I'm bad and I'm hitting a wall, primitive life requires hard work

The sun gradually set and the hunting team in the tribe returned.

In the past two days, there have been a lot more wild animals out looking for food than usual, so the hunting teams return with full loads every day.

Xi Yi was following the hunting team to deal with wild animals by the stream. His ankle had almost recovered, except for the scar on his knee that had not yet healed completely due to being caught in the rain last time.

But this minor injury was nothing to him, and he followed the hunting team out without hesitation today.

By the stream, a group of people were skillfully scraping the skins and processing the prey.

What’s different from the past is that this time they have an extra step - collecting fat from animals.

Ever since tasting the wild vegetables made by Xiqi that day, everyone has been conquered by the unique animal oil.

That night, Nishi Ichisu informed the tribe members in detail about the current use of the oil.

So from then on, when processing prey, everyone would carefully collect their fat, and Youxi would boil it in a small stone pot and store it.

Not only that, the tribesmen also chopped up some of the animal's internal organs and used them to feed the fish in the tribe's ponds.

They all wanted to fatten the fish so that they could eat them when food was scarce.

Xiyi put the collected animal fat into a basket, carried it back to the tribe, and walked straight to Youxi who was boiling animal oil in a small stone pot.

A group of children were sitting in a row around her. They had just collected firewood and ran over impatiently, waiting to eat the freshly cooked oil residue.

"Youxi, do you know where Xiqi went?" Xiyi asked while helping Youxi pour animal oil into the pot.

"Xixi went to the cave to look for Grandpa Luye. I just entered the cave and saw them talking." Youxi pointed to the cave.

After hearing this, Xiyi carried the small backpack and walked towards the cave.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I reached the cave entrance, I ran into Nishi Ichiki who came out muttering to himself.

Xiyi pinched the fur skirt on her body, feeling a little conflicted, not knowing whether to call Wu Xixi or call her Sister...

"Your leg injury hasn't healed yet, why did you go hunting?" At this time, the girl walked over quickly.

She was a head taller than Xiyi, her brows were furrowed, and her eyes showed both concern and blame.

Xiyi didn't answer, but put the backpack on the ground and reached deep into the backpack, as if he was looking for something.

Xi Yiqi stood on tiptoe, leaned forward and looked into the backpack. He saw a pile of stone arrows in the basket, some of which were broken.

He should be here to ask Lu Ye to repair his stone tools. What is he looking for?

"What are you looking for?"

"for you."

The two voices sounded almost at the same time.

Xi Yi was holding an oval fruit in his hand, which was covered with mud. The part that was vaguely exposed was off-white and about the size of a fist.

Nishi Ichisu stared at the thing in his hand curiously and asked, "What is this?"

"When I was hunting pikas today, I saw them digging this thing out of the soil and chewing it. I thought this strange thing might be edible, so I picked it up. How about you take a look?" Xi Yi said calmly, stretching his hand towards Xi Yiqi.

Nishi Ichisu suddenly remembered!

This was indeed the case. I had once told Xi Yi that as a reward for the backpack, he had to bring back some things that were not available near the tribe.

Taking the fruit from his hand, I saw teeth marks on it caused by the pika. I put it to the tip of my nose and smelled it, and it had a very strong smell.

!!!

This taste...

Nishi Ichiki rushed to the pond and washed the fruit roughly.

As the soil was washed away, the fruit gradually revealed its true appearance...

Seeing this, Xi Yi hurriedly followed out, only to see Xi Yiqi by the pond jumping and dancing excitedly with the strange fruit in his hand, his eyes full of unconcealable surprise.

“Ahhhh, carrot! I found the carrot!”

That’s right, this slightly “pungent” and somewhat pungent smell is emitted by radish. They contain glucosinolates and allyl disulfide, and when they are not cooked, they taste extremely spicy.

I guess pikas don't usually like to eat this stuff. Maybe it's because it rained a few days ago, causing most of the fruits in the forest to be blown to the ground and slowly rotted, so they dug out radishes from the ground to satisfy their hunger.

Woohoo, why do I feel like crying?

Although radishes are not as filling as sweet potatoes, potatoes or rice, it is a rare thing to find a food similar to the original world of Xiyiqi in such a primitive society.

Most importantly, radish itself can be grown, and its growth cycle is very short, only one to two months!

Dried radish is also quite simple to make and easy to store.

Back to the radish itself, even if it is simply boiled in water, it tastes very good.

They are rich in vitamin C and trace element zinc, which help enhance the body's immune function and improve disease resistance. Their nutritional value should not be underestimated.

Because of Nishi Ichiki's loud voice, the idle tribesmen gathered around and looked at her with curiosity.

"Wu Xiqi, what happened?" someone asked.

Nishi Ichisu raised the washed fruit in his hand high above his head so that everyone could see it more clearly, and said loudly: "This plant is called radish. It tastes quite spicy when eaten raw, but if it is cooked, it has a rich taste and is full of water. It also has many benefits for our body."

After hearing this, everyone could no longer hold back and rushed over.

Nishi Ichisu then added: "Not only that, it can also be made into dried radish and stored for consumption during times of food shortage."

Wu Lu and the others were extremely happy after hearing this, because after three consecutive days of collecting, they had almost pulled out all the vegetables in the wild vegetable field!

Several people are worried!

Wu Yu first handed the flat basket called "笸箩" that he made in the afternoon to Xi Yiqi, and then asked, "Great, Wu Xiqi, how should this be made into dried radish?"

Nishi Ichisu took the basket, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he smiled knowingly.

Is this considered foresight?

When she saw the herbs being blown to the ground by the wind in the afternoon, she had an idea and quickly went to find the tribesman in charge of weaving to help her make a basket.

She briefly explained what a basket looked like and said that a very large basket was needed to dry the herbs.

When Wu Lu heard that it was used to dry herbs, she stopped weaving the backpack without saying a word and agreed with a smile.

Unexpectedly, in just one afternoon, Wu Lu had woven a large and smooth basket.

Nishi Ichiki gently stroked the smooth basket, feeling very satisfied.

"Thank you, Wulu Amo, the baskets you made are very exquisite. As for how to make dried radishes, you will need to lead others to make more baskets." There was a hint of anticipation in Nishi Ichi's eyes.

Wu Lu asked carefully: "How much do we need to make?"

They now have a lot of tasks to do. Not only do they have to weave baskets, but they also have to weave backpacks and straw hats. Time is tight and there is not much time left for weaving baskets.

"Well, we can make more, maybe four or five. We can stop the other weaving work for now. If we make dried radishes, we can use other things to trade instead of baskets."

Yes, several people worked day and night to weave baskets, but there were still not enough baskets in the tribe.

This is because the supplies used by the Yanluo tribe in transactions are mainly wild animal meat, baskets and some stone tools.

Therefore, most of the woven baskets were traded, but the baskets they made with great effort could not be exchanged for many other useful things.

Even so, they have to keep weaving.

Because apart from this, there is nothing else more valuable in the tribe to trade.