I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

Sha Lan looked at the water in the wooden basin, shuddered, and said with a frown, “Did we eat a lot of tiny bugs before?”

“When we didn’t wash our hands before, we did.” Yan Hua recalled, feeling a bit scared thinking about it.

“I’ll definitely wash my hands every day from now on.” Sha Lan said as though it was an oath, feeling apprehensive about her past actions.

The cat eared girl never had the habit of washing hands before. No, the entire Tribe did not have this habit.

“Eat your noodles quickly, or they’ll start clumping together,” Su Bai had already started eating his noodles.

Yu Ying also picked up her ceramic bowl and started eating the noodles, asking, “Shaman, what does ‘clumping’ mean?”

“It means the noodles become one big mass, which affects their texture. It would make them less tasty.” Su Bai explained.

“Oh, I see.” Yu Ying noted this piece of knowledge in her heart, “But the fried egg is really delicious.”

“Yes, it’s very different from when we boiled them in the noodles before.” Yan Hua stuffed an entire fried egg into her mouth.

The cow horned girl never hesitated when eating, always taking big bites. Only on formal occasions would she eat properly.

The cat eared girl was different, eating slowly and methodically, though she was not quite used to using chopsticks yet.

Sha Lan ate very slowly, marvelling at the deliciousness of the fried egg and the ingenuity of the Wolf Tail Grass Noodle.

She found it amazing how a single plant could be transformed into such delicious food through several processes.

When the cat eared girl first arrived at the Tribe, Su Bai had a bowl of Wolf Tail Grass Noodle distributed to Sha Hong and the others.

Of course, while his Flame Dragon Tribe people had Wolf Tail Grass Noodle, he could not possibly feed the nearly two thousand people from the Black Snake Tribe all at once.

He had been thinking of solutions lately. Even with the trading of ceramics for food, feeding so many people would still be difficult. With the rainy season approaching, food storage became the biggest problem. At this time, not only could they not store food, but they also had to share with nearly two thousand people from the Black Snake Tribe, which was not very realistic.

“Eat slower. You can’t taste the flavour when you eat so quickly.” Su Bai laughed at how the cow horned girl ate.

Despite being told many times, the cow horned girl still ate heartily, though this personality trait was not necessarily bad.

After all, everyone has different personalities, and that was what made each person interesting.

He was just worried that the cow horned girl might choke from eating too quickly.

“Shaman, I can taste it, it’s really good.” Yan Hua was already drinking the broth.

Sha Lan covered her mouth and softly laughed, amused that after so long, the cow horned girl still ate the same way.

She took a small sip of soup and gently said, “Ah’Hua, I’ve barely started eating and you’re already done?”

Yan Hua put down her ceramic bowl, wiped her mouth, and confidently said, “This is how a warrior eats!”

Sha Lan’s mouth twitched and she rolled her eyes, “Eating too fast isn’t good for you.”

Someone in the Tribe had choked from eating too fast before, their face turning purple from the lack of breathing.

“Looks like this needs to be added to the educational materials too…” Su Bai muttered to himself.

While Primitive Tribes naturally were spirited people, they also had bad habits. For health reasons, some things needed to be changed.

Half an hour later, all four had finished breakfast, each feeling satisfied and well satiated.

“Shaman, I’m going to go and train now,” Yan Hua stood up and patted her Animal Hide clothes, “Sha Lan, want to come with me?”

“Shaman has something for me to do, so I won’t go right now.” Sha Lan looked up and said.

“Yes, I have tasks for Sha Lan. You go train first, she’ll join you for training in the afternoon.” Su Bai softly said.

Yan Hua blinked her red eyes for a few seconds, remembering that the cat eared girl was now a Shaman Priestess, then nodded and left the wooden house.

Sha Lan watched the cow horned girl’s departing figure, sighed in relief, then turned back and asked, “Shaman, what would you like me to do today?”

Su Bai took out the recruitment conditions he had written last night and handed them over, “This is what you’ll be doing today!”

Sha Lan took the Wolf Tail Grass Paper with both hands and started flipping through the pages, even though she could not read.

After reading the last page, she looked troubled and said, “Shaman, what does it say?”

“These are the recruitment conditions I wrote last night. I need you to help me announce these conditions.” Su Bai explained.

“But Shaman, I can’t read. Let Yu Ying do this, she’ll do a better job than me…” She had thought becoming a Shaman Priestess meant she could help the Shaman, but the very first task had stumped her, which was truly saddening. Ṟ

She knew the fox eared girl was learning how to read right now, and so was the cow horned girl.

“She doesn’t know that many characters either, so it’s the same whether you or she goes.” Su Bai sat up straight and continued, “Besides, Yu Ying has other things to do.”

“Shaman, I want to learn to read!” Sha Lan suddenly perked up.

“No rush, we’ll definitely teach you how to read and write. For now, I’ll explain the general idea, and you can go make the announcement.” Su Bai smiled.

Sha Lan handed the Wolf Tail Grass Paper back and asked, “Shaman, what does it say? What do you want me to do?”

“It lists the recruitment conditions. I need you to announce these conditions and gather those who want to join.” Su Bai explained.

“Shaman, what is recruitment?” Sha Lan asked, confused.

Su Bai turned his black eyes thoughtfully and found a simple explanation, “Recruitment is similar to when I asked you to become a Shaman Priestess. I have other tasks that need people to do them.”

“I understand. What should I tell them, Shaman? I’ll remember everything.” Sha Lan said with conviction.

“Sha Lan has the best memory,” Yu Ying said from the side.

“Then remember what I say,” Su Bai paused, then continued, “I need 170 people to burn grass, 100 people to mix grass and wood ash, 500 people to build houses.”

Sha Lan’s blue eyes moved as she quickly memorised what she had just heard.

After a moment, she nodded and asked, “Shaman, is there anything else? I’ve remembered everything.”

“Also 200 people to polish stones, 200 people to find stones, 50 people to build kilns, and 50 people to dig holes.” Su Bai added.

“I’ve remembered it all. Is that everything, Shaman?” Sha Lan had memorised it all.

Su Bai raised his thick eyebrows slightly and asked, “Did you really remember it all? I said quite a lot.”

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