The Beast King's Little Wife

After Lin Dujuan finished recording, Tiger Mom came over and asked softly.

"Huya's family, can you write?"

Lin Dujuan was startled. That's right, not many people here are literate. But now she can read, and even these simplified characters—how could that be explained?

For a moment, Lin Dujuan was stunned.

At this moment, Tiger Tooth Mom started talking to herself.

"However, you've been wandering outside all this time, and you're a poor soul who can't remember your past, so it's not surprising that you can read. I'm afraid you were once someone very powerful. But that's all in the past, poor child. From now on, you're one of our family. No one will say anything against you."

Wow, this mother-in-law is really nice.

Hearing this, Lin Dujuan smiled happily once again.

"Tiger Mom, thank you. I really don't know how I could write such words. If it causes trouble, I won't write them again."

Tiger Mom glared at her, "Why aren't you writing anymore? You have to write these words, and you also have to teach the people in our village to write them. Especially Tiger Tooth, that child needs to learn to read. Oh, by the way, you can discuss it with Yellow Fox. Although that fox is a bit bad at physical labor, he's quite good at reading, recording, and doing miscellaneous notes. He's talented, but too lazy."

When this matter was brought up, Tiger Mom expressed her helplessness.

Lin Dujuan, however, caught a glimpse of three foxes swaying their tails as they left not far away.

That guy is so elusive; he always appears out of nowhere, and it's really... a bit impossible to guard against.

The fact that Huya's family members could read surprised the entire village once again.

Sam, upon hearing this, simply twirled the bone beads in his hand silently.

"Yes, this child is a good person. Learn from her."

Since Sam had said that, the villagers unconsciously paid more attention to Lin Dujuan and began to show her a little more respect.

This was something Lin Dujuan hadn't expected.

Because of the variety, not too many varieties are planted.

The current varieties are mostly long-stemmed vegetables, ground clumps, wild beans, green-tipped mustard greens, steamed mustard greens, large green leafy vegetables, and some black vegetables that look quite nice. This is the vegetable Lin Dujuan is most looking forward to right now. Because after experiments with mice and rabbits, it has been shown that eating it will not have any adverse effects.

Moreover, the rabbits seemed to grow quite well after eating it.

Therefore, Lin Dujuan is now paying close attention to this black vegetable that resembles pointed lettuce.

Most of the things planted in the first batch were intended only for seed production. A small portion was planned to be prepared for a future banquet so that everyone could have a taste.

As for food, each household still cooks for themselves. Occasionally, there will be invitations from one family or another to share meals.

On major holidays and ancestral rites, they would also hold a collective banquet.

The planting was handed over to several women who were interested in it, and Lin Dujuan began to focus on weaving.

This section now collects information on many disabled people in the village, as well as orphans and widows.

"Hey, you've come at the right time. How exactly do you want these knitting patterns made?"

Upon seeing Lin Dujuan arrive, the instructor, Manxiangniang, who was still learning to weave, quickly came to call her.

"Oh, that was my oversight. I forgot that everyone doesn't know how to weave or how to do it yet. Actually, I'm not very good at it either. So I can only give you some basic tips. For example, as we go on, the villagers will definitely expand their houses. Once the houses are built, there will definitely be furnishings, and weaving will become a necessity in the home."

That's one thing. Secondly, our clothes can also be made using knitting. We can learn how to do it. And tools, like baskets for carrying things, can also be made using knitting…”

Weaving will likely remain popular for a long time in this industrial age.

Once you've mastered it, how could you not reap the benefits in the future?

"So, weaving can be done like this! It can be used not only as clothing, but also as a carrying pole or for holding things."

"Not only that, but we can also develop all kinds of tools, such as those for carrying mud, blocking fish, and netting fish. However, we still need to study them slowly. I'm leaving all of this to you."

At first, I didn't think it was all that interesting, but now, everyone who's learning to knit is excited.

"In other words, besides weaving clothes, we can also weave some simple tools. So, let's start thinking about how to learn."

Manxiang's mother is also a doer; once she says she'll do something, she immediately calls for it to start.

"Yes, that's how it is. So, let's get started. Specifically, we can do it like this: knitting is a technical skill. You can learn for a while, think about it for a while, and then move around a bit. You can't keep your head down all the time, and you also need to take care of your health."

After sketching out preliminary portraits and outlining the general steps for everyone, Lin Dujuan went to the breeding team.

What was once a desolate and boundless grassland has now been developed, surrounded by a row of sturdy tree stumps, as well as weeds, sticks, and other such things.

Inside the enclosure, pheasants with clipped wings were chasing each other around.

Not far away, a flock of wild ducks quacked and flapped their bare wings, trying to struggle, but only swam a few times on the lake.

Not far away, occasionally one or two wild rabbits, white or gray, would appear, staring at these strange creatures that kept dangling in front of them with their red eyes, baring their teeth, and then running far away again.

"How's it going now? Have the results from the breeding been seen?"

The farm is guarded by two groups of people, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Each group consists of about five to ten people.

Today, the guards are a group led by Aobako.

Upon hearing the question, Aoko ran over.

"It's alright. This kind of collective free-range grazing has indeed improved things a lot. Those guys were quite wild at first. But after a few days, they seem to have gotten used to it. They have food and water, what else can they do?"

Another plump woman joined in. "Huya's family, I found about ten wild chicken and wild duck eggs today. I feel like raising animals does have some advantages, at least you can find eggs. By the way, what about those eggs? Should we keep them or distribute them? These things don't last long."

Eggs shouldn't be kept for too long, they'll spoil easily. Spoiled eggs shouldn't be eaten.

"Well, let's keep the eggs together for now and use them during the banquet. What do you think? After all, there aren't enough to go around, so let's make the most of them for the banquet."

Lin Dujuan's decision immediately made everyone look forward to it.

"Okay, it's up to you."

After inspecting the area, Lin Dujuan headed off into the distance.

As I walked along, I heard a series of humming and hawing sounds.

"Oh...ah...no...be gentle..."