I Became The Chief Of A Primitive Village

Chapter 717, An Interesting Little Experiment

Translator: Silavin

Yu Ying brought people back with armfuls of daffodil flowers, placing them all on the table.

She first smelled the scent of the daffodil flowers and asked, puzzled. “Shaman, the daffodil flowers have been picked and brought back.”

It must be said that Yu Ying really liked daffodil flowers, finding their name quite pleasant and their blooms very beautiful. So whenever she had free time, she would go to the flower field to have a look. Apart from tending to the roses and lilies, most of her time was spent admiring the daffodil flowers.

“Do you want to know why I asked you to bring the daffodil flowers?” Su Bai asked mysteriously.

Yu Ying nodded without hesitation and asked expectantly. “Shaman, what exactly can daffodil flowers be used for?”

They were not for making perfume, nor for wearing in one’s hair. Yu Ying could not think of what else they might be used for.

“Hold out your fingernails,” Su Bai smiled.

Yu Ying belatedly stretched out her hand and asked, confused. “Shaman, what do you need my fingers for?”

“Daffodil flowers can dye your nails with colour. Back in my homeland, beautiful girls would do this.”

Su Bai pinched her fingers and continued: “It looks quite nice when girls dye their nails with colour.”

“Shaman, is that really true?” Yu Ying couldn’t believe her ears.

She looked at her other hand, gazing at the pale pink and white nails on her fingers, falling into contemplation.

Yu Ying was imagining what it would look like if her nails were dyed with colour… this was something she had never experienced before.

She would never have thought in this direction, which was why she was particularly shocked when she heard it just now.

“What’s wrong? Don’t you like it?” Su Bai asked.

Actually, not liking it would be quite normal. Back on Earth, everyone was different. Some people liked doing their nails, others did not. Some people liked plain coloured nails, while others only liked flashy ones. Different preferences were normal.

“I don’t dislike it, I’m just wondering what it would look like.” Yu Ying hastily shook her head.

Yu Ying wanted to try it. Having nails dyed with colour was too novel, she absolutely had to try this.

“You’ll know once you try,” Su Bai smiled.

When he had drawn daffodil flower seeds from the System back then, what came to mind were the palace dramas from Earth.

In the ancient imperial harem, those concubines were pretty vain. Apart from daily powder and rouge, the most important things were external accessories. Gorgeous jewellery and fine clothes did not count.

At that time, what mattered were highlights on the face or body. For the face, it was nothing more than those few items: rouge, powder, and some eyebrow paste.

When they had nothing to do, they invented nail dyeing. Those high-ranking concubines had very long fingernails. Apart from wearing nail guards, someone thought of dyeing colours onto the nails, which would complement their clothing better.

Ancient times did not have nail polish or such things. The only pigments could only be extracted from plants.

Through research by various parties and by coincidence, they discovered daffodil flowers, this plant. Using its pigments to dye nails, the colours lasted quite long.

Over time, through several improvements, the method of using daffodil flowers to dye nails gradually spread.

“Shaman, do I need to prepare anything else?” Yu Ying asked expectantly.

Yu Ying was too eager to immediately start. This was truly exciting, which girl would not want to try it?

“No need, I’ve already had others prepare everything,” Su Bai said indifferently.

Using daffodil flowers to dye nails required more than just daffodil flowers. White vinegar and alum were also needed.

“Shaman, then let’s begin,” Yu Ying was rather impatient.

Yu Ying’s pink fox tail kept swaying, her face full of anticipation.

“You don’t have anything else to do later, do you? If there’s something, arrange it first. Nail dyeing takes a long time.” Su Bai asked.

Yu Ying thought seriously for a moment and shook her head. “There’s nothing else. Even if there were, they’d be small matters that others could handle.”

It was still early before dinner time, and Yu Ying thought about it. There really was not anything else to do.

“That’s good then. Wash your hands clean and remove any excess material from your nails.” Su Bai instructed.

“Okay,” Yu Ying responded happily.

Su Bai had others pick off all the daffodil flowers and place them all in a wooden basin.

Afterwards, he added a few drops of vinegar and alum, having someone thoroughly mix these ingredients together.

Yu Ying curiously looked at those things and asked. “Shaman, do I just put my fingers inside?”

Yu Ying was rather anxious, eager to see what nail dyeing looked like.

“Hahaha,” Su Bai laughed heartily and said. “That’s not wrong, but there’s a better method.”

“A better method?” Yu Ying could not help but tap her chin with her index finger.

Yu Ying looked at that red mass in the wooden basin with particular curiosity. After the daffodil flowers were mashed, she could still smell a faint fragrance.

Su Bai beckoned for the two maids nearby to come over and said. “I’ll only demonstrate once, you must watch carefully.”

“Yes,” the two maids nodded.

Su Bai first used a wooden spoon to scoop up some daffodil flowers and applied them to Yu Ying’s nails, then used two small leaves to wrap around the nails.

After securing them with small vines, he instructed. “Leave it like this for a while. Don’t remove the small leaves until I say it’s ready.”

“Shaman, can this really dye my nails with colour?” Yu Ying looked at her nails with wonder.

“Of course, after some time passes and you remove them, your nails will be dyed with the daffodil flowers’ colour.”

Su Bai nodded and instructed. “Following the method I just demonstrated, wrap up all her remaining fingernails.”

“Yes,” the two maids nodded.

Yu Ying kept her hands extended, letting the maids work, her pink eyes wide open the entire time.

She found this scene truly magical, seeing her fingernails in such a comical state.

“This is also my first time trying this. Whether we can successfully dye them with colour remains to be seen after we remove the leaves,” Su Bai said indifferently.

Although there was precedent for this, practical application always had different aspects.

“I believe they’ll definitely be dyed with colour.” Yu Ying said with conviction.

Yu Ying was so confident even before seeing the nails after removal. She simply trusted Su Bai too much.

Ever since the Shaman had taken charge of the Tribe, the Tribe had continuously transformed, and the direction of said transformation has always been positive.

Until now, the Shaman’s actions had never disappointed the Tribe’s people, which was why Yu Ying was so certain this time.

“Good,” Su Bai laughed heartily.