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If you have soy sauce, you should add some.

But since there's no soy sauce here, I guess I'll have to skip it.

Their fish sauce is still sitting in the backyard; it won't ferment properly in a short time, so we'll have to deal with it later.

The chili oil tasted good enough, so everyone couldn't help but look forward to it.

Jian Mo led everyone to place the rice strips, which had been cut into thin strips, into the steamer to steam.

The rice has a slight chewiness, and the starch and flour coating makes it less sticky. After steaming, it has a slightly sweet taste and is quite chewy.

Jian Mo placed the steamed rice strips in a large bowl, and after they cooled slightly, she poured in the chili oil and mixed them together.

The bright red chili oil makes the rice strips look appetizing and appealing; just by smelling the aroma, most people can tell it will taste delicious.

After it was mixed, everyone took one. The slightly chewy spicy strip, paired with the oily chili oil, was tender and sweet, fragrant but not greasy, and tasted different from all the food before.

Most people really like these spicy snacks.

Especially the little ones, they were eating with gusto, but they still wanted more.

The kids' eyes lit up. "Jian Mo, the spicy strips are so delicious!"

The kid's love for spicy snacks isn't unique to this place, Jian Mo said with a hint of pride, "Right? I loved spicy snacks when I was little too."

The children nodded repeatedly, their eyes filled with even more admiration as they looked at Jian Mo.

Jian Mo: "Be good, you can do it next time."

The little ones. "We've always been very good. Jian Mo, can Jiujiu have some of these spicy snacks?"

Jian Mo and said, "Don't feed Jiujiu, I'll feed her myself later."

Jian Mo was a little worried because the little ones were feeding Jiujiu without any regard for the amount.

Jiujiu and Ying'ao are also going through the molting season; if they eat too much salt, they'll turn into dandelions.

I made a lot of spicy strips today. Jian Mo kept some for her family, and gave the rest away.

They've been going out a lot lately, so they've entrusted their pets to the tribe members for care and asked them to look after the house, which is quite a hassle for the tribe members.

While mutual help among tribes is expected, Jian Mo couldn't refuse this kindness.

Jian Mo made some snacks for everyone as a way of giving back.

A few days later, Ye Luo came to complain, "The little ones seem strange."

Wu Jiong: "What's going on?"

Ye Luo frowned. "I asked around, but I couldn't get any information. It seems like the kids from our tribe are bullying the kids from other tribes. They're playing outside right now; you'll see if you go and take a look."

When it came to the issue of bullying among the kids, Wu Jiong and Jian Mo exchanged a glance.

Wu Jiong nodded. "Let's go take a look."

The three of them went outside to the open space, where the little ones were indeed playing games in the arena, and they were playing large-scale team combat games.

The cubs from the Riverside Tribe were separated from the cubs from other tribes and split into two groups.

The little ones were yelling and having a great time; at first glance, there didn't seem to be any problem.

Ye Luo whispered, "Those carrying people in animal forms are all children from other tribes; we don't have a single child from our tribe."

Jian Mo looked over and found that it was indeed the case.

Generally speaking, some small orcs prefer to remain in human form, while others prefer to remain in animal form. It's normal for them to use either form, but it's not normal for them to always carry others, unless they take turns.

It's obvious that there's no longer a rotation system; it's always the younger children from other tribes doing the work.

Just as Jian Mo was about to ask them, a little boy glanced at Jian Mo and the other two, shrank back, and immediately shouted, "Chief Wu Jiong is here--"

Upon hearing this, the cubs scattered like birds and beasts, trying to run out of the arena.

They ran so obviously, without trying to hide it at all.

Jian Mo's lips twitched. She thought to herself, "You guys don't even bother to pretend. I didn't know you were up to something, but seeing you like this, I'm definitely going to stop you and question you."

Sure enough, Wu Jiong spoke up, "Jiang Xing."

Jiang Xing immediately reacted like a kitten whose scruff of the neck had been pinched, her hair practically standing on end. She turned around, her toes still pointing forward. "Clan leader, what is it?"

Wu Jiong's voice was deep. "I have something to ask you. He Feng and the others, don't leave either."

The little cub whose name was called forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, and shuffled over to Wu Jiong, saying, "Clan Chief."

As for the other cubs, they quickly took the opportunity to run away.

Wu Jiong looked down at them. "Will you confess yourselves, or should I ask you?"

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Wu Jiong was exceptionally tall; standing in front of the cubs, he was like a giant.

The little ones didn't dare look at him, but they also didn't dare not answer.

Before long, Jiang Xing and the others honestly confessed how they had used spicy strips to coax the other tribes' children to carry them around.

Jiang Xing was unconvinced. "We told them about the exchange beforehand, and they agreed. We didn't bully them."

Wu Jiong: "If we switched places, and they offered to trade you things so you could carry them on your backs, would you be willing?"

Jiang Xing, with her neck stiff, replied, "I'm willing."

The other cubs chimed in, "Yes!"

Jiang Xing: "Carrying people while running isn't tiring; we often carry others on our backs."

The other kids whispered, "Exactly."

Wu Jiong looked at them. "Alright, Jiang Xing, you carry Shan Shan on your back; He Ming He Feng, you carry Heming on your back; Zhou Dao, you carry Bei Xia on your back... all of you carry them in human form, and you're not allowed to get off today."

Jiang Xing wanted to say something more, but seeing Wu Jiong's expression, he dared not speak again. They paired up and carried the person on their backs.

Neither Jian Mo nor Ye Luo interfered in Wu Jiong's education.

When the children's parents returned and saw what had happened, they didn't interfere and just let them carry it on.

At first, all the little ones seemed indifferent, but as the time they carried them increased, they felt the burden on their backs growing heavier and heavier, and the little ones began to feel uncomfortable.

As evening approached and it was almost time for dinner, Zhou Dao started crying first, followed by the other little ones who were carrying their companions.