For a moment, Liu Shaoqing couldn't figure out what was wrong with this manager. Since he didn't want Little Fishy, then forget it. He could use her to rope in others. This was a good idea. Mushrooms and pickled vegetables were rarely made by ordinary people. However, for a place where mushrooms were not always available, the price would not be cheap.
The two of them discussed for a while and finally decided on this matter. When they reached the mountain, they would let the people help them pick the mushrooms. As long as they didn't owe them money, they could slightly change their status in the hearts of the people.
Liu Shaoqing thought so. In fact, he didn't know how much the people trusted the good official Zhang Zhong. Even if he changed, the people would still think that it was the good official's ability.
The two of them didn't talk loudly, but it was still heard by the people next to them. This person found an opportunity to run to a person from the inner courtyard of the Zhang family and told the person what the two of them said.
The person from the inner courtyard immediately went to look for the Little Master. When he found the Little Master, he heard the conversation between the Little Master and the Little Marquis. The person from the inner courtyard felt that he didn't need to come here again. Yes, how could the Little Master and the Little Lady not think of something that others could think of?
Not only did they think of that method, but they even said who could use it.
"This matter is settled. There are dozens of wild things here. There are mushrooms, wood ears, and some ferns. If the locals don't know, tell them. We can't let everyone build a small bridge and a wooden house. Some people can only pick wild vegetables.
This kind of thing, if the Liu family isn't so stupid, they should know. Tell them how to deal with the mushrooms. Don't stupidly use shrimp sauce to pickle them. Some things can be poisonous. There are also some common wild vegetables on the mountain. Use shrimp sauce to pickle them. Tell them that they can pay more. "
When the person from the inner courtyard came, he heard the Little Master giving instructions to another person who was also from the inner courtyard. He was a little absent-minded and finally recovered. Fortunately, he already knew that the Little Master and the Little Lady were immortals, so he was very immune.
As soon as Zhang Xiaobao finished speaking, he saw the people from the inner courtyard rushing over. He looked at them inquisitively.
"It's alright, Young Master. You and your wife can continue with your work. Actually, I heard someone say that Liu Shaoqing's family is going to the mountains to hire people to pick mushrooms and then make salted vegetables. That's why I came over to inform you."
This person from the inner courtyard felt that he had made a wasted trip. The Little Young Master had already planned everything out. What else did the Little Young Master not know?
Li Xun at the side was shocked. He looked at Zhang Xiaobao and didn't know what to say. Only Wang Juan knew that this was normal. Zhang Xiaobao had been scheming against the four of them and had obtained a lot of information. From this information, she could roughly analyze the situation. Otherwise, he wouldn't have deceived so many people.
Zhang Xiaobao appeared very natural. He nodded and said, "Got it."
He continued to instruct the person who had just listened to the instructions, "Tell Liu Shaoqing that he can pick mushrooms and so on, but he is not allowed to casually cut down trees. Some trees are very valuable and can be used to make medicine. Also, he is not allowed to let people kill the animals here. We are in charge of what animals to catch, especially the peacocks.
After the two people from the inner courtyard left, Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan again, "The green feathers in this place are peacocks' feathers. Many people kill them to get such things. It's purely stupid. Even wolves can be turned into dogs and raised, let alone peacocks. Can't they just raise them here? It's not like eating meat depends on the taste. A feather feels about the same. Some farmed ones look better than wild ones. "
Zhang Xiaobao said this because the two puppies had grown up a little. In the end, Wang Juan found that they were not dogs, but wolves. To be precise, they were wolfhounds. After knowing this, Wang Juan was happy for several days. Such dogs might not be suitable to be used as rescue dogs, but it was definitely not a problem to use them as police dogs.
Wang Juan was ready to start training the wolfhounds' wild nature. The best way to train them was to have a pack of wolves that could carry them, but this was impossible. The only way was to wait for the puppies to grow up a little and let them catch live things to eat. They also had to listen to their owners.
This matter was not simple at all. Even though Wang Juan had learned a little before, she knew that many people's dogs would bite their owners. Of course, if such a dog was a puppy, it would be fine as a pet dog, and the owner would forgive it. However, in some villages, as long as a dog used to guard the house, as long as it made a move to attack its owner, it would not be able to live.
The reason was very simple. Dogs were not like cats. Cats did not have class. When you raised a cat, the cat would also think that it was raising you and would leave as it wished. Dogs, on the other hand, were able to find their own place. Once the dog guarding the house attacked its owner, it meant that its class status had changed. No village owner would keep it. Betraying the owner was the most intolerable thing.
Therefore, these two wolfhounds, Wang Juan needed to spend more effort to train them. She needed to stabilize their class status, develop a sense of intimacy, and train their fighting skills. Wang Juan was actually very envious of those soldiers who raised dogs. When their dogs were injured beyond treatment, they would strangle the dogs themselves to reduce the dogs' pain. The dogs would not resist at all.
Wang Juan had seen it with her own eyes twice. She felt that it was not a dog, but a real soldier. When they felt that they could not hold on during the mission, they would ask their teammates to give them a quick death. Because of those experiences, Wang Juan decided to train these two little guys to become the most powerful dogs.
*****
With more than 20,000 people, it was impossible for them to move quickly. Even if there were roads that had been repaired, some people had to push carts, and some had to drive livestock. The elderly were better off as they had special carts to pull them. There were also those insensible children who would cry loudly when they changed places. Their voices were ear-piercing.
After walking for two days, as expected, white clouds began to appear on the horizon. After walking for another half a day, those white clouds turned into dark clouds. More and more of them gathered, and a fierce wind started to blow. If there were no white clouds from before, and dark clouds came out directly, with such a strong wind, it might not have rained.
However, with the gathering of white clouds, the rain would definitely fall. There was no luck.
Lightning began to appear in the sky, followed by the deafening sound of thunder. Some people knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the sky. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's expressions were gloomy. The interval between the lightning and thunder was a little too long, and the thunder was too loud. This meant that the distance was far, and there were still many positive and negative electrons. The rain would not be light.
Zhang Xiaobao looked up at the sky and hurriedly ordered the people beside him, "Pass down the order. Tell the people who are carrying the lightning rods to put them flat and carry them. The team is not allowed to go near the trees. Those who have iron, copper, and silver hairpins on their heads take them down and stick them in with wooden sticks."
At this moment, a gust of wind continued to blow from the mountain while another gust of wind came from the sea. It was rare for the two winds to collide. At the very least, it was rare in this terrain. When the winds collided, they began to swirl and sweep the ground.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan knew that if the rice seedlings were finished and there was a heavy rain, they would not be able to survive. This storm was different from the one in Sanshui County. That kind of wind had a buffer. It would pause for a moment when it blew, giving the rice seedlings time to recover. At this moment, the whirlwind was blowing back and forth, and the rain was even stronger. The rice seedlings would not be able to survive.
"If I had known this would happen, I would've planted the reeds. Now, they've grown much taller. As long as the roots aren't pulled out, I can soak them in the water. Perhaps, I'll be able to eat the reeds when I come back." At this moment, Zhang Xiaobao was actually calculating the value of the reeds. 'Reeds are good stuff.'
Wang Juan nudged Zhang Xiaobao. "The rain is coming. Lu Zhou isn't afraid of heavy rain, but he's afraid of typhoons. However, we're still in a hurry. What if it rains? Can you guarantee that the typhoon won't come? You're planting reeds just to eat the reeds? Hmm, you can even use them to weave mats, but they're far inferior to rice seedlings. "
Zhang Xiaobao was riding on the horse. When Wang Juan nudged him, he tilted to the side and slowly righted himself. He was not afraid of being pushed down. Wang Juan also knew that this height was nothing to Zhang Xiaobao. He could even do some actions with the help of the push, such as voluntarily dismounting from the horse and turning around in the air.
Zhang Xiaobao, who was walking over, comforted the horse and stroked its brown fur. "Don't be afraid. I won't fall. What's wrong with planting reeds? I've decided. After this incident, I'll make a large swamp and find a stable home for the crocodiles. There are freshwater crocodiles and saltwater crocodiles.
I'm going to make a large swamp with reeds. I'll also raise more fish there. It's closer to the sea. If the crocodiles are willing to come, they can come. I'll also put some ducks there to provide food for the crocodiles. "
"That's not bad. This way, we can protect the wildlife." Wang Juan felt that it was indeed good to give the crocodiles a living environment.
"Protect what wildlife? There are many crocodiles now. You want to kill them all with our methods? Dream on! I just want to eat some crocodile meat and get some crocodile skin to make something. It's said that the serums of these crocodiles can cure diseases. I can't make that, but I can make the bones and teeth of the crocodile into decorations. "
Zhang Xiaobao finally told her his plan, which was to raise and kill crocodiles.
Wang Juan frowned. "You're too cruel. You want to kill crocodiles just to make money."
"Then you can directly become a plant in the future and live through photosynthesis. Plants also have life. A flower, a world, a grass, a heaven. Then the things in the flowers and grass will have a lot of life. You can't even eat a green onion. You've killed too many creatures."
Zhang Xiaobao didn't feel that there was anything wrong with killing crocodiles. He ate a lot of chickens, ducks, and geese. He also killed pigs and cows.
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