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Jian Mo turned to look at Xi Lu and Min Dang: "Xi Lu, you even gave me a prescription for medicinal herbs. You're compassionate and very serious about your work. If you study hard, you'll definitely be fine. Min Dang skillful, very patient, and has high standards for himself. If you don't do it well the first time, you'll do it two, three, or countless times until you do it perfectly. I think you two are both promising talents."

Xi Lu's cheeks were flushed; she was a little embarrassed by the compliment.

Min Dang's eyes lit up, looking encouraged.

Seeing how enthusiastic the three of them were, Jian Mo said, "I only had a preliminary idea before. If I'm going to teach it formally, I need to compile a teaching material first, and then sort out and refine what I've put together, so it will take some time."

Ye Luo and the other two nodded quickly, having no objections whatsoever.

Jian Mo smiled and said, "We still have a long time to learn. The wild vegetables and fruits outside are in perfect condition in autumn. Why don't we hold the formal classes in winter? Everyone can gather them in autumn and then have classes in winter."

Ye Luo: "Should we gather some medicinal herbs this autumn?"

Jian Mo thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll make a list for you. It'll be good for us to accumulate more."

Ye Luo and the others can't read yet, but they have no problem looking at pictures.

Jian Mo only needs to draw the corresponding medicinal materials and add explanations, which should be enough to explain the situation clearly.

While drawing medicinal herbs, Jian Mo suddenly stopped drawing.

If the world didn't have writing, they might have been able to create hieroglyphics by continuing to draw like this.

That's really interesting.

Now that he's here, the local writing system doesn't need to start with him; they can directly use a mature writing system.

Thinking about it this way, it seems like they're doing something big.

The medicinal herbs can't be finished being drawn yet, and the teaching materials can't be prepared in a short time either.

After Wu Jiong finished dealing with the pile of things in the tribe, the two decided to go to the Rain Rising Tribe first.

As agreed before, once they obtained the chili peppers, they were to send some to the Rain Rising Tribe. Now it's time for them to fulfill their promise; they can't wait until the Rain Rising Tribe hears the news before coming to urge them.

That would look terrible.

Since visiting the Dense Forest Tribe, Jian Mo felt that the Rain Rising Tribe was a very close neighboring tribe, so she didn't feel any psychological burden when going out.

Riding Jiujiu and Ying'ao would only take two days, so it wasn't really considered a long trip for them.

Jiujiu now loves going out. As soon as she hears she's going out with them, she jumps around excitedly, yelling, "Jiujiu chirp chirp!"

Jian Mo: "Why are you so happy?"

Jiujiu chirp!

Jian Mo laughed and pulled it back, "Don't jump, I'm tying your luggage up, chirp."

Jiujiu nuzzled Jian Mo's head with its big head. "Chirp."

This time, I'll bring Jiujiu and Ying'ao along again. On the way back, we'll see if we need to go to the Long Years Tribe to exchange some tree cloth and cotton cloth.

Cotton cloth is an excellent material for making bandages and the like. They'll probably be busy for a while, so we need to prepare these medical supplies in advance.

Jian Mo and Wu Jiong embarked on their journey, riding Jiujiu and Ying'ao respectively.

The first day went well; nothing unusual happened, and they arrived at their designated resting place smoothly that evening.

The next day, when Jiujiu flew north, it didn't go to the Rain Rising Tribe, but instead flapped its wings and flew towards the Cypress Branch Tribe.

Jian Mo understood; this guy wanted to go to the Cypress Branch Tribe to play with the fat chicks.

No wonder I was so excited when I was in the tribe, I guess I missed my friends.

Jian Mo quickly hugged Jiujiu's neck. "Jiujiu, fly this way!"

Jiujiu, drawing out the sound, "Chirp--"

Jian Mo: "Let's go take care of our business first, and then I'll take you to play with the chubby birds."

Jiujiu reluctantly turned around.

The Rain Rising Tribe remained the same quiet and peaceful tribe nestled in the mountains and forests. Upon seeing them arrive, the Pallas's cats greeted them loudly and then went to find their chieftain, Qi Ming.

Qi Ming strode forward to greet Jian Mo and Wu Jiong: "Long time no see! How are things? Did you find the chili peppers you've been longing for?"

Jian Mo said with a smile, "Found it. The result is beyond my expectations."

Qi Ming: "Come on, let's go inside and have some tea first, then we can talk slowly. I'm quite curious about your journey."

Everyone followed Qi Ming into his home, where they drank tea and chatted leisurely.

Jian Mo first recounted their experiences along the way, and when she mentioned the Heqin Fish, Qi Ming's eyes lit up. "Sounds like a very good little guy."

Jian Mo: "Yes, but we don't have anywhere to keep them here, otherwise I would have really brought them back."

Qi Ming: "That won't do. If you bring it back, Jiujiu will be unhappy. It's more suitable for us people who have never owned a pet before."

Jian Mo recalled when she first raised the Pack-Pack Beast, and how Jiujiu would put her big head close to scare Pack-Pack Beast. She felt that it might really have been Jiujiu's doing.

However, Jian Mo explained for Jiujiu, "Jiujiu gets along quite well with the Heqin people, so it shouldn't be like that."

Qi Ming, with his experience, said, "That's because you didn't raise one. If you had, things might be different; they might even fight over who gets your attention."

From the conversation about the Heqin Fish to the Salt-Drying Tribe, and then to the Dense Forest Tribe, Jian Mo took the opportunity to mention that the Dense Forest Tribe did not allow chili seeds to leave the area.

Jian Mo: "We can only give you steamed dried chilies for now. If you need more chilies in the future, you can come to our tribe to exchange them. Chilies should be relatively easy to grow. We'll assess the harvest and collect resources accordingly; we won't collect too many."

Qi Ming nodded understandingly. "That works too. We'll come back to you next year to exchange. Remember to order more!"

Jian Mo smiled, "No problem."

Qi Ming paused, holding his cup, and then said, "I heard that you've started taking on apprentices, Doctor Jian Mo?"

Jian Mo: "That's true, but we're not ready yet. We plan to wait until winter officially begins."