Traveling through various miniature worlds with a small restaurant

Lin Xiaoqian didn't explain much to the primitive people, but only told Yun and the others what they wanted to exchange.

"Mushrooms and wild berries?" Yun muttered to himself.

“Yes, like this.” Lin Xiaoqian took out a Ganoderma lucidum and some wild fruits that she liked to eat and showed them to Yun and the others.

Yun took a leather bundle from his companion: "We didn't bring any mushrooms or wild fruits, but our tribe makes pottery jars. Can we trade them?"

Lin Xiaoqian originally wanted to say, "Why don't you take a look at the big porcelain bowls you use to eat braised pork, and then consider whether I need a clay pot?"

However, when they took out the pottery jar, Lin Xiaoqian was stunned.

These jars come in various sizes and look somewhat rough, but they are all different in shape.

Some have narrow mouths, some have wide mouths, some are round, and some are even animal-shaped.

There are also some simple patterns on it, such as rope patterns, vine patterns, and birds and people painted with black paint.

It was similar to what Lin Xiaoqian saw in the museum, but much brighter and more vibrant.

It's quite pretty; Lin Xiaoqian liked it at first sight.

He opened his mouth and said to Yun and the others, "Okay, we can trade. Are you only trading bear meat? Do you want to trade some rice, flour, salt, or something?"

Yun was at a loss for words and asked Lin Xiaoqian what rice, flour, and salt were.

But when Lin Xiaoqian showed it to them, their breathing became heavier.

Foods that can be stored for a long time, and salt that makes your body strong—switch them! Why not!

There were eleven pottery pieces in total, but Lin Xiaoqian still traded them for two hundred mushrooms each.

Yun and his group didn't have many people, so they exchanged two bags of rice, two bags of flour, and twenty packets of salt before heading back to their tribe.

Their tribe is relatively close to here, only two days away. They want to go back and bring more pottery and more people over.

After exchanging items, Yun and the others hurriedly left, carrying rice, flour, and salt on their backs.

With nothing to do, Lin Xiaoqian ran out to watch Yu and the others kill the bear.

This was the first time she had stepped out of the tree hollow in so many days.

Stepping on the thick, soft carpet of leaves evoked a feeling that was hard to describe.

It was only then that she realized how big the tree hole she was in was.

The size of the tree must be considerable to encompass her shop, but it looks like it has been dead for a long time, just an empty shell.

The people of the Big Tree Tribe were killing a bear not far from here. Yu had also sent people to keep watch around the area to prevent the smell of blood from attracting other wild animals that they wouldn't have time to escape.

Seeing Lin Xiaoqian come out, Yu quickly walked over: "Qian, can I borrow some kindling? We need to roast the meat as soon as we cut it off so it can be preserved longer."

Lin Xiaoqian nodded, took out a blowtorch for burning pig bristles from the kitchen, and personally demonstrated to Yu how to use it.

"Be careful with fire in the forest, don't let it get too big." Lin Xiaoqian handed the flamethrower to Yu.

Yu's eyes were filled with surprise. This kind of fire was easy to carry and operate, much faster than the time they spent drilling through wood.

He wanted to trade it for money again.

But considering that they hadn't even given him the things to exchange for the bear meat yet, he suppressed his thoughts and silently thought: I'll exchange it later, I'll exchange it later.

Twenty-odd people spent the afternoon processing bear meat, skinning it, and butchering it.

As it grew darker, the meat was divided into large pieces.

Lin Xiaoqian specifically asked them to save the bear paw for her, as she had always heard that bear paw was delicious and wanted to take this opportunity to try it.

Next up was the barbecue. Before grilling, Lin Xiaoqian went over and cut off some of the tenderest bear meat to take back to the shop and store.

Then, in a 'luxurious' gesture, Lin Xiaoqian provided several bags of salt to Yu and the others. Yu was already numb; he felt that no matter what else Lin Xiaoqian offered, he could remain calm.

Without saying anything to refuse, he followed Lin Xiaoqian's instructions, rubbed salt on the meat, and then roasted it.

Seeing that the Yu clansmen were all busy grilling meat, he no longer needed to keep an eye on them.

They went back to the shop and asked Lin Xiaoqian to help them estimate the amount of mushrooms and fruits they had collected that morning.

Lin Xiaoqian estimated that there were approximately 1,500 mushrooms.

Yu quickly asked how they could exchange the bear meat.

Lin Xiaoqian had already gotten the bear paws and tender bear meat she wanted, so she didn't care at all. She waved her hand and said, "No need to exchange. Take as much as you can."

Yu felt bad about taking it for free, so she calculated that they had eaten about two hundred mushrooms for lunch.

So they decided to give the remaining thousand-plus mushrooms to Lin Xiaoqian, and also to forgo the flour they had exchanged earlier, using it all to trade for bear meat.

There was too much bear meat, so it was roasted over a large fire all night. The people of the Big Tree tribe took turns watching the fire until dawn when it was all cooked.

As soon as Lin Xiaoqian opened the shop door, she saw Yu's eyes sparkling as she told her that they were all going back.

Lin Xiaoqian quickly asked, "Weren't you going to stay here for a few more days? Why do you suddenly want to go back?"

Yu looked at the small mountain of roasted meat in the distance with a satisfied expression: "We still need to take this roasted meat back to the tribe to dry it as soon as possible so that it can be preserved for a longer time."

Then, with a sincere expression, he said to Lin Xiaoqian, "Qian, we will return to the tribe as soon as possible and come back as soon as possible. Hopefully, your tribesmen will not have come to pick you up by then."

Then they called on the people of the Big Tree tribe to carry the roasted meat and prepare to embark on their journey home.

Lin Xiaoqian hurriedly said, "Yu, wait a moment!"

Then he ran to the kitchen, wrapped a pot of braised pork that he had made the night before in a large leaf, and handed it to Yu and the others. This was originally prepared for the people of the Big Tree Tribe, but they had been busy roasting meat and hadn't had a chance to give it to them.

"Yu, this is for you to eat on the road."

Yu hurriedly refused: "Money? We already have plenty of bear meat, we don't need braised pork."

Lin Xiaoqian insisted on giving it to him: "Yu, consider it a gift from me. It's normal for friends to exchange gifts, isn't it?"

"Friends?" Yu murmured to himself.

Lin Xiaoqian nodded sincerely, "Yes! Friend!"

Yu didn't quite understand the meaning, but it probably meant being as close as the people in the tribe.

Yu was somewhat moved. He solemnly put away the braised pork and said earnestly to Lin Xiaoqian, "I will bring the tribe back. Please wait for me."

Lin Xiaoqian returned their smiles with genuine warmth and watched them leave.

Great, I've completed the task of serving thirty braised pork dishes.

Looking at the system panel, the braised pork task score was 215/300.

Current level: Novice Apprentice 970/1000

There were still 85 servings of braised pork unsold, and Lin Xiaoqian prayed that the people from the Flame Tribe would arrive soon.

With nothing else to do, Lin Xiaoqian made all the pork belly into braised pork and put it in the warehouse, since it looked exactly the same when it was taken out of the warehouse as when it was put in.

Three more days passed peacefully, and on the afternoon of the fourth day, the people of the Flame Tribe finally arrived.

The Flame Tribe worships the fire god and is a relatively large tribe with nearly a thousand members because of their pottery-making skills.

Their tribe sent fifty or sixty people just to the exchange festival, but because they encountered a bear on the way, everyone scattered and broke Yun and the main group apart.

When Yun and the others returned to the tribe, the chief was having the shaman prepare an altar, praying to the fire god for their safety.

Upon seeing Yun and the others return safely, the chieftain and his people exclaimed that the Fire God had protected them.