I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

Chapter 167: Garlic

Su Bai tossed and turned several times before sitting up straight on the hay pile. He had slept quite late last night. Not for any other reason, but because the ceramic bowls were successfully made, and they turned out extremely well.

“With ceramics, many things will be much easier.” Su Bai muttered happily to himself. For a Tribe to develop even further, the most important thing was its economics.

Next was whether the Tribe has something worthwhile to exchange. Some Tribes have an abundance of salt, others have plenty of linen, or animal hides, stone tools, and so on. This era was all about barter. As long as one Tribe’s items were attractive enough, they need not worry about not having Tribes to trade with.

If other Tribes were willing to trade with the Flame Dragon Tribe, it meant that the food would become more and more plentiful. With an abundance of food, people would voluntarily join the Tribe.

As long as the Flame Dragon Tribe grew in numbers, Su Bai need not have to worry about not having people to help realise his future plans, like his farms.

“Shaman, you’ve woken up. Breakfast is ready.” Yu Ying lifted the door flap and walked in.

“Yeah,” Su Bai nodded, getting up from the hay pile to brush his teeth. However, he regretted not checking in and opening the Assistance Package as soon as he woke up.

Now that the fox eared girl was back, he would have to wait a bit longer. After all, no one knew how big the Assistance Package might be.

*Brush brush…* Su Bai squeezed some toothpaste and brushed his teeth up and down. It was quite nice to be able to use toothpaste in a Primitive Tribe. It was certainly much better than charcoal ash.

Yu Ying put the noodles in a ceramic bowl and softly said, “Shaman, this bowl feels very hot to hold.”

Su Bai quickly took the bowl from her and advised, “Most ceramics do not insulate heat. You need to be careful in the future. Use four fingers underneath and your thumb on the rim of the bowl to hold it. That way, you won’t get scalded.”

When the ceramics were made yesterday, he had Yu Ying bring a few to use in his Teepee.

Five ceramic bowls were left after he took a few. Two of them were given to Yan Jiao, two to Cang Shi, and of course, Ru also got one.

The three ceramic jars were also brought to Su Bai’s Teepee. These jars had many uses, but for now, due to lack of materials, they could only be set aside.

“I understand.” Yu Ying instinctively blew on her little finger that had been scalded, her pink fox tail drooping.

“Be more careful next time. Let me see your finger.” Su Bai gently said.

“It’s nothing, Shaman. It’s just a little tingly.” Yu Ying shook her head repeatedly.

“If not treated properly, it could develop into a blister. How would you help me sew linen clothes then?” Su Bai had to say this. Otherwise, the fox eared girl would not be willing to extend her hand for him to check.

Yu Ying closed her pink eyes and slowly extended her hand. The slowness of her movement made her look adorable.

Su Bai held her hand and covered it with his palm, using his Curing Technique.

In an instant, his palm emitted a soft, verdant light, like a gentle cotton wrapping around the fox eared girl’s fingers.

“Shaman, this… this is a Shaman Technique, right?” Yu Ying’s pink eyes widened, and she also blushed a little because Su Bai was holding her hand.

She saw him making Shaman Bone Tablets every day, along with some magical and mysterious things. She also recalled Yan Hua’s retelling of how Su Bai saved Mai Mang in the Wilderness. Naturally, when the fox eared girl actually saw him use a Shaman Technique, she was more curious than surprised.

“You’re quite unique. Ah’Hua and the others were so surprised they couldn’t close their mouths. Meanwhile, you’re so calm.” Su Bai smiled, withdrawing his hand that had emitted the verdant light.

The red marks on the fox eared girl’s fingers immediately disappeared, returning to their normal state.

Yu Ying touched her fingers in amazement, looked up with squinted eyes, and smiled gently, “Because I’ve always believed that the Shaman is amazing.”

[Damn, she’s so cute…] Su Bai could not help thinking to himself, quickly changing the subject, “Alright, eat your noodles quickly, or they’ll clump together and won’t taste good.”

“Yes,” Yu Ying’s fox ears twitched excitedly several times as she slurped her noodles while looking at her fingers.

She looked so happy that it made one want to pat her head, and… and that fluffy pink fox tail.

[I wonder what it would feel like?] Su Bai thought to himself, then smiled and continued thinking, [It must be very comfortable in winter. After all, it’s so fluffy.]

“Shaman, what are you thinking about?” Yu Ying blinked her pink eyes.

“Nothing. Just eat quickly.” Su Bai shook his head. [It is the height of the hot season now. Thinking about these things is useless.]

The two quickly finished their breakfast. The fox eared girl cleared the bowls and chopsticks, and left the Teepee to wash them.

This was the first time Yu Ying washed ceramic bowls. She was a bit excited, wondering how different it would be from washing wooden bowls.

Su Bai immediately summoned the System in his mind, thinking, [System, check in and open the Assistance Package.]

[Ding! Congratulations Host, check in successful!]

[Ding! Congratulations, Host has received Low Grade Assistance: one pack of garlic.]

Su Bai gently closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and managed to squeeze out a smile, muttering, “Well… that’s not bad, I guess.”

He was not expecting big items like a bed or a desk. But, some daily necessities would have been nice. Right?

[Things like toothpaste, shower gel, or flashlights would have been good. But garlic? Really? Although this Primitive Tribe lacked seasoning, we already have chilli sauce and salt. Adding garlic would not be much of a bonus. If it had been seeds, that would have been different…] [Wait! Who says garlic can’t be planted?] Su Bai suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He remembered his Grandmother planting such things at her doorstep, and she just stuck the garlic cloves directly into the soil. After a while, a few sprouted.] [If we plant these, won’t we be able to harvest quite a lot? And we can keep replanting them!] Su Bai’s mood improved considerably at this thought. He divided up the whole pack of garlic and found that there was quite a lot. He could set aside more than half for planting. [These are for planting, these for cooking. Later on, the ones we grow can also be used for cooking] Su Bai thought to himself as he divided the garlic into two piles.

“Shaman, what are you doing? Is this also left by the Old Shaman?” Yu Ying returned to the Teepee.

Su Bai trued to look at the fox eared girl, then looked at the garlic on the wooden table. He nodded without hesitation and replied, “Yeah, found it in the wooden box.”

“I see, is it material for making Shaman Bone Tablets?” Yu Ying smelled the scent emitted by the garlic.

“No, it’s edible.” Su Bai softly said, suddenly remembering that some people on Earth also ate raw garlic.

Yu Ying kept blinking her pink eyes, looking eager to try. If Su Bai had not shaken his head, she probably would have tasted it.

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