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

Jiang Ning always felt that he should go out and hone his skills, but he always stayed in the island in the middle of the lake and practiced hard, and he never made any progress.

She returned to her study and began her daily journaling.

When she had some free time, she began to record what she had seen and heard. In addition to various ferocious beasts and exotic plants, she also carefully recorded the crafts using pigments that were not easy to fade, so that even if she were gone one day, the Jiang clan's heritage would not be lost.

Now, her storage room is filled with many of her hard-earned results, and even Jiang Ning herself feels that her painting skills have improved a lot.

After tidying up the items on the table, washing my hands, I headed upstairs to the second floor.

The stone houses of Jiangbu are currently under renovation, and Jiang Ning's stone house is the first one to be renovated.

The original bluestone bungalow has been transformed into a two-story building. The bedroom has been moved to the second floor, and there is a large balcony outside the bedroom. She planted some flowers there, and when she couldn't sleep at night, she would sit on a deck chair, enjoying the night breeze and gazing at the stone houses across the lake.

You can also climb up to the roof; you can hang things out to dry there.

The stone houses of various tribes are also being upgraded. Some who are unwilling to renovate still live in single-story houses, while others who like new things have followed suit and built two-story houses.

This time, Minister Jiang didn't care. If they wanted to build new houses, they could do it themselves; if they didn't know how, they could hire someone.

Some people, wanting to save trouble, didn't even bother to repair the stairs, since the warriors could easily jump up. In the end, it was Jiang Ning who, considering the children running around the tribe, insisted that they not only repair the stairs but also the handrails.

After building the two-story house, the original stone house took up less space, so they enclosed a small courtyard in front of the house, where they could grow food or some flowers and plants.

If you really don't feel like tidying up, you can just pave the yard flat; it's not mandatory.

The Jiang tribe hasn't grown much in the last three years. But there was a severe drought that year, and a Tiger tribe was so short of water that all the fruits and wild vegetables outside the tribe withered and died. Finally, they couldn't hold on any longer and joined the Jiang tribe.

The Tiger Tribe is now settled in the open space between the Bumblebee Tribe and the outer river. In addition, with the addition of some unclaimed people taken in later, the Jiang Tribe now only has more than 5,000 people.

Right now, there's still a large open space to the right of the Second Ring Road, with only the expanded workshop standing alone by the Yan River. Anyone who gets close will be immediately spotted.

This was also Jiang Ning's deliberate request. Now that the trading area is open to the public, there are too many irrelevant people, so as to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos to sneak into the workshop.

Outside the trading area, there was a small park near the school and the river, and a plaza was built at the entrance near the stone house.

Leisure trails have been built from the entrance of Lianhu Lake all the way to the perimeter of the trading area, and the boundaries of the trails, all the way to the boundary of the small park, have been carefully painted with bright red paint.

Once outsiders enter the trading area, they cannot leave the walkway; violators will be killed on the spot.

I woke up late this morning, and when I went downstairs, someone had already brought me breakfast.

Today we had taro and yam puree with some jam, and some grilled meat.

I don't know how long ago it was delivered. It was originally being simmered over a fire, but now the fire has gone out.

Jiang Ning had little appetite and was too lazy to cook. Ever since the food in the Jiang Department was improved, her kitchen hadn't been used for a long time, and the newly built chimney was still clean.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Ning had the Xuan Shui Turtle take her directly from the Yan River to the trading area, as she planned to go to the food street to find something to eat.

People greeted Jiang Ning along the way, and Jiang Ning smiled and greeted them in return.

The food street in the trading area now offers breakfast and late-night snacks, and business is booming.

Seeing Zhao emerge from the crowd with a small schoolbag on her back and a large bag in her hand, Jiang Ning glanced at the sky. It was class time, and she was furious.

She had heard of people skipping school before, but she never expected to witness it firsthand today.

Jiang Ning strode forward, unexpectedly grabbing Zhao's shirt behind the neck, and angrily said, "Zhao! What are you doing here at this time?"

Zhao is seven years old this year and is Jiang Ning's main focus, so she sent him to school early.

Zhao, protecting her head, turned around ingratiatingly: "Witch, what a coincidence..."

Jiang Ning looked at her coldly: "It is quite a coincidence."

Those around them, seeing the two's actions, skillfully moved away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Zhao said with a fawning expression, "My younger brother has just grown a few teeth, so I'm buying him some fruit to eat."

Jiang Ning suddenly laughed: "Buying fruit? It just so happens that I haven't seen your mother in a long time. Come on, let's go deliver it together."

Zhao quickly replied, "No need, no need! You go ahead with your work! I can handle this little thing myself!"

Ignoring Zhao's struggles, Jiang Ning picked her up and walked straight to the trading area next door.

This trading area has only two long streets, with several intersections in between for easy passage.

Jiang Ning quickly found Wei Lu at Fu Rong's shop. Fu Rong's business was booming and she was getting too busy, so she asked Wei Lu to help out.

Even when she was heavily pregnant, Wei Lu could wield a hoe with incredible skill; now that she's a level three warrior, she's even more extraordinary.

Despite Zhao's repeated apologies and pleas for forgiveness, Jiang Ning remained unmoved and continued to drag her into the store.

Wei Lu was surrounded by a group of people and was registering them one by one. She had learned some characters over the years, so her daily record-keeping was not a problem, as long as she could understand it herself.

After the group dispersed, Wei Lu picked up the water from the counter to take a sip. As she looked up, she saw Jiang Ning in front of her and Zhao in her hand.

Wei Lu quickly put down her cup, skillfully picked up a ruler that Fu Rong used to measure clothes from the side, and was about to step forward to hit the person: "Witch, I'm really sorry, Zhao skipped school again, didn't he? Oh dear, this child is really something!"

Jiang Ning put Zhao on the ground, and Zhao began to howl and run around the store.

At first, Jiang Ning would stop people from hitting children, but now she doesn't care at all. The situation here is completely different, and she can't use that theory to teach children.

Wei Lu is a level three warrior, while Zhao is only a seven-year-old child. The shop is not very big. Fu Rong looked up from the workbench next to her, then lowered her head and continued to work.

Finally, Zhao ran behind the counter, picked up a bamboo basket and held it in front of her. Inside the basket was the younger brother she had mentioned.

"Mother! My little brother is crying! He must be hungry! Please go and check on him!"

Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile. This child was really clever, but he was also like a flea, unable to sit still for even a moment.

She's fine for taking practical classes; her grades are among the best in the class.

But those academic classes made her feel like she was being tortured if she sat in the classroom for even a little while. After each class, she would look like a wilted eggplant, listless and dispirited.

In the entire Jiang department, only she was bold enough to skip school.