Chapter 247: Disease Enters Through the Mouth

Sha Lan was extremely embarrassed, covering her face while waving her hand, “Ah’Hua, argh! That was not what happened!”

The cat eared girl looked as if her thoughts had been exposed, her entire face turning bright red. She did not want to let others know she was that happy just because she could become a Shaman Priestess.

“Really? Did I see wrong?” Yan Hua scratched the back of her head, then shook it and asked, “Sha Lan, what are you doing at the Shaman’s place? Are you here for breakfast?”

“You often come here for breakfast!?” Sha Lan felt like the other party was talking about something completely ordinary.

“En!” Yan Hua nodded without hesitation, squatting down to watch the fox eared girl making noodles.

Sha Lan was stunned, surprised by how casual her friend was. “You should ask the Shaman for permission before entering. Don’t just come in directly, it’s disrespectful to the Shaman.”

“He was the one who said I could come in directly.” Yan Hua looked up and said.

“How is that possible? The Shaman wouldn’t allow you to just come in like that. That isn’t right,” Sha Lan didn’t believe it.

“Hahaha…” Su Bai chuckled, “I did tell her she could come in directly, so it’s fine.”

“Oh, I see.” Sha Lan lowered her head slightly, not knowing what to say, feeling awkward.

“You can come in directly too from now on. No need to ask for my permission. It’ll be too troublesome otherwise.” Su Bai said softly.

Sha Lan raised her head, her blue eyes widening as she shook her head, “That’s not right, Shaman. It goes against the Tribe’s rules.”

“Just listen to the Shaman, he doesn’t like troublesome things.” Yan Hua stood up and put her hands on the cat eared girl’s shoulders.

Although Sha Lan knew the cow horned girl was free spirited, seeing her so close with the Shaman was still quite shocking.

Before, they could not even speak casually to the Old Shaman, let alone have breakfast together. But it was so different now, and the cow horned girl seemed very familiar with this place.

“En, Ah’Hua is right. Just do as I say. You’re a Shaman Priestess now. No one will say anything about it.” Su Bai said in his gentle voice.

“Yes, Shaman.” Sha Lan said with a small smile, which she tried to contain.

Yan Hua thought she had just misheard him, her red eyes suddenly grew wide, “What? What was that? Are my ears deceiving me?”

“You didn’t mishear him, Ah’Hua. Sha Lan is already a Shaman Priestess,” Yu Ying clapped her hands.

“What… when did this happen!? Sha Lan became a Shaman Priestess!? What about future training!?” The usually carefree Yan Hua suddenly seemed to be at a loss.

“Shaman told me last night. I’ll keep up with both training and my Shaman Priestess duties. So, I will still be training with you.” Sha Lan smiled.

Yan Hua’s widened eyes slowly returned to normal, her voice becoming steadier. “A Shaman Priestess and Warrior Trainee? This is the first time I’ve heard of such a thing.”

“Shaman says Sha Lan is very clever and can help him with many things, that’s why he asked her to become a Shaman Priestess.” Yu Ying explained.

Sha Lan nodded without hesitation, but still felt somewhat shy, “I don’t know if I can really help the Shaman though.”

“Of course you can, you’re so clever.” Yan Hua said without hesitation.

She knew about the cat eared girl’s intelligence. She was definitely, hands down, the smartest among the three of them. It was no wonder she could become a Shaman Priestess.

Su Bai returned to his seat and began reading the herbal encyclopaedia, as the three friends had started chatting and seemed to have forgotten about him.

Ten minutes later, Yu Ying placed four bowls of noodles on the table, each topped with a fried egg. She washed her hands and said, “Alright, you can wash your hands and eat now. We’re having fried eggs today.”

This term was taught to her by Su Bai. Though it was her first time hearing it, the fox eared girl thought that ‘fried egg’ sounded nice.

“What’s a fried egg?” Sha Lan looked confused. She had eaten Wolf Tail Grass Noodle before and fell in love with it instantly.

“It’s a new food Shaman taught me to make today. I haven’t tried it yet,” Yu Ying was starting to look forward to tasting the fried egg.

Yan Hua was also excited and immediately went to wash her hands, “Everything you make is delicious.”

“Sha Lan, you need to wash your hands too. You can only eat after washing your hands.” Yu Ying said to the cat eared girl.

Sha Lan was stunned, seeing that they had all washed their hands, and asked, “Why do we need to wash our hands?”

“The Shaman had said so. If we don’t wash our hands, there are many tiny bugs on them, and if we eat without washing, we’ll eat those tiny bugs too.” Yu Ying said with absolute conviction.

Actually, it was about bacteria on unwashed hands that could cause diarrhoea and illness over time. To make it easier for these young women to understand, Su Bai had simply said there were many tiny bugs. It was just like when he explained that water needed to be boiled before drinking because it had many tiny invisible bugs.

“That’s right, you must wash your hands.” Yan Hua also firmly believed this and now always washed her hands before eating.

Though it seemed troublesome, seeing the water turn dark after they washed their hands made it seem worth the effort.

Sha Lan shuddered all over and quickly looked at her hands, worried there might be many tiny bugs on them.

She looked left and right and asked, “Why can’t I see any tiny bugs?”

“Go wash your hands and you’ll see those tiny bugs.” Yu Ying mysteriously said.

This was also what Su Bai had told her. She did not believe it at first, but when she saw the water turn dark after washing, she was shocked.

Sha Lan went to the water basin half-believing, and followed the fox eared girl’s hand-washing demonstration.

To help her learn the hand-washing motion quickly, the fox eared girl washed her hands again to demonstrate.

Sha Lan washed her hands back and forth in the water several times, and the originally clear water began to turn murky.

A minute later, the entire basin of water was dirty, and she closed her eyes, not daring to look.

“See? I told you there were many tiny bugs on your hands but you didn’t believe me. Look how dirty the water is now,” Yu Ying explained like a know-it-all.

“Why is the water so dark? Are these tiny bugs black?” Sha Lan asked.

“Because tiny bugs are well hidden. As we go through our daily lives, anywhere our hands touch becomes infected with these tiny bugs.” Su Bai picked up his Wolf Tail Grass Noodle and continued explaining, “If we don’t wash our hands, we’ll eat these tiny bugs along with our food, and then we might get diarrhoea and fall ill.”

He was explaining it in simple terms. The official explanation would be that when our hands touch objects, they come into contact with bacteria.

Of course, this would not cause external harm, but when they used hands that have touched objects directly before eating, there were definitely risks involved. After all, that was where the term ‘diseases enters through the mouth’ comes from.

The young women would not understand if he explained it in detail, so he could only use simple terms.

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