After seeing Feng Wei off, Qian Yu went to Zuo Ling's house, where Zuo Ling and Pei Nansheng were having dinner.

As soon as you enter the courtyard, the enticing aroma of fish fills the air.

"Sister Zuo, are you eating?"

If she ran into someone else's house for a meal, Qian Yu would turn around and leave, but at Sister Zuo's house... she absolutely couldn't leave!

Everyone knows that Sister Zuo is rich; the contribution points awarded by the base are enough for an ordinary person to earn for several years.

Putting everything else aside, Sister Zuo's little vegetable garden is incredibly valuable.

It's a meal at a wealthy family's house; why not take advantage of it?

"Company Commander Qian is here, let's eat something together."

Pei Nansheng got up and went to the kitchen to get bowls and chopsticks.

"This...this is too much trouble."

He kept saying he was sorry, but his eyes were fixed on the food on the table.

Braised fish, cucumber salad, stir-fried lettuce, potato and green bean stew, vegetable dumplings, and a big pot of fragrant fish soup.

The vegetables are vegetables, and the rice is rice; there is no mixing of anything else.

Making braised fish uses so much oil!

The oil at the service center costs 10 contribution points for a small bottle, which is almost as small as a medicine bottle.

Qian Yu clicked her tongue in amazement. Who would dare to eat like this nowadays? Not even the leaders' families. Only Sister Zuo's family would dare to indulge like this.

The plantation's harvest was better than before. As the head of the planting team, I could only eat a few more cucumbers and tomatoes than others; I dared not take any more than that.

Glancing at the exorbitantly priced vegetable garden outside the door, I sighed, "Comparison is the thief of joy."

If Qian Yu knew that Zuo Ling had just put away a large platter of preserved meats before he entered the house, he would have been even angrier.

After returning to the base, Zuo Ling's family became much more careful about what they ate. They didn't dare to eat too well during the day, just to avoid uninvited guests like Qian Yu.

If you want to eat something good, you have to wait until the store closes at night.

What she considered food that made her feel lightheaded was still astonishing to Qian Yu.

He served Qian Yu a bowl of fish soup and handed him a steamed bun with vegetables: "Eat whatever you like."

"That's easy! Sister Zuo really doesn't know the hardships of ordinary people."

While silently shedding tears, Qian Yu stuffed large mouthfuls of food into her mouth.

"Try the braised fish. It was just caught today. We haven't had river fish in a long time. It tastes pretty good."

"Uh-huh."

Qian Yu was so engrossed in eating that she forgot to talk and even forgot why she had come.

Sister Zuo hadn't eaten river fish for a long time. It was a common meal at Sister Zuo's house, and he hadn't eaten it for many years.

Seeing him eat with relish, Zuo Ling and Pei Nansheng couldn't help but think of Xiao Hao, who had suffered hardships in the guard regiment.

Xiao Hao had been hungry before and was most afraid of not having enough to eat. Zuo Ling spared no effort to use her special ability to shorten the growth period of crops, just so that Xiao Hao could have enough to eat as soon as possible.

If Xiao Hao hadn't joined the army, Zuo Ling would at most increase the amount of water used in her space to boost crop yields; she would never waste her special abilities to force growth, as her awareness wasn't that high.

No one expected that they would benefit from Xiao Hao alone.

Qian Yu ate until he was half full, then he noticed that Zuo Ling and Pei Nansheng had stopped eating and were just watching him eat.

He wiped his mouth sheepishly and said, "Hey, hehe, Sister Zuo's food is so fragrant and delicious."

"It's delicious, have some more."

Zuo Ling served Qian Yu another bowl of fish soup and pushed the plate of vegetable dumplings toward him.

The meal wasn't much, just enough for the two of them. But then a big-bellied man who was always hungry showed up, so the brother and sister had to prioritize Qian Yu's meal.

Qian Yu didn't stand on ceremony. He Guiqi would come to Zuo Ling's house for meals every few days, which made him extremely envious. Since he finally had the chance to freeload, he naturally wanted to make the most of it.

"Sister Zuo, what happened while catching the chicks today?"

The brother and sister exchanged a glance: "You've come, haven't you? We've been waiting for you."

"Someone tried to steal the chicks and they even used guns. We left early, so we didn't see what happened in the end."

Many people see them getting into conflicts with each other, and you can't cover it up.

But I admit... haha.

You can catch a thief red-handed, or an adulterer caught red-handed. If you don't have my hand on my shoulder, I won't admit it. What can you do to me?

Qian Yu smiled and said, "That's a good answer. I'll answer like that whenever anyone asks."

"Ah, it's chaotic outside, I should go out less in the future."

It's best to leave it at that. Some things are better left unsaid; it's better for you and me to know than to break the ice.

Zuo Ling's superpowers can save many people, but the one who died... died in vain.

Even a child would make the right choice based on such a simple principle, let alone the old foxes at the base.

That's it... you passed the test?

Zuo Ling thought that Qian Yu was sent by Chief Mei or Major General Zhao to warn her.

Little did they know that the two old men completely ignored such a trivial matter, and Qian Yu took it upon herself to curry favor.

With the plantation operations on track, Zuo Ling began to consider her own safety.

The events that happen on the island keep appearing in my dreams; the mysterious and eerie patterns are enough to send chills down my spine just thinking about them.

He discussed with Pei Nansheng the idea of ​​going out to sea to get some sea snakes and extract their venom.

“The situation at sea is complicated. We don’t make a living at sea. Fishermen know better than us where sea snakes are. We should offer a high reward.”

Pei Nansheng put up a banner at the flea market: "30 jin of compressed biscuits in exchange for 1 jin of snake venom. Take as many as you want."

30 pounds of compressed biscuits for 1 pound of snake venom? How much do you have? I want it all!

Given the severe food shortage, the fact that someone would exchange so many compressed biscuits for snake venom shocked everyone, and they all inquired about the veracity of the news.

"Of course it's true, but I have one request: the snake venom must be extracted in front of me."

Snake venom is mostly yellow, but can also be pale yellow, green, and most rarely colorless.

Retrieving the poison in person is obviously risky because someone might tamper with it. Losing a few compressed biscuits is nothing compared to the fact that it might not work and could be fatal.

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