38: Chapter 38 Preparing the Backpack 38: Chapter 38 Preparing the Backpack Editor: Henyee Translations The eager and straightforward Tiemu scratched his head, saying, “You can just call me Tiemu!”
Su Tang was also feeling anxious inside.
She wanted to call him ‘big brother’ as a sign of closeness, but she was rejected!
Could it be…
that he is actually younger than her?
Su Tang didn’t dare to ask or speak, so she could only clumsily nod her head, “OK!
Tiemu!”
…
After the two had walked away, Bu Sen jumped to Aunt Hongguo’s side and grumbled, “Aunt Hongguo, you should have sent me to protect Su Tang.
That silly beast Tiemu will certainly scare her!”
Aunt Hongguo glanced at Bu Sen and ignored him, continuing to pick chestnuts off the ground.
Bu Sen kept following her, “Aunt Hongguo, you’re not unaware of Tiemu’s disposition.
What if it makes Su Tang think we’re all as difficult to get along with as Tiemu?
What do we do then?”
Unable to hold it in any longer, Aunt Hongguo gave Bu Sen a heavy slap on the shoulder – his head was too tall to reach!
“Get back to work!
Over half of the rainy season is already over!
The cold season is coming soon!
Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to!
Listen to me, Su Tang is in the Chief’s favor, you’re not allowed to stir up trouble!”
Bu Sen rubbed his not-so-painful shoulder, grinning as he kept edging closer to Aunt Hongguo.
“Aunt Hongguo, don’t be mad!
How could I possibly stir up trouble!
I’ll work hard, just don’t tell the chief about it!”
Aunt Hongguo glared at him, “Get back to work now!”
…
Tiemu tugged at Su Tang’s sleeve, saying, “There’s a cliff ahead.
There’s no way forward!”
Su Tang nodded, but continued to walk forward nonetheless.
Tiemu scratched his head, didn’t know what to say and could only follow her.
Many unknown plants hung from the cliff, among which a type of vine as thick as a thumb caught Su Tang’s attention.
There was an abundance of this type of vine, all intertwined with one another, just like the jumbled mess of wires outside the Blue Star Orphanage!
She reached out her hand and gave it a strong tug, great, it didn’t break!
So Su Tang activated the System, paying an Exchange Point to scan the toughness of the vine to see if it could be woven into baskets.
The System gave the answer quickly!
[Ding!
The vine’s name is Ghost Vine, it’s quite tough, can be woven into baskets, and it’s very lightweight and durable after drying!]
Getting the answer she wanted, Su Tang’s eyes lit up with joy!
“Tiemu, could you help me pull down all these thumb-thick vines?
I need them!”
Although Tiemu was all puzzled, he didn’t ask too many questions.
With the Beastman’s inherent strength, it took him a great deal of effort to succeed!
Seeing this, Su Tang was even more satisfied with the vine called Ghost Vine!
With Tiemu’s help, Su Tang bundled this pile of Ghost Vine into four packs.
After looking around the area twice and confirming there were no more, she had Tiemu carry the vines away.
On the way, Tiemu couldn’t help but ask, “Su Tang, are these also food?
How do you eat them?”
Su Tang laughed lightly and shook her head, “These are not food, but they’re just as important as food!”
Tiemu was puzzled, he just couldn’t imagine what could be as important as food!
With his confusion, he returned to their original spot with Su Tang.
…
“Tangtang, you’re back already?
Did you find new food?
What’s that on Tiemu’s arm?”
Seeing Su Tang’s mysterious smile, Qing Guo was very curious!
Tiemu came back, threw the Ghost Vine on the ground, and said with a vexed look, “Su Tang said this is not food, but it’s as important as food!”