Chapter 325: The Wandering Shu Pi and the Innocent Primitive Woman
Shu Pi didn't return to the cave because a pack of leopards had taken over the cave they used to inhabit. Shu Pi didn't have time to think about whether the scent of the unburned bodies of the tribe members attracted them. He was already too weak from hunger. He bypassed the cave and went to the riverside, using broken branches to spearfish to eat. That was his most urgent need.
Exhaustion and hunger greatly diminished his agility and strength, and despite his efforts, he couldn't catch any fish for a long time.
He remembered the contraptions the tribe used for fishing and threw away the stick in his hand, gathering some branches instead.
In the tribe that had driven him out, he had never made what they called a fish trap; he had only observed it closely.
Now, he struggled to recall the appearance of that fish trap, clumsily weaving branches together.
After a long while, he finally created something barely resembling a fish trap.
With no Shu Pi left, he tied this crude fish trap with grass rope and exerted all his strength to throw it into the river...
"Splash!"
A fish trap was pulled out several notches higher than before, this time containing two fish...
He tied the fish trap around his waist, which he regarded as a treasure, and tied together eight large and small fish with sticks, forming a circle, which he hung diagonally over his shoulder.
He held an extremely rudimentary bow in one hand and a spear made of a tree branch in the other then left the area.
He didn't know where he was or where he was going.
He had already left his original tribe, unable to defeat the pack of leopards and reclaim his former cave. He had no choice but to leave.
Whether it was the blessing of a motherless child or some other reason, he encountered danger several times on this journey but narrowly escaped each time, surviving until now.
He needed to find a cave to sleep in.
This thought arose after he fell from a tree once again.
This gave direction to his aimless wandering.
He had to find a female primitive human to spend the night with.
Didn't he just say he was going to give her the bird? Why did he change his mind now?
In her hesitation, the Shu Pi once again offered the colorful big bird from its hand.
But this time, it used only one hand, while the other empty hand also reached out, pressing against the female primitive's exposed chest.
Her attention was completely absorbed by the colorful big bird, ignoring the Shu Pi's actions.
The bird was large enough to feed at least two people.
If she could bring this big bird back to the tribe, she could get some bird meat when it was time to eat. Normally, she rarely got to eat meat; the good food was always eaten by those stronger than her.
But if she could bring this bird back, it would be different. As the one who obtained the food, she could get some meat from this bird.
The delicious taste of meat filled the heart of this inexperienced female primitive.
Holding tightly to the colorful big bird, she was led by the unfamiliar male primitive who gave her the bird to a small grove not far away...
Satisfied, the Shu Pi rubbed its fingers together, sniffing them under its nose, revealing a lewd expression similar to that of an old stag.
Reaching out to fiddle with a dejected figure hiding behind the trees, he secretly watched the female primitive walking in a somewhat strange posture while holding the big bird.
By the riverbank, several other female primitives who were fishing, upon seeing the almost adult female primitive holding the colorful big bird, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
It wasn't easy to catch such a bird, and now, this person in the tribe who hadn't even fully grown up had caught such a big bird. How could they not be amazed?
Everyone couldn't help but marvel at the good fortune of this underage person.
In the evening, the news of the almost adult female primitive capturing a big bird caused a stir throughout the entire tribe.
This female primitive, who had never received such treatment before, squatted by the fire eating delicious bird meat, her mind involuntarily picturing the male primitive who had given her the colorful big bird.
The weather was fine, and many adult males and strong females from the tribe went out hunting again, while the few women who often fished continued to fish by the riverbank.
The fishing skills of the almost adult female primitive were not very good. After a long time, she hadn't caught a single fish, so she began to walk upstream of the river...