Chapter – 27
Then Let’s Give It a Try
Looking forward to it…
Jiang Xi murmured silently.
She also looked forward to her future life.
She clearly understood that in this world with many beasts and few females, it was difficult for a female to survive alone.
It wasn’t about going hungry, but about having no ability to resist the dangers of nature.
Roads were impassable, wild beasts roamed freely.
Unless one stayed within the tribe forever and never went out.
But that was impossible.
At this time, the presence of beastmen became crucial.
Jiang Xi had decided from the start that she would find a beast husband to live a stable life with. The two of them would work together to build a good life, go see the scenery of this world, and enjoy its diversity.
Among the several beastmen, she did indeed like Liu Feng the most.
Of course, this kind of liking hadn’t yet reached the level of love.
It was just a sensory preference.
She had to admit that interacting with Liu Feng was truly comfortable and relaxing.
It allowed her to focus wholeheartedly on her own affairs without worrying about someone causing trouble behind her back.
If she really had to choose someone to be her beast husband, she wanted it to be Liu Feng.
Having reasoned it out and thought it through clearly, Jiang Xi didn’t hesitate and spoke directly.
“We can give it a try.”
Liu Feng was so nervous his body had nearly stiffened. When he heard the words “give it a try,” he vaguely understood it meant agreement.
But it seemed to also contain an element of uncertainty.
“Try?” He voiced his question.
Jiang Xi nodded and smiled.
“Yes, try.”
“That means we get to know each other first, spend time together, adjust to each other. During this period, if we find we’re not suitable for each other, we can still dissolve the marriage contract.”
Liu Feng quickly said, “I won’t dissolve it.”
Jiang Xi: “Don’t be impatient, listen to me first.”
“Where I’m from, there’s no such thing as a life-and-death marriage contract. Even if two people get married, that is, form a marriage contract, and even have children, if they are unsuitable, they can still end the relationship.”
Liu Feng was slightly stunned.
Where did his Mistress come from…?
He had never considered that his Mistress might be from a different world than his.
This secret, shared with him alone, made his heart pound wildly.
Had he gained his Mistress’s approval?
Liu Feng took a deep breath, his amber eyes fixed on his Mistress, and stated firmly once more.
“Once Liu Feng has chosen his Mistress, he will never again think of dissolving the marriage contract.”
His Mistress’s world was novel, brand new, but also incomprehensible to him.
Dissolving a marriage contract before having offspring, he could understand.
But dissolving it after having children? That was something that would get one sunk in the Eagle Strait by the tribal elders in his world.
Such a wicked beastman did not deserve to live in this world! Did not deserve the Beast God’s blessing! Did not deserve the blessings of the Life Mother Tree!
Seeing that Liu Feng was still stubbornly inflexible, Jiang Xi felt helpless.
She didn’t bring up dissolving the marriage contract again, but she carefully explained the difference between dating and marriage to him.
They needed to date first, then consider whether to enter into marriage.
Right now, at best, it could be called marriage before love.
Of course, whether love would develop or not remained to be seen.
Liu Feng ‘understood’ his Mistress’s meaning. Although he felt a slight disappointment deep down about not being able to consolidate his异能 immediately, he couldn’t help but feel elated.
He would definitely be a qualified suitor, making his Mistress willing to marry him.
Both were somewhat talking past each other, but they managed to communicate well enough.
The door to the kitchen opened.
Liu Feng shielded his Mistress from the wind and snow.
Mu Ling clearly noticed that Liu Feng was smiling, his entire body radiating relaxation and joy.
She agreed?
The Mistress was willing to let him stay?
Mu Ling’s expression shifted unpredictably.
Yi Yuexi narrowed his eyes.
Even if he was slow, he had noticed Mu Ling’s abnormality.
Ever since Liu Feng said he would stay, Mu Ling seemed to have been in this state.
Yi Yuexi’s gaze paused on the Mistress, whose face was too dark to see clearly.
Although the black swellings on the Mistress’s face had reduced considerably, they were still far from presentable enough to go out, right?
How were these two so infatuated like this?
Jiang Xi didn’t notice Mu Ling and Yi Yuexi’s states at all.
Because she was completely unsettled by Liu Feng’s thoughtfulness and meticulous care.
Before this layer of their relationship was acknowledged, Jiang Xi could tell herself that Liu Feng did all this merely out of the duty of a beast husband.
But now that the relationship was out in the open, Jiang Xi could no longer deceive herself.
This led to every subsequent contact, every meeting of their eyes, making her feel somewhat at a loss.
When rendering the sheep fat, Liu Feng took over proactively.
When crushing the grapes, Liu Feng worked alongside her.
Their eyes met, their fingers touched.
These actions were no different from before.
But whenever she met those amber eyes filled with a smile, Jiang Xi’s heartbeat would skip a beat, feeling an indescribable sense of ambiguity and flirtation.
Jiang Xi took a deep breath and averted her gaze.
Before this layer was pierced, she hadn’t been so susceptible, right?
Darn it!
It was all because Liu Feng was too handsome!
The division of labor for the evening was clear.
Mu Ling and Yi Yuexi made tables, chairs, and stools.
Jiang Xi and Liu Feng made grape wine and sheep’s milk soap.
The wild grapes were crushed, honey was added, mixed thoroughly, then placed into a clean large stone pot, sealed with beast hide, and placed not far from the fire pit to keep warm for fermentation.
Making sheep’s milk soap was similar to making soap, but there was no need to add charred shell powder; they could directly use the alkaline water from the first sedimentation of plant ash.
There was still alkaline water sedimented from yesterday, so Jiang Xi didn’t need to prepare a new batch.
She slowly added the alkaline water into the warm sheep’s milk, stirring gently, then poured the milk-alkali mixture into the rendered sheep fat, continuing to stir until it thickened into a paste.
Finally, she added honey, stirred it in, poured the mixture into bamboo tubes, and waited for it to naturally saponify and solidify.
Liu Feng looked at the five bamboo tubes in the corner, somewhat puzzled.
“What’s the difference between these two kinds of soap?”
Among them, three tubes contained regular soap, two contained sheep’s milk soap.
At a glance, both were white.
Mu Ling and Yi Yuexi also didn’t understand and looked over.
Jiang Xi explained: “The regular soap is harder and rougher, generally used for washing hair, clothes, and hands.”
“The sheep’s milk soap is more moisturizing and finer, used for washing the face. It’s better for the skin.”
To Mu Ling, it sounded like there was no difference; both were for washing, right?
But Yi Yuexi’s fox eyes lit up.
“I like the sheep’s milk soap.”
Jiang Xi glanced at his pretty face and thought, truly befitting the fox tribe known for their beauty.
In Liu Feng’s view, there wasn’t much difference either.
But he also knew that females were often very particular; he just needed to agree.
His amber eyes held a gentle smile as he looked at his Mistress.
“Mistress is truly amazing.”
Jiang Xi coughed, covering her mouth with her fist.
Darn it! Stop flirting!
If not for her face being too dark, a blush would probably have risen.
Right now, it could only darken further.
