Survival in Primitive Society

When Drew came back, Xie Wei'an was playing with the children who were fed, drinking and sleeping. Xie Wei'an had discovered it, perhaps out of the survival instinct of the fittest. Children in this world are very strong, with very strong arms and legs. As soon as the skin is wrapped, the little guy can giggle and crawl all over the ground.

Hearing the movement outside, Xie Wei'an turned his head to see Drew walking in with a mule on his back, so he stepped forward to take the stone tool in his hand, "Is the hunting going well today?"

"Well," Drew nodded, and put the prey on the ground. "I went hunting in a new place today, and I specially shot a bigger muntjac. When the gray wolf comes tomorrow, I will give half of it to them."

"Of course," Xie Wei'an couldn't help laughing when he remembered how the female wolf was feeding the child today, "I don't know what the relationship between Barton and those gray wolves is, but he can still persuade the female wolf to nurse the child. Last time It was also the one that asked Gray Wolf to help."

Xie Wei'an said what happened last time purely casually, but after listening to it, Drew couldn't help but think of what happened when he met Cortes and Lilian today.

Xie Wei'an saw that Drew didn't pick up what he said, so he turned his head and glanced at Drew, only to realize that something was wrong with Drew's expression, so he stepped forward to look at Drew carefully before asking, "What's wrong with you? What's wrong?" Out of your mind? Is there something wrong?"

Drew looked at Xie Wei'an's concerned eyes, pursed his lips and decided to tell Xie Wei'an what happened today, "Well, Wei'an, today I... met Cortes."

"Cotes?" Xie Wei'an was taken aback by Drew's words, "Have you gone to the tribe?"

"No, no," Drew waved his hand, "I met it where I was hunting."

"Where to hunt?" Xie Wei'an was even more confused, "Why did he come here to hunt? Have you met other people in the tribe?"

"And Lilian," Drew shook his head, "Cortez and Lilian have left the tribe..."

Xie Wei quietly listened to what Drew said about Cortez and Lillian, then looked at Drew's hesitant expression and asked, "Then what do you want now?"

"Huh?" Drew didn't respond for a moment.

"I said," Xie Wei'an took a breath and continued to ask, "Do you want Cortes and Lilian to live with us?"

Drew didn't expect Xie Wei'an to say what he thought in his heart so bluntly, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Seeing Drew's speechless look, Xie Wei'an didn't say anything, just turned around and carried the child back to the cave.

Seeing Xie Wei'an's silent back, Drew felt apologetic in his heart, and after putting the deer away, he followed Xie Wei'an into the cave.

"Wei'an." Drew watched Xie Wei'an put the child on the animal skin for him to play, and then packed his things by himself, and said loudly.

"Huh?" Xie Wei'an turned his head and looked at Drew who followed, with a calm expression.

Drew hadn't seen Xie Wei'an with such an expression for a long time, and felt a little uneasy, "Are you unhappy?"

Seeing Drew's cautious look, Xie Wei'an felt powerless, he sighed and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth?"

After hearing this, Drew lowered his eyes and looked at the child who was having fun by himself, then raised his head and said seriously, "I want to hear you tell the truth, but before listening to you tell the truth, listen to me first, okay?"

Seeing Drew's serious expression, Xie Wei'an still couldn't bear to say the rejection, nodded and said, "Say it."

After leaving the place where Cortez and Lilian lived, Drew also thought a lot about Xie Wei'an, Cortez and Lilian, he thought about it over and over again from all aspects, and now he feels that he must tell Xie Wei'an What is he thinking in his heart now, one side is his lover and the other is his friend, maybe it can't satisfy both sides, but Drew never wants to create a gap with either side, "At the beginning, I saw Cortes and The current situation of Lilian’s life, I want them to live with us, I also told Cortez, but he rejected me, he felt that you were hurt like that when you were in the tribe, he and Lilian felt sorry for you and felt unable to face you. Later I also realized that I was impulsive. You were treated like that in my tribe. How could I make you accept me just by my own thoughts? I made a decision that would be a kind of harm to you. You choose to be with me, I should treat you well, instead of bringing you unhappiness and harm. Cortes and Lilian are my good friends, and I can't help but watch them fall into danger and fear after knowing it. I thought a lot when I came back from where they lived, and now I have an idea, and I want to ask for your permission, you Will you listen to me?"

After Xie Wei'an nodded, Drew continued, "I won't say anything about letting Cortez and Lilian live with us, but I want to go hunting with Cortez every day, not for anything else but for Keep him safe, okay?"

Xie Wei'an looked at Drew and said after a while, "I don't like your tribe, I really don't like it at all, maybe you won't be happy when you hear this, but this is my truest feeling, no one can let me To have any fond feelings for your tribe after having such bad memories. But it's been so long, and after all the anger and resentment, I've thought well, Sam, your chief or I don't want to say anything else. But Cortes and Lilian, they are your best and most important friends, maybe I really hated them when the incident happened, but now," Xie Wei'an said somewhat She shook her head with a relieved smile, "I don't think they did anything too much to me. Lilian also discouraged those who wanted to hurt me, and Cortes saved your life. Maybe They flinched and wavered in the end, but from the beginning to the end, they didn't touch those injuries. Maybe now when I see them, I will have pimples and recall those unpleasant memories, but I don't know right from wrong People, who treats me well and who treats me badly, I remember in my heart. Now that Cortes and Lilian are facing such a situation, to be honest, I can’t let them live with us,” Xie Wei’an looked at De Lu frankly said what he was thinking, "But because of the unhappiness in my heart, I can't see them in any danger. There are several habitable caves not far from where we live. You let them move there to live, I can't live under the same roof, but I think I can take care of each other."

"Wei'an, thank you." Drew never thought that Xie Wei'an would make such a concession, with mixed feelings in his heart, he stepped forward to gently hug Xie Wei'an, and said softly.

Xie Wei'an rested his chin on Drew's shoulder, and smiled silently, "Thank you, I thought you would think I'm narrow-minded and can't tolerate others."

"No...you've done a good job, even better than very good," Drew apologized from beginning to end, "I think you should be angry with me, because I didn't pay attention to your mood and thoughts, and because My impulsiveness and recklessness."

Xie Wei'an reached out and patted Drew on the back, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "It's okay, it's not too bad, at least you know to ask for my opinion at the last moment, that's good, and discuss it with me before making a decision next time Just discuss it, I don't get angry as easily as you think."

"Yeah." Drew nodded, still hugging Xie Wei'an and not letting go.

Xie Wei'an thought for a while and then said, "If you meet Cortes tomorrow, tell him about this and tell them my attitude. But I still want to say, respect the choices of Cortes and Lillian, don't Force them." Knowing that Cortes and Lilian felt ashamed of themselves and Drew, they refused Drew's invitation, but since they had already made concessions in their hearts, Xie Wei'an didn't want to hold on to some trivial matters anymore, Putting on airs and pretending to be noble, anyway, we still have to meet in the future, why not talk about it tomorrow, at least express your position and attitude, what choice Cortes and Lilian will make at that time, it is not Xie Wei'an who can control that's it.

Xie Wei'an was willing to make such a concession. Drew already felt that it was very rare. Naturally, he only agreed with Xie Wei'an's request and did not oppose it.

As Xie Wei'an expected, Drew was alone when he left, and Cortes and Lilian were behind him when he came back.

Xie Wei'an stood outside the yard to welcome their return. After seeing Cortes and Lilian, Xie Wei'an smiled faintly, "Welcome."

Seeing Xie Wei'an again, although it was still as peaceful and quiet as before, both Cortes and Lilian felt a little guilty and apologetic, and after greeting each other, they stood in the yard not knowing what to do.

Seeing the embarrassment of Cortes and Lilian, Xie Wei'an said, "Drew, take Cortes and Lilian to see their cave. We will have dinner together tonight."

After hearing this, Drew nodded, put down the prey, and took Cortes and Lilian to see the cave where they were going to live.

As Xie Wei'an said, the cave is neither far nor close to the place where he and Drew live. Usually, if there is anything to say, you can hear it. Both Drew and Cotters Lillian are very satisfied with this. .

Lilian looked at the new cave happily, "I didn't expect there to be such a beautiful place in the forest, and I haven't found it before."

Cortes nodded in agreement after hearing this, "That's right, it's close to the water source, and there are no tall trees around, so you won't be afraid of wild beasts sneaking up on you."

Seeing that they were all satisfied with their new home, Drew was also very happy, "Well, this place is very good," Drew suddenly thought of Barton, he stopped introducing Cotes Lillian, turned around and looked at They said seriously, "Here are two things I want to tell you."

"Huh? What?" The two who were still discussing where to put the few belongings turned their heads at the same time and asked in unison after hearing Drew's words.

"Sit down first," Drew motioned for Cortes and Lilian to sit down before asking, "Do you still remember the leopard tiger that rescued Wei'an?"

"Well, of course I remember." Cortes and Lillian looked at each other, not knowing why Drew brought up this matter again, but nodded in response.

"It's not just Wei'an and I who live here," Drew took a deep breath and continued, "the leopard tiger also lives with us."

"What?" It was Lilian who blurted out.

"Yes," Drew nodded, "that leopard tiger lives with me and Vian, that's what I want to tell you."

Hearing such explosive news suddenly, both Cortez and Lillian couldn't recover. After a while, Cortez, who was the first to recover, asked Drew with a complicated expression, "We only Ann he... and This leopard...isn't the leopard the most ferocious animal in the forest?"

Although Cortez didn't make it so clear, Drew still understood what Cortez wanted to ask, he looked at Cortez frankly and said, "During the winter, Wei An saved the injured dog. The leopard and tiger saved it from sleeping in that cold winter forever. In order to repay the kindness, the leopard and tiger have been living by Wei'an's side all the time. His reason." At this point Drew smiled, "Weian named it Barton, and it is a very good hunter."

Seeing the happy expression on Drew's face when he was narrating about the leopard, Cortez understood that his good friend was living happily now, and he also understood why Wei'an didn't say anything about the leopard back then. Things, he saved that beast, it is impossible to push that beast to death again.After figuring this out, Cortes felt even more ashamed. A ferocious beast knows how to repay a favor, but the people of his own tribe did such cruel things to the guests who came to the tribe with good intentions. What he did was worse than a beast.

Thinking of this, Cortez glanced at Lilian's expression, and found that she was just a little surprised, and there was no expression of fear or disgust before he said with a smile, "That sounds really good, why didn't I see that just now?" What about a brave leopard tiger?"

Drew was already ready to face the questioning of his two friends, Cortez and Lillian, but he did not expect that Cortez would simply accept Barton's existence, but the expression on Cortez's face was not the slightest Pretending to do so, the smile on Drew's face became brighter again, "Barton took Ah Fu to hunt, and you will see him at night."

"Ah Fu?" Cortes asked jokingly after hearing a new name, "It seems that your life is very lively!"

"Ah Fu is Wei An's pet." Drew explained with a smile.

"Pet? What's that?" Lilian asked the question this time.

"A pet is an animal to keep and play with. Ah Fu is very cute, and you will like it when you see it." Drew explained casually.

"Keeping playful animals?" Hearing Drew's explanation, Cortes felt that Vian had become a mystery again, "Vian is really a wonderful person."

And Lilian had already recovered from the shock of her friend living with the leopard and tiger, "Didn't you say there are two things you want to tell us, and there is one more thing?"

"Oh, yes," Drew nodded and continued, "One more thing is that Wei An and I picked up a baby."

"Picked up a baby?!" Cortes and Lilian said in unison again this time.

"Yes." Drew nodded calmly, and told Cortez and Lillian about the baby's origin.

Lilian looked at Drew's silly look when he talked about the child, and thought of the majestic leopard tiger, and after a while, she murmured, "Drew, your life now is really...too colorful."

This made Drew laugh again for a while.

"Okay, let's tidy up. I'll go back and help Wei'an cook. Come and eat together after tidying up." Drew stood up after sitting for a while and greeted the two.

"Yes, I see." Cotes nodded in response.

Lilian also said, "We will clean up quickly, and we will help you and Wei'an when the time comes."

"Okay." Drew nodded with a smile, waved his hand, and walked out of the cave towards his home.

Cortes watched Drew walking quickly towards his own cave, and said, "Lilian, you think being expelled from the tribe is not a bad thing for Drew, right?"

Lillian nodded, "Well, at least, Drew is happier now than before."

Hearing what Lilian said, Cortes also showed his white teeth, "Yes, he is very happy now, which is great."