Chapter 122

After Ba Ke Er carried Zhang Fan back to the tribe, he didn't go home but directly took Zhang Fan to the chief's house, handing over the various small animals they had captured, big and small, about a dozen, to Wei Er for processing.

Fei Er saw Zhang Fan return, immediately put down what he was doing, ran over and asked Zhang Fan: "Fan Fan, didn't we agree to come back after catching enough small animals? Why did you take so long to come back? Did you... do something bad?"

Saying that, Fei Er put on a smug, gossipy look that even made the good-tempered Zhang Fan feel an urge to hit him! After hearing, Zhang Fan took a deep breath and finally managed to suppress the urge to strike.

Rolling his eyes at Fei Er, he said: "How come? I don't like hearing you say that! If finding food is doing bad deeds, then tomorrow you won't get to eat the new food I make! Hmph!"

After saying that, Zhang Fan deliberately took a few soybeans out of the sack and waved them in front of Fei Er. Upon hearing there was new tasty food, Fei Er immediately stopped complaining and lunged at Zhang Fan's position.

Upon noticing Fei Er's movement, Zhang Fan already guessed what Fei Er would do next, immediately stepping back a big step so that Fei Er lunged at empty air; then, as Fei Er was about to fall, Zhang Fan quickly reached out and steadied him.

At this moment, Fei Er directly grabbed the hand Zhang Fan used to steady him, began shaking it vigorously, and kept saying nice things to Zhang Fan.

"Fan Fan, my good friend! Good brother-in-law! Let me have some too!" Saying that, Fei Er secretly lifted his head to observe Zhang Fan's expression; seeing Zhang Fan unmoved, he redoubled his efforts.

"Fan Fan, look, it's all because of my mouth; you know I love to spout nonsense! Don't take it to heart, okay? After all, you're a Divine Envoy, sir! Please forgive this lowly person, okay? Let me also have a taste!"

Zhang Fan had been gritting his teeth, enduring with difficulty; seeing Fei Er apologize so 'sincerely', he no longer held a grudge, for the tasty food he had planned to make today already included Fei Er's share.

He was just doing it on purpose to tease him! Now seeing the timing was right, he also decided to call it quits.

"Alright, Fei Er, seeing your attitude so 'sincere', I won't hold it against you! As you said, I'm a Divine Envoy, sir—how could I stoop to quarrel with a 'lowly person' like you? You agree, right? Otherwise I'd seem terribly narrow-minded!"

When saying these words, Zhang Fan deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of 'sincere' and 'lowly person' more than the other characters.

Fei Er heard, understood Zhang Fan's implication, but pretended not to understand, laughing a few times happily. Yet his somewhat stiff expression betrayed his embarrassed gluttonous heart.

Everyone saw Zhang Fan and Fei Er bickering subtly whenever they met, and had grown accustomed to it, since Zhang Fan never omitted Fei Er's share when preparing tasty food. Yet the two insisted on saying things to stir up a fuss, which everyone just took as livening the atmosphere.

After handing the animals over to Wei Er, Zhang Fan and Fei Er went together to find Di Er to ask for leave, because Zhang Fan's tofu-making process was relatively complex, with too many steps, and moreover, due to the large number of people, the amount to prepare was also…

After Zhang Fan told Di Er about this, he immediately gave his approval for their leave, and also arranged for Ba Ke Er to help the two. At that moment, Wei Er happened to walk over and called out to Zhang Fan, who was just about to head home with the soybeans to prepare.

"Hey! Fan Fan, where are you going? Our place also has a stone mill, so you don't need to bother going home to prepare; why not do it here, and we can all help out a bit."

Upon hearing, Zhang Fan quickly stopped his steps; at that moment, seeing Wei Er, he suddenly remembered a very important matter! This is crucial to whether they can successfully make tofu! He actually hadn't thought of it for a while!

"Uncle Wei Er, I almost forgot something very important! Without this, we might not be able to eat tofu today!"

Wei Er listened, very curious: "What thing? Is it some medicinal ingredient? As long as I have it, just take it!" After saying that, he laughed heartily.

Seeing Wei Er so agreeable, Zhang Fan no longer beat around the bush and asked directly: "Uncle, I don't know if you have any gypsum here? It's a white powder or white lump."

After hearing Zhang Fan's description, Wei Er stroked his chin and began to think; it took him a while to realize what Zhang Fan meant! He quickly walked over, pulled Zhang Fan over, had him put down the sack in his hand, and then hurriedly pulled him toward the pharmacy.

Entering the pharmacy, Wei Er finally let go of Zhang Fan's hand, ran to the medicine cabinet and began searching cabinet by cabinet. After searching over a dozen cabinets, he finally found a small white piece resembling a stone in the corner.

Wei Er immediately took out that piece and handed it to Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan looked closely but didn't recognize what it was; however, after bringing it near his nose and sniffing, he was overjoyed! He immediately took that small white stone from Wei Er's hand. Smiling, he said:

"Hahaha… great! Uncle Wei Er! This is gypsum! Although it doesn't look like much, the smell is unmistakable! Great! We'll be able to eat tender white tofu pudding tomorrow noon!"

After saying that, Zhang Fan actually got so excited he hugged Wei Er briefly. Then he took the gypsum he got from Wei Er and ran off. Wei Er watched the excitedly running Zhang Fan, smiled and shook his head, murmuring: "This kid, how did he also learn to be as impatient as Fei Er! A perfectly good female, actually corrupted by Fei Er."

At this moment, Di Er laughed and also spoke to Wei Er:

"These two kids get along great! Just like brothers, they share any tasty food or fun things. Isn't that also a good thing? Elder brother, I originally worried that if Ba Ke Er's future partner were as domineering and unreasonable as most females in the Tribe, what would we do? I never expected these worries to be completely unnecessary!"

Wei Er listened, also agreed and nodded: "Fan Fan really is a good kid, just don't know why his fate is so harsh! He lost his parents from a young age; it's rare that, despite that, he remains full of hope for life and the future! He never blames heaven or others, but since the Beast God brought him here, we should take good care of him!"

Di Er also wholeheartedly agreed with Wei Er's view; thus the two reached a consensus, and in the days to come they would look after Zhang Fan with utmost care! They even made Ba Ke Er, Fei Er, Fei Ji, and Lei Ya, among others, eat a lot of jealousy.

As for this, present-day Zhang Fan has no idea how much future anguish awaits him…

Currently he is still pounding soybeans together with Ba Ke Er and Fei Er. Once all the soybeans have been pounded, he finds a large wooden tub, washes the soybeans clean, and then soaks them.

After finishing that, Zhang Fan had Ba Ke Er go help Wei Er's side with testing medicine on the small animals. Meanwhile, he himself, together with Fei Er, took a mortar and pestle to grind that small piece of gypsum into powder, then put it into a small porcelain bottle.

That afternoon, Zhang Fan and everyone together applied medicine to each of the rescued small animals, then gave each animal a different mark, and also recorded in detail on parchment which medicine each animal received.

Because Zhang Fan had not yet learned to write the Tribe's script, this time he recorded it in his native language: Chinese characters.

The chief looked at the characters Zhang Fan had just written and clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Fan Fan, what are these characters you wrote? Is it the script of your original tribe? Could you let me have a look?"

In response, Zhang Fan naturally agreed wholeheartedly! After all, he had resolved to teach everyone to learn Chinese characters! Being able to draw attention unintentionally is naturally excellent!

At this moment, Fei Er brought over another small rabbit that was somewhat moribund due to an abdominal injury. Zhang Fan immediately took out the prepared medicinal powder. He also quickly fetched a small basin of clean water, because the previous basin had been stained red by the blood of the earlier small animals.

After preparing the items, Zhang Fan took out a sharp bone knife, had Fei Er hold down the small rabbit, then gently shaved the hair around the wound. Once the hair around the wound was cleanly shaved, the wound on the rabbit's belly was exposed.

Zhang Fan decisively took a clean white cloth, dampened it, began cleaning the rabbit's wound, then evenly sprinkled the prepared medicinal powder on the wound. After applying the medicine, he took out a bandage and carefully wrapped the rabbit's wound.

After treating the rabbit, Zhang Fan washed his hands, then took a piece of parchment and began recording with a pen what medicine was used, what treatment method was applied, and the rabbit's physical characteristics.

After finishing writing, Zhang Fan carefully wrapped the parchment scroll, marked its cover according to the rabbit's number, and after all that was done, he stored the scroll away, preparing to receive the next small animal needing treatment.

At this moment, the chief also examined the parchment scroll in his hand thoroughly. Incidentally, he also furtively observed Zhang Fan's writing posture and pen grip while he was making the scroll; after looking, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart what Zhang Fan's original super-large tribe was really like!

The whole afternoon, everyone was busy treating, researching, and categorizing the animals. Although each had their own duties, nobody forgot to exchange opinions. As a result, the speed never picked up. However, even though it wasn't fast, they still managed to finish all the animals before dinner.

Dinner that night was also eaten at the clan chief's house; it just so happened that the game Ba Ke Er and Mo De hunted hadn't been brought home, and there was enough for everyone to eat together! This time, the two brothers Wei Er and Di Er personally did the cooking, and everyone ate until they were so stuffed they could hardly walk. That night after returning, Zhang Fan and Ba Ke Er simply put away the remaining beans, washed up, and went to sleep.