Chapter 198 Monster
"It's not a matter of borrowing people. Besides, this is also to help us prepare! With so few people in your Su family, how much more can they eat?"
Su Chengnan curled his lips. There are dozens of people in the Su family who open their mouths to eat, so they still have to order something to eat, but compared with the Beiling Army of thousands of people, it is indeed not enough.
"Why is that?" she demanded.
"Well, it's just..."
Li Shanqi rubbed his nose with his hand, and said with a dodgy look: "It's the river you went to last time. It, it's not clean!"
Not clean? !
What does unclean mean?
Su Chengnan was confused.
"I don't understand. Please explain it to me, uncle."
"Half a year ago, in the summer, a strange-looking creature suddenly appeared in the water of that river. It had crab-like claws, a curved body, whiskers, and lots and lots of legs. It was so scary. With a pole, it could climb up a lot!"
"ah?"
Su Chengnan was confused.
What is this? ! Underwater alien creatures?
But why does this thing sound a bit familiar?
"I didn't know about it the last time you went there. There was indeed a shortage of food at that time, so everyone ate it bravely. But didn't you notice that the fish were eaten last? Some people didn't dare to eat it."
"I indeed didn't notice it." Su Chengnan shook his head slowly and recalled carefully.
Li Shanqi: "So it's not that I don't want to lend people, but I'm afraid that after all the hard work, people will be afraid to eat, or get sick from eating. If there's no doctor or medicine, it will be a disaster."
Su Chengnan is absolutely confident about fish. The fish in her space will only be good for the body and will definitely not have any side effects.
But she couldn't tell Li Shanqi, she couldn't explain it.
She looked up at Bingsan, who blinked and immediately bowed and said, "General, we all ate last time, and many soldiers also ate, and there was nothing wrong with their bodies. Are you worrying too much?"
"I ate it, too. I don't think it's a big deal. I can even say for sure that there's nothing wrong with the fish. But if someone takes it seriously and this rumor starts to spread, it will have a big impact on the morale of the troops. I have to be cautious."
Su Chengnan nodded, "My uncle's concerns are correct. You love your soldiers like your own sons. All your concerns are for the sake of the Beiling Army. I understand."
"I'm glad you understand! I was just afraid that you would misunderstand me as being stingy and deliberately not lending it to you."
"Uncle, what are you talking about? How could I be so ignorant as to make malicious assumptions about you?!"
Su Chengnan pretended to be surprised and said, "But, uncle, I seem to know what this underwater monster you are talking about is."
"You know?" Li Shanqi was surprised.
But the next second, he began to feel confused again, and his brows couldn't help but frowned slightly.
"How do you know? This is the first time I've seen it!"
Su Chengnan looked around. She wanted to find a piece of paper to draw for Li Shanqi what she had imagined.
If this is really the case, then what is there to be afraid of! When Su Linhua finds out, she will probably wake up laughing in her dreams.
She found a piece of paper and made a few simple strokes with a brush. Although it couldn't be lifelike, it still looked somewhat realistic.
Li Shanqi looked at the picture on the paper, his eyes widened, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's it!"
Su Chengnan smiled and explained: "Uncle, this is not a monster, but an aquatic animal that we call crayfish. It is not only harmless, but also delicious, and is an excellent ingredient."
Li Shanqi was skeptical: "Is it really edible? How come I have never heard of it?"
Su Chengnan nodded affirmatively: "Of course it is edible, and it tastes great. My father once tasted it when he was a child, and he never forgot it. Later, one year when he was leading troops through a remote place, he accidentally discovered it and brought it back for us sisters to taste."
"oh?"
"When Lao Su was a child..."
"Let me think about where he led the troops later."
Su Chengnan clenched his palms and joked with a smile: "Uncle, why do you have to do this? If you don't believe it, you can send someone to ask my second sister Su Linhua. I just learned about this from you. I don't have the chance to see the collusion, right?"
“Hahahaha…you girl! When did I ever think like this?”
Li Shanqi's old face turned red. Although he felt that what she said made sense, he was too embarrassed to actually send someone. This was too inappropriate.
But Su Chengnan was very persistent. "Of course I know about my uncle, but I have really seen this thing. It is not some weird monster with huge lethality. The main thing is that it tastes really good. How can delicious things be dirty?"
Su Chengnan stood up as he spoke, walked to the door of the tent and said, "Quick, someone, help call my second sister over!"
The personal soldier Xiao Jin took a look inside and saw that Li Shanqi had no intention of obstructing him, which meant he acquiesced.
He straightened his back and said loudly, "Yes, Miss Su!" Then he turned around and ran away quickly.
After a while.
Su Linhua was invited into the tent.
When Xiao Jin told her this, she was indeed confused for a moment and felt a little uneasy.
But she was not stupid. She immediately entered the space and met Su Chengnan. After the information was exchanged, she couldn't wait to come here.
After entering the tent, Su Linhua restrained
Emotionally, he saluted politely: "General Li."
"Well, follow your elder sister and call me uncle."
"Okay, Uncle Li."
"Come and take a look and see if you recognize this thing." Li Shanqi waved at her with an expectant look on his face.
Su Linhua walked over slowly, pretending to be a little confused. When she looked down and saw the picture on the paper, she laughed out loud: "Ah! Isn't this crayfish? My father brought it back for me and my elder sister to taste."
"Oh? Can you really eat it?"
"It's edible!" Su Linhua nodded vigorously.
Then she lowered her voice, stuck out her tongue and said, "Actually, my father was planning to eat it secretly by himself. It happened that my eldest sister and I had a quarrel, so I insisted on dragging her to find my father to argue, and we bumped into him."
After hearing this, Li Shanqi's doubts were completely dispelled.
He looked at Su Chengnan with a look of understanding in his eyes: "If that's the case, then I'm relieved. If it's true as you said, that these crayfish can be eaten, then that's great! This summer, they reproduced too fast. It was found in many fertile fields nearby, and it still had an impact on the crops."
Su Chengnan shook his head: "Uncle is right! If we catch them in large quantities, we can reduce their damage to farmland and also fill our stomachs. It's a win-win situation!"
"Okay, okay! When we find them again, we'll catch them all!"
"Yes! Then I can teach you how to make this thing. It's really delicious!" Su Linhua couldn't help but say.
Several people looked at each other and laughed.
Li Shanqi finally agreed to Su Chengnan's request with confidence.
"Okay, I'll lend you the fifty people you mentioned."
"But the weather is too cold, so go fishing if you can, but don't actually go into the water!"
"Yes, I understand."
Su Chengnan did not take Li Shanqi's pessimism to heart. She knew that he would be shocked in the end! hey-hey.
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