Chapter 12 Survival of the Fittest
He Qianqian was also grateful for the food he provided.
She will not force others to marry her, and she will not hate them if they are unwilling.
The original owner's death was certainly a tragedy, but she herself needs to take a great responsibility.
If it were someone with a stronger personality, he might not be so pessimistic and blame others for his fate and end up in a desperate situation.
The original owner was unlucky and worthy of sympathy, but she didn't have all bad cards in her hand. At least other people in the tribe were nice to her.
The animal world is a very cruel world where the fittest survive and the strong prey on the weak. If you don't want to become stronger, you can't just rely on others.
Li Yan kept looking at her, not missing any expression on her face.
"Qianqian, Lingye came last night. He said he wanted to join our family and be a beast husband."
"Ah?" He Qianqian was stunned. "Lingye doesn't seem to be without ideas. Why did he suddenly change his mind?"
Li Yan said seriously: "It is because he has his own ideas that he is serious about what he said. He is not joking."
"But I can't imagine it."
How could a person who is so cold, aloof and taciturn want to develop feelings with her?
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. She inherited the original owner's identity and was prepared to find a few beastly husbands in the future. For the sake of her cubs, she also wanted to recruit a few more powerful ones with special powers to join her.
But she couldn't accept a cold person like Lingye so quickly. She had suffered too much indifference and cold stares in the past, and had always longed for sunshine and warmth. Such a cold person didn't seem to be suitable for her at all.
I have just become a couple with Li Yan, and we want to get along well and give birth to a baby for him. It seems that the timing is not right.
"Qianqian, don't rush to answer. Let's test him. I want to know why he suddenly changed his mind."
"Oh."
Li Yan ended the topic and praised her with a smile:
"My father and I were very lucky today. Together, we hunted three si-niu beasts. Isn't that amazing?"
Li Yan was in high spirits and looked at her expectantly, hoping to get her praise.
He Qianqian gave him a bright smile in return, put her arms around his neck, and kissed his cheek as a reward:
"I knew my Li Yan was the bravest. I've been waiting for you to come back, just to kiss you."
Li Yan touched the place where he was kissed and smiled softly.
The mole under the lip looks particularly red in the sunset, making the whole person look sunny and handsome, but also with a touch of evil charm.
Seeing her so happy, Li Yan's tiredness of the day disappeared. He worked so hard just to see her bright smile.
He Qianqian was indeed very happy as she didn't have to worry about food for the time being.
As far as she remembered, a sinu beast weighed about 700 kilograms. After removing the bones, internal organs, fur, hooves, horns, etc., the pure meat content was less than %.
But it was enough for the seven members of the He family to eat for ten days.
An adult male orc needs to consume about five kilograms of clean meat every day. I am talking about clean meat. Orcs will not eat bones, fur, horns, etc.
The Siniu beast is a herbivorous, one-horned dwarf rhinoceros. The horn on the tip of its nose is quite lethal.
Compared with the size of the caracal, it is more than ten times smaller, so hunting it is quite difficult.
It can be seen that the father and son who had left home risked their lives to make the call.
"My father said that the sirloin beast is very fierce and has a lot of brute force. You have to be careful when hunting with it. If you are not careful, you will be hit by its horn and it can go through you. It also has powerful hind hooves, and a kick from it can be fatal.
Li Yan, be careful when hunting cattle next time."
“It turns out Qianqian also knows this.
My abilities have been growing very fast recently, and I learned a lot of practical experience from my father this time. Plus Qianqian's knife is very powerful, so it played a big role."
Li Yan took out a steel knife. There was still blood on the blade, which was flashing coldly in the setting sun. He wiped the blade carefully with animal skin and became more and more reluctant to let it go.
"In order to reward my bravery in my first hunt, the chieftain specially gave us all three bull beasts."
He Qianqian used a cotton cloth dipped in water to wipe Li Yan's face and upper body, handed him a cup of warm water, and asked, "Don't you want to leave some meat for the tribe?"
When a hunting team goes hunting, not all the prey is divided among the members, but a portion is kept aside and distributed by the clan leader.
There are some elderly widows and widowers in the tribe, as well as families of some warriors who sacrificed their lives for the tribe, who need some care.
"We don't need to share it with the tribe this time. The chief is taking care of us."
Li Yan understood the clan leader's intentions.
He Qianqian also understood that although the clan leader disliked her, he was always very caring towards her: "What about the prey? We won't sleep tonight, and we have to prepare them and marinate them and hang them out to dry."
The prey that your husband risked his life to hunt must be handled carefully and not wasted at all.
She calculated in her mind that if the three beasts were fully utilized, they would be enough to feed the three people for more than two months.
This solved the big problem.
Li Yan smiled and said, "The clan leader knows that we are short of manpower, so he said that he would find a few people to remove the bones, process the meat, and send it to my father."
After a pause, he said, "My father sent me back to accompany you. This time, let him handle all the meat."
He Qianqian thought of Uncle Li Yue, who had always taken good care of the original owner. Li Yue was Li Yan's biological father, so the three of them would be a family in the future.
Wait a few days before visiting him again.
During the time when the orcs are in a pair, the elders will not come to disturb them. If they are worried, they will send some food over, just to let the couple be alone together.
The males take this opportunity to learn how to take care of their females.
Females are better cared for and have a deeper bond with their beastly husbands.
Suddenly, she stood up and said, "No, we can't throw away the bones of the cattle. We have to take the heads too. Li Yan, go and tell them to send these back as well."
Li Yan was stunned: "What do you need bones for? You can't even chew them. I will prepare the most tender meat, just for you."
"Have you forgotten that we have a big iron pot at home? I'll stew bones for you tonight. It'll be delicious.
Go tell them that they don’t need to remove all the meat, but leave some meat on the bones, so that the bones will taste better when cooked.”
Li Yan had no doubts, Qianqian's words were always right.
He gulped down the can of water and hurried to the tribal square.
From a distance, I saw Lingye helping Liyue deal with the three bull beasts. There were also several young orcs helping to remove the bones and cut the beasts into pieces.
After carefully conveying He Qianqian's meaning, he cut off a row of ribs and a large piece of tenderloin and hurried back home.
He Qianqian knew that Li Yan would be very hungry and tired after returning from hunting.
She prepared the ingredients early in the morning.
At this moment, the big iron pot has been set up, ready to show off his skills tonight as a reward for his triumphant return.
Although there was no other seasoning except salt, there was a large bag of thirteen-spice seasoning in the system, which I redeemed for 2 points.
Next, the young couple gathered around the big iron pot.
He Qianqian was in charge of directing the meal, while Li Yanmaida took the lead in cooking, using a large iron pan to stir-fry rabbit meat and stir-fried chicken.