Mountain and Forest Kingdom

Early in the morning, Lawrence used a rope to measure the height of the well.

The well was shallower than expected, reaching a depth of fifteen meters.

Wooden boards were laid at the bottom of the well to isolate the bottom soil, and wooden frames were also fixed on the surrounding well walls.

When working, four people were asked to put down a one-square-meter wooden box together.

Ropes were fixed at the four corners of the wooden box. The four people slowly lowered the ropes and let the wooden box sink.

In the wooden box squatted a man who worked underground. He was responsible for fixing the well walls and digging and laying the foundation.

This kind of thing is relatively dangerous. Lawrence does not do it himself, nor does he let Sophia, who is lighter and more flexible, do it. Instead, he uses Ug people to do it.

The work on the well ended smoothly. After using stones to build a well platform beside the well to prevent people from falling, the first well in the manor was officially built.

There was almost no time to rest. As soon as Seravan, Itty and others finished the well repair work, Sophia shouted happily:

"The chick hatched!"

Lawrence smiled when he heard the hen hatched her chicks.

"I'll go over and check on the chickens. You guys put away the garlic."

Seravan nodded and said, "Yes, Master."

There seems to be never enough work done on the manor, garlic needs to be harvested, pumpkins and lettuce will need to be harvested soon, as well as potatoes and cabbage.

In addition to these, you also need to make wooden boards, make charcoal, make various barrels, wooden bowls and other things.

Seravan had never been so busy before in Phumexiu Town.

Before the Kur people attacked the town of Pumixiu, it had always been a peaceful and quiet place. There was only a small amount of time in the year that required work, and most of the time was spent sleeping and drinking in the house.

Poor Seravan, he hasn't had a drink since he became a slave.

After resting for half an hour, Seravan quickly took the pregnant Etty and the pregnant shepherdess to work in the fields.

Those who dare not fight can only work in the fields to avoid fighting.

Lawrence had long told Seravan that if he could fight, he would not have to do these hard labor.

But his children may lose their father.

Seravan finally chose to escape. Although he was always busy now, at least it was much better than being a slave in Friesen's house.

Even in terms of food, it is better than before when I was a free man. I eat on time every day.

While Seravan was working, Lawrence had spent a long time watching the chicken coop with Sophia and Saryl.

One after another, the fluffy chicks burst out of the paper-like eggshells and began to chirp, calling for the hen's care.

"Fourteen, fifteen!" Sofia whispered happily: "There are already fifteen chicks!"

Lawrence smiled and waited. There was more than one hen hatching eggs in the chicken coop. Five hens squatted quietly in the wooden box as if they were going to the toilet together.

There is insulating hay in the wooden boxes, and each wooden box can perfectly accommodate a hen nesting.

Some hens also lay eggs in haystacks. If these eggs are not discovered in time, they can easily be crushed accidentally.

Every day the shepherdess would inspect the chicken coop and place any stray eggs in the hens' nests.

During this time, the Dom sheep slept in the original sheep pen, and the stone house became the exclusive territory of the hens.

Lawrence looked towards the window. It was empty.

"I don't know where the big crow has been these past few days. He may have gone to prepare for the next generation."

Salil smiled and said: "I must have gone to lay eggs!"

Lawrence was not sure whether the crow was a male or a female. If it were a female, the crow population would be much larger.

If he is a male, I hope he will bring the little crow back so that it will be easier to take care of him.

Sofia placed a wooden jar in front of a hen. In the wooden jar were the bugs that the slaves had collected today.

The hen will sit motionless while incubating the eggs, leaving only to drink water and eat.

In order to allow hens to hatch eggs better, Lawrence provides special nutritional meals during pregnancy.

Seeing the bugs crawling in the wooden jar, the hen that was hatching the eggs quickly stretched her neck and took a quick peck inside.

Didn't peck...

Lawrence found that these hens seemed to be short-sighted and could make mistakes even at such a close distance.

Sofia smiled happily and continued to point the wooden can at the hen.

The second time was much more accurate. The hen quickly ate a fat worm, just like drinking soup, and continued to get nutrients from the jar.

This was not the first time that Sophia had done something like this, and she did not need Lawrence's command. When she felt better, she stood up and went to feed other hens.

The workers in the manor have many things to do every day. They don't catch many insects. The most food in the chicken coop is grass leaves and peas.

The hens that had hatched their chicks also started to stand up to eat, and the newly hatched chicks were soon chirping near the eggshells.

The big rooster, the other castrated roosters, and the pullets are also raised in the chicken pen outside. It is summer now, and they will be mixed in the winter when the chicks grow up.

After another two or three days, the number of chicks in the stone house reached more than 70, and several other chicks died just one day after they were born.

If you take good care of them, more than half of the remaining chicks can survive until winter, or they may be wiped out if you are not careful.

The manor was a lot more lively, and summer was quietly coming to an end.

A few days later, when Lawrence was harvesting potatoes in the manor, an excited man ran down the mountain.

"Mr. Lawrence! Salil! Doug and the others are back!"

Lawrence quickly stood up and walked outside.

Salil also followed.

The one who came was Mandekru, a Pumixiu man who had rescued him.

Mandekru raised his broken arm and shouted to this side, and quickly ran over and said: "We are back, Doug and Andrew are still at the beach, Vip and the blacksmith have already brought people over to pull things!"

"Mr. Lawrence, Sariel, let me tell you to come over!"

Salil breathed a sigh of relief. Andrew, who had been worried all this time, was finally back.

Lawrence asked: "How was your harvest this time? Is anyone injured?"

Mandekru, who had severed his hand, smiled and said: "No one died in the holy battle, but some people unfortunately fell into the sea. Some people questioned that Red Beard was killed by him, and some were cursed by the sea."

Mandekru said seriously: "This time we robbed two villages and filled two large ships with food and goodies. There are three more ships!"

Seeing that these people had gained a lot, Lawrence let go of his worries.

After the Pumixiu people get rich, they will be much more stable. At most, they will provide some symbolic support to the earl and will not go to war for the time being.

"Sariel, let's go there."

Salil nodded quickly, "Okay!"