Chapter 107 The Trade Fair: Encountering an Acquaintance Again
There were also all sorts of wild vegetables, sharpened stone knives and axes, and intricately woven wicker baskets, some empty and others filled with things to be sold.
Yuanyuan looked around curiously, her eyes darting everywhere.
Mo Jiu was afraid that she would be separated from the crowd, so he picked her up and put her in his arms.
"leader!"
A familiar voice came from not far away. Mo Jiu looked up and saw several orcs from the Sand Tribe. They had also brought things from their tribe to participate in the trade fair. Their wicker baskets were filled with dried meat and some drought-resistant wild fruits.
There were also animal hides, freshly hunted game, and fresh wild fruit.
Mo Jiu carried Yuan Yuan over.
When the orcs of the sand tribe saw Yuanyuan, they all enthusiastically surrounded her: "The little envoy has arrived too!"
An older orc took a handful of dried red wild berries from a wicker basket and handed them to Yuanyuan: "Little envoy, these are your favorite red berries."
Yuanyuan took the wild fruit, said thank you, picked one up and took a bite. The sweet juice spread in her mouth, and the familiar taste made her squint her eyes.
"Little messenger, this is freshly made jerky, please try it."
"And mine too."
Before long, Yuanyuan's little animal skin bag bulged up.
"That's enough, that's enough. You guys keep the trade, we're going to look around elsewhere."
Before long, several more orcs approached. The leader was a burly male orc who immediately smiled when he saw Yuanyuan: "Little envoy Yuanyuan? It really is you!"
"I thought I was seeing things."
"You've grown quite a bit taller in the few months I haven't seen you."
Yuanyuan looked up and didn't recognize him.
"Who are you?"
The orc stepped closer and said, "I am the Lion Shepherd of the Golden Lion Tribe. You gave my partner, Dodo, a pill before, and she really got pregnant after taking it."
"We've been looking for you to thank you in person, but we couldn't find you. We never expected to run into you here today."
Speaking of Duoduo, Yuanyuan remembered that this was the beastman she met on her first day in the beast world.
He pulled her out of the water.
She had seen too many orcs lately and couldn't recall them at the moment.
The beastmen behind her immediately took out various things and handed them to her: "Little envoy, this is our tribe's honey, it's especially pure, it tastes so good when spread on jerky!"
"These are our dried mushrooms; they make a wonderfully flavorful stew with meat!"
"And this animal skin coat was made by our partner. Take it back and try it on to see if it fits."
Yuanyuan was a little embarrassed by their enthusiasm and quickly said, "Thank you, but you don't need to give me so much."
"Little envoy, don't be so polite! If it weren't for you, we'd still be worrying about not having any cubs. This little thing is nothing!"
The orcs laughed and shoved the item into Mo Jiu's hands, who was standing next to her.
Are you all Aunt Duoduo's partners?
"Yes, we really appreciate it."
Has Aunt Duoduo given birth?
"Yes, she gave birth to five babies for us, and they are all healthy."
Five, five?
So many?
However, considering that Aunt Duoduo is a female cat, she should be like a cat. I've heard that cats can have up to eight kittens in a litter.
After saying goodbye to them, the two strolled around the neighborhood. Yuanyuan saw many familiar potatoes, yams, and sweet potatoes.
Just as she was about to exchange her things, the orcs grabbed several items and shoved them at her, refusing to accept anything from her.
She was very grateful and told them how to cook these things to make them taste good.
After walking around for most of the way, I couldn't find a single stall selling salt.
She couldn't help but wonder.
"Father, why didn't you buy any salt?"
"They probably haven't arrived yet; they're quite far away."
Yuanyuan said "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.
Soon they arrived at the Black Tiger Tribe's stall, where the orcs were even more enthusiastic.
They piled things into her arms like they were free, but she said she had enough and couldn't take any more.
They even volunteered to deliver it to her home.
“…”
When the orcs from other tribes saw this, they all gathered around curiously, asking who Yuanyuan was.
When everyone learned that Yuanyuan was the little messenger who could help females get pregnant, they greeted her warmly and offered her their favorite things from home.
Yuanyuan, Mojiu, and Baojiu, who followed, were soon stuffed with all sorts of things.
She couldn't very well put it away in her spatial storage in front of everyone.
Bao Jiu suggested, "Yuanyuan, leave your things here and I'll keep an eye on them for you. You two go and see if there's anything you need."
Yuanyuan thought it was a good idea and nodded. She took Mojiu's hand and they strolled around the various stalls.
Watching them trade was quite interesting; one orc traded a bear skin for a sharp stone axe, while another traded a basket of wild fruit for a few bundles of herbs.
One orc even traded dried mushrooms for a large wicker basket; of course, they haggled over the price, creating a lively atmosphere.
Walking up to a stall, Yuanyuan saw several exquisitely woven rattan baskets on display. The baskets were made of rattan of several different colors and decorated with flowers of different colors. They were even more beautiful than the one she had just received.
She couldn't help but stop and point to the wicker basket, asking the stall owner, "This wicker basket is so pretty, did you make it?"
The stall owner was a female; it was rare to see females participating in the trade fair.
"My partner spent several days weaving this to make it. It's perfect for storing wild fruits, herbs, and dried meat."
"Do you like it? If you do, take one."
Before Yuanyuan could speak, Mojiu picked up the wicker basket and handed it to her, saying, "Take it if you like, you can just leave it there to look at without putting anything in it."
"..."
How do we exchange them?
"A small animal skin."
"The sand tribe will send over animal hides later."
Upon hearing this, the female's smile froze slightly. "We need to conduct the transaction on the spot."
Who knows if we'll be able to find them later?
Mo Jiu frowned, and Yuan Yuan patted her hand, "We didn't bring any animal hides, would fine salt work?"
She happened to have half a bowl of unused fine salt in her storage space, so taking it out wasn't unusual.
"You! You have fine salt?"
The orcs around her, who had intended to help her trade animal hides, looked at her with equal surprise.
"You! You have fine salt?" The female stall owner's voice suddenly rose, startling the several beastmen around her who were tidying up their goods. They all looked up at them.
Yuanyuan was startled by her reaction, her nose wrinkled slightly, and she asked, "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Ah! It's nothing, it's nothing. I'm sorry, I got a little excited."
I agree to the exchange; let's do it now.
A burly tiger-like beastman squeezed through the crowd. "Little envoy, do you really have fine salt? Can we take a look?"
The rainy season is almost here, and our tribe's salt reserves are already depleted. If we can't find salt soon, we won't be able to cure the meat, and the tribe will go hungry during the cold season!
Before Yuanyuan could react, a circle of orcs had already surrounded her, and the previously loosely set up trading stalls were now packed with people.
The quiet stall suddenly became noisy as everyone chatted away.
Mo Jiu frowned, stretched out his arm to shield Yuan Yuan in his embrace, and said in a deep voice:
"Quiet down, everyone, you're scaring her."
His voice wasn't loud, but it was very intimidating, and the noisy crowd instantly fell silent.
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