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The young man did as Jian Mo instructed and quickly poured in the sugar water.

The moment the sugar syrup was poured in, the ice jelly in the bowl immediately looked incredibly tempting.

Everyone stared expectantly at Jian Mo, their eyes asking if he could eat now.

Jian Mo poured out the roasted nut crumbs and handed them to Ban Ming: "Put a small spoonful in each bowl, and the person who poured the nuts in should get the ice jelly last."

The young people shouted, "We'll make sure it's fair!"

Jian Mo smiled, "I believe that."

Due to limited resources, Jian Mo prepared a bowl of ice jelly for everyone; the amount of ice jelly on the table matched the number of people present.

The extra half-pot was reserved for Wu Jiong and Jiujiu; no one was allowed to touch it.

Everyone worked together and quickly divided the tasks.

Jian Mo said, "Everyone, take a bowl. Be careful when you eat, little ones, don't choke."

There aren't any particularly small cubs in the tribe. Even the Banjiu chicks are bigger than average puppies, so eating a bowl of shaved ice with nuts shouldn't cause any problems.

Ban Ming immediately said, "Those who just received the nuts, wait a moment, everyone else, take yours first."

The little ones immediately reached out and took the ice jelly.

They were supervising as they were distributing the shaved ice, and each bowl was indeed about the same size.

Jian Mo smiled at everyone and said, "There aren't that many spoons, so please make do with what you have."

Everyone responded enthusiastically:

"It's okay, Jian Mo, we can eat as much as we want!"

"The texture of this ice jelly is really unique! I love it."

"I declare that I can do it, and I'll make it for my father and the others when I get back."

"I never imagined seaweed could be made like this. I thought it could only be made into soup. Jian Mo, how did you come up with the idea of adding sugar water and nuts? It's really unique."

Jian Mo chose to answer the questions she wanted to answer:

"This way of eating it isn't my idea; we have it where I'm from. Besides adding nuts and sugar water, you can also add fresh fruit."

"You can try it when there are more fruits in the summer."

"It's hot outside, and cool, soft ice jelly would taste even better; it's very refreshing."

There were very few snacks available, Jian Mo told him all the ways she knew to eat ice jelly.

It would be good if we could treat everyone to a nice meal.

Making ice jelly is indeed very simple, and Jian Mo explained it in great detail.

When the children and young people returned home and told their families, almost every household in the tribe was able to enjoy ice jelly.

The next day, Jian Mo asked everyone in the open space to help make a tablecloth, and everyone praised the ice jelly recipe he taught them.

Qing Kuo said, "We used to know that soup made from seaweed would solidify if it cooled down a little, and we were a bit put off by it. We never expected it to taste so good after adding sugar water."

Jian Mo: "It's mainly about the taste, just to fool people."

Zhou Fu quickly added, "That's great! There's so little to eat in the tribe, so having another dish is fantastic. Most importantly, it doesn't require any cooking skills."

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Just then, Xi Lu looked up. "Are the little ones running this way?"

Qing Kuo: "Hey, what are they carrying in their mouths?"

As everyone could see, the little creatures, who couldn't yet take human form, were running quickly towards this side, carrying something wrapped in leaves in their mouths, their short legs moving rapidly.

A sub-orc crouched down, wanting to catch his own cub.

The little one bypassed his father and ran towards Jian Mo: "Meow, Dad, this is to thank Brother Jian Mo for treating us to ice jelly."

His father couldn't stop laughing, "You've already learned how to return the favor, haven't you?"

The little one nodded vigorously. "Yes!"

Jian Mo hadn't expected the kids to be so polite. Hearing the uncontrollable laughter around her, she put on a serious face and said, "Thank you so much."

The kittens and puppies puffed out their fluffy chests, looking even more proud. "You're welcome."

"My father and the others said that we can't just accept your food; we also need to return the favor."

Jian Mo was about to say something when a howling sound came from behind her.

He turned his head and saw Ban Ming and the others running towards him.

Ban Ming and the others were a little angry. "Zhou Dao, you bunch of brats, it's fine to return a gift to Jian Mo, but why are you taking the berries we picked?"

The sturdy little wolf cub, Zhou Dao, flicked his tail guiltily, looked at Ban Ming and then at Jian Mo, and stammered, "Jian Mo, this was given to you by Brother Ban Ming."

Ban Ming: "???" When did they say they were going to give it to me?

The people around laughed. Qing Kuo said, "So you're going to give it to your Jian Mo no matter what, right?"

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I don't know when, but grayish flower buds started appearing on the trees on the mountains and roadsides in the village.

One morning when they woke up, the mountains and fields were covered in blooming flowers, pink petals and tender white centers, instantly brightening up the barren village that had been desolate during the long winter.

The delicate fragrance of flowers wafted out, and the entire tribe was immersed in that sweet aroma.

Now, without anyone needing to explain, everyone knows that spring has truly arrived.

Everyone's attention instantly shifted from the small details like algae and wild fruits, and they began to busy themselves with hunting and gathering.

When Jian Mo first arrived last year, he wasn't quite aware of the situation. But this spring, he discovered that the tribe had more than thirty hunting and gathering teams.

Last year he wasn't familiar with most of the people, but this year is different; he has people he can talk to in every team.

Different teams have different purposes for gathering resources, and the people in the team can also be different.

It's just that everyone is used to going out with familiar people, so things generally don't change.

Unlike Jian Mo, he was quite interested in trying out different people.

That day, he heard that one of the old orc gathering teams in the tribe was going out to gather wild vegetables, and he was instantly intrigued. He called out to them, "Ying Duan, can I go with you today?"

Ying Duan smiled and said, "Great! It's perfect that a nimble young man is here to help us pick the wild vegetables from the tops of the branches."