Chapter 91: Learning to Read

A few minutes later, Yan Hua brought over several skewers of roasted dried meat, smiling as she said, “Shaman, these are freshly roasted.”

Su Bai took the dried meat, examined it left and right, and said with satisfaction, “Not bad. Much better roasted than before. You’ve improved.”

Although the few skewers of dried meat were not roasted till they were mouth-watering, they were at least not charred all over. With the addition of chilli sauce and salt, the aroma wafting out was quite inviting, making him want to take a few more sniffs.

“I roasted them exactly as you taught me, Shaman. Please taste it. I didn’t dare add too much salt or chilli sauce,” Yan Hua said expectantly.

Su Bai took a bite of the roasted meat, his brows immediately furrowing as he said with difficulty, “The taste feels…”

“How is it? Shaman, does it not taste good?” Yan Hua was afraid she had messed up again.

Although there was still some roasted meat left in the Tribe, they could not afford to waste it like this. The horned girl would still feel guilty.

Her meat roasting skills were not as good as the fox eared girl’s, almost failing every time she tried.

Su Bai was somewhat amused by this and asked, “Did you add too much salt and chilli sauce?”

Yan Hua scratched her head, confused, “I did as you said, Shaman. I only added a little bit of each, not too much.”

“I saw it too. Ah’Hua really didn’t add too much,” Yu Ying agreed.

Su Bai covered his face and chuckled, saying, “Roast another batch and let me see.”

He wanted to see just how much the horned girl and her friend considered ‘a little bit’ when roasting meat.

“En,” Yan Hua nodded, picking up the meat and crouching by the fire pit again.

A few minutes later, the horned girl poured a bit of salt into her hand, about the size of a thumbprint.

She sprinkled the salt from her palm onto four or five skewers of dried meat, then did the same with the chilli sauce, dipping a leaf in it and brushing it on.

Seeing this, Su Bai laughed so hard his shoulders shook, saying, “Silly girls, that’s way too much.”

He personally crouched down to demonstrate, adding less salt and chilli sauce, flipping both sides before handing it to the fox eared girl and her friend.

Yu Ying blinked her pink eyes, asking in confusion, “Shaman, won’t this be too little?”

“Yeah, I just saw the Shaman add almost no chilli sauce,” Yan Hua chimed in.

“Try it first. Compare it to what you roasted, and you’ll know if I added too much or not,” Su Bai smiled.

Yu Ying took the dried meat, stared at it for a while, then took a bite. After chewing a couple of times, her pink eyes widened. She took another bite and exclaimed, “Shaman, why is the meat you roast always so delicious?”

“Why is the Shaman’s roasted meat always tastier? Is it because of the salt? We added salt before too!” Yan Hua asked, puzzled.

“My salt has been refined. The taste is different from what we exchanged at the Spotted Deer Market. Most importantly, there’s chilli sauce in it too,” Su Bai took a bite as well.

He found that with these two seasonings, the taste had changed to another level. The gamey flavour of the dried meat was largely masked. Moreover, it was not too greasy to eat. With the previous meals, before these two seasonings, after two skewers, one would not want to touch another dried meat for a whole day.

“It tastes so good…” Yu Ying’s pink eyes stared fixedly at the roasting meat by the fire pit.

Su Bai finished the last skewer and said, “Alright. I’m full. You can eat the rest.”

Yu Ying and Yan Hua nodded heavily, saying in unison, “Thank you, Shaman.”

The two girls happily crouched by the fire pit, whispering to each other.

“Ah’Hua, eat more. There are still several skewers.”

“You are the one that should eat more. You have so much to do every day. You need to replenish your energy.”

Su Bai watched the two girls whispering and smiled, “After you’re done eating, come with me to the classroom.”

“Shaman, what are we going to do in the classroom?” Yu Ying asked curiously.

Yan Hua also stood up and asked, “Shaman, are you going to teach those ‘Egg Stealing Monkeys’ to read again?”

The horned girl recalled Su Bai’s previous words, that building a classroom was for teaching people to read.

“Yeah. Have someone check if Uncle Gu Mu’s sand tray is ready. If it is, send it to the classroom,” Su Bai said.

“Yes,” Yan Hua immediately responded.

Su Bai took a sip of water and added, “Have the children gather in the classroom, and also invite the newly arrived children to come.”

“Alright,” Yan Hua nodded and left the Teepee.

Yu Ying blinked her pink eyes and asked, “Shaman, can I learn to read too?”

“Of course. You should be the first to learn,” Su Bai nodded.

He thought that as a Shaman Priestess, Yu Ying would definitely need to know how to read and write. After all, she would be assisting him with many tasks in the future.

Yu Ying nodded heavily and solemnly said, “Shaman, don’t worry. I will definitely study diligently.”

“Have you finished eating? Let’s go to the classroom,” Su Bai stood up.

Yu Ying also immediately stood up, wiping her face and nodding, “Yes, Shaman.”

*Thump thump thump…* Su Bai and the fox eared girl walked out of the Teepee, heading towards the classroom.

“Shaman, I’ve had people bring the sand tray over, and all those little rascals are already waiting in the classroom,” Yan Hua smiled.

“Good,” Su Bai nodded, walking into the classroom.

At this moment, the animal skins around the classroom had been removed, leaving only the dry grass on top. Many tables and chairs had been placed in the classroom, all made by Uncle Gu Mu. Naturally, children from the Tribe were seated at the tables.

The children from the Flame Dragon Tribe sat in front, while children from the other Tribes sat at the back, looking rather nervous.

When they heard about coming to learn to read and write, Shan Xiong and the others were startled. They did not expect that after being taken in by this Tribe, their children would even be taught how to read and write. It was truly a surprise to them.

“Good morning, Shaman.” The children in the classroom said in unison.

This was taught by the adults, and the children also knew that the Shaman was respected, so they naturally followed suit.

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