The Beast God Will Reward You

Everyone stopped what they were doing only when the stone pot boiled and the aroma of meat wafted out.

Everyone was a little tired after a morning of working together to weave the fishing net.

Cheng An’s fishing net was the best, followed by Xiao Hua, then Yu, and finally Shitou.

However, due to physical limitations, Cheng An’s fishing net was not as big as Xiao Hua’s. In terms of quantity and quality, Xiao Hua still had the upper hand.

Everyone spread out their own fishing nets, laid them flat, and there was already a large fishing net.

This gave people a sense of accomplishment.

There were a lot of grass leaves scattered on the ground, so it looked a bit messy, but compared with the satisfaction brought by the finished product, these details seemed a bit insignificant.

Although Shitou didn’t weave much, he couldn’t help but get excited when he saw the finished product, “So many nets! An, have we passed the beast god’s test?”

Cheng An shook his head, and Shitou’s head drooped instantly.

 “We’ve only just used up one bundle of grass, and the net we made can only cover half of the ground. To pass the test of the beast god, these fishing nets are not enough. It’s too few!” Cheng An walked around the fishing nets twice and shook his head. These fishing nets are still not big enough.

It’s okay to use it to catch fish in the creek, but it’s not good enough to go hunting in the lake. How big is that lake? With this small net, it’s hard to tell whether it can touch the edge of a school of fish.

Xiao Hua was full of energy and asked Cheng An, “How big should the fishing net be to pass the test of the beast god?”

Cheng An didn’t know what to do, but the bigger the fishing net, the better. “Maybe we need to weave another hundred bundles of grass like today.”

“One hundred bundles?” Shitou counted on his fingers, and the more he counted, the more frustrated he became. He wished he could find a piece of snow to bury himself, so that he could pretend that he didn’t hear what Cheng An said.

 Yu was a little troubled when he heard one hundred bundles. If they had to weave a fishing net made of one hundred bundles of grass, they would not be able to put it in their cave.

“Yu, is there a lot of grass on that hillside? Is it enough for one hundred bundles?” Cheng An was a little worried that there would not be enough raw materials for weaving fishing nets in the end, so he wanted to find Yu to confirm.

Yu nodded, “It should be enough. I remember that the grass was all this kind of grass.”

“That’s great! We can wait for good weather to transport all the grass there, and then weave fishing nets!” Cheng An wagged his tail happily.

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. They have now finished the most difficult part of weaving fishing nets, so there is nothing that can stop them from hunting in the lake!

The few vegetables that survived in the cave are currently growing well. If they catch fish, they can pick up some leaves and cook fish soup!

Cheng An licked his mouth impatiently to prevent drooling. God knows that one day he will be greedy for vegetables – the kind with green leaves! He was drooling! 

The days of eating meat every day are too long. He is indeed an omnivore.

Xiao Hua took a look at the fishing net spread on the ground and encouraged himself firmly, “I will work hard to weave the fishing net!”

Cheng An almost shed tears. Good Xiao Hua, eat more meat later. Only when you are full will you have the strength to work!

Although that is what he said, he must combine work and rest and not be too tired.

 Cheng An: “If we are the only ones weaving 100 bundles of grass, it will take a long time. Even if we weave two bundles a day, it will take 50 days! After 50 days, the snow season may be over and people can’t stand on the lake. So we have to cooperate and unite! Anyway, there is nothing to do during the snow season. We can find some beastmen to first go out and cut all the grass, and then distribute the grass to other beastmen to teach them to make fishing nets. You weave a little and I weave a little, and then together we have a lot! This way, the speed will be much faster.” 

Shitou moved his ears and keenly caught the words beastmen and cutting grass. He stood up again.  

“Cut grass? I can go! I run fast and have great strength, so I can bring back a lot of grass.”

Cheng An nodded: “Sure! Everyone, get moving. I think it won’t take long to weave the fishing net. But it depends on whether everyone is willing. Also, teach slowly so that everyone can learn. It doesn’t matter if you are slow, but you must weave the fishing net firmly. Otherwise, if the fishing net falls apart when it goes into the water, it will be a waste of time.”

“Where is this grass? I can bring it all back now!” Shitou couldn’t wait to go out. It was too difficult for him to weave this fishing net! It looked simple, but the grass didn’t obey him when it was in his hands! It wasn’t well-woven either.

Shitou still had aesthetic taste and could clearly recognize that the fishing net he wove was inferior. There was a clear difference between the fishing nets woven by Xiao Hua and Cheng An. Of course, it was also much worse than the fishing net woven by Yu.

 “There’s no rush.” ​​Cheng An smiled. Shitou was really impatient. Yu was better. He was active but not impatient and very organized.

“We’re going to eat soon. Aren’t you hungry? It’s not too late to go after you eat the meat. You need to cut a lot of grass. You can’t take it all by yourself, and it’s not safe. Call a few beastmen to go with you later.”

As soon as his voice fell, Shitou’s stomach gurgled, and everyone laughed.

Even though Shitou was thick-skinned, he blushed at this moment: “Let’s eat first!”

After eating and drinking, everyone regained their spirits. It happened that the wind and snow outside had stopped. Cheng An thought that it was better to announce the news of making fishing nets in the tribe first to give the tribesmen some time to consider.

 “If you are willing to learn how to make fishing nets, then find a time to learn together. We’ll distribute the grass you cut back.”

After hearing this, Shitou immediately volunteered to go. The fishing net he made was not good, and Shitou wanted to make up for it somewhere else. In this way, he can also be regarded as completing the test of the beast god, right?

After a few days, they would collect the fishing nets woven by everyone, and sew them into a big net. Then they could find time to cast nets on the lake to catch fish!

“I don’t know where to teach everyone to make fishing nets.” It’s okay to teach Xiao Hua and Shitou in the cave. Yu and them are familiar with each other. He treated it as a friend visiting the house and learning something by the way.

It would definitely not be appropriate to call all the beastmen in the tribe who are willing to learn to come to Yu’s cave to learn. Beastmen are very sensitive to smells. With a large group of strange people coming to the cave where they sleep, the smell can still remain in the cave for a long time after they leave. Moreover, the beastmen in their tribe are quite “independent”, and Yu is even more so.

 Even if Cheng An wanted to do this, Yu might not agree. Moreover, Cheng An also felt that this method would not work.

It was freezing and snowy, and they couldn’t let everyone study in the open square! They would be almost frozen to death, how could they have the energy to study!

But going to other people’s caves one by one to teach them would be too inefficient.

Cheng An was a little embarrassed.

 Yu reminded Cheng An: “Don’t worry, there is a big cave in the tribe where there are no beastmen living. It’s quite wide, and everyone can go there to learn how to weave fishing nets.”

Cheng An’s eyes lit up: “That’s great! Why is there no beastman living in this big cave. What is it used for?”

Yu put away the fishing nets that everyone had just made, touched Cheng An’s head and said: “The big cave was originally prepared for beastmen and sub-beastmen who don’t have caves. If a beastman has no parents to raise him when he was a child, he can live in the big cave. The people who live in the big cave are basically some very old or very young beastmen, and some are sick. They can also take care of each other living in the big cave, and the tribe will distribute meat to them. But there are no beastmen living in the big cave of our tribe now, so it is temporarily empty, and some sundries are piled up in it.”

Cheng An understood that the big cave is a combination of the mainland version of the beastman welfare home and nursing home.

 “That’s great! If there are beastmen who are willing to learn how to make fishing nets, we can call them to the big cave! Then we can build a fire, so it won’t be too cold!” Cheng An was very excited. He should have known that there was a big cave earlier! In the future, they can add some entertainment facilities inside, so that everyone doesn’t have to curl up in the cave in winter.

Come out and play!

Cheng An told Shitou that when he asked him to notify every household, they should wait in the big cave the next day if they were willing to learn, and they would go over to teach the beastmen how to make fishing nets.

Shitou patted his chest, indicating that he could tell them boldly!

Xiao Hua was still thinking about the task of the 100 bundles of fine grass, and was very worried. He asked Cheng An where the fine grass was. He wanted to go and cut some this afternoon and put it in the cave, so that he could continue to make fishing nets in the afternoon.

Cheng An jumped on Xiao Hua’s lap and comforted him not to worry too much. “It’s okay, Xiao Hua. Just let Shitou and the others cut the grass! He doesn’t like making fishing nets anyway. It’s too late today, and it’s not safe for him to go out alone. And tomorrow we have to teach other beastmen how to make fishing nets. You can go back and rest today, and think about how to make fishing nets, so that you can teach other beastmen tomorrow.”

“D-Do I have to teach them too?” Xiao Hua was so surprised that he stuttered.

 “Of course! There are more sub-beastmen in our tribe. I guess most of the people who are willing to come to the cave to learn tomorrow are sub-beastmen. They can’t understand what I’m saying now. So tomorrow I’ll teach you how to make fishing nets! You learn the fastest and make the best. Tomorrow only you can help!”

Xiao Hua nodded excitedly, “I will teach them well!”

“Mm!” Cheng An patted Xiao Hua’s arm in a mature manner, “Do a good job! The Beast God will remember your efforts and he will find the right time to reward you!”

Xiao Hua was coaxed by Cheng An and was dizzy. He wished that tomorrow would come immediately. When he walked out of the cave, his steps were floating. He had to rely on Shitou to lead him to go door to door to deliver notices.

After being together for so long, Yu could see through Cheng An’s nature to some extent. He reached out and rubbed Cheng An hard. He thought that the Beast God must not have said these words this time, and they were all made up by him to coax Xiao Hua.

 “Our priest is becoming more and more like a priest.”

Cheng An felt a little guilty after hearing this, and didn’t know whether Yu meant this sentence as a compliment or criticism.

He certainly wasn’t discouraged. He straightened his chest and admitted it with a sense of justice: “Of course… Of course!”

Little did he know that his blown-up tail hair had revealed that he was nervous.

Yu saw it but didn’t expose it. He smiled and wrapped Cheng An up with fur, “Do you want to sleep for a while, priest?”

Cheng An rubbed the furry fur with a happy face, and immediately put the matter behind him, “I want to sleep!”