The Infrastructure’s Guide ☆ 22

“What's the announcement? " Inquired Meng Sheng, pushing away from the other male's grasp.

Zhong Yang kicked him: "Don't play dumb!"

Before he spoke, the majestic voice of Chief Zhong Xin interrupted what he was about to say."Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me. On this occasion, I want to share something with everyone!"

Hearing the chief's statement, the gathered crowd riled up instead of cooling down.

"I heard that Zhong Yang and Meng Sheng went beast hunting again. Today, they'll share a cooked meal with everyone."

“Boiled meat is delicious. Those of us without stone pots can only enjoy a boiled meal once a year. Unexpectedly, we'll be able to eat it today.”

While the common tribe's inhabitants spoke eagerly, numerous powerful males' expressions were not looking well.

Tang Yu rolled his eyes when he overheard others discussing it.

"What's so delicious about boiled meat? I'd rather hunt than waste my time on something so frivolous."

He expected to stand out by bringing a fat wild boar, but he got overshadowed by Zhong Yang's cooked food.

Not far from Tang Yu stood Kong Jia.

The lone male was watching Qiu Juan when a plump female twisted her buttocks his way.

"Brother Kong Jia.”

Finding a soft body wrapped around his arm, he gave a sharp look and said, "What are you doing with so many people around? Did you forget what I said?"

"Brother Kong Jia, don't worry. We won't have to hide soon."

As Kong Jia was about to pull off the female's hand, the chief's voice rang out again: "Because Qiu Juan and Kong Jia don't get along, the two decided to dissolve their relationship and not be together."

Kong Jia's hand tightened. He assumed Tang Tong's words referred to a time in the future rather than the present.

As soon as the chief's words came out, people were all in an uproar. They anticipated discourse on the cooked food, but the result was unexpected. It was not uncommon for couples to be separated, but Kong Jia and Qiu Juan were both well-known members of the tribe. They were thought to be a perfect match, and no one expected their relationship to be so tumultuous. Naturally, such a drama attracted the attention of many natives.

For a while, some aborigines lamented, while others secretly delighted.

"Alright, alright, it's common for couples to break up or pair up. Let's allow young people to handle their own affairs. I'm only responsible for conveying their wishes. Now that we're done with this, let the food-sharing commence, everyone, get your food !" To divert their attention, the chief announced this news before sharing food. After all, no matter how hot the news was, nothing can make everyone care more than a full stomach.

As expected by the chief, the indigenous people didn't dwell on this matter for long, and they swarmed in line to receive food.

Meng Sheng in the corner also applauded the chief for announcing the news before the meal. When he went to help out to divide the food, he saw Qiu Juan standing in a daze in the noisy crowd.

The sub-female gazed at the crowd in silence, but there was no focus in his clear eyes. The warm sun's beams lit his icy white skin. It was difficult to tell if he was happy or sad. The more Meng Sheng gazed, the duller and soulless the other person's expression seemed, and the more Meng Sheng himself felt inexplicably distressed.

Suffering such social damage at such a young age was undeniably terrible. It may even cast a long-lasting shadow. He really wanted to rip him away from here and make him forget these painful memories.

Meng Sheng walked over quietly, wanting to pull Qiu Juan into his arms, but knowing he couldn't do it. Instead of acting on his inner desires, he sought to deflect the young sub-female's attention.

"Come and help out dividing the meat."

When Qiu Juan looked up, he noticed a male with a little smirk on the corners of his mouth. When the other male smirked, he usually looked like a ruffian. Someone who appeared to be carefree and unconcerned. After they were acquainted, he realized that Meng Sheng's speech was even more unorthodox, yet he wasn't untrustworthy. Qiu Juan felt at ease around him.

Like now, Meng Sheng's smile didn't seem lighthearted. When he looked into his eyes, he felt as if he was going to sink in at any moment, his eyes were so deep.

He hastily suppressed his feelings, thinking Meng Sheng's future partner should be very happy. No matter how many partners he will have, he will undoubtedly be able to care for them all.

He took a deep breath and set aside all his troubles. He had finally ended his relationship with Kong Jia. It was a good thing. There should be no awkwardness or misunderstanding between them anymore. He was no longer in love with him.

"Let's go."

He hadn't participated in the distribution of food to everyone in a long time. He used to like doing this, but now he has nothing to do with Kong Jia. Furthermore, he might not get another chance to do this again.

Due to his weak hunting skills, he couldn't hunt enough games to share with the people of the tribe.

The two approached Zhong Yang, who glared at them and barked: "Hurry up! I'm falling off my feet."

He resumed his duties after dumping these words and grabbed two enormous chunks of meat before handing them out.

"Try the cooked meat. This time it is boiled with salt and tastes different from the meat distributed before."

The boiled meat was chopped into small pieces and distributed to each person in line.

Zhong Yang repeated the same sentence over and over again, indifferent to the hassle.

"Thank you, Zhong Yang! Today's cooked food does smell different."

"Eating salt-boiled meat will make you stronger." Meng Sheng also helped Zhong Yang to promote the boiled meat.

Qiu Juan talked less and just assisted.

When the tribe's people saw Qiu Juan, they took the meat politely, as if they had forgotten what had previously occurred, and spoke about the large piece of animal meat they had received.

The overwhelming popularity of boiled meat only contributed to highlighting how barren the other male stalls, including the Tang brothers and Kong Jia, were. Only those who were too impatient to wait in line went to the other males.

Given the long queue, one would expect the two Tang brothers to be upset, yet they appeared cheerful. They were too busy teasing Kong Jia to be bothered.

"What can I say? Say, what's the matter with you, Kong Jia? Why does it look like it was Qiu Juan's choice? A sub-female with your breath, even can't stand you. Did you abandon a hardworking Qiu Juan, or are you inferior to Meng Sheng?"

Kong Jia's face darkened, and the stone tool he was using to chop the meat was aggressively plunged into the meat.

"Tang Yu, you are too noisy."

When he saw that the male, who had always been gentle, was enraged, Tang Yu triumphantly grinned without fear.

"Big brother! What nonsense are you talking about! Whatever the reason, it was Brother Kong Jia, who decided to end his relationship with Qiu Juan." Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, Tang Tong complained to his brother.

Tang Yu sneered, "What are you buzzing in like a shit fly and helping an outsider talk?"

"You're a shit fly!" Tang Tong glared at Tang Yu: "Believe it or not, I'll go back and tell my father that you bullied me."

"Alright, alright, I'm afraid, please don't!" Tang Yu loved his sister and didn't want to hurt her, hence he stayed quiet.

The anger in Kong Jia's heart was not so easy to turn off. He was afraid that he could not control his composure, so he finished his task fast and informed the chief that he would go first. He left, ignoring Tang Tong's calls.

“Brother, I blame you! ”

Tang Yu said dissatisfied: "Stay away from that male, I don't think he's a good thing."

Tang Tong stomped her small feet, unwilling to quarrel with her elder brother any longer, and turned to head in the direction of her cave.

When most of the cooked meat was divided, the chief said: “Everyone, take a good taste of the salted cooked meat. If you think it is delicious, then come and tell me. If enough of you gather, I'll employ the help of some powerful males to build a public stone pot for you all. Everyone would then be able to bring their own salt and meat and cook.

Those who had tried the boiled meat jumped out when they heard the chief's words: "Chief, the salt-boiled meal tastes really wonderful. I'm in favor of a public stone pot!"

After someone expressed their opinions, others soon followed.

Most of them enjoy prepared food cooked in salt, so they supported the construction of stone pots. Some people believe that having a public stone pot was preferable to having none. So rapidly passed everyone's opinions, and the chief decided to construct a stone pot.

At the end of the meal, Qiu Juan saw that there was nothing else to do, so he bid Zhong Yang farewell.

Upon seeing this, Meng Sheng said, “I will go with you. ”

"No, you can stay and help Zhong Yang to take care of the rest. ”

After deliberately avoiding him for a few days, Qiu Juan assumed that he had hurt Meng Sheng's self-esteem, and hence the male would lose interest in him and adopt a colder attitude towards him. But when they met today, he treated him as usual, albeit being dissatisfied with his avoidance and displaying a minor grievance that made Qiu Juan's heart skip a beat.

He didn't know what Meng Sheng meant to him, but he hadn't completely forgotten his place.

“Yeah, yeah, Meng Sheng, you…. ” Zhong Yang enthusiastically agreed, oblivious to the mood, before catching Meng Sheng's ice-cold glare.

Zhong Yang coughed dryly and abruptly altered his remarks, "First, walk with Qiu Juan. It's not busy here."

A little smile blossomed on Meng Sheng's face. Without waiting for Qiu Juan to react, he grabbed the sub-female's meat share and led the way.

“Let's go, let's go together. ”

As he watched his meat being taken away, again, Qiu Juan had no choice but to follow the male's buttocks, who had already marched ahead.

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