Chapter 495, Two Sisters

Translator: Silavin

 

The carriages on the main road of the Flame Dragon Tribe were running quickly, and people in the Tribe would occasionally experience riding in a carriage.

 

To ride in a carriage, one only needed to give the driver some dried meat, and these drivers would charge dried meat based on the distance.

 

Therefore, people in the Tribe with spare dried meat would try riding in carriages, as this novel experience was quite appealing.

 

Just now, people from the Giant Bear Tribe had tried the carriages of the Flame Dragon Tribe, and after getting on, they were completely surprised.

 

Even after they had left the Flame Dragon Tribe, they still kept thinking about those carriages.

 

There were also those tall cement houses in the Tribe, which was quite shocking to them.

 

It was clear that during the last rain season, there were only a small number of cement houses, but how had there become so many cement houses after just a dozen or so days?

 

The cement houses of the Flame Dragon Tribe formed a stark contrast with the wooden houses in the outer region, which seemed to naturally create a dividing line.

 

Looking down from the sky, the Yong’an Building was in the centre, surrounded by a spacious square.

 

Spreading out from the square were those cement houses, and beyond that were the wide roads that divided the area.

 

Dozens of cement houses stood prominently in the central position, while outside the central position were all wooden houses, which were closer to the wooden walls.

 

“Sister, when can we move into a cement house?” A soft voice sounded.

 

The owner of the voice was a ten-year-old girl named Wen, with clean and neat short brown hair. Her brown eyes blinked continuously, with specks of freckles at the corners below her eyes, and her rounded face was like that of an apple, appearing very cute.

 

However, her face did not match her height; she looked very small, and at this age she should not be so short, so it seemed she was malnourished.

 

She had a pair of pointed ears that looked like Elven ears, although not as slender as the Elves in Earth’s stories.

 

“Wen, just wait a bit longer, we’ll be able to move in soon enough.” A gentle female voice sounded.

 

The person speaking was the little girl’s Older Sister, whose name was Min. She also had brown hair, but hers was long.

 

Her appearance was similar to the little girl’s, but her face looked more delicate, with her features fully developed. She was around 16 years old, and her ears were also similarly pointed.

 

The two of them were not originally from the Flame Dragon Tribe; they were rescued on the way by Qing Yan and others when they were returning from the Spotted Deer Tribe.

 

“I also want to live in those cement houses, they look very nice.” Wen pouted.

 

“Sister also wants to, but we were the last people to move into the Tribe, so it’s hard for us to be allocated a cement house, not to mention, we just got rescued, so we should be grateful to have a place to stay.” Min patiently explained.

 

The young girl was quite sensible and had not been full of complaints because she was not allocated a cement house, but rather remained grateful.

 

After all, not having to sleep outside a Teepee, let alone sleeping in the Wilderness, was already a great boon, not to mention now sleeping in a wooden house.

 

And they were allocated some food to eat every day, and a few days ago they were even allocated Animal Hides to welcome the snow season. This was already exceptional in how they were being treated.

 

“That’s true. I hope we will be able to move into a cement house by next spring.” Wen hoped.

 

The little girl usually wandered around the Tribe when she had nothing to do, and she had watched the process of those cement houses being built from nothing. So, she really wanted to move into a cement house, and also wanted to see what was different inside these amazing houses.

 

However, according to what people who had already moved into cement houses said, the interiors of many houses were very nice.

 

When they moved in, there would be tables and stools and other things, and even beds and wardrobes, which could not be found in the wooden houses.

 

Of course, moving into a cement house also required payment. In this Primitive Era without currency, one could only exchange labour.

 

This meant that all these people had filled out labour contracts and would continue to work for the Flame Dragon Tribe for a certain period of time.

 

After completing this period, the cement houses would become their own, so now they were all continuously working for the Tribe without compensation, but food would still be distributed to them.

 

“Although we would eventually be able to move in, we would have to pay a great price for it.” Min said.

 

She knew that moving into a cement house required a lot of labour, and as girls, they did not have as much strength as boys. The things they could do were not as numerous as what boys could do, so moving into a cement house would undoubtedly be quite hard for them.

 

“Sister, then let’s not move in. I don’t want you to be under too much pressure,” Wen immediately said.

 

The little girl was quite understanding. Although she very much wanted to move into a cement house, she could not bear to see her Sister too exhausted.

 

After all, now the only one who could exchange food between the two Sisters was her Sister, and she herself was too young to do other work.

 

“It’s alright, I just need to work a bit harder. I can always do two jobs.” Min said gently.

 

The young girl was quite fond of her Sister, and since it was her Sister’s wish, she also wanted to let her have what she wanted.

 

“I can help too! Please ask the Chieftain if there’s any work suitable for me!” Wen immediately said.

 

The little girl stayed in the wooden house every day, and apart from learning to read, she had nothing else to do.

 

Every day she watched her Sister come and go, and every time she came back in the evening, she looked especially tired, which was particularly heartbreaking to see.

 

“You should focus on learning for now. Only after you know how to read can you have a better life in the future,” Min said gently.

 

The young girl had heard the Shaman say these words before, saying that if people in the Tribe knew how to read, they would be allocated more food and even linen for work.

 

These food items and linen would be twice as much as before, and their future development would also be better.

 

“Sister, I’ve learned many characters recently. Do you want to learn together with me?” Wen asked with a smile.

 

The girl was very diligent, mastering all the characters she had learnt.

 

“Of course, what did you learn today?” Min nodded.

 

Min was also very studious. She was studious not because she wanted to get better food, but because she inherently yearned to know how to read and write.

 

“Today the Shaman taught us words for colours, and taught us seven colours.” Wen immediately said.

 

“Oh? What are they?” Min smiled.