"Yes, where did Lao Si go? It seems like I haven't seen him since yesterday." Hu Qiang also looked confused.
In the past, I could see the four brothers every day when I went out hunting.
Hu Qinggao spread his hands and shrugged, "Not only yesterday, I haven't seen him since we separated the night before yesterday. I don't know where this kid went."
"Fourth brother is missing?" Hu Jiaojiao frowned, a little worried that something had happened to Hu Qingyuan.
Hu Qingshan and Hu Qinglu on the side looked at each other, and a hint of uncertainty flashed in their eyes.
"It's not that he's missing..." Hu Qingshan raised his hand and clenched it into a fist, then put it to his mouth and coughed lightly, "Ahem... The fourth one should be looking for a female."
Considering what happened yesterday morning, it was not difficult for them to guess where Hu Qingyuan had been.
Upon hearing this, Hu Qiang and Hu Min both showed surprised expressions.
"Looking for a female? Which female? Is there any female in the tribe who likes him?" Hu Min's face was full of disbelief.
Among her four cubs, the eldest is strong, the second is good-looking, the third has a nice voice, but the fourth has no strengths at all and can only make jokes.
There's no way it's possible that the fourth child would find a partner first.
"That's right." Hu Qinggao also looked at Hu Qingshan in shock, "Brother, are you kidding me?"
"Even if winter is coming, this kid is in a hurry to give birth, and it's impossible for him to find a female so quickly..."
Hu Qinggao's handsome face was almost wrinkled into a bun.
"It's true. The fourth brother told me yesterday that he hugged a female. I guess now..." Hu Qinglu said.
Even before he finished speaking, everyone could guess what it was.
There were almost cracks on Hu Qinggao's handsome face.
"This boy is really capable! He is the first one among the four of us to find a partner. No, I will give him a good beating when he comes back. He actually secretly hooked up with females without telling us. How abominable!"
He suddenly felt abandoned by his brothers.
He was the last one among the four brothers to know about this!
"So... who is that female?" Hu Jiaojiao was full of curiosity. She didn't expect to get to eat the melon of her fourth brother today.
…
In the wooden house.
Hu Jing put on her animal skin clothes with a red face, and saw Hu Qingyuan coming in from the door with a few fruits in his hand.
"Are you hungry? My barbecue is not very tasty, you can eat some fruit first..." Hu Qingyuan scratched his head embarrassedly.
I made up my mind that I must go back and ask my father for advice and learn how to grill meat.
"It's okay. Fruits are delicious too. I'm not picky about food."
Hu Jing shyly took the fruit and opened her mouth to take a big bite.
She stopped halfway through the action, remembering that there was a male watching her, so she turned around with an embarrassed smile, blew on the fruit, and wiped it with her hand.
Then he took a small bite.
“I don’t eat much…” she added.
"Eat more, you're too thin." Hu Qingyuan urged with a silly smile, ignoring Hu Jing's muscular body that looked like a gymnast.
Hu Jing smiled and continued to eat the fruit, but his movements were still slow.
After eating two or three bites, she couldn't pretend anymore. She glanced at Hu Qingyuan who was still staring at her, turned her head and asked:
"Qingyuan, you haven't been home for a day, do you want to go back for a while..."
"No, I'll wait for you to finish eating." Hu Qingyuan answered without thinking.
How can you leave your partner hungry and then leave
Hu Jing: “…” How can I finish my meal if you don’t leave
"Um... I'm a little thirsty, can you get me some water?" She made another excuse.
Hu Qingyuan quickly turned around and went out to get some water, "Okay."
As soon as Hu Qingyuan left the house, Hu Jing finished the fruit in just a few bites. She hadn't eaten much the whole day yesterday and was already starving.
I secretly muttered to myself, it's a good thing that he has so much energy even though he didn't eat...
"The water is here. Don't be in a hurry. Eat slowly..." Hu Qingyuan came in with a bowl of water. His voice stopped abruptly when he saw that only the bare cores were left of several fruits.
Has he... just been out for a long time
After hesitating for a second, Hu Qingyuan brought the water to Hu Jing.
After Hu Jing drank some water, the hunger in her stomach finally subsided a little, but she was still far from full.
She couldn't bear it any longer, so she dragged Hu Qingyuan out to barbecue. She had a lot of food stored at home, but it was all raw meat, and most of it was smoked meat made using the smoking method she learned from Hu Jiaojiao.
Her muscles are not gained from starvation, but from hard work.
Hu Qingyuan cleaned the meat, and Hu Jing used the dying fire to start a fire. With the cooperation of the two, they quickly roasted the meat and started eating.
"Keep your meat away from the fire, otherwise it will burn." Hu Jing taught Hu Qingyuan the tricks of grilling meat while eating the meat.
He studied very hard, and Hu Jing ate with relish, because he was so busy grilling that he had no time to look at her.
The two men were hungry for a day, then exercised for a day, and finally ate up a hundred-pound prey clean before they were finally full.
After finishing the meal, Hu Jing remembered that he had exposed his appetite... so he decided not to pretend anymore.
Pretending to be a weak female is not something she can do.
Hu Qingyuan didn't mind at all. Instead, he felt guilty because he had made Hu Jing starve.
"Hu Jing, I have to go home and tell my parents that we are now a couple. You should have a good rest here." He planned to go back by himself.
"I'll go with you." Hu Jing immediately stood up from the ground, dusted herself off, and walked forward to hug his arm.
"But your body..." Hu Qingyuan hesitated, his eyes fell on the marks on Hu Jing's neck, his ears were slightly red.
It was his first time yesterday... He had no control and was a little rough, leaving Hu Jing with bruises all over his body.
Fortunately, Hu Jing was not angry with him.
"I'm fine, let me go with you." Hu Jing looked expectantly.
Hu Jing's mother died after giving birth to her, and her father was also seriously injured during a hunting trip and passed away not long after.
Fortunately, her mother had a few partners, and she was raised by those males, but she was not close to them. She had lived alone since she was a child, and she did everything by herself and never bothered other males.
She grew up relying on the supplies brought by those males and developed this savage character.
He speaks harshly, behaves violently, and acts like a male.
If not, she would easily be bullied and excluded in the tribe.
Hu Jing actually envies Hu Jiaojiao very much. She has been spoiled by her parents and brothers since she was a child. She can do whatever she wants, and there are always people standing behind her unconditionally in everything she does.
Now that she and Hu Qingyuan have become partners, she feels that she should sincerely pay a visit to his parents.
"Okay, then let's go together." Hu Qingyuan certainly couldn't refuse Hu Jing's request.
The two went home immediately.
Hu Qingyuan didn't want to make her work hard, so he changed into a beast and carried her on his back. When the beastmen on the road saw the two of them together, they all cast gossipy glances at them.
There were even orcs who came over and asked with ambiguous eyes:
"Hu Qingyuan, Hu Jing, are you two a couple now?"