Chapter 184 (Reconciliation)
Probably because he realized that he listened too much to Gu Chaochao's words and was shameless, Shen Mushen was silent for three seconds and then turned back into a human form: "Anyway, I don't sleep in separate beds."
"Then sleep with me." Gu Chaochao folded his arms.
Shen Mu was deeply guilty: "I'm not going to sleep with you either." He just wanted to sleep on his own floor.
"You love to sleep or not." Gu Chaochao gave him a sideways glance.
That night, Shen Mushen really came to the ground and lay down again. In winter, the ground is as cold as ice. Although there are thick furs, there is still a steady stream of chills coming from the center of the earth. No matter how warm it is, he curls up unconsciously.
Gu Chaochao glanced at him and was about to leave, but Shen Mushen immediately stopped him: "What are you doing?"
"Fire." Gu Chaochao replied.
"At this time, where are you going to start the fire?" Shen Mushen still remembered that she was going to move out, and refused to let her go.
"I can't explain a sentence or two. If you are really curious, just follow me." Gu Chaochao walked out after saying that.
Shen Mushen hurriedly chased after him.
Gu Chaochao didn't even get out of the yard, he walked along the house to the back, stuffed some firewood into the newly dug hole, and then lit it with flint. Her behavior was very strange. Shen Mushen couldn't understand it, but she didn't stop her. She didn't ask until she got up, "Are
you going back to the house?" Are you burning the house?
The big white wolf's face was heavy: "You don't want to leave."
Gu Chaochao gave him a helpless look and went straight into the house. Shen Mushen breathed a sigh of relief and followed her slowly.
The moment the front paws were buried in the room, Shen Mushen immediately noticed the difference.
"Isn't it that cold?" Gu Chaochao just wanted to laugh, but then realized that he was still in the cold war, so he immediately raised his face. "Do you want to sleep? It's very warm." Gu Chaochao seduced.
Shen Mushen closed the door silently and looked back at the big bed she just made.
Shen Mu gave a deep snort and fell directly on the ground. Gu Chaochao knew that he was very stubborn, so when he started building the bed, he didn't make an ordinary cot. Now that he didn't want to sleep on the kang, he calmly returned to his bed.
Shen Mushen was still lying on the ground, but the chill around her body dissipated a lot. The wood burning in the kang warmed the whole house, and the ground under him was no longer cold, and it was easily warmed by his body.
He has been hunting outside for a few days, and he hasn't had a good night's sleep for a long time. At this moment, he is lying in the warm room, and finally fell asleep. Gu Chaochao listened to his breathing quietly, and smiled with a headache for a long time.
Silent all night.
New day, new awkwardness. Shen Mushen went out for several days, thinking about Gu Chaochao to death, and now I just want to see her more, but when she thinks about whether she is not in a relationship with her animal shape, she wants to sleep in separate beds with him, and she is constantly threatening to end the partnership. , he couldn't help reminding himself that he was a little promising, and he didn't have anything to look at her.
However, this kind of thing is not promising. Although he kept hinting to himself in his heart, he still couldn't help but look at her.
After being caught by her for the third time, he couldn't sit still, got up and walked out.
"Where are you going?" Gu Chaochao raised his eyebrows.
"Go out for a walk!" Shen Mu didn't look back.
Gu Chaochao clicked his tongue and continued to play with the fruit trees in front of him.
Her kang was very successful. The only downside was that the firewood was burned for a short period of time and could only maintain a short heat, so she wanted to try making some charcoal to see if she could prolong the burning time.
She was studying charcoal here, and Shen Mushen was wandering around there.
Because of his excellent performance in the past few hunts, the people in the tribe now treat him with a little more respect. No matter where he goes, someone will greet him, and Gu Chaochao will definitely be mentioned every time he greets him.
Shen Mushen came out just to avoid Gu Chaochao, but after coming out, he heard her name more and more, which made him feel more and more uncomfortable. He chose the road with few people with a blank face, and his ears were finally clear, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he met the patriarch at the next corner.
"Mushen, I just happened to be looking for you." The patriarch stroked his beard and said with a smile.
Shen Mushen: "...I still have something to do."
"You are not in a hurry." The patriarch said, dragged him to the next house, and began to ramble about the distribution of prey.
Shen Mu listened to him absent-mindedly, but Gu Chaochao was in his mind.
"Although the tribe has always adhered to the principle of allocating according to the orcs, since you have made great contributions in the past few hunts, and Chaochao has also taught you a lot of things in the tribe, so I decided to give you more, but... ...Maybe not as much as you think." After the patriarch finished speaking, he looked apologetic.
They were supposed to be like other tribes. Whoever killed the prey would take more than half of the prey, and the rest would be divided among the tribesmen. Although they kept hunting, it was a pity that there were too many old, weak, sick and disabled people in the tribe. According to this method, I'm afraid not many orcs can't survive this winter, so I can only give them as many as possible.
Shen Mushen was still in a daze, and only after realizing the prolonged silence did he return to his senses: "What did you just say?" The
patriarch: "..."
Facing the dazed him, the patriarch had to say it again.
Shen Mushen pursed his lips when he heard the words, and his heart was warm.
When he was in the wolf clan, he was always the one who took the lead, but they gave him the least and least things every time because he had no family or partner. This was the first time he heard someone say that he could charge more. a little.
"...If you don't think it's appropriate, then we can discuss it again." Seeing that he was silent, the patriarch thought he was unhappy, and quickly explained.
Shen Mushen didn't take it seriously: "It's fine to just divide it equally, it's still a while before it snows, and we can go hunting for more prey." The
patriarch immediately expressed his gratitude when he heard him speak so well. When Shen Mushen heard his nagging, she felt a headache, and the little emotion she just gave birth to was worn away, so she just made an excuse to leave.
The patriarch sent him to the door while chatting, and suddenly said, "This time I come back and accompany Chaochao, don't quarrel." "I'm so old, why don't you know?" Shen Mu looked at the wrinkles at the corner of his eyes, and rarely did not refute.
Shen Mushen stopped: "How do you know..."
Seeing that he was in trouble, the patriarch asked curiously, "Did you two encounter any trouble?"
"Nothing." Shen Mushen was not interested in speaking out about family affairs.
The patriarch refused to give up, so he continued to ask questions. Shen Mushen was so entangled by him that he said perfunctorily, "It's really nothing, it's just a little thing."
"What's a little thing?" Be mindful.
Shen Mushen was speechless for a moment, so he could only continue to perfunctory: "Just...she doesn't like eating raw meat, I forced her to eat it, so she got angry."
"Then you really shouldn't," the patriarch patted him, "Inferior orcs have more delicate stomachs, and if they eat raw meat, they will get sick."
"Well, it's my fault." Shen Mushen said casually.
Seeing that he still didn't care, the patriarch couldn't help pulling him to say a few more words: "You, don't take it seriously, since you become a partner, you must respect each other's habits, you know? Don't force her to do what she doesn't like. Inferior orcs are very sensitive, if you make her unhappy, she will easily have problems."
Shen Mushen was stunned: "Really?"
"Of course it is true, you don't even know, our tribe In the past, there was an orc's partner who was an inferior orc. He kept forcing her, but his partner committed suicide." After the patriarch finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh, "Suicide, can you imagine it?"
Shen Mushen really couldn't imagine it. After all, in the world of orcs, trying to live is the deepest instinct, and even when it was the most painful, he never thought about ending his life.
Seeing the patriarch's emotion, Shen Mushen couldn't help but ask one more question: "What did he force his partner to do? So that his partner could commit suicide?"
"It seems that the partner doesn't like the beast-shaped conclusion, so he just wants to do it." The patriarch tried his best. recall.
Shen Mu was taken aback.
"Actually, it's not just this thing, there are other things. Anyway, his partner is actually kind to him, but he doesn't understand anything. He didn't regret it until his partner died, and he didn't have the face to stay in the tribe, so half a year ago, he He is a lame man, he can still have a meal when he stays in the tribe, and I don’t know when he leaves…” The patriarch was sighing when Shen
Mushen suddenly rushed out, and he quickly asked, “Where are you going?” , Shen Mushen has disappeared.
Shen Mushen ran to the house desperately, the sound of the wind whistling in his ears, but he still felt that the speed was too slow, and finally turned into a wolf.
When he rushed into the house, Gu Chaochao was holding a bone knife to his heart
. on the ground.
Shen Mu rushed over, and the moment she hugged her, she had already changed back into a human form.
Gu Chaochao was caught off guard by him, and he subconsciously supported his two hands on his firm and smooth back. After a while, he asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"
"Don't die." Shen Mu hugged her tightly, her voice a little bit bored.
Gu Chaochao: "?" After a while, Gu Chaochao
finally figured out the situation. For a while, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't worry, I won't commit suicide, but you, maybe one day you will be mad at me." He could
n't help laughing: "What were you doing just now?"
"Cut the thread." Gu Chaochao said, showing him his clothes.
She was still wearing her own clothes. Many places on the clothes were badly worn, and there was a long thread in her heart. She was going to cut off the thread just now.
Shen Mu Shen heard the words and looked over, and then gradually relaxed.
"It's alright." Gu Chaochao couldn't help but smile when he saw his still solemn expression.
Shen Mushen grabbed her hand: "I'm sorry."
Gu Chaochao paused.
"I... I don't have to do things that you don't like, but no one has taught me before. Even if we don't use the animal shape, it won't affect each other's feelings," Shen Mushen paused for a moment after speaking, his eyes became even more ashamed. , "No, you told me, but I always thought you were looking for a reason, so I didn't believe it..."
It was not until today that he heard the story told by the patriarch that he knew how much harm he had caused her, and when When she saw her holding the bone knife at her heart, the moment of remorse was overwhelming, almost destroying his whole being.
He took a deep breath and didn't want to think about that picture again: "I won't be angry with you anymore because of this, and I won't force you to make a beast-like contract. Good partner."
"Really?" Gu Chaochao was pleasantly surprised.
Shen Mushen nodded solemnly: "Before I was too paranoid, I apologize to you, can you... don't take it to heart?" He was still afraid that she would be sad and would do stupid things.
Gu Chaochao didn't see his worries and nodded happily.
That night, Shen Mushen went back to the bed of the two of them and covered them with the tiger skin that he had worked so hard to call. He lay in human form, and the bed was much more spacious and less crowded.
"Is it very comfortable?" Gu Chao asked as if offering a treasure.
Shen Mushen hugged her tightly: "Well, it's very comfortable."
He only wore an animal skin, and there was nothing to cover his upper body and long legs. After hugging her, Gu Chaochao could clearly feel the heat of his skin.
"The kang shouldn't be burned tonight," Gu Chaochao slid into his arms contentedly, "it's too warm."
Shen Mu raised the corners of his lips happily, and offered his arm to her as a pillow, the two of them were making trouble. After a long period of awkwardness, they finally reconciled.
Shen Mushen was serious about what he said, and since that day, he never mentioned the matter of the beast-shaped conclusion. Occasionally, when there is a physiological reaction in the morning, he just blushed and solved it on his own. Gu Chaochao offered to help, but he refused every time.
"It's not good for you." He already knew that he couldn't force his partner, but he still felt that to let his partner do those things without a beast-like relationship was frivolous to his partner.
In the face of his stubbornness, Gu Chaochao had no choice but to vent his anger by occasionally making his cheeks flush and running away.
Before the first heavy snowfall, Shen Mushen and the other orcs of the tribe went out a few times, until every household was given enough food, the hunting was over, and they went back home for the winter.
The four seasons of the orc world are always distinct, and the sign of the complete winter coming is a heavy snowfall for three days and three nights.
Gu Chaochao hadn't seen such heavy snow for many years. After getting up in the morning and seeing it, he couldn't wait to rush into the yard. After being taught by the cold wind, he quickly ran back and rushed into the tiger skin quilt while taking off his shoes. , hugging the hot Shen Mushen to drive away the cold air.
"I told you not to go out a long time ago." Seeing that she was afraid of the cold, Shen Mu turned into a big white wolf to warm her feet.
Gu Chaochao unceremoniously tucked his feet under his belly, poked his toes on the soft flesh, and wondered, "When you became a human, your stomach was very strong, why is it soft when you became a wolf?"
"How do I know ? "The nature of animals is lazy in winter, and although wolves are not hibernating creatures, they are too lazy to even speak.
Gu Chaochao glanced at him with disgust, waited for his feet to warm up again before sitting up, hugging his feet to observe carefully: "It seems to have pimples."
Shen Mushen glanced at the words, her feet were red, two of them The joints of the toes were red and hard and looked like two pimples.
He frowned: "It's frostbitten."
After speaking, he turned into a human figure, "Didn't he go out very often? Why is he still getting frostbite?"
"No way, inferior orcs are so delicate," Gu Chaochao said, imitating his tone. After sighing, "And my shoes are really too thin."
She has been in this world for so long, her clothes can no longer be worn, and her shoes are torn badly, but she can't walk around barefoot like an orc. Can only barely wear.
Shen Mu took her feet into his arms with a deep face, and covered her silently.
"Does it hurt?" Gu Chaochao raised his eyebrows.
Shen Mushen ignored her directly.
Gu Chaochao squeezed his wrist with a smile, and got up after a long time with him.
There was enough food in the house, and the two of them didn't go out for another day as usual. Although he didn't go out, he still had a lot of things to do in the house. Gu Chaochao was busy with this and that, and when it was dark, he collapsed on the bed.
"Go to sleep." She yawned.
"I'll go out." Shen Mushen walked out.
Gu Chaochao was stunned for a while, and just as he was about to ask him why he was going, he saw that he only went out with a layer of animal skin wrapped around his waist.
Gu Chaochao was shocked: "It's really anti-freeze." The
wind and snow were raging outside the window. She gave up the idea of going out and waited on the bed. It's just that after waiting for a long time, she didn't see anyone, and she finally slept alone.
When she woke up again, it was completely bright, and someone was sitting beside the fire pit with her back to her, as if toying with something.
"What are you doing?" Her voice was full of tiredness.
Shen Mu didn't turn his head back: "Make shoes."
Gu Chaochao paused and sat up in confusion. Shen Mushen finished tying the last bit of rope, and then put the things on the side of the bed: "Try it."
Gu Chaochao looked down, and saw a pair of furry shoes made of two layers of rabbit fur, one large and one small, with stitches. It is also different from far and near, it looks quite rough, and it is still wet when touched.
wet.
Gu Chaochao looked up in a daze, Shen Mushen shrugged slightly: "The rabbit that just came, always needs to be washed before sewing."
Gu Chaochao reached out to him, Shen Mushen paused, and took the initiative to hold her hand.
I saw that his jointed hands were red from the cold, and even if it was no longer cold, there were still two small frostbites on it.
"It's the first time I've seen a wolf with frostbite." She pulled the corner of her lips, but couldn't smile.
Shen Mushen leaned over and kissed her lips. After drying the shoes on the fire, he solemnly put them on her feet.
The smaller one is just right, and the larger one is bigger, but because of the frostbite on the toes, it is more comfortable to wear larger shoes.