When tea and food were served, Meng Wa followed behind Hua Ansu, carrying a very large snakeskin bag on his back.

(Here, there are five meals a day: breakfast, mid-morning tea, lunch, late-morning tea, and dinner.)

Hua Ansu personally distributed a large piece of dried meat to each of the workers, saying, "Eat your fill, there's more if you're still hungry."

When the villagers received the meat, they couldn't believe it; some of them were even eating meat for the first time. "Vice Minister, this..."

Meng Wa smiled and said, "Aunt Tang, just take it. Our deputy minister said we'll have meat every day from now on!"

At this moment, the villagers truly felt the changes brought about by Hua Ansu becoming the deputy minister.

Meat!

During festivals, all you see are offerings to ancestors and the aroma of meat!

But this...

This piece is quite big!

Someone tore off a small piece to taste it, and then carefully put it away to take back for their child to eat.

Many people did this, but the sharp-eyed Mengwa noticed it and said, "No, no, don't keep any of them. You all have them, how can you leave the children behind?"

As the saying goes, "A good crop depends entirely on fertilizer." To achieve high yields, you need to supplement the soil with whatever it lacks, just like a person needs a balanced diet to stay healthy.

Huaansu is simple to use; it's a trace element, so it's easy to mix.

The sandy soil is troublesome; she needs to find some good soil to replace it when she has time.

Well, that's all we need to do for now.

No one can become fat overnight.

Tomorrow is my birthday, and I'll be heading to Picheng. I wonder if A-Yi-Gu will come tomorrow; I was hoping to take him with me.

She had already flown to Picheng for a visit; it was very lively there, especially with so many street food stalls!

However, she only saw it from afar and did not go down.

She had learned about the general defenses of Pi City, which were still within her capabilities. However, entering the city required a pass, a problem that could only be solved once she arrived in Pi City.

"Master, Tiger wants to go out and play!"

Ah Hu started howling again. She had been so busy these days that she hadn't paid any attention to the two little ones.

"No, you'll scare the villagers."

The little lion chimed in, "I can take it to play in the forest."

Hua Ansu considered that the beast would become depressed from being kept locked up all the time, so she agreed, "Alright then."

"Okay, okay!"

Ah Hu cheered, "Long live Master!"

On the way back, Hua Ansu released the two of them and instructed Ah Hu, "Ah Hu, protect Little Lion and don't let him cause any trouble, okay?"

Ah Hu nodded, "Mhm!"

The two animals, one large and one small, ran away.

Hua Ansu shook her head, letting them have their own fun. She wasn't worried at all that Ah Hu would get hurt; as long as it didn't cause chaos in the forest, that was good enough.

Deputy Captain Hua has already set off to find a water source.

With nothing to do, Hua Ansu found the minister's wife busy in the courtyard.

"Ansu, you're back."

"Are you hungry? Grandma has left some rice for you in the pot, your favorite braised pork rice."

Hua Ansu smiled sweetly, "Thank you, Grandma, I'm really hungry."

The minister's wife put down her hoe, wiped her hands on her apron, and came over, saying, "Come on, let's eat first."

At the dinner table.

Hua Ansu was biting her chopsticks when the minister's wife glanced at her and asked, "What's wrong? Doesn't it suit your taste?"

Hua Ansu was still a little stunned. "No, it's not like that."

The minister's wife smiled. "Thinking about someone?"

She's been through it all and understands the feeling of missing someone for three years if you don't see them for a day.

Looking at this girl's troubled expression while eating, I understand perfectly well what's going on.