Chapter 25
At this time, he didn't know that Yu Sui was ready to ask them to work hard to make farming tools for the tribe next year.
Ellie served each of them a bowl of broth. Small white cubes that they had never seen before were floating in the broth. These were ingredients that the dwarves had never seen before.
"This is tofu. Yu Sui taught us how to make it with beans today. You all should try it." Ellie explained.
"Tofu?" Uncle Robert muttered to himself in confusion and scooped it into his mouth with a spoon.
The rich flavor of the broth completely permeated the tofu, and unlike the boiled beans they had eaten before, the tofu had an exceptionally smooth texture.
It has a rich bean flavor but no bean smell, and is really delicious.
The dwarves scratched their beards, some long and some short, and ate faster while praising loudly.
Ever since coming to this other world, everyone I meet has been exceptionally straightforward and provided a lot of emotional value, Yu Sui thought with satisfaction.
Chief Bombur was very surprised when he heard Ellie say that the white and tender little cubes were made of beans.
"Yu Sui, what's wrong with your brain? How can you come up with so many brilliant ideas?"
He was just a creative carrier, and Yu Sui felt embarrassed by the dwarves' praise.
"Auntie Ellie can follow along when she makes tofu in the future, and she can also learn how to make other foods."
Thinking about the matter in the cafeteria again, Yu Sui thought he might as well explain it to the dwarf in advance.
"Aunt Ellie can find some more people to study with us. In the future, the tribe will build a canteen. We snow wolves and dwarves can eat there. We just need to pay some food."
When the dwarves lived in human society, they would go to restaurants when they didn't have time to cook, so they quickly understood the meaning of a canteen.
The dwarves looked at each other and all thought this was a good suggestion.
When they are busy, they always feel that cooking is a troublesome thing, but they have to do it in order to fill their stomachs.
Although some female dwarves like to cook, unfortunately they don’t have time when they have too much other work to do.
A meal in a human restaurant is very expensive, so if you can eat in this canteen by just paying for food, it would be a good deal.
Speaking of food, Uncle Robert quickly asked, "How much food do we have to pay for a meal?"
Yu Sui was stunned for a moment. He had not thought about this question yet.
"I'm not sure about that yet. The exact amount of food the dwarves and snow wolves need to hand over still needs to be decided by Chief Black Rock."
Thinking of the honest and straightforward character of the snow wolves, the dwarves would not worry about being slaughtered.
"That's great. When can we go to the cafeteria?" asked a dwarf with a loud voice.
"That hasn't been decided yet. The tribe leader plans to set up an animal hide tent as the dining hall, and the cook hasn't been chosen yet. I also think the dining hall needs to be built in a brick house so that the cold wind won't blow in and affect the meals in the winter. So it should take a few months."
Yu Sui thought for a moment and replied, "Building a cafeteria is a particularly large undertaking, as it requires a lot of space."
Even if the Snow Wolf people were required to use their human forms to go in and eat, the house would have to be higher, as their human forms are an average of two meters tall.
Chief Bangber thought for a moment and looked at the foundation next to him.
"We're only a few steps away from finishing the foundation, so it's a good time to lay the foundation for the cafeteria as well. It'll take some time for the foundation to dry, so we can't delay."
After laughing proudly for a few times, Uncle Robert patted Yu Sui on the waist and gestured for him to look at the place where they planned to build the new home.
"We've already laid the foundation for you. Once it dries, you can build your new house!"
Yu Sui was very touched and said, "Actually, I can build it later. I'm not in a hurry to move in anyway. You can keep the bricks for building your own house first."
"Don't be polite. We've laid the foundation in advance and started working early. We'll be able to move in before winter." Chief Bangbo also said with a smile.
Knowing the dwarves' enthusiasm, Yu Sui no longer refused.
"By the way, a human caravan is coming today. Do you have anything you want to trade?"
When they heard about the human caravan, the dwarves' faces turned a little ugly.
"No need. Last time, the mercenary group disguised themselves as a human caravan, and we exchanged a lot of needed items with them. Later, Chief Black Rock also gave us a lot of the things we seized from them." Chief Bangber thought for a moment and said.
Yu Sui nodded and said in understanding, "It's enough. They will keep their distance from us when they are stationed in the camp. If you don't like them, don't go over there, especially the cubs. Don't run around over there."
After saying goodbye to the dwarves, Yu Sui returned home. If he wanted to trade cotton, he had to find something to exchange.
The tribe will trade the basic items needed by the tribe members, and the rest will need to be traded by individuals themselves.
After taking inventory of his belongings, Yu Sui found a small can of fruit candy, which he had left for Xiaochu, and it was just right for trading.
He looked around the room feeling a little guilty. Fortunately, Xiaochu was playing in the mud with the other cubs today. Otherwise, it would have been embarrassing to embezzle the children's food.
Yu Sui filled another can of berry wine. The original owner had drunk human wine at Heiyan's house before. It tasted sour and astringent, with very light fruit flavor.
Of course, this is also because the wines exchanged are of inferior quality, but overall his berry wine still has advantages, with rich fruit aroma and no off-flavors.
After preparing the things, he held them in his arms and ran out to find Qi.
Qi has already begun to arrange soldiers to patrol nearby, especially where the cubs are, and they must be on high alert.
Notting put his ear to the ground and listened carefully for a while, then raised his head and said to the crowd, "There's no sound of the mounts advancing. They must have set up camp."
Qi looked at Yu Sui who had already prepared the goods, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
"When they are ready, they should send someone to talk to us."
Sure enough, as Qi expected, after the caravan set up camp, a middle-aged man in armor came to the outside of the tribe with several imposing mercenaries.
Politely maintaining a safe distance, Loft shouted with his energy, "We are the Xiren Caravan, orcs from the Black Rock Tribe, here to trade. Our goods are in the camp behind us. If you need any, please come to the camp and choose."
After saying this, he cautiously left with his mercenaries. Having traded with alien races for so many years, he was well aware of their hatred of humanity, so he didn't make any offensive moves.
Yu Sui looked at Qi pleadingly.
Qi Wang looked at the tribesmen behind him. Because they had reaped a lot of rewards from the last time they went to wipe out the mercenary group that kidnapped dwarves, the tribesmen were not short of anything to trade.
Only the curious Notting wanted to go along, but when he saw that only Qi and Yu Sui were going to trade, he gave up the idea.
Finally, Qi took Yu Sui to the camp of the human caravan.
Their camp was about two or three kilometers away from the Black Rock Tribe.
The evening sunlight was orange-red, reflecting in the river, and the sky and the earth seemed to be shrouded in colorful clouds.
The camp of the Xilen caravan was not far from the river, and dozens of tents were set up one after another.
Behind the camp, there are many tall wildebeests and earth dragons, each wearing armor and saddles made of fine iron.
The mercenaries passing by were a little surprised that the orcs would come so soon.
The orc tribes lived in a very primitive way, and their demands for goods were very simple. Many of their goods were not unloaded, and they only prepared coarse salt and linen that were often used for exchange.
A man with a mustache came forward.
"Hello, Snow Werewolves, what do you want to exchange?" He asked with a formal smile as he led the two of them to the center of the camp.
The mercenaries who were busy coming and going did not stop their work. They all looked at the two orcs out of the corner of their eyes, with their weapons on their waists or backs without taking them off.
Yu Sui looked around curiously and was a little disappointed to see that all that was displayed were coarse salt and linen.
He sniffed and smelled a mixture of many spices. He looked in the direction of the smell and saw many carriages piled with goods, including a large carriage full of wooden boxes that also smelled of spices.
The mustachioed Nord followed his gaze with an unchanged expression, but inwardly he was surprised that there would be snow wolves interested in spices. Haven't they always disliked spices for being pungent and unpleasant?
Yu Sui pointed at the car and said, "I want to exchange some spices. Can you let me see what you have?"
Nord quickly smiled and said, "No problem."
No matter why the snow werewolf is interested in spices, it may be that the cub is simply curious. Given the degree to which orcs dote on their cubs, he doesn't mind making a successful deal.
He ordered two servants to open a wooden box of each spice for Yu Sui to choose.
Unlike the previous mercenary group that pretended to be a caravan, the goods in front of them were more complete in variety and had more varieties of spices.
Qi didn't understand these things, so he accompanied the cub to choose.
Yu Sui couldn't help but have his eyes sparkling when he saw these, and he shuttled through the spice boxes.
Is this the true strength of the caravan? There are so many varieties and quantities of spices, many of which even he doesn’t recognize. It’s a pity that there is no cumin.
But Yu Sui discovered some white and round garlic, and he squeezed it gently. It was still plump and could be kept for planting!
That’s great! Garlic is not only an essential seasoning for cooking, but it’s also easy to store and grow, and it has absolutely no disadvantages.
After selecting a few spices for cooking meat, such as star anise, bay leaves, and chili peppers, he looked at the man with the mustache and said, "I'd like to exchange these boxes. What's the price?"
When Nord saw that the cub had been selected and the adult snow werewolf behind him did not express any questions, he knew that he could just follow the cub's instructions.
He replied, "If I were to exchange all of these by the box, I'd need one hundred second-tier magic cores, or one third-tier magic core."
In the Oru Empire, spices are naturally not that expensive, and one second-level magic core is enough.
However, their Xilen Caravan sacrifices countless mercenaries and risks their lives every year, and they also have to compete with the hostile Victor Caravan. If it weren't for high profits, they wouldn't rush to the Fantasy Continent.
How expensive, Yu Sui thought.
After hearing Nord's words, Qi took out the magic core he had prepared long ago from his arms.
Yu Sui quickly held his hand and took out the candy jar in his arms.
"Can I have something else in exchange?" he asked.
What good things can the snow werewolf have besides the fur of magical beasts and magic cores... Nord, who was full of disdain in his heart, smiled very professionally.
“Of course, goods of equal value can be used.”
Yu Sui opened the candy jar, took out a piece of fructose and handed it to him.
"Look at how much fructose you can exchange for."
Nord smelled the pale yellow sugar in his hand, and the fragrant sweet fruit aroma filled his nose.
He opened his eyes wide in disbelief, asked the two snow wolves to wait for a moment, and hurried to President Loft's tent.
Loft looked at him in surprise, holding his wine glass. There were only two snow werewolves coming to trade, so it shouldn't be something he couldn't handle.
Nord couldn't hide his excitement and rushed to Loft and put the candy in his hand.
"This is the candy that the cub took out! I can't believe this was taken out by an orc. The purity and color are even higher than our maple syrup!"
Loft's expression immediately became serious. He looked at the candy in his hand carefully, then picked off a little with his fingers and put it in his mouth.
"There's no flavor other than fruit. They must have sugar that's purer than ours."
The sugars they have now, apart from maple syrup and honey, are red and brown sugars made from sugarcane and sweet roots. No matter which one is used to make candy, there will be an unpleasant taste that cannot be removed.
However, the candy that appears here has a fruity aroma blended with sweetness.
This is inevitable. Although the method of refining white sugar seems simple, it was a method that appeared by chance during the Ming Dynasty. Yu Sui brought the method to the other world, which was a complete cross-level attack.
Without caring about drinking, Loft immediately stood up and walked out hurriedly with Vice President Nord.
When Yu Sui saw Loft, he knew that his sugar must be of high value, otherwise this person who looked like the leader would not come out.
Moreover, when he was making the candy before, the reactions of the dwarves and the snow werewolves also showed how precious this candy was.
Qi moved his feet, the muscles on his shoulders hunched, and he stood in front of Sui in a vigilant half-block.
Loft came over with a smile on his face, nodded to Qi, and then said to Sui, "Did you make this candy yourself? It tastes very good. How much do you want to trade?"
Yu Sui was most afraid of dealing with such shrewd people. He replied stubbornly, "I got this from someone in a previous trade. I want to exchange it for those boxes of spices. How many candies do you think I'd need?"
Loft felt a little regretful. He also felt that it was impossible for poor orcs to make this kind of candy, otherwise they would not be so poor.
However, the rough cutting quality of this candy made him somewhat suspicious. If it wasn't made by orcs, who would waste such precious candy?
He felt the weight of the candy, thought for a moment, and said, "If they're the same size, ten."
After returning home, I would carefully cut it into small pieces, carve patterns into them, and sell them to those nobles who knew how to speak in a sophisticated way. I would definitely make a fortune.
It’s a pity that we can’t find the source of the sugar and we can’t get to the bottom of it.
The handsome and tall adult snow werewolf next to the cub was staring at him fiercely. Even without taking action, the other party's power was about to overwhelm him.
Yu Sui mentally counted the candies in the jar, finding they were more than enough to buy the spices, so he happily asked, "I'd also like to exchange for some cotton cloth."
Their tribe had always traded linen, as did most of the orcs on this continent.
Apart from the orcs of the Golden Kingdom, only the wealthier tauren would exchange a small amount of cotton cloth for the cubs.
After all, the price difference between cotton and linen is too big.
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