Xia felt that the other person's voice sounded familiar, so he looked up at the other person. It was a face he didn't recognize, but it gave people a very familiar feeling.
He stared at the other person for a while, then said, "The dog orcs from the northwest."
"Yeah." The leading orc did not deny it.
Xia no longer worried about the other party's identity, but continued to look at the things the other party brought.
Most of their things were packed in stone boxes, which were all edible insects, and the things in the animal skin bags were some collected wild vegetables and fruits.
Xia was looking at things while chatting with the other party. The other party's attitude was also very peaceful, just like other tribes that came to the market to trade.
When he felt he had talked enough and was about to symbolically exchange a box of bugs for his food and leave, he realized he had come empty-handed and brought nothing with him.
He scratched his face awkwardly and said, "I'm going back to prepare some things. Can you leave me a box of your stuff?"
"No problem, there won't be many people coming to exchange anyway." said the dog-beast leader.
Hearing what the other party said, Xia smiled and said nothing more, then stood up and prepared to leave.
Fei and Yang were already nearby, but they were mixed in the crowd and didn't come over. Fei was afraid of attracting the other party's attention, so he didn't observe them too much, and therefore failed to recognize the dog-beast man.
When they found out that Xia chatted with the other party for a few words, ordered something and then got up to leave, the two looked at each other and knew that there should be no problem with those people.
But this is just a guess. After all, the other party is a group of powerful orcs, so we still have to keep an eye on them.
Xia left in the direction he came from. The little orc had been paying attention to this side. When he saw Xia coming back, he ran over and grabbed Xia.
Xia reached out and touched the little orc's head again, saying, "It's okay, those people just look fierce."
After saying that, he left, but some members of the guard team still stayed here.
It's definitely right to pay more attention to the dog-beastmen who traveled all the way from the northwest to the south. After all, the living environment in the northwest is completely different from this side.
They are also facing threats from northern tribes. The danger faced by the dog orcs coming from the northwest is not comparable to that faced by ordinary northern orcs coming from the north.
In Qingshan City, Meng Yuqing and Qiu Ye, along with some smart clansmen, were still doing accounting. Because the market was opening, some construction projects in Qingshan City had temporarily slowed down.
However, the breeding areas, planting areas and food processing areas cannot be stopped.
Meng Yuqing had just finished sorting out an account book when he received several boxes of things sent back by Xia's men. He put down the things in his hands, said something to others, and then pulled Qiu Ye to see the things.
Anything that Xia specifically exchanged for and specifically asked to be shown to him should be relatively useful, or at least relatively unique.
"What a strange thing! There are so many stone boxes, and they don't seem to be too heavy." Qiu Ye walked to the stone box and knocked on it.
"Open it and take a look." Meng Yuqing also walked over and groped the edge of the stone box.
Seeing this, the orc next to him immediately came over and opened the stone box. As he did so, he said, "Be careful, there are bugs in it."
Hearing what his tribesmen said, Qiu Ye quickly withdrew his hand and stepped back.
It’s not that he is afraid of insects, but insects generally look strange and many are poisonous. Although not many of them are fatal, a bite will still hurt for a long time.
Meng Yuqing also silently stepped back. The insects in this world were indeed much larger than those in the modern world. Some of them were so small that you couldn't see their specific appearance clearly, but once they were magnified, their appearance could only be described as terrifying.
Especially some bugs.
The lid of one of the stone boxes was opened, and Meng Yuqing and Qiu Ye both stretched their necks to look into the stone box.
"Huh~" Qiu Ye made a soft sound, then shook unconsciously.
Meng Yuqing's expression was rarely seen as ferocious. The stone box was covered with thick leaves, which were crawling with wriggling insects.
Shaking off the discomfort, Meng Yuqing took a step forward and carefully identified the insects.
After a long while, he slowly said, "It tastes like chicken and is very crispy."
"Ah?" Qiu Ye and the orc next to him looked at him in confusion.
"Food, nourishing." Feeling their gazes, Meng Yuqing said expressionlessly.
"Eat bugs?" Qiu Ye's tone was a little incredulous.
When he was born, the Qingshan tribe, under the leadership of the old patriarch, had already lived a life without having to worry about members starving to death in winter.
Even in the year when shadow beasts attacked the tribe, the tribesmen were not so hungry that they had to dig insects to eat.
Therefore, he has never eaten insects. In his opinion, insects are not on the menu.
"Well, this kind of insects can be eaten and are quite nutritious. If you put them in a box and keep them with leaves, they can live for a year." Meng Yuqing looked at the wriggling insects. She was obviously a little disgusted, but she couldn't help but want to pinch them.
After all, each one is plump.
He only had this thought, but Qiu Ye took action immediately. He broke off two small wooden sticks from the side and picked up a worm that was two fingers thick. He asked, "How do you eat this?"
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"Cut off the head and tail, coat them in flour and fry them." Meng Yuqing said.
Qiu Ye nodded, put the insects back into the stone box, and said, "It's not very useful for our tribe, but it's a good thing for many small tribes that lack meat to survive the winter."
No matter how small a bug is, it's still meat.
"Are these brought by the new tribe?" asked the orc next to Meng Yuqing.
This is the first time such a product has appeared in the market.
"The chief said that it was brought by a dog-orc tribe that came from far away." said the orc who brought the stone box back.
"Dog-beastmen?" Meng Yuqing was stunned, and then immediately locked onto the dog-beastmen in the northwest.
He nodded and said, "I see. This is a good product. These bugs are just like ordinary animal meat and are easy to keep alive."
The orc nodded to show that he understood.
On the seventh day of the market opening, Xuan came back, and Yang brought people to take over Xuan's responsibility for defending those who fled.
After the two met, they had no energy to do anything else. After washing up at night, they fell asleep almost as soon as they touched the pillow.
The next day, after getting up, they each worked in Qingshan City for the entire afternoon, and finally managed to arrange everything and free up a day and a half.
Xuan took Meng Yuqing to the market at a rapid speed. Their goal was quite clear: to stroll around the market and then take a look at the dog-beastmen from the northwest.
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