Chapter 282: Li Xiang Constructs a Compost Pit and Latrine in the Ancient Age

Li Xiang gave him a cold stare, "I came from outside and don't like your rules here. Since the leader trusts me enough to let me help develop the Tribe, I can agree, but the woman I want I'll choose myself—how's that?"

The woman is female, Rongdi understood.

He heard that he didn't want those women; it seems Duo Luo isn't of much use.

He doesn't like that She Nü, and he doesn't like Duo Luo either—what a hassle.

He must let Li Xiang settle here, otherwise he'll surely want to run away just like Nan Qinghuan did back then.

He can't bear for him to leave.

Then… "Fine, I won't force you; you pick whoever you like yourself, but you have to tell me what exactly your relationship with Nan Qinghuan is?"

Rongdi, curious, wants to know these matters and also wants to know what kind of woman Nan Qinghuan was in the past!

At noon, the sun blazed fiercely.

When Li Xiang told Rongdi those things, Rongdi's eyes were filled with astonishment, and even more with envy—envy of the world they described.

There is civilization, there is writing, and there is a happy life.

Since Ying wants to learn, he also needs to learn Literacy.

He won't be any worse than Ying.

When he heard that Nan Qinghuan was formidable, he was still pleased; how could the woman Rongdi coveted be an ordinary person? "Since this word is so important, I must learn it; not only must I learn, but my people must learn as well. We will unify the Tribe and build a new nation; I, Rongdi, will become the sole king above Jiuzhou."

King—he loves that word; it's so imposing!

Li Xiang heard his fantasies and only found them laughable; Rongdi is a Beastman, and history records no Beastman‑built nations—he is destined to be a wedding dress for others.

According to the historical timeline, the builders of the Huaxia civilization are humans, not Beastmen.

Then… now Nan Qinghuan is helping Ying, and his Tribe is so prosperous; could it be that someday that wild man will unify the Tribes? Thinking of this, Li Xiang felt a fire ignite within him. That man must never become a future ruler; if it were him, he would stay to overturn destiny, supporting this Beastman named Rongdi to build civilization and a nation, perhaps earning a place in Ancient People's history!

Li Xiang had gone mad; Nan Qinghuan refused to leave, causing him to pin all the blame on Ying. He hates that Ying obtained Nan Qinghuan's people and won her heart.

So… "Leader, rest assured, I won't let Ying hinder you, if…"

"Li Xiang, something's wrong."

Behind them, Duo Luo hurried toward them, looking very anxious.

"Duo Luo, what's wrong?"

Rongdi now spends his mind dreaming of how to become the king here; he yearns for the nation Li Xiang described, to be the sole king of Jiuzhou!

When that day comes and all Tribes are unified, it will all be his.

Thinking of that, his mood is excellent!

Duo Luo rushed over, very frantic, "The rice seedlings are growing very slowly; some have even died. We only have this few Grain Seed, which is nowhere near enough to plant the fields."

"Died? How could that be?"

When Li Xiang arrived at the fields, the tribe members all stared at him; after all that effort to turn the place into fertile land, these seedlings were sprouting very few.

This is a problem. Rongdi also naturally saw the situation; his first reaction was, "Bad, we've fallen into Nan Qinghuan's trap. She must have given us bad Grain Seed for it to turn out like this?"

The Ancient People, seeing the seedlings for the first time, immediately sensed something was wrong; they didn't grow as well as wild grass, so there must be a problem.

Seeing these Ancient People labor so long, only to have the seedlings turn out like this, Li Xiang crouched down and observed that the germination rate was indeed low.

"How could this happen? Could the experiment have failed? Even so, I don't dare tell Rongdi that I never personally went to the fields to plant, but I don't understand how Nan Qinghuan, who also never went to the fields, could succeed. What method did she use? 'Father, what should we do? These seedlings won't grow; we've wasted our efforts?'"

The tribe members are all Beastmen and have little patience; some even doubt his ability.

Li Xiang remained unflustered, "It's probably the weather; this weather isn't hot enough, so the germination rate is poor. Do this: gather all the waste together and apply some fertilizer first, try it."

"Putting the waste together, isn't that very stinky?"

"Of course it's smelly, but it's the best fertilizer. Leader, issue an order that from today onward, the tribe should not relieve themselves in the forest; keep all the excrement, then dig a latrine on the spot, separate the men and women for the restroom. That waste becomes great manure that can be used to grow vegetables or crops; the harvest will be excellent."

With Li Xiang's words, Rongdi was quite satisfied, but… "You say Nan Qinghuan did it that way?"

He recalled that the day he went to find her, she was still living in a Cave, and he saw her at night when she went out to relieve herself. Could they have already had a place for waste? Li Xiang thought, nodded, "Probably. Here we only have natural fertilizer, no chemicals; she likely did the same."

This made Duo Luo very happy, because she no longer has to go out to relieve herself.

Sometimes going out is dangerous; even as a High Priest, she worries about harassment and abuse.

"Then what is the name of that place for waste?"

Duo Luo was a bit shy, and Li Xiang blurted out, "It's just called a latrine."

"Latrine?"

Enough talk—Rongdi's Tribe will also build latrines, and they'll be gender‑separated, because they haven't split households and still live in Treehouses, so this is only temporary.

After the tribe members went about their tasks, Rongdi hurriedly looked at Li Xiang, "How much rice can we plant?"

"We're probably still far short; it would be a waste not to plant rice on so much Farmland. We still need Grain Seed; can you arrange for me to meet Qinghuan?"

"Meet Nan Qinghuan?"

This made Rongdi think it was very difficult, because their relationship with Ying is poor; although they claim they won't fight, he also hates Ying, and Ying hates him, so… meeting Nan Qinghuan is even harder.

She is now pregnant.

Ying cherishes her so much that he won't let her go.

"Exactly, we now lack Grain Seed and planting techniques; we must see her and ask for her help, and I always feel she must have some powerful method for farming, otherwise her rice wouldn't be so bountiful."

These rice look decent, but the germination rate is low; he wants to ask Nan Qinghuan for experience, and of course also wants to see her to continue persuading her to leave with him.

Rongdi is in a bind; meeting Nan Qinghuan isn't easy, but the rice issue must be resolved.

He squinted slightly, his fierce face full of worry, "This matter makes me think of a solution—do you absolutely have to meet Nan Qinghuan?"

Li Xiang persisted, "If we can't see her, how can we get Grain Seed? If we do it, we must do it well; otherwise this Winter will be hard. But I have a method—shall we give it a try?"

Upon hearing that, Rongdi became interested, "What method?"