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

The two paid, took the wooden sign, found an empty table and sat down. Soon someone called their number, and they went to get two large bowls made of purple bamboo.

When they returned, there was another person on the table; it was Jiang Ning, who had come out to find food.

She spotted the two people from afar, so while they went to get their bowls, she sat down in their seats and slowly ate a bowl of lotus root starch that the owner of the shop next door had brought her. Given her status, she naturally didn't need to queue.

This shop is located in the center of the trading area. Opposite the shop is not a shop, but a large open space reserved for the roots of the cliff vine. It is surrounded by a fence to prevent children from accidentally wandering in and disturbing it.

Hua Rong didn't have time to greet Jiang Ning. Her mouth was already watering from the sour and spicy taste of the bamboo bowl. She quickly nodded to Jiang Ning and then took a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick holder on the table and began to wolf down her food.

If you want to eat ginger-based foods, you have to learn how to use chopsticks, otherwise you won't be able to eat them at all.

These chopsticks were made from scraps of wood from a woodworking workshop. They were simple to make, but time-consuming, so they were perfect for new apprentices to practice with.

Hua Rong didn't mind the heat and quickly finished the bowl. The purple bamboo was very thick, and the bamboo bowl made from it was also large, so as to satisfy the appetites of these big eaters.

Hua Rong was still somewhat unsatisfied, so she took the bamboo bowl back and went to buy another one.

Qingwu hadn't finished his previous bowl yet. Unlike Huarong, he didn't really like sour things, so he slowly ate the vegetables in his bowl.

Hua Rong finally had a moment to ask, "Jiang Wu, this hot and sour rice noodle tastes really good. What is it made of?"

Jiang Ning put down the lotus root starch in her hand and pointed to the planting area in the distance: "It's made from sweet potatoes. We planted a lot of sweet potatoes in the planting area. It takes a whole bucket of sweet potatoes to produce this little bit of sweet potato starch."

"Sweet potato?" Hua Rong was a little incredulous. She had eaten sweet potatoes before. Roasted sweet potatoes were very fragrant and sweet, and boiled sweet potatoes were very soft and glutinous. They were completely different from these chewy and translucent hot and sour noodles. How could they be made from sweet potatoes?

Seeing that she didn't believe her, Jiang Ning didn't explain further. Jiang's department was currently poor, and she didn't plan to sell the production methods of these things at the moment. Selling finished or semi-finished products was no problem.

Qingwu put down his chopsticks, looked up and said, "I remember the Zhong tribe has a fruit that makes something similar to this sweet potato starch, but their starch is white."

Jiang Ning's heart skipped a beat. Similar to this? Could it be noodles? Or rice noodles?

She asked the shaman, "White? What kind of fruit is it? Does your tribe have it?"

For some reason, Qingwu's tone of voice had become much better recently. He shook his head and said, "Only the people of that tribe know how to make that fruit. It's useless for us to take it. It's tasteless and not tasty if you just eat it directly. We haven't taken that fruit since their tribe disappeared."

Jiang Ning was somewhat disappointed. If it were a fruit similar to wheat or rice, she would be able to eat noodles and rice in the future. It had been so long since she had eaten a proper meal.

Hua Rong knew that Jiang Ning had been collecting various fruits, and seeing this, she comforted him, "I'll ask the trading team to keep an eye out for them. Maybe other tribes still have these fruits. I'll have them bring them to you then."

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Thank you very much."

As they were talking, the owner, Dongcao, personally brought over two bowls of hot and sour noodles. Huarong smiled and said, "I'm only doing this because of Jiang Wu."

Jiang Ning was also a little hungry. After exchanging a few polite words, she picked up her chopsticks and started slurping the noodles. This hot and sour noodle dish was an improved version developed based on existing ingredients.

The bowl contained thick rice noodles, a few pieces of green vegetables, and some bean curd sheets mixed in with the red broth. On top of the noodles was a generous spoonful of minced meat and a spoonful of pickled vegetables.

Nowadays, the pickled vegetables in Jiangbu are also diverse. Some of the bamboo shoots that couldn't be finished were also picked out and pickled into a lot of pickled bamboo shoots. Fortunately, the clam tribe can send a lot of snails every day. Once the sweet potato production is increased, we can open a shop to improve the snail rice noodles.

Jiang Ning recalled the cautiousness she felt when she first made sauerkraut, and looking at this large, thriving Jiangbu, she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

In the future, she should try to travel more. There are some things she may have to find for herself.

She also wanted to visit the fish tribe in the east in person, since they were neighbors, and it would be better to find out their way of doing things beforehand.

There's also the Tao tribe in the central region. Given the situation of the Jiang tribe, they will definitely want to expand their trading area in the future.

This small-scale activity is nothing; what place doesn't have a trading area?

Even that small place in the Sirius River Basin has a trading area. I wonder what the Tao tribe's attitude will be, since they also prospered because of the trading area.

It takes her months to get out of here, and if she wants to go to places further away, the journey is even longer.

She could only leave with peace of mind once a new shaman disciple appeared in the Sirius tribe. Otherwise, the tribe's annual sacrificial awakening would be left unattended.

Given the current situation, Jiang Ning can only wander around the surrounding area at most.

Da Xian passed the exam as he wished and was promoted to the second year, becoming classmates with Hong Feng and the others again.

Hua Rong led her people, organized the group, bought some food for the road from the trading area, and also brought back a lot of Jiang tribe specialties. She then took five waterwheels back to the tribe to participate in the sacrificial ceremony.

With the school holiday over, Jiang Ning suddenly had a lot of free time, so she took Bai Ya for a stroll around their residence.

Every now and then, war beasts would speed by pulling carts across the road, only to return with carts full of firewood or plants in the blink of an eye.

With nothing else to do, Jiang Ning went to the workshop to work with the craftsmen to see if they could create some new gadgets.

That day, Jiang Ning came out of the workshop and, as if showing off a treasure, found Bai Ya and threw it a ball.

Bai Ya was sleeping inside when Jiang Ning woke him up. He perked up and sniffed the fur, but it was just ordinary animal hide. The round thing was smaller than his paw, so Bai Ya looked away without interest.

Jiang Ning was greatly discouraged. She carried the ball back to the workshop and ran into the group of children from Showa Meigetsu on the way. She gave the ball to them to play with.

Zhao had never seen a ball before, but he had seen plenty of round fruits, and soon he started kicking them with his short legs.

Seeing this, the other children also joined in the game.

Mingyue didn't seem to make any moves, but she always managed to snatch the ball from the crowd with great agility, which made Zhao chase after her until he was covered in sweat.

Jiang Ning looked at their happy expressions thoughtfully. After a while, she suddenly clapped her hands and exclaimed, "That's right! Since most of the people who come are children, let's open a toy store!"

However, the kids here are quite energetic, so we need to think carefully about what kind of toys will pique their interest.