However, no matter how good the rabbit is, there are always more monks than meat.
Besides the rabbit that Fang Mingming caught, the Lu family caught several more rabbits later.
Two of them have given birth to baby rabbits, one is pregnant with baby rabbits, and the rest have not yet shown any signs of life.
With so few rabbits, how could they possibly be enough for the more than one hundred households in the valley?
The villagers are delighted that a few more wild boar piglets have appeared in the valley. However, they are also worried that with only a few piglets, they may not be able to develop and expand their livestock and poultry industry.
Jiang Tangtang is also considering this matter.
The valley is lush with vegetation, making it perfect for raising livestock such as horses, cattle, and sheep.
She hadn't yet decided whether to use points to obtain young livestock such as horses, cattle, and sheep from the system, or to lead everyone hunting in the forest.
Let's put this matter aside for now and, before it gets dark, organize everyone to distribute the items.
The first thing to be divided up, naturally, was the meat from several marinated wild boars.
Don't be fooled by the fact that four large wild boars may seem like a lot; there were nearly eighty people in total on this trip into the mountains. Dividing the spoils among everyone meant that each person didn't receive much.
The four wild boars were not all the same size, and after they were slaughtered, there were a total of more than 700 jin of pork. Divided among the people, that would only amount to a few jin of meat per person.
Each person didn't get much pork, but since several strong men from that family went, it added up to quite a lot.
For example, this time each person received about eight catties of meat. Four people from the Xiong family went, so they could bring more than thirty catties of meat home.
Those watching as the meat was distributed were incredibly envious.
Several women gathered together, glancing at the men of the Xiong family, and said, "The Xiong family is living a really good life. They got dozens of kilograms of meat all at once, and they'll be getting cassava soon. They won't have to worry about getting through the winter this year."
"That's right, anyone who marries into the Xiong family is truly living in a lucky hole."
"This Xia family is really lucky. Her first husband was capable and devoted to her. The next man she found also treats her well. The key is that her stepsons treat her children like their own brothers and sisters. In all my years, this is the first time I've seen stepsons and stepmothers get along so well."
"The Xiong brothers aren't stupid. Doctor Li's children live with them, and Doctor Li has never mistreated them. He used to send all his good things to the Xiong family. Now he's working as an official outside with Lu Sanlang, who knows how successful he'll be in the future!"
When it came to Doctor Li serving as an official with Lu Shiyan, the woman who had been envious of Xia Shi just moments before was no longer so envious.
In their eyes, Xia was somewhat foolish.
Although life in the valley was relatively good with Xiong Hongbiao, it was still far worse than life with Li Shi.
Li Shi is a doctor. He also serves as an official under Lu Shiyan. If she continues to be Li Shi's wife, she will become an official's wife.
Besides, no matter how good Xiong Hongbiao was to her two children, they weren't his biological children.
When faced with a major issue of right and wrong, Xiong Hongbiao would definitely side with his three biological sons.
Regardless of what people thought, after Jiang Tangtang finished distributing the wild boar meat, she started distributing cassava.
Although not all the cassava has been brought back yet, if the brought-back cassava is not sorted, someone will have to stay and guard it.
Jiang Tangtang found it troublesome, so she divided up all the cassava she had brought back.
A lot of cassava was dug up, and everyone got a lot.
The cassava brought back today alone gave each person over 100 jin (50 kg). Adding the cassava that wasn't brought back from the cave, each of the strong men who went into the mountains this time should get at least 300 jin (150 catties) of cassava.
Besides the two main items, wild boar meat and cassava, there were also some smaller items like herbs, which everyone divided up.
The harvest from this trip into the mountains was truly abundant. Everyone was overjoyed.
However, this applies to families with strong members who can go into the mountains.
Those families without able-bodied men to accompany her into the mountains felt both envious and heartbroken. Many approached Jiang Tangtang, requesting to go with her.
"Valley Master, could you take me with you next time you go into the mountains? Although I'm a bit older, I'm actually quite healthy. I definitely won't hold everyone back."
"Although I am a woman, I am strong and can do just as well as a man. Sanlang's wife, didn't you also say that men and women are equal? Don't just say it and then do something else entirely!"
"Yes, yes, Chief Gu, next time you go into the mountains, you can take us with you. We women are no less capable than men. We can even do the cassava digging work."
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Everyone surrounded Jiang Tangtang, and they all volunteered.
"We went too far this time, so we only chose strong and healthy men. Next time, I will consider the remaining families more."
Jiang Tangtang looked at the group of women surrounding her and said, "However, I have a job that's perfect for you. You don't have to go into the mountains, and you can exchange it for rice. Would you like to do it?"
The group of people got excited and said one after another, "Let's do it! What kind of work?"
Jiang Tangtang said, "Needlework."
Lu Shiyan recruited many soldiers from outside, and in addition to providing them with rations, they also needed to be provided with clothes and shoes.
Due to budget constraints, Lu Shiyan had not previously issued uniforms to the newly recruited soldiers.
But that was in summer.
In the hot summer, we can manage. But not in the winter.
Making the soldiers wear those tattered old clothes would not only demoralize them, but also make them more susceptible to catching a cold.
Therefore, the soldiers' winter clothing can be arranged in advance.
This time, thanks to Liang Shaogang's efforts, he finally persuaded the Cui family to support Lu Shiyan.
The Cui family sent a batch of rice, cloth, cotton and other items to Lu Shiyan, saying it was to thank him for organizing his own militia to resist the invasion of the Western Rong and protect Puzhou.
These supplies solved Lu Shiyan's urgent problem.
However, the Cui family only provided supplies such as cloth and cotton, which had to be made into clothes before they could be distributed.
Upon receiving Lu Shiyan's letter, Jiang Tangtang immediately thought of assigning the task to the villagers.
When the villagers were told about sewing clothes, they were naturally overjoyed.
Many villagers may not be skilled at embroidery, but they can certainly manage to sew ordinary clothes.
In this era, most villagers were not wealthy and were reluctant to spend money to buy ready-made clothes from shops.
Most people buy fabric and cut their own clothes at home.
Some villagers even know how to weave homespun cloth and use it to sew clothes.
The villagers began to inquire about the requirements for sewing clothes and how the payment would be calculated.
By this time, it was completely dark. Moreover, Jiang Tangtang had delivered the letter from the white eagle while she was still in the mountains. She hadn't even received the fabric yet!
She hadn't actually thought about the specifics yet.
Jiang Tangtang rubbed her temples, looking somewhat tired, and said, "It's too late today, everyone should go back and rest first. I'll explain the details to you tomorrow."
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