Chapter 27: Chu Yan's Injury

  At night, until all the tribesmen fell asleep, Chu Yan finally lay down in his sleeping place, with Mo Yi'er by his side, but he didn't know what attitude to take towards her.

  Mo Yi'er closed her eyes and lay there quietly. When Chu Yan returned, she suddenly opened her eyes wide. Chu Yan was taken aback: "You're not asleep yet."

  "Hmm." He didn't come back. How could Mo Yi'er sleep well?

  After a sentence, the two fell into a dead silence again. Mo Yier felt embarrassed and closed her eyes to pretend to sleep, but her own restless heart made it difficult for her to pretend to sleep.

  It's okay. The little furball that went out to forage returned in time to break the awkwardness. He lay down between Mo Yi'er and Chu Yan, just like last night, and looked at Chu Yan with a pleased expression. Under his gaze, he leaned against Mo Yi'er's side.

  Mo Yi habitually rubbed his fluffy body, spoiling him to the extreme. "Woo~woo~" The little ball of fluff let out a comfortable cry, as if he was being coquettish with Mo Yi again. This made Mo Yi chuckle and the atmosphere relaxed a lot.

  "Mo Yi'er..." Chu Yan couldn't help but speak up: "Are you angry with me?"

  "No." Mo Yi'er replied firmly, despite feeling uncomfortable inside. She wasn't angry though. "I just want to do what I want to do. Even if you're the leader, you don't have the right to stop me. Besides, I won't bring any danger to the tribe, nor will I be in danger myself. I know you're doing it for my own good, but please give me the right to make my own decisions." Mo Yi'er, who had never been restricted by anyone before, was asking Chu Huo for her personal rights.

  Chu Yan heard the words and fell silent. Indeed, as Kasai said, Mo Yier was a woman who yearned for freedom in every way, and she was different from other women.

  He thought for a moment. Mo Yuer didn't disturb her, half-closing her eyes to rest. Time passed for a long time. So long that she thought Chu Yan wouldn't respond, wouldn't agree. Only then did Chu Yan speak again: "Alright, I can promise you. But you also have to promise me. You must come back safely. Not even the slightest danger is allowed."

  "Alright." Mo Yier solemnly agreed. She was moved by Chu Yan's emotions towards her. She clearly felt Chu Yan's concern and affection for her. She wasn't a woman who could change her principles for love. So, she only had more gratitude for what Chu Yan did for her. "Don't worry, I'll see Fan Ge and then come back to tell you about his situation."

  "En." Chu Huo let out a sigh of relief. That's it then. Give Mo Yi'er the greatest tolerance and freedom, and believe in her.

  It's settled then. The two of them are back to normal now. Although they only quarreled for a couple of sentences, the impact on the tribe is huge. No one in the tribe wants Mo Yi'er and the chief to be unhappy with each other. If they were, everyone would be worried too.

  The next day, the two got up together and smiled at each other. The whole tribe saw this and let out a sigh of relief. Xī Fǎng Nī even took advantage of Chǔ Huì's inattention to wink at Mò Yì ér.

  Mo Yi'er folded the animal hide that she had used to keep warm while sleeping, then said to Chu Yan: "I'm leaving tomorrow, so I need to prepare today. What should I bring for Fan Ge? Or what do we need to exchange with the Langya tribe? For example, stone knives. We're not lacking in food or supplies right now, so why don't we exchange some sharp stone knives instead?"

  "Alright, let's exchange some crystal sugar for a few stone knives. Also, bring a piece of animal hide clothing for Wang Ge. It'll be warm in a few days and he'll need to wear it." Chu Yan said after thinking for a moment. Although Wang Ge himself could also sew animal hide clothing, but there was no comparison to the quality when a woman did it. He thought that Wang Ge following the shaman would have to learn many things and wouldn't have time to sew animal hide clothing himself.

  "Alright." Mo Yier replied. At this time, it seemed that only Jing sugar could be exchanged with the Luangu Department. The next exchange meeting would be able to bring a few cars for exchange. But now, their own department only had one car available.

  The next day, the men went hunting while most of the women practiced using slingshots. Sanzhen, Sifanni, and Moyi came to make thinner animal skin clothes for Bango. Moyi suggested using lamb skin, just like the thin clothes she had made before. However, Sanzhen raised a question: "Isn't lamb skin not good? Now that Bango is living with Ao Hui's shaman in the Lianya tribe, wearing lamb skin clothes will make him look down upon by people from other tribes."

  Silkina also nodded. Absolutely will be like this. Mo Yuer had a bit of speechlessness towards this point of view. Just like before when Tailisha was around, because the tribe didn't have a pottery pot and couldn't see clearly inside the pit. Now they just can't see him because Fangke is wearing sheepskin clothes. Sigh... "Alright then, whatever you think is good, let's use that."

  Then, Sang Zhen took out a few pieces of small bear skin to make clothes. The fur of the small bear was not as thick and heavy as that of the big bear. It would be good to wear when the weather warmed up a bit. Mo Yier found a piece of deer skin from the cave where animal hides were stored and personally made a pair of deer skin boots for Fang Ke. This time, the production was more complex and refined than before. The sole used dry grass to make a shoe pad. However, compared to real shoe pads, it was still quite rough. After all, Mo Yier wasn't very skilled either. But compared to people who went barefoot, these deer skin boots were already very high-end.

  Three women were busy for a whole day, made two sets of clothes for Bango and a pair of deerskin boots, the results are not small.

  As the sunset approached, Chu Yan and the hunting team returned. Mo Yi'er stood at the entrance of the cave, seeing from afar that they were carrying something. It seemed like today's harvest was not small. However, as they drew closer, Mo Yi'er's face turned pale with shock. The bloody thing they were carrying wasn't prey. The faces of the tribe members also showed an unprecedented panic.

  Mo Yi'er rushed over and saw Chu Yan being carried by the men, his body and face covered in blood. "Good heavens! What's going on? Chu Yan, you're injured! Where are you hurt?"

  Chu Huo heard Mo Yier's voice and weakly opened his eyes. He shook his head at Mo Yier: "I'm fine."

  "Oh heavens, hurry up and bring him in quickly. San Zhen, go boil some hot water." Mo Yi'er instructed hastily. The men hurriedly carried Chu Huo back into the cave. Behind them, two more men were carrying a dead tiger, a ferocious beast. But this time, no one paid attention to the prey, they were all worried about Chu Huo.

  Chu Yu was placed on his own sleeping position. Mo Yuer adjusted his pillow and examined his body, only to find that it was covered in bloodstains all over. She couldn't help but shout: "Zhuang Peng, where exactly is Chu Yu injured? Doesn't anyone know?"

  "It's here." The craftsman was a bit flustered. Mo Yi'er shouted at him, and he hastily pointed to the location of Chu Yan's abdomen. Mo Yi'er quickly lifted up Chu Yan's animal hide. A bloody mouth was still oozing out blood. "Good heavens! How much blood has been lost?" Mo Yi'er couldn't help but redden her eyes. Large teardrops fell immediately after.