Chen Qi went over and picked up the wooden ball then rolled it again. The wooden ball was not big and the ground was covered with animal skins to keep the cold at bay, so the wooden ball did not roll far. Seeing the wooden ball running away again, it quickly caught up to it and reached out a paw to grab and stop it. However, who knew that the wooden ball that was about to stop just rolled forward again.

Chen Qi watched the little wolf cub with amusement as it chased and played with the wooden ball. He completely didn’t realize that he seemed to be raising the little wolf cub like a cat.

As soon as Ali, who had just exchanged posts with Ake, pushed open the door and entered the room, he couldn’t wait to ask, “Chen Qi, did you finish the box from before?”

“It’s done.” Chen Qi let the little wolf cub play on its own and went back into the room to move out a large wooden box, about half a meter tall. The surface of the wooden box was painted a slightly dark shade of red with dye-fruits and there were some patterns painted across the whole body. Common flowers and plants, like willow trees, were painted on the sides, while the front was dotted with thistle-like designs. Because the patterns were painted on with brown dye-fruits, the designs were not obvious, and the box looked unexpectedly exquisite.

The box had two layers of drawers. Chen Qi had polished the stretched joints until they were very smooth and the surface was also coated with a thin layer of gum-fruit liquid. With just a slight pull, the drawers would extend out.

This was the first time that Ali saw such an exquisite wooden box, and he just couldn’t help admiringly touching it. Even Ka Luo, who was cooking, couldn’t help coming over to have a look, “Chen Qi, when did you make such a thing?”

“There hasn’t been much to do these days, so I managed to churn this out.” Chen Qi smiled. In fact, the wooden box is a little crude. After all, the wooden boxes Chen Qi used to make were all either roughly tied together with ropes or simply glued together. The only one that was carefully made was probably the big bathtub in the bathroom.

“You’re really going to give me such a beautiful thing?” Ali asked with disbelief, all his previous melancholy completely swept away.

“En. Of course. This is my wedding gift to you and Azhang.” When Ali had come to him asking about how to make the bone rings, Chen Qi considered what he could give to them. Later, he saw the wooden cabinet in his own room and thought to make a good furniture set. That’s how this wooden box appeared, which, to be precise, was still roughly a test product.

Chen Qi had already planned to spend the rest of his life here, so he hoped to make his life more refined and comfortable. Even though he had left civilized society, he did not want his life to be separated from civilization. Those things had followed him for nearly 30 years and were practically melted into his blood and bones, Chen Qi did not want to give them up. The existence of that knowledge could also make the lives of the beastmen here better. These were the considerations that Chen Qi had been thinking about during this period of time.

Of course, it was not a simple thing to present those other-worldly things in this world. Fortunately, he had plenty of time now, and the people who were in the Lion-Wolf Tribe would also be returning after winter ends. Chen Qi certainly did not want them to live in the messy houses from before. Also, there were many among them who could no longer hunt. In Chen Qi’s world, people could survive even without the ability to hunt. He hoped to find some suitable jobs for these people, so they could exchange things they make for enough food to survive.

“Thank you.” Ali thanked him gratefully, “Chen Qi, can you teach me how to make this kind of wooden box?”