Chapter 107: Wrong Method
Chapter 107: Wrong Method
"Welcome everyone! But it's not as serious as Uncle Lin said. My Jiang family has always been democratic and free. It depends on the individual's efforts, which are directly proportional to the rewards.
What kind of life you want to live in the future depends entirely on your own efforts. The Jiang family only provides you with a platform. We hope that our cooperation will be mutually beneficial."
Jiang Changle has always been fair. She gives others as much as they make and is very generous.
Furthermore, the orcs in the exile area have always been oppressed and exploited. What they need is respect and fairness, and Jiang Changle's management style is exactly what everyone desires.
"Then it's settled. Everyone, get some rest tonight. Tomorrow, those who are not injured will go out and collect jade and rubber."
Chu Weifeng urged everyone to disperse. He had the jade, and tomorrow he had to go collect rubber, and he also had food. He would not forget the original purpose of going into the forest with Jiang Changle.
After everyone went back, Mother Lu brought some barbecue to Jiang Changle. "Changle, you must be hungry. Eat something before you rest. The young man from the Chu family should also have some."
"Okay, thank you, Aunt Lu." Jiang Changle took the barbecue. It was a big piece, roasted hard, otherwise it would not be cooked. Fortunately, some salt was sprinkled on it, otherwise it would be really hard to eat.
Jiang Changle gave Chu Weifeng a big piece, and the couple sat down by Lu's mother's fire.
Jiang Changle took out bananas and apples from the sack. The apples grew by themselves after the space was upgraded. There were also some other fruits, vegetables and grains.
Such benefits have stimulated Jiang Changle's enthusiasm for space upgrading, and she will work towards the goal of becoming richer and richer.
"Mother Lu, have some fruit too. I found this in the forest."
Both bananas and apples are particularly large, brightly colored, and fragrant, making people's appetites grow.
Moreover, the fruits are all produced in the space and contain a certain amount of spiritual energy. Eating them will only be good for the body.
Mother Lu was once again stunned. Was Jiang Changle's luck just too good? Fruits of this quality wouldn't be this good, let alone those grown in the wild forests or even by farmers.
"Okay." Even a reserved person like Mother Lu couldn't refuse such good fruit.
Mother Lu took the fruit handed to her by Jiang Changle. There were two apples and five bananas. She wiped the apples with a handkerchief and couldn't wait to taste them.
"It's crispy, sweet and juicy. It's really good. You should try it too." Mother Lu distributed another apple and four bananas to the females in the team.
"Well, Madam Lu has finally enjoyed her happiness after all the hardship. Madam Jiang is truly filial."
Of course the other females were envious. They once thought that Lu's mother was crazy for marrying her son to the ugly, poor and crazy Jiang Changle.
It turns out that the other person just saw through Jiang Changle's potential strength first. How long has it been since then?
The Jiang family was doing very well in the exile area, and both the mine owner and the county lord had to give her face.
Moreover, she is going to organize an army, which is really soaring.
It’s a pity that Jiang Changle will never marry in the future, otherwise they would also send their own children or relatives to the Jiang family.
But it’s also good to cooperate with the Jiang family. I just don’t know what plans Lu Xingyan and Lu’s mother have for the future?
Jiang Changle just smiled and did not join in the conversation. Instead, he took out some fruit and spiritual spring water and shared them with Chu Weifeng.
"It's too late today. I brought a pot with me so I can make some soft and sticky meat porridge for my wife tomorrow."
Even so, Chu Weifeng still cut the barbecue into small slices and fed them to Jiang Changle.
Jiang Changle also fed Chu Weifeng some fruits. The young couple had a lot of fun and the scene looked very warm.
Mother Lu looked so envious. She didn't know whether her son with a stubborn personality could please his wife. Look at how considerate Chu Weifeng was.
I guess the Chu family will be able to have a grandson soon, right?
Perhaps due to her spiritual cultivation, Mother Lu could sense that Jiang Changle's feminine energy was very strong, and she must be the type who was particularly good at giving birth.
After Jiang Changle and Chu Weifeng had eaten their fill, the couple did not hide under a big tree to rest, as if to show off to the beastmen.
Instead, they chose a clean place and sat under the red moon to cultivate their spiritual power.
This practice lasted for a whole night, and it was proven that spiritual power could really resonate with the red moon. The two were not affected by the red moon, but were able to transform the power of the red moon into their own power.
As soon as the sky brightened, Chu Weifeng was busy making a fire and cooking porridge. He couldn't take care of other people, but he absolutely could not let his wife down.
The other orcs also rested very well. Just as Uncle Wang said before, a night's sleep can help them recover their strength.
Even the injured orcs are out of danger and their conditions are gradually improving. Of course, this is inseparable from Jiang Changle's treatment.
Jiang Changle got up early in the morning to prepare medicine for the wounded. By the time Chu Weifeng's porridge was ready, she had finished her work.
"You take some of the orcs to collect jade, and I, Lu A Niang and the others will go collect rubber."
The mine is so small that not many people can fit in. It would be better to let the rubber-collecting team continue to collect rubber. Natural jade can be allocated to them, but they must use a certain amount of rubber in exchange.
This way, Jiang Changle doesn't have to go elsewhere to look for glue. He can also go for a walk around and take out the food in the space and let Xiaobai carry it back.
"Okay, my wife, don't worry. Xiaofeng knows what to do, but you have to be careful too. My wife also has to promise Xiaofeng that you will come back safely, okay?"
Chu Weifeng actually really wanted to stay by Jiang Changle's side to protect her, but he couldn't interfere with the important matters.
"I know. You too."
The couple said a few words to each other and then went their separate ways.
This piece of land can be said to be protected by Jiang Changle and Chu Weifeng. The jade mine was also discovered by the couple, and they have the right to control it. The rubber mining team is also willing to exchange rubber for jade.
If you think about it carefully, they actually made a profit.
"That's the rubber forest over there." Because the distance was not far, the team arrived at the place quickly. Mother Lu pointed to a large area of rubber trees and said to Jiang Changle.
They were tall and straight deciduous trees, which were somewhat different from the rubber trees that Jiang Changle knew. After all, this was the world of animals.
However, the characteristics of rubber trees should be similar, right?
So Jiang Changle saw the problem at a glance, "Your glue connection method is wrong, the glue output speed is too slow."
"Huh? Impossible! We have professional rubber tappers with decades of experience in our team~"
"That's right, my family has been collecting rubber this way for generations. What's the problem? Could it be that Madam Jiang has a better way?"
After all, Jiang Changle herself was so amazing that even the experienced craftsmen didn't dare to contradict her loudly, and they instantly doubted whether the skills he mastered were really correct.
Jiang Changle smiled and said, "Your method of collecting rubber is not wrong, but the point where the rubber comes out is not right.
The best glue outlet should be located where the glue naturally overflows, that is, on the convex points, so that the dripping of the glue can be turned into a thin stream.
This way, you won't have to spend a lot of time glueing them together." Jiang Changle estimated that it would take a day or two to fill the bamboo tubes.
But this is a wild forest, and even in the elephants' territory there are a large number of ferocious beasts. It can be imagined that the previous rubber-collecting teams were risking their lives to collect rubber.
"Oh, those bumps can't be touched. They're the rubber tree's vital points. Once they're damaged, the tree will wither. This isn't a long-term solution."
The old craftsman's face changed drastically and he waved his hands repeatedly. They have been collecting rubber for almost their entire lives, so how could they not know the characteristics of rubber trees?
After another year, Jiang Changle discovered the shortcomings of the rubber tapping method. "The hole you made is too big. As the saying goes, a man needs his face and a tree needs his bark. We only need to make a small hole on the raised point. There is no need to cut off a large area of bark, so the tree will not die.
After collecting a certain amount of gum from a tree, let it rest for a while, and then there will be no problem next time you come back."
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing who to listen to. But the more the old craftsman listened, the more he felt that Jiang Changle was right.
But there was a problem. "Most of those bumps are high up on the tree trunks, so it's not easy to collect them."
Of course there are flying orcs in the rubber-collecting team, otherwise they would not be able to cross the Black River before the suspension bridge was built.
However, the rubber trees grew too densely, and it was not convenient to transform into an animal form and move among them. Moreover, rubber collection was a long process, and if one had to maintain the animal form all the time, I'm afraid no one could do it.
“It’s better to grow it high up so that wild animals passing by won’t damage the glue barrel.
We can just make a few ladders to climb up, and hide them when not in use, so we don’t have to worry about others stealing the glue.”
Looking around at the rubber trees, many bamboo buckets full of rubber were knocked over by wild animals, and the rubber that was collected with great difficulty was spilled all over the ground. It was such a pity. If they were placed high up in the trees, there would be no such waste.
The old craftsman was stunned. It was amazing that he had been collecting rubber for so many years and had never thought of climbing the tree with a ladder because he didn't know how to make one.
Jiang Changle did what she said. She swung the machete, cut down two long tree trunks, and dug holes in them.
Seeing this, Lu's mother also came to help, working according to Jiang Changle's method, while the others went to collect the glue and pour the glue from the bamboo tubes hanging on the trees into the big barrel.
Jiang Changle made the wooden ladder in no time, then placed it on the rubber tree. Holding the bamboo tube for connecting rubber given by Lu's mother, he climbed up to the sap overflowing place on the tree trunk.
She used a knife to make a triangular hole at the protruding point of the tree, and saw that the rubber tree was like an artery had been cut, and rubber juice quickly flowed out of the hole.
"It really works! The tree won't die, right?" Mother Lu saw it clearly, but she was still a little worried.
"No, the tree has its own sense of protection. When it senses its limit, it will stop producing glue on its own."
All things have spirits, especially the animals and plants growing near jade mines. They are nourished by spiritual energy all year round and will only become smarter.
"That's good, but to be on the safe side, let's try it out on a small portion of the rubber tree first to avoid any accidents."
Currently, rubber juice is the bargaining chip for the rubber tapping team to cooperate with the Jiang family, and Lu's mother does not want anything to happen to the rubber trees.
"Okay, that's up to you guys. The glue here is still yours. I'll go look somewhere else and find something else."
After tying up the bamboo tube, Jiang Changle came down from the ladder. Her other purpose was food.
"Other people are taking care of things here. If you want to go deeper, I will accompany you." Mother Lu didn't want Jiang Changle to run around and get hurt.
In fact, in her opinion, Jiang Changle is already a lord supported by many people. She should not take risks in everything and order her subordinates to do things. There are many people who are willing to run errands for her.
But it was not easy for Lu's mother to make the decision for Jiang Changle. Perhaps Jiang Changle had her own intentions in doing so, so she just had to stay with her and protect her.
"No need, Aunt Lu. You can go and do your own thing. I'll just go for a walk. With Xiaobai and Xiaoqing accompanying me, there won't be any danger."
If Mother Lu followed, how would she move the food out of the space? Jiang Changle jumped onto Xiaobai's back and quickly disappeared.
Seeing this, Mother Lu had no choice but to continue making the ladder. They had to take out at least half of the rubber to try Jiang Changle's method. She had a hunch that this would definitely be a major advancement in rubber collection technology.
Jiang Changle quickly arrived at a deserted place, "Xiaoqing, go find some millet or corn." Jiang Changle took out two things from the space and showed them to Xiaoqing.
Now is the autumn harvest season. If there are these things in the mountains and forests, the Saker Falcon should be able to find them easily.
"Chi!" The Saker Falcon seemed to understand and quickly flew to the side instead of going deeper, because there was no way to go deep into the forest, and it was not easy for Xiaobai to break in.
As the rubber-picking team got farther and farther away, Jiang Changle got off Xiaobai's back. She wanted to collect plants and teleport to the end of the world.
There was no sign of human presence in this area, and it was overgrown with weeds, making it the best collecting spot for Jiang Changle.
She sent all the unfamiliar plants into the space teleportation array, and naturally received large and small golden lights of merit from time to time.
Now, is the end of the world saved? The commander will be happy, and she is living well in the beast world.
After collecting the plants and herbs, Xiaoqing just came back.
"Chirp, chirp!" The Saker Falcon circled above Jiang Changle's head and made sharp calls. It seemed very excited, but not panicked.
Jiang Changle's eyes lit up, "Xiaoqing, what good things did you find?"
"Ji~" The Saker Falcon flew out again, and Jiang Changle jumped on the back of the big white tiger, "Hurry up and follow Xiaobai."
"Awoo~" The big white tiger ran after the Shanghai Dongqing.
After a while, Jiang Changle came to a deserted valley. It was golden and corn and rice were growing everywhere.
But when I got closer, wow! They were all empty shells! Even the plants were sparsely damaged, as if they had been mowed down.
Jiang Changle wiped her face to get rid of the helplessness on it. Had her pet evolved too much and even recognized food plants?
"Xiaoqing, we are late. Others have picked up all the crops." With such a large area of crops, if all were collected, the quantity would definitely be huge.
Who on earth took away all this food, and why didn't any news leak out? It's really amazing.
Unexpectedly, the Saker Falcon did not stop flying, "Chirp Chirp Chirp~"
"What? Still ahead?" Is this true? Jiang Changle's hope was rekindled.
She followed the two pets across the valley and came to a cave. There she saw piles of millet and corn scattered on the ground, as well as some fruit.
Could this be a savage's lair?
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