Chapter 73: Suspicious Rice

  Because Mo Yuer mentioned this rice, so on the way back, Xiao Rongqiu and Si Mola were all trying their best to find it, but no matter what, they couldn't find such high-calorie grass.

  They were walking forward when Sila suddenly discovered that Cai Feng'er, who was usually following slowly behind the team, was nowhere to be seen. She quickly asked Mo Yier: "Mo Yier, where is your Cai Feng'er? Why didn't she catch up?"

  Mo Yi'er turned her head and looked back, indeed not seeing Cai Feng'er, so she stopped in her tracks: "Huh? Not again, have you encountered something edible that can't move your feet? You all go ahead, I'll wait for it to catch up."

  "I'll wait with you" The little fluffy ball also stopped immediately

  "Then I'll wait too." Sila didn't give Mo Yi'er and Xiao Mian a chance to be alone together at all.

  They stopped in front of the eight golds carrying Yao Nu, and Xiang Ri also stopped. Yao Nu complained: "What's wrong again? It's always so troublesome."

  "Shut up, even if it's troublesome, it's not as troublesome as you." Ba Jin yelled impatiently at the complaints he heard from Yao Nu, his ears were about to grow calluses. Then he turned around and faced Mo Yi Er with a warm smile: "Mo Yi Er, let's go ahead and wait for them."

  "Hmm" Mo Yier waved her hand at Ba Jin, directly ignoring Yao Nu's hateful gaze. It seemed that the knot between them could never be untied no matter what.

  Mo Ye and Xiao Rong, Si Mo La followed the path they had just walked back to search for Cai Feng in a grassy clearing. They found it eating happily, and even when Mo Ye and the others passed by, it didn't stop, which showed that this time it had found extremely good food. Mo Ye was both angry and amused: "You've lost your way, you can just stay here and eat for the rest of your life!"

  The colorful phoenix only realized that its master had come to find it when it heard the sound. It raised its green bean-like eyes and let out two "ah"s towards Mo Yier, then lowered its head and continued eating.

  Mo Yi'er couldn't help but look at Cai Feng'er's food. Since it likes to eat so much, why not pick some and bring it for it to eat later?

  This doesn't seem like much at first, but this food is actually quite interesting. The plant looks like a slice of watermelon vine with fist-sized white fruit that has matured in early spring. I don't understand why such things would ripen so early. Cai Feng then uses her sharp beak to peck open the skin of the fruit and inside are round, grain-like objects that roll out. This is what Cai Feng eats.

  Mo Yu's heart skipped a beat, wondering if it was just a nap and she would hit her head. This thing really looked like rice, but as for what kind of rice it was, she wasn't clear. She crouched down, picked one off the ground, and gently peeled back the skin, similar to peeling an orange. The 'rice' inside fell into her palm. She looked up at Xi Mo and Xiao Mian and asked, "Have you guys seen this thing before?"

  "Many animals that have been seen also eat them, but the taste is not very good." The answer is Silmara. Many plants in this period were tasted by humans, but those with bad tastes are directly excluded from being listed as food.

  Mo Yi'er nodded and picked up a grain of "rice" to put in her mouth, biting down on it. The feeling was indeed similar to the taste of raw rice. "Let's pick some to take back, even if we don't eat them, Cai Feng'er might like them."

  "Good" Mo Yu'er's words, Xiao Rongqiu and Si Mola had no objection. They found a beast skin bag and picked the fruit. Cai Feng'er ate desperately for a while before stopping when she felt full.

  After eating, the foodie also has to pay the price. So Cai Feng's back had two more big bags of "rice", but it didn't complain or regret it. That was its favorite thing to eat after all.

  They continued on their way, walking at a moderate pace. Mo Yi'er didn't want to catch up with Yao Nu so quickly. It seemed that now whenever they saw Yao Nu, their mood would become uncomfortable. It wasn't until almost dinner time that Mo Yi'er and the others gathered at tonight's resting place.

  Kasuo and Yao Ni sat under a big tree to rest, while Ba Jin and Xiang Ri went hunting. Every day they ate the food hunted by Xiao Rong, which made them feel somewhat uneasy.

  The little fur ball was delighted to be idle, and he could stay by Mo Yier's side for a while. As the 'woman' of Xī Mò, she naturally had nothing to do, and as the leader of the tribe, her 'sister' would also stop her from working with a sincere and serious expression. So, he developed the habit of being idle and doing nothing.

  Yao Nu's eyes scanned over Mo Yier and the others, quickly discovering the two large animal skin bags on Cai Feng'er's back. "What are those on Cai Feng'er's back? I'm hungry now, I want to eat something."

  That tone of hers was as if someone owed her money.

  "We can't eat yet, we have to wait until the eight of them return and then cook dinner." Mo Yi'er replied patiently.

  "I'm so hungry, hungry, hungry..." Yao Nu's crippled hands waved wildly as she shouted non-stop. Mo Yi suddenly felt that she might have gone mad from fever again, but sometimes it didn't seem like it.

  Mo Yu'er didn't even bother to deal with her this time. Everyone collectively ignored her, but if someone could shut her up, that would be even better.

  Mo Yu'er thought for a moment and decided to try if this "rice" could be eaten as rice. In order not to waste it, she took out two fruits from the animal skin bag, opened the peel, carefully put the "rice" into the clay pot, looked at the water bottle she was carrying with her, and said: "I'll go find where there is a source of water."

  "I'm going with you" Little Fluffy immediately followed over

  "Let's go together," said Unequal Silkmouth as they walked towards the small wool ball. "You go gather firewood, otherwise when we get back later, there won't be a way to cook food."

  Xī mò lā's footsteps stopped in place, and she had no choice but to go pick up firewood. She was very satisfied with her own quick-witted little furball. With a slight movement of her nose, she carried the scent of moisture into the air towards a relatively humid place. To say it simply, where the air is humid, there will be water sources.

  But this time they were disappointed to find a wet muddy pit with more black silt and no usable water source. Mo Yi'er looked at the clay pot in her hands and the 'rice' inside, feeling somewhat unwilling to give up. "Isn't there another water source nearby?"

  The little fluffy ball's nose moved and shook its head: "It seems to be gone"

  "Alas, let's just go back." Mo Yier hung her head in despair, and it was really hard to accept.

  When they returned to the resting place, Hachi and Hyōga had already come back. The two of them caught three wild rabbits, which was far inferior to Shirokumakō's daily prey. Moreover, with so many people eating just three wild rabbits, it was barely enough to fill their stomachs, making the two feel somewhat ashamed.

  Xī mò lā jiǎo huí le xǔ duō de chái huǒ bìng qiě jià qǐ le liǎng duī kàng huǒ zhè liǎng duī kàng huǒ lí dé hèn yuǎn xiǎn ér yì jiàn tā yě bù gēn xǐng jiē jìn yáo nǚ