I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 429, The Differences of Beast Eared Girls

Translator: Silavin

“Of course. I only need their wool, not their hide.” Su Bai smiled.

He was truly amused at how innocent the girls were, surprised that she would have such concerns.  However, it made sense. People in this era did not know that wool could be harvested without harming the sheep.

A single sheep could continuously produce wool without needing to be killed.

With the snow season approaching soon, this wool was an excellent insulating material. Anyone who possessed a wool sweater or coat would be much better protected against the cold.

If there was not enough wool available, they could still make scarves or hats.

After all, the neck and head were areas where cold wind could penetrate, so good insulation was beneficial.

“I thought you needed to kill the sheep and skin them.” Yu Ying sighed with relief.

“I’ll personally teach you how to shear their wool, and then when it grows back, you can shear it again.” Su Bai said kindly.

After all, the wool was so long that not cutting it would be wasteful. On the sheep, it would only get dirty from rubbing against things. Moreover, the snow season has not arrived yet. There were still about 20 days before it came. There was plenty of time for it to grow back once sheared so the sheep would still be protected from the cold.

“Really? Can I really shear the wool?” Yu Ying eagerly asked.

After spending so much time with Yan Hua, Yu Ying’s expression of her curiosity had gradually become similar to Yan Hua.

But that was not entirely accurate as well. After all, a significant part of why they could act like this was because of Su Bai. If he had not suddenly appeared in the Tribe, who knew what the Tribe would be like now, let alone have such novel things. Perhaps it was precisely because the Tribe had a new Shaman and was slowly acquiring new things that she could express her strong curiosity like this.

“Let’s go. Bring the scissors and we’ll start shearing the wool.” Su Bai said, standing up.

In the Primitive Era, there were no electric shears, so they had to make do with scissors for now.

Fortunately, the scissors from the Assistance Package were not small.

“Okay!” Yu Ying happily got up to fetch the scissors.

*Step step step…* The two left the cement house and walked directly toward the sheep pen, encountering the cow horned girl and her companions along the way.

The two girls had just finished training and were heading to the cement house when they met on the path.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the sheep pen. Su Bai had someone bring out a sheep.

He first cleaned the scissors, then used a large wooden comb to groom the sheep.

This removed dirt from the sheep’s body and straightened the wool, making it easier to shear.

“Shaman, how do you shear wool?” Yu Ying asked curiously, tilting her head.

Yan Hua blinked her red eyes, also asking with great curiosity. “Shaman, can I try it too?”

She had heard on the way that the Shaman was going to shear wool, and she was extremely excited, thinking it sounded fun.

“Of course you can, but first you need to learn first so you don’t hurt the sheep.” Su Bai cautioned.

Although he had the Curing Skill, it would be problematic if the sheep suddenly kicked the girls away if they got accidentally injured.

“Understood,” Yan Hua nodded firmly.

Sha Lan just watched quietly from the side, admiring Yan Hua’s courage. She had not expected Yan Hua’s relationship with the Shaman to become so close. No, perhaps it was more about her boldness.

Ordinary people would typically be very respectful toward the Shaman and afraid to approach him, but Yan Hua was different. Though she greatly respected the Shaman, there was something indescribable about their relationship—they seemed to have a very good connection.

“If you want to shear wool, you need to first comb it clean like what I’m doing now,” Su Bai explained.

He had someone lay a large piece of Animal Hide on the ground, then had the sheep lie on it.

He began to slowly calm the sheep down, preventing it from becoming agitated, since it had been separated from its flock.

Plus, they were now approaching it with scissors, which naturally made it somewhat afraid.

After the sheep had calmed down, Su Bai took the scissors and began cutting from its hindquarters.

He grabbed a large handful of wool and cut close to the roots, being very careful with each cut to avoid injuring the sheep’s skin.

Each cut was clean and decisive, but always close to the root, as he did not want to cut twice.

The first shearing produced the longest wool. If he cut a second time, the wool would be short and less useful.

Moreover, he might accidentally injure the sheep’s skin, which would be counterproductive.

*Snip! Snip…* Each cut produced a crisp sound, and the long wool fell onto the large Animal Hide below.

Su Bai’s movements were not particularly fast, but they were steady and precise. Each cut avoided injuring the sheep’s skin, and the shorn wool was of excellent quality.

Almost all the wool was cut to a uniform length. In less than half an hour, all the wool had been sheared from the sheep.

The sheep’s appearance was not perfectly smooth, but it looked aesthetically acceptable. After all, without electric shears in this era, achieving perfect evenness was impossible with scissors. The current result looked fairly even without much variation, which was already quite good.

“Shearing wool looks interesting.” Yan Hua kept blinking her red eyes.

While Su Bai was shearing, the Beast Eared Girls dared not disturb him and watched quietly, each observing very carefully.

They all wanted to try it themselves afterward, so they were diligent in learning.

“I was constantly worried the Shaman would cut the sheep, but surprisingly, he’s so skilled that not a single cut injured it even when he was doing it so quickly.” Sha Lan said in amazement.

Sha Lan had been extremely anxious throughout the entire wool-shearing process.

“So, they aren’t actually that big! After shearing, they seem so much smaller.” Yu Ying remarked.

“Did you all learn how to do it? If you have any questions, ask now before you try.” Su Bai looked up and asked.

To be honest, this was his first time shearing wool. He had only watched videos before, never doing it himself. So, when he first started, he had been a bit hesitant, but the results looked to be acceptable.

“We know how to do it.” the Beast Eared Girls replied in unison, ready to try it themselves.