Chapter 156 Seeking a Backer
For a moment, the three males didn't know whether they should agree or not.
They really didn't think they could create such value, and were afraid of bringing trouble to Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng was happy in his heart, knowing that his little female was not aimless, and hurriedly urged: "Brothers, hurry up and agree to it. You will get crystals every month, work outside every day, eat well and rest well, and take good care of yourself. The females at home will definitely be happy."
The three males blushed at this, and Si Shuo glared at him unhappily. Did he think she was such a superficial person? Well, even if that was the case, could he just keep it in his mind? The three males of Xiao Yuan looked at each other and gritted their teeth. Thinking about the fact that Si Shuo had five beast soldiers at home, and there were also three squads with 860-level crystal monthly fees, and one squadron with 1,500 crystal monthly fees, they shamelessly agreed, thinking that they had to be smarter in the future and definitely not let other people's crystals go to waste.
Every time they eat, they stop eating when they are only 50% full. They hardly remember when they are full or what it feels like to be full.
Xu Chi brought a lot of food, but he was also afraid that they would be too polite, so he placed a portion of food in front of each person, enough for them to eat until they were 80% full.
After the meal, Xiao Yuan and the others helped to collect the dishes and wash them.
Si Shuo lay on the other side of the stone table, took out kraft paper and charcoal pencil, flipped through the plant atlas, and copied out the plants suitable for making paper.
Logging for papermaking is very harmful to the environment, but the beastmen in the beast world have superpowers. For example, the wood-related superpowers do not have strong attack power, but they are good at promoting plant growth. It's just that this ability is rather useless. It is equivalent to giving plants hormones, and the fruits, vegetables, and grains grown are bland, have a bad taste, and contain very few nutrients.
Hang He and Pan Zhou from Yi Mei's family have wood-related abilities, and Si Shuo asked them to experiment.
The level 6 Hanghe can grow a 20-year-old tree from a seed by absorbing a level 10 crystal. The difference is not that big except that the texture of the tree is softer than normal growth, the fiber content is slightly less, and the bark is not thick enough. At least it is enough to make paper. The level 10 Panzhou can grow five 20-year-old trees by absorbing a level 10 crystal, and the quality is slightly higher than that of Hanghe.
Some plants with strong and fibrous structures grow in large areas.
Papermaking does not rely solely on tree trunks; it also incorporates some bark and plant stems.
In other words, the wood-based ability to grow plants for papermaking is almost equivalent to converting the spiritual energy in the air into crystals directly with a little effort.
What she wants to experiment with now is which plants near Guangshou City are more suitable after being forced to grow, and what kind of paper they are suitable for making, and then she can let wood-type mutants force them to grow in large quantities.
"Go to the unowned forests in the suburbs and see if there are any trees with needle-shaped leaves, or some tough grass stems, like the ones I drew... collect their corresponding seeds and bring them back to help them grow..."
Several males listened carefully and silently memorized the characteristics of the plants on the drawings.
Xu Chi listened and prepared another meal of dried meat and animal skin bags for water for each of them.
Holding the heavy jerky, the males wished they could bring all the suitable plant seeds from the suburbs.
Xiao Cheng was impatient, so Si Shuo waved his hand with amusement and asked him to follow. After all, this matter concerned his people, and asking him to stay would be a waste of time, so it would be better for him to follow up on the papermaking work.
Ji Liang came back from the shop after selling the spiritual plants and closing the shop, and Zhi Qi came back with him.
There was still some dirt on Zhiqi's feet and a thin layer of sweat on his face. He came back and gulped down two bottles of warm water before he exhaled comfortably. He then pulled off his upper clothes and poured a bucket of water over his head.
The young man had a strong physique, his skin was shiny and seductive in the sun, his muscles were well-defined, and he showed great explosive power everywhere. The water flowed over him, as if his fingertips were depicting the beauty of that power, which made Si Shuo's mouth dry...
This, this is more exciting than her using her phone to browse the young men on Tik Tok. She can pinch them just by walking a few steps!
As soon as Zhi Qi came in, he felt the little female's pair of sparkling cat eyes following his movements. With a smile on her lips, she turned sideways and raised her eyebrows at Si Shuo, pointing at his nose: "Kitty, you're bleeding."
Si Shuo's face flushed, and she subconsciously covered her nose with both hands, but she didn't feel anything unusual. When she heard Zhi Qi's unceremonious laughter, she couldn't help but grit her teeth: "Is there anyone who teases his own little female like you?"
Zhi Qi smiled and wiped his body, then went into the house and changed into animal skins. He felt clean and refreshed, then came over to hug her.
Si Shuo went straight into Ji Liang's arms, raised her chin provocatively at him, and Ji Liang just chuckled and indulged her in her mischief.
Zhi Qi hissed. This little female was becoming bolder and more lively.
Before, she was carefully balancing the relationships among everyone, fearing that someone would be upset if they were not taken care of. Now she is suspected of instigating others. How could she be teased here and then turn around and look for someone to back her up!
Seeing Zhi Qi being humiliated, Si Shuo also grinned. After laughing, he asked Zhi Qi what he had planted in the fields.
There are only two acres of land in the family, and the husbands take turns to take care of it.
"Half an acre of land is planted with vegetables and fruits, half an acre of land is planted with corn, and the remaining acre of land is planted with the medicinal herb seeds that you gave me, Maozi," Zhi Qi replied with a smile.
Xu Chi said at this time: "A Shuo, I thought that after you get up and eat, we can go to the market to pick some golden-headed chickens to raise. Now is the time when golden-headed chickens lay a lot of eggs.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
We have the convenience of Xumi Space, so we can store more eggs. When the pheasants stop laying eggs, we can kill them and eat their meat and make soup. We can continue to raise them in the spring of next year."
The main reason is that the yard at home is not big enough, otherwise they could raise pigs, cows and sheep.
Ji Liang smiled and said, "Tomorrow night, Xu Chi and I will go to the grassland to stock up some milk, goat milk, and meat for Xiao Shuo Shuo."
The young females like to eat beef and mutton. It would be better to harvest them on the grassland than to raise them at home.
What's more, she is about to give birth, and in case the cubs have a big appetite, she has to have enough cow's milk and goat's milk!
Si Shuo's eyes lit up, "Ji Liang, I also want a lot of animal skins and hair, such as wool, hare hair, horse hair, and cow ear hair. If it's not dangerous, I can also take some wolf hair.
I will use these hairs to make writing pens."
As she spoke, she first exchanged some brushes, felt cloth, rice paper and ink from the supermarket, and demonstrated to them how to write with a brush dipped in ink.
Painting and calligraphy can cultivate one's sentiments, kill time, and easily drive away all the restlessness in one's heart.
Before Si Shuo was reborn, she would write a few big characters every day. She had studied regular script, running script, and cursive script, and all the masters and styles of calligraphy.