Beast World: A Fragile Beauty Blessed with Many Children-Chapter 202 - 201: The Yield is Bountiful and Fresh

While gnawing on a bamboo stalk, Wei Ce’s eyes followed Si Shuo’s every move.

Being able to eat fresh bamboo with a young female by his side, Wei Ce was so happy he couldn’t help but sway his head.

Si Shuo had picked up a stick from somewhere and was using it to poke through the dead leaves and wild grass on the ground. She prodded here and tapped there, occasionally turning to look at the bamboo-chewing Wei Ce with a light laugh and a wave.

When Wei Ce had almost finished eating, he led her to the edge of a cliff. He told her not to wander off before hiding behind a large boulder.

Si Shuo thought for a moment and understood. This bear was using the cliffside as his latrine. No wonder she hadn’t stepped on any "landmines" in the bamboo forest.

Wei Ce transformed into his human form and, with Si Shuo, dug up several nests of plump bamboo rats, pounced on two Golden Headed Chickens, and caught five small birds. Having successfully worked up an appetite again, the two of them headed for home.

"Brother Ce, do you guys usually eat these small animals to supplement your meals?" Si Shuo asked, tugging on his ear.

Wei Ce nodded. "Yeah, the meat from these wild animals is firmer and more flavorful. The ones raised by Beastmen don’t taste as good. But we only catch them when we happen to come across them.

"Wild critters are more alert and take a lot of energy to catch. Besides, they’re small, so at most they’re just a little snack to satisfy a craving."

"Have you ever thought about buying some chickens, ducks, and geese to raise here on Bamboo Mountain?" Si Shuo asked with a smile.

Wei Ce paused, then shook his head. "No. Aren’t those little things hard to raise? We of the Iron-eating Beast Clan have high Combat Power. Even if we suppress our auras, just appearing in front of them now and then would scare them to death.

"Besides, it’s not like other Beastmen haven’t tried raising them, thinking they could sell them if they didn’t eat them themselves. But if you raise too many, they get sick easily without meticulous care. If you raise too few, it’s a waste of time and energy. And letting them run all over the mountain is out of the question."

Si Shuo nodded in understanding. ’If you don’t pay attention to hygiene, poultry can easily get sick, and a widespread outbreak would mean disastrous losses. The risk is pretty high.’ However, she had a professional poultry farming manual that clearly detailed the treatment and prevention of every single disease.

"Brother Ce, let’s give it a try then, shall we? It’s such a shame to let this huge bamboo forest just grow bamboo. And I saw a large lake at the foot of the mountain, which would be perfect for raising ducks and geese!"

Wei Ce said with a laugh, "If Shuo wants to try, then let’s try." His thinking was simple. ’Young females are curious about everything. She’ll have to run into a wall and learn the road is blocked before she’ll change course. Besides, Father told me yesterday that all the monthly salary I’ve turned in over the years has been saved up. We’ve been living off the monthly salary Wei Jin earns from his civilian post in the Beast Soldier Camp.’

"If we raise the poultry well, won’t that be another source of income for the Iron-eating Beast Clan Members? The birds can run all over the mountain, catching their own bugs to eat, and we can supplement their diet with some grain and vegetable leaves.

"Their meat will be nutritious and firm, much tastier than pen-raised birds—almost as good as wild ones. Your Iron-eating Beast Clan can eat a few every day to supplement your nutrition...

"I can create more Spirit Plants to help watch over them, keep them from escaping, and even help collect the eggs... The Beast God taught me lots of ways to cure eggs..."

As Wei Ce listened, his mind began to wander, imagining a life with five meals of chicken, duck, goose, and eggs every day. ’How wonderful that would be!’

"So, I’ll go to the market tomorrow and buy some chicks, ducklings, and goslings?" he asked, his eyes sparkling.

"First, let’s fence off these three hundred acres. We need to build more nests in the bamboo forest and set out water and food troughs... After everything is set up, we can buy some half-grown poultry... Brother Ce, go ask around the clan and see if any other clan members want to raise poultry with us. I have a Wood Element Ability, so I have some healing capabilities. I can also identify medicinal herbs, so I can help treat the birds if they get sick," Si Shuo said with a smile.

"Okay, I’ll ask when I get back," Wei Ce nodded. "I can also call some of my brothers to help us fence the land."

After taking the young female home, Wei Ce hurried back to his clan’s territory.

Si Shuo explained the matter to the males at home. "Our family’s bamboo forest alone is three hundred acres! You should have seen it—the ground is covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, and the soil is so fertile it’s black. I could poke around with a bamboo pole and find whole nests of earthworms. Poultry love that stuff!

"Poultry get sick easily in hot weather, but there are only so many types of illnesses. When we feed them, we can add some herbal fodder to prevent sickness and boost their resistance.

"We won’t raise too many per acre, just twenty birds. For three hundred acres, that’s six thousand birds..."

Zhi Le said with a smile, "Then let’s give it a try. If we succeed, we’ll have more chicken, duck, goose, and eggs than we can eat. If we fail, we’ll just lose some Crystal Stones."

"It’ll definitely succeed," Si Shuo nodded emphatically. "I’m going to lead the Iron-eating Beast Clan Members to become masters of animal husbandry! It’s such a waste to let the amazing land resources of Bamboo Mountain go unused. We’re going to create a virtuous cycle: the chickens will improve the forest, the forest will protect the chickens, raising chickens will increase income, and the forest soil will become more fertile!" She even managed to get herself worked up and passionate just by talking about it.

’A woman needs to have some ambition. That’s the only way to make sure your world doesn’t shrink to just your males and your cubs, leaving you bored and narrow-minded.’

Yin Jiang said with a laugh, "Then on my days off, I’ll help you patrol your ’territory.’ I guarantee I’ll spot any abnormalities with the poultry right away." Si Shuo hummed in agreement.

"The students at the Martial Arts Hall need more exercise. They can run laps every day and help out with odd jobs," Gong You said with a raised eyebrow and a soft laugh. Si Shuo’s eyes curved as she agreed.

Ji Liang also hissed, "Leave the sales of the chickens, ducks, geese, and eggs to me!" Si Shuo clapped her hands and cheered.

Zhi Le’s lips curled into a smile. "Kitty, I’ll raise them with you." Among their Couple Brothers at home, everyone except Xu Chi—who was currently focused on raising the kids—had their own things to do.

He wasn’t that ambitious; he just wanted to watch over the young female of his household. Now that she wanted to get into animal husbandry, he would be right there with her!

Si Shuo understood the meaning behind his words and nodded with a smile. "Zhi Le is so agile, we’ll be collecting eggs until our hands go soft every day."

Xiao Cheng also raised his hand. "Sister, what about me? What can I do?" ’I can’t just tear down Wei Ce’s bamboo forest to make paper, can I?’ he thought.

Si Shuo’s eyes shifted. She looked at him and suppressed a laugh for a moment, which left the other males at home completely baffled.

But before she could open her mouth to speak, she couldn’t hold back her laughter again. This time, the males, while helpless, were infected by her mirth and started laughing along with her.

Xiao Cheng walked right over, hugged her, and nuzzled against her. "Sister, what is it? What’s so funny?"

Si Shuo took a deep breath, suppressing her laughter. "Well, I discovered that there’s something in great abundance on Bamboo Mountain... BWAHAHA... It’s all over the mountain... HA... And the daily output is plentiful and fresh. It’s per-per-perfect for making paper.

"Xiao Cheng can lead a team to turn all of it into paper. It saves resources, the cost is low, it improves sanitation, and it can generate income for the Iron-eating Beast Clan Members. There are so many benefits!"

After saying her piece, she collapsed into his arms, laughing uproariously again.