The surrender of the Duanwei tribe was within Huo Xiaolong and the others' expectations. After Da Nier reached an agreement with the tribal chief, she looked at the women busy near the main tent from afar and said to the tribal chief...

"You'd better be nicer to my mother, or she'll beat you again."

The two little boys next to him were so scared they were sucking their thumbs and staring wide-eyed as they spoke.

"I can't afford to offend my mother at home, and I can't afford to offend her now."

Watching the girl's departing figure, the man picked up his son and asked...

"Why are we even less likely to offend them now?"

"Because my older sister is amazing!"

That's how it is on the grasslands; blood relatives from the same mother are much closer than blood relatives from the same father. Naturally, the two little boys were also close to Da Ni'er. Over the years, there had been women offered to the tribal chief, but he had always refused them.

The man sighed deeply. Sure enough, it would be difficult to take a concubine this time.

That girl is the queen of the grasslands; even with strength, you can't beat her.

"Second-year chuunibyou sister! Your mother's family has so many sheep!"

The hillsides were covered with white dots, and the bleating of sheep made everyone's stomachs rumble.

The tribes that Huo Xiaolong conquered before were relatively poor and didn't have many sheep. The Yalan Royal Court relied on tribute and didn't have any. The real pastoral land was east of the Duanwei tribe.

Long'er swallowed hard, grinned at Da Ni'er, revealing her little white teeth, and said...

"I want to eat."

"Have some, I'll get one for you and one for the little girl, you two can't finish it."

After saying that, the dark-skinned girl reached out to grab the sheep, but Huo Xiaolong stopped her. Then she said...

“Our army eats it all.”

“Look, there must be tens of thousands of cattle and sheep on these hills. We only brought 20,000 people this time, right? Even three people might not be able to eat one sheep. Why don’t you talk to your mother about it? We won’t eat for free! We can buy them with money or exchange them for grain.”

Long'er never makes empty promises. If she says she'll live a good life outside, she'll definitely make sure to provide for these people who have risked their lives for her when the time is right.

"Do you really have to eat it?"

Da Ni'er didn't know the cost of living until her father entrusted her with the important task of managing the Yalan Royal Court. Only then did she realize how capable Huo Xiaolong was of accumulating wealth.

With tens of thousands of troops setting out, they never worried about money.

There was no other reason for asking this question; Da Ni'er was worried about the money.

"Just eat it, it's not a big deal how much it costs."

"Then I'll go ask my mother."

The woman smiled when she heard that her friend, Da Ni'er, wanted to eat lamb, then tied her hair up and said...

"Eat, it's fine without money, Mother will treat you to a meal."

"That won't do. Huo Xiaolong isn't happy about eating for free. Mother, do you lack gold, grain, or silk here? We can exchange those for each. Tea is fine too."

Hearing that there was food, Da Ni'er's two younger brothers ran over immediately, their eyes blinking as they stared at their mother. Although they were children of the tribal chief, they had never actually eaten anything good.

I'm so tired of eating beef and lamb that after roasting them, I feel like I have to be careful with the salt. It's not a pleasant feeling.

The woman patted the two children's heads and said...

"If it's convenient, please exchange some grain and cloth for us. Your two younger brothers have never eaten white rice or white flour since they were little."

"Where's Ah Qing? How's Ah Qing doing?"

Dani'er and her mother were a little estranged, but they were both quite satisfied with being able to communicate like this.

The dark-skinned girl's mind went blank. Ah...

hey-hey.

He couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

She did go through a tough time for a while, but the days that followed were wonderful.

She's tired of eating everything from plain rice and white flour to crab roe buns and sesame cakes, and her parents dote on her to the core.

But we can't say it now; saying it would sound a bit like showing off. Da Ni'er began.

"It's alright, it's pretty good."

"Sis, can I have a plain steamed bun?"

"I've heard that white steamed buns are delicious, pure white and flawless."

These two sentences touched the dark-skinned girl deeply. She took two pieces of candy from her pocket, handed them to them, and squatted down to their eye level, saying...

"Steamed buns are nothing, I'll get you something nice to eat."

Inside and outside the camp, the bleating of sheep rose and fell in a continuous stream. The final decision was that seven people would share one sheep, and even that might not be enough to finish it, so Huo Xiaolong did not allow more to be killed.

Within the Duanwei tribe, because the military camp was busy making roasted mutton and mutton soup, there was no place for the grassland people to cook.

So Zhang Mama and Er Ya, along with the cooks and Wang Da Niang, came to the tribe to start a fire.

They didn't make anything special, just steamed buns, mantou, flower rolls, sesame cakes, and dumplings. Huo Xiaolong and Da Ni'er were making wontons for them.

Why isn't Xiaohai Jie here? Because Xiaohai Jie is dissecting a sheep with a dagger and giving a lesson to the embroiderers who came to visit.

"Sister, this is milk tea from our grasslands, please try it."

Da Ni'er's two younger brothers are not afraid of strangers, and besides, Huo Xiaolong is their sister's good friend, so they are naturally outgoing.

The girl in red armor took the bowl, said thank you, and took a sip.

Milk is not a rare commodity in the tribe, but tea is; the two children don't usually get to drink it often.

It was salty, and Huo Xiaolong wasn't used to the taste, but he didn't spit out the mouthful in his mouth. Instead, he swallowed it and said to the two children.

"I'll give you two some candy in a bit; this stuff tastes better with sugar."

"Sugar? Wouldn't it be a waste to leave it here?"

"Yes, sister, you can only eat candy when you're sick."

Da Nier smiled and said

“Your sister Huo is very rich. She has no shortage of sugar. Her house is made of sugar. If you two can win her over, all the cattle and sheep on the mountainside can be exchanged for sugar.”

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