The next morning, while it was still barely light, the sky was still overcast.
All the orcs in Yafatu were busy dyeing the paper, then handing it over to the orcs with fire abilities to dry, and finally delivering it to Shengxia's desk.
When she woke up, the living room was piled high with beautiful, antique-style colored paper scraps, leaving almost no room to step.
Her almond-shaped eyes widened in surprise, and she exclaimed in astonishment.
"That's all?"
That's really fast!
"Xiaxia's awake. Are you hungry? Let's go upstairs to eat." Yang Yun walked over with light steps, handing over the tooth-cleaning twig, her cool voice carrying a hint of amusement.
"Okay, let's go upstairs to eat. Where are the kids?" Shengxia asked with a bright smile as she took the teeth cleaning stick.
"The little ones are all learning dyeing from the chief." Jiao Su heard Sheng Xia's words as soon as she entered the door, paused in her steps, turned around and flew over.
He forcefully pulled her waist, lowered his head and kissed her lips. His clear, elegant voice carried a hint of huskiness, and his noble, godlike face held a subtle expression of grievance.
"Xia, I miss you so much..."
I've been busy for several days in a row, and it feels like we haven't seen each other for several snow seasons. As soon as I see her, my heart races with longing.
She had never seen Su Su so vulnerable before.
In the height of summer, she quickly chewed the tooth-cleaning twig, spat it into the trash can, threw herself into his arms, hooked her arms around his neck, and kissed him, murmuring softly.
"Susu, I miss you too..."
In an instant, Jiao Su felt as if flowers were blooming in her heart, and she was so happy that she almost collapsed, returning the kiss passionately.
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When I woke up again, it was two days later.
Shengxia noticed that Jiao Su, Lang Jun, Hu Xue, Qing Mu, and Xing Mu were still sleeping, with obvious dark circles under their long eyelashes.
She looked at him tenderly for a while, then gently covered him up, slowly got out of bed, and looked at Tie Bai standing by the warm water tub.
He wore only an animal skin skirt, revealing his strong and muscular body, with clearly visible brand marks on his smooth, wheat-colored skin.
Thinking back to the intense exercise she had just done a few hours ago, Shengxia blushed, lowered her eyes, and plopped down into the bucket of water. Realizing the noise was too loud, she quickly looked at the bed, where everyone was sleeping soundly.
Taking a bath in the height of summer.
Tie Bai's light pink eyes curved into a smile as she walked over and gently massaged Sheng Xia's shoulders and neck.
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In the afternoon, at home in the height of summer.
The sun was shining brightly, the air was filled with a fresh scent, and the birds outside were chirping and singing.
Sheng Xia smiled, sat down in a chair, holding a neatly cut, palm-sized piece of colorful paper in her hand, and said to the chief opposite her,
"That's it. Let's roughly tally up the shell money we've collected and convert it into paper money."
"How do you convert it?" The chief looked at Sheng Xia with eager curiosity, treasuring the colored paper in his hand.
Shengxia had already thought about this problem long ago.
She could directly draw inspiration from modern paper currency.
"It's very simple. One cowrie shell is equal to one cent, ten cowrie shells are one dollar... twenty cowrie shells... one thousand cowrie shells are one hundred dollars..."
Shengxia finished speaking very slowly, then paused to give them time to react.
Yang Yun looked at Sheng Xia with shining eyes, considerately poured her a glass of warm water, added honey, stirred it, and brought it to her lips.
"Here, have some water to soothe your throat. Xiaxia, you've worked hard."
Shengxia took a sip from his hand, then hugged the water glass and leaned against Yang Yun, shaking her head and smiling as she looked at his dark circles.
"Everyone is working very hard, and there's still a lot to do. Little Sheep, take a break when you have a moment."
"Okay." Yang Yun nodded obediently.
After discussing the cowrie shells all afternoon, everyone finally understood and agreed on the image for each denomination. There were a total of eight denominations, each corresponding to one of the eight images.
The largest denomination, one hundred yuan, features a portrait of a woman in the height of summer.
Fifty yuan is the city wall of Yafatu.
Twenty yuan is for sweet potato vines.
Ten yuan is for potato vines.
Five yuan is an ear of wheat.
One yuan is a white fruit.
Five cents is a green leaf.
The image of the one-cent coin is made of cowrie shells.
Just as he finished speaking, Wolf King had already sketched out a rough diagram on the scraps of paper and handed it to Sheng Xia, saying softly,
"Xiaxia, is this how it is?"
What?
Has Wolf-kun finished drawing in such a short time?
Sheng Xia took it with a puzzled look, then lowered her eyes, unable to bear looking at it directly. What she saw immediately stunned her.
"Beast God!"
She thought it was already quite good that the primitive orcs could draw abstract things, but she didn't expect him to draw them so realistically.
"Wolf King, how did you do that?"
Could he have also traveled from another time?
Sheng Xia stared at him intently, and Wolf King blinked uncomfortably before asking with a gentle smile, "..."
"What's wrong? Doesn't it look good?"
He was particularly surprised when he saw Xiaxia's drawing of the window screen, and he took some time to draw it himself a few times, finding it quite interesting.
I just tried drawing it, but it still doesn't work?
"Wow, it's so beautiful! Wolf King, how are you so amazing? How can you do everything?!" Sheng Xia's almond-shaped eyes curved into a smile as she jumped into his arms and gave him a big kiss on the chest.
"What I learned from you was taught well by Xiaxia." The Wolf King chuckled indulgently, affectionately stroking her long, smooth, black hair.
Then he quietly explained how he learned, and Sheng Xia suddenly understood, exclaiming with delight,
"Sure, the painting is yours, but be careful, some animals might try to imitate it..."
We use our own animal products to make paper, but there's no guarantee that there won't be counterfeiters in the future. How to avoid that is a big problem..."
As Shengxia spoke, her smile faded and her brows furrowed slightly.
"Mom, do you think it would be enough to inject some special energy into the banknotes?" Yang Yuan blinked her bright, peach-blossom eyes and said something as she thought of something.
He carefully took a piece of paper with his drawing, put his hands together in his palms, closed his eyes, and exuded a sacred energy. After a long time, he opened his eyes.
There was a hint of holiness in his gaze.
A gentle breeze caressed his hair, and Yang Yuan's calm and peaceful demeanor exuded a special and pure aura that made the beast trust him completely.
This sudden change left Shengxia and the other beastmen wide-eyed.
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