you stole your grass skirt?"
Han Qingzi's tone was full of disappointment.
"I made it to serve as a sample for everyone, to teach everyone how to make a grass skirt to wear. As long as you are willing to learn, you can wear it without stealing."
The orcs watching echoed.
"Even if you can't learn it, Qingzi is so kind that she will help you make one."
"I didn't admit it..." Shu Huan's voice was a little louder, but still weak, and was soon drowned out by all the accusations.
Han Qingzi glanced at Shu Huan with contempt and said to Shu Lie.
"Forget about this matter. Since it's a sample, everyone has seen how Shu Huan looks wearing it. If you like it, you can come to me to learn from me."
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and it was really hot to wear animal skin skirts. Grass skirts looked cool and light, so they were more than happy to have Han Qingzi willing to teach them. The orcs cheered.
Han Qingzi said loudly after the cheers stopped.
"I have an unwelcome request, which is that I hope everyone will stop blaming Shu Huan for helping me try on the clothes.
Also, I'll give this grass skirt to Shu Huan, and no one should mention this matter anymore, okay?"
Although the orcs were unhappy about letting Shu Huan go so easily, since Han Qingzi, who was beautiful and kind-hearted, had spoken, no one would object.
"Why don't you thank Qingzi?" Shu Lie scolded without even looking at Shu Huan.
Shu Huan thanked Han Qingzi, "Thank you."
Han Qingzi seemed not to hear it. She just looked at the palm trees in the distance with a smile on her face.
Shu Huan loudly said thank you three times in a row, and Han Qingzi reluctantly waved her hand.
"You're welcome. But don't steal again. It's immoral."
Shu Huan nodded, "Can I go now?"
Han Qingzi ignored him, and Shu Huan walked away silently, with countless "Pooh" sounds coming from behind him.
Shu Huan knew that the grass skirt she was wearing aroused Han Qingzi's jealousy, so Han Qingzi took the initiative and said that she had stolen the grass skirt.
This is to prevent her from shaking Han Qingzi's position as the most popular person in the tribe.
With her current strength, it would be better for her to show weakness and avoid making enemies rather than proving her innocence.
As for what those orcs, including her five beast husbands, thought, it was not within her consideration.
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