When we arrived at the forest, Mu Sheng was already picking pine resin.

His eyes lit up when he saw Sheng Xia.

She nervously buttoned up her animal skin skirt and said apologetically, "You're here too, Shengxia? I... I didn't steal your pine resin, I..."

"I'd like to pick more and exchange them for some candles. If you don't want to exchange them, that's fine too. Just give me some dried meat and it's all yours."

Sheng Xia smiled helplessly. Was she some kind of monster?

“The pine resin isn’t mine, anyone can pick it. A basket of pine resin can be exchanged for 50 candles.”

One basket yields two large pots of oil, and the solidified candles fill about 20 bamboo tubes. Each bamboo tube can be cut into 15 short and stout candles.

That means one basket can produce 300 candles.

Her skills are unique; they're not worth any currency.

The orc next to her came closer and stood about 5 meters in front of Shengxia, looking at her expectantly.

"Can I also collect pine resin? I want to exchange it for some candles for my baby."

With a face identical to Yan Moukuan's, he made a simple and honest expression, which made Sheng Xia feel inexplicably like a waste of talent.

She looked away and around. It was a pine forest, with each tree towering high and covered in countless amounts of resin.

"OK."

After saying that, he added, "I can take as many as you have, even orcs from the tribe can come to my door to exchange candles."

The inventory will be available soon!

I was in a great mood during the height of summer, humming a song leisurely.

Yang Yun and Qingmu didn't interrupt her while she was speaking; they smiled slightly, looking quite pleased with themselves.

They unconditionally supported all her ideas.

Wow, there's lamb's quarters here!

The sound of summer's surprise brought Yang Yun and Qingmu back to their senses.

Yang Yun's eyes lit up when he heard the word "vegetables," because he loved eating the grass that his little one had discovered!

Aoki also obliged and came over, praising without hesitation, "Little one, you're amazing! This grass looks delicious!"

Lamb's quarters

Just praise it whether it tastes good or not. He's not a picky eater; he'll eat anything as long as it's not smelly poop.

Summer winked mischievously, raised her hand to pluck a handful of tender leaves, and spoke in a lighthearted tone.

"Look, these tender shoots, just pluck them, blanch them in water, and make a cold salad. They're perfect with rice."

Upon hearing this, Yang Yun pinched her own cheek first, her bright eyes looking at Sheng Xia.

"is that so?"

"Yes, yes, that's it. Don't pinch off the bottom leaves, the old ones don't taste good. You have to pinch off the tips."

Shengxia nodded affirmatively, then explained the essence of pinching vegetables with great enthusiasm.

The flower season is wonderful; treasures are everywhere!

"Can all edible grasses be used in cold salads?"

While picking vegetables, Yang Yun asked Sheng Xia curiously.

The little one's superpowers are amazing! No beastman has ever discovered these things before!

"Yes, leafy greens can all be made into cold dishes."

What leafy greens?

Chengguo's voice came from behind, and Shengxia turned around in surprise.

"Guoguo, you're out playing too?"

Orange sat proudly on the back of a peacock, holding a bear cub in her arms, followed by a swarm of males.

The scene was extremely spectacular.

Upon seeing Shengxia, she eagerly patted the peacock and reached out to Xiong Qi beside her, ordering, "Xiong Qi, carry me down."

The peacock lowered her body, and Xiong Qi happily picked her up and carefully placed her on the ground.

"Xiaxia, you don't know, the whole tribe is saying you're going to make candles with pine oil, and all the males who didn't go hunting are on their way."

Xiaxia is amazing!

In the height of summer, this was a welcome sight; with such a large patch of pine resin, how long would it take for the few males in my household to harvest it all?

"Are you here to collect pine resin too?"

She smiled and pulled Chengguo along, knowing that Chengguo loved fresh food, and pointed to the lamb's quarters.

"You pick more of these...and have your partner pick more of these, so you can blanch them in water and make a cold salad when you get home."

"Waaaaah, Xiaxia, you're so sweet! How did you know I've gotten tired of eating mushrooms lately?"

Chengguo looked touched, pouting, her clear eyes revealing her absolute trust in Shengxia.

Her Xiaxia is so cute!

"Muyi, come here and pick all of this. Leave half for Xiaxia at her doorstep and take the other half back for us to eat."

With a wave of his hand, the orange fruit sent a group of males who quickly picked a large patch of fruit.

It was really clean; some seedlings were left, and the rest were pulled up by the roots.

They selected the tenderest shoots and arranged for a male to deliver them to Shengxia's doorstep.

The remaining tender tips are left for the fruit to eat, while the older leaves are eaten by the males.

Not a single bit is wasted.

Shengxia was stunned. She didn't even have time to say that the vegetable should be pinched off at the tip so that it could be pinched off again in a couple of days when it grows back.

That's great, we don't have to wait a couple of days, let's eat our fill all at once.

Aoki and Yang Yun, standing to the side, felt their faces burning with pain.

The female has so many partners, but the baby only has 3, and one of them isn't even around. Compared to that, the baby always seems so pitiful.

Won't she feel embarrassed?

Yang Yun lowered her eyes, feeling sorry for her little one.

"Xiaxia, just tell me what you need. I have lots of beasts, so they can do everything quickly. Let's go play up ahead."

Chengguo looked at Shengxia with a sincere expression, her eyes sparkling, happy that she could help Shengxia.

"Okay."

Summer responded with a smile, watching Orange skip and hop forward, surrounded by a group of males.

She took Aoki and Yangyun's hands and continued strolling in a different direction.

As she walked, she played with the baby in the basket on her back, unaware of the guilty expressions on the faces of the two animals beside her.

At this moment, Aoki and Yangyun kept reflecting on themselves, wondering if they had been too strict with Zaizai, causing her to not have a new male for so long.

She'll definitely feel inferior and lose face when compared to other females, right?

After all, both the offspring and the mate represent the female's image, and the more the better.

Aoki began to notice single men passing by.

This won't do, it's too dark.

This won't do either; it looks too silly when you smile.

That won't do either. He's so old and only at level 2, what a waste of such a handsome face...

Along the way, there wasn't a single thing that was even remotely acceptable.

Aoki felt a little discouraged. Remembering that his cub seemed to like iron-eating beasts, he lowered his eyes and considered the possibility of catching one.

"ah!"

"Little female, what a coincidence that we meet again~~"

In the height of summer, she accidentally bumped into Fox Snow, who had her back to her, and screamed, startling the little one.

She hurried over to comfort the cub, while Aoki subtly began to scrutinize the male in front of him.

A Tier 3 orc, not yet an adult, tall, short-haired, and reasonably good-looking.

Barely qualified.

"Does the little one know him?"

Yang Yun's cool voice carried a hint of a smile.

After calming the baby down in the summer, Shengxia glanced at Huxue with annoyance, then pulled Qingmu and Yangyun away.

"I don't know him."

Fox Snow, who remained where she was, touched her nose and chuckled helplessly.

That smile had a captivating charm, and the red mole at the corner of her eye seemed to come alive.