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Chapter 133 Come Home for Dinner

Even though Bai Ling already knew Yue and her appearance was already imprinted in his mind, he was still slightly stunned when he saw Yue dressed up so formally.

In fact, Yue was also stunned when she saw Bai Ling.

In his memory, Ling never dressed up, and he rarely wore even the accessories that his tribe loved. Today, Ling dressed up unusually. Although he was still the same person he knew, Ling's appearance caught his eye.

Ling's hair was combed up, and she wore a red headdress with the largest piece of jade hanging down on her forehead.

Ling's eyebrows were carefully drawn, and his eyelids and the corners of his eyes were painted with blue and gold powder. He wore a robe that reached his knees and stood straight in the rising sun.

Ling's temperament has always been gentle and approachable, but today's outfit seems to have given him a different kind of aura. Yue didn't know what that aura was, but she knew that it made people unconsciously believe in and admire him.

Yue's face flushed slightly. He walked to Bai Ling's side and whispered, "Let's go."

Bai Ling smiled generously and said, "Okay, then we'll be going now."

*

It's still early, and the various stalls haven't been set up yet. Only the Dahe Tribe has set up a few large pots to sell food.

The food includes hot pot, barbecue, and meat rolls; you can smell the aroma from afar.

The longest queues were at the hot pot stalls.

Hot pot is simple to make, but tastes great and is very popular among the beastmen. Because of the upcoming Chada Conference, the Great River Tribe prepared several days in advance, gathering plenty of fish balls and meat balls, as well as many wild fruits and vegetables. They started cooking the hot pot early this morning.

Seeing Yue's eyes lingering on the hot pot stall, Bai Ling asked, "Yue, do you want to eat hot pot?"

Yue nodded: "Hmm, but most of the people in line are with children and cubs. Would it be inappropriate for us to go?"

Not all orcs exchange food here. Orcs usually eat the food they brought in the morning. Those who come to buy food now are mostly orcs with children and cubs.

Bai Ling laughed and said, "What's wrong with that? Let's go over there. I'm hungry too."

The two started queuing up, attracting a lot of attention. Among the group of people with cubs and children, Bai Ling and Yue, the two young beastmen, were particularly noticeable.

Especially Yue, he was a celebrity in the surrounding tribes. He was not only the orc who won first place in the Chada Tournament, but also the most handsome orc among the surrounding tribe chiefs. It could be said that almost every tribe in the surrounding area knew Yue.

Compared to Yue, Bai Ling is much less well-known, but most of the beastmen queuing here are with their children and cubs. Ironically, those with children and cubs spent the winter in the High Tree Tribe last year, and they all know Bai Ling.

The orcs in line greeted Bai Ling one after another. A baby monkey even broke free from its parent's arms, jumped a few times on the shoulders of the orcs in line, and then jumped onto Bai Ling's shoulder.

It grabbed Bai Ling's hair and jumped into Bai Ling's arms, looking at Bai Ling with its cute eyes, and then squeaked twice.

Bai Ling recognized the baby monkey; it was the same baby monkey that had pulled his hair when he was playing beanbag toss with the other babies.

As soon as it came over, many cubs came over, and the children also gathered around. One child asked, "Ling, did you bring malt candy? My father and father brought something, and we can trade with you."

As soon as the child spoke, all the children and cubs who had gathered around looked at Bai Ling with expectant eyes.

Bai Ling waved her hand: "We've run out of maltose at home, so we can't exchange it with you this time."

Hearing that there was no maltose to exchange, the children and cubs were a little disappointed, but Bai Ling's smile widened. He continued, "However, someone from our tribe brought some soybean and cassava cakes. If you like them, you can exchange them."

Many tribespeople brought soybean cakes and soybean flour. Among the surrounding tribes, only the Gaoshu tribe has a stone mill. This year, food is scarce in the tribe, so many people have ground soybeans into flour or made cakes with soybean flour and tapioca flour and brought them over, hoping to exchange some food.

Although soybean and cassava cakes aren't as delicious as maltose, they're still a tasty treat for these children and cubs. The baby monkey tugged at Bai Ling's hair a couple more times, then climbed off him and went to find its father.

*

Bai Ling took out a piece of marinated dried meat and exchanged it for two large bowls of hot pot.

All the orcs who come to participate in the Chada Assembly have to bring their own bowls. There's no other way, even though the Great River Tribe is the largest tribe in the area, they can't produce so many pottery bowls for the orcs to use all at once.

After changing the hot pot bowls, Bai Ling and Yue squeezed out with their bowls, found a less crowded spot to sit down, and began to eat.

The two of them hadn't had hot pot in a long time. They were so busy every day that they didn't have time to make time-consuming foods like fish balls and meatballs. Without fish balls and meatballs, the hot pot would lose its flavor.

According to Bai Ling and Yue's appetites, one bowl of hot pot was not enough to fill them up. Bai Ling wanted to take Yue to eat something else, but Yue stopped him.

"Ling, I'm going to my grandpa's house for dinner. Do you want to come with me?" Yue asked.

Yue's grandfather lives in the Dahe tribe. He slept at his grandfather's house last night. This morning, before he even ate, his grandfather and great-uncle kicked him out and made him dress up with the young females in the tribe.

He wanted to introduce Ling to his grandfather and great-uncle, so they would know that he already had someone he loved.

When Bai Ling heard Yue invite her to visit his grandfather's house, she was first happy, then shy: "Yue, is it a bit inappropriate for me to just come like this? What should I bring? My family brought quite a few things this time. Let's go back and see if we have any suitable gifts."

Yue stood up and said, "No need, it's just breakfast, I don't need to bring anything."

Bai Ling thought about it and decided to go back to get some things, but Yue stopped her.

“Ling, I told you not to bring anything. You’ve met my grandfather and great-uncle before, and they both like you very much. They’ll definitely be very happy to see you come to visit. Besides, I’ve eaten so many meals at your house before, and I’ve rarely brought anything with me.”

Since Yue had said that, Bai Ling had no choice but to go empty-handed.

Grandpa Yue was making breakfast at the doorway. He stewed meat and fried cassava cakes. The rich aroma of the meat and the crispy smell of the cakes wafted through the air, making the passing villagers almost drool.

Orcs' breakfasts are usually quite simple, consisting of meat slices and dried vegetables cooked in bone broth. The reason Yue's grandfather stewed meat so early in the morning was entirely because Yue was coming.