Hu Jiaojiao briefly told the tribe leader about the charcoal-making process.
"Jiaojiao, do you mean that after the wood is burned, it can still burn longer?" The patriarch looked incredulous.
"Yes, Chief, but it needs to be cooked using a special method." Hu Jiaojiao nodded and continued, "This method is..."
Before Hu Jiaojiao could finish her words, the clan leader interrupted her with a look of understanding.
"I know. The Beast God must have appeared in your dream again. You are really the lucky star of our tribe. With you here, the Beast God will always favor our tribe."
The clan leader patted Hu Jiaojiao's shoulder, looking pleased.
Fox Jiaojiao: "..."
Talking to the clan leader is becoming less and less stressful.
She didn't even need to explain, the patriarch had already thought of a reason for her.
"Jiaojiao, I'll leave the matter of burning charcoal to you. Just tell me what you need to prepare. We'll start when you are free." The patriarch looked eager to try.
Wood burns so quickly. If they had charcoal to burn in the winter, they wouldn't have to worry about having nothing to keep warm.
Although males are strong and healthy and can be fine without keeping warm, they will still feel cold.
Who doesn’t want to sit by the fire in the winter, warm themselves up, and drink a bowl of steaming hot broth, feeling warm all over? It’s so comfortable.
"To burn charcoal, you need to build a mud cave and prepare a lot of wood. It doesn't need to be dried, wet wood will do, both large and small pieces are needed." Hu Jiaojiao thought for a moment and said seriously.
When she was in the countryside, her grandfather's family used to burn charcoal, so she knew something about it. She could almost recite the steps by heart, but she had never tried it herself.
"Okay, I'll ask someone to prepare it right away." The clan leader agreed immediately, very happily.
"Chief, I can't guarantee that I can succeed in one try..."
Hu Jiaojiao wanted to give a shot in advance, but before she could finish her words, the tribe leader interrupted her with a smile:
"It's okay, it's okay even if we fail. The method given by the Beast God is not that easy. It's good enough that you can convey the method to us. As for whether it can succeed, it depends on God's will."
The patriarch didn't care at all and was very happy.
Hu Jiaojiao smiled. This clan leader really didn't require her to worry about anything. This way, she could teach everyone how to make charcoal with peace of mind.
Anyway, Lord Beast God is to blame for everything.
…
That night, Hu Jiaojiao was particularly sleepy and fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed.
I opened my eyes in a daze and found that I was no longer in the wooden house, but lying in a huge lake.
The water on the lake had frozen into thick ice. The thick, jade-white ice layer sent a chilly chill through her palms, causing Hu Jiaojiao to shiver uncontrollably.
"Where is this? Why am I here?"
Hu Jiaojiao looked nervous and looked around while talking to herself. She saw that the surroundings were covered with a layer of white mist, as if the entire lake was covered with white gauze, hazy and mysterious.
The surroundings were silent and there was no living being, as if she was the only one left in the world.
“Click… click…”
Just when Hu Jiaojiao was confused, a tiny sound suddenly came from the white mist, as if something was broken.
“What’s that sound!”
Hu Jiaojiao walked towards the direction where the sound came from with a vigilant look on her face, but she didn't expect that as she walked, the white mist around her also moved with her.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Hu Jiaojiao reached the edge of the lake.
The fog around dissipated, revealing the full view of the shore. Countless snow-white frost flowers were blooming, blooming beautifully and gorgeously, as if you had come to a fairyland.
Hu Jiaojiao noticed that some petals broke apart and fell onto the frozen lake.
Then there was a "cracking" sound.
It turns out that the sound just now came from this flower... Wait! Aren’t flowers soft? Why does it make a sound when they fall on the ice
Hu Jiaojiao took a closer look and found that these frost flowers had no leaves or roots. She bent down to pick up the petals that fell on the ice and felt a cool touch. They were indeed hard.
Suddenly, a guess popped into my mind.
She pinched the petals between her fingers and put them in her mouth to taste.
“Salty!”
Hu Jiaojiao held the "petals" in her hand tightly in surprise. These are not frost flowers! They are salt flowers!
She had seen on TV before that some salt lakes, due to their special topography, can condense flower-like crystals. People call these crystals salt flowers, which are the best substitute for salt.
This huge salt lake has condensed so many salt flowers. If we can bring them back to the tribe, the tribe will never have to worry about having no salt to eat!
only…
Where is she now
After being happy, Hu Jiaojiao looked around with a confused look on her face.
The fog all around dissipated, clouds rolled in the distance, a red glow appeared on the horizon, and soon, a golden sun slowly rose from the red glow.
"That is, the east..."
Hu Jiaojiao murmured something, and suddenly heard a mournful dragon roar and fox howl in the distance, which seemed to be mixed with the roars of many beasts.
She was about to go forward to see what was happening, when everything in front of her was suddenly broken like a mirror. She stepped on empty air and was immediately plunged into darkness.
"Mother! Mother, what's wrong with you?"
A warm and worried voice rang in her ears. Hu Jiaojiao opened her heavy eyelids and saw Long Linger lying nervously beside her.
There were a few little kids nearby, also looking at her nervously.
"What's wrong?" Hu Jiaojiao felt her head a little heavy and quickly sat up.
"Mom, you slept for so long, we thought you wouldn't wake up." Long Linger's almond-shaped eyes were wet, and she seemed to be trying hard not to cry.
In the past, mother always got up earlier than them, but today they had been up for a long time. When they came to mother's room, they found that she was still asleep.
No matter how we called, it wouldn't wake up, and the kids were all scared.
"Mom is fine. She's just too sleepy and slept a little deeply. Don't be afraid, be good." Hu Jiaojiao coaxed her softly while looking outside the house.
It's already noon, no wonder the kids are worried.
"Where's your father?" she asked.
"Dad went out hunting before dawn. He said he wanted to hunt early and then go carry back materials for building the house." Long Linger answered honestly.
"Are you sick?" Long Zhong frowned and looked at Hu Jiaojiao suspiciously.
Hu Jiaojiao smiled and tapped his forehead with her slender white fingers, "Mom is in good health and not sick, don't worry."
Long Zhong snorted coldly, wiped his brows in disgust, and said in a cold tone:
"I'm not concerned about you. I'm afraid you'll die of illness and I'll have to collect your body."
Fox smiled tenderly but said nothing.
The real dream just now came to mind unconsciously. He gently pinched Long Linger's chubby little face and said to himself with a smile:
"Not only is my mother fine, but I also have good news..."