The advantage of old buildings is that they are cheap, and there is a large courtyard on the first floor.

To save money, he usually bought his own induction cooker, pots and pans, as well as grains and vegetables.

So there were still several bags of rice, two bags of flour, and a basket of potatoes and cabbage piled up in the kitchen.

There was also a box of instant noodles nearing their expiration date, ham sausages, and half a box of pickled vegetables in the cupboard.

Before today, he relied on these things to stay alive.

But now, he no longer needs such cheap food!

He threw all the food into the copper basin, guessing that the ancients must have needed it more than he did.

On the border, Huo Tingye arrived with buckets and dozens of armored soldiers carrying large water vats.

Seeing the vats of water in the general's mansion, he was as excited as a child.

"General, my great general, have you truly persuaded the gods?"

Although Huo Tingye addresses Chu Zhao as General, he is actually her maternal uncle.

General Huo had four sons in total, and Huo Tingye was the youngest son.

The eldest son, Huo Tingyi, died on the battlefield; the second son died while fighting alongside the late emperor to save him; and the third son, Huo Shiyan, was ambushed on his way to fight in the southern border region, and his fate remains unknown.

The men of the Huo family all worked tirelessly and diligently, but the Emperor became suspicious of them and attempted to take back the Huo family's military power.

Huo Tingye refused to comply and tried his best to support Chu Zhao, which led to him being tricked by the emperor's father-in-law and trapped in Liangcheng.

After three years of famine, seeing the clear and sweet spring water now, he became even more convinced that his decision to support Chu Zhao was the right one!

Qin Yue Zhao nodded and urged them to arrange for the people to line up to fetch water.

"Uncle, the gods have sent us water! The border is saved!"

The news that the general's mansion had water spread like wildfire, and people lined up to fetch water, filling the alleys and streets to capacity.

The people who received the water all kowtowed and thanked her.

Qin Yue Zhao originally thought that the treasure basin would keep producing water.

Unexpectedly, the water supply was cut off in the afternoon.

Looking at the empty treasure basin that no longer produced water, Qin Yue Zhao fell into deep thought.

It seems she must express her sincerity to the gods again, hoping they will give her more food and water.

She walked to the offering table and wrote her prayer again:

Gods above: Princess Da Gan prays here that the Huo family army, which has been guarding the border for three years, was besieged by the northern barbarians. Of the more than 200,000 troops, more than half were killed in battle, and less than 50,000 were left as survivors.

One hundred thousand people living on the border were starving, and cannibalism was becoming a common occurrence in the city.

Qin Yue Zhao thanked the gods for providing food and water, but the food was still not enough for the people to share.

We hope that the gods will grant us more food and water.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the prayer was placed inside, things started falling into the treasure bowl.