If I remember correctly, this thing was very, very expensive. A small bowl could be exchanged for half a sheep.

In the patriarch's impression, the witches used to have many such jars, which were used to store medicine and later to cook food, but they did not seem to be of such large size, and they did not all take them with them when migrating.

Nian Tu stroked the pottery jar and said, "This is what I mean by pottery."

"We can make pottery ourselves, use it, or exchange it at the market..."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was total silence all around, with only the crackling sound of the burning fire being heard.

"……What's the meaning?"

The clan leader couldn't believe it for a moment, and looked stunned, "Did you make this yourself?"

"You can make this kind of jar?!"

This smooth, delicate, lightweight, fire-resistant, and leak-proof jar was much more useful than the bulky stone containers they usually used, but it was too expensive and most people could not afford it.

They also tried to do it themselves, but they couldn't polish it up no matter what they did, and they didn't have enough time to spend on it, so they had to give up.

"It wasn't me," Nian Tu shook his head.

Before the tribe leader showed a disappointed look, she pursed her lips and smiled, "These were all done by A-Zhan."

"Making pottery is very simple. Ah Zhan learned it in no time. Everyone can learn it too."

His emotions fluctuated greatly, and the expression on the patriarch's face changed rapidly, making him neither laugh nor cry.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked Nian Tu carefully, "Really?"

"Of course it's true. I can teach you anytime," Nian Tu said with a smile, "How about I teach you after dinner?"

The tribe has settled down and is no longer under pressure to survive. She keeps her word and never breaks it.

Upon hearing this good news, the crowd burst into loud cheers, and some even suggested learning to make pottery first before eating. Even though they were hungry, it couldn't dampen their enthusiasm.

How could this be an ordinary jar? In their eyes, this was clearly a money tree, hung with meat and bone coins, as precious as salt.

The prey has been caught, cleaned, and ready to be put into the pot. The meat in your mouth cannot fly away. But the pottery pot is still an unknown mystery. They can't wait any longer and want to learn it now.

"Let's eat first," Lu Zhan said coldly, rejecting their proposal.

He doesn't care whether others are hungry or not, and he will not skip one meal every year.

He had worked hard to restore some of the soft flesh on the little rabbit's body, and he would not allow anyone else to mess with it.

In name, Lu Zhan is no longer the tribe's shaman, and A Lan has taken over his identity and responsibilities.

But he had accumulated great prestige, and with just a few words, he made everyone retreat obediently and stop their movements.

Several more fires started burning. Lu Zhan added water to the pottery jar and built a fire.

He didn't let Nian Tu do it, and cut the meat and washed the vegetables himself. The others naturally felt embarrassed to sit there doing nothing, so they followed Nian Tu's instructions, chopped wood, added fuel to the fire, and added ingredients to the pot.

The rich spices dazzled them, and smelling some pungent odors, people couldn't help but frown.

...Can this be delicious?

No, it’s okay…

Although it was heartbreaking to see good meat and vegetables being wasted, in order to save Nian Tu's face, no one questioned it. Everyone lowered their heads tacitly, trying to cover up the hideous masks of pain.

Even if Nian Tu gave them poison, they would eat it with gratitude!

The flames constantly licked the bottom of the pottery jar, transferring the heat.

The clay pot heats up much faster than the stone pot. The broth in the pot soon begins to boil and bubble, bubbling, and gradually emitting an increasingly overbearing aroma.

Everyone was stunned and subconsciously sniffed hard.

The spicy and pungent smell just now seemed like an illusion and had disappeared at this moment, blending perfectly with the broth to form a fragrance they had never smelled before.

The rumbling sounds of their stomachs continued. Even though they hadn't had a full meal for a long time, they had never felt so hungry.

Some of the wolf cubs had less endurance and even drooled.

The little li was also drooling.

Yes, yes, yes! That’s the taste!!

She kept rubbing her head against Nian Tu's calf, acting coquettishly to her, hoping to get a few more bites of meat.

"Go catch two pheasants and I'll make you beggar's chicken." The broth needed to be cooked for a while before it would taste good. Seeing that she was too greedy, Nian Tu sent her away.

Yanyan and Alan also went with him. They would never allow Xiaoli to eat alone.

Others couldn't wait any longer and started to find branches to skewer the meat and started to grill it on the ground.

Smelling the aroma emanating from the broth, they felt that they could even eat raw meat. This kind of barbecued meat with only salt added was obviously ordinary, and they had long been tired of it, but today's taste was particularly unusual.

Lu Zhan was also barbecuing.

He took out a jar of honey from the bamboo basket. He had got it from a beehive a few days ago. There was not much, so he saved it all for Nian Tu.

He dipped a brush in some honey and spread it evenly on the meat slices.

The fresh pork belly was marinated with seasoning, roasted until the skin was golden brown and crispy, and then brushed with honey. When the meat was almost cooked, he blew it to cool it down a little before handing it to Nian Tu.

Take a light bite, and the sweetness of honey and the aroma of meat are intertwined, and a pool of fat and gravy bursts out and fills your mouth.

While chewing, Nian Tu held the branch to Lu Zhan's mouth and praised him generously, "Your cooking skills are amazing now!"

"I've taught you well every year," Lu Zhan smiled. He lowered his head, grasped her wrist, and took a light bite from her bite mark.

"..."

Looking at this scene and smelling that smell, everyone suddenly felt that the barbecue in their mouths was no longer fragrant.

They looked at Lu Zhan with confused eyes, as if they were looking at a stranger.

Was it like this before?

Lu Zhan was calm and didn't care about their gazes at all.

You and I took bites of the barbecue, and he did the same to the next piece.

Before the second piece of meat was ready, the three people who caught the pheasant returned chasing each other.

"Nian Nian! We are back!!"

The pheasant they caught was still alive. As soon as they let go of their mouths, the pheasant flapped its wings and struggled to fly, almost knocking over the pottery jar.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!!"

"Help!"

"Hurry up!!!"

Everyone dropped the barbecue in their hands and rushed over in panic to rescue it.

After a flurry of activity, luckily the soup didn't spill.

The broth that people had been looking forward to for so long was almost in vain. People stared at the culprit, furious.

"…It's ready to drink," Nian Tu let out a long sigh, observed the color and state of the soup, and felt that it was almost ready.

Just a few simple words, and the anger disappeared instantly.

The fragrant broth silenced everyone. They were unable to utter any words of accusation for a moment and forgot about everything.

After they had filled their stomachs, everyone finally had time to punish the three people who had caused the trouble. The meal was a mess, all because of them. As a punishment, they could not eat the beggar's chicken alone, but had to share it with everyone.

This is the verdict made by the patriarch.

Xiaoli felt that he was abusing his power for personal gain and just wanted to find an excuse to eat her beggar's chicken. But everyone agreed with the tribe leader, and she did make a mistake, so she could only accept it silently.

The three furry ones squatted together, each one looking more dejected than the other.

"It's all your fault!"

“Blame you!!”

They blamed each other, bickered non-stop, and couldn't stop talking, and no one was willing to admit their mistakes.

Nian Tu glanced at them with a smile.

"......" The three furry creatures all lowered their heads guiltily.

Nian Tu barely suppressed the desire to roll them into a ball and flatten them, and coughed lightly, "Come on, the beggar's chicken is ready."

Three pairs of bright eyes followed her guidance and looked towards the lumps of mud, and their expressions turned into horror.

You're not going to ask them to eat this?!

They did something wrong, but it wasn't serious enough!

Xiaoli and Yanyan pretended to be calm, but Alan's four legs began to tremble.

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