"If I ever have money in the future, I will spend it to ask the government to help me forge a few thick iron chains."
"Once we connect the two sides, we won't have to go through this trouble again."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaomai stared at her in disbelief. Only after seeing the seriousness in her eyes did she say:
"It's so long, and it requires so much iron. Will the government agree to it?"
How much silver do we need to prepare? It'll probably cost at least a thousand taels, right?
Iron in the Great Chu Kingdom is controlled by the imperial court, and every iron shop needs to register with the government office.
It's fine for ordinary people to make everyday tools, but if they need a lot of iron, they must get approval from the government.
Chi Yu wanted to forge four thick iron chains to use for building a wooden bridge; the amount of iron needed would be considerable.
To be honest, even putting aside the issue of silver, the government might not be able to approve the amount of iron to be used.
However, this is just her plan, and whether it will work remains to be seen.
Therefore, she did not reply to Chen Xiaomai.
As the weather gets hotter, the people of Chijia'ao have more to prepare.
Especially the food at home.
Therefore, after Chi Hua and the others repaired the rope, they prepared to go back.
They're going into the mountains to hunt!
Besides making dried meat for storage, the meat that was hunted could be sold to soap factories for its less useful fat.
"Little Fish, Third Sister-in-law, are you going back together?"
Before leaving, Chi Hua asked Chi Yu and Chen Xiaomai.
"We won't go back yet. Xiaoyu and I have some things to do and need to go to the village below."
Ah Hua, if you're not in a hurry, you can go hunting tomorrow.
Xiaoyu and I will be going back tonight, and we'll prepare two tables for you guys.
Chi Hua couldn't make the decision himself. He looked at the group of people who had come with him, and after seeing the interest in their eyes, he nodded.
"Alright, then thank you for your hard work, Third Sister-in-law and Xiaoyu!"
Since they weren't going deep into the mountains to hunt, they could still find a way to catch a few wild animals on their way back.
After all, no one has walked on this road for a long time!
Chi Yu waved to them, then slid over first.
When she reached the other side, Chen Xiaomai followed behind.
The two sisters-in-law didn't linger and headed straight for the vineyard.
Along the way, Chi Yu saw bayberry trees and wild peach trees, with fruit still hanging on the trees, though they didn't look very big.
She didn't care whether they were good or bad, and put them all into her space.
When she saw the wild grapes, she understood why A-Ye and the others used the word "piece" to describe them.
As far as she could see, there were only wild grapes.
At that time, small green fruits were still hanging on the grapevines.
This patch of wild grapes isn't from a single tree, but fortunately, as long as the fish in the pond stands there, it can gather up everything around it.
It didn't take her long for the area where the wild grapes were to become clear.
Collecting these wasn't enough. Since there was still plenty of time, Chi Yu and Chen Xiaomai started wandering around the hilltop.
Because the mountain is not very high, only two or three hundred meters high, there are no dangerous wild animals.
When the two sisters-in-law walked back, in addition to the wild grapes, there were two more bayberry trees and a wild peach tree in the pond.
In addition, there are three hazelnut trees, two persimmon trees, and two wild orange trees.
They returned in the evening.
All of this is thanks to Chi Hua and the others for being worried about their journey back.
They even cleared away the weeds on both sides of the path.
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