Chapter 57 The Cellar
The people around obviously heard what Lu Jinnian said. For a while, they talked a lot, and most of them were questioning.
After all, General Meng Ya had just entered Jincheng, how could the enemy come here?
Besides, there are soldiers on the border, how could they get here easily.
"Get out of here quickly, if you continue talking, I will be rude to you!" The soldier looked serious. If this matter really got out of hand, he would definitely be punished.
Lu Jinnian frowned, knowing that they would not believe it easily, but still had to make it clear.
"You can find someone to listen to the crust, and you will know whether I am talking nonsense or not."
After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave.
She told these people about this kind of thing, but it was just because she was concerned about her safety at the border.
Seeing that she was about to leave, the soldier did not stop her, and was even more disdainful.
At this time, a voice came from the city gate, "Wait..."
Everyone turned around and looked. Wasn't this General Meng Ya who had just entered the city!
Meng Ya looked at Lu Jinnian, looked him up and down, and said, "Is what you just said true?"
He wanted to leave the city just now, and happened to encounter the conversation between the two, so he took it to heart.
The main reason was that the situation on the border was not stable, and he had doubts in his heart, so he asked.
Lu Jinnian nodded, and said the same thing, "If you don't believe it, you can ask someone to find out. I've brought the message
, and you can do it yourself." After that, she left without looking back. The matter was said, and it was up to him whether to do it or not.
"General..." The confidant beside him looked at him hesitantly.
Since Meng Ya chose to ask, he must be concerned about this matter.
Meng Ya nodded, "Send someone to find out."
In fact, there are many spies near the border, and as long as there is a little movement, someone will come to report.
The confidant turned around and left after receiving the order, leaving Meng Ya looking at the distance.
He looked at the direction where Lu Jinnian left, and recognized him just now. The two had met in the woods before.
I didn't expect this person to be so talented, but it's a pity that he didn't want to join the army. What a pity...
After Lu Jinnian left here, he didn't stay for long.
Regardless of whether those people took this seriously or not, she had to be prepared for prevention.
There was no cellar at home. What if people from the border came to massacre the village one day?
Some things were not as simple as she thought, and she had to be fully prepared.
After returning home, Lu Jinnian threw the book to Lu Jincheng and went to work alone in the newly built small warehouse.
This warehouse was originally intended to store idle items in the future, but now it seems to have other uses.
The ground was hollowed out and then fixed with beams. The height was only 1.5 meters, which was enough for a short-term refuge.
The excavated soil was not thrown out, but placed in the yard mixed with hay, and the wall was directly reinforced with another layer.
In this way, the yard was cleaned up and the cellar was also built.
Lu Jinnian saw that the weather was getting hot, and it took three days to dig the cellar in the past two days, and he was not idle.
He carried a backpack and tools and went directly to the river.
There were still many fish in the space, but there would always be a day when the food would be eaten up, so she tried her best to work with her hands. If she really couldn't catch anything, she would take the prey in the space.
Many women were washing clothes by the river. When they saw her coming, they gathered together and whispered.
From time to time, they pointed in her direction, as if they were saying something.
Lu Jinnian pretended not to see it, and rolled up her trousers to go down to the river to catch fish.
Of course, she couldn't catch them with her bare hands, so she made a simple harpoon with a tree branch on the way to catch fish.
The river here is clear and deep, so there are fish.
After a short while, she caught several small fish, each the size of a palm. Although they were not big, there were enough of them.
Seeing that she had caught fish, the others also began to get greedy and wanted to catch fish.
"Come on, we have lived here for so many years, who has ever caught fish?" Some village women were unmoved, thinking that it was impossible to catch fish.
In the past, men also organized people to catch fish and made fishing nets to catch fish.
But the result was that there were not many, which was a waste of manpower and material resources. A family shared two palm-sized fish, what's the use, they can't even satisfy their cravings.
Hearing her words, the others also thought that this was the case, so they didn't say anything more.
Lu Jinnian looked at the basket that was almost full, and was very satisfied.
If it weren't for her spiritual power, she would not have seen so many fish, and she wouldn't have caught them so accurately.
Carrying the basket ashore, she shouted to the woman washing clothes next to her: "Aunts and sisters-in-law, if you want to exchange fish, you can find me, with food or something."
Anyway, they couldn't eat it, so they might as well exchange it for something.
"So many!"
Everyone saw almost a basket of fish and thought about exchanging some.
Although the fish is small, it has meat and is definitely better than cabbage and radish.
Lu Jinnian went home with the basket on his back and sat in the yard waiting for the woman to come.
Sure enough, not long after, he saw someone carrying something.
One catty of coarse flour for two catties of fish. Coarse flour is made from wheat without shelling. It can be eaten, but it doesn't taste as good as refined flour.
However, these fish obviously cannot be exchanged all, because they are too small and most people don't like them at all.
Lu Jinnian couldn't help sighing when looking at these fish. They were still too small, otherwise he could exchange more.
But this is okay. He exchanged five catties of coarse flour and two catties of millet, which is not a small amount.
"Brother, do you want to eat fish for lunch?" Lu Jinqiu saw that there was no one, so he ran over to ask.
"Well, does Xiaoqiu like to eat fish?" Lu Jinnian looked at him and asked.
"Of course I like it. I like the braised fish made by my brother, but I don't like the fish soup made by my sister!" As he said, he secretly looked into the house.
He looked like a child who had done something wrong. He was afraid that Lu Jinxin would hear him. After all, his sister was the one who cooked at home.
Although Lu Jinnian's cooking was delicious, the task of supporting the family was more important. She couldn't always focus on cooking.
Seeing his cute look, Lu Jinnian smiled and said, "Today I will make you braised fish with sauce, but you must also eat your sister's cooking. We all work hard, understand?"
"Yes!" Lu Jinqiu nodded seriously. He has grown up and knows what to say and what not to say.
And cooking is to fill the stomach.
At noon, Lu Jinnian made braised crucian carp with sauce and a pot of vegetable soup. The staple food was coarse flour steamed buns made of two hectograms of flour.
There was enough food at home, and now all the food was dry.
Except for the occasional porridge in the morning, it was also served with steamed buns.
"Brother, I will cook from now on, you don't have to work." Lu Jinxin looked at the food and felt a little embarrassed.
Just now, I was busy embroidering and didn't notice that the food was ready.
"It's okay. I don't do it often. But you have to balance work and rest, don't strain your eyes." Lu Jinnian looked at her and said what was in his heart.
I have had a cold for several days. I couldn't stand it yesterday. The injection didn't work. I finally feel better today.
(End of this chapter)
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