Qiao Yu said to Mang, "Just tell Ye what work needs to be done at the farm. As for who in their team does what, that's none of your business. Ye will arrange it himself."

Mang nodded quickly: "Okay."

"Yan and Ye, do you have any objections?" Qiao Yu turned and asked Yan and Ye.

Ye shook his head. Yan glanced at Lu and shook his head as well.

Qiao Yu ignored them and looked at the other team leaders. "The rest of the hunting teams, when it's not your turn to go out hunting, follow my instructions and dig fortifications and build houses. In the fall, you will follow me to the northern tribe to transport slag."

The captains of those teams naturally had no objections. However, upon hearing Qiao Yu mention the slag, some people who had heard Shi talk about the power of iron on the way here hurriedly asked, "Yu, is that iron really that powerful? Can we see it for ourselves?"

The two crude iron tools that were forged have been brought back by Qiao Yu.

She stood up, went to the bedside, took the ironware, and passed it around for everyone to see.

Everyone touched the hard iron and, at Shi's suggestion, dropped it a few times. They were astonished to find it remained intact. Even bone spurs and bone knives would be damaged if dropped so hard a few times. But this iron didn't even scratch it.

Qiao Yu suggested, "If we use it to make knives, spear tips, or arrowheads, they'll be sharp and strong. Think about how much more powerful these weapons will be. We can also use hoes and plows for digging, and tools for carpentry. With iron, they'll be sharper and more useful."

Everyone was excited after hearing this, and they wished Qiao Yu would take them to get the iron ore back tomorrow.

"The slag transport is still a long way off, so let's focus on the immediate tasks first," Qiao Yu said, standing up. "Alright, everyone, go back and rest. Starting tomorrow, Teams One and Two will be the hunts, and the rest will follow my instructions."

She looked at Wu and said, "Wu Yu, you stay for a while." She turned and said to Shan, "Father, you stay too and keep Wu company."

Wu Yu was quite unfamiliar with his new name and was initially confused. It was only when he met Qiao Yu's gaze that he remembered he had a new name.

The others agreed and dispersed, leaving Wu Yu sitting there in confusion.

"What's the matter?" he asked.

"As far as I know, the Shanyin tribe didn't bring any witches with them. The Giant Stone Tribe did originally have one, but because he was a captive, the tribe never used him. And now the tribe has suddenly increased from over a hundred people to over four hundred. You three, father and son, should be too busy to handle it, right?"

"Yes," Wu Yu said, "Luckily, it's spring now, so not many people are sick. We're not so busy that we can't sleep at night. But when the snow season comes, it will be troublesome."

He had wanted to bring this up with Qiao Yu a long time ago. But then he thought, there were only three of them, and even with the one from the Stone Tribe, there were only four. Even if he told Qiao Yu about this, he wouldn't be able to conjure up any more wizards, so bringing it up would be pointless.

So he never talked about it.

"Would you like to accept a few disciples?" Qiao Yu asked.

"Take in a disciple?" Wu Yu was confused. "What is a disciple?"

"Apprentices are like this. Although they are not your sons, they will learn from you. You teach them the medical skills you know, and they will treat you with respect as a disciple. 'Once a teacher, always a father.' They will respect you as a father and be filial to you for the rest of their lives, just like a son."

At first, when the elders heard they could use their names as their descendants' surnames, their eyes lit up. Wu hadn't reacted at first, remaining as calm as ever, with only a slight glint in his eyes. But now, his eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Is this even possible? Is this also what that big tribe does?"

"right."

The witch nodded vigorously: "I do, I do."

He was fascinated by medicine all his life, and regretted that he had not learned many skills from his grandfather and father. Therefore, he always had an obsession, which was to pass on the knowledge he had learned throughout his life to his son, so that his son could pass it on.

Unfortunately, Guang has no talent, while Ji is very talented but has a poor health.

Wu Yu was worried that he was not dead yet, but Ji died of a serious illness. Although it was unlucky to think so, it was very likely to happen. After all, only half of the children in the tribe could grow up safely.

If something like this really happened, and his own health failed, wouldn't he then be like his grandfather and grandfather, losing all the medical skills he had learned in this life to the dust? Would the tribe then be without witches?

Yu's idea of ​​taking in apprentices was a good one. It was like having a few more sons. Even if one of them died young, his medical skills would still be passed down.

"As long as you agree. However, I can't arrange it in the short term. I plan to wait until the literacy class is established to see which children are smart and have good character. Then you can choose the one you like. Of course, if there is a child in the tribe who you particularly like now, you can also take him as your apprentice directly without waiting until then."

Wu Zheng was struggling with how to choose an apprentice. Upon hearing Qiao Yu's words, he quickly said, "Just do as you say. I don't have anyone in mind."

He was a quiet man who rarely went out. He was the only person the tribe came to when they were sick. He only treated and prescribed medicine, rarely speaking to anyone. Consequently, he didn't interact much with the children in the tribe.

"The other one is the witch from the Stone Tribe. I've had people observe him, and they've found him to be quite honest. I plan to have him report to you so I can use him later, and you can see how his medical skills are."

The witch of the Stone Tribe, everyone in their tribe called him the witch. Qiao Yu didn't know his real name, so he could only call him "the witch of the Stone Tribe".

When Wu heard that someone was asked to go to his place, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Can't he just treat his illness and I treat mine? Why should you ask him to come to me?" he asked with a frown.

"I want to form a medical team with you, the witch from the Stone Tribe, Guang, Ji, and the apprentice you will accept in the future, and you will be the team leader." Qiao Yu knew from the witch's expression that he was reluctant. She also understood the witch's character, so she quickly added, "Medical skills require mutual discussion and learning to improve. Not to mention the witch from the Stone Tribe, even Guang, with the medical skills he learned at the trade fair, I think he can give you some inspiration. So, if you work together and discuss with patients when you encounter them, it will be much better than prescribing medicine alone based on experience and knowledge."

"Besides, you probably wouldn't want to see the Stone Tribe's witch doctor kill a healthy person because of a wrong prescription, right? So his medical skills still need your approval. Wu Yu, I have great faith in your medical skills. You saved my father from the brink of death, and I'll always be grateful to you."