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Jian Mo knew this; last year, when they wanted to eat dried fruit, they traded it with people in the tribe.

Qing Kuo: "If you're interested, I'll get you some dried fruit pods from last year when I get back this afternoon. How about it, wanna go?"

Jian Mo nodded vigorously. "Go!"

Qing Kuo: "Then pack your things, let's meet in the open space."

Jian Mo: "Okay, I'll tell Wu Jiong first."

Wu Jiong was feeding Jiujiu when Jian Mo ran over and told him about the fruit pods. He had no objections.

Jian Mo doesn't go out with him, he takes the beastmen from the tribe out hunting.

Jian Mo heard that there were a lot of fruit pods, so she specially brought two baskets, stacked them up, and carried them on her back.

The orcs in the tribe hadn't gone out gathering with him for a while, so they felt a sense of familiarity when they saw him and asked him a lot of questions.

They chatted as they set off towards their destination, walking much more briskly than before, and before they knew it, they had arrived.

Jian Mo glanced at it. "Aren't we going to the Ambus River?"

Qing Kuo: "Of course not, those vines grow in the Grand Canyon, we have to go to the other side of the canyon."

Jian Mo: "Is it because the canyon is relatively warm and humid, suitable for the growth of those pods?"

Qing Kuo laughed, "More or less."

The group walked along the path towards the canyon.

People clearly come here often, so the path has been worn into it and is completely different from the grass on either side.

Jian Mo had never been here before, and even when Wu Jiong took him to gather resources, they didn't come here; they preferred to go to forests where all kinds of food were plentiful.

It seems that there is a difference between full-time and part-time gatherers. He can go out with the tribe more often and should be able to gather more than when he goes out alone with Wu Jiong.

While they were thinking, they turned another corner and went straight into the Grand Canyon.

Before Jian Mo could even look up, she caught a whiff of a rich floral fragrance.

He glanced over instinctively and saw that the three sides of the mountain facing the canyon were covered with small pink, blue, purple, and white flowers. These flowers emitted a rich fragrance, enveloping the entire canyon in a sweet aroma.

Jian Mo even saw Honey Sparrow flying among the flowers.

That's amazing!

He rarely saw such a profusion of flowers covering the mountains and fields in the wild; these flowers were simply too abundant!

Jian Mo's mouth dropped open in astonishment. "The whole mountain is full of them?"

Qing Kuo: "Yes, these pods bear fruit while the flower is still in bloom. We'll pick the tender ones."

Jian Mo quickly followed behind Qing Kuo.

After climbing the mountain, Jian Mo soon saw small flowers growing on the vines by the roadside.

This little flower looks a bit like a bird, with plump petals in the middle protecting the flower stalk, and petals on both sides as well.

It looks somewhat familiar.

Jian Mo looked at it for a long time, but couldn't remember which plant it resembled.

Just as Jian Mo was observing carefully, Qing Kuo pulled a vine in front of him and said to Jian Mo, "Just pick these tender pods. The bigger ones are older, and the fuzz on the pods will harden and hurt your throat."

Jian Mo took a closer look and indeed found fine hairs on the pods.

Wait, why does the shape of this pod look so familiar?

--Isn't this a bean?!

Jian Mo finally remembered what the flower she had seen before looked like: a pea flower!

Pea blossoms have a similar shape!

He stared at the pod in shock. Good heavens, this was clearly a bean pod!

The bean pods in front of me are clearly cowpeas, lentils, and the like; they look exactly the same, only a bit bigger.

Unexpectedly, the beans he had been searching for for so long were found in the mountains near the tribe.

It's the area under the lamp that's dark!

Jian Mo pointed to the pods and said excitedly, "These look like the beans I told you about!"

Qing Kuo asked doubtfully, "Aren't beans round and hard, something you can just boil and eat? We don't eat the seeds; they're poisonous."

Jian Mo: "But you eat the pods. Aren't the pods poisonous too?"

Qing Kuo: "It's different. The poison in the pods can be removed by boiling them in salt water and then soaking them."

Jian Mo: "What about the seeds inside? Can't you just boil them in salt water and soak them to remove the toxins?"

Qing Kuo shook his head. "We've never tried eating it that way."

Jian Mo was still in shock and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Hearing their discussion, Ye Luo walked over with two withered yellow pods. "These are pods that grew last year. Jian Mo, take a look and see if these are the beans you wanted?"

Jian Mo took it. The pods that had matured naturally last year looked more like bean pods, or like large, dried flat beans. The seeds inside were bulging, and the outside was a hard and flexible pod skin.

He tore open the pod with his fingernail, and cashew-like seeds fell out. Although they were not very regular in shape, the skin was smooth, and there was Jian Mo familiar hilum on the side.

Jian Mo: "These really are beans, and they look almost exactly like the beans we have back home."

Qing Kuo stared at the seeds. "Let's go back and try making it. We'll know once we taste it."

Jian Mo sniffed and nodded. "Okay."

Unexpectedly finding beans, Jian Mo was overjoyed and felt a little exhausted.

After a short while, he began to collect the pods.

The small pods look very much like lentils, just larger versions.

Besides the newly grown pods, the vines also have pods that haven't fallen from last year's branches and flowers that haven't yet turned into pods.

Jian Mo looked at the flowers covering the mountains and fields, and suddenly thought of the endless green beans on Earth during the summer. A smile appeared on her face.

It's true, you can search high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.

What a coincidence!

Jian Mo's mind was racing with all sorts of thoughts, but her hands were moving quickly.

The pods were large and plump, and soon both baskets that Jian Mo had brought were full.

He carried one basket on his back and the other on his chest, tested the weight, and found it to be okay, not too heavy.