I Became The Chief of A Primitive Village

"Once you get bitten by a mosquito, you only need a small amount, not too much. Practically just a small rub." Su Bai explained.

"I understand now. Although this small pottery jar doesn’t look big, it contains quite a lot inside. If we only use a little bit each time, it can surely last for a very long time." Yu Ying realised and said.

"That’s right, and with so many jars, it can last for quite a while." Su Bai nodded.

Of course, when he said ‘quite a while’, he definitely did not mean just a month or two, considering how many people were in the Tribe.

Moreover, being a Primitive Tribe, mosquitoes and such pests were inevitable, so every household needed to keep some on hand. Therefore, eventually, they would need to prepare a large quantity for distribution to every household.

However, Su Bai certainly would not brew it himself, given the large quantity required. IT would be too time consuming

He would first teach those previously trained people, then let them do the brewing, which would save him a considerable amount of time.

"Shaman, last time you taught so many people. But, will they also learn to brew these things in the future?" Yu Ying asked.

Actually, she wanted to try brewing some herbs herself. She found the process quite interesting. To think that these strange plants, after being brewed over the fire pit for a while, could turn into a paste stored in pottery jars. To her, it was as magical as Shaman Techniques.

Yu Ying tilted her head and asked about the unfamiliar term. "Shaman, what is medical knowledge?"

"It’s some basic knowledge, like what to do if you catch a cold? What to do if you have a fever? What to do if you’re bitten by a poisonous snake? Things like that." Su Bai said.

"But Shaman, the Chieftain has already taught us about these things. If you teach them again, wouldn’t it be a waste of time?"

"What he taught is just superficial knowledge. What I teach is more detailed, and you need to know that sometimes, the details determine success or failure." Su Bai said.

He did not think what the Chieftain taught was bad, but compared to Earth’s modern knowledge, the knowledge of the Primitive Era was definitely lacking.

Of course, the people of the Primitive Era had their own methods to deal with problems. However, these methods were not suitable for everyone. Moreover, they could not achieve a hundred percent recovery rate. In this regard, Su Bai wanted to increase the recovery rate as much as possible with all the knowledge he had.

The knowledge he taught was more nuanced and could cover many aspects, because sometimes if one missed something, taking certain medicine, or doing certain treatments might backfire. This was about life, and such mistakes needed to be minimised as much as possible.

"I know. As you said, the details determine success or failure." Yu Ying nodded firmly.

She often heard the Shaman say such phrases, and she completely agreed with them. After all, it was often the case, just like when she sewed linen clothes – sometimes if one or two stitches were wrong, it could make the entire garment look unappealing.

"Would you like to try it yourself?" Su Bai noticed the fox eared girl’s eager expression.

Yu Ying nodded without hesitation, her soft and cute voice responding as her pink tail started swinging, "Yes, I want to try!"

"Alright, follow my instructions step by step, don’t rush it." Su Bai gently said.

He would naturally not damper someone’s enthusiasm. Since she wanted to try, he would let her.

As long as he supervised, the medicine produced would not turn out too badly. He just needed to make sure she took it slow and steady.

"Yes," Yu Ying nodded.

Thus, she began following the Shaman’s instructions, first sorting the herbs, then putting them all in the iron pot.

She then slowly added more wood to the fire pit to ensure the flames burned stronger.

*Crackling…*

*Pitter patter…*

*Rumbling…*

The sound of burning wood merged with the rain and the thunder outside into a harmonious whole.

"Shaman, am I doing it correctly?" Yu Ying asked.

The fox eared girl had followed his instructions and put all the herbs in the iron pot, while the flames kept burning.

Originally the iron pot contained clean water, but as the fire grew stronger, the herbs were slowly brewed into a green liquid.

After being brewed, the herbs’ fragrance spread out, and instantly, the entire room was filled with the smell of medicinal herbs.

"Looks like we’ll be sleeping with the smell of herbs tonight." Su Bai joked.

This was not an issue for him, as he liked the smell. To him, it would be comfortable to sleep with this scent.

"I can accept this smell now too," Yu Ying said with a smile.

The girl had been smelling these herbs all evening and had started to slowly accept the scent. She also started to find this smell to be a little pleasant now. After smelling it for a while, her head felt clear for some reason.

"Take the iron pot off the fire pit, then put the paste into the pottery jars," Su Bai instructed.

"Yes," Yu Ying nodded and followed the instructions to remove the iron pot.

Half an hour later, the fox eared girl had filled all the pottery jars with the paste, making five jars in total.

"Alright. That’s enough for tonight. It’s getting late. Let’s rest and continue tomorrow." Su Bai said.

"Shaman, there are still many herbs left, shouldn’t we brew them now?" Yu Ying had become somewhat addicted to this whole thing.

"It’s very late now. If we continue brewing, we won’t get any sleep tonight." Su Bai smiled as he chuckled in his heart.

He really had to admire her. Usually, by this time, she would have been asleep. Yet, tonight, she stayed up so late just to brew medicine.

"Alright, then I’ll start early tomorrow morning," Yu Ying said with a smile.

"What’s important is that you rest well tonight." Su Bai said gently.

"Yes!" Yu Ying nodded firmly.