You should know that their most valuable possessions are wild animal meat and hides, and a family's supply of wild animal meat is limited.
Moreover, it's autumn now, and food will be even more precious in a while. It's a bit unreasonable for someone to go to someone else's house for a meal.
But she really wanted to visit You Ran's house.
She turned her head apologetically and glanced at Huang Yu beside her.
Huang Yu knew exactly what she meant, but she just felt embarrassed about it.
However, You Ran is an outsider female, and he, as her partner, is overjoyed that she has made friends in the tribe so quickly.
She smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, our family isn't short of meat!"
Xiao Mei grinned. Huang Yu's gentle smile and voice had made her feel as comfortable as a spring breeze.
At this moment, she understood why Eileen couldn't forget him.
If it weren't for her low status in the tribe and her average appearance, she would honestly want such a male as her mate.
However, it seems now that You Ran is truly his perfect match.
After all, such a male deserves the position of the first beastman.
She turned around and squatted down next to You Ran, helping her to pick a lot of perilla leaves.
Mu Youran filled her animal skin bag to the brim, but she was still not satisfied. She even pulled up the perilla leaves that had been pinched off by the roots!
Xiao Mei frowned: "You can eat this stalk?"
She could feel it as soon as she pinched it; the perilla stem was really old, and she could barely pinch it with her fingernails.
You Ran smiled and said, "I'll take it back and plant it. Next time I want to eat it, I can just pick it from the field without having to go all this way!"
"kind?"
Xiaomei was a little unfamiliar with the word, but she understood the meaning of "悠然" (youran).
"This will allow it to grow in the tribe?"
"Of course!"
Mu Youran said, "There's soil in the tribe too. As long as no one tramples on it, why can't we?"
Xiao Mei looked at the purple perilla leaves in her hand and thought about it. It was true. Weeds often grew in places where no one walked in the tribe.
As long as this thing is planted inside, it will definitely grow if no one touches it.
Wouldn't that make it much more convenient to eat from now on?
Thinking of this, she was instantly overwhelmed with excitement. Heaven knows how tiring it is to go out and collect things in the sweltering heat.
"Then let's take more back!"
Back in the tribe, before even entering, Mu Youran spotted a clearing on the path the males always took to hunt.
It's very close to a water source, with a small ditch running nearby. There aren't many rocks here, just some weeds, so it's easy to clean up.
Let's plant it here!
Xiao Mei looked at the weeds covering the ground. It was still early, and when she got back she would be facing Hei Mao's sullen face.
It's better to go back later.
"I'll help you!"
Upon hearing You Ran's words, Huang Yu walked over and began pulling weeds.
Yu Ran didn't have many perilla seedlings to begin with, and it didn't require much land. Soon, a small plot of land was prepared.
With just these few dozen seedlings, there's no need to even turn the soil over.
She picked up a stick from the ground and had Huang Yu stick it out to make a hole, while she put the perilla seedling in and then stomped the hole flat.
Although there wasn't much work, she had only done these things when she was a child, so it was somewhat tiring.
Wiping the sweat from her forehead, she looked at the neat rows of perilla seedlings and felt very gratified. This was her first real piece of land!
"Alright, all that's left is to water it and we're done."
Upon hearing that watering was still needed, Huang Yu immediately headed into the tribe.
"I'll go get the earthenware pot."
Mu Youran plopped down on a piece of broken wood by the roadside to rest. From here, she could see the caves in the tribe just by turning her head, so it was very safe.
However, Xiaomei was shocked to hear Huang Yu's words. As soon as the others left, she couldn't wait to approach You Ran.
"You Ran, do you still have earthenware pots at home?"
Leisurely, she nodded nonchalantly: "Mm!"
Upon hearing the affirmative answer, Xiaomei felt extremely envious. In the entire tribe, only the witch, Eileen, and the chieftain's family possessed pottery.
Everyone else uses stone pots, but now You Ran's family has one too!
"Your family is so kind; we don't have a single piece of pottery."
"ah?"
Mu Youran found it hard to believe; didn't everyone have pottery?
"You don't have any?"
Xiaomei shook her head: "We all use stone pots, we don't have pottery, it's so expensive!"
Speaking of this, she straightened up, looked ahead, and said with a smile, "However, I didn't have one before because I didn't have a partner or a home."
"Things are different now. I have five companions. This winter, I'm definitely going to Yunmengze to buy a ceramic pot!"
How much does a clay pot cost?
Mu Youran remembered that her family used to make kilns, so pottery would be a piece of cake for her.
"I heard it costs twenty seashells each!"
Xiao Mei exaggeratedly held up two fingers, saying that it would take forty good animal hides to exchange for twenty seashells!
Xiaomei and You Ran both had a clear understanding of this matter.
He excitedly clapped his legs and stood up, exclaiming excitedly.
"We can make our own pottery!"
"What, make it yourself?"
Xiaomei's eyes widened in disbelief when she heard this.
"That's a secret of the Tao tribe, how would we know!"
He then looked at her suspiciously: "Could it be that you're from the Tao tribe?"
Mu Youran was amused by her guess: "How could that be? I just know some methods of pottery making!"
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