He wasn't surprised that Chu Qingcheng had gained 10 points of favorability in the middle of the night. After all, among the three women, Chu Qingcheng had the most intimate contact with him. Coupled with his unparalleled charm, it shouldn't be a problem for him to win over a few women.

But those 10 arbitrary attribute points are pretty awesome.

"Ding! The system has detected that the host has unlocked an intermediate system and gained 10 random attribute points. Would you like to use them?"

"Use it! Add all your strength to my attack power; the rest is useless for now."

In such a chaotic world, if you want to survive, you must first have the ability to protect yourself.

The system activated immediately, and with a faint flash of light, Sun Jian's martial prowess increased from 58 to 68, almost reaching the limit of an ordinary human.

"Open the properties panel," Sun Jian instructed the system telepathically.

[Host: Sun Jian]

[Strength: 68]

Agility: 50

Intelligence: 80

Charm/Appearance: 60

[Skills: Tongbei Boxing, Thorough Reading of the Four Books and Five Classics]

[Martial Arts Skills: None]

[Item: Intermediate Gift Pack]

[Lucky Draw: 2 times Common, 2 times Rare, 1 time Epic]

After doing this, Sun Jian felt much stronger and full of energy.

"Open the Intermediate Gift Pack".

As the new command was issued, a beautifully crafted golden gift box popped up on the system panel. With a flash of golden light, five different types of items appeared on the panel, almost blinding Sun Jian.

"Congratulations, host, you have obtained: 20 enhanced antibiotics, 10 premium new energy fishing rods, 5 infrared semi-automatic compound bows (with 100 arrows), 10 enhanced adrenaline pills, and 100 super potatoes."

Holy crap!

Sun Jian was stunned for a moment.

The contents of this intermediate-level gift pack are simply unparalleled; they practically solve all the problems he needs to address right now.

Let's not even talk about the two life-saving drugs, enhanced antibiotics and enhanced adrenaline.

The new energy fishing rod and the infrared semi-automatic composite bow alone made Sun Jian ecstatic.

They go fishing without nets or hooks, just jump into the river and electrocute a whole bunch of fish. The catch is more than they can eat.

It's like a perfect storm, with zero on the left and fire on the right – may the Thunder God be on my side!

What's more, there's also an infrared semi-automatic composite bow. If you go hunting in the deep mountains, it can aim from a hundred meters away, and the prey won't be able to escape.

What delighted Sun Jian the most was not just these things, but when he saw the introduction of Super Potato, he was absolutely stunned.

Super Potato: Large potatoes that have undergone enhanced cultivation. They are rich in nutrients, cold-resistant, drought-resistant, have no seasonal variation, can reproduce rapidly, and mature quickly in 30 days.

Sun Jian almost shouted out in excitement, "As expected, the Emperor was right!"

There were so many surprises in one night that Sun Jian felt there was no need to start the lottery immediately. He could do it when needed, and there would be plenty of time!

...

Early the next morning.

As soon as Sun Jian opened his eyes, he found three women arguing about how much instant noodles to cook.

Chu Qingcheng, like a startled deer, held the instant noodle bag in her hand and refused to hand it to Zhou Wan'er: "No, if my husband can't get any food, we'll only have this much food left, not to mention we'll be short even more for the next grain requisition..."

"We'll eat just a little, just enough to keep us from getting hungry. We can't eat too much..."

"Don't worry, he'll definitely be able to solve the food problem. Eating a little more won't hurt. I believe in him!"

Zhou Wan'er looked nonchalant. Before yesterday, she might have been frugal and meticulous in every aspect, but after what happened last night, she realized that she didn't need to think so much at all.

Gu Zijian was also a little embarrassed, not knowing who to help, and could only advise them not to argue.

After being hungry for so long, and finally having food, especially such delicious food, who wouldn't want to eat their fill?

But Chu Qingcheng was right. If Sun Jian couldn't get any grain, a large portion of the food would have to be reserved for the next grain requisition. Even so, there would still be a shortage of many kilograms, so they would save as much as they could.

What's all the noise about so early in the morning?

Sun Jian walked over with a helpless expression, took the instant noodle bag from Chu Qingcheng's hand, and handed it to Gu Zijian: "From today onwards, three meals a day without fail, two packs of instant noodles each. Go cook them, and remember to add the seasoning!"

"Husband..." Chu Qingcheng said, feeling somewhat aggrieved.

Sun Jian patted her on the shoulder and said to himself, "Believe me, our family's life will get better and better."

With her husband's gentle words of comfort, Chu Qingcheng's anxiety subsided considerably, and she could only obediently nod.

She had doubts about Sun Jian's words, but dared not refute them, since the grain they were currently being supplied by Sun Jian.

The other two women changed their usual attitude, giving Sun Jian gentle looks and smiles before hurriedly starting to cook.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Sun Jian put forward his ideas.

That is, to solve the food problem through fishing and hunting.

"hunt?"

"Fishing?"

The three women were all taken aback, not understanding what their husbands were up to.

In those days, many villagers who didn't have land to cultivate could only obtain food through such means.

However, with everyone fishing and hunting, there are not many prey and fish left in the mountains and forests around Hongnong County. Now, most hunters in the village go out early and return late, spending the whole day in the deep mountains and forests, and most of them return empty-handed, not to mention Sun Jian, who has no hunting or fishing skills.

Sun Jian was a scholar, and now his family was destitute. He didn't even have any decent iron items, let alone bows, crossbows, fishing rods, or harpoons.

What should we use to catch it?

What to hunt?

Was it his maternal grandmother's insole?

Sun Jian had anticipated this reaction from the crowd. Given the current era, most people still used old-fashioned longbows and inferior fishing nets, so it was normal for the girls not to believe it.

"Wait, your husband will show you some good stuff!"

As he spoke, Sun Jian walked out of the house and pretended to go down into the cellar. At the same time, he opened his system backpack and took out an infrared semi-automatic composite bow, a new energy fishing rod, and an insulated suit.

The three women were shocked once again when they saw these items.

"Husband?"

"What...what are all these things?"

"This...this is a bow?"

As the daughter of a general, Gu Zijian recognized it at a glance as some kind of crossbow, but she had never seen it before.

Zhou Wan'er and Chu Qingcheng's eyes lit up. Like Gu Zijian, they didn't recognize either of the two items except for the bow.

"What fine iron! How could there be such excellent iron in this world?" Gu Zijian picked up the composite bow and examined it carefully, looking very fond of it.

"My lord, how much effort and energy must it have taken to forge such fine iron?"

What did you call me?

Sun Jian gave a strange smile and stared at Gu Zijian with a teasing look.

Gu Zijian suddenly realized something, quickly put down the crossbow in her hand, her pretty face turned red, she lowered her head, and her two small hands didn't know what to do.

The atmosphere suddenly became rather ambiguous, and even the air seemed to be filled with the scent of hormones...