Survival in Primitive Society

When the patriarch took Xie Wei'an and Drew out of the cave, Xie Wei'an saw that everyone had cleaned up the prey outside. At this time, only one fire was not enough. After everyone took the fire, they lit a few more. On the fire, large pieces of meat are skewered by wooden sticks and roasted back and forth on the fire. The animal fat is roasted by the fire and sizzles out. The aroma of roasted meat and spices mix together, making the air full There is a food aroma that makes people's index finger move.

Cortes, who was having a barbecue with Lilian, saw Drew and Xie Wei'an coming out, and quickly waved to them, [Hey, buddy, this way, come here! ]

The patriarch saw Cortez's enthusiastic look, so he smiled and said to Drew and Xie Wei'an, "Go to Cortez's side, I also shared some potatoes for them to bake, and I can ask others to be by the side later." Check out how this potato is eaten. ]

Since the patriarch had spoken and Drew was happy to be with his friends, Xie Wei'an naturally had no objection.

After bidding farewell to the patriarch, the two came to the side of Cortez and Lilian. Cortez asked Drew to sit beside him, and then said while turning over the roasted meat, [I have been holding back for a winter, now It can be regarded as a good meal, and my stomach is deflated.But luckily you are back, otherwise we would not have caught so many prey today! ]

Drew smiled embarrassingly, [Everyone caught them together. Now that spring is here, there will be more prey. ]

Apparently, Cortez has become accustomed to Drew's modesty, he waved his hands and said, "I still know who's hunting level is very clear, originally you were the leader every time we hunted.To be honest, when you didn't come back after hunting your prey, I wanted to go to the forest to find you several times, thinking that even if you had already left this world, I would bring you back, and I couldn't leave you alone I was in the forest, but I was stopped by them several times. I really hated myself at that time, and I kept thinking how great it would be if I went chasing the prey with you! ] As he spoke, remorse and self-blame appeared in Cotes' eyes.

Lilian who was on the side also interjected after hearing it, [No, I have seen Cortez cry secretly several times. ]

As soon as Lilian said this, Cortez frowned, [I didn't cry, okay, it's just that the wood ash floated into my eyes during the barbecue, okay! ]

Seeing Cortez blushing furiously, everyone around the barbecue food laughed, Drew also grinned, and he bumped into Cortez's shoulder, [Good brother, I know you have always cared about me , But what they did was right at the time. The depths of the forest in winter are more terrifying than usual. I have already had an accident, so should I let you have another accident? You must know that every adult is important to the tribe. ] As he spoke, Drew looked at Xie Wei'an again, and said with a smile, "Maybe I was really blessed by the heavens. Fortunately, Wei'an saved me. If it weren't for him, I would really die in the forest." ]

Suddenly heard Drew mentioning himself again, Xie Wei'an, who was still focused on watching their barbecue, became the focus of everyone's attention again, Xie Wei'an waved his hand a little embarrassedly, [It's nothing, I think anyone who sees it will do the same Bar! ]

[Who will do this when they see it? ] When Cortez heard Xie Wei'an's words, his expression was as if he had heard something incredible.

[Uh, isn't it? ] Xie Wei'an noticed Cortez's expression, and asked a little strangely.

[Generally speaking, in that season, people from strange tribes would not rescue a young and middle-aged man, because no one can be sure whether it is a trick of other tribes to snatch food,] Drew explained softly, [ So, really thank you. ]

Xie Wei'an who didn't expect such unspoken rules was stunned for a moment, then smiled, [I really don't know. ]

Cortes, who was on the side, heard it and muttered, "Is this the disadvantage of living alone?do not know anything? ] He raised his head and asked Xie Wei'an, [I said, if you live alone, are you also hunting alone?Why haven't I seen you around here? ]

[Uh...] Xie Wei'an was momentarily at a loss for words.

On the other hand, Drew spoke again to help him out, [The place where we live is in the opposite direction from ours, haven't we never been there before, this time I also ran there because I was injured and stumbled. ]

[Well, yes, that's it,] Xie Wei'an quickly nodded in agreement, and then answered Cotes' other questions, [I live alone, and I don't eat much, so I only hunt some small animals, and I don't hunt those kinds of animals. Beasts, and,] said Xie Wei'an and pointed to the potatoes pulled out by him, [Eating some more potatoes will be enough to fill his stomach. ]

[Ah, yes, speaking of which, is this thing really edible?It looks gray, how do you eat it?Do you want to wash it with water? ] Lilian followed Xie Wei'an's words and started discussing the potatoes at her feet. She looked at it for a long time and didn't know how to talk about it.

Xie Wei'an stretched out his hand to squeeze it, and found that the potatoes were already baked before he picked them up and said to Lilian, "You don't need to wash, just peel off the outer skin and you can eat," Xie Wei'an carefully peeled off the outer skin of the potatoes while blowing. The outer skin, after a while, the light yellow inside was steaming, and the pink and glutinous potato meat appeared in front of everyone. Xie Wei'an broke off half and handed it to Drew, and then gave the other half to Lilian , said with a smile, [Try it. ]

Lilian became very interested in the potatoes that had a food aroma that she had never smelled before, and she just opened her mouth to eat, but was stopped by Cortes, who looked at Xie Wei'an, [Why don't you eat? ? ]

[Cortez! ] Before Xie Wei'an responded to these suspicious words, Drew became upset first, [Don't do this. ]

Cortes seemed very confident, [We have never eaten this food, how do we know if it is really edible? ]

[I've been eating this stuff all winter, don't you even doubt me? ] Drew's expression was a little ugly.

Cortes waved his hand, [I didn't mean that,] said Cortes and looked at Xie Wei'an, [I really appreciate you for saving Drew, but I still have to say something, I apologize if I offended you.To be honest, I don’t know you at all. I have heard a little about the dispute between you and Sam. He may have said some things too much, but I think he is right about some things. I don’t know if you are Who, I don't know where you are from, but I don't know you at all,] Cortes said and looked at Drew again, [We must be vigilant and suspicious of strangers we don't know, this is our Have you forgotten what you have heard since you were a child?Or have you really never thought about how unbelievable it is that a man who is weaker than a woman can survive alone in the forest?I am grateful to whoever saved you, and I have nothing to say about how to repay him in the future, but as your good brother, I am still worried about you, I am afraid that you will be deceived, deceived, and then hurt. ]

Drew's face turned blue when Cortez said what he said, while Xie Wei'an listened to him neither angry nor disappointed, and even found it a little funny. To be honest, in such a big environment, it is necessary to maintain a high degree of vigilance and suspicion It's normal. He can't figure out why Drew has such a high level of trust in him. He is grateful for Drew's gratitude to him to protect and understand, and he is not angry with those doubts. Everyone has their own position , Reasonable doubts are understandable, but this time, Xie Wei'an's determination to return to his cave is more certain. Of course others' doubts are justified, and others' doubts are of course understandable, but it does not mean that you have to bear the doubts in your eyes. Wherever there are people, there will be battles, and staying away from the crowd is the best way to stay away from right and wrong.

Seeing that Drew was about to say something with a livid face, Xie Wei'an pressed his hand and said with a light smile, [Of course I understand your doubts, I don't know how to get you to eliminate these doubts about me, I can only To be honest, I don't have any bad thoughts about your tribe, and I don't have any plans for Drew. When he was recuperating at my place, I didn't ask him for anything, and I didn't ask him for any promises. There will be, and there will be no future. I can guarantee this with my personality and my life.Moreover, I will leave tomorrow, and I don't think I will come here again in the future.Please do not worry. ]

Xie Wei'an's words of being neither humble nor overbearing and expressing his attitude made the atmosphere of the scene a little stiff. Cortes opened his mouth to say something but didn't say anything. Drew's clenched hands were firmly on his knees, and his face was gloomy as if water would drip out. Seeing this situation, Lilian complained to Cotes in her heart, wondering why he insisted on saying such unsightly words at this time, she gave Cotes a white look, and then began to break the silence in embarrassment, He lowered his head and took a bite of the potato, then smiled and said to Xie Wei'an, [This potato rustles in the mouth, it's quite delicious, but the taste is a bit bland. ]

Xie Wei'an didn't want this atmosphere to continue until the end of the dinner, so he followed Lilian's words, "You can add some spices to eat in it, so the taste will be better." ]

[Huh?Yeah? ] After hearing this, Lilian took out the small bag of spices that was put aside, [Can these spices be used to sprinkle potatoes? ]

Xie Wei'an took the bag, opened it and lowered his head to smell it. A spicy and fresh scent filled his nostrils, making his nose itchy. He quickly turned his head and sneezed before reaching out to wipe it with embarrassment. The tears in the corners of his eyes smiled and said, [This is really choking. ]

Lilian was amused by Xie Wei'an's embarrassment, and she showed her sunny smile, [I just wanted to tell you not to smell it so closely, this stuff just chokes your nose, if it gets in your eyes, the tears will be enough for you flow.But this seasoning tastes very good on barbecue, and this,] Lilian said and took out a fruit that looked like a lemon from the side, [the juice of this dripping on barbecue also tastes very good. ]

Xie Wei'an took it over with interest and looked at it, tasted the seasoning again, his eyes lit up, [This can make a good taste when added to potatoes,] and took the half of potato in Lilian's hand , sprinkled some seasonings and fruit juice in it, then stirred it with a clean bamboo slice, and handed it to Lilian, with a confident expression, [Try it, it’s absolutely delicious. ]

Lilian was not hypocritical, she took a bite of the potato in Xie Wei'an's hand, her eyes lit up after chewing twice, her tone was full of excitement, [It tastes really good, it has more flavor than barbecued meat , but also more refreshing! ]

Hearing what Lilian said, Xie Wei'an smiled slightly proudly, and said to the people around, [You guys also try. ]

Hearing the words, the people around dubiously took out the potatoes and cooked them according to the method taught by Xie Wei'an. After eating, they were all full of praise.

Xie Wei'an was also very happy that his method was recognized, but he was still more interested in the seasoning, because it tasted like pepper and some fresh spicy powder, he asked to the side Lilian, [If you don't mind, can I ask how this seasoning is made? ]

[this? ] Lilian raised the bag in her hand and asked Xie Wei'an. After seeing Xie Wei'an's nod, Lilian smiled and said heartily, [It's very simple. It's made by drying pepper fruits and berry thorns, crushing them and mixing them together. Before you Haven't you seen it? ]

Xie Wei'an shook his head, and said with some embarrassment, [This is the first time I've seen it. ]

After hearing this, Lilian asked curiously, [Then how do you usually eat? ]

Xie Wei'an explained, "I use the spices left by my people. ]

[Oh,] Lilian nodded, and thought of the accident that Xie Wei'an's people had encountered before, so she patted Xie Wei'an on the shoulder, [It happens that this time is the time to collect pepper fruits and berry thorns to make spices, tomorrow I'll take you to have a look, and you'll learn how to do it, otherwise what would you do if you ran out of spices? Barbecue with no flavor at all is not good. ]

[Is this... okay?Will it be inconvenient? ] Xie Wei'an was a little surprised. He thought that such things like materials should be taken very seriously?

[What's so inconvenient?] Lilian didn't seem to care, [This thing is everywhere, it's not a rare thing. Is it possible that you alone can flower the whole forest of peppers and berries? Are they all stripped off? ]

Xie Wei'an was very moved by Lilian's attitude, and he said sincerely, [Thank you. ]

Lilian smiled, [Don't thank you, we don't know how to thank you for saving Drew! ]

Because of Lilian's presence, the tense atmosphere just now finally came to life slowly, and people around began to chat with Xie Wei'an one by one. Xie Wei'an is not that kind of withdrawn person, all he can say is Said, if you can't say it, just pass it on. It's good to talk to the people around you like this, and the face of Drew on the side also slowly eased. As for Cortes, Xie Wei'an implemented a policy of ignoring.

It's a welcome meeting, but it's actually the whole tribe getting together to eat and drink. Because of the relationship with potatoes, although other people in the tribe are not very warm and close to Xie Wei'an, their attitudes are generally good.

Xie Wei'an was very satisfied with this result, and finally came here without being full of anger and went back. This short trip to the tribe can be regarded as a way to gain popularity for himself.

After eating and drinking enough, the tribal people who have always followed the policy of going to bed early and getting up early dispersed back to their caves in twos and threes. Xie Wei'an naturally followed Drew back to his caves.

Xie Wei'an, who was a little stuffed after eating, was rubbing his stomach to digest his food. Drew, who was following behind him, looked at Xie Wei'an in a good mood, pursed his lips and said, "I'm sorry."

Hearing Drew's apology, Xie Wei'an turned his head to look at the big man who looked guilty again, and smiled, "This is the second time you have apologized to me, how many times are you going to tell me?"