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

Zhi is busy. Although it's not mealtime, she and her team are preparing food in advance.

She held a black fish about a meter long, and with a swift stroke, the blood flowed down the groove next to the cutting board into the wooden bucket below.

In this busy season, people don't eat as carefully anymore. Zhi casually chopped the fish into roughly the same size pieces, arranged them in a large bowl to the side, and then quickly picked up the next fish to start processing.

Seeing that the wooden bucket was almost full, Jiang Ning took an empty bucket from the side and put it over to catch the blood. Then she carried the bucket full of blood to feed the cliff vine.

The cliff vine is growing well; it has already sprouted several tendrils that are clinging tightly to the ground.

Jiang Ning tilted the wooden bucket and watered its roots. The leaves immediately reacted, trembling slightly as if happily absorbing the precious nutrients.

Hongyue has already had the scallions and garlic delivered here, and Lianwu has also sent over some lotus roots.

Jiang Ning looked left and right but couldn't find a suitable pot, so she had to dig for stones.

The mountain where the tribe lived was a rocky mountain, and the entire mountain was composed of many hard rocks.

On this mountain, there are many exposed stone walls, whose surfaces have become very smooth due to the passage of time and weathering.

Many of the tools used by the tribe are made of stone, and the stone comes from these stone walls.

She walked to a rock wall where there were already many stones. In winter, the tribesmen would polish many stone tools in the caves. Now, they have begun to quarry stones.

Jiang Ning picked out a stone that was more than a meter long and used a sharp bone knife to carve it into a shape where the bottom was flat in the middle and the sides were high.

Then, covered in stone dust, she took the stone pot she had made by hand to the river to wash it. After washing away the stone dust and residual stone chips, she polished the bottom of the pot to make it smoother.

Finally, I went to Lianhu Lake and caught a fish. I cut it in half right there on the riverbank and cleaned it carefully.

This time, instead of peeling the skin directly, I patiently scraped off the fish scales.

I went back to the kitchen, made diagonal cuts on the fish, marinated it with salt, scallions, ginger, garlic, and barbecue seasoning, and prepared the side dishes, cutting the taro into strips and the lotus root into slices.

Jiang Ning placed the newly made stone pot on the fire to heat it evenly. After heating the pot, she scooped a lot of animal fat into it. The white animal fat melted little by little under the power of the flames, gradually turning into a clear liquid that emitted an enticing aroma.

As soon as the fish was placed into the oil, it sizzled. Jiang Ning held the fish by the tail with one hand and the head with the other, gently turning it over to prevent it from burning. Fortunately, she had developed strong hands and could withstand the heat.

Gradually, the fish turned a tempting golden brown, and an enticing aroma filled the air. After frying until both sides were golden brown, Jiang Ning took the fish out and set it aside.

Then put the taro strips into the pot and fry them in the remaining oil. This will make them taste better.

Jiang Ning poured the remaining animal fat from the pot into another, smaller stone pot. Then, she placed the fried taro at the bottom of the stone pot she had made, topped it with lotus root slices, some fresh mushrooms and wild vegetables, and finally placed the fried fish on top.

He picked up the small pot, added some more animal fat, and put the chopped scallions, ginger, garlic, and Sichuan peppercorns into the hot oil to release their aroma.

Next, add the red finger jam and stir-fry with the sautéed scallions, ginger, and garlic. Once the oil turns red, add water to the pot and bring it to a boil.

The scalding hot broth bubbled and simmered in the stone pot, releasing a rich aroma. Once the broth boiled, Jiang Ning poured it into the grilled fish pot.

Place the grilled fish pot on the fire and continue to cook over low heat. Place dried red finger fruit, Sichuan peppercorns, scallions, and garlic on top.

Jiang Ning heated another pot of oil and poured the hot oil over the grilled fish to bring out its aroma.

She couldn't wait to pick up her chopsticks, gently lift a piece of grilled fish and put it in her mouth. The outer skin was crispy and fragrant, while the inside remained tender and fresh, with distinct layers of texture.

As you chew, the delicious flavor of the grilled fish intertwines with the rich aroma of the broth, creating a truly delightful experience.

Most importantly, she has scallions and garlic!

The saying goes, "If you don't eat garlic with meat, you lose half the flavor." In the past, the tribe could only use ginger to remove the fishy smell, but it still wasn't quite right.

After working for so long, it was now time to eat. Jiang Ning looked at the clansmen gathered around her, served herself and Wu their portions, and then quickly invited everyone to enjoy them together.

“It’s so delicious!”

"Of course! What food made by Jiang Wu is never bad!"

"Hehe! It's not only delicious, it looks good too!"

The fish wasn't very big, and it was quickly devoured by each person with a chopstick. The tribespeople were clearly still enjoying the delicious food, and some of them were still savoring it, excitedly discussing it.

Absolutely! This pot of grilled fish is bright red, and it also has green and white side dishes, making it very tempting.

Judging from their appearance, the fish in the Tianlang River are probably going to suffer soon.

"Why don't we just build a dam? With the Lotus Tribe and the Clam Tribe around, raising some fish shouldn't be a problem, right?" Jiang Ning discussed with the system.

The system rejected her idea without hesitation: "You don't have a lot of food to provide, so building it won't do any good. You might as well let them catch it. At least these fish can find their own food, instead of being raised like a cult, where the big fish starve to the point that they eat the small fish, leaving only the strongest ones. I suggest you maintain the status quo. That way, the fish downstream can swim upstream and into your pot."

Jiang Ning: "..."

Jiang Ning: "Okay."

Speaking of the Lotus Tribe, I wonder how well they chose their location.

She lifted her foot and walked out of the tribe. Baiya probably went back to its cave to sleep, as it was exhausted from rushing back all the way.

Stepping outside, she sensed that the people of the Clam Tribe and the Lotus Tribe were like specks of light, with the shaman's speck of light being larger, indicating that these people's specks of light were attached to the shaman.

Depending on their strength, these points of light would appear brighter or dimmer; she knew their approximate locations without even looking.

The people of the Sirius tribe couldn't sense her yet, after all, she wasn't the true Sirius Witch. Previously, the Sirius Witch could find her in the crowd without even looking, precisely because of this.

After walking downstream along the Tianlang River for a while, we were now beyond the Tianlang tribe's planting area, and the Lian tribe was gathered on the other side.

The giant water lilies floated gracefully on the water's surface, their large leaves gleaming in the sunlight. Sensing her presence, the water lilies did not attack. Jiang Ning used the water lilies as a floating bridge, leaping across to the other side in a few bounds.

"Jiang Wu? Have you eaten yet? Come and have some with us! This is a river beast that the Lotus Tribe just caught, it's so fresh!" Fu Rong was the first to see Jiang Ning and greeted her warmly.