I've been transported to the orc continent.

Ginger is much easier to dig than scallions. The two of them worked together and soon their baskets were full of ginger.

Bai Ling couldn't stop smiling. He had found Jiang, so his trip hadn't been in vain.

He turned to look at Yue. Sweat beaded on Yue's forehead, and her long, silvery-white hair was a little disheveled. However, the expression on Yue's face was joyful and happy, completely different from her usual cold and indifferent demeanor.

Just like the clay statues of gods enshrined in temples, which were originally high in the clouds and detached from the mundane world, they have now come to life and have a human touch.

Bai Ling laughed.

Yue looked at Bai Ling curiously and asked, "Ling, what are you laughing at?"

“Moon,” Bai Ling said with a smile, “I found the scallion with you, and I found the ginger with you too. You are truly my lucky star.”

"If I ever want to find useful seeds in the future, I must go with Yue."

Yue's eyes also curved into a smile: "That's because Ling knows a lot. Look, I've already pulled out the ginger, and I still don't recognize it."

Bai Ling: "Although I know ginger, I couldn't find it. Yue, you don't know ginger but you found it, while I know ginger but couldn't find it. It was only when the two of us got together that we found ginger."

“So,” Bai Ling said with a smile, looking at Yue, “I was able to find Jiang, and half the credit goes to Yue.”

"The moon is my lucky star."

Yue has received a lot of praise since he was a child, but Bai Ling clearly didn't praise him, so why does he feel embarrassed?

*

As soon as the three returned to the Great River Tribe, Bai Ling was called away by Xue, and Yue went home with her great-uncle. They had to put Jiang back.

The cassava had been soaking for a day and a night and was ready to eat. Xue and the other beastmen from the Great River tribe wanted to learn how to eat cassava from Bai Ling.

Bai Ling instructed the orcs to put cassava into a pot to boil, while another pot was used to steam gourd. The boiled cassava and steamed gourd were put together, the water was squeezed out, and they were cut into palm-sized cubes and placed on the earthenware pot used to boil the orc meat to steam.

"Cooked cassava with chopped animal meat, plus some chopped green onions and shredded ginger," Bai Ling showed the wild green onions and ginger he had dug up to the beastmen of the Great River Tribe. These beastmen often went out to gather when they were young, and they quickly recognized what Bai Ling was holding.

"Can this be eaten? This grass tastes awful."

"Yes, it tastes awful and makes your eyes water if it gets in your mouth."

Orcs don't like strong smells, and onions and ginger both have a spicy taste, which most orcs dislike.

Bai Ling explained, "Once the scallions and ginger are cooked, they are ready to eat. Adding them to meat will make it taste much better, whether you're cooking it or grilling it."

He continued to demonstrate to the orcs how to make meat patties: "Put animal fat in an earthenware pot, preferably on a thin, flat stone slab, it will taste better that way."

The pottery made by the orcs was not very fine and the heat was uneven; a stone slab was still better for frying things.

"Frying the seasoned minced meat in animal fat makes it taste very good, especially for children and cubs, who love it."

After the meat patties were fried, the beastmen didn't eat any; they gave them all to the children and cubs.

*

Bai Ling then placed the smallest earthenware pot on the fire pit and filled it with about half a pot of water: "Scallions and ginger can also be used to make scallion and ginger water. Drinking scallion and ginger water will make you sweat, which is very suitable for drinking in winter."

For orcs, ginger is not just a useful seasoning; more importantly, it can ward off the cold.

Winters here are tough to get through. Even the strong orcs have to endure the cold to survive. Ginger, which can ward off the cold, is extremely useful for the orcs.

There wasn't much water in the earthenware pot, but it boiled quickly. Bai Ling handed half a bowl of scallion and ginger water to Xue: "Grandpa Xue, try it, and drink it while it's hot."

Xue took the earthenware bowl and sipped the ginger and scallion water slowly. After finishing half a bowl, Xue felt a warm sensation rising from her body, and fine beads of sweat began to appear on her forehead.

His face wrinkled up: "Ling, drinking this will warm you up. It will definitely feel very comfortable to drink this in winter."

Bai Ling: "You can't drink too much either. Put some ginger in the broth when you cook the meat, and it will warm you up after you drink the broth."

*

Bai Ling stayed in the Dahe tribe for four days. During these days, besides ginger, he also discovered wild chives. Chives are the best for making dumplings and buns. Unfortunately, he didn't have any flour on hand, so Bai Ling cut the chives, washed them, roasted them, and shared them with Yue.

He left a mark where he found the chives. The day before he returned, Bai Ling dug up the chive roots. He wanted to take the chive roots back and plant them so that he could have a continuous supply of chives to eat.

Bai Ling also dug up a few persimmon saplings, tied them up, and planned to take them back to plant in front of her house.

What pleased Bai Ling the most was that he received a total of seven baskets of wheat seeds. Bai Ling could carry two baskets, and the rest would have to be carried by the tribesmen. When the tribesmen went back, they would also bring things, but none of them had as many as Bai Ling, so they could help Bai Ling share some of the burden.

Bai Ling brought another basket of ginger, and left the persimmons given to him by the orcs of the Great River Tribe here.

To thank Bai Ling, Li made a promise to him that he could bring his people to pick the red fruit.

Persimmons are difficult to preserve. Even if the orcs of the Great River Tribe were willing to dry persimmons, they wouldn't be able to eat many. The remaining persimmons would freeze and rot on the trees. Bai Ling bringing his tribesmen to pick some wouldn't have any impact on the Great River Tribe.

After bidding farewell to the orcs of the Great River Tribe, Bai Ling and her people embarked on their journey home.

Bai Ling and Yue walked at the very back.

The two had spent several days together and were quite familiar with each other. Bai Ling had also relaxed a bit and no longer just kept her head down while traveling. She would occasionally let out a "woof woof" sound. At first, Yue wouldn't respond, but later she couldn't stand Bai Ling's occasional calls and would respond with a howl or two.

The journey back was smooth. By the morning of the third day, the group was very close to the tribe's territory. The orc at the front suddenly slowed down, and Yue also stopped. Her ears twitched slightly, as if she was listening to something.

Bai Ling didn't know what was going on. It looked at Yue with a puzzled expression, but Yue ignored Bai Ling and took two steps forward, surrounding the melon with its cubs on its back.

The orc at the front let out a wolf howl, followed by all his tribesmen howling to the sky. The howling of orcs also came from the bushes ahead. Bai Ling knew that there was another group of orcs in the bushes ahead.

The sounds grew closer, and a group of orcs appeared before Bai Ling. Bai Ling recognized one of the gray wolves; they were orcs from the Red Rock Tribe.

The orcs of the Red Rock Tribe also carried baskets on their backs, and their eyes lit up immediately when they saw Bai Ling.