The Druid's Forest Chicken

Limela was somewhat flattered. She paused for a moment before saying, "Miss Loule, there's no need for that."

"I'll be fine in linen clothes; there's no need for me to wear precious cotton clothes."

Lou Le waved his hand and said, "You're one of my people. What kind of person are you if you're still wearing linen clothes?"

"Enough talk, let's just decide on this."

Lou Le then led Lime to a nearby shop, where the shopkeeper eagerly brought out several bundles of cotton cloth.

The cotton cloth is about one meter wide and about thirty meters long.

"A bundle of white ones is worth about twenty gold coins."

"The black bundle contains eighteen gold coins."

"As for the red one, it's more expensive, costing twenty-five gold coins."

The shop owner explained in detail; "How much do you need?"

"How can it be more expensive than bedding?"

Lou Le clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Because these are long, continuous pieces of cloth," the shopkeeper explained. "If cloth breaks, it can't be woven again."

"Only one female worker can continuously spin and weave the fabric, and this usually takes more than a month. Therefore, the longer the fabric, the more expensive it is."

"The fabric for the bedding is made of short pieces of cloth, pieced together. A woman can weave enough cloth for a day. Finally, it is sewn together to form the outer layer of the bedding."

"I see."

Lou Le nodded and looked at the fabric again.

"Two bundles of white, one bundle of black, and one bundle of red."

Lou Le stated his requirements.

She was going to make a maid outfit for Limella, something that would at least look much better than what she was wearing now.

As for the red one, Lou Le decided to make it into a small shawl or a dress.

"Alright, that's eighty-three gold coins in total."

The boss skillfully packed the fabric into a linen bag and prepared to put it in the car.

Of course, Lou Le also used one gold coin to buy some needles and thread.

The expensive ones are iron needles, which even blacksmiths don't have the patience to forge.

It's troublesome and time-consuming, but most importantly, it's cheap. After all, no matter how expensive it is, the materials are just there, and you can't sell it for a very high price no matter what.

Moreover, sales are poor. Most of the time, people use bone needles, which are cheap, readily available, and easy to make themselves.

As for cotton thread and such, it's also very expensive.

Finally, they needed to buy paper; Lou Le planned to purchase papyrus, which is the kind of paper made by pressing together plant roots and stems.

They break easily, so mages use various kinds of leather.

Lou Le bought these papyrus sheets only for Limera's use; if they get damaged, so be it, since they were cheap anyway.

One gold coin can basically buy a whole bundle.

On the way back with these things, Lou Le asked Limeira again, "Have you seen any other kind of paper?"

Limera thought for a moment and said, "I've heard of a kind of paper made from whole leaves. It's from a tree that druids cultivate. The leaves are tough, and when you write on them, the writing is clear and can last a long time without rotting."

"Oh, how about the price?"

Lou Le was a little curious.

"It's more expensive than papyrus, cheaper than sheepskin, but still more expensive than other animal hides."

Limera said, "Especially the skins of kobolds and gnolls, which are cheap materials."

"I've heard that skilled papermakers can extract three layers of paper from their bark without damaging the outer hairs."

"So, after they buy monster skins to make paper, they resell the fur and skin. This kind of paper is cheaper than leaf paper, but it's basically never seen except in certain cities."

"That's a real pity." Lou Le shook his head upon hearing this.

After bringing all these things back home, Lou Le and Limeira began to load them into the carriage.

It's very troublesome to go back and forth like this.

Limela also packed Lou Le's bedding into the carriage and carried it to the bedroom, where it was laid out.

After a busy day, I finally managed to pack everything up.

Lou Le and Limeira went out again, pulling a cart.

"Next, we need to buy poultry," Lou Le said. "Chickens, ducks, and geese are fine, but the kind of red-haired, two-legged cow you mentioned, they don't sell that here."

"Maybe in the next city, there will be vendors selling these things," Limera said.

"Perhaps."

Lou Le said casually.

Within a commercial district, the closer it is to the outer ring road and the closer it is to the working-class areas, the lower the end of the commercial area tends to be.

The livestock industry is right here.

Even though the area is still paved with stone slabs, the smell of livestock manure is everywhere.

Moreover, most of them don't have signs.

Because in this street, there is basically a large cage in front of every door, with chickens, ducks and geese inside, all making a lot of noise.

Lou Le found it a headache. She could distinguish the appearance of poultry, but if you asked her to name a breed of chicken that lays a lot of eggs, a breed that tastes good, or a breed that is hardy and not prone to illness, she would be a different story.

She had absolutely no idea about that.

"Leave it to me, Miss Lou Le."

"I've learned how to tell good poultry from bad," Limeira said.

Lou Le nodded: "Then I'll leave it to you."

Limera urged her horse forward, looking left and right.

She compared each of the chickens and ducks in the cage, and finally stopped in front of a chicken shop.

The chickens in the cage all had large green wings, bright red combs, and long beaks, just like eagles.

It looks very majestic and extraordinary.

"Miss Lou Le, this type of chicken was bred by the druids. It lays more eggs than ordinary hens. The meat is also more tender, and it's omnivorous, eating almost anything."

"Most importantly, their droppings do not damage the soil. Ordinary chicken droppings would leave the land barren, but the droppings from these chickens are excellent fertilizer, actually promoting the growth of vegetation."

"Its name is Forest Chicken. Its only drawback is that, like eagles, it prefers a wide-open space. In a narrow cage, it becomes depressed and listless."

"If multiple pheasants are put in the same cage, they may even fight each other."

Lou Le listened, somewhat surprised; "Druids again."

Limera said, "After all, only elves and druids have mastered the highest level of natural magic."

"Most of the world's modified crops and poultry are the work of the Druids."

Lou Le felt the same way.

So he spent money to buy five females and one male, which cost about three gold coins.

The premium is very high.

The shopkeeper explained, "These forest chickens are difficult to transport. In Ghostwood Town, apart from the few raised by the mage, the rest are all here."

"It's because it's so rare that it's so expensive."