Tender Wild Greens

Upon hearing its boastful voice, Jian Mo couldn't contain its joy. "Jiujiu, did you find the Throat Eyeball?"

Jiujiu, puffing out its chest. "Jiujiu!"

Jian Mo said happily, "Well done! As expected of Jiujiu Chiu, you're worth two people in one. I can always trust you when it comes to finding food!"

Jiujiu chirp, flapping its wings loudly, "Jiujiu!"

Chapter 188 Fresh Wild Vegetables

Jiujiu flew ahead, with Jian Mo and the others following behind.

Jiujiu's goal was very clear; it never landed on the ground the entire time, so it seems it must have memorized the spot with the Throat Eyeball.

Jian Mo watched them walk further and further away, her emotions gradually grew more excited.

Judging from Jiujiu's behavior, there must be a bunch of Throat Eyeball in front of it.

They hadn't walked far when Jiujiu led them to the shady side of a mountain, then chirped twice at them, "Jiujiu."

Jian Mo's eyes widened. "Is there Throat Eyeball here?"

Jiujiu chirped again, and without waiting for further instructions, dragged its chubby body into the bushes.

After disappearing into the bushes, it turned back and chirped twice, its head covered in dead leaves. "Jiujiu."

Jian Mo immediately slid off the giant wolf. "Wait, I'm coming right away."

Jiujiu had already cleared a path through the bushes, Jian Mo bent down and squeezed through the opening it had made. "Where is it?"

"Jiujiu!" Jiujiu pointed with its paw and burrowed forward a little more, its voice tinged with anxiety, "Chirp."

Jian Mo stared wide-eyed for a long time but couldn't find it.

Jiujiu was getting impatient, looking like she wanted to push him forward. "Chirp!"

Wu Jiong transformed back into human form, bent down, and walked over. "It's in the position to the left front."

Jian Mo followed his gaze and saw a pile of withered leaves to her left. "So that's where it is. This color is really hard to find."

Jiujiu weakly twice. "Chirp."

Jian Mo listened to Jiujiu's complaints and felt a little embarrassed. "My eyesight is indeed not as good as yours."

Wu Jiong whispered, "Watch out for the thorns under your feet."

Jian Mo then noticed that the bushes under their feet were covered with dense thorns; if they accidentally bumped into them, they would definitely get a zipper-like scratch on their skin.

The two squeezed through the bushes and quickly reached the Throat Eyeball.

The plant with the fruit resembling Throat Eyeball looks like grass. Because the plant withers in autumn, you have to break open the leaves to see the fruit deep inside.

No wonder it's called Throat Eyeball; it looks like an eyeball growing deep in the throat.

Jian Mo personally plucked the ripe Throat Eyeball: "One, two, three, four, five, exactly five."

Wu Jiong: "We've had a good harvest on our first plant; we're lucky today."

Jian Mo turned to look at Jiujiu: "We didn't rely on luck today, it was all thanks to Jiujiu's skill."

Jiujiu chirped and puffed out its chest, but unfortunately, it bumped into the bushes above as soon as it raised its head, making it whimper and its eyes almost turned into mosquito coil circles.

Jian Mo quickly went over and patted its head. "Let's go, let's get out of here first, this bush is too annoying."

The two of them stumbled backward and disappeared back the way they came.

Once in an open area, Jian Mo stretched and yawned. "Finally out! It was really uncomfortable hunched over in the bushes."

Wu Jiong patted his shoulder. "Let's split up and keep searching. Jiujiu, call us again when you find him."

Jiujiu took two steps forward, then flew up with the wind. "Chirp."

Jian Mo took Wu Jiong for a stroll around the neighborhood.

The Throat Eyeball is a plant, and theoretically its seeds shouldn't spread very far; they should be found nearby.

However, despite their best efforts, they still couldn't find the Throat Eyeball.

I don't know if it was bad luck or a lack of skill.

But Jiujiu, not long after, it called out to them again, Jiujiu.

They ran over to meet up with Jiujiu, and this time they collected seven Throat Eyeball, all of which were quite large and of good quality.

After the sampling was completed, the two parties separated again.

Not long after, good news came from Jiujiu's side.

After a day of picking, Jian Mo and his team collected a small half-basket of Throat Eyeball, totaling fifty-three.

Apart from Jiujiu, no one else got anything from Chirp.

As it was time to head back in the evening, Jian Mo flapped Jiujiu's wings and said with great emotion, "Jiujiu is truly amazing!"

Jiujiu, puffing out its chest. "Chirp."

After searching all day without finding his Throat Eyeball, Ying'ao squatted silently in the back.

Jian Mo patted Ying'ao: "Ying'ao worked hard too, and the mushrooms you found are delicious."

Ying'ao let out a small cry, looking a little unconvinced and somewhat tired—this was the first time Ying'ao had lost to Jiujiu.

Jian Mo understood its feelings and patted it again to comfort it.

When they returned to the Thick Flow Tribe, everyone came to see the supplies they had collected. When they saw that there was only half a basket of Throat Eyeball, everyone was surprised.

"Doctor Jian Mo, where did you find the Throat Eyeball?"

"I thought we'd already picked them all, but it seems there are more Throat Eyeball on the mountain than I expected."

"These Throat Eyeball are of pretty good quality; they're even bigger than the ones we collect ourselves."

Chief Yi Sen of the Thick Flow Tribe asked, "Doctor Jian Mo, are you going to make these Throat Eyeball into a scar-removing ointment?"

Jian Mo: "Some will be used to make ointments, and some will be kept to cure meat. I promised Jiujiu that if I could collect the Throat Eyeball, I would make them something delicious."

Another member of the Thick Flow Tribe interjected, "Since there are so few Throat Eyeball, why don't you bring back some meat cured with Throat Eyeball from our tribe Doctor Jian Mo? It's all cured meat, it's the same."

Jian Mo smiled and politely declined, "That won't do. If I break my promise this time, Jiujiu won't listen to me next time."

Jiujiu seized the opportunity and flapped its wings loudly, "Chirp--"

Wu Jiong patted Jiujiu: "Looks like I can't fool them anymore."