Regret (continued)

The next morning, after finishing their business, they took their supplies and rode Jiujiu and Ying'ao straight to the alpine meadow where Ji Xun lived.

When they arrived, Ji Xun was watering the vegetable garden in front of the house. After greeting them, Ji Xun sighed and said, "A half-full basket is fine. We get along so well, let's not let this little bit of supplies ruin our friendship."

Jian Mo looked at his faint dark circles and guessed that he hadn't slept well all night either. "That's great, I'll change a couple more Honey Sparrow nests."

Ji Xun: "I have thirty-one empty nests here. You can exchange them all if you want."

Jian Mo: "That depends on whether we have enough supplies. Besides exchanging some Pearl Rice, we also brought some cloth, animal hides, metal, glass, and things like that. Take a look."

Ji Xun washed his hands and went over to look at the supplies they had brought.

Ji Xun often saw materials like cloth, animal hides, metal, and Pearl Rice, and didn't find anything unusual about them.

This was the first time he had ever seen glass, and upon seeing it, he was astonished. "By the Beast God! Is this stone? It looks like a piece of frozen sunset!"

Ji Xun was holding a piece of pale red glass. Jian Mo gently tapped the glass. "It's not stone. It's very brittle and can break easily. When we brought it here, we specially wrapped it in animal hides, several layers in total, to get it here successfully."

Ji Xun carefully held it up to his eyes to look at it, and said softly, "It's so beautiful, it's okay if it's a little brittle."

Jian Mo smiled upon hearing this, "You can install it on the window, then you can see the view outside without opening the window."

Ji Xun imagined the scene and agreed, "It must be beautiful."

Jian Mo: "Yes, how many pieces of glass do you need? Let me make it clear first, glass is extremely difficult to manufacture and transport. One large piece of glass will cost ten baskets of Pearl Rice."

Ji Xun stroked the glass several times, without haggling at all, and simply said, "I have thirty-one Honey Sparrow, let's call them thirty. I'll give you the last one, but you'll have to give me twenty-one baskets of Pearl Rice."

Jian Mo quickly did the mental calculations and nodded. "Yes."

Ji Xun: "I need four large pieces of this glass..."

Jian Mo smiled and said, "Then you'll have to give me an extra nineteen baskets of Pearl Rice."

Ji Xun calculated for a while, then fell silent.

Jian Mo hadn't expected to actually succeed in selling the glass to Ji Xun. Her mood instantly switched with Ji Xun's; she was only happy, no longer distressed. "Shall we exchange it?"

Ji Xun: "I don't have that many Pearl Rice, can I trade you honey blocks?"

Jian Mo thought for a moment and said, "That works too. How many honey blocks would be equivalent to a basket of Pearl Rice?"

Ji Xun: "I traded with the people of the Cypress Branch Tribe for 28 honey blocks for one basket."

Jian Mo: "Then let's use this method of exchange too."

So, when they came to exchange the Honey Sparrow's nest this time, Jian Mo and the others didn't lose any Pearl Rice, but they also got an extra 532 honey blocks.

Jian Mo rounded down the price to five hundred and thirty honey cubes.

Ji Xun moved the jar out and found that the stored honey blocks were not enough, so he had to take out three fist-sized metal blocks to make up the difference.

Ji Xun touched the glass. "It's too expensive. If it weren't for how beautiful this glass is, I wouldn't have changed it."

Jian Mo comforted Ji Xun, who was frowning with heartache, "You have the Honey Sparrow, which can produce honey blocks in an endless stream. If you miss out on glass, you'll never be able to get it from anyone else."

Ji Xun: "Your exclusive craftsmanship?"

Jian Mo: "Yes, the techniques from my hometown, I don't think anyone here has figured them out yet. At least, no other tribe in our area has figured them out either."

Ji Xun's heartache was somewhat relieved.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong provided after-sales service with great patience.

Using wooden nails to secure the glass was too ugly, Jian Mo took out the remaining glue, melted it in water, and carefully glued the glass to the wooden window frame. She also used wooden nails to secure the two wooden pieces of the window frame.

Wu Jiong's craftsmanship is excellent. The wooden window frames he makes are simple and beautiful. When placed on the window, they instantly replace the wooden window, bringing in the outdoor light and giving the small house a soft, colorful glow.

Jian Mo said, "When the weather is nice, you can open the window; when the weather is bad, you can close the window and look outside through the glass. Especially in winter when it's windy and snowing, believe me, you'll find the existence of glass quite wonderful."

Ji Xun longingly at her. "What you said makes me wish winter would come right away."

Jian Mo: "Winter isn't far off, so it must be snowing pretty early here, right?"

Ji Xun: "It will fall in autumn."

Jian Mo nodded, then reminded him, "The glass blocks the windows completely. If you want to light a fire inside in winter, you have to leave a crack in the window or door, otherwise it could easily cause an accident."

Ji Xun nodded. "I know, my house has a chimney, and it's always open."

Jian Mo checked and indeed saw the small chimney, which put her at ease.

After helping install the windows, the two said goodbye to Ji Xun.

Before leaving, Jian Mo added, "We can already manufacture transparent glass. If you get tired of colored glass, you can come to us and exchange it for transparent glass. We'll give you a discount on supplies next time."

Ji Xun moved the small flowers in the vase by the glass window and smiled, "No need, this glass is already very beautiful, enough for me to use for many years."

After saying goodbye to Ji Xun, Jian Mo and the others returned to the Snow Foot Tribe.

Most of the caravan members went out hunting or gathering under the Snow Foot Tribe, leaving the Snow Foot Tribe deserted.

Jian Mo walked around the Snow Foot Tribe but didn't see many people. Feeling a bit bored, she returned to Wu Jiong and said, "It seems like there's nothing to do today."

Wu Jiong: "Don't you need to give people a physical examination?"

Jian Mo reminded him, "I already examined everyone the day I arrived; there aren't actually that many patients."

Wu Jiong: "Then go out and find hunters?"

Jian Mo thought for a moment and said, "Never mind, didn't we specifically check around when we flew back? It doesn't seem like there's any special prey here."