Chapter 94 The Ritual of Wedding Ceremony: Mole Removal ~
"Swish, swish, swish," Yu Yan put down the spool in her hand and looked up to pull the kite.
The kite fluttered and swayed, flying higher and higher.
He turned his head and spotted Lan Xiu, exclaiming excitedly, "Look, it's flying!"
Lan Xiu smiled gently and said, "Yes, it's very tall."
Yu Yan beckoned to him: "Why don't you give it a try?"
Lan Xiu stepped forward, took the spool from his hand, and carefully pulled on it.
Yu Yan was guiding him from the side. She saw him carefully controlling the kite. Occasionally, when the kite flew too far away, he would widen his eyes and try to pull it back, looking a bit flustered.
"Haha, don't rush, the string is in your hand, try this..." Yu Yan taught him step by step.
After Lanxiu found it fun and learned how to fly a kite, he looked at Yu Yan with bright, sparkling eyes, as if asking: How am I?
Yu Yan was charmed by his cuteness and gave him a thumbs up, which made Lan Xiu even happier.
The others watched for a while, gazing at the kite in the sky, and exclaimed in admiration, "It's flying so far..."
"I wonder if what we made will be able to fly."
"Do we need to run for a while while holding the kite?"
Yu Yan gestured for Lan Xiu to put it aside for now, then walked into the crowd and patiently guided everyone.
They were already skillful and clever people, and with Yu Yan's guidance, they quickly mastered the knack of flying kites. The little ones were all flying them quite well.
On the golden fields, kites rise with the wind, soaring into the embrace of the blue sky.
Red, blue, yellow, green, black... kites of all colors gathered in the sky to form a magnificent picture.
The adults were busy manipulating the kite strings, their eyes darting around; the children, full of playful energy, gathered together, competing to see whose kite could fly the highest.
Suddenly, someone's kite string snapped, and the kite was blown away by the wind. He immediately exclaimed, "Ah! My kite has flown away!!"
"It's alright, it's alright," the person next to him said, handing him their string. "Hold this for me while I go after them!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he transformed into his beast form and flew into the sky.
"Thank you!" the person on the ground shouted.
His response was a "clucking" sound.
Everyone laughed and joked, and the half-day passed quickly while flying kites.
As evening approached, the wind gradually died down.
Yu Yan told everyone to put away their kites and prepare to return to the tribe.
Liu Xiang from the Caiyun Tribe held her kite, looking wistful: "Kites are so much fun."
Zhu Yu chimed in, "We can make kites now. When we get back to the tribe, we'll make some to play with too."
Liu Xiang nodded emphatically: "Yes!"
He thought, "It's so much fun flying kites with everyone. No matter how many years pass, I will never forget this day."
People returned to the new site of the peninsula tribe in groups. Yu Yan said, "Let's discuss it tonight and announce who passed the test tomorrow morning."
Many people then realized that the assessment was not over yet!
However, they were no longer nervous.
They came to the peninsula tribe, saw the beautiful scenery, learned a lot, flew kites with everyone, and gained so much joy; they were lucky enough.
This memory will forever shine brightly in their hearts.
"Okay, Yu Yan, you all get some rest tonight! See you tomorrow!" everyone said with bright smiles.
Yu Yan led her people away, and the people from Mingyuan, Shenhu, and Qingqing tribes also had to return to their own tribes, bidding each other a reluctant farewell.
The meeting place was set at Yu Yan's home.
After having a quick bite to eat, Yu Yan and the others discussed until midnight and finally finalized the list.
Each tribe selected at least one person, while the Mingyuan, Shenhu, and Qingqing tribes selected two to three people.
The next morning, Yu Yan heard that everyone had arrived, so she took the list and went to the new altar square.
The square was packed with people. As soon as Yu Yan appeared, everyone fell silent and stared intently at him.
Yu Yan smiled at everyone: "Good morning. We have finalized the list. Now let's talk about it. Those whose names I call, please come to the front."
He read out each name from the list, and the crowd erupted in cheers.
"They are from our tribe!!"
"Wow, congratulations! I'm so envious!"
"I knew you could do it! You're the most skillful orc in our tribe!"
"Beast God, an orc has indeed been chosen!"
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and get to the front!"
The forty people finished reading quickly; some were happy, some were disappointed.
Those selected will move into the dormitories of the peninsula tribe today, while the others will return to their own tribes.
Yu Yan gave the apprentices in the workshop time to say goodbye to their respective tribes.
The apprentices felt a heavy weight on their shoulders as they listened to the expectant gazes.
When the chieftain urged them to study hard, they nodded emphatically: "We definitely will. When we finish our studies and return to the tribe, we will be able to weave and dye cloth ourselves and wear warm and beautiful clothes."
Everyone understood that staying in the peninsula tribes meant learning much more than just weaving techniques.
The clan chief patted the clansman's shoulder solemnly once again: "Respect Yu Yan, listen to him, we're leaving now."
"Yes! I understand."
One after another, clan leaders came with their people to say goodbye to Yu Yan.
It was noon by the time everyone had left.
Yu Yan clapped her hands and said to the apprentices, "Come on, take your things with you. I'll take you to the dormitory now."
Everyone was overjoyed. They would finally have a house to live in!
When they visited Yu Yan's house before, they only thought it was nice, but now that they've actually moved in, they realize it can be even better!
The house is so spacious and bright, and it's so warm and cozy, with no drafts coming in.
Several people share a room, and each person has their own table, cabinet, chair, and bed. They even have their mattresses made for them!
The areas for washing up and using the toilet were also public and exceptionally clean, which greatly impressed them.
Xin Yu said, "The tribe can only build dormitories this big right now, so it's a pity you have to live together."
They asked in surprise, "How can this be considered a grievance? It's perfectly fine!"
"Yes, living together means we can look out for each other, and it's lively too. I love it."
"I'm so happy to be assigned to the same group as them."
After visiting the canteen and weaving workshop, they were even more grateful to the peninsula tribes.
Being able to eat and work inside the house, using the amazing loom and learning to weave, and even receiving supplies for working! This was a life they never dared to dream of!
Two young sub-beastmen almost burst into tears, bowing repeatedly to the Beast God in their hearts, silently chanting: Thank you, Beast God! Thank you, Yu Yan!
That night, many people stayed awake until dawn.
When everyone saw Yu Yan again the next day, they all tacitly called her "teacher".
Yu Yan was slightly taken aback, but smiled and accepted the title.
The peninsula tribe has many skilled weavers, and Yu Yan entrusted the teaching to others, but he still came to supervise for a day.
Both the teachers and the students were very serious.
Previously, at the autumn harvest fair, the peninsula tribe received many "fabric orders", but due to a shortage of manpower, they were unable to ship the goods.
Now the people and apprentices in the tribe are working hard, and they should be able to finish the orders before winter. Yu Yan can finally put her mind at ease.
When he got home, Bai Lang was helping him turn over the dried vegetables he was drying.
Zhu Yu and the others led their people back to Caiyun Tribe first, while Bai Lang would wait until the surgery was completed and his wounds had healed before returning.
"Yu Yan," he greeted her with a smile.
"Okay, let's go, I'll take you out to gather herbs."
"good!"
Without saying a word, Bai Lang slung his basket over his shoulder and flew out into the wild with Yu Yan.
They flew to the brackish water where the tribe's land met the saltwater, where there was a damp and fertile grassland, most of which had withered and turned yellow.
Yu Yan led Bai Lang to land and began searching on the grass.
Before long, they found the herbs they needed to collect.
He introduced it to Bai Lang: "I call this Centella asiatica. Centella asiatica is very adaptable and grows everywhere. Your tribe should have it too."
Bai Lang looked at the hoof-shaped blade of grass and said uncertainly, "I think I have indeed seen this before..."
"Okay, when you get back, look for it. After the wound on your face heals, boil this herb in water and wash your face with it. It can help remove scars."
Bai Lang's eyes lit up: "Great!"
The two of them picked a basket of centella asiatica and returned to their tribe.
Bai Lang continued to assist Yu Yan, distilling alcohol, selecting purple tube flowers, and checking surgical instruments...
When Lanxiu returned in the afternoon, he handed the things he was carrying to Yu Yan.
It was a section of mulberry root, with a yellow bark.
"Do you think it'll work?" Lan Xiu asked.
Yu Yan checked it and said, "It's fine. I'll take it to be processed now."
He removed the yellow bark from the surface of the tree root and took the inner white fiber, which was very soft and tough.
Next, the fibers are continuously pounded to loosen them, and then the impurities are washed away with water.
Finally, the thread is twisted by hand into an extremely fine strand, and the "beauty thread" that can be used for sewing is complete.
Everything for the surgery was prepared. The next day, Yu Yan prepared the anesthetic and gave it to Bai Lang.
Bai Lang lay on the clinic's bed and quickly fell asleep.
When he woke up, the sun was already setting. Yu Yan was sitting at a table not far away, writing something on a piece of paper.
On the plate on the table was a piece of cloth stained with blood.
Hearing the noise, he turned his head, smiled, and asked, "Awake? The surgery is over. How are you feeling? Is anything bothering you?"
"My body feels a little weak... that's all."
"Yes, the anesthesia hasn't completely worn off yet, that's normal. Your facial wound will hurt in a while, so remember not to touch it or get it wet."
Bai Lang readily agreed.
"By the way, would you like to take a look at your mole?"
He was startled: "Yes."
Bai Lang got out of bed, walked to the table, and looked at the dark mole, his emotions churning.
This is the thing that tormented him for so many years, but now he's finally rid of it!
The pent-up anger in his chest finally dissipated, bringing him immense relief.
He couldn't help but raise his hand, but then, remembering Yu Yan's words that he shouldn't touch his face, he lowered it again.
"Yu Yan, I'm going out to take a look." He said excitedly.
"I'll go with you."
The two arrived at the water vat. Bai Lang looked down at the water's surface, examining it from left to right.
The big black mole on my face is really gone! The tiny wounds have closed up together, and if it weren't for the redness, you wouldn't be able to tell that I had surgery.
Bai Lang asked in surprise, "Yu Yan, was this sewn with thread?"
"right."
"But where's the thread? I can't see it."
Yu Yan pointed and said, "It's inside the skin, so you can't see it. The kind of sutures I chose don't need to be removed. They'll be gradually absorbed by your body, leaving smaller and lighter scars."
Bai Lang was even more shocked; there were such amazing lines.
Lan Xiu walked over, glanced at the sky, and said, "This surgery took longer than the last one."
Bai Lang straightened up. "Last time you removed the armor from the orcs of the Azure Sky Tribe, right? You performed surgery on his beast form faster than you removed my mole?"
Yu Yan explained, "Because it's cosmetic suturing, it's more complicated, so it took longer."
Bai Lang was deeply moved: "Yu Yan, you've really gone to a lot of trouble for me."
Yu Yan smiled faintly, "Since we're going to have surgery, of course we want it to be done well."
Before the surgery, he hesitated between using sheep intestines or mulberry roots to make absorbable sutures.
Considering that sheep intestines are more troublesome to prepare and that incomplete sterilization can easily lead to infection, while mulberry roots themselves contain natural antibacterial components, mulberry roots were ultimately chosen.
Nevertheless, Yu Yan still instructed Bai Lang: "Stay here with me until the wound heals. Observe the condition of the wound every day and come to me immediately if anything happens."
"Yes, I will."
Fortunately, the orcs were physically strong, and they didn't experience any rejection or even mild inflammation.
Three days later, Bai Lang's wound had healed, leaving only a very faint scar upon close inspection.
When the apprentices from the weaving workshop came to help Yu Yan with her work, Yu Yan was teaching Bai Lang how to apply paper strips.
The stickers were made by him using glue and cloth.
"Yes, that's it. Just apply one strip to each side of the wound to help align it, but don't apply it too tightly..."
Bai Lang actually felt that having a few small scars wouldn't matter, but since Yu Yan had gone to such lengths, he naturally had to appreciate it and would do whatever Yu Yan asked him to do.
"Teacher Yu Yan, we're here!" It was Tan Nian from the Qingqing tribe who spoke; he had also been chosen to work in the weaving workshop.
Tan Nian is a Totoro-type subhuman, with short gray hair, round black eyes, and ears that are slightly larger than normal.
Yu Yan looked at them and smiled, "Have you finished your work for today?"
Tan Nian: "Yes, let's see what work you still have left to do."
Yu Yan felt that they worked hard weaving cloth, and every time she would advise them to rest or go out and have fun, and not to come to her place. But even though they agreed verbally, they would still come the next time.
Unable to persuade them, Yu Yan stopped trying and started bringing food from her own home to the cafeteria every day to give them extra meals.
"I don't have much work to do anymore, you guys sit down and rest for a while."
Everyone was particularly interested in Bai Lang's surgery, surrounding him and saying with curiosity, "The scar has faded again!"
"You cut off such a big mole and it didn't even leave a pit. Yu Yan is amazing."
"What's the purpose of this sticker?"
Feeling a little nervous under so many eyes, Bai Lang said, "I...I just don't want the scar to get bigger..."
"Oh~"
If they didn't have no scars on their faces, they would have liked to try applying it.
Yu Yan previously said that washing your face with water boiled with centella asiatica can beautify your skin, so they all picked a lot of it.
After washing my face for a few days, I feel like my skin has become a little whiter.
"Yu Yan, I'm going out to chop grass, I'll be back later." Bai Lang left with these words and slipped away from the encirclement of the sub-beastmen.
Everyone laughed as they watched his retreating figure.
The afternoon sun was shining brightly, and Yu Yan lay in Feng Guibian's "rocking chair" to bask in the sun.
Others sat together in twos and threes, chatting idly while weaving baskets, straw hats, and the like.
As they chatted, the topic naturally shifted to "partner".
Yu Yan turned over, and the rocking chair swayed rapidly a few times.
"What do people in your tribe do before they get married?" he asked.
"It seems like they don't do anything... like worshipping the beast god?"
"People in our tribe stock up on food for a few days in advance so they don't have to go out." After saying that, he chuckled, and the others understood and laughed along.
Tan Nian asked Yu Yan, "How many days are you planning to stock up on?"
Before Yu Yan could speak, someone exclaimed, "Yu Yan has so much food at home, she doesn't need to hoard it at all."
"Then wouldn't that mean you can stay at home as long as you want?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Yu Yan's slender waist, and their smiles became even more ambiguous.
Yu Yan blushed slightly: "..." He shouldn't have brought up this topic.
No matter how lively the conversation got, he didn't chime in. He just listened intently, secretly learning as he went, thinking: "Huh? You can do that? Is it even possible? Well, I'll try it sometime."
That evening, after Yu Yan and the other three finished dinner, they sat in the living room to digest their food, and he shared his thoughts with them.
"Autumn is almost here, and we'll be busy with the harvest and stocking up on food for winter. How about Lanxiu and I get married before the full moon festival (the dead of winter)?"
Lan Xiu looked at Yu Yan with bright, gentle, and joyful eyes.
Feng Gui and Rui Hua exchanged a glance and said, "Sure, you two can decide."
Actually, even if Yu Yan wanted to move in with Lan Xiu now, they wouldn't stop her.
However, they didn't say anything in front of Lan Xiu, because they couldn't bear to part with Yu Yan.
Yu Yan smiled and said, "Yes. I want to make a new set of clothes for Lan Xiu and me, to wear when we get married. I also want to prepare food and invite our friends over for dinner."
This surprised all three of them.
"Does getting a partner require wearing new clothes and treating someone to a meal?" Feng Gui asked.
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and I want to share our joy with everyone." That's the sense of ceremony in a wedding.
Lan Xiu was particularly looking forward to the scene Yu Yan described.
He agreed, saying, "Then let's make clothes and stock up on food. What kind of fabric do you need? I'll go and get it for you."
Feng Gui was also a little excited: "Don't change it, I'll knit it for you myself."
The thought of Yu Yan and Lan Xiu becoming partners while wearing the clothes he made made him made Feng Gui's nose tingle for some reason.
Ruihua also wanted to help: "The fabric needs to be dyed, right? I'll collect the dyes."
Yu Yan was both delighted and touched by the sentiments of her family and loved ones.
He nodded and said, “Okay, let’s do it together. Let’s make two new sets of clothes for our father and our father as well.”
Yu Yan took her new clothes very seriously and spent several days figuring out the style.
However, the weather was very cold when they were getting married, so wearing only linen or hemp clothing was definitely not an option, and he felt that wearing animal skin robes was too heavy and unattractive.
Or, how about making a "down jacket"?
Yu Yan leaned against the wall of the duck pen, looking at the ducks inside, whose wings had been clipped and which were now plump and healthy, and smiled.
“Lanxiu has been leaving early and returning late these past few days, and I haven’t seen him much. When he comes back, I’ll have him help me kill ducks and pluck their feathers!” Yu Yan said happily.
The ducks, unaware of the impending doom, came running over begging for food, quacking as they heard his voice.
Wow! What a fat bird!
"Yeah, what a fat bird!"
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Yu Yan abruptly turned her head and met the gazes of the groundhog brothers, Yan Sha and Leng Fei.
He asked in surprise, "What brings you all here!"
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