The wicked female is extremely fierce, but she's pampered by her seven beast husbands.

Chapter 289 Young Master Xi
When Ling Chengen found Su Weihua, he was tidying up things in the warehouse.

As dawn broke, the warehouse was already bustling with activity.

Ling Chengen squeezed through the crowded people and finally found the target who was taking inventory of supplies in a corner of the warehouse.

She turned her head and glanced at the messy warehouse, frowning slightly as she said, "Why is this place so messy?"

"After the hunting team returned yesterday, the chieftain told us to deliver the supplies from this autumn hunt directly to the warehouse before going back to rest. Many people were in a hurry to go back to reunite with their families, so after delivering the supplies, they left immediately without having time to put them away."

Every year after the autumn hunt, the inventory and distribution of supplies is the most labor-intensive part, because many special circumstances must be taken into account.

Furthermore, the distribution of supplies must be completed within half a month to prevent people from going hungry after the snowfall because they did not receive supplies.

Ling Chengen glanced at the warehouse and sighed, "Come with me first. Let others cover the warehouse for a while. After we finish my work here, I'll do the inventory with you. This year, Beast City has recruited a lot more beastmen. Chongzhen will start registering the people in the city starting today. We need to wait until he finishes the statistics before distributing the supplies."

Su Weihua stood up, still holding the registration book in her hand, looking at his back with a puzzled expression. Then she waved to Xuan Yan, who was not far away, and said, "Come and cover for me for a bit. I'll be back in a bit."

Xuan Yan took the booklet, glanced at it, and said, "Just record it in this format, right?"

Su Weihua nodded: "You know all the numbers, but if you don't know the words... uh."

"Wait a minute, Xiaoxi should be able to read. Although she doesn't know many, she does know the commonly used ones. I'll get her over here so we can work on it together."

Ling Xiaoxi is only eight years old, right?

Xuan Yan's expression was complicated, but he finally nodded and said, "...Alright."

Su Weihua dusted herself off and walked outside.

Ling Chengen stood at the door and glanced at the giant tree that covered the warehouse yard. Because of the strong wind today, the leaves were rustling constantly, and the voices were too low to hear what others were saying.

Su Weihua finished tying her belt and asked, "What do you want with me?"

"These giant trees that have grown so rapidly in the city should be pruned as soon as possible in the next couple of days. It will start snowing this morning, and if the snow is too heavy, these branches will break and could not only injure people on the street, but also damage the buildings on both sides of the street."

Su Weihua: "Can't you just arrange this kind of thing directly?"

He simply couldn't understand why he needed to be notified of this.
Ling Chengen took out a piece of ore from his spatial storage: "Using a bone knife to cut tree branches is a waste of its potential. Ordinary metal tools will dull after a few cuts. The metal ratio you researched before is currently in short supply, so using it to make tools for cutting tree branches is a real waste. That's why I want to ask you to make a saw."

Su Weihua paused for a few seconds, then asked in confusion, "What is that?"

Ling Chengen pulled out a serrated leaf and handed it to him.

"It's a metal sheet with this kind of edge shape that makes sawing wood easier."

Su Weihua thought for a few seconds, took the metal ore she handed him, and immediately began to refine the ore with his superpower. After the metal was extracted, it was stretched and deformed quickly in his hands like clay. With his superpower guidance and precise control, serrated shapes appeared on the edges.

To make it easier to grip the serrated blade, he even made a handle himself using the extra metal.

Ling Chengen touched the finished saw with his fingertips: "Sharpen it."

Su Weihua gently brushed his right hand over the serrations, and the metal sheet, which had looked rather dull, instantly became gleaming silver and extremely sharp.

“Go try it, there are some branches here.” Ling Chengen pointed to the branches above the courtyard wall. “Don’t cut them directly, just pull them back and forth.”

Su Weihua was also very curious about this novel tool. She took two steps back, took a few running steps, and jumped directly onto the top of the wall. She hooked one hand on the thick tree trunk, flipped over and stepped onto the thickest branch. With her right hand holding the metal handle, she picked up a branch as thick as her arm and tried it out.

The branch quickly fell to the ground, and Ling Chengen took two steps back.

Su Weihua jumped down from the tree, weighed the saw in her hand, and said thoughtfully, "It's easy to saw branches that aren't too thick, it's just a bit slow. But it's not so good for branches that are too thick, the saw blade is easy to get stuck, but the size could be made a bit bigger."

Ling Chengen nodded and said, "For branches that are too thick, use an axe and a machete to cut them."

Su Weihua: "The tribe doesn't have these tools right now. Do you want me to lead the people to make them today and use them immediately?"

“Yes.” Ling Chengen nodded. “The heavier the snow, the harder it is to cut down trees.”

“Okay, I’ll do it. You go find Xiao Xi. Xuan Yan can count but not read. Xiao Xi can help him with the numbers a few times, and he should be able to get the hang of it.” Su Weihua still remembered what had happened before, but he didn’t have time to go find Ling Xiao Xi right now, so he could only ask Ling Chengen to make the trip.

Ling Chengen patted his shoulder: "Then I'll leave it to you. After you finish with the metal-type warriors, select some strong and skilled ones to climb the trees and cut branches. Those who aren't so good at physical combat can be responsible for tidying up the branches below. Remember to remind them not to go near the trees that are being pruned, especially the elderly and children. If someone gets hurt, and there's no witch doctor nearby, it could lead to someone's death."

"Understood, don't worry."

The cubs in the Beast World are not actually that fragile. Many of them are very agile and quick-witted, so they are not easily injured by falling branches.

But Su Weihua knew in her heart that there are always some people in this world who are just unlucky!
Be vigilant at all times, just in case.

Ling Chengen searched half of the city before finally finding Ling Xiaoxi.

In an alley on the south side of the main street, a large number of cubs had gathered.

This is the cub shelter area planned by Ling Chengen. Across an alley, the large courtyard facing north is a small cotton mill that was temporarily planned to process items such as fire crystal cotton.

At this moment, the orphaned cubs are lined up, waiting at the bottom of the cotton mill steps.

Ling Xiaoxi stood on the steps, pointing at Kong Mingming: "You hurry up and line up properly, set a good example!"

"Those kids in the back are all standing around randomly, and they'll make a ruckus soon. What if they don't give you winter supplies?"

Kong Mingming immediately stood up straight, standing properly below her, and looked up, saying, "Xiao west, how much longer do we have to wait? We just finished breakfast this morning and came to queue up. It's so cold now..."

Ling Xiaoxi raised her hand and tapped him on the head, then scoffed, "What's your hurry?"

"The adults in the city haven't even received their supplies yet, but they're giving priority to the cubs in the shelter. Can't they wait even a little while?"

"Haste makes waste?"

Kong Mingming licked her lower lip, missing the taste of tofu: "We haven't had tofu in a long time."

"Didn't you just drink soy milk this morning? And with sugar in it."

Ling Xiaoxi rolled her eyes. Don't think she doesn't know about the food in the shelter. Every morning when she doesn't want to eat the food at home, she goes to the shelter to freeload and helps the aunties and uncles there serve food to the little ones and clean up the dishes.

Kong Mingming stubbornly replied, "Soy milk and tofu are completely different foods, they are not the same."

Soy milk is delicious, but tofu is also very tasty.

Just as Ling Xiaoxi was about to have a proper talk with him, the gate of the cotton mill behind her suddenly opened, and the wolf-clan beastman, Feli, carried a table and placed it directly at the entrance. She then glanced at Ling Xiaoxi, who was maintaining order, and said with a smile, "I was wondering why the cubs were so well-behaved this year; it turns out it's the young clan leader maintaining order. Very impressive." Ling Xiaoxi stood ramrod straight, her face full of pride, and said, "Yes, I told Sister Zhilu at the cotton mill yesterday that I would come today to help distribute supplies to the cubs and also help you register."

"Alright, then I'll trouble you to watch the things on the table for me, young clan leader. I'll go and move the rest out."

Today, only Philly was distributing supplies to the cubs, along with two little wolf cubs who followed her around in circles.

Ling Xiaoxi went around behind the table and asked the two wolf cubs guarding the table to bring a stool.

The table is a little too high for her; it would be more convenient if she had a stool to stand on.

After the two wolf cubs moved to the Stone Forest with their parents, they were initially afraid to go out and stayed close to Fei Li every day. Later, Ling Xiaoxi took the cubs to the forest to collect fruits and leafy greens. She couldn't bear to see them like that, so she told Fei Li and forcibly dragged the two wolf cubs out of the forest, taking them and the cubs in the shelter to play wildly everywhere.

Half a year is neither a long nor a short time.

Although the two wolf cubs were still a bit timid and would still subconsciously chase after their mother, Felicity, they gradually got used to Ling Xiaoxi calling them from outside, and would happily run out the door to join the cubs.

These two wolf cubs gradually took Ling Xiaoxi as their leader and began to emulate Xiaoxi's number one follower, Kong Mingming.

Feli quickly carried a large bamboo basket and a stack of thick animal skin clothes on her shoulder, piled everything on the table, and handed the small notebook hanging from her waist to Ling Xiaoxi: "Young Clan Leader, you register them. After the cubs receive their things, not only do we need to record their names, but we also need to put their fingerprints on them. This is what the Young Clan Leader instructed."

Ling Xiaoxi stood on the stool, patted her chest, and assured him, "No problem, I can write all their names."

Felicity smiled and patted her head, took out a box of inkpad from the animal skin bag, opened the lid and placed it on the table. After explaining the rules for receiving the items to the string of little radish heads, she began distributing the items.

"Kong Mingming, two animal skin coats, two animal skin trousers, a pair of thick-soled animal skin boots, a pair of fire crystal cotton trousers, a fire crystal cotton vest, two sets of base layer cloud clothes, an animal skin glove, a pair of fire crystal cotton animal skin earmuffs, an animal skin hat, and a rabbit fur scarf."

After Fei Li finished reading, she neatly stacked the items and had Kong Mingming confirm them. Then she watched him press his fingerprint on the booklet before handing the items to him.

"Keep these things safe. These are winter supplies that our Beast City is distributing free of charge to the cubs in the shelter. They won't be replaced if lost. If you need new ones, your contribution points will be deducted to exchange for new clothes. Got it?"

"Your clothes, hats, shoes, and earmuffs are all embroidered with your name and stuffed with your feathers so that you can distinguish your own clothes."

The cubs in the shelter live in a large communal room during the winter, so everyone's belongings are mixed together.

However, many cubs are too young to even maintain their human form, let alone recognize the words on their clothes. Therefore, when making clothes for the cubs, the cotton mill first collected the cubs' fur and stuffed it directly into the layers of the clothes.

Their own scent is the easiest way to identify them, even a baby cub that hasn't been weaned can do that.

This idea came from Zhilu.

After listening to her, Ling Chengen immediately adopted her decision.

Kong Mingming's cheeks were flushed as she carried her winter supplies into the basket at her feet. She carefully closed the lid, politely thanked Fei Li, then slung her basket over her shoulder and moved aside to make it easier for the next cub to get its things.

Ling Xiaoxi looked at the second cub, a round and chubby little panda cub. The cub was a little over two years old this year. In human form, she was not very steady on her feet, so she usually moved around in beast form. At this moment, she was sitting obediently on the ground, her strong and chubby tail supporting her on the ground, her head held high, trying her best to look cuter and more endearing.

Looking at the little panda, Felicia beamed and said, "It's Huanhuan! You ran really fast today, you even came in second!"

The little panda Huanhuan immediately nodded happily, tilted its head, and pointed to Kong Mingming next to it.

"Brother Mingming, carry me on your back..."

Hearing her childish voice, Felicity couldn't help but clutch her heart.

It's so cute.

Compared to the well-behaved little cutie in front of me, my two own kids are like heaven and earth.

Felicity counted and distributed Huanhuan's winter supplies, letting her count them herself.

The little one is still young; after counting to three, he completely forgot how to count.

Ling Xiaoxi checked it for her, jumped off the stool, took the inkpad down, and placed it on the ground.

Pointing to her tiny paws, she said, "Use your paws to dip into this red mud and press it here!"

Huanhuan nodded, glancing at Ling Xiaoxi after each step, and only proceeding to the next step after receiving her approval.

Ling Xiaoxi was exceptionally patient. After she finished, she packed all her belongings into the basket at her feet, fastened the lid, and handed it to Kong Mingming, who was standing nearby: "Could you take this back for her later? This stuff is a bit heavy, and she might not be able to carry it herself. It would be even more troublesome if she lost it."

Kong Mingming nodded, carrying his own bamboo basket on his back, and dutifully hanging Huanhuan's small bamboo basket on his chest. He then picked up the ball-sized Huanhuan from the ground and placed her directly on his shoulder.

Huanhuan immediately hugged his head, her movements surprisingly practiced. Her two fluffy, chubby triangular ears twitched happily as she exclaimed, "Thank you, bro!"

"It's 'brother,' not 'pot-pot.'" Kong Mingming tried her best to correct Zai Zai's pronunciation.

“Oh, brother-in-law—” Huanhuan readily agreed.

Kong Mingming looked utterly dejected and said, "...Never mind, whatever."

"Next……"

The entrance to the cotton mill was bustling with activity. Just as the distribution of supplies was finished, Ling Chengen came over and waved to Ling Xiaoxi.

"Xiao west, go to the warehouse and teach the new guy, Xuan Yan, to read. He needs to register the supplies there, but he only recognizes numbers and doesn't know any characters..."

Looking at the table that hadn't been cleaned up yet, Ling Xiaoxi said with a regretful expression, "Kong Mingming, after you put the things back, take them to play. Just don't let them run out of the city."

Ling Chengen walked in from the alley entrance and said, "It's estimated that it will snow in about two beast hours. Don't go too far. After it snows, if you feel too cold, remember to immediately return to the shelter area. Don't freeze outside. Later, the trees in the city will be pruned. You should avoid those trees that are being pruned. If you get hurt, the witch doctor will make you drink very bitter herbs!"

Ling Xiaoxi accepted the task and immediately ran towards the warehouse, her footsteps out of Ling Chengen's voice.

She was just about to go and check on the situation at the city defenses, as starting today, soldiers would be arranged to take turns on duty.

I don't know if there's any progress on Chang Tianchen's side. Before I even headed north of the city, a blur of light flashed through the air and then turned back.

A huge silver-horned owl flapped its wings and slowly landed in front of her.

Lei Sang stood on the flower bed, looking her straight in the eye, and said anxiously, "Young Clan Leader, something has happened."

Ling Chengen was slightly taken aback, but quickly calmed down: "Don't rush, explain the situation clearly."

(End of this chapter)