Chapter 52 Teaching Cooking Skills

This room is much larger than the one she had in the Tang Dynasty; the bed alone is more than twice the size.

Sure enough! It's still more comfortable to sleep in a big bed. Gu Xinyan glanced at Xiaobai, who wasn't very happy, and looked at it with amusement.

"Alright, don't be upset. Maybe we'll find it in a few days if we didn't find it today? Besides, we'll be staying here for a while. Cheer up! Here, take the basic energy stone you exchanged today. Go get it yourself! Okay, I'm going to rest now!"

Xiao Bai, who was originally feeling down, suddenly perked up upon hearing this. Looking at the host who had already closed his eyes, he stopped talking and happily ran back to the system space to find the primary energy stone.

As Gu Xinyan lay on the bed, a slight smile involuntarily appeared on her lips the moment it left, before she drifted off to sleep.

She slept soundly through the night, and when she opened her eyes again, the sun was already shining through the window. Gu Xinyan rubbed her sleepy eyes.

I picked up my phone and saw that it was already 9 a.m. I quickly got out of bed, washed up quickly, and left the room.

Seeing the open doors of the two rooms next door, with no one inside, they knew the two had already gotten up. Looking at the millet porridge and a basket of steamed buns on the living room table...

Gu Xinyan quickly sat down and started eating, nodding repeatedly as she ate. This must be breakfast made by Sister Xinya! And I must say, it tastes really good!

After finishing breakfast on the table, I tidied up and went downstairs. As soon as I came down, I saw a lot of people in the store, some exchanging things and others browsing.

"Yan Yan, you're awake? Chief Ke came by this morning and brought the list. Seeing that you were still asleep, he took his men out to dig for gold again. He said he would be back around noon and invited us to have lunch together. He said he hunted a sheep beast yesterday and wanted us to try it!"

Gu Xinya, who was sitting behind the counter, saw Gu Xinyan coming down from upstairs and quickly spoke up.

Both she and Lu Yunting were soldiers and were used to getting up early for training. They didn't expect that Chief Ke would come over when they opened the door.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xinyan nodded and replied, "Oh, I see. By the way, Sister Xinya, where is Brother Lu?"

"You mean the captain? He went to the gold mine with Chief Ke. He'll probably be back with Chief Ke and the others soon!" Gu Xinya explained as soon as she heard her question about her captain.

Hearing this, Gu Xinyan nodded to indicate that she understood. Just as she was about to say something, a middle-aged woman wearing an animal skin skirt walked in and headed straight towards them.

"My name is Lin Mu, and I am Ke Zhen's partner. I've come here to ask if it's alright for you gentlemen to have roasted sheep for lunch?" Lin Mu looked at the two people behind the counter with some nervousness.

Her husband had gone to dig for gold, and at noon he said he would treat some adults to some local delicacies. He told her to ask him about it when the adults woke up. Although she was nervous, she was determined to do what her husband had instructed.

"Oh, it's Aunt Lin! I was so busy yesterday that I didn't get to know you. We heard from Ah Xing that you made that fruit juice, it's delicious. By the way, what does this sheep beast look like? Can we go and see it?" Seeing her nervousness, Gu Xinyan changed the subject with a smile.

Distracted by this, Lin Mu lost his previous tension and smiled shyly.

"You mean the fruit juice? I'm glad you like it. The sheep beast is over at the main square. If you're interested, you can go check it out!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xinyan turned to look at Gu Xinya beside her, and seeing that she also looked curious, she nodded in agreement:

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Aunt Lin. I'll show off my skills at noon, and we'll have a good meal together."

Hearing this, Lin Mu's smile widened. She had initially thought that these adults would be difficult to get along with, just like the people in those large tribes.

But to her surprise, it was completely different from what she had imagined. The two adults in front of her were very easygoing, which made her relax without realizing it.

"Alright! I'll take you to see the sheep beast right now, we need to deal with it anyway!" With that, he hurried out of the store.

Gu Xinyan and Gu Xinya hurriedly followed, since everyone in the tribe now knew the shopping rules of the store and didn't need them to be in the store all the time.

The two followed behind Lin Mu, bypassed the altar, and walked towards the large square behind it. On one side of the square was a flowing stream, and on the stream, a huge wild beast was being carried. Looking at the beast, Gu Xinyan and the other person felt that it looked somewhat familiar.

Upon closer inspection, they could finally see the beast being carried on a scaffold. It was a mutated sheep! Although its appearance had changed, it was still quite similar to the sheep on Earth.

"This is a sheep beast. At this time of year, all the sheep beasts have already migrated south. This one was alone, and my husband hunted it down for me. Let me tell you..."

"The sheep-like beast tastes amazing, with firm meat. Especially when roasted with fruit juice, it's incredibly delicious. You all have to try it later!" Lin Mu said excitedly, pointing at the sheep-like beast.

As he spoke, he picked up the iron knife beside him and gently scraped at the sheep's hide, saying as he did so:

"This ironware was bought from the store this morning. I never imagined that our small tribe would have ironware. We have a lot to do with the adults here."

We usually use stone tools, but they become dull after a few uses and aren't as sharp as iron tools. With iron tools, not only is it easier for us to deal with wild animals, but it also makes hunting much easier for hunting teams.

Gu Xinyan looked at the iron knife and nodded knowingly. She had wondered why the iron knife looked so familiar; it turned out to be the one sold in her shop.

"By the way, Aunt Lin, I heard that your triennial festival is about to begin, right? Is it held in the main city? I wonder if we can go together?"

We're on our way to find the Mother Tree, but it's in the main city, and without a travel permit, we can't get in.

Gu Xinyan stepped forward to help while explaining their mission.

After all, this tribe only has sixty or seventy people in total. Not to mention receiving the energy crystals from the Mother Tree, even completing these 300 transactions would be difficult.

So they still need to go to the main city, where there are more orcs, and maybe 300 transactions can be completed in a day. And most importantly, the Mother Tree is there!