Chapter 17 Speaking Up for the Female Master
Jiang Xi was somewhat surprised.
How dare a female come to someone's door looking for them?
Who should I contact?
Jiang Xi didn't think it was about looking for her.
She held the bowl and looked at Lu Liufeng and Mu Ling across from her.
"They might be looking for you."
Neither Lu Liufeng nor Mu Ling moved.
Lu Liufeng gazed at the female master with his clear, beautiful eyes, and spoke gently yet firmly.
“I’m not familiar with any of the females in the tribe, so they couldn’t possibly be looking for me.”
Mu Ling looked at him sharply.
"If I don't come to you, am I the one you're looking for? Don't slander me."
Jiang Xi: "..."
What kind of elementary school students are arguing like this?
She had no choice but to go out and see for herself.
But before getting up, Lu Liufeng stood up first and said with a smile.
"Please eat in peace, my lady. I'll go check on things, though not for me."
He made a point at the end of his sentence that it wasn't for him.
Lu Liufeng went to open the door, and Mu Ling couldn't sit still any longer.
He racked his brains but couldn't think of any female coming to him. He didn't dare to gamble, so he quickly stood up and went outside.
If they really are looking for him, then just send them away.
He had completely forgotten that he had been determined to dissolve the marriage contract just before the meal.
Throughout the meal, all he could think about was how to prevent the female leader from misunderstanding him, or from thinking that he had an ambiguous relationship with the females in the tribe.
Rupert laughed and said, "The relationship between Mistress Jiang Xi and her beast husbands is really good."
"Sure enough, it's all just rumors outside. Only when we close the door can we truly live our own lives."
Jiang Xi thought to herself, "You're overthinking things."
But after exchanging only a few words, Lu Liufeng's voice came from outside.
"Mistress, a female has come to see you."
Jiang Xi looked up, somewhat stunned.
Looking for me?
She put down her bowl and walked out, somewhat bewildered.
Standing in the courtyard was a female with wheat-colored skin, tall and strong, but with a dark, weak appearance.
Rupert followed them out and, upon seeing the female, quickly introduced her.
“This is Marie. She just arrived in our tribe today with her three beastmen. They are currently staying on the land to your left.”
There were people living on the left side before, but because they lost to Jiang Xi in a hair-pulling contest and the beastmen were not as powerful as her, they lost face and moved to the Lingkong tribe with the help of their newly married bird beastmen husbands.
"Hello, I am Mari. I used to live in the Stream Mountain tribe, which is six days away from the Holy City."
Jiang Xi nodded.
"I'm Jiang Xi, what can I do for you?"
It's not surprising that there are new females.
Three tall orcs stood beside Mary, all of them very wary.
They tried to persuade the female leader for a long time not to get close to this infamous female in the new tribe, but she insisted on coming, which made them very nervous.
Mary smiled shyly, "It's like this, I heard you brought back some purple sesame seeds. Do you know how to cook them so they won't be numbing?"
“I dug some up on the way here. I remember it’s edible, but it always gets very numbing when I cook it. So I wanted to ask you how to cook it. I wonder if it would be convenient for you to tell me.”
After saying that, she quickly bent down and handed her the basket on the ground.
"These are purple hemp seeds we dug up on the road. We can't finish them all, so we brought some for you."
Jiang Xi then noticed that Mary had brought a gift with her.
She was happy to help such a polite female.
But we didn't know how many days it would take to finish the taro at home, so we had to refuse her gift.
"It's alright, we're all neighbors, it's only right to help each other. This taro is called purple taro, you can take it back with you, I dug up a lot today, we can't eat it all."
Mary paused for a moment, thinking that she had rejected her.
But the next second, the black female in front of them, whose face was not clearly visible, spoke again.
"Come with me, I just made this dish today."
After saying that, Jiang Xi turned around and led her to the kitchen.
Mary quickly followed.
The three orcs beside Mary were stunned. They hadn't expected that this female was not as vicious as the legends said, but rather very kind-hearted.
They felt a pang of guilt, and as they empathized with their mistress's experiences and exile in the Jianshui Mountain tribe, their guilt and unease intensified.
From the moment they entered, the three remained vigilant, especially towards the other two beastmen.
Realizing that he was entirely in the wrong, he quickly apologized to the two orcs.
"I'm sorry, we just moved here and shouldn't have believed the slander against your mistress."
After apologizing, he quickly introduced himself and the other two beastmen who were serving the female master.
“I am Ou Shan, he is Kao Bo, he is Mao Biao.”
The beastmen watching from outside the courtyard were almost speechless with astonishment.
When Jiang Xi came out just now, they all took several steps back, afraid of making eye contact with her.
But to their surprise, the other party not only didn't even glance at them, but also treated the new female with great enthusiasm!
Has the world truly changed?! Or has the world truly changed?!
This event shocked them just as much as the fading of the curse in the cursed land!
The orcs rubbed their eyes frantically, convinced it must be their imagination!
In the courtyard, Lu Liufeng and Mu Ling fell silent.
Because, how should I put it, the rumors circulating in the tribe are all true.
But looking at the three sincere orcs in front of him, and thinking about the changes in the female master...
Lu Liufeng coughed.
"It's alright, we're all neighbors."
Mu Ling: "Hmm...yes!"
His wolf-like eyes gleamed, and he seemed somewhat guilty.
But the changes in the female master are indeed obvious to all.
So let's just treat it as a rumor!
The beastmen outside the courtyard fell silent upon hearing the two men's answers.
After all, they had seen Lu Liufeng and Mu Ling covered in blood after being beaten...
These are truly the top ten best husbands!
Even though the female master treated them like this, they still spoke up for her without any complaints.
Meanwhile, Jiang Xi brought Mary into the kitchen and let her try the taro and shepherd's purse stir-fry she made.
Does it taste numb to you?
She wasn't sure if it was because Mary's sense of taste was different, or if it was a matter of whether it was raw or cooked.
Mary felt a little embarrassed when she saw that Mary was giving her food directly, but that was indeed the reason she came to ask for advice, so she took the bowl and took a bite.
Then, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"This is completely different from what I cook."
Jiang Xi confirmed that Mary's sense of taste was fine; the food just wasn't cooked properly.
"You didn't cook it long enough. Taro needs to be cooked longer and fully cooked before you can eat it."
"I stir-fried this with lard, and also added garlic and chili."
Jiang Xi saw that she looked blank and knew that she couldn't understand.
He then led her to the pile of cut-out fatty meat.
"This is fatty pork. Put the fatty pork in a dry pot and boil it for a while to get oil. Then put in the crushed garlic and chili pieces, stir-fry for a couple of seconds, then add taro and continue to stir-fry. Finally, add chopped shepherd's purse."
Jiang Xi led her around, showing her what each ingredient or seasoning looked like before it was cooked, whenever she mentioned it.
She then let her try a few other dishes, telling her about potatoes, wood ear mushrooms, purslane, and shepherd's purse.
Mary was completely bewildered.
When I tasted those delicious foods, I couldn't believe that these mountain plants were edible and tasted so good!
Jiang Xi knew she couldn't remember, so she gave her a meal's worth of each item so she could search for them in the Rehe Valley.
Mary thanked her repeatedly, saying she would go to the Jehol Valley the next day, and asked her if she needed anything else, promising to gather it for her herself.
Jiang Xi brought back three animal skin bags, more than she could finish eating, so how could she possibly be short of food?
When delivering the ingredients, they also gave her extra purslane and shepherd's purse.
These two leafy greens won't last long even in cold weather.
"No need, no need, I've gathered enough to eat for many days."
Jiang Xi quickly waved her hand.
After seeing Mary off, Rupert didn't stay long. He took one of each ingredient as a comparison and said earnestly.
"This is a significant contribution to the tribe! I discussed it with the elders before I came. If you can truly solve the tribe's food problem, the Lion's Roar Tribe will award you 200 contribution points!"
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