The Clingy Beastman

It also contributed to the tribe, so it deserves some good food.

Just as Jian Mo was gathering ingredients, Tu Shao, the orc from the Yangyao Tribe who had choked, arrived at their tribe with supplies.

Jian Mo a little surprised and quickly went forward to take the basket off his back. "Why are you here?"

Tu Shao transformed back into human form, donned a fur skirt, and said, "I heard you were looking for something called ginger. I asked several tribes for help, and it seems I've finally found some. Do you think it's the ginger you're looking for?"

Jian Mo had long wanted to exchange some ginger for some ginger and had asked many tribes for help, but there had been no news for a long time. He thought that there was no ginger here, but unexpectedly Tu Shao brought some.

Jian Mo's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly opened the lid of the basket. "Let me see."

The basket contained a basket of flat stem tubers, still covered in soil. Jian Mo rubbed the soil away to reveal the light brown skin of the tubers.

Tu Shao: "I've seen your drawing of ginger, and it looks just like this—flat and bumpy."

Jian Mo nodded, then held the stem to her nose and smelled it again and again. "Yes, it does look a bit like it. Can I try some?"

Tu Shao: "Of course."

Jian Mo wiped the dirt off the ginger with her hand, thought for a moment, and finally took it to the kitchen to wash it clean and peel off the skin with a knife.

After peeling, the ginger looked even more like the ginger Jian Mo was looking for, but besides being spicy, it also smelled a little astringent.

He cut off a small piece, licked it, and it tasted a bit like ginger but not quite, but it would definitely be fine as a seasoning.

After licking the Jian Mo rinsed her mouth before remembering to ask, "Is this ginger poisonous?"

Tu Shao: "No, the tribe that gave me ginger also eats it themselves."

Jian Mo: "Then I'll trade with you. What do you want to trade?"

Tu Shao: "When I traded with that tribe, I used five large pieces of animal hide. Doctor Jian Mo, could you add two more pieces of animal hide for my travel expenses? Seven pieces of animal hide will be enough for all the supplies."

This price is already a lenient offer from Tu Shao. Jian Mo shook his head. "You went out of your way to inquire and brought it all this way, seven pieces of animal hide are too little."

Tu Shao smiled honestly, "It's quite a lot. I also have some ginger stored there. When you eat it for a few more days, Dr. Jian Mo, others will definitely ask me to exchange it after receiving the news. I can make a fortune from others."

Jian Mo thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. Do you have anything else planned for today? If not, why don't you stay for dinner? I'll make some stir-fried bird with ginger."

Tu Shao immediately replied, "No, it would be great to get a free meal. It would be perfect to rest for the night at the Riverside Tribe."

Jian Mo's family had no bird meat, so in the evening, he specially traded some supplies with the tribe.

Several hunting teams from the tribe go out hunting every day, and birds are almost always among their prey. Jian Mo no longer receives supplies from the tribe, but he is willing to exchange supplies for other supplies, which the tribe is quite happy to do.

Ye Luo asked curiously, "I heard you got a food called ginger?"

Jian Mo, shaking her newly acquired Purple Bird, said, "Yes, I wanted to stir-fry the Purple Bird with ginger. Come over for dinner tonight."

Ye Luo was interested in everything new, and upon hearing this, she said, "Then I'll bring a basket of berries to mooch a meal."

Upon hearing this, Qing Kuo and the others also expressed their desire to come and freeload a meal.

Jian Mo agreed to everything.

At dinner time, about ten people sat at the table in Jian Mo's house.

The main purpose of the meal was stir-fried bird meat with shredded ginger.

The ginger slices are a bit spicy and mealy, and the texture is quite different from ginger from Earth, but the flavor is indeed similar. They taste great when stir-fried with bird meat.

The bird meat, especially, is stir-fried until tender and salty, and when cooked with shredded ginger, it's incredibly delicious with rice.

Jian Mo ate three large bowls of rice all by herself.

Qing Kuo hissed in the cool air and immediately said to Tu Shao, "Do you have any more ginger? Let's get some."

Tu Shao: "Yes! But it costs more to exchange it for someone else than for Doctor Jian Mo. Doctor Jian Mo is my savior, so I only charge cost price."

Qing Kuo readily asked, "How much do you want?"

Tu Shao: "A piece of animal hide for a basket of ginger."

Jian Mo listened from the side and felt that Tu Shao was indeed quite good at doing business. For example, using baskets as the unit of exchange was much easier than using crates.

Qing Kuo readily agreed.

Ye Luo, sipping her chilled her drink to relieve the spiciness, said upon hearing this, "Give me two baskets too."

Min Dang: "I want two baskets too."

Before Tu Shao even left Jian Mo's house, all the ginger in his hand had been replaced.

He happily replied, "Anything is fine. If anyone else wants to exchange, they can place an order with me first, and I'll go get the ginger and bring it over."

Qing Kuo: "I'll tell the others in the tribe and see if anyone wants it."

Tu Shao: "Okay, thank you for your trouble. I'll bring you another basket."

After they finished their business discussion, Jian Mo Tu Shao, "Will you be passing through the Mengshui Tribe tomorrow?"

Tu Shao: "Yes, I also need to go to their tribe to see if anyone there wants ginger."

Jian Mo: "That's great! When you get to their tribe, could you please pass on a message to Dan Guan, who's temporarily staying there, and ask him to come over?"

Tu Shao readily agreed, "I'll go and talk to them tomorrow."

Jian Mo: "If you haven't seen him, you can ask someone from the Mengshui Tribe to pass on a message."

Dan Guan still lives in the Mengshui Tribe, participates in hunting, and shares food.

His ringworm has almost healed, but the hair on his bald patches hasn't grown back yet, or rather, it's only sparse.

Jian Mo had previously sought out Jiang to treat his alopecia areata, and now that he had finally found Jiang, he was determined to give it a try.

Chapter 142 The Spoiled Beastman

Tu Shao was efficient and conveyed the message to Dan Guan the next day. Dan Guan immediately set off to visit Jian Mo.

Dan Guan had been suffering from alopecia areata for a long time. When he heard Jian Mo calling him, he rushed over and asked hopefully, "Doctor Jian Mo, is there any hope for my alopecia areata?"

Jian Mo quickly replied, "I'm not sure. I just have a new plan and want you to try it out."

Dan Guan heard that it couldn't be cured, his eyes dimmed.