When the two of them returned to the tribe, Mo Chuan and his group had already hunted a lot of prey.
Seeing them roasting their whole prey together, Mu Youran felt a complete loss of appetite.
To avoid eating hard, dry jerky tonight, she decided to grill the meat herself.
Walking up to Mo Chuan, who had just finished grilling meat, she smiled and said, "Could I have a piece of meat?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Chuan frowned and turned to look at the tiny female, who was indeed quite beautiful.
Her face flushed instantly, and she became somewhat nervous: "No, no."
Seeing his expression, Mu Youran instantly remembered the rules of the beast world: for a female to ask a male for meat was practically a confession!
Thankfully, she didn't agree. She already has a suitable partner and doesn't want to add anyone else for the time being.
He quickly turned around and left, returning to Hu Zhong's side, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Watching her turn and leave quickly and gracefully, Mo Chuan felt a slight sense of loss.
Why didn't she say something more? Maybe I would have given it to her myself.
Originally, You Ran wanted to make barbecue herself to satisfy her appetite, but now she has to give up.
They're waiting for Gao Pi, the current chieftain of this little beast tribe, to come and feed them.
A piece of dark, roasted meat, bigger than his head, was stuffed into his hand.
“You Ran, this is the meat from the rump of the two-horned sheep beast; it’s the fattest part.”
Looking at the charred roasted meat in her hand, which trembled slightly from being so fatty, Mu Youran immediately lost her appetite.
But with the high-quality meat right in front of her, she couldn't say no, because it was actually quite a good cut of meat for them.
Mu Youran was a little annoyed. She liked to eat tender roasted meat, but that didn't mean she liked to eat fatty meat.
He rolled up his sleeves and moved closer to Hu Zhong: "Why don't you eat this piece of mine too?"
"Don't worry, I didn't mean anything by it. It's just that this meat is too fatty, and I don't like it!"
She quickly explained, afraid that the person might misunderstand, which would be awkward.
Hu Zhong glanced at the meat in her hand; it wasn't his favorite either. He was afraid he would vomit if he ate it!
He quickly shook his head: "I don't want to!"
He refused decisively. Looking at the meat, Mu Youran felt it was a hot potato; she couldn't throw it away, nor could she eat it. She was really in a dilemma.
She glanced around and suddenly noticed that the females next to her were staring intently at the food in her hand, their eyes filled with envy.
Mu Youran was secretly delighted. How could she forget that she couldn't give it to the males, but she could give it to the females!
He quickly got up, clasped his hands, and walked over to the group of females, smiling as he said, "This meat is for you!"
Seeing her heading straight this way, the females, feeling embarrassed, quickly turned their heads to the other side.
Unexpectedly, she immediately offered to feed them her own flesh!
Looking at the plump sheep's rump, they couldn't help but swallow hard, but they knew very well that these were guests of the tribe, and they couldn't compete with them for food.
Moreover, since everyone is female and precious, the guests are naturally the most important.
Seeing their hesitant expressions, Mu Youran smiled and said, "I just think it's too fatty and I can't eat it. Please help me, otherwise it would be such a waste to throw it away!"
One of the thin females, with wide eyes, was quite surprised that there were orcs who didn't like to eat fatty meat!
"But fatty meat is the best."
You should know that, apart from wild animals in autumn and winter, they are not very juicy and are quite dry. Once roasted, they become as tough as wood and are not tasty at all.
This was the first time in their lives they had ever heard of someone who didn't like fatty meat.
Mu Youran: "I like lean meat."
Upon hearing this, the female immediately smiled and said, "I'll trade mine for yours."
"No, no, no, that's not necessary!"
Mu Youran quickly refused and directly shoved the sheep's butt in her hand into Mu Youran's.
"I don't like barbecue!"
Just kidding, she saw it when she came over. The meat from these females was good, with a good mix of fat and lean, but only a portion of it was cooked; most of it was raw!
She doesn't like fatty meat, but she has no habit of eating raw meat!
Let's just tell a lie to avoid further complications.
Upon hearing that she didn't like roasted meat, the females of the Little Beast Tribe happily divided up the fatty mutton that Mu Youran had given them!
They ate with great relish, their mouths glistening with oil.
With nothing to eat, Mu Youran could only pull out two pieces of dried meat from her crossbody bag and eat them.
It was a bit hard, but the taste was alright, so I'll just eat it as is.
The spring night was a bit chilly. Mu Youran pulled her cloak tighter around herself and walked to Gao Pi's side amidst the envious gazes of the orcs.
"Gao Pi, I have something to discuss with you."
Upon hearing this, Gao Pi immediately perked up; he had been waiting for You Ran to speak.
He quickly said, "Come with me!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Mu Youran followed Gao Pi directly to his cave.
The interior was brightly lit!
Sitting inside, Mu Youran felt warmer than outside!
"Tell me, how much are you selling these jadeite rough stones?"
Seeing that she spoke directly, Gao Pi rubbed his hands together excitedly!
To be honest, he was hoping that Mu Youran and the others would come to buy his stones, after all, they were the benefactors who had saved them back then.
But now, he has discovered a very serious fact.
That is, if he sells it too cheaply, the orcs who followed him will really go hungry.
Although they hadn't had these stones before, the Beast Tribe could have made a living by hunting.
However, since the last earthquake, there have been no large wild animals here, only small animals. The other seasons are fine, but the winter is really hard to get through.
Last winter, if it weren't for the hundreds of seashells that You Ran bought from them, they probably would have frozen to death in this forest.
Seeing his hesitant and reluctant expression, Mu Youran knew what he was thinking.
Indeed, based on the prices last time, they really could only barely make ends meet.
On the way here, Eagle Cry had told her that there were no large wild animals around, and without these food supplies, they would have to survive by selling stones.
This is why so many people are willing to follow Wolf Gan when he makes a scene, and why he was able to drive Gao Pi and the others out, only managing to get a small portion of the stones.
After all, nobody wants to go hungry!
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