Mountain and Forest Kingdom

"Let's talk after you come in. Have you eaten?"

Lawrence had already made preparations and let the four women enter the house first.

The four women all led the sheep. After several plunders and battles, the town of Pumixiu was actually not poor at all.

In the past, I could safely spend the night without going out to rob, and still have a lot of food surplus.

But when they went out to fight, they took some of the food away, and the men in the village refused to work. Most importantly, a lot of the food was taken away by the Baron and Doug, which led to food problems.

These women are all wearing sheepskin robes, which are much better than what they wore last year.

After opening the heavy curtain made of animal skins and entering the wooden house, the four women felt like they had entered another world from one world.

There was a strong flame burning in the fireplace of the wooden house, and there was a stove for boiling water on the other side of the living room.

The windows are sealed, but the door curtains are often opened when going in and out, so there is no need to worry about poisoning.

And the house is very big, with enough space.

The temperature in the living room is not particularly high. Only the area near the stove and fireplace is much warmer. Most places are still a bit cold.

But for the women who were wearing thick clothes and had just come in from the ice and snow, it was even hotter than summer.

"Salil! Emma is here!" Lawrence shouted upstairs. At this time, Salil was still taking a nap in bed.

Emma quickly said: "Mr. Lawrence, I'm here to see you this time. Kate's family has already gone to Dumu Village. We went to them to ask for help, but they refused."

Lawrence walked to the sofa and sat down, and said to several people: "Sit down and speak slowly."

At this time, the tailor came over with water, and Lawrence said: "Go and prepare some food."

"Yes, master." The seamstress quickly went down to work.

Lawrence said: "I understand you very well, but now I have a few women here who are about to give birth to children, and the remaining food is not rich."

Bull, the dancer at Doug's house, suggested directly: "Can you come with us to find some food? For example, some dogs."

The other women seemed to have reached an agreement long ago and echoed: "We can fight!"

"It's not enough for us. There are a lot of dogs in Dumu Village, and there are about a dozen of Doug's people."

"Doug must have died outside, we can't wait to die!"

"If Mr. Lawrence is willing to go down the mountain with us, Vip will definitely be willing to give us food. I know he has a lot of wheat hidden in his house!"

Lawrence was silent, he underestimated the barbarian blood of Emma and others.

Women like Emma were not weak women from the beginning. They dared to pick up farm tools to seek revenge on the Kur people, and they have always supported the men in the family to go out to rob and make money.

In fact, there are countless rebellions and uprisings here, but they have all been suppressed by lords from various places. The nobles here have not had their armed power taken away by their superiors. Each lord and noble has private soldiers and elite combat capabilities.

In chaotic times, the definition of a good citizen is definitely different from that in normal times.

Facing this group of women who asked him to rob their villagers, Lawrence felt that his brain was a little exhausted.

These barbarians resented those who taxed them.

Wild beasts will hold grudges if they are robbed of food, let alone these women.

Lawrence felt that if Doug, the traitor, was not suppressing him, the entire town of Pumexiu would have an extreme idea of ​​assassinating Baron Avari.

The women now feel that they cannot survive. After asking Doug's family to borrow food but being rejected, they want to kill Doug's dog for meat.

If you kill dogs today, what will you kill if there is not enough food tomorrow?

In years of disaster, landlords who refuse to help their fellow villagers will most likely end up unhappy.

Even if they take advantage of a calamity year to annex land, they should do so slowly and unite the majority to bully the minority. In this way, those who are not bullied will naturally have nothing to do with themselves.

Today, the situation in Pumixiu Town is much more serious. Doug's family has no experience and lessons in this area, and they cannot learn from history. They forgot about it as soon as they became the village tyrants.

"It's too troublesome to go down the mountain." Lawrence said quietly: "What if Doug comes back tomorrow, it's not good to do this."

Emma was actually a little worried that Doug would come back. After all the men came back, the woman who did these things would definitely be beaten up.

"Then what should we do now?" Emma looked at Lawrence, "We really can't survive without food."

Bull said: "Lawrence, can you take us to the beach to catch seals? There are seals in the Snow Cave people's territory. If we women go there, those people will definitely not allow us to hunt there."

Emma also said: "Last year, Doug took us to the beach to catch fish. There were many big fish there, and shrimps that were very easy to catch."

Lawrence discovered that the Pumixiu people needed a leader.

Vipu's majesty is the premise that the Pumi Xiu people can keep their peace, or have the support of men like Doug and Blacksmith.

Once Doug disappears and never comes back, an old man like Vip will not be able to suppress these barbarian women.

Women in the north are more aggressive than women in the south and are more likely to challenge authority.

Just like a pack of wolves, if Vip cannot lead them to obtain food, they will overthrow the leader.

Even kill!

Lawrence looked embarrassed, "I have never caught a seal."

Emma said excitedly: "This is very simple! Both bears and snow cave people know how to do it. We just need to prevent bears and snow cave people from approaching us!"

There are no seals in the precautions for catching seals, only precautions against other people and animals who also catch seals.

Everyone needs to eat, especially in winter when prey is scarce, and it is easy to fight for survival.

Lawrence suggested: "I have a big pig at home. You sent it to me last year, Emma. I will kill the pig today and share it with you. If you go down with the meat, it should be able to survive this eternal night."

The four women looked at each other. No one would refuse such a good thing, especially now when they are already hungry.

Lawrence said: "Drink some hot water to warm yourself first. I didn't give it to you in vain. You need to return the food to me next year. You can also use vegetables, meat, salt and wood instead. I will tell you how much is needed. .”

Emma nodded quickly, "Okay!"

The rest of the people had no objections either.

Lawrence added: "If Doug hasn't come back after the eternal night, we will go catch seals."

Bull said: "The Snow Cave people have nothing but dogs and people. They don't grow food, and they don't have furniture. They have nothing but cooking oil and a little food. We don't need to be afraid of them."

Emma said: "They have many men. We may not be able to defeat them in a fight. If Salil and Lawrence help us, we will definitely be able to!"

Lawrence nodded, "Okay, let's survive the eternal night first, and then we'll talk about it later."

Soon the maids brought the uneaten leftovers, pea and fruit porridge, rat jerky, and gray bread that was being baked.

The four women ate everything quickly. After Salil got up, Salil led a few people to boil water and kill pigs.

The spoils of last year's counterattack against the Kurds were thus divided into many pieces.

Pig blood is collected to make black pudding, and pig intestines, hearts, and livers are put into baskets.

Lawrence only wanted the offending pork bones and blood, and the rest of the pork was divided among the four women according to weight and parts.

Salil looked at the women carrying baskets and leading sheep down the mountain, then turned to look at Lawrence.

"Lawrence, wouldn't it be good to let Emma and the others be our slaves?"

Lawrence was speechless, but he understood Salil's thoughts.

Whether it is Sofia or Seravan and others, their lives are better than those of the Pumixiu people.

Lawrence didn't answer the question, but looked at Sariel's belly.

"It's been two or three months and there's still no movement. Is it because we haven't worked hard enough?"

Salil is no longer a pure girl. She has long known a lot of things from the mouths of Emma and the women in the manor.

Facing Lawrence's doubts, Salil said seriously: "It's all your fault. You don't want to be in bed. How can you have a child if you're not in bed?"

Lawrence said directly: "Go back to eat and go to bed!"