By noon, the gathering team had returned, and Yimei brought Si Shuo a small basket of fruit.
Si Shuo smiled and gave her some fishballs in return. "These are made with fish from the river and some plant powder, all rolled into balls. They're delicious in a soup with wild vegetables and salt!"
Yimei accepted them without any fuss, letting Rongxing go cook while she pulled Si Shuo over to the platform in front of the cave to chat.
Half of the males were away hunting, so the tribe was much quieter than usual. There was even less gossip to go around.
For the past few days, everyone's conversations had revolved around the Rogue Beasts in the Traveling Merchant Team and the Beastmen from other tribes who had come to trade.
