Chapter 378: I can take care of you

"Why else? The elders have become more and more strict with their demands. They want us to hunt more meat, as rainy season is going to arrive soon. The chances of floods happening will increase in a few days. They want to stock up more meat such that they don’t have to worry about running out if we miss a few days of hunting. " Xie Daiyu rubbed his belly. He too did not want to go to hunt but he had no other choice; the elders were pressing him more and more. They had stated clearly that the hunters needed to hunt more prey for the next few days or else they would not get enough to eat.

Ruan Chanchan frowned hard when she heard Xie Daiyu’s response; she could not help but frown. She had been out of action for too long and had no idea what was going on in the tribe. "Did you use to stock up meat in the past as well?" They had no idea how to store the meat or preserve it, how could they even stock it up? Don’t tell her that they collected the meat and left it to rot. The image alone was enough to make her throw up.

"No. They are going to dry it."

Hearing this, Ruan Chanchan’s face could not help but darken. This method was something she taught the tribe; strictly speaking, even if she had not done much for the tribe, she had given them a way out to survive; this should count as something. But instead of feeling grateful, the elders felt that she was not doing enough and even made things difficult for Xie Daiyu. She had handed out such a revolutionary method, including finding the fruits and vegetables for them to eat. Did she not deserve some meat for her mate?

She pursed her lips and said, "There is no need to go out and hunt. I have helped the people from the killer whale tribe and the beast goddess is really happy with me. She blessed me with new powers and I can feed you even without you going on a hunt." Indeed, after she helped the people of the killer whale tribe, she ended up unlocking a lot of supermarket levels. She could easily feed her husband without him risking his life for her.

Xie Daiyu opened his mouth to refuse; he could still hunt as long as he was careful but before he could say anything, he saw Ruan Chanchan’s expression and knew that she was upset with the elders and did not say anything. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly. He knew that Ruan Chanchan felt that it was unfair for the elders to use her methods and not give her even the smallest grace but what could they do? The elders were not willing to change and their desire to control the tribe was getting even more intense than before.

Thus, they were strictly controlling the portion of the game that was being hunted every day.

"Alright, I will not go out to hunt; don’t get angry." Xie Daiyu did not want Ruan Chanchan to go out and fight with the elders, so he immediately backed down.

Sure enough, after Ruan Chanchan heard that he was not going to go out to hunt, she did not look as ugly as she did before. Sighing, she raised her hands and rubbed her face. She said to him, "are you hungry? I will start arranging something for you to eat. Go and call your parents and Zeqiu." She paused and added, "Also call the Priestess and Yuan Ni."

Xie Daiyu nodded. He had nothing against Yuan Ni, as the mer had indeed helped him a lot in the past few months. Even when others mocked him for acting crazy, Yuan Ni was first to rush in and defend him. He even chased those people away. He owed Yuan Ni a lot.

After all, he was not good with words and could not fight with those people but Yuan Ni could.

Xie Daiyu went to look for his parents while Ruan Chanchan started arranging things for breakfast. She had unlocked new supermarket levels, so she could easily get her hands on some pots and pans that were no different from stone pots but only in looks. In reality they were highly modern and did not take an hour to cook food.

"Let’s go with some nourishing porridge and egg drop soup with meat pies." She had gotten her hands on some new human appliances and one of them was a mincer. She no longer needed to depend on Xie Daiyu or Ruan Zeqiu to shred the meat into small pieces. Anyway, mincer would do it better.

Once Ruan Chanchan decided on the menu items, she started working on them. First she minced the meat and started dealing with the rest of the things. She had just started mixing the meat with the five spice, scallion and the rest of the seasonings when she heard something fluttering behind her, frowning, she turned to look behind her but when she looked at the entrance of the cave, she did not see anything or anyone.

What was that?

Ruan Chanchan shook her head; maybe she was overthinking. It must have been a mosquito. At that moment, she had no idea that someone was peeking at her through the wall of the cave, where she could not see.

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"I know that this is unfair but the elders have united." When Xie Daiyu arrived at his house, he heard his father’s sighs.

"What do you mean by ’they have united’? Have they stopped taking me as the chief? I am still the leader of this tribe and they are making such decisions on their own! Ruan Chanchan has helped the tribe so much and it was agreed that I will leave a hind leg as well as ten pounds of meat for her. And now they are saying that they are not willing to give it? How can this be done?"