I'm involved in poverty alleviation in a primitive tribe.

Nowadays, most of the people of the Jiang tribe have exchanged their animal skin clothing and shoes with the people of the Tianlang tribe. These clothes are not only convenient for working, but also prevent them from falling off easily due to vigorous movements.

Following Jiang Ning's instructions, the Stone Tribe also ground out fine stone and bone needles, which could be used to sew animal hides, resulting in a wider variety of animal hide garments.

The female slave was still dressed the same as before, her chest simply wrapped in a piece of tattered animal skin, and her waist was also a short skirt made of tattered animal skin. As she walked, a beautiful section of her waist was revealed from the middle of the animal skin.

She seemed to have just finished working; there was still some sweat on her body, which flowed down her sun-tanned, honey-colored skin and into the animal hide she was wearing, making one blush and feel a rush of excitement.

Da Shan, a warrior who only awakened to his true nature last year, couldn't stand this. He said blankly, "Yes, there's a lot of prey today."

The female slave smiled charmingly, her voice very sweet: "You must be tired, go back and have some water and rest."

Dashan seemed stunned by her smile, and after a long while he said, "Ling, you...you should also rest more."

The female slave named Ling said sadly, "I am just a slave, how can I rest?"

In just a short while, the hunting party had already gone quite a distance. Someone standing ahead called out, "Dashan! Hurry up! We're in a rush to process the game! How long are you going to stand there? We won't be able to get any braised beef later!"

Da Shan's favorite food now is the braised dishes newly developed by the canteen. They also have some old-fashioned braised dishes now, which have an even richer flavor.

The canteen only serves food once a month, and it's first-come, first-served. No one except the tribal shamans can have someone else collect it for them. He's lucky today; he came back so early, so maybe he can still make it in time.

He quickly agreed, then hurriedly said goodbye to Ling, "Then... then don't tire yourself out." Then he hurriedly followed her.

"Hey!..." Ling hadn't finished speaking when she saw him leave like that. She was furious and kicked the bok choy in the field next to her in anger.

The big deer man working nearby happened to see this and yelled, "What are you doing! If you kick this roll of vegetables and ruin it, you won't get any dinner tonight!"

After saying that, she went over to check it with a pained expression. This cabbage didn't need to be harvested yet; it could grow a little longer.

Upon hearing this, Ling glared at the giant antler deer-man, her face contorted with a sinister look that was a stark contrast to her previous sweet demeanor. Seeing that the man was about to turn around, Ling quickly hid in the crowd.

Another month passed, and Jiang Ning finally met the Blackscale Tribe's trading team again.

This time, it wasn't Cang Er leading the team, but rather three level-five warriors. The team was much larger, with as many as thirty people, and the Blackscale Sparrows were carrying many animal hide packages on their backs.

After speaking with the level 5 warrior in charge, Cang Er skillfully led the team to land on the harvested plantation, and then walked along the road into the inner river to meet Jiang Ning.

"Jiang Wu, your alliance has changed so much!"

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "How can we support so many people in the league if we don't work hard?"

Cang Er introduced Jiang Ning: "This is Hua Rong, a level 5 warrior from our tribe. She is leading the team this time."

Red Maple and Black Bone led the others to the canteen to rest, while Lotus Witch and Red Moon, along with three level-five warriors and Cang Er, sat down in the council hall.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Captain Hua Rong, welcome to the Jiang Department. It seems you've arrived a little earlier this year than last year."

Hua Rong is a powerful female warrior. She was sent to the Jiang tribe because the Black Scale Witch heard from Cang Er that the Jiang tribe's shaman was a woman.

This time, Jiang Ning did not sit alone, but sat opposite the people of the Black Scale Tribe.

Hua Rong sat opposite Jiang Ning, while Cang Er, who was somewhat familiar with Jiang Ning, sat next to Hua Rong as her assistant.

Hua Rong politely said, "Our shaman heard about the Jiang tribe's affairs and attached great importance to our cooperation. He specifically instructed us to get to the Jiang tribe as soon as possible. Therefore, we did not linger on the road and only made some trades with the small tribes we passed along the way."

Someone brought out cups of steaming water and placed them in front of everyone. Cang Er didn't really want to drink it; on such a hot day, the water was still steaming, so it was obviously hot water.

However, seeing that Jiang Wu didn't intend to change their water, and remembering Hei Lin Wu's instructions before their departure, Cang Er had no choice but to resign himself to getting the cup of hot water.

"Hmm?" As soon as he touched it, Cang Er noticed something was wrong; the wooden cup was actually ice!

He tried a sip, and the water was surprisingly icy, sweet and sour, and very refreshing.

Cang Er drank it down in one gulp, only to find that there were still a few ice cubes in the glass.

He asked in surprise, "How can there still be ice at this time?"

Jiang Ning didn't want to keep them in suspense. She explained, "Of course we can. We can dig a deep hole underground, put ice blocks in during the winter, and still have plenty of ice to use in the summer. As for our ice, it's made with something that we can trade with you if you want it."

Cocklebur was overjoyed. He disliked the heat and craved something cool to drink in the summer: "That's wonderful!"

Seeing this, Hua Rong also took a big gulp. After traveling such a long distance, drinking a glass of ice water was indeed very refreshing.

As soon as she put down her cup, someone came forward to refill their water. There were also several bowls of fruit on the table, still covered with frost.

Hua Rong tried a few, and Jiang Ning smiled and said, "You like this? I'll have someone send over some more shaved ice."

Hongyue, who was waiting outside the council hall, immediately sent someone to the dining hall. Zhi then led people to make shaved ice and sent it over, also remembering to send some to the Blackscale Tribe people who were staying in the dining hall.

There were also some sliced ​​fruit and honey on the shaved ice, and Cang Er quickly finished a whole bowl.

Cang Er said, "Jiang Wu, I think the bumblebee tribe has also joined your alliance? This honey is theirs, right?"

The hibiscus flowers all around the valley are in full bloom, so vibrant that they are impossible to ignore.

Seeing Jiang Ning nod, Cang Er tentatively asked, "On my way here, I saw something that can deliver water in your farmland. Could that thing...?"

Jiang Ning didn't want to reveal the method of making the waterwheel yet, so she asked, "Does your tribe also have this much farmland?"

Hua Rong seemed to be a man of few words, simply sitting quietly to one side, letting Cang Er talk.

Cocklebur shook his head: "No, only a few things were planted sparsely by our tribesmen, not as much as you planted, nor as neatly. I wanted this to make it easier for our tribesmen to get water, and also to sell to other tribes. You don't know, some small tribes don't even have water to drink."

Jiang Ning said, "We call this water-carrying device a waterwheel. I can trade the finished product with the Black Scale Tribe, and I will also have someone teach you how to install it and how to lay the pipes, but I cannot give you the manufacturing method."