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

Inside the cave,

"The potatoes are poisonous." Nishi Ichiki sat on the mat and answered with a clear and cold voice, saying four words.

It was dark now, and the moonlight shone through the cracks in the cave, illuminating everyone's face.

Several people have returned to the cave and are sitting together to rest.

Including the mute boy.

Hearing this answer, Wu Yu raised his eyebrows and said with a hint of surprise: "Oh? This is beyond my expectation. I thought the Washa tribe had not found the correct way to eat it."

"What are you talking about?" Nia picked up the wooden bowl of water and gulped down a few gulps, then asked hurriedly, afraid that he had missed something.

Yan Luo and Arthur were concentrating on wiping the stone spears in their hands, but their bodies were obviously leaning towards Xi Yiqi.

They had just returned from hunting with the Wasa tribe.

Since Vanya was going to entertain them at the tiankeng today, he simply handed the prey over to the people of the Wasa tribe to deal with together.

Thinking of the scene of returning home with a full load today.

Arthur, who came to the Wasa tribe for the first time, couldn't help but sigh in his heart: I have to say, the prey of the Wasa tribe is really abundant.

Seeing everyone's curiosity, Xi Yiqi took the washed potatoes from Wu Yu and placed them between the people.

"This fruit is called potato. Today I..." Nishi Ichisu glanced at the mute boy who was sitting quietly beside him with a very low sense of presence, and briefly recounted what happened this morning.

……

"Is this potato really poisonous?" Nia asked impatiently as soon as Xi Yiqi finished speaking.

"This potato doesn't have it, but some do."

"Ah?" Nia scratched his head. He was confused.

The others also frowned.

Wu Yu seemed to have some idea and asked, "How do you distinguish the poisonous ones from the non-poisonous ones?"

As expected of Wu Yu, he is really smart and got the point right away.

Nishi Ichisu picked up the potatoes so that they could see them more clearly. "When the skin of potatoes turns green or sprouts, they produce a toxin called solanine. If you eat too much, you will be poisoned and die from respiratory paralysis."

“So that’s how it is. The people from the Wasa tribe died from poisoning…” Wu Yu touched his chin with a serious expression.

Nishi Ichiki nodded, "Indeed, the rest of the people who are feeling unwell are probably suffering from diarrhea and vomiting due to indigestion caused by eating raw potatoes."

Wu Yu looked at the yellow fruit and frowned, “Are you going to use this to make a deal with Warnia?”

"Yes." Nishi Ichiki answered firmly.

There was a hint of confusion and disapproval in Wu Yu's eyes, and he was about to say something.

Nia on the side said: "The Wasa tribe may not need this, they have plenty of food."

Arthur also echoed: "Yes, there are a lot of prey in their territory, and they are all very docile and easy to catch."

Nishi Ichisu blinked, gave a confident smile, and said, "I know."

"Then how do you make the deal?" Nia looked at Nishi Ichiki puzzledly.

Nishi Ichiki said: "We just need some linen. Although the Wasa tribe knows how to weave linen and make clothes, they don't use it for other purposes.

Their tribe is not very populous, and after twenty years, they have more linen than they can use up.”

Wu Yu nodded slightly to show his agreement.

Xiqi is right about this.

"Besides that..." Nishi Ichisu deliberately slowed down his speech, preparing to keep the other person in suspense.

This made Nia very anxious. He stretched his neck forward and urged with a choked voice: "Hurry up and finish your words! Is there anything else?"

"The Wasa tribe does not lack food, but most of its food still comes from meat, and the only vegetables are wild vegetables. The food variety is not rich." Xi Yiqi said.

The three people who had come to eat a few times all agreed in their hearts: That's true.

Nia scratched her messy hair and asked in confusion: "What's the matter? Isn't it enough to have enough food?"

"It is true in theory, at least for us in the Yanyuan tribe, it is completely fine to think this way.

But the Washa tribe obviously no longer only cares about filling their stomachs. The reed mats, the decorations on their clothes, etc. all show that they are beginning to pursue the quality of life." Nishi Ichi explained briefly.

"quality?"

"Well, just live a better life!"

"Isn't this life good enough?" Nia wondered, "If our tribe lived in a place like this, with good food and a large territory, life would be so wonderful!"

"..."

Nishi Ichiki was silent. She was thinking about how to express it - human desires will never be satisfied, but will only increase.

"Okay, Nia, let Xiqi finish speaking." Wu Yu interrupted Nia's questioning.

Nishi Ichiki shrugged and continued, "It's true that having potatoes to eat is not that important to them, but it will rain and winter will come. Who can guarantee that there will be enough meat by then?"

"But isn't this normal?" Nia said quickly.

Nishi Ichiki sighed helplessly and asked, "Indeed, everyone has gotten used to being hungry, but why do we have to be hungry?"

Several people were silent.

"What if potatoes are a food that can be stored for a long time, gives a strong sense of fullness, and can be obtained without risking your life? Would you still be willing to go hungry?"

Nia's eyes lit up when he heard this, and a glimmer of hope surged in his heart, "This is a good thing! Hunting in winter and rainy season is too dangerous... Last winter, the Wasa tribe lost several warriors."

This is what Nia heard from Wachi. There was a warrior who was his good brother when he grew up. Unfortunately, when he went out hunting in winter, he encountered a group of hungry wild beasts and was bitten to death.

When Wu Yu heard this, he looked meaningfully at the potato in Xi Yiqi's hand, and a hint of thought flashed in his eyes.

Arthur and Yan Luo became silent as they thought of their tribesmen who had sacrificed their lives for the tribe.

Who would want to go hunting in winter and rainy season if they could get enough food without risking their lives?

"This alone is not enough to make a long-term deal." Wu Yu pointed out the problem.

Nishi Ichiqi frowned and thought to herself, that's right, this is just a one-time solution.

However, they know how to cook a lot of food. The Wasa tribe guards a huge salt lake but does not know how to use salt correctly to pickle food. It is like guarding a treasure but not knowing how to use it.

Items like bacon, sausage, smoked meat, pickles, etc. can all be traded.

But as Wu Yu said, none of these can lead to long-term deals.

Once it's used, it's gone.

A trace of anxiety flashed across Nishi Ichiki's eyes. The Wasa tribe would never hand over their textile technology...

This is all I can do for now. When I return to the tribe, I have to think carefully about whether there is anything else that can be traded long-term.

She was eager to return to Yanyuan Tribe...