General, the lady escaped again

Chapter 1002: Doing Your Part (1)

"I don't have a place to forge iron here?" asked Aunt Ji in confusion.

"Don't worry, ma'am. The general has already sent all the materials. The furnace is being built on the outskirts of the village." The disciple of the Bai family said respectfully.

"Where do these people live?" asked Ji Xiaomu.

"General has already made all the arrangements. We are setting up camp outside the village. But Madam needs to be responsible for their meals." said the disciple of the Bai family.

"That's natural." Ji Xiaomu chuckled.

"Greetings, Madam." The blacksmiths bowed when they saw Ji Xiaomu.

"Everyone, you're welcome. If you want to contribute, the general will not let you down. He has already set up a camp outside the village and built a furnace for you. He will definitely not let you down. But now I want to ask, can you forge arrowheads?" Aunt Ji asked them.

"Ma'am, we can, and we are best at bows and arrows." The blacksmiths replied, "We usually don't have access to any weapons, but bows and arrows are what we need for daily hunting."

"That's good. What Fang Chen and his men need most now are bows and arrows that can be used for defense. They are consumables and it is difficult to recover them once they are shot out, so we must prepare a lot of them." Ji Xiaomu said to them. "I hope you can make more bows and arrows for them."

"Don't worry, ma'am. Leave it to us. We are here for this." A blacksmith said, patting his chest.

"Madam, there is something I want to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not..." A blacksmith came out and said with a distressed look on his face.

"Tell me, are there any difficulties?" asked Ji Xiaomu.

"The arrowheads we have made need someone to assemble them. If we assemble them ourselves, it will undoubtedly waste a lot of time." The blacksmith said seriously.

After hearing this, Ji Xiaowu smiled. "It just so happens that the women in our village also want to do their part, so they will assemble the bows and arrows, and you just need to focus on shooting the arrows."

"That's great!" The blacksmiths looked at each other and were all delighted.

"But the furnace is still under construction, so you will have to wait for some time." Aunt Ji said to the blacksmiths.

"Don't worry, Madam. We will be there at your command." A blacksmith said solemnly. "We are in the camp outside the village. As long as Madam gives the order, we will move."

"Madam, we work as blacksmiths all year round, so our appetites may be larger than those of ordinary people..." a blacksmith said embarrassedly, "Please don't blame me, Madam."

"Why should I blame you? You are blacksmiths, and you do hard work. You need to be well fed to have the strength to work." Ji Xiaowu nodded. "Don't worry. I can't guarantee anything else, but I will definitely make sure you are well fed!"

"Thank you, ma'am." The blacksmiths laughed excitedly.

What better job is there than being able to contribute and have enough food to eat?

"Hello, Madam. Please follow me." The disciple of the Bai family said to the blacksmiths. After respectfully paying homage to Ji Xiaomu, he led the blacksmiths out of Ji Xiaomu's yard.

next day

As soon as Ji Xiaowu got up, she saw Aunt Li and other aunts waiting for her. Ji Xiaowu hurried over to greet them. "Mom, what happened?"

"We also want to help build the furnace, so that we can do our part earlier." Aunt Wu smiled at Ji Xiaomu. "Don't worry, I used to work in the kiln cave, and I can help you build a few more furnaces."

Ji Xiaomu didn't want to dampen their enthusiasm, so she took them to the planned construction site.