In order to avoid the harassment of wild boars, the pheasants in the valley would choose to move around in areas covered with thorns. The thorns in these areas were very dense. The pheasants were smaller and could shuttle through the gaps of the thorns, but the wild boars could not. If they forced their way through, even if they had thick wild boar skin, they would be pierced and the pain would be unbearable. As a result, they would give up chasing the pheasants.
However, these thorns had no effect on the weasel. This animal was smaller and more compact and flexible than the pheasants. No matter how dense the thorns were, they could not trap the weasel. As long as the pheasants could pass through the thorns forest, the weasel would be able to pass through.
Although the pheasants had wings and could fly to the trees, the pheasants with young could not give up their children. If the mother pheasant flew away, then the young pheasants she had painstakingly raised would all die in the weasel's mouth.
Generally, in this situation, the mother pheasant would desperately resist for a while, using her courage to scare the weasel and buy time for her children to escape. When the weasel recovered and fought back, the mother pheasant would usually choose to escape. Then, the weasel would ignore the mother pheasant and chase the single young pheasant. Under normal circumstances, as long as the weasel made a move, it would always be able to catch one. For the weasel, catching a young pheasant was enough for it to have a full meal. When it was hungry in the future, it could catch more.
In addition, there were not only young pheasants in the valley. There were many hares and rats in the grass, which were the food of the weasel.
Hares were large in size and could be eaten for many days after catching one. Rats were also a food that the weasel liked to eat.
In this valley, in addition to wild boars and pheasants, there were also many hares. Rats lived underground, so the number was not easy to count, but it was definitely not small.
Pheasants, hares, and rats formed the main diet of the weasel, but the weasel could also climb trees. As a result, the bird nests in the canopy were also affected. Many of the eggs that the birds had painstakingly laid would be eaten by the weasel.
Birds had a habit of laying more eggs after their eggs disappeared to make up for the total number of eggs in the nest. In this way, the weasel could steal eggs again and again.
There were still a lot of bird nests in the valley, but none of them could avoid the weasel. Most of the birds here were too small to be a match for the weasel. There were also birds that were incubating eggs. When they saw the weasel coming, they had no choice but to flee from the nest. Then, they could only watch as their eggs were eaten by the weasel. Although they would attack the weasel from time to time, the attack power of the bird's beak didn't do much damage to the weasel. They simply couldn't drive the weasel away.
In other words, in the valley where Ang Lee kept wild animals, the weasel had become a big pest, and it was also the biggest pest. The weasel's only contribution was to catch rats, so it could control the number of rats and prevent the rats in the valley from becoming a disaster.
The diet of rats and wild boars had a lot of overlapping parts. There were too many rats, which was very unfavorable to the survival of wild boars.
The existence of the weasel threatened the hares, pheasants, and many wild birds. The only animal that benefited was the wild boar. The weasel controlled the number of rats so that the wild boar could have an adequate food source, and the weasel couldn't threaten the wild boar. Even if it was a newborn wild boar, the weasel couldn't afford to provoke it.
Therefore, in the entire valley, the number of wild boars had greatly increased, but the number of pheasants and hares hadn't increased at all.
In view of this situation, Ang Lee was also very conflicted. First of all, the weasel was very flexible. It was really not so easy to clean it up. There was also the possibility that the weasel outside could mix into the valley. This weasel's climbing ability was too strong. It was not a problem for it to run down the cliff. In addition, the existence of the weasel was beneficial to the wild boar's growth. If he wanted to kill the weasel, he must also kill the rats at the same time. Otherwise, the rats would definitely become a disaster. At that time, the grassland in the valley would suffer, and the wild boar's food would be greatly reduced.
"Wow, what kind of nest is that? It's so big."
Tang Er suddenly pointed to a nest in the canopy and asked.
Ang Lee looked up and saw that it was really a big nest. It shouldn't be a small bird's nest. Small birds wouldn't build such a big nest. Only large birds would build such a huge nest. As for what kind of bird's nest it was, he couldn't tell for the time being because he hadn't seen an adult bird fly back.
In addition, there were almost no nests in the canopy near the pontoon bridge. Because there were often people walking on the pontoon bridge, birds were still a little afraid of people. Therefore, they would build their nests in the canopy slightly away from the pontoon bridge. In this way, it was very good to avoid their nests being destroyed by people.
"This should be a very big bird, right? Why don't we wait for a while? Maybe the bird will come back after a while. "
Ang Lee said.
However, after waiting for a while, he didn't see the bird fly back, which made Tang Er a little disappointed.
"This nest is probably empty!"
"Maybe the bird in this nest was eaten by the eagle."
"Father said that there must be a big bird in such a big nest. Could this be the eagle's nest?"
"I don't know!"
Tang Er and Shuang 'er began to talk about it.
Soon, Old Zhao came over. He had just gone to catch a wild boar. At this moment, he had already finished, so he ran over to serve them.
"Old Zhao, what kind of bird's nest is this big nest next to it?"
Ang Lee asked. This guy has been here for a long time, so he definitely knows what kind of bird's nest is.
Old Zhao said with a smile, "Alang, this is the magpie's nest! There are two big magpies inside, chirping non-stop every morning. At this time, they should be looking for food in the distance. They will be back in the evening. "
"Oh, it really is the magpie's nest! No wonder it looks so similar. However, this magpie's nest is too big! How big must the magpies be to need such a big nest? "
Ang Lee said.
"Alang, aren't all magpies so big? This nest is big because it has been here for a long time. I'm afraid it has been here for decades."
Old Zhao said.
"It's possible that it has been here for decades. Why didn't I find it when I came last time?"
Ang Lee said.
"Alang, when there are leaves, this magpie's nest really can't be seen. If you don't pay attention, it's easy to miss it. This valley is not big, but it's not small either. It's normal to miss it."
Old Zhao said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "That's true. By the way, have you caught the wild boar?"
"Alang, don't worry. It has been cut open and the meat is being cooked. Alang, what else do you want to eat? Hare, pheasant, sweet potato, all kinds of green vegetables and radishes. We have a lot of them here. "
Old Zhao said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Okay! You can do as you see fit! Just a dozen dishes will be enough. "
"Yes, I'll go prepare now."
Old Zhao said and went away again.
"Father, when we came last time, we fed the wild boar with sweet potato vines. Can we still feed it now? "
Tang Er said.
Ang Lee shook his head and said, "No, didn't we just feed them pastries? The wild boar is full. We can't feed them anymore."
"Not full, the wild boar is not full. Father, look, the wild boar is still looking for food."
Tang Er said.
"The wild boar is not eating. Wild boars are born to like to dig. Is it digging mud for fun?"
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Digging mud for fun? What's so fun about digging mud? This wild boar is really strange. It wants to dig mud for fun."
Tang Er said.
"Wow, the wild boar is rolling in the mud pit. It's so dirty!"
Tang Er said with a pout when he saw the wild boar rolling in the mud.
"Wild boars also like to roll in the mud! It's like raising pigs! "
Shuang'er said.
Their family doesn't raise pigs, but some neighbors raise pigs, so Shuang'er has seen pigs rolling in the mud.
"Wild boars are the same as domestic pigs. They are not hygienic, but wild boar meat is more delicious than domestic pigs. When we eat the meat later, Shuang'er will understand."
Ang Lee said.
The small wild boar just now had been slaughtered. The fragrance could be smelled from several miles away, which made Tang Er and Shuang'er drool unconsciously.
Tang Er just fed all his pastries to the wild boar. At this moment, he was a little hungry, but there was nothing to eat in his pocket, which made Tang Er quite uncomfortable and he shouted to eat wild boar meat.
Ang Lee was also tired of strolling and was ready to go down with the two. When he walked to the tower, Ang Lee found that there were many children in the valley, about six or seven, and some women. They gathered at the gate of the valley and looked at the area where cooking was being done.
"Old Zhao, what's going on? Why are there so many children and women?"
Ang Lee saw Old Zhao coming over and asked.
Old Zhao was stunned for a moment before he awkwardly explained, "Ah Lang, please forgive me. It was this lowly one who took the initiative to ask them to bring their families to live with us. These people are very hardworking and good people, but they are all foreigners and not natives of the capital. Their families also came to the capital with them, but they didn't have a place to settle down. It's not a good idea to always sleep on the streets, so they came to this lowly one to ask for help. This lowly one thinks that there are a lot of empty rooms here and we can build a lot of houses with the remaining bricks and wood. It's not a big deal for them to settle their families here. Moreover, these families can also work. More than half of the sweet potato fields and various vegetable fields outside the valley are the work of these families. They grow and eat their own food, so they won't affect the game in the valley and can also help with the work. This lowly one is very strict, so there won't be any problems."
Ang Lee nodded and said: "So that's how it is! You did a good job. Not only did we not suffer a loss, but we also benefited from it. "
Obviously, these families were not paid, but they worked every day. Although part of the food they worked was for themselves, the rest was used to feed the wild boars, which could be regarded as an extra contribution to their physical strength. For Ang Lee, they did not suffer a loss.
"Alang is right, but they also benefited from it, so they didn't suffer a loss. If they rent a house outside, it will cost a lot of money. Food and necessities cost money, but they don't need to spend money to eat and live here, so they naturally benefited from it. "
Old Zhao said.
Ang Lee thought about it, and it was indeed the case. It seemed that both sides did not suffer a loss, but who was the one who suffered a loss?
After thinking for a long time, Ang Lee found that the ones who suffered a loss were the nobles and merchants who speculated in housing and rented houses. If these people rented houses, they would be able to earn a lot of rent, but because these people did not rent houses, they lived in the valley. As a result, for these merchants and nobles, their own interests were lost.
There were also the merchants who sold vegetables, their interests were also lost. If these people rented houses outside the city, they would definitely not have the opportunity to farm. As a result, they would have to rely on buying food, but living in the valley, they could grow their own vegetables to eat. As a result, the merchants who sold vegetables would suffer a loss.
Looking at these families, Ang Lee suddenly had a feeling. These people were all poor people who did not have a place to live. There were many such people, and their lives were very difficult. But because these people lived in the valley, their lives were greatly improved, and their lives were much better than those who rented houses. Wasn't this an idea to solve the housing problem in the capital?
If all the workshops that recruited people to work could prepare a place for the workers to live, then the housing problem in the capital would be solved. And doing so did not seem to violate any laws, nor did it offend anyone.
I built a workshop on my own territory, and by the way, I built a house that could accommodate the employees. What's the problem with this? I made my own decisions in my own territory, and I didn't disturb or rob anyone. Even if the people who speculated in housing knew about it, they couldn't do anything about it.
And as long as all the workshops built some houses for people to live in, then the housing problem in the capital could be solved very well.
Building some residential houses in the workshop could, to a large extent, alleviate the housing problem of the poor workers. It would definitely be favored by the workers. As a result, even if the wages of this workshop were slightly lower, the poor workers would still be willing to work there.
And this kind of residential house could be divided into many types. For example, a single room for a family to live in, and a dormitory house for a group of people to live together. The specific configuration would be based on the actual situation of the workshop.
Under normal circumstances, it was best to have both types of houses. After all, some people came to the capital with their families, and some people came to the capital alone to work. The needs of these two types of people were different.
Of course, for workshops that had a lot of employees, the pressure to build residential houses was also relatively high. Even if it was built, the housing pressure would be relatively high. Therefore, generally, a single room would not be provided, but a dormitory for more than ten people. In this way, it could meet the living needs of more people.
For workshops with a small number of employees, a few houses would be enough to meet the needs. Even the workplace or the warehouse could be provided with living facilities.
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