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Qing Kuo: "Then I'll wait. While you were gone, my family dug up some Hairy Root; I'll bring them to you later."

Jian Mo: "Hairy Root are really good. After resting for a couple of days and once the snow outside has melted a bit, we'll go dig for Hairy Root too."

Hearing them mention Hairy Root), Min Dang suddenly said, "I saw another kind of flour when I was in the Mengshui Tribe; it was also delicious when used to make pancakes."

Jian Mo immediately became interested and asked, "What kind of powder?"

Min Dang gestured and said, "It seems to be powder ground from a very small seed. Our family has never changed it, but a friend of mine did. It tastes a little different from Hairy Root starch, but the texture is similar."

Jian Mo: "Seeds? Does our tribe have those kinds of seeds?"

Min Dang hesitated for a moment. "I'm not quite sure either. I'll go to the Mengshui Tribe tomorrow and ask?"

Jian Mo quickly waved her hand. "No need, it's too much trouble, I just wanted to ask."

Min Dang said, "It's alright, I don't have anything important to do these days. It's been a while since I've been to the Mengshui Tribe, I'll go back and visit some friends."

Ran Wu looked up. "Father, I want to go too."

Qing Kuo: "Why don't we wait two days? We also need to go to the Mengshui Tribe to exchange some things."

As they talked, they began to discuss the matter of going to the Mengshui Tribe.

Jian Mo shook her head and said she wasn't going; she had just gotten back and they needed to rest.

Everyone offered to help them bring things, and Jian Mo readily agreed, listing several items in a row.

After the meal, everyone stayed to help them clean up inside and outside the house before saying goodbye.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong then boiled water for a bath.

The Qin Sea Tribe treated them quite well, but nothing was more comfortable than being at home.

They need to take a shower and get a good night's sleep in a warm, soft bed.

When Jian Mo returned from her trip, she found that there were many things going on both inside and outside the home.

Once he and Wu Jiong got busy, they quickly forgot about the kind of powder that Min Dang had mentioned.

Until this day, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong returned from digging up Hairy Root.

Jian Mo lay on the giant wolf's back, still playing with its ears even after arriving at the tribe.

The giant wolf patiently let him play, but when its ears itched, its thick ears would snap back against its scalp or bounce off Jian Mo's hands.

Jian Mo reached out to grab the ear, and after catching it, she waited for the giant wolf to hide, then continued playing, thoroughly enjoying herself.

He had a lot of fun, with a smile on his face the whole time. He even kissed the wolf's ear after catching it.

Just as Jian Mo was laughing and biting the giant wolf's ear to prevent it from escaping, she suddenly caught a glimpse of someone standing at the door.

Jian Mo wasn't sure if the other person had seen him playfully fighting with the giant wolf, and he sat up straight, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

The visitor was Min Dang.

Min Dang said, "You're back? I traded some of the powder I mentioned before with a friend. Is this what you wanted?"

Jian Mo had already put the matter out of her mind, and upon hearing this, she said with some guilt, "Thank you so much. Wait a moment, I'll come over as soon as I take the Hairy Root off."

Min Dang smiled and said, "No rush, take your time getting down."

Jian Mo slid off the giant wolf and ran to the door. Seeing that Min Dang's lips were a little blue from the cold, she couldn't help but say, "It's so cold, don't wait outside next time. Have someone tell us that we'll know to look for you when we get back."

Min Dang: "It's alright, it's getting dark, I guessed you'd be back soon."

Jian Mo opened the door and invited Min Dang inside. "Please sit down and warm up for a bit, we'll be right there."

Min Dang over to help remove the Hairy Root: "You're welcome, I'm not that cold."

After finally finishing tidying up, Jian Mo invited Min Dang sit down at the table by the window and poured him some tea. "You've been so busy every day."

"I understand." Min Dang took a small bag out of his basket. "This is the powder I told you about."

Jian Mo opened the cloth bag, inside was a small bag of grayish-yellow powder. It looked quite fine, indeed like flour, and smelled of a unique plant aroma with a faint bitter taste.

Few of the plants here are artificially cultivated, and the naturally growing plants have a unique character.

Jian Mo poured a little powder into her palm and tasted it.

The powder actually tastes a bit like mung bean powder. Although it has a slightly bitter taste, it's not a strange kind of bitterness; it tastes quite good.

Min Dang observed Jian Mo's expression. "This kind of powder is quite troublesome to make, and not many people like it. My friend only has this much left. If you want it, I can help you find more."

Jian Mo waved her hands repeatedly, "No need, no need, it's too much work. After we finish this bag of powder, um, this bag of flour, we'll ask about it ourselves."

Min Dang: "I don't know who has flour, but this flour is produced by the Qin Sea Tribe. If you want it, it might be more convenient to go directly to the Qin Sea Tribe to get it."

I never expected it to be a product of the Qin Sea Tribe, but considering they have a large grassland there, it doesn't seem so strange.

Jian Mo nodded. "Okay, we'll make the trip if we need it. You've really helped us a lot, thank you so much."

Min Dang: "You're welcome, it's nothing."

Min Dang Jian Mo felt bad about it, so she insisted on giving him a large jar of garlic powder and a large piece of meat to take back and eat, to help Ran Wu recover.

After Min Dang left, Jian Mo couldn't help but take out the flour to look at it.

Wu Jiong had already placed the Hairy Root, and seeing him looking at it repeatedly, he asked, "Do you want to make something with this flour?"

Jian Mo had many things she wanted to do, and after thinking it over, she finally said, "How about I roll out some noodles?"

Wu Jiong: "How do you roll it out? I'll help you."

Jian Mo wasn't very good at making noodles, so she could only follow the method she remembered, adding water and mixing the dough, and then having Wu Jiong knead the dough repeatedly.

After kneading the dough, Jian Mo found a relatively straight piece of firewood, smoothed it with Wu Jiong's metal knife, and then made it into a rolling pin. He rolled the dough into a sheet and then cut it into small strips.