When Lawrence returned to the manor with the grain and the iron pot, the people of the manor had already begun to eat dinner.

"You guys go down and rest, and I'll tell her over there to take attendance today."

Lawrence said to Mandel Crewe and the others about today's reward.

One attendance refers to going out on a mission with Lawrence, and each attendance can be exchanged for a glass of wine, and seven times can be exchanged for a small barrel of fruit wine.

These will be recorded on wooden boards, and a glass will be given to everyone when the weekend is off, and the rest will be given to everyone when it snows for the first time in winter.

Mandelkru didn't do anything today, and soon went back to eat happily.

Lawrence walked to the door and looked at the exit on the other side, where a dog and a pig were eating in a basin.

Doug would come back every night to see the door, probably reluctant to take the kennel.

The little boar Pig didn't dare to approach here at first, but after a few tentative attempts he got used to the environment, and now he comes over to eat with Doug every once in a while.

Looking at the puppy and piggy who were eating leftovers in the rice bowl with their heads down, Lawrence didn't bother them and walked directly into the wooden house.

"Master, I haven't eaten either, I'm waiting for the master to come back!"

Sophia ran over and happily invited her pet.

Lawrence stroked Sophia's head and smiled, "Then eat together, have they eaten Saryl?" ”

Sophia and Lawrence walked together to sit down on either side of the table, "in the bath." ”

Several witches like to soak in hot baths, and Lawrence, because he is not used to their temperature, always waits for others to come out before going in and bathing in other people's bath water.

As soon as Lawrence sat down, Emma brought a hot dinner.

Fried egg garnished with onion and garlic, marinated fish and baked potatoes, a cup of hot goat's milk, a piece of bread.

It's a bit too much for an average person, but it's just enough for Lawrence.

Sophia's dinner is the same as Lawrence's, and now is the time for her to grow her body, and she eats snacks in addition to her three meals a day.

While Lawrence was eating, Emma, who was standing beside him, said, "Master, when we were pickling the fish today, we found a layer of oil on the meat in the barrel. ”

I had brought back a lot of fish from the sea, and I ate some of the fish, and the rest was marinated in wooden barrels, and that's what Emma was talking about.

Oil on top of fish?

Lawrence asked, "Is it okay to eat?" ”

Emma replied, "Some people ate it and said it tasted okay and there was no problem from the morning until now." ”

Lawrence didn't really believe much in the traditional methods and methods, "Let's see, if there is no problem, we will use it in the winter." ”

"Yes." Emma remembered this and continued, "The iron tools on the manor are running out of iron, and the lumberyard asked if there are any good axes today. ”

Lawrence swallowed the fish in his mouth, "I've already told the blacksmith about this today, that guy is too lazy to work, but it's okay, we're almost done with the land now, and the lumberyard can be slower." ”

"The superfluous people go to the bottom of the mountain to build a blacksmith's shop, which is close to the mines, and there is a river nearby, which is more suitable for ironsmithing than the mountain, and we must have our own blacksmith shop and artisan's workshop."

Emma said: "There are still a lot of people in the town of Bomixiu who haven't come up. ”

"Those people didn't come up when they were most in need of food, and most of them won't come up now." Lawrence continued to eat the potatoes and fish, and said slowly: "Wait until winter to know the disadvantages of fewer people." ”

"The Earl may send someone over this winter, you go down the mountain tomorrow to explain the situation to them, some people will not listen to what I say, it is more appropriate for you to go."

The town of Bhumixiu is now mostly headed by women, and Emma is more indicative of what life is like on the mountain.

If those women can come with them, then the last Bhumixiu will officially join the manor.

At any given time, there is a group of people who stick to their guns, and Lawrence also needs some people to stay in Phumesius, so this is not mandatory.

Sophia saw that Emma had nothing else to report, so she said happily: "Master, today Salil and I went to Mount Talim to dig an orange sapling and plant it in the back of the house, much faster than waiting for the seeds to grow!" ”

Lawrence laughs, "Be careful not to water too much. ”

"Hmm!" Sophia said, "When we went to the mountains, we saw crows, and we also saw little Pig, who was also looking for food on the mountains during the day. ”

Mount Talim used to be harmful to animals, and no animals came near it for many years.

Now because of the departure of the poisonous witch, the abundant resources accumulated there have attracted a large number of small animals to approach, and now it has become a paradise for birds and small animals.

Not only wild boars and birds, but also insects flew over to feed on the sap of the trees, and bees went to collect nectar.

The presence of crows can curb the swarms there, wild boars and pheasants can also digest some of the bugs, and the bugs that breed in large numbers will decompose the decay there and convert it into fertility suitable for plants.

Lawrence also needed a safe orchard, but the Claudian village was a better orchard than Mount Talim.

If you put those tree seeds in the tribe of the Kloda, and let Kharan ripen in the valley, then you can kill three birds with one stone.

First, Harlan can concentrate what he doesn't like in places he won't go.

Second, the people of Croda have a more stable and abundant and delicious fruit tree resources.

Thirdly, the temperature there is more suitable for the growth of oranges, and Lawrence can obtain better quality fruits and herbs.

Lawrence thought about all kinds of plans, and now that the estate is in a period of rapid development, many things need to be planned in advance.

The number of people in your hands cannot withstand consumption, and if you can avoid fighting, you must avoid it, but when you can't avoid it, you must also attack decisively, and use all means to become the victorious side.

The blacksmith shop and the city defense facilities are the key, and things like fruit forests and oil, salt, sauce and vinegar can be slowed down.

The main force of the apiary is still bees, and this year I will not take honey, but give all the honey to the bees to expand the population, and more bees will naturally build new homes next year.

Several skills necessary for the traverser, such as burning glass, making soap, making iron, and making paper.

Lawrence decided to make iron first, and with more iron tools could he develop agriculture and the military.

The prerequisite for ironmaking is food......

The food problem has been solved by the abundant harvest of potatoes, and now potatoes can be dug up from the ground and eaten every day, and when the wheat in the town of Bhumixiu and the wheat in the mountains are harvested, there will also be bread.

Lawrence found that the biggest problem today was the labor problem, and the majority of the population on the estate was women, which was too much of a loss.

"Bul, cook more eggs tomorrow, so that the men in the lumberyard and the blacksmith will have one egg and two loaves of bread a day, including those who work in the lumberyard and the blacksmith."

Bull agreed, "Yes." ”

Lawrence asked, "Are the hens in the coop starting to hatch?" ”

Emma replied, "It's already started, and now there are more than a dozen hens hatching and lying in the nest." ”

Last year's chicks have become mother chickens this year, and they have also begun to pass on their family lines and hatch new chicks.

Lawrence thought of the sheep, "How long will it be before Nala is pregnant?" ”

Emma said: "It takes more than a year for a domme sheep to give birth to lambs, and Nala was pregnant last winter and should have had lambs in the spring. ”

Cattle and sheep in cold regions grow slowly, have a long cycle, and are not easy to grow into size.

Lawrence thought of the chickens, "Now there are more and more chickens, some of them in the forest, some at home, and some in Mount Talim. ”

Sophia asked, "Why?" ”

Lawrence explains, "It prevents the flock from spreading the disease to the rest of the flock, and even if all the chickens die in one place, there are survivors elsewhere that can be used." ”

Sophia nodded, "Oh, how clever the master is!" ”

Lawrence lowered his head to eat, and after eating, he went to take a bath with Sophia and Emma, relaxing his brain in the warm hot water, and enjoying a rare and comfortable time.

(End of chapter)