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

After dinner in the evening, Jiang Ning packed the basket she would take with her tomorrow, found a small ironwood hoe, went to the kitchen outside, quickly washed herself with water, and prepared to go to bed.

Here, people need to fetch water from the river outside the tribe, fill containers with the water, and then store it in a water storage container. The tribe originally fetched water by carrying large wooden buckets back and forth. Primitive people were strong and didn't mind the hard work. The water storage container was a huge "water tank" carved from stone.

Later, Jiang Ning found an ironwood pole about the thickness of an arm, modeled after the carrying pole.

Father made two grooves near the ends of the ironwood, then found two wooden buckets and drilled two holes facing each other near the top of the buckets. He then put the tough vines that his father and mother used to tie up prey when they went out hunting into the grooves of the carrying pole.

After his father tried it out and adjusted the length of the vine, the efficiency of carrying water increased significantly. Later, the whole tribe followed suit, making it much easier to carry things when going out.

Jiang Ning originally wanted to divert the river water directly into the tribe, but he didn't know how to do it, so he had to give up.

Although Jiang Ning doesn't know much, she has been doing her best to make life in the tribe better over the years.

It was still early, and Jiang Ning lay in bed lost in thought. There was nothing to do here, and if it were her past self, she would never be in bed at this hour.

My mind was filled with all sorts of random thoughts, and I fell asleep without realizing it. When I woke up, the cave was still pitch black. That's the downside of living in a cave; it's always dark, day or night.

Jiang Ning put on the animal skin coat and walked out of the cave. It was already dawn, and people were already busy in the square.

Jiang Ning picked up the basket and slowly walked down the mountain. The basket was also made by Jiang Ning herself.

She didn't know how to weave at first, but after studying it for a long time, she finally used vines to lay them flat on the ground in a crisscross pattern, and then wrapped them around the ground in circles.

The result was that when the baskets were used to carry things, they would leak out from the middle as soon as they were lifted up.

Later, when Jiang Ning reviewed the process, she realized that she had made it too loosely. When she made it again, she wove it very tightly. This time, it didn't leak, but when she lifted it up, it looked like a fish basket. It was thin and long, and she couldn't carry it at all.

After studying it for several days, Jiang Ning finally used several thick, resilient vines as warp and weft, fixed the shape, and then wove it. This time, it could barely be considered to resemble a basket.

Nowadays, the collection teams carry baskets when they go out, which are convenient and can hold a lot.

Because the gathering and hunting teams had to set off very early, the tribe had people specifically responsible for cooking. The outside world was too dangerous, and these people were either injured or old, weak, or disabled and not suitable to go out. The tribe did not abandon them and assigned them to cook.

After a quick breakfast, Jiang Ning set off with the gathering team. The team left the village and headed downstream along the river.

After walking for a while, they headed up the mountain to the side. At this time of year, there was plenty of food in the forest. Today's accompanying warriors were Ton and Kaze. Although Ton was two years older than Go, he had only successfully awakened his powers this year.

Feng, Tun, and Jiang Ning's older brother Wu are in the same hunting team. As new members this year, they are still learning hunting skills.

The tribe has only four hunting teams, each with more than fifty people. Two teams go out to hunt each time, and it takes several days to return from a single hunt. Two hunting teams need to stay behind to protect the tribe and allow the tribe to rest. After all, hunting requires maintaining a high level of alertness for a long time and being constantly aware of potential dangers in the jungle, which is very arduous.

Jiang Ning's parents haven't returned from another hunting team yet. Family members in the tribe rarely hunt together because hunting is dangerous and injuries are very likely to occur. Hunting separately can at least protect one family to the greatest extent.

The tribespeople traveling with us had already started gathering. There were some unidentified wild fruits in the bushes by the roadside, bright red and about the size of a fingernail. We had to be very careful when picking them, as the bushes had many small thorns and the fruits were easy to break. Hongye picked a large leaf and used it as a container in her hand, picking the fruits one by one slowly.

This fruit tastes sweet and sour. Jiang Ning used it to make jam before, but because there was no sugar, the jam tasted too sour. Jiang Ning tried using it to grill meat, but she didn't know if she used too little or if she made it wrong, but it didn't taste very good.

Jiang Ning didn't really want to pick these leaves; they were too much trouble and difficult to preserve, so she stood aside and waited for the red leaves to fall.

Hongye is also an ordinary person who has not awakened any bloodline abilities. Hongye is about the same size as a pig. When the system saw that Jiang Ning was looking at this place, it thought she was curious and began to explain: "This is a raspberry, also called a raspberry. It has medicinal value. If you want to propagate it, you can use cuttings or layering."

Jiang Ning suddenly realized, "So this is a raspberry. I've studied it and seen it in novels, but I've never seen the real thing so I can't match it up." While talking to the system in her mind, she looked around to see if there was anything edible.

Suddenly, Jiang Ning noticed some strange-looking trees not far away. They were over a meter tall, almost two meters tall, with long, thin leaves and small white flowers. Most importantly, they had cone-shaped fruits growing upwards on them. Jiang Ning was excited. As someone who grew up in Sichuan, she knew exactly what these were. They were just giant versions of chili peppers!

For the past sixteen years, she has been eating grilled meat with only salt every day. Heaven knows how much she misses the barbecue from her previous life.

Jiang Ning walked over quickly. Most of the chili peppers were already ripe and red, while some were still green. Just as Jiang Ning was about to reach out and pick them, Hong Ye over there raised his head and, seeing her action, quickly came over to stop her.

"Don't pick the red finger fruit! Picking it will hurt your hands, and eating it will hurt your mouth and stomach!"

The chili peppers here are as long as a palm and as thick as a finger, so they are called "red finger fruit" by Hongye. The spiciness is indeed a pain sensation rather than a taste sensation. Many people who can't eat chili peppers feel that their mouths hurt after eating them, but Jiang Ning is not afraid. "I'll just pick a few to take back and play with, but I won't eat them."

Hongye didn't understand what was so fun about this, but seeing that she wasn't planning to eat it, she didn't care.

Just to be on the safe side, Jiang Ning asked the system, "Is this really a bird's eye chili? Why does it look like a tree?"

"It's a bird's eye chili. The species here are generally larger than you know. If one day you leave the tribe, you may see giant beasts as big as mountains and magical plants that can walk."

Jiang Ning clicked her tongue in astonishment, "In such a dangerous world, how could you be so sure I could survive for sixteen years?"

The system was embarrassed. "Well... actually, you were a reincarnation. Your parents originally only had one child, Wu, but they forced you into the family. So you were born with a deficiency. Because of this deficiency, you can't leave the tribe. Moreover, this tribe is relatively safe. There are no giant beasts around, and the tribe members are very united."

“Our hunting team often gets injured. If this is considered safe, then what are unsafe tribes like?”

"You might think this place is rich in resources, but actually it only has some ordinary creatures without any spirit. The real large tribes live in places teeming with ferocious beasts and countless spiritual flowers and herbs. Only in such places can a tribe grow. But these large tribes have a large population, with ferocious beasts eyeing them from the outside and constant internal strife. Do you think you can survive?"

Jiang Ning truly hadn't expected that people would fight amongst themselves in such a living environment.

"There are also other small tribes where it's difficult to even get enough to eat and drink. Their rivers are infested with ferocious beasts, and they have to trade salt with larger tribes. Everyone sleeps in a large cave, and they eat, drink, and relieve themselves in the cave. Not to mention, there's such a large plain for children to play on."

"..." Jiang Ning was speechless.

"Happiness is indeed relative."