I've been transported to the orc continent.

Yue pulled Bai Ling back: "Ling, let me go get it. I can run faster than you."

Yue didn't mean to look down on Bai Ling, but his words still dealt Bai Ling a blow.

What should I do if my physical strength and speed are not as good as my crush's?

Bai Ling didn't know what to do either. He could only try to comfort himself, thinking that just because he couldn't compare to his crush now didn't mean he couldn't compare to her in the future.

Yue took a whole piece of charcoal, and Bai Ling broke it into two pieces and placed them where the snowman's eyes would be. The black eyes were there, but the red mouth was hard to find, so Bai Ling simply drew a smile with the corners of the snowman's mouth turned up with her hand.

He then went to find a few more branches, selected two suitable ones, and stuck them on the snowman to make arms. A snowman that looked a little ugly, a little silly, and a little cute was finished.

Yue, Xiao, and Chen followed suit. They drew mouths and added arms to the snowman. Finally, Xiao made two clumps of snow and pressed them hard on the snowman's head as ears.

Unfortunately, the snowballs didn't stick together well. One snowball was attached, but another fell off, turning the snowman into a one-eared creature.

Bai Ling took a few steps away and looked at the snowman he and Yue had made again and again, but he always felt that something was missing.

His snowman and the moon's snowman were very close, with only four or five meters between them. This distance was perfectly normal, but Bai Ling just felt uneasy, as if something was missing.

But what's missing?

Bai Ling thought about it for a while and suddenly realized something. Without saying a word, he bent down and started making snowballs again.

Roll a small snowball into a large snowball, then roll an even smaller snowball and place it on top of the large snowball. Press two pieces of black charcoal onto the small snowball that will be the head, then draw a smile with the corners of the mouth pointing upwards. Finally, insert branches on both sides of the snowman, and a small snowman is complete.

This little snowman is between the snowman made of white icicles and the snowman made of moon. It holds the white icicles' hand with its left hand and pulls the moon's hand with its right hand, looking like a child connecting the two adults together.

What a happy family of three!

Bai Ling was satisfied now.

No wonder he felt something was missing earlier; it turned out he was missing the connection between himself and Yue.

Yue naturally saw everything Bai Ling did. He saw Ling build a small snowman and place it between the two snowmen. The small snowman's hands were holding the hands of the two large snowmen, making them look like a real family of three.

Yue's face turned red again.

*

Yue stammered, "Ling, what are you doing? Why are you building a little snowman?"

Bai Ling looked at the moon, her eyes clearly reflecting the moon's face: "It's not for any particular reason, I just think it's more fun to build a small snowman."

Yue's face turned even redder. He seemed to think the temperature was too high, so he simply walked to the side.

There were not only Bai Ling and Yue here, but also Xiao Hechen. Xiao chuckled and ran quickly to Yue's side, put his hands on Yue's shoulders, and imitated Bai Ling's way of drawing out his voice, "I just think that building a little snowman is more~ fun~!"

Yue's face was almost burning red. He gently pushed Xiao, said nothing, and simply turned his face away from Xiao.

Xiao laughed and said, "Okay, Yue, I won't say anymore. Don't be angry. If you're angry, how am I supposed to mooch off Ling?"

Yue ignored him, shook off his hand, and strode towards the low hill. Xiao Xiao ran after her. She didn't know what he said, but Yue stopped and turned to look at Bai Ling.

Before Bai Ling could see Yue's expression clearly, Yue quickly turned her head and ran towards the low hill at an even faster speed.

*

Feng and Cang steamed three more baskets of donkey rolls, using up all the mung bean paste.

Feng filled a half-steamer with donkey rolls, intending to deliver them to his older brother and Wu, who had just had a cub.

In the tribe, whenever someone has a newborn cub, the entire tribe will send gifts. Although Wu is not from the High Tree tribe, his cub was born in the High Tree tribe, so the beastmen of the High Tree tribe will also send some things over.

Just then, the family made some donkey rolls, something the beastmen had never eaten before. Feng decided to send some to the Wu family, and also some to his brother's family. It was a rare treat, and his brother's partner would definitely love it.

Bai Ling then packed a jar of soybean powder into an earthenware pot and wrapped some sugar in it: "Father, take this to Uncle. Soybean powder can be sweetened and mixed with boiling water to make a drink. If Uncle likes donkey rolls, I'll make some more."

Feng said, "Okay, I understand. Your father and I will have dinner at your uncle's place tonight, so you don't need to wait for us."

Cang also instructed, "The weather is bad today, and it gets dark early, so you should all head back to the cave as soon as possible."

Before Bai Ling could speak, Yue said, "Uncle Cang, don't worry, we'll go back to the cave once we're all packed up."

Feng laughed and said, "Well, then we'll be going now. Chen, don't forget to bring some donkey rolls for Yue and Xiao; they've been busy all day."

Yue and Xiao came carrying baskets on their backs. Bai Ling wrapped the donkey roll in clean leaves, then filled a jar with roasted soybean powder and some sugar for the two of them before saying, "Alright, let's go."

Yue and Xiao waved their hands at the same time, indicating that they could not accept the candy from Bai Ling.

Half of the sugar was used to make the donkey rolls, some were given to Uncle and Little Uncle, and some more were given to Yue and Xiao. Bai Ling's family really didn't have much sugar left.

Bai Ling smiled and said, "You can take them. The wheat I planted has already sprouted. In a few more days, we can make maltose."

Yue lowered her head and thought for a moment, then took the candy from Bai Ling's hand, her icy blue eyes curving slightly: "Ling, thank you."

Yue accepted it, and Xiao accepted it too: "Then I'll accept it."

“Just accept it,” Chen said from the side. “You carried so many beans here, and you only brought this small jar of soybean powder. It’s only right that you take some sugar back with you.”

Xiao retorted, "But I ate a lot of donkey rolls. Besides, sugar is so precious, all that sugar could be exchanged for a lot of beans."

*

The people in the tribe all live together, and if someone has a new or unusual food, the news will quickly spread throughout the tribe.

Like soybean flour, it doesn't actually taste very good, but it's a novel food for the orcs. Soon, the tribesmen brought soybeans to Bai Ling to have them ground into flour.

"Ling, soybean powder can be made by simply soaking it in boiling water. I'd like to grind some too."

"Yes, I never imagined that beans could not only be sprouted and eaten, but also ground into powder and eaten."

"Ling, how do you make that donkey roll? I want to make it too."

One of the clansmen said, "You need sugar to make that. Do you have any sugar at home?"

The tribesman who asked the question scratched his head: "No, we don't have that, but I can make it without sugar. Soybean flour has a special aroma, and I think it would taste good steamed."