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

After a good night's sleep, Jiang Ning walked into the square, feeling refreshed. The warriors were already dismembering the several strange, skeletal beasts he had brought back yesterday.

Jiang Ning asked them to leave all the intestines for her; she planned to try making sausages.

In winter, when I crave meat, I usually just eat jerky. This year, I might try sausages and cured meat. She tried making them before, but unfortunately, they didn't work out; the meat all went bad.

Although the people here cherish food, they also know that spoiled food cannot be eaten, so in the end, all the ingredients are wasted.

Jiang Ning carried a large basin of intestines to the Tianlang River to wash them. Although it looked like a large basin, it was actually just the intestines of one ferocious beast.

Squeezing out all the filth from the intestines and letting it float away down the river—the scene and the smell were truly intoxicating.

Some members of the clam tribe emerged from the water, saw this scene, and swam away at a distance.

Jiang Ning hadn't expected there to be anyone in the water at this time. Seeing that the person didn't seem to care, she continued with her own business.

Carefully peel off the grease from the surface of the intestines, then break off a twig, loop the intestines around the twig, and slowly turn the intestines inside out to thoroughly clean the inside. There is still a lot of dirt inside the intestines, so it needs to be cleaned thoroughly.

Fortunately, Jiang Ning had seen this scene many times over the years, otherwise she would have really vomited while washing.

The water of the Tianlang River flows very fast, and the intestines float along with the river, while the surface dirt is carried away by the river.

Hongfeng, carrying a basin of intestines, came to Jiang Ning's side and squatted down to wash them with her. It seemed they had dealt with another strange, skeletal beast.

The people in the tribe ate offal, but they didn't clean it thoroughly enough, so there were always some foreign objects left. Although primitive people didn't pay much attention to hygiene, they tried not to eat it when food was plentiful.

Jiang Ning asked Hong Feng to keep an eye on things while she returned to the tribe, retrieved a large basin of burnt wood ash, and a jar of salt before walking back to the riverbank.

Despite having cleaned it many times, the intestines still had a strong fishy smell. Jiang Ning grabbed a handful of wood ash and rubbed it with the intestines.

"Jiang Wu, what are you doing?" Hong Feng was astonished to see that Jiang Ning had turned the intestines she had painstakingly cleaned back into a dirty, dark gray color. She didn't understand what Jiang Ning was doing.

"These intestines are still not clean. This ash can wash off the dirt on the intestines." Actually, starch would be more effective at cleaning intestines, but unfortunately, she didn't have any.

Wood ash is barely usable, and if she has the chance in the future, she can use it to extract lye water to make other things, such as pasta or soap.

Jiang Ning carefully rubbed the intestines with wood ash until all the dirt on them was washed away. Then, she repeatedly rubbed them with salt to further remove any odor and impurities from the surface of the intestines.

Jiang Ning carried the cleaned sausage casings to the drying rack. It was summer, and the wild vegetables they picked were eaten by the tribe on the same day, so there was no need to dry them.

As for root vegetables like mushrooms, they were spread out to dry in the sun using winnowing baskets or similar containers. Nowadays, the drying racks are mostly filled with animal hides, and there are still many empty spaces.

She looked around, found a blade of grass, tied one end of the intestine tightly, and then blew air into the intestine from the other end.

As air was continuously injected, the intestines slowly swelled up. Jiang Ning carefully controlled the force of her breath to ensure that the intestines wouldn't rupture. Given her current lung capacity, this was very likely to happen.

The beast had very long intestines, so Jiang Ning cut them into several sections, processed them, and hung them on a drying rack to air dry.

The temperature is a bit high now, so it's not suitable for making sausages. You can make some casings first and save them for autumn. Just soak them in water and they'll be ready to use.

After the intestines of the remaining beasts were cleaned one by one, they were hung on drying racks to air dry. To make enough sausages to feed so many people, they needed to prepare more casings.

Several members of the tribe who had previously used the alien bone but failed to break through to become level two warriors have recently broken through. Currently, each of the tribe's four hunting teams has been assigned several level two warriors and has begun hunting ferocious beasts.

This not only allows them to obtain more ferocious beasts, but also improves their strength in battle, making it more likely that warriors who have been tempered by battle will break through their limits.

Now, almost every hunting party brings back several strange bone beasts, so it won't be long before the tribe has a large number of level 2 warriors.

Then the hunting party can be adjusted again to hunt even higher-level ferocious beasts. These beasts can also be used to train battle pets, creating a virtuous cycle that will make the tribe stronger and stronger.

The tribe's population is really small, so taking the elite route is a good option.

Jiang Ning left the tribe, intending to visit the clam tribe to see how they were doing.

There are still people active in the river. When the warriors of the Sirius tribe have nothing to do, they will go all over the mountains and fields to catch some live prey to try to raise. The gathering teams are also gradually focusing on planting.

The lotus pond has been expanded and now contains a lot of fish, which are all reserve food.

She had previously sent someone to teach the clam tribe planting techniques, and the clam tribe sensibly offered some methods for making dried fish.

In addition, the Clam Witch noticed the strange appearance of the clothes worn by the Sirius people and guessed that they must have a special way of making them. The Clam Tribe provided some fish skin clothing of the level of strange bone beasts and also offered the method of making fish skin clothing, which was very useful to the Sirius Tribe.

The tribe had originally planned to make some animal skin clothing and boots to bring to the trade fair and exchange with other tribes.

Previously, tribes could only bring animal hides and dried meat to trade fairs with other tribes, but due to food shortages, this method of exchange could not meet the tribes' needs.

Now that we have the skills to make fish skin clothing, the tribe's animal skin clothing will have more variety and will be more competitive at future trade fairs.

Jiang Ning also combined the fish storage techniques and fish skin clothing making methods she found in the system with those of the clam tribe, trying to enrich the tribe's resources as much as possible.

Animal hide clothing serves more than just warmth; if the hides of ferocious beasts are used to make clothes, they can also provide protection.

I've heard that in those large tribes, their warriors wear animal hides made from the hides of high-grade ferocious beasts. These hides are not only imposing in appearance, but also extremely protective; ordinary weapons simply cannot pierce their surface.

This powerful defensive equipment gave them a great sense of security and made them even more courageous and invincible in battle.

Because of this incident, the Sirius tribe became a little more attentive in teaching the Clam tribe. Having a powerful vassal tribe was better than having one that held them back.

The people of the Bang tribe have also started planting now. They can harvest sweet potatoes in the fall. In addition to sweet potatoes, they have also transplanted red finger fruit and elephant ear taro from other places.

I did transplant some yam beans, but the roots were probably damaged when I dug them up, so they're not thriving and are barely alive.

The two tribes do not usually communicate. Only when the clam tribe returns from hunting and needs to hand over their prey will they step onto the wooden bridge and cross the boundary called the Sky Wolf River.