Kang Sheng pointed to a large pile of wood still drying in the distance, My Lord, rest assured, these are all good timber for beams and floorboards. They are almost dry, but they still need carpenters to process them.
The wood used for building houses cannot be used casually; it needs processing, and some even require mortise and tenon joints.
Jiang Jin could not help but smile, Alright, I will dispatch some carpenters for you to use when I get back.
Upon returning to the county office, Jiang Jin had someone call Duan Zhuo over, asking him to transfer some carpenters to the construction group, and simultaneously handed him a few blueprints.
These are the various cabinets and shelves needed for the pharmacy and grocery store. Make them as soon as possible. You can choose the wood yourself.
Besides birch, everyone also chopped down a lot of pine, elm, and other common trees in the surrounding mountains. These woods are all excellent for building houses and making furniture.
Not long after Duan Zhuo left, Dong Si walked in excitedly, My Lord, My Lord!
What is it? Seeing his excited appearance, Jiang Jin asked curiously.
Dong Si smiled, It is Young Master Yun. He brought back a few wild oxen from the mountain.
Jiang Jin frowned, Did I not forbid him from going up the mountain? Why did he go again?
This guy has been addicted to hunting wild animals on the mountain recently. The deep mountains that ordinary people dare not enter, he comes and goes freely, and his achievements are remarkable.
He hunted a leopard, more than ten wolves, wiped out a nest of nine wild boars, and caught more than twenty wild goats alive.
There were even more wild hares and pheasants, adding up to over 200. Anyway, those that could be raised were kept, and those that could not be raised were eaten.
Jiang Jin hastily called a stop to this. She was afraid that if he continued, the wild animals in the mountains would be driven to extinction by him.
Although Ge Feng's animal husbandry had been established because of Yun Chengxuan, she still wanted to leave some way out for the wild animals in the mountains.
Dong Si waved his hand, How could I control him? I guess he has been bored recently, and since you are busy, he followed the ore-prospecting team out.
Because Jiang Jin urgently needed iron ore, she directly sent out three teams to search in three directions of Ge Feng.
She did not expect that this boy Yun Chengxuan, after being ordered not to go to Mount Gesi, would actually follow the ore prospectors to wreak havoc in the outer mountains.
But where exactly did the ore prospectors go? A place with wild oxen should be deep in the mountains, otherwise they would have been eaten by the commoners long ago.
Jiang Jin was helpless, yet also somewhat pleased in her heart, How many? Can they be tamed?
There were still too few oxen in the city. If they could be tamed, they could be used for farming.
Dong Si really did not know this, There are five. How about I ask later to see if they can be tamed? It is just that Young Master Yun said he wants to eat beef.
Jiang Jin raised an eyebrow, Are any of them injured?
Dong Si nodded, One wild ox was slashed by him, and the others were dragged down the mountain by their noses.
Jiang Jin was speechless. Unexpectedly, this guy was quite smart to think of leading oxen by the nose?
What she did not know was that this idea came from Yue Feng.
But wild oxen are not easy to tame. Even when their noses were almost torn off and covered in blood, they still refused to go down the mountain.
Yun Chengxuan was not polite either. He went up and beat them, beating the wild oxen until they meowed like cats, even shedding tears of unwillingness.
Seeing this, the veins on Yue Feng's forehead twitched. He even started to sympathize with the wild oxen; it was truly too miserable, simply making listeners weep and hearers heartbroken.
Young Master Yun, if you beat them any more, they will die, and we will not be able to carry them back. The wild oxen are too big and heavy. He hurriedly called a stop.
Yun Chengxuan snorted coldly and stopped his hands. He grabbed the Buddha's Heart blade stuck to the side and threatened the wild oxen.
See this? This is my Buddha's Heart. My aunt gave it to me. It weighs eighty catties. With one slash, you will turn into mud.
Let me tell you, do not be ungrateful. I am already very good to you. If my aunt came, she would definitely cut off your tongues and dig out your eyeballs.
The wild oxen, having narrowly escaped death, shivered violently. They did not need anyone to lead them at all, aggrievedly following Yun Chengxuan down the mountain.
Jiang Jin still did not know that her good eldest nephew was ruining her reputation everywhere with people, uh, with livestock. She was asking Dong Si, Where was it slashed? Can it still be saved?
Although she also wanted to eat beef, she wanted labor even more.
As Jiang Jin's super butler, Dong Si understood her. He replied, It was slashed on the buttocks. I have already asked Suo Qian to take a look.
Speaking of this, Suo Qian was very reluctant at the time, I am just a military doctor. I treat people. Since when do I have to treat livestock? I will not go, I will not go.
Dong Si was not polite with him either, I actually wanted Doctor Mu to go take a look, but has he not been leading people up the mountain to dig for herbs lately? If you are dissatisfied, go tell My Lord!
After the county office's pharmacy was organized, Mu Zhuo took the medicine boy and the Luo Zhong grandparents and grandchild up the mountain to dig for herbs.
Of course, Jiang Jin also sent a squad of soldiers to protect them and help dig.
Suo Qian, on the other hand, stayed in the city in case of emergencies.
Upon hearing Dong Si say to find Jiang Jin, Suo Qian lost his nerve and obediently went to treat the ox's wounds.
Speaking of which, he did not know why, but he was just a bit afraid of Jiang Jin.
Fortunately, Liu Mi had always been by his side as his assistant, so he also had a helper when treating the ox.
He treated Liu Mi well. Normally, he was not stingy and taught whatever he could.
Liu Mi had a medical foundation and some talent, so his progress was rapid.
During lunch, Yun Chengxuan returned. He was very unhappy and ate with a pouting mouth.
Seeing Jiang Jin with her head down, eating seriously and carefully without paying attention to him, he felt even more wronged.
Aunt, that ox is already injured. Would it not be better to let it die silently? Why let it continue to suffer?
You do not know, I saw that fellow Suo Qian force-feeding the ox medicine. That medicine was so bitter, and the ox cried so miserably. I think it definitely does not want to suffer this pain.
Cough... Jiang Jin almost choked on her food. This guy was actually starting to have logic now?
Die silently? Being disemboweled and sliced into pieces is called silently?
Jiang Jin glared at him, Do you not understand that a bad life is better than a good death? Confess honestly, did you intentionally slash the per, uh, the ox?
Yun Chengxuan felt a bit guilty. His eyes darted left and right, not daring to look directly at Jiang Jin, No, no I did not. I, I was just careless.
Jiang Jin secretly rolled her eyes, If the wild oxen can be tamed, not only can they help us work, but they can also give birth to little calves. Then you can have as much as you want to eat.
Eating them was impossible. If they could really be tamed, there would not even be enough to use, so how could they be eaten? One ox could equal several laborers.
However, some rabbits could be eaten, after all, they multiply quickly.
Yun Chengxuan pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice, If I had known, I would have used more force and chopped a piece of meat off the ox's butt to roast and eat myself.
Jiang Jin had sharp ears and eyes, naturally hearing his muttering. She could not help but instruct, Did you not get the Buddha's Heart? Do not run around everywhere recently. Learn swordsmanship properly from Zhou Sui.
Yun Chengxuan lowered his head and responded softly, looking quite aggrieved.
Jiang Jin felt helpless, Let us kill two rabbits tonight. I will make spicy rabbit for you to eat.
Yun Chengxuan's eyes lit up greatly, Really? Good, ha, great! I love rabbit, it is so delicious.
After finishing their meal, the aunt and nephew were talking when Liqiu came in to report, My Lord, Artisan Sun has returned, saying he has an urgent matter.
