Once he had figured out where the other party's peanuts came from, Luo Chong secretly nodded. Peanut pods grew underground, while the plants above looked like grass. To someone like Luo Chong, who had eaten peanuts but had never seen a peanut field, the peanuts could have been right beneath his feet and he still would not have recognized them.
It could be said that Luo Chong had been very lucky this time. Otherwise, he might well have missed such an important crop. He did not have the Black Rat Tribe's ability to dig peanuts out of the ground.
Luo Chong pretended to taste one and showed that he liked it. He told Big Mouse that peanuts could also be exchanged for pottery, but only peanuts with intact, undamaged shells would do.
He had glanced at the peanuts in the bag earlier. Some of the shells were already broken, the thin skins had fallen off, and some of the kernels had even split in two. Such peanuts were perfectly fine to eat, but Luo Chong wanted to use them as seeds, so the more intact they were, the better. Otherwise, if they failed to sprout, the trouble would be enormous.
Luo Chong had someone bring out a large basket used for chestnuts. He told Big Mouse that a basketful of whole peanuts still in their shells could be exchanged for a Pottery Bowl.
Big Mouse could hardly believe it. Luo Chong had actually offered such a "bargain," and he was instantly overjoyed. He hurriedly agreed to bring more next time.
In the end, Big Mouse took away the large basket, a Pottery Pot, and a Pottery Bowl. Luo Chong even gave them a spoon before they hurried off.
As for how they would spend the night in the jungle or