"Sister Bailu, your reminder is correct. I will think about the suggestion you just made." Hu Lingshang said.

"Sister Lingshang, please don't tell Zhou Bo about these things, otherwise he will be dissatisfied with me again. I told you and him all this because I really care about all of us. It is not because I want to take revenge. I hope Sister Lingshang can understand my good intentions." Song Bailu said.

"Don't worry, sister. I will never harm my own sisters. Come into the house quickly. Zhou Lang should wake up soon. You should also prepare breakfast early to avoid delaying his arrangements for the day. I also have to take the fox clan outside to gather energy, so I won't say much to you." Hu Lingshang said.

Afterwards, I heard the sound of the backyard door opening on the second floor, and heard their footsteps entering the house, so I squatted down temporarily, hiding under the railing of the second-floor corridor, and did not intend to expose this. Regarding Yunwen, I know Bai Lu's attitude, but from the conversation just now, I did not hear what Hu Lingshang thought. Does she also mind the crisis hidden in Yunwen's body? I don't know.

And if I show up now and know that I eavesdropped on their conversation, she will definitely explain to me, but this explanation will surely lose its authenticity. I now hope that Hu Lingshang doesn't know that I eavesdropped, so that if she chooses to report the situation to me next, it means that her attitude towards Yunwen is the same as mine, and she thinks that Bai Lu is wrong. But if she doesn't come to report to me, it means that she has other plans. In this case, I need to be careful of the other two girls.

Especially Hu Lingshang, I specifically told her last night to report to me if there is anything unusual. If she pretends to obey, it means that she has already been on guard against Yunwen. And if she is thinking of some insidious tricks to treat Yunwen, it will be difficult for me to prevent it. Therefore, everything depends on how she behaves after she escapes from the little red foxes.

Not long after, Yunwen woke up, so I went downstairs with her, fetched water to wash my face, and not long after, Bailu prepared breakfast, which was still the same steamed buns, pickles, soup, and potatoes. But these things would never make me tired of eating them every day, and I would never mind.

After finishing the meal, Yunwen and I took Sanfu out of the house. Before leaving the courtyard gate, I took a special look at Bailu, and saw that she was also looking at me with a guilty look on her face. However, I pretended not to see it and just smiled at her. She also responded with a forced smile.

After we went out, we arrived at the courtyard. When I blew the whistle, there was movement at the other end of the cave. Before they came down, I told Yunwen, "Yunwen, you will be on duty soon. I may not be able to tell you, but you must remember recently that you should not trust anyone except me. If I am not present, be careful with the things Bai Lu gives you, and pay special attention to Hu Lingshang. She may be bad for you. Try to stay alone with her as little as possible, otherwise if something happens to you, I can't save you."

"Ah? Why are you saying these so early in the morning? What happened?" Yunwen looked confused.

I pointed my finger at her heart and looked at her seriously. She was stunned for a long time. I thought she understood, but she blushed and said, "It's annoying. You are like this so early in the morning."

I covered my face and said, "That's not what I meant. I meant the treasure inside."

She immediately understood what I meant, and her face darkened. After hesitating and thinking for a moment, she said, "I see. Did what I said last night make them start to fear me?"

"Just pretend I didn't say anything, but remember what I told you just now and protect yourself," I said.

Yunwen nodded. At this time, all the hyenas had gathered, and I asked them to start working again according to yesterday's arrangement.

In the days that followed, we basically operated according to this pattern, arranging the hyenas to work, eat, and go to bed every day, and then we lived our own lives. I have to say that I really found a lot of fun and a sense of accomplishment in these things, and every day was very fulfilling, but at the same time, because of the matter of the Yangshenmu, these joys were also mixed with worries.

Hyenas are very easy to feed. Perhaps every one of their rulers was very bad to them, so they developed the habit of eating only one meal a day, and their stomachs seem to be accustomed to this. They also have their own snacks, but we may not be able to accept them. That is to find meatworms in flowers and trees to eat. So although they do a lot of things, their appetite is really not much. And once they recognize me as their master, they are basically very obedient and do whatever I say. They rarely talk back or disobey.

They are so well-behaved that, in addition to helping them survive, we also get a lot of benefits from them. For example, they can forge iron, and the blacksmith shop in the cave above is free for us to use. There are six hoes, a large iron pot, scissors, razors, iron basins, iron bowls, iron plates, etc. As long as we need some conveniences in life, the blacksmith shop can make them. Although the craftsmanship is far behind that of the civilized world, but as the saying goes, pragmatism, on this deserted island, it is enough to be practical. What's the point of making such beautiful forms?

With this blacksmith shop, we transitioned directly from the barbaric age to the Iron Age. Basically, anything can be converted into iron products, and as long as there is labor, these things can be made. Yunwen also prepared a surprise for me. The gold was not sold, so she asked the blacksmith to help make a crown specifically for me. She also polished it herself. When I put it on it, I really felt like a king, with the satisfaction of ruling the world.

Yunwen has been in charge of the operation of the blacksmith shop during this period, so most of the products are designed by her, such as heart-shaped bracelets, engraved necklace pendants, and flower-shaped necklaces. But Yunwen is very smart. After all, the cost of iron is high, so she began to teach the craftsmen to use wood. She polished some fragrant wood, ground it into a cylindrical shape, cut it neatly into small pieces, and strung it into bracelets and necklaces, which increased the sense of design and various ideas.

Then, she improved the hyena people's previous way of setting up stalls. Instead of just setting up the stalls on stones, she used wood, mortise and tenon techniques and nails to make another dummy, which was supported by the bottom of an iron frame. She then hung all the necklaces and bracelets on it, and deliberately placed a candle lamp on an iron frame next to it. This gave the mermaids a bright feeling and increased their desire to buy.

And it was under such circumstances that transactions were made one after another. But if the mermaids wanted to exchange these things, they would have to pay a high price. However, Yunwen was more fair. If they killed all the fish in exchange, it would cause a mass slaughter of species. Therefore, she allowed all edible sea plants to serve as price. In this way, kelp, seaweed, laver, wakame, sea cabbage and the like from the seabed could all be supplied.

In addition, we also began to make copper coins, using the ancient method of making a square inside and a round outside. In this way, they would exchange food for money, and we could also exchange money for food. They could also use the money directly to buy ornaments, and the money would return to our hands. If they still wanted to use the money to buy things, they would have to exchange money with us. This would provide an additional way of trading.

For now, one copper coin is equivalent to a large sea fish, three small ones are needed, five sea plants, half a crab leg, and two taels of shrimp meat. We customize four copper coins for one decoration, which is considered a luxury item. We plan to go for high-end. In addition, after buying it, we are also responsible for recycling it. You can exchange it for money, but not food.

In this way, with currency, if they exchange currency, they can only consume it here, and the business will be more stable. The products from the seabed will also begin to be supplied to us in increasing quantities. As a result, sea plants and some seafood also saved the hyena people from famine.

Apart from these, the rest were our internal affairs. After that, Hu Lingshang really didn't tell me about her secret conversation with Bai Lu. Yunwen and I started to be wary of the two of them. Although we seemed to be at peace on the surface, we all had our own thoughts behind the scenes.

Six days had passed in the blink of an eye. Today, we all gathered around the dining table to eat freshly stewed kelp and potato soup as a midnight snack, but the atmosphere was a little uneasy. Yunwen took the lead and said, "Now that the hyena people's survival problems have been solved a lot, it's time to talk about ours. After all, Sister Lingshang, you once said that those things will come within seven days, and tomorrow will be the seventh day. But now the city wall has not been completely built, and it is estimated that the project will take two more days."

Yunwen put down the iron spoon and the iron bowl of soup, raised her head and asked, "I just want to ask you, what do you plan to do with me? In order to protect yourselves, are you going to hand me over?"