Chapter 66 Xue Gui, you've laid an egg, you're not thinking of going to find Yu Yan, are you? ...
During this season, the Caiyun Tribe experiences frequent rain, resulting in a large number of mushrooms growing. However, Xuegui cannot distinguish between poisonous and non-poisonous mushrooms, so she rarely picks them.
Today he cut a bundle of mugwort, lit it, and used it to smoke out the honeycomb on the tree.
Once the bees are driven away by the smoke, the honey from the hive can be collected.
Honey is very sweet, and it can be exchanged for a lot of supplies no matter where you take it.
As he waited for the thick smoke to dissipate, his thoughts drifted away.
Several years ago, he woke up by the water, injured and having lost all his previous memories.
Fortunately, he knew how to hunt, and he survived.
Later, he traveled to many places, met many people, and learned a lot about the beast world.
Last winter, he came to the Caiyun tribe.
The climate here is warm, and many bird-beast people like him live here, but he doesn't like to associate with them.
Logically speaking, as an orc, he shouldn't be very good at gathering, but he knows many gathering techniques, such as using smoke to smother bees.
In his hazy vision, he seemed to hear someone cheerfully saying to him, "...Look, we can't collect honey like this, can we? The bees will come back. We need to leave some honey for them to eat, so we can come back to collect more next year..."
Xue Gui tried to see the person's face clearly, but no matter how hard she tried, she was still separated by a thick fog.
The clearest time he heard it was when he heard the sound of "return".
He couldn't even remember his own name. After wandering around and settling down in the snow-capped mountains, he told others that his name was "Xuegui" (meaning "Snow Return").
Suddenly, he heard someone exclaim, "Is there a fire up ahead?"
"No, it smells like mugwort... Is someone collecting honey?"
Liu Xiang and his group of sub-orcs quickly approached the area.
Upon seeing Xuegui, everyone's faces lit up with joy: "It's you!"
Xue Gui's expression was indifferent as she gave a faint "hmm".
Liu Xiang and the others were younger than Xue Gui and more lively. They didn't notice Xue Gui's aloofness and excitedly asked, "How much honey will you collect this time? Can you exchange some for us?"
Xue Gui pursed her thin lips: "We'll talk about it after we find it."
Liu Xiang first hummed in agreement, then, as if remembering something, said, "No, no, let's not exchange them. I'm going to use all the supplies I've been saving to exchange with Yu Yan."
The name "Yu Yan" made Xue Gui's brow twitch.
This name...
"Who is Yu Yan?" he asked.
Everyone was quite surprised to see that he actually had people interested in him.
"You don't know Yu Yan?"
Xue Gui: "Should I know about him?"
"Of course! Lately, all the tribes in this area have been talking about Yu Yan!"
"I've only heard of a sub-beastman from somewhere else..."
"That's Yu Yan!"
Mentioning Yu Yan, everyone stopped working and surrounded Xue Gui, saying, "He came from a peninsula tribe, and he brought back all sorts of good things! Look, this glass bead is one of the things he gave us!"
"This ear pick was also obtained from him."
"What I'm wearing is called clothing, and it's made from the fabric that Yu Yan brought."
"He also taught us spinning, dyeing, and papermaking! He was incredibly smart, knew a lot, and most importantly, was kind-hearted! We all really liked him!"
...
Xue Gui listened to their words with increasing curiosity.
Looking at what they were showing her, Xue Gui asked, "Ear picks... are they related to the saxifrage you found earlier?"
Liu Xiang: "Yes! Our ears were so itchy, and it just wouldn't get better no matter what we did. Yu Yan used this to clean them for us, and he also told us to find the saxifrage. After applying the saxifrage juice, the wounds in our ears healed very quickly!"
Xue Guixin's heart skipped a beat. She looked up and asked incredulously, "He also knows how to treat illnesses?"
The beastmen nodded emphatically: "Yes!! He's really good at it! I heard that he's cured so many sick people in their tribe area."
“Some people even travel from very far away to see him for treatment.”
Xue Gui clenched her fists, her heart pounding: "Is he still in the Caiyun tribe?"
Liu Xiang tilted his head and replied, "It's long gone. It's been gone for several days."
Xuegui immediately felt annoyed.
If he had known, he would have gone to the Caiyun tribe to see Yu Yan; perhaps she could have helped him regain his memories.
Looking up at the sky, Xuegui asked again, "You say he comes from a peninsula tribe? In which direction?"
Liu Xiang pointed southeast: "Over there, half of the tribe is located by the sea."
Sensing something, he asked in surprise, "Xuegui, you're not thinking of going to find Yu Yan, are you?"
Xue Gui's handsome face remained slightly somber; he neither admitted nor denied it.
Everyone advised him, "Don't go by yourself, it's very dangerous in the wild."
Xuegui is very strong and can fly, so I'm not too worried about encountering danger.
The biggest problem is that he suffered a serious injury a few years ago, and since then, his sense of direction has become dull.
A person flying along might drift away from their original direction.
Moreover, to travel far, one needs to gather some food, and to see Yu Yan for medical treatment, one will also need to pay for a considerable amount of supplies...
Xue Gui looked at Liu Xiang and the others, her voice softening slightly: "I understand, I won't go over for now."
In the woods, the smoke from the mugwort was almost dissipating, and Xuegui needed to hurry up and collect honey.
Xuegui pointed inside and said, "I'm leaving now."
Ryuko and the others watched him walk away quickly: "Eh... never mind, we'll talk to him about the Autumn Collection meeting next time we meet."
...
Cangfeng, Xinyu, and the others escorted Yu Yan back to the peninsula tribe.
The news had already reached back, and almost the entire tribe was waiting outside their roosting forest.
Upon seeing Yu Yan, they immediately rushed over, shouting enthusiastically, "Yu Yan, Lan Xiu, you're finally back!!"
Feng Gui flew directly, met Yu Yan in mid-air, smiled at each other, landed at the same time, and retracted his wings.
Having not seen him for nearly ten days, Feng Gui missed him terribly and looked him up and down.
"Yu Yan, did you have a smooth journey?"
Yu Yan smiled and nodded: "Everything went smoothly! Father, how's everything at home?"
Feng Gui: "Everything is great. People from the tribe come to help me with chores every day. I don't even have to milk the sheep. I've even gone out to gather food a few times."
Yu Yan looked at everyone in the tribe and said sincerely, "Thank you all for your help."
People waved their hands repeatedly: "It's just a little work, there's no need to be so polite."
"Yes, we'll get angry if you keep doing that."
Yu Yan's smile deepened: "Alright, alright, I won't say anymore."
Cangfeng walked over and asked, "Are we going home now?"
Yu Yan: "Okay, let's go. I'll tell you about our journey and show you what we brought back."
A cheer erupted from the crowd.
Yin Qing nimbly moved to Yu Yan's side, naturally taking his arm, and asked with concern, "Are you tired? Do you want to rest?"
Yu Yan laughed and said, "I'm not tired. Everyone else carried everything along the way, including me. Lan Xiu carried me. Lan Xiu is the one who should be tired."
Several gazes fell on Lan Xiu, making the young orc's ears turn slightly red.
Feng Gui said gratefully, "Lan Xiu, you've worked hard too. I've already prepared the rooms for the guests these past few days. Come and rest."
This time, Lan Xiu did not refuse: "Okay."
A large group of people arrived at Yu Yan's new house.
Yu Yan discovered that in just over ten days, a lot of changes had taken place inside and outside the house.
There was more furniture, supplies, and decorations inside, and two more fields enclosed by fences appeared on the left and right sides outside.
A path was left in the middle of the fence, paved with pretty pebbles.
The sheepfold, where several sheep lived, showed signs of renovation. The ducks had grown quite large and were quacking loudly in the pen.
Feng Gui smiled and led Yu Yan into the courtyard, saying, "I was thinking that some common foods, such as scallion roots and garlic, could be planted near my home, so I asked the people in the tribe to help me turn over these two plots of land."
"The yard is a bit bare now. I'm thinking of digging up a few fruit trees from the wild and planting them. What do you think?"
Yu Yan's eyes sparkled: "Great! These two plots of land will be our vegetable garden. Planting fruit trees would be nice too; we can enjoy the shade and have fruit to eat!"
Feng Gui is getting more and more skilled at decorating her little home; perhaps it's just an instinct inherent in human nature.
Yu Yan directed everyone to unload the items in the yard.
He first introduced the timber he had obtained from the Chongshan tribe.
Cangfeng and the others were overjoyed: "So much timber! Enough to build several more houses! That's wonderful!"
Then, Yu Yan led them into the house.
There weren't enough chairs, and the living room was filled with handsome men. Looking around, Yu Yan thought she had accidentally wandered into some kind of fashion show.
He sat on a wooden sofa chair, which Feng Gui had covered with animal hides and a cool mat, making it both soft and comfortable.
Yu Yan took a sip of the water Xue Fei had poured, showed everyone the other things she had brought back, and talked about her experiences along the way.
Apart from the trading orcs, the others rarely went out, so they listened with great interest.
Mentioning the mushrooms from the Caiyun tribe made everyone's mouths water;
When it comes to bargaining among the Chongshan tribe, everyone scoffs, "We don't do business with greedy people."
Hearing that Zhu Yu and his colleagues were troubled by ear problems, people empathized with them: "Before the ear pick was invented, it was also very difficult for us to clean our ears."
Do they really like using ear picks?
Yu Yan: "That's right, they traded them all for it, and they even owe me a batch of dried mushrooms. When they come back with sorghum next time, everyone will have mushrooms from the Caiyun Tribe to share."
Xin Yu and the others beamed with joy: "That's great! You just made us so hungry!"
Yu Yan: "Oh right, people from several tribes, including Caiyun and Chongshan, also said they would come to participate in the autumn harvest fair on the bountiful grassland this year."
Cang Feng exclaimed in surprise, "They came all the way from so far away? Is it because of us?"
Senbo laughed and said, "Definitely! I have a feeling that we'll see many tribes we've never seen before at this year's Autumn Gathering! Wow, our tribe is getting better and better, who knows, maybe one day it will become the center of the Beast World!"
Cang Feng smiled and shook his head: "You're too imaginative."
Senbai looked at Yu Yan, his meaning clear: With Yu Yan here, of course I dare!
Yu Yan also laughed out loud.
He hadn't thought that far ahead; right now, he just wanted to live his life steadily and practically, step by step.
After Yu Yan finished telling her story, she asked if anything had happened in the tribe.
Xin Yu replied, "After you left, everything was the same as before... Oh right, the Highland Tribe came by once, and besides iron ore, they also brought a plant."
Yu Yan: "Hmm?"
Xin Yu: "They say that Cheng Liu and the baby in his belly are both doing well. Now Cheng Liu especially likes to eat sour and spicy food, so Heng Qing leads people to search for food everywhere in the wild."
"This herb was also found by Heng Qing. He said it's very spicy and pungent when eaten raw, but it's much milder when stir-fried with bird eggs or meat."
Yu Yan became even more curious: "What kind of grass is it? Where is it?"
Xin Yu pointed out the window: "They planted it in that newly opened vegetable patch. The weather is hot now, and the grass will rot easily after it's cut, so they dug up the roots with the soil still on them, saying that it can be eaten once it grows leaves."
Feng Gui reminded, "It has already grown a little bit."
Yu Yan quickly got up and looked out the open window.
There really was a patch of tender green grass in the vegetable garden!
Unable to discern the difference clearly, he simply went outside and took a closer look in the vegetable garden—
Haha, so the people from the highland tribe brought chives!
"When I first came here, I thought it was just weeds, but it turns out it's chives!" Yu Yan said happily, turning her head. "This vegetable is really delicious. It can be used as a side dish to remove fishy smells and enhance the flavor. It tastes great stir-fried with seafood!"
Everyone recognized it and said, "It's called chives."
Yu Yan: "Yes, cut off the leaves when you eat it, and it will grow back after a while."
"So convenient? This vegetable is really good. I want to plant some after it produces seeds."
"Okay, no problem!"
Looking at the tender seedlings at her feet, Yu Yan thought: When the chives grow tall, I will go to the beach to collect some shellfish and stir-fry them together. It will definitely taste fresh and delicious.
Although everyone in the tribe was very interested in Yu Yan's trip, they didn't stay long. Before leaving, they told Yu Yan and Lan Xiu to get some rest and that they would see each other again tomorrow.
Yu Yan saw them out the door, and Feng Gui brought the hot food from the pot to the dining table.
They built the house themselves, including a kitchen and dining room, and each room was very large.
The dining table was made by Yu Yan herself, using materials she chopped and nailed together. Feng Gui cherished it and even laid a piece of blue cloth with white flowers on it.
"Come on, have something to eat first. I've also boiled some water. After you finish eating, take a shower and go back to your room to lie down for a while."
Lan Xiu: "Thank you."
Looking at the large table of dishes, Yu Yan happily exclaimed, "How sumptuous! It smells so good!"
After the two had a hearty meal, Yu Yan took a bath at home, while Lan Xiu went to the river outside to bathe.
After washing up, Yu Yan changed into clean and comfortable clothes, dried his short hair with a towel made of wool, and started to yawn, even though he wasn't sleepy at first.
He greeted Feng Gui and Lan Xiu, then slowly walked back to his room, lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh.
"Home is still the best~"
He had a good sleep, and when he woke up, the sun was already setting in the west, and the sunlight shone through the glass window, making the room warm and cozy.
He sat up, stretched, and felt refreshed.
Stepping out of the bedroom, I heard a noise coming from the warehouse. When I went out to check, I found that Feng Gui and Lan Xiu were sorting through the dried mushrooms he had brought back.
"Awake?" Feng Gui turned his head and asked.
"Hmm," Yu Yan looked at Lan Xiu, "Aren't you asleep?"
"I went to sleep, but woke up a little earlier than you."
Yu Yan chuckled: "The bed at home is so comfortable that I accidentally overslept."
Lan Xiu's eyes also held a smile: "What are you planning to do this afternoon?"
"Hmm... Let's go to the fields first, then cut some grass, and then cook! You don't need to come with me."
Lan Xiu: "Okay, this will be done soon. I'll go chop the grass."
Yu Yan put on her straw hat, felt refreshed, and went out, only to be startled by the sun.
"It's really scorching hot." Yu Yan rubbed her arms and couldn't help but miss the cool climate of the Caiyun Tribe.
As he passed by the duck pen, he glanced inside casually and saw something pale green flash by.
"Huh?" Yu Yan opened the circular door and walked to the innermost part.
This is where the ducks huddle together to sleep at night, covered with dry grass.
There are now several green-shelled duck eggs scattered in the hay!
Yu Yan's expression brightened, and she bent down to pick up the duck eggs. Two of them were still warm, so they must have been laid not long ago.
"Father, Lanxiu, look!" he shouted, holding up a duck egg.
Feng Gui: "What's wrong?"
"The mallard has laid an egg! Have we been raising it for so many days?"
"Yes, they've all grown quite big."
Yu Yan held the duck egg carefully: "From now on, we can eat fresh duck eggs!"
While inspecting the fields, he pondered what delicious treat to make with the duck eggs to celebrate.
We eat scrambled eggs, fried eggs, boiled eggs, and even preserved eggs all the time at home, so they're not fresh anymore.
He twisted off a newly formed cucumber with his hand, wiped it briefly, and put it in his mouth, eating it with a "crunch crunch" sound.
Homegrown cucumbers are so delicious! They're crisp and tender, with a natural, fresh sweetness. Most importantly, he grew them himself! It's so satisfying to eat them.
The other crops are also growing very well, with thick, strong seedlings full of vitality.
There must have been people coming to the field all the time; Yu Yan saw many footprints, and the weeds had been pulled out very cleanly.
After looking around, he felt reassured and carried a basket of cucumbers home.
"It's so sunny! It's so sunny!" He ran into the house and wiped the sweat from his face.
Neither Feng Gui nor Lan Xiu were there, so he put down the cucumber and went to the kitchen to see what ingredients were available.
When he turned over the flour bag, an idea suddenly popped into his head.
"I can bake a cake!"
Without hesitation, Yu Yan took a basket, flew off to dig up some clay, fetched water and mixed it with mud, and built a mud stove in a shady spot behind the house.
With experience in building various kilns, a small clay kiln was a piece of cake.
After finishing the work, he brought over firewood and lit a fire to heat the clay stove.
During this time, he took the fresh duck eggs he had collected that day, cracked them open, separated the egg whites and yolks, and put them in different ceramic bowls.
"The egg whites need to be whipped..."
Without an egg beater, this step would obviously take a lot of time, so Yu Yan decided to process the egg whites first.
He opened the kitchen cabinet door, found a new small broom, scalded it with boiling water, and wiped away the water stains with paper.
While waiting for the straw broom to dry, he took a lime, cut it in half, and squeezed the lime juice into the egg whites.
Adding lime juice to egg whites will eliminate any fishy smell and make the whipped egg whites more stable.
Yu Yan held a straw broom, aimed it in one direction, and began to whisk the egg whites at high speed.
This job wasn't easy. He only knew that his hands were blurry with pain, but what he didn't know was that he was gritting his teeth in frustration.
"Yu Yan, did the egg white upset you?" Lan Xiu's puzzled voice came.
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