Chapter 151 Precious Wood
Now that everyone was there, they planned to go into the mountains the next day.
Zhaonan and Zhongming have experience in leading and arranging people. More than 200 young and middle-aged men from the Guzhu tribe who needed to be brought into the mountains to help with logging were assigned to them with ease.
All the saws, axes, hatchets, hemp ropes, etc. were clearly distributed to everyone. Everyone simply brought some dry food and a change of clothes. They set off before dawn the next day and hurried on the road, arriving around noon the day after tomorrow.
Zhao Liya and Zhou Hansheng also set off with everyone.
Although the fleet was fast, the number of ships was limited and each ship could only carry about ten people. It was better to walk and arrive in a day and a half.
When they arrived at the mountain, it had completely changed under Zhong Jing's arrangements.
The camp was located in a valley, and was even surrounded by a low wall built with stones and rammed earth. There were many traps set up around it, as well as piles of thorns as barriers.
In the valley, sheds were built using local materials such as bamboo and wood, and the roofs were covered with tree bark and thatch. There was even a simple kitchen with a stove made of earth and a simple workbench next to it for cutting vegetables and placing various condiments.
Even the road from this area to the river was cleared by Zhong Jing and his men.
In short, the valley is now in good shape. Although it is simple, it has everything it needs.
Zhong Jing was even thoughtful enough to prepare another place for her, Zhou Hansheng, Yu Xiaofang, Hu Ling and others to live.
Yu Xiaofang needs to store and dry various medicinal materials. Zhao Liya is a woman and Zhou Hansheng is the eldest brother. He will only feel at ease if Hu Ling stays with Zhao Liya. This arrangement is the most appropriate.
Li Ying and eight other women also came along. They would be responsible for cooking, as they felt it was inappropriate to live with a group of grown men, so they moved in with Zhao Liya and the others.
All of this was thought out and arranged by Zhong Jing, even though Li Ying and the others had no concept of gender separation at all, and it didn't really matter if they lived with the men in the tribe.
Zhao Liya was full of admiration. He was indeed a commander in charge of such a large military camp. Arranging such a small matter was certainly not a problem for him.
Now that everyone is here, we'll start work tomorrow.
When working in the mountains, of course the faster the better.
Moreover, Zhao Liya, Zhou Hansheng, Zhong Jing and others also wanted to finish their work quickly and go back. They couldn't stay here for too long.
Especially since Zhao Liya, Hu Ling and Yu Xiaofang are still guilty, and Zhou Hansheng has many important things to do.
Zhong Jing divided everyone into groups of ten and appointed a group leader. He and the captains Zhaonan, Zhong Ming, Lizhu and others made arrangements and assignments for each group.
The felling, pruning, carrying down the mountain and transporting to the river were all arranged in an orderly manner.
Because the area where rosewood grows is very large and the work will not affect each other, six groups were arranged to cut down the trees, ten groups to trim the branches and leaves, seven groups to transport the processed trees down the mountain and pile them at the foot of the mountain, and seven groups to carry the trees at the foot of the mountain to the river.
Zhong Jing and Zhou Hansheng's subordinates also helped out, working in groups of five, wherever needed. They also took turns going out hunting every day, ensuring a good harvest to ensure everyone had meat to eat every day so they could have the strength to work.
Zhou Hansheng specially sent three people to follow Yu Xiaofang to collect herbs, to protect him and to help him carry things.
The medicinal resources in this mountain are extremely abundant. Not only are they in large quantity, but also of good quality. Many of them are things that Yu Xiaofang has only heard of in medical books or from his master and has never seen before, but he has actually found them here.
Yu Xiaofang was so happy that he was almost going crazy. Every day he was refreshed, radiant, and cheerful, with his mouth grinning from ear to ear.
Of course, Zhou Hansheng had agreed with him that he would be responsible for everyone's medical treatment and medication, whether it was accidental injuries or poisoning by venomous snakes, insects, or ants, he had to take care of it.
Yu Xiaofang patted his chest and promised that he would go out early and come back late every day and pick up as many rugs as possible.
Every day, Zhao Liya would either go hunting, or follow Yu Xiaofang to collect herbs and learn to identify some medicinal herbs from him, or stay in the camp to help with cooking. Every afternoon, she would count with Zhou Hansheng and Zhong Jing how much wood had been delivered to the dock that day.
There are abundant wild animals in this mountain, and hunting is very easy, especially for a master like Zhou Hansheng.
Within two days, they discovered a herd of wild sheep and launched a successful encirclement and hunting. That day, they hunted twelve wild sheep. Zhao Liya also drew her bow and shot one. Although Zhou Hansheng shot it dead with another arrow, it was enough to make her excited.
There were twelve wild sheep, the smallest weighed about twenty pounds, and the largest weighed more than forty pounds, which made everyone very happy.
Liying and her friends picked a lot of wild onions by the water, and stewed mutton and mutton offal in two large iron pots. Zhao Liya added cinnamon, fennel, star anise, licorice, ginger and other seasonings into the pots. It smelled so good that anyone who saw it would drool.
After the sheep hunt, Zhao Liya felt as if she'd had a sudden enlightenment. She felt as if she'd had a sudden realization, so she asked Zhou Hansheng to take her hunting every day. If she seized this moment of enlightenment, she might just break through and achieve a qualitative change.
Wouldn't that mean I would also become an expert?
No need to worry about eating meat in the future?
Zhou Hansheng seemed to have noticed something as well, and said to her with a smile, "Aya's current state is the easiest for a breakthrough. Don't worry, let's practice slowly."
Zhao Liya was even more confident: "Well, okay!"
Brother Zhou is an expert. If he says it can be done, it will definitely work.
The two of them did not stay with others, but acted alone to facilitate their practice.
Two days later, Zhao Liya suddenly got the hang of it. She shot an arrow steadily, and the arrow flew through the air like a hot knife through butter. A pheasant screamed and flapped its wings as it fell to the ground, unable to escape.
Zhao Liya was so happy that she jumped for joy: "I got it! Brother Zhou, I hunted a pheasant myself!"
"Yeah, Aya is amazing!"
Zhou Hansheng picked up the pheasant and praised it with a smile: "Aya is very talented. She has achieved such achievements after only studying for such a short time. She is much better than me."
"real?"
Zhao Liya's eyes sparkled and the corners of her lips curled up. Although she didn't believe it and thought that Brother Zhou was just trying to make her happy, she was really coaxed and happy!
Zhou Hansheng smiled, his eyes gentle, his tone gentle but firm: "Of course it's true!"
Zhao Liya giggled.
Six days passed in a blink of an eye, and the pile of rosewood had become a huge mountain. That morning, everyone decided to transport a batch out.
This was the first time to release wood, and Zhao Liya and Zhou Hansheng followed personally. Not only them, but also brought twenty or thirty people with them to prepare for emergencies.
(End of this chapter)
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