Mountain and Forest Kingdom

"You are back. You didn't come back at noon. I left food for you."

Salil stood up on her own initiative and greeted the two of them.

Andrew also stood there holding an ax and said hello, "Lawrence, how is it up there on the mountain?"

Lawrence replied: "It's uninhabitable and I'm looking for a suitable place to build a house."

Andrew suggested: "You don't have to go to so much trouble, just stay here with me, and you can also hunt with me."

Andrew's proposal was a good one, he thought so.

Lawrence didn't want this, "Thank you for your kindness, I plan to take another look."

"Okay." Andrew didn't force it, and he didn't think Lawrence could find a good place and build a good wooden house.

After Lawrence approached, Sariel persuaded: "It's very cold in many places on the mountain. Even the Dom sheep don't want to spend the night on the mountain. Also, if you build a house, you need to carry wood from the bottom of the mountain to the top. You can transport one piece of wood up in a day." A piece of wood to go up?"

In the mountains, even a hundred meters is a very long way.

Without tools, it would take several days to cut wood from the forest in front of you and transport it to another place within sight.

Not to mention that things are not that simple yet. Now that the roads have not even been repaired, the work efficiency will only be several times more complicated.

"I will think of a way to find a suitable place now." Lawrence didn't have a good idea, but he didn't intend to give up.

Salil was a little angry and didn't say anything. She quickly sat down and continued busy with her own things.

Lawrence and Sophia went into the house to eat. The food today was obviously not as good as yesterday.

The more obvious thing is that there are no eggs.

This is not surprising. The chickens in the chicken coop do not lay eggs every day, and the eggs cannot be eaten every day.

The previous meal should have been in stock, and the many eggs should have been used to exchange for daily necessities at the foot of the mountain. Because I saved Andrew, I took them out and entertained him with a few warm meals.

Having eggs and meat to eat every day is a bit too dreamy.

Even so, there were five pieces of bread and three sticks of meat the length of chewing gum on the table.

Lawrence gave Sophia a piece of meat strips, "Eat quickly, we'll go take a look when you're full!"

"Okay, Master!" Sophia quickly devoured her food. As she was growing, her appetite was obviously more intense than the average person's.

Lawrence just wants to find a habitat quickly, preferably a cave, so that he can move.

Lawrence and Sophia spent the next few days searching for a suitable foundation on the mountain.

Every time she came back, Salil's attitude became even more silent, and meat soon disappeared from the food.

"Lawrence." Andrew called to Lawrence who was about to go out to find a location.

Lawrence stood there and asked, "What's wrong, Andrew?"

Andrew said helplessly: "Salil and I have harvested the pumpkins in the field these days. After clearing the field, we will plant peas today. Come with us and I will teach you how to plant peas."

Only then did Lawrence realize that there was pumpkin in the meals these days, and belatedly discovered why Salil didn't seem to want to talk these days.

The work in the farmland is definitely not as simple as using your hands. After five or six hours of tiring farm work, let alone talking, even if there is a beautiful woman next to you, you don't want to move.

Picking, transporting, and storing, these things can only be done by Andrew and Salil.

Lawrence thought that it was indeed very bad that he and Sophia had been eating and drinking for free these past few days while others were working all day long.

"Okay, I often did farm work when I was at home. I planted and harvested potatoes, peas, and wheat. However, I have only seen pumpkins and don't know the specific planting methods."

Andrew was very happy, "Since you have done farm work, it is easy. Potatoes and peas are the main food here, especially peas!"

"Peas can be stored for a long time, and they taste the best when paired with bacon!"

Andrew has cultivated more than ten acres of farmland. In addition to carefully cultivated fields of wheat, peas and pumpkins, there are also oats and other pastures that grow randomly.

The grass can be eaten or used to feed livestock.

Usually, if there is enough food, it will be used as feed. If there is not enough food, it will be mixed into the staple food to fill the stomach.

Although two people can take care of more than ten acres of land, it would definitely be a very good thing if there are helpers!

The house was not big, and Salil, who was preparing to work in the fields, also heard the conversations of the men outside.

Andrew happily walked into the house and shouted to Salil who had just walked out of the door: "Saryl, Lawrence is going to work in the fields with us today."

Sariel nodded to Lawrence, "I'll get you a hat. You tend to sweat when doing farm work in the fields. The wind on the mountain will make your sweaty head sick very quickly."

"Okay!" Lawrence naturally understood this. Even in aristocratic manors, many people would wear turbans when working.

Although it was just a simple conversation, Lawrence felt that Salil had relaxed a lot towards him.

Compared with appearance and other factors, it seems that whether you can work here has a considerable high score bonus.

Even if the first impression may be good, the subsequent behavior of not working and eating will quickly erase this kindness.

These were very normal behaviors, but Lawrence didn’t say much and followed quietly to the fields.

Andrew is very happy to have two healthy members of the workforce.

"Besides wheat, peas will be the most abundant food next year. This year's potato harvest is not good, so I will replace the potato land with peas and wait for a year to rest before planting potatoes."

Lawrence agreed: "It's a very good plan. If people outside are as good at taking care of the land as you are, Andrew, the harvest in the manor will definitely increase a lot!"

There was no rotation system in this era, mainly because iron tools were not yet popular, coupled with the shortage of animal power, the agricultural technology was in a very backward period.

However, the land fertility in this era was also very strong, and there were no problems such as nutrient deficiencies in most areas.

Andrew became even more happy, "Maybe we can cultivate more farmland!"

Lawrence really needs farmland to provide stable food. "What a good idea. Sophia and I can help with farm work, or we can cultivate new land together, and I can give part of the output of the land as compensation."

Andrew shook his head quickly, "No, I don't want to be a knight."

Lawrence smiled and said, "I don't want to take advantage of you and ask Andrew to put down your own affairs and help me. How about this, I will help with the work every day, and I will take care of our food for the rest of the day."

"This way, after we find a place to live and food, we can move with confidence."

Andrew frowned, realizing that Lawrence had no intention of staying.

But when he thought that his daughter didn't want to get married, Andrew suddenly felt even more helpless.

"Okay, let's do this for now."

Lawrence quickly concentrated on his work and became familiar with the cultivation of peas under Andrew's teachings. The agriculture here is somewhat different from that in the plains.

If you are not careful, you will go hungry.

Pea seeds are not green fruits. After ripening, pea seeds are very dry particles.

Peas are a semi-cold-resistant crop that likes a mild and humid climate. They are intolerant of hot and dry weather and do not require high soil quality. They are very suitable for the current environment. Although you will feel bad if you eat them often, you must give in on the premise of eating enough. .

Lawrence predicted that next year or the year after that, a huge famine would sweep across the entire Luofen Kingdom!

At that time, having a full meal will become a luxury.