As Sha Qing spoke, she picked up the stones that Jiujiu had seen earlier and started to dissect the lamb leg and the rabbit.
Sha Qing deftly peeled off the fur from the rabbit and lamb legs, then went outside to wash them in the small river. After that, she started a fire inside the house and slowly broke off a branch from a big tree outside to roast the meat on the spot.
The rainy season had just ended, so even if Sha Qing tried to find some dry branches to use as firewood, those branches would still have a lot of moisture in them. After the fire was ignited, there wasn't much flame, but the smoke was exceptionally large.
Even so, Sha Qing still chose to roast the meat on top of the firewood that couldn't be seen.
Sha Qing didn't know how long she roasted the meat until the surface of the meat started to turn black. Only then did she remove the meat from the fire and use a clean stone knife to cut it open. She gave the clean meat to Jiujiu to eat while she chose to eat the meat that had been blackened by the smoke on the outside and still had the color of blood on the inside.
There was no salt, no seasoning, and no roasting. She simply roasted the meat on top of the fire for a period of time. This piece of meat didn't taste very good.
Even though Sha Qing had given Jiujiu a piece of meat that had not been blackened by the smoke, the meat still carried the smell of smoke because it had been exposed to the smoke for a long time. Moreover, the barbecued meat that had not been marinated or seasoned with salt was especially smelly. Moreover, because it had been exposed to the smoke for a long time, the barbecued meat was especially dry and dry. It carried the bitterness of the smoke and was as disgusting as eating a piece of burnt wood.
Jiujiu resisted the urge to vomit as she ate the roasted meat. After she finished eating, she raised her head and saw Sha Qing eating the meat that wasn't roasted because the fire was extinguished.
Jiujiu's eyes instantly filled with tears. She blinked her eyes and forced the tears back down. Jiujiu raised her head and looked at the sky through the hole in the roof. Looking at the twinkling stars, she secretly swore to herself that she would change the future of the beastmen.
This was the first full meal that the beastmen had after the rainy season. Even if the roasted meat wasn't cooked at all because of the wet branches, they still ate with satisfaction and sweetness.
Those who hadn't experienced hunger would never know how precious food was. Even if the meat was raw, they would still eat it bite by bite. Because, with food, there was hope for survival.
For the next three days, the adult male beastmen in the tribe would hunt for food every morning, while the female beastmen would work hard to repair the broken roof and look for dry branches that could be used as firewood.
As Jiujiu was a priestess and was relatively young, she couldn't do anything, and Sha Qing didn't want her to do it.
In Sha Qing's view, Jiujiu was a priestess and was the most noble existence in the beastmen tribe. Her hands should be used as a priestess, and not to repair the roof or collect firewood for him.
Therefore, Sha Qing asked the other female beastmen to help him complete those tasks. At the same time, in order to express his gratitude, he would give them some of the prey that he hunted every day as a reward.
The female beastmen didn't have many abilities. Other than repairing the house, collecting firewood to make roasted meat, and giving birth to young beastmen, they didn't have any other use. Therefore, they were very satisfied with the work that didn't require much effort and still got food.
Therefore, they naturally put in extra effort. In less than three days, Sha Qing's originally broken and crumbling house had been repaired into a beautiful and sturdy wooden house by the female beastmen. Some of them even specially found some vines that bloomed with beautiful flowers from the forest and transplanted them to decorate the small house.
Although the beastmen's tools were exceptionally primitive, one couldn't help but praise the beastmen's hearts for being exceptionally simple.
Although Jiujiu felt that the work of repairing the house was exceptionally hard, the female beastmen who were already used to the intensity of the work were just like eating a meal. Not only could they repair the house, but they could also talk at the same time.
However, because there were only a few people in the tribe, the content of the discussion was exceptionally limited. It was nothing more than a few beastmen matters, and the longest discussion was about Jiujiu.
The priestesses in the beastmen tribe couldn't get married. Therefore, the new priestess was chosen by the old priestess when she was about to pass away according to God's instructions from the young beastmen. However, from the beginning until now, the entire primitive tribe had gone through hundreds of priestesses, but none of them had received God's instructions to lead them out of hunger. Over time, the beastmen began to doubt the existence of the priestesses.
Especially Jiujiu.
Jiujiu's original form was a relatively petite white fox.
Fox-shaped beastmen were relatively rare no matter in this tribe or other tribes. Firstly, Fox-shaped beastmen were born with good looks, and they didn't know how to hunt. They only survived by charming other beastmen. Every time a Fox-shaped beastman appeared, it would cause the male beastmen to fight over them, and every time, it would cause a huge loss.
Therefore, every time a fox orc appeared, it would be killed by adult orcs before it could grow up. Secondly, there had never been a fox orc in this tribe since the beginning of the tribe's records. As for Jiujiu's origins, everyone had different opinions. After a long time, no one was able to tell them where Jiujiu came from. However, even though they didn't say it out loud, some orcs felt that it was better to kill Jiujiu before she grew up instead of waiting for Jiujiu to lead them out of poverty. Jiujiu was a fox orc, so some orcs felt that instead of waiting for Jiujiu to grow up and lead them out of poverty, it would be better to kill her before she grew up to avoid a bigger disaster.
However, because Sha Qing was the most powerful existence in this tribe, many people in this tribe had more or less received Sha Qing's favor. Because Sha Qing wanted to protect Jiujiu, the people in this tribe could only hide their thoughts of killing Jiujiu to avoid a disaster in their hearts.
But even if they didn't say it out loud, they had always thought so in their hearts. After all, Jiujiu's future was unpredictable. But now that she had a beautiful face at such a young age, they could imagine how beautiful she would be when she grew up. Instead of waiting for her to grow up, they might as well kill her before she grew up to avoid a foreseeable disaster.
However, because Sha Qing had always insisted that Jiujiu was the Priestess and the hope of the entire tribe, although the other beastmen in the tribe had some complaints, they still reluctantly raised Jiujiu.
The female beastmen whispered gossip about Jiujiu. When they were almost done, the house was almost tidied up. They put some dry wood they picked up under the eaves that could block the sun and dew. With the food that Sha Qing gave them as revenge, these female beastmen took home the food that Sha Qing gave them.
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