"You know, I can't identify this stone for the time being." Ang looked up at Barn, a hint of caution in his voice. "If you trade it to me, you might get the worse end of the deal. Are you still willing?"
Barn lowered his head and thought for a while, carefully counting on his fingers. Then he looked up and asked seriously, "How much food can I get for it?"
After a brief moment of thought, Ang took out a bag of wheat cakes from his Magic Waist Pouch. As soon as he opened it, the faint fragrance of wheat spread through the air. "There are fifty wheat cakes in this bag. I can trade you five bags like this for your stone."
Barn blinked, then seriously counted his fingers again, seemingly weighing whether the trade was worth it.
Seeing this, Ang smiled and took a wheat cake from the bag, handing it over. "Try one first. See whether it suits your taste."
Barn took the wheat cake and held it beneath his nose for a sniff. A blissful expression appeared on his face, and then he bit into it without hesitation.
The hard wheat cake made crunching sounds in his mouth. He frowned and chewed with effort.
"How is it?" Ang asked.
"It tastes good, but it's too hard." Barn swallowed the wheat cake in his mouth and said a little awkwardly, "Some of the older members of our tribe probably can't bite through it..."
"You don't lack water over there, do you?" Ang asked.
"We don't lack water," Barn nodded.
"That's good." Ang picked up a wheat cake and demonstrated. "You can heat the water and soak them until they soften before eating them, or roast them over a fire. That will make them softer."
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