"Xiao Li, you rest here first, I'll go outside to help."
"Okay." Jiang Li nodded.
She sat inside the house and could barely hear the conversations of people outside.
"How could a few straw mats buy so many lamb legs?"
"I know the leopard man who sold the lamb leg. He gave me a much lower price."
"No wonder, let's clean up quickly and make some mutton soup for Xiao Li to nourish her body."
"Yes, mother."
Jiang Li was deeply moved by Aunt Qiao's words.
They had never met before, but Aunt Qiao was so nice to her.
She is actually quite lucky.
Although her qualifications here are mediocre and she always runs into trouble, she always meets good people.
Jiang Li lowered his head, took out his hand and gently touched Jun Rui's soft face.
If it weren’t for Aunt Qiao’s family, the little one wouldn’t have been born safely.
She will definitely repay them well.
Jiang Li originally wanted to go out to help, but Jun Rui in his arms seemed insecure. Every time he put him down, he would suddenly wake up and burst into tears.
Jun Rui’s face turned red from crying, and he pursed his lips in a very aggrieved manner.
Jiang Li felt very distressed when he saw this, and he kept holding him in his arms and didn't dare to put him down.
"Oh, what a annoying child."
She sighed deeply, and just as she was feeling helpless, a crystal bead suddenly emerged from the black bear skin that wrapped Jun Rui.
Jiang Li picked it up and looked at it carefully, and it turned out to be a pearl!
Junrui's tears turned into pearls.
But he is not a mermaid, how can his tears turn into pearls?
When she woke up and saw Jun Rui was still in baby form, she was puzzled. After all, Jiang Nian had fox features when he was born, and soon he completely transformed into a fox.
But Jun Rui is not like that. He still looks like an ordinary baby.
She thought Jun Rui had completely inherited her genes, but now it seems that this is not the case.
Jiang Li suddenly remembered that when Aunt Qiao washed his body before he fell asleep, he turned into a mermaid when he came into contact with water, and after drying himself, his fish tail turned into legs.
Add to that the characteristic that his tears turned into pearls.
She guessed that Jun Rui might have the genes of mermaid and land orc, which resulted in him having two forms.
Before he met the water, he looked like an ordinary child, but after he met the water, he turned into a mermaid.
The mermaids can indeed transform their tails into legs after coming ashore, but the time limit is limited. This is also the reason why they rarely come ashore.
But Jun Rui is different. His land form has no time limit.
This also symbolizes that he can survive for a long time no matter where he is.
In this way, his children wouldn't have to worry too much about being hunted by orcs on land.
Thinking of this, Jiang Li couldn't help but feel happy for Jun Rui.
But now, she also had to put the pearls away quickly.
In the original world, pearls can be sold for money, so can they be exchanged for spirit stones here?
Xiaoyue was squatting in front of the door playing with stones.
Now she is holding Jun Rui, unable to move, and can only seek Xiao Yue's help.
"Xiao Yue."
Xiaoyue, who was having fun, heard a call from behind and turned around in confusion.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
"Xiao Yue, can you help me find a piece of cloth? I need to put some things on it."
Xiaoyue nodded and stood up.
"Okay, I'll get it for you."
After a while, Xiaoyue brought a piece of cloth that was neither too big nor too small.
She asked Xiaoyue to spread the cloth and carefully took out the little pearl from Junrui's animal skin, for fear of waking Junrui in her arms.
The moment she saw the pearl, Xiaoyue's eyes widened and her mouth opened unconsciously.
"Sister, what is this?" she exclaimed.
"Shh!" Jiang Li lowered his voice, "Xiao Yue, keep your voice down so that no one else can hear you."
Xiaoyue nodded obediently and covered her mouth with her dirt-covered hands to prevent herself from making any more noise.
After taking out all the pearls, Jiang Li covered them with cloth and asked Xiao Yue to call Aunt Qiao from outside.
Xiaoyue endured it and didn't say what Jiang Li wanted to call her for. As soon as the puzzled Aunt Qiao came in, she asked Jiang Li.
"Aunt Qiao, take a look at this, can it be exchanged for spirit stones?"
Aunt Qiao reached out and lifted the cloth. After seeing the pearls inside, she showed the same expression as Xiaoyue just now.
"Xiao Li, where did you get these from?"
"These are Xiao Rui's tears."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Qiao showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.
They all knew that mermaid tears could turn into pearls.
"Aunt Qiao, can these be exchanged for spirit stones?"
"Of course you can, but you have to sell it secretly. If the people in the tribe find out, you will be punished."
The Black Bear Tribe not only lacks food, but also spirit stones.
If someone saw this, they would definitely suspect Jiang Li.
If the Bear King knew about this, he would definitely kill Jun Rui.
"It will be easy to be discovered if it is left at home. Aunt Qiao, you should sell it as soon as possible. Just consider it as compensation for the lamb leg you bought me."
Aunt Qiao was stunned.
"What are you talking about, kid? Besides, you've done a lot for us, and this is all what you should do. Xiaoduo just told me that he went to the fields to check before coming back, and the nutrient solution and seeds you gave him were really powerful, and they actually sprouted."
Jiang Li was also very happy to hear the news.
"Just grow it out."
In two days, they will be able to harvest food and will no longer have to worry about going hungry.
After dark.
Perhaps Jun Rui also felt Jiang Li’s tiredness, and he didn’t cry anymore after putting her down.
Jiang Li immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
After holding him for a long time, my neck and arms are sore.
Coincidentally, at this time, the mutton soup cooked by Heiduo was ready.
Smelling the delicious aroma, Jiang Li's stomach instantly felt hungry and his feet involuntarily walked outside.
Aunt Qiao was holding a porcelain bowl, preparing to serve her mutton soup.
"Xiao Li, why did you come out? I wanted to bring you some mutton soup."
"Xiao Rui can be put down now. I'll come out for some fresh air too."
Aunt Qiao quickly served the mutton soup and placed it on the table.
"Then sit down and eat."
Jiang Li sat next to Heiduo, who was drinking mutton soup from a bowl, his eyes secretly glancing at her.
Just by chance, his eyes met Jiang Li's, and Hei Duo was so scared that he quickly turned his face away.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Jiang Li looked at Hei Duo in confusion.
Hei Duo quickly shook his head, "No, no."
Seeing his strange look made Jiang Li even more confused.
Just as I was about to continue asking questions, a familiar voice came.
I haven't seen the person but I have heard his voice.
It is easy to guess that this unruly voice belongs to Xiao Liuzi.
"Aunt Qiao, Heiduo, what are you doing at home? It smells so good! It seems to smell like mutton."
Xiao Liuzi, who walked in, kept sniffing, and when he saw the pot of mutton soup not far away, his eyes widened.
"I asked Heiduo to sell the straw mat and buy some lamb legs to nourish Jiang Li. There's quite a lot of lamb soup. Xiaoliuzi, you can sit down and drink with us."
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