Chapter 63: Setting Out for the Tiger Tribe
Time always flies by; before people can even grab its tail, it's already gone.
Finally, under Zhang Fan and Fei Er's anticipation, the tribe gathering was about to begin. Zhang Fan, Ba Ke Er, Fei Er and Mo De, together with the other tribespeople, set out on the road to the Tiger Tribe.
Besides exchanging goods, the tribe gathering also aims to let unmarried males and females join a group social activity so they can find suitable mates in other tribes. Since this Tiger Tribe's gathering is the same, many tribe members who are still single and have no one they like in the tribe—whether male or female—have come.
The females all rode on their fathers' or brothers' backs as they set out together with everyone. Zhang Fan and Ba Ke Er's neighbor Wu Na's family also came. Along the way, everyone traveled in pairs, only stopping to rest when it was time to eat. Most of the food was hunted by the males in rotation, then brought back to the females responsible for cooking. Nowadays, the tribe's people, whether male beastmen or females, have grown accustomed to eating rice. So this time, everyone brought some rice along.
Zhang Fan and Fei Er's families, who had eaten sauerkraut and kimchi, also brought plenty of sauerkraut and kimchi. When it was their turn to cook, they took out the sauerkraut and made a big pot of sauerkraut fish. The flavor instantly won over everyone! After finishing the fish and sauerkraut, they even drank the broth dry. If not for Ba Ke Er and Mo De holding them back, they might have licked the pot clean. After the meal, everyone scrambled to wash the pot, and this task was taken over by Ba Ke Er and Mo De. Because Zhang Fan worried the tribespeople would not leave any washing water and would drink it all dry. Just imagining that scene is absurd!
Fei Er, seeing everyone's reaction, was especially happy, because today's sauerkraut fish was cooked by him and Zhang Fan together. Although he was just assisting Zhang Fan, he still participated in the cooking process! Fei Er silently resolved in his heart: he would definitely strive to learn cooking from Fan Fan!
Everyone already knew Zhang Fan could cook well, and after tasting it once, it became even clearer. So suddenly, everyone started learning to cook from Zhang Fan. Whenever it was Zhang Fan and Fei Er's turn to cook, all the females would gather around to watch how Zhang Fan did it, and Zhang Fan was happy to teach them. Although the male beastmen also wanted to watch, the separation of sexes made it difficult. Fortunately, whenever another female took her turn to cook, Zhang Fan would go over to give pointers, and the males who came along would bring their partners or their younger sisters from home. When it was their partner's or younger sister's turn to cook, they could also go over to watch.
Under Zhang Fan's continual instruction, with everyone studying diligently, the Tiger Tribe was finally approaching.
That day, after breakfast, everyone set out and finally arrived at the Tiger Tribe before lunch.
Zhang Fan finally saw the beastmen of the Tiger Tribe. It turned out that the Tiger Tribe's beastmen have no wings, cannot fly, and can only walk on land. Unlike the Heaven Lion Tribe's beastmen, whose male forms have double wings on their backs, allowing them to soar freely in the sky like birds.
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