I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

“Swamp? Shaman, what’s a swamp?” Cang Shi was hearing this term for the first time.

Su Bai almost forgot about this. After pondering for a moment, he explained, “It’s a wet area, soft when you step on it. A place that can swallow people up.”

He thought this description was the most fitting. Explaining complex terms to them would be pointless as they did not understand and it would take time to further explain everything. In this era, it was truly better to speak directly and to the point. Otherwise, they would have endless questions.

“I don’t think there’s one here, but there might be one near the Ancestral Land.” Cang Shi pondered.

“There isn’t one here? Then why are there carnivorous plants?” Su Bai frowned, then shook his head, [Perhaps plants in this era have different characteristics?]

“Shaman, how many should we dig up to take back?” Yan Hua was already holding two carnivorous plants.

Su Bai scanned the surroundings and instructed, “Dig up as many as you can. We need to distribute them to the Chieftain and others as well.”

These plants were not difficult to grow. Just ensure the soil remains moist, then place them inside the Teepee. With so many mosquitoes, they would have more than enough nutrients.

“Yes.” Hei Ya and others immediately began searching and digging.

Half an hour later, they had dug up quite a few carnivorous plants, all wrapped in large tree leaves.

“Shaman, we should head back now.” Cang Shi said, looking up at the sky.

“Yeah, let’s head back,” Su Bai nodded.

Several hours later, as darkness fell, Su Bai and the others returned to the Tribe. Before they even entered the Tribe, the fox eared girl was waiting at the edge, along with Yan Jiao.

“Shaman, you’re finally back.” Yu Ying looked Su Bai up and down, sighing in relief only after ensuring he was okay, then checking the cow horned girl.

“Don’t worry, we’re all fine,” Yan Hua patted the fox eared girl’s shoulder.

“Why didn’t you wait in the Teepee?” Su Bai asked.

Yu Ying lowered her head, blushing, and stammered, “The… things in the Teepee have been taken care of. I calculated that you’d be back soon, so I came here to wait for you.”

“Next time, you can wait inside the Teepee. There are more mosquitoes outside.” Su Bai gently said.

“It’s fine,” Yu Ying softly replied.

“Shaman, we’ve sent a lot of Ferocious Beast Meat to your Teepee. You can eat it tonight.” Yan Jiao said with vigour. He had set aside the best parts of the Ferocious Beast Meat, most of which was sent to Su Bai’s place.

“We caught quite a few fish this time. You can try them tonight,” Su Bai smiled.

He was already looking forward to tonight’s dinner, finally able to change his palate, no longer just the greasy Ferocious Beast Meat.

“Thank you, Shaman.” Yan Jiao had seen the fish in Hei Ya’s hands from afar. There were two types of fish, one similar to Earth’s catfish, and another like a carp, though its shape and appearance were slightly different.

Su Bai walked away with the fox eared girl, heading towards the Main Teepee. The cow horned girl looked around several times before deciding to follow.

Cang Shi, holding two big fish, squinted his purple eyes and said with a smile, “How about it? Shall we have a feast tonight?”

“We should just eat some. The rest should be dried into dried meat.” Yan Jiao was still thinking about food storage.

“That won’t do. The Shaman said this catch isn’t much. So, we should divide and eat it all. Besides, we’ll send people to fish again tomorrow.” Cang Shi disagreed.

He thought that since they’d fished all day and the catch was not large, with Su Bai’s approval, they should eat their fill.

“Do you know how to cook these?” Yan Jiao fiddled with a fish’s scales.

“Of course. The Shaman told me. We scrape off these scales with a thin stone slab, then open the belly and remove the innards. Then we can roast it.” Cang Shi said with a know-it-all expression.

On the way back, Su Bai had taught them how to eat fish, warning them about the many bones, which they had to be careful about while eating.

Yan Jiao had a strange expression, as if not believing Cang Shi. He said, “Then I’ll rely on you to roast it for me tonight.”

“Just you wait!” Cang Shi was already eager to try.

“By the way, what are they all carrying?” Yan Jiao noticed everyone was holding several plants.

Cang Shi looked back and explained, “The Shaman calls them carnivorous plants. We can plant them in the Teepees to avoid mosquito bites.”

He had learned this from Su Bai on the way back. After all, the ground inside the Teepees was all soil. Planting these carnivorous plants would not be a problem. They just needed to water them often to keep them moist.

“Avoid mosquito bites? That’s amazing?” Yan Jiao was partially sceptical but still wanted to try.

“Here’s yours. Have someone plant them,” Cang Shi handed over two plants.

“Will they be effective tonight?” Yan Jiao asked curiously.

“It’s too early for tonight. The Shaman said it would take at least two days.” Cang Shi recalled.

He remembered the Shaman saying that after planting, the carnivorous plants would need time to adapt. After all, being dug up, they could not immediately return to their original state.

Yan Jiao nodded thoughtfully and urged, “Then let’s roast the fish quickly. I’m hungry.”

Yan Hua kept looking back as she followed, afraid Yan Jiao would spot her and make her leave. Ever since she had eaten several meals in Su Bai’s Teepee, she suddenly developed a liking for the food there. She would run over whenever she had the chance.

Of course, this was with Su Bai’s permission. Otherwise, she would not dare to keep entering and leaving the Shaman’s Teepee.

“Oops!” The cow horned girl bumped right into Su Bai’s chest. When she looked up and saw him, she immediately stepped back several paces.

“Shaman, I… I just…! I didn’t mean to…” Yan Hua could not even lift her head, her face turning red.

“It’s alright. Let’s go. Next time, watch where you’re walking.” Su Bai remembered the first time the cow horned girl blushed. That was when she gave up her Teepee for him. Back then, she blushed even faster.

“Y-yes…” Yan Hua responded awkwardly.

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