Chapter 5 – Never Marry a Man with Two Tintins
Although this brat's words were enough to make people's skin be covered in goosebumps, looking at Liu Guang's fiery red hair, Cheng Nuo wisely chose to restrain himself from reacting.
After all of this exertion, Cheng Nuo felt so hungry that it was as though his insides were hollow, with his front almost sticking to his back.
Liu Guang skillfully lit the fire in the stove, threw a few large pieces of meat in a worn-out cauldron, then added water and a bit of salt. The fire was dazzling. From time to time, Liu Guang added more firewood. The aroma of cooking meat quickly filled the air.
Cheng Nuo paid close attention to the steps needed to make a fire. He had suddenly become an inhabitant of a primitive world but he didn't know how to do anything. He felt the urge to burst into tears.
The aroma soon attracted several eleven to twelve-year-old skinny children who were covered in dirt. They stood some distance away, swallowing their saliva and not daring to come closer. Liu Guang gave them a look. He wanted to eat alone with his future wife.
He impatiently pointed to Cheng Nuo beside him: "This is Cheng Nuo, my man. If anyone dares to touch him, don't blame me for breaking your leg. Chang Chun, take some and divide it among you."
The corners of Cheng Nuo's mouth twitched a few times. This little fellow Liu Guang was half a head shorter than these children but he arrogant manner was overwhelming. He was like a gangster introducing the younger members of a gang to a younger brother.
He remembered Chang Chun's voice. He was the kid who had previously suggested that he could be turned into a bowl of food.
Chang Chun carefully looked at Cheng Nuo and recognized his face. He smiled, flashing a row of white teeth, then the group of children ran away with the raw meat.
The meat was finally cooked. Liu Guang wasn't afraid of its heat. He grabbed a thigh piece and gave it to Cheng Nuo. Cheng Nuo gingerly took it and quickly dropped it into a bowl. Liu Guang took a leg piece for himself and started gnawing on it.
The chi locust's meat tasted a bit like beef. The texture was tough and stringy, plus it was only seasoned with salt. However, the meat smelled very good so when Cheng Nuo started eating, he unconsciously kept pace with Liu Guang. Both of ate until their hands and mouths were covered with grease. Soon only half of the meat was left in the cauldron.
Cheng Nuo rubbed his bulging stomach. He had eaten the leg and nearly one-fourth of a kilo of meat. Liu Guang was smaller than him but Cheng Nuo estimated that he had eaten almost one and a half kilos of meat. But they were just children. Eating that much meat is obviously not healthy and digesting it will be difficult.
Cheng Nuo remembered seeing a field along the way. He asked Liu Guang: "Do you grow grain?"
"No," Liu Guang said. "Not a lot of people farm here. It's better to kill wild animals and sell it in town."
According to Liu Gang, the nearest town was a hundred miles away. Things can be sold there and there is also trade with caravans. There are a lot of trade routes but there are also many bandits.
Cheng Nuo sighed. There were a lot of wild vegetables beside the fields. He had to learn how to distinguish between what is edible and what isn't. Liu Guang had a small shed beside his thatched hut but there was nothing in it. Liu Guang was clearly just a child who didn't know how to plan ahead. He's a typical child who only knows how to eat until he's full.
Liu Guang threw two pieces of meat in the bowl and looked at Cheng Nuo: "I'll go give this to the Ge family."
"I'll go, too." Cheng Nuo hurriedly stood up. The medicine really worked. After he applied it, the bruises on his legs didn't hurt anymore and it was easier to move.
