"That's good. I was worried about the progress." It's been a bit difficult to get food from those people this year, but everything is difficult at the beginning. If we keep at it, we'll have a very good harvest.

“Yes, they know more about plants than we do, so of course they’ll be better at farming than we are,” Xiaoyu said immediately upon hearing this.

“That’s true, otherwise I wouldn’t have kept them here.” Huo Qiu said when he heard this. “Go and keep a close eye on the planting progress inside. Tell them not to rush. They don’t need to hand over this year’s grain. Wait and see how this year’s harvest goes before deciding on next year’s grain handover.”

There are now public positions in the tribe, such as patrolling the city walls. Since there is no money to pay them, they can only provide food.

Meat is not the only food source; other omnivorous foods are also sometimes necessary. This is the basis for the existence of farms. Moreover, as more and more people work for the tribe in the future, the required compensation will also increase. Under such circumstances, farms and breeding farms are the foundation for hiring these people.

After discussing some matters with Xiaoyu, Huoqiu went directly to find Haitang. Haitang was drying medicinal herbs there. When she saw Huoqiu come in, she said, "Give me the bows and arrows for this time..."

Haitang picked up the bow and arrows and examined them. There were five or six that looked very sharp, and the craftsmanship was much better than the last one. "It seems that things are progressing well on the iron mine side."

"Yes, there are quite a few iron arrows stored in the armory, all of which are kept safe. In addition, the tribal patrols also give iron arrows and food as payment. Even so, ironware is still scarce." Huo Qiu said, looking at Haitang.

Huo Qiu's unspoken message was, "I risked my life to get this, so use it carefully." When Haitang heard this and looked at it, she said, "Thank you so much."

Haitang said she quite liked the nice things in her hands, and a smile appeared on her lips as she looked at them. "By the way, you brought me something for no reason, there must be something going on, right?"

"No, you did a lot of work for the sheep tribe, so this is definitely an extra reward." Of course, this is what Haitang deserves.

Hearing this, Haitang nodded. "By the way, I actually have something I want to tell you. I want to build a school."

"School? What's that?" Huo Qiu was puzzled when she heard this. What was that?

"It's a school for learning to read, Huoqiu... The most important thing for the inheritance of a tribe is writing. If you have writing, you can record a lot of things," Haitang said as she looked at Huoqiu.

"Writing? Is it the legendary writing? Actually, our tribe used to have writing, but we forgot it long ago when we fled." When we're starving and thirsty, who would remember such a thing?

"I will ask the elders and then give you an answer." Huo Qiu thought for a moment and said this, and Haitang nodded in response.

There was no need for Huo Qiu to give an answer immediately; it was not good to rush things. Upon hearing this, Huo Qiu left.

When Huo Qiu left, she went to find the elder. When the elder heard what she said, he exclaimed, "Writings? She said that?"

"Well, what does the elder think?" Huo Qiu asked. Upon hearing this, the elder sighed but quickly nodded.

"Words are important. If she can, let her explore them; it's not a bad thing." And sometimes he wondered, why does Haitang know so much? Is it really just because she's her mother? It shouldn't be; perhaps it's the Tiger God incarnate telling Haitang.

Huo Qiu was a little surprised when she heard this, but she still nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

"This matter will be handled by the tribe." The elder said as he looked at Huo Qiu. "The inheritance of written language is very important. With written language, future generations will know the history of the tribe. Even if I tell you more now, you can't immediately tell others. Even if you do tell them... others will forget. Written language is different. Once written, it is hard to fade and will be remembered by us forever."

The elder looked at Huo Qiu and said this. Huo Qiu nodded when he heard this. It was obvious that the tribe had its own writing system and civilization over the years, after all, so many years had passed.

Haitang received Huoqiu's reply that night, "The tribe will handle this matter, and you will serve as the teacher to instruct her." Huoqiu said as he looked at Haitang.

Upon hearing this, Haitang nodded and looked at Huoqiu, "Thank you, Boss Huoqiu." Haitang actually wanted to meet the elder, but she didn't say anything from beginning to end.

Huo Qiu shook his head and said, "This is something that's good for the tribe. I'm just thinking about the future of the tribe." Huo Qiu was telling the truth.

Huo Qiu was only thinking about the future of the tribe, how to make the tribe develop better. It was a very difficult thing, but no matter how difficult it was, Huo Qiu would work hard.

Upon hearing this, Haitang nodded. After Huoqiu left, Dongfang Long served Haitang some food, saying, "Tangtang finally doesn't need to worry about it anymore."

When Dongfang Long saw Haitang, he immediately became happy. Haitang had been frowning for a long time because of her studies, and Dongfang Long understood that this was something that needed to be prepared for and was necessary.

Judging from Haitang's expression, it was clear that getting other beastmen to send their young females and beastmen to learn would require a lot of effort.

With the tribe stepping in, there was no need to put in any more effort. Dongfang Long was happy for Haitang, and Haitang smiled when she heard this.

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