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

Jiang Ning picked out a small sweet potato from the pile of sweet potatoes in the square. Although it was small, it still weighed more than a pound. Eating too many sweet potatoes is not good for your health.

Jiang Ning walked over to the tribesman in charge of cooking with a sweet potato in her hand. Zhi smiled at her when he saw the sweet potato in her hand, "Want to eat roasted sweet potato again? Why didn't you take a bigger one?"

"If it's too big, it won't taste good, and it won't bake properly."

The pheasant looked at her with a hint of helplessness, "You're the only one in the whole tribe who has so many rules about what to eat."

As he spoke, he took a fire poker from beside the fire and used it to dig a hole in the fire.

There were some sweet potatoes buried in the fire next to them. They took the sweet potatoes from Jiang Ning's hand, put them in the fire, covered them with the ashes of the burnt wood, and finally moved the burning wood over to let the sweet potatoes slowly roast.

Jiang Ning helped prepare lunch. Today's lunch was roast meat and wild vegetable soup. The hunting team had not returned yet. Today's ingredients were wild boar meat caught yesterday. Every time the hunting team returned, someone would immediately cut up and process the prey, and the hides would be used to make animal skin clothing.

Aside from keeping enough for daily consumption, the rest of the meat is salted and then sun-dried to become delicious jerky. This jerky can be stored for a long time until the winter when people can't go out, becoming an important food source for them.

With so many people in the tribe, their daily food needs are enormous. It's impossible to provide elaborate meals, especially given current technology and available resources. Considering the practicalities, only a simple and quick method like grilling meat can satisfy the dietary needs of so many people simultaneously.

Roasted meat is made by cutting wild boar meat into egg-sized pieces, simply marinating it with salt and ginger, skewering it with branches, piling stones on both sides to the same height, and placing two ironwood logs on top to create a simple barbecue grill.

One bonfire after another had been lit in the square. The tribesmen gathered around the bonfires, neatly arranging skewers of meat on the grill. They cut the wild boar meat into even pieces so that it could be heated evenly during grilling.

They had also buried some sweet potatoes in the fire beneath the grill, using the heat from the roasting meat to bake them. Several large stone pots were simmering wild vegetable soup in the open space nearby.

The wild vegetable soup is made by soaking dried vegetables that have been dried in the spring, adding some freshly picked wild vegetables, sprinkling a little salt, and then adding shrimp skin powder made from dried shrimp skins that Jiang Ning had caught by the river before, just before it boils.

The shrimp used is from the river shrimp here. The river in front of the tribe produces some large fish and river shrimp, but the tribe rarely catches them. They only try to catch some when they want to change their diet or when they really have nothing else to eat. This is because there are no seasonings here, and they don't know how to process them. The shrimp tastes bitter and fishy, ​​and they have many bones.

River shrimp tastes alright; even without any seasoning, simple boiling or grilling makes them very delicious.

However, due to the lack of tools, it was difficult to catch the river shrimp, which were as big as a palm. Jiang Ning collected the river shrimp that his tribe didn't want, dried them, added a little salt, and ground them into powder. This added a seasoning and a flavor to life.

As time went by, the busy tribespeople gradually put down their work and came to the fire to enjoy the delicious roasted meat and vegetable soup.

They took bites of the fragrant, charred roasted meat, savored the delicious vegetable soup, and their mouths were filled with an intoxicating savory flavor. Occasionally, they would use a stick to turn the sweet potatoes in the fire.

At this moment, the people temporarily forgot their fatigue and enjoy the pleasure and satisfaction brought by the delicious food.

Finally, I went to the fire and poked the sweet potatoes with a stick. The sweet potatoes were roasted to a golden brown and fragrant color. I dug out the roasted sweet potatoes and put them aside to cool.

Some impatient children, seeing that the sweet potatoes were cooked, couldn't resist reaching out and scalding them, causing them to flailing their arms and legs, much to the amusement of those around them.

Some soldiers, who have developed "iron hands," are not afraid of the heat. They peel off the charred skin to reveal the yellow meat, and the aroma of caramelization mixed with sweetness wafts over.

The aroma of roasted sweet potatoes is irresistible to many. That sweet fragrance, mixed with the scent of caramel, is enough to whet the appetite.

The roasted sweet potato is so tender and easy to peel. The flesh inside is soft, sweet, and satisfying with every bite. The caramel coating melts in your mouth, spreading its sweetness instantly, making you feel like you're in a sweet ocean.

After a satisfying meal, enjoying a sweet potato for dessert makes for a truly delightful day!

The sun was quite strong today, making people drowsy. Jiang Ning sat in the shade against the stone wall, looking at the sweet potatoes drying in the square, and gradually became a little dreamy.

A gentle breeze blew by, carrying a touch of coolness. Jiang Ning closed her eyes, enjoying this rare tranquility. Suddenly, the system's voice echoed in her mind: "The host seems quite content with her current life?"

Jiang Ning thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Although I came to this world inexplicably, my family and clansmen here treat me very well. It's true that my current quality of life is incomparable to my original world, but that's because they can't give it to me, not because they don't want to. They've tried their best to meet my needs, so I want to do my best to be good to them as well. To be honest, even my original parents couldn't give me everything I wanted. Since I can't go back, I should cherish the present. So, I'm very happy that you're here with me, giving me the opportunity to help them."

The system's voice also sounded pleased: "I'm happy to be able to help you."

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Why did you establish a poverty alleviation system? Even if you don't care about them, what impact will it have on you?"

"There's a line in your novels that goes, 'Never underestimate a young man's potential.' I wonder if you've heard of it?"

Jiang Ning laughed heartily, “I’ve only ever heard the saying, ‘Don’t underestimate the poor young, don’t underestimate the poor middle-aged, and don’t underestimate the poor old. Respect for the dead is paramount.’”

The system couldn't help but chuckle. "Your language is indeed very interesting. Our records show many worlds that started out very poor but developed rapidly for various reasons, driving the development of many surrounding worlds. We established the poverty alleviation system to help develop underdeveloped areas and reduce their burden."

Jiang Ning suddenly remembered something, "Speaking of language, many of the terms and names here seem to be the same as in my previous world?"

"Because you were born here, your mind automatically translates it into the local language, so you ignore the differences."

Jiang Ning felt the system's answer was somewhat vague, but she didn't want to expose it. "Alright then, let's go out and collect materials tomorrow, and strive to achieve a moderately prosperous life as soon as possible!"

"come on!"