Chapter 209 Jinjiang Exclusive Release
The officials quickly set up ten large iron pots at the door, washed and cut the cabbage and radish in public, poured them into the pots with water and started stewing.
In addition to radish/cabbage, it also contains sweet potato flour, bacon or salted fish, and animal oil included in the by-product trade.
As the soup in the pot bubbled, the meaty aroma quickly spread throughout the street.
“Gurgle—”
"Slurp—"
"Gudong."
The rumbling of stomachs and the sound of people swallowing saliva unconsciously came from all directions. The people stared at the big pot in front of them, their eyes so burning that they seemed to stare through the big iron pot.
If there weren't officers standing in front, the audience in the live broadcast room even doubted whether they would just rush over and grab it.
Liu Wenchi felt quite sad when he saw this.
When the beasts attacked, the city obtained a lot of meat, but most of the meat was given to the garrison. The bacon and sausages that had been stockpiled at home had long been eaten up, and the people in the city had not eaten meat for a long time.
Knowing everyone was waiting impatiently, Liu Wenchi said without further ado, "From now on, we'll make a big pot of rice every seven days. Everyone can come and get a portion."
The types of ingredients used each time may be different, depending on the by-products and surplus grains in the supplies, but they are always rich stews with some oil and water, enough for the people to have a full meal.
"Now, those who want to get the nutrients, salt, sugar, and big pot of rice first can go and line up!"
Finally, the most crucial sentence came, and the crowd quickly became agitated, with countless people rushing quickly in the direction they had already seen.
The officers quickly stepped forward to maintain order.
"Don't push, don't push, everyone gets a share!"
"Don't push or shove people around you! If you're found hurting others, you'll be disqualified from receiving supplies immediately!"
The stern warning forced the people to calm down and stop pushing and shoving. Occasionally, when they saw someone about to trip, they would help up, but their movement to push forward did not slow down at all.
Soon, the first group of people in the front received their share of nutrients/salt, sugar/stew.
Leaving aside the former, the latter is the focus of everyone's attention at this moment.
A large spoonful of soup and vegetables was poured into the bowl. There was more vegetables than soup. The people blew on it quickly and couldn't wait to pour the vegetables in the bowl into their mouths. Even if they were burned, they were reluctant to spit it out. Then they were so amazed by the taste that their pupils couldn't help but tremble.
Anyone who has eaten the big pot meal knows that the taste of this thing can’t be said to be very bad, but it is definitely not very good.
The taste of the mutated radish and cabbage is excellent enough. Even though it is difficult to control the heat and seasoning due to the big pot format, the original flavor of the dish is delicious enough!
The stewed radish has lost all its spicy and fishy smell, and tastes sweet and refreshing. The radish pieces are soft but not mushy, and melt in your mouth with just a slight sip of your tongue. Even an old man without teeth has no difficulty eating it.
The mutated cabbage is even more amazing. Not only does it taste sweeter than radish, but every leaf is full of meaty flavor. The hard stems are stewed soft while retaining a certain crispness, making them quite chewy.
There is also sweet potato vermicelli that I have never eaten before. It has a smooth and chewy texture. The vermicelli that absorbs the soup tastes even better than noodles.
Many people had never had such delicious stew on their tables before the disaster, and their faces turned red as they ate it.
"Woohoo! So delicious!"
"These radishes are so fresh and sweet, much better than the ones I used to buy at the vegetable stalls!"
“The cabbage is delicious too, crisp and sweet.”
"What's that slippery noodle-like thing? It's so slippery it slid straight down my throat before I even bit it."
"Ah! There's a piece of bacon in my bowl!"
As soon as the word "meat" came out, the people around who were eating greasy food immediately looked over.
The victim who had spoken was alerted by this and was afraid that the meat would be snatched away, so he quickly picked up the meat and stuffed it into his mouth. He was reluctant to swallow it immediately, so he held it in his mouth and kept sucking on the flavor of the meat over and over again.
Others couldn't take the meat out of his mouth, so apart from casting him an envious look, they could only keep rummaging in their own bowls, trying to find any slices of meat.
If you are lucky enough to find it, you will definitely attract the envy of a large group of people.
Liu Wenchi and others also took a small bowl to try, and praised: "It tastes really good." No wonder the people ate without even raising their heads.
Liu Zimo really liked the mutated radish in the stew, and thought that if all mutated crops tasted so extraordinary, they would have gotten a great deal in the deal with Lu Xuan.
After finishing his stew, Judge Zhao wiped his mouth and said to Lu Xuan with a smile, "The people can get these supplies today thanks to Mr. Lu's generosity. I would like to thank Mr. Lu on behalf of the people in the city."
Liu Zimo, who was standing not far from Zhao Tongpan, paused slightly, looked up at Zhao Tongpan, and pursed his lips.
Lu Xuan glanced at Zhao Tongpan and twitched the corner of his lips in an ambiguous tone. "There's nothing to thank me for. It's just a deal where both sides get what they need."
The audience who were secretly eating the disaster victims' big pot meals couldn't help but roll their eyes and complain:
Does Mr. Zhao really think that no one knows about the nonsense he said yesterday?
[Thank you, host? Why didn't I see how grateful he was to you? The calculation in his eyes was overflowing!]
[Yesterday, they were trying to blackmail the anchor into giving away supplies for free! What a joke! The anchor has no morals at all!]
[Pfft, I don't know for a moment whether the above people are fans or haters of the anchor.]
[Host: As long as I have no morals, no one can morally blackmail me! ]
[In fact, Zhao Tongpan only wanted to obtain more supplies for the people of the prefecture, so he can't be said to be a complete villain.]
[No matter what the reason is, the anchor's supplies didn't fall from the sky. Zhao is shameless for trying to get something for nothing! Tui!]
[I just want to know if Liu Wenchi will really be persuaded by Zhao.]
"That shouldn't be the case. Didn't he warn Zhao not to mess around yesterday?"
[He better keep this attitude, or the anchor will just walk away and make them regret it!]
[Why are you leaving? Are you leaving the debt behind?]
[Why don't you just come over and collect it next time when the harvest comes? If you don't give it to me, I'll just take it away! It would be best if I could take the greenhouse too!]
"Then let's not do it. Even if the government did something, the people are innocent. Without greenhouses, who knows how many people would starve to death. It would be a sin."
Because there were more than one set of supplies to be collected, almost no people at the scene left. Instead, more people who were less well-informed arrived late, and the number of people on the street increased.
While the audience was discussing the matter enthusiastically, Liu Wenchi took advantage of the large crowd and announced the matter of building a greenhouse.
When the people learned that the government office had obtained new good seeds and was going to build a greenhouse to protect against cold and heat, they immediately became excited.
Liu Wenchi said, "Anyone interested in helping build the greenhouses can register at the government office. However, the payment for building the greenhouses, including the subsequent repairs to the city walls, will no longer be made in rations. Instead, it will be paid in ice heating patches or finished pills."
The excited people paused and became a little suspicious.
They understand the pills, but what are ice heating patches?
As usual, Liu Wenchi took a small amount of ice warming patches and applied them to a few people on the spot for them to try.
As expected, the magical experience of being able to cool or warm half of the body with just one patch once again broadened people's horizons and made them exclaim in amazement.
Liu Wenchi also stated that in addition to the ice warming patch, the government office also has better biological clothing, but the number of biological clothing is limited, and those who want it must find a way to exchange it with supplies.
In the past, people had difficulty even getting enough to eat, let alone having to exchange extra supplies for things.
But with nutritional supplements and big pot meals, wild vegetables or prey obtained in the wild can be preserved.
There is still more than a month before the arrival of the hottest season. If there are many people in the family, it may be possible to change into a biological suit if you try hard.
If you really can't replace it, it's a good idea to get more ice patches.
Regardless of whether it is nutritional supplements, ice warming patches or biological clothing, anyone with a discerning eye can see that they are not something that ordinary people can afford.
Someone in the crowd shouted at Lu Xuan, who had remained silent the entire time, "Did this young master bring all these supplies? I heard that he flew down from the sky. May I ask if he is a fairy messenger sent by the gods to save us?"
The other people were shocked when they heard this.
"Flying down from the sky? There really is such a person!? I thought it was nonsense."
"These supplies in the government office are truly magical and don't seem like ordinary things. Could they really have been brought by immortal messengers?"
"That must be it! Someone mentioned it was a demon before. How could a demon give us so many treasures? It must be a fairy messenger!"
"Immortal Envoy!"
"Immortal Envoy!"
Facing the increasing number of voices calling out "Immortal Envoy," Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow, his face showing no sign of nervousness or hesitation. Instead, he nodded calmly and said, "If you say so, then so be it. These supplies are indeed from outer space."
When you are away from home, your identity is given by yourself.
Fairy messengers sound much better than monsters anyway.
Many people in Yunlu Village believed that he had become an immortal, and it would not be a problem for him to become an immortal messenger.
The audience in the live broadcast room also accepted this well, and many people even started to play role-playing games with great interest.
[The host is a fairy messenger, and we are fairies. In other words, the host is our little brother!]
"Good work, little brother. This immortal is counting on you! When you have completed your merits and returned to the immortal world, this immortal will let you be my gatekeeper."
[You are so brave, upstairs. 】
Liu Wenchi saw that the people were full of gratitude and excitement towards Lu Xuan. Many of them even knelt down and kowtowed to Lu Xuan like the relatives and friends of the clinic before, without any intention of correcting or stopping him.
However, Zhao Tongpan noticed that the people's attitude towards Lu Xuan was even more respectful than when they were facing him, and he couldn't help frowning.
·
A residential house in the south of the city.
"Dad! I'm back! I brought stew!" A middle-aged man excitedly opened the door with a small basket of supplies in his arms.
The old man with a gloomy face in the room coughed twice and sat up from the wooden bed with difficulty.
Was he sick and confused? How could he hear his son talking about stew?
But soon, he smelled a strong meaty aroma, and couldn't help but be shocked.
"What does it smell like?"
The middle-aged man carefully placed the basket of supplies on the table, took out a piece of stew covered with a cloth, and sat down beside the bed, grinning, "Dad, look, stew! It's distributed by the government office. You can get one every seven days. This is yours. Eat it quickly, and then we'll go to the clinic."
The old man couldn't help swallowing as he smelled the fragrant stew. He ate the hot dish in one gulp without asking for details as his son fed him.
The old man, feeling full after a long absence, burped. His frown finally relaxed, and he regained some strength. He turned to his son and asked, "Can you tell me more specifically? Why did the government office give out stew?"
He glanced at the basket on the table again, "Isn't today the day for distributing rations?"
The middle-aged man knew that his father was sleeping and did not hear when the official notified him, so he excitedly and patiently told him what had happened.
"The clinic already has medicine. Dad, I'll help you get dressed. Let's go to the clinic and get some medicine to cure your illness. Next time, you can come with me to get supplies."
The old man knew that his continued illness would be a burden to his son, so he didn't refuse the suggestion of going to the clinic. While putting on his shoes, he continued to ask, "Is that nutritional supplement really that magical? Can I feel full after just two bites?"
My son danced with joy and said, "I took a bite on the way home. I was almost full after the stew, so I took another sip of the nutritional supplement and it filled me up immediately. It must be true. With the nutritional supplement, we don't have to worry about going hungry!"
The old man was both excited and somewhat reproachful when he heard this. "Why would you take nutritional supplements when you're already full after eating the stew? What a waste."
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "There are eight sticks for me and my father combined. The prefect gave us a little extra, so one less stick won't be a big deal. Dad, let's go to the clinic. You're old, so I got an extra candy. I'll give it to you after you finish your medicine."
The old man was happy in his heart, but he said, "Why should I eat candy at my age?"
…
Many similar conversations took place elsewhere in the city.
Elderly people who were in poor health and had more breathing out than breathing in were given a chance to breathe again after eating the stew;
Pregnant women or women who have just given birth who feel unwell will regain some color in their pale faces after eating some candy.
The child ate the sweet candy and smiled again after not seeing it for several months.
There were also patients who had various health problems but had to endure because the clinic had no medicine. With the help of their relatives, they gradually left their homes and rushed to the clinic.
Some people were injured and left with scars during beast attacks. Physical scars are not a big deal, but for young people who are not yet married, facial scars will become a problem for them to get married.
I didn’t have the mood to think about these things when I was hungry before, but now that I see a little hope of survival, I can’t help but think about treatment again.
These people originally just wanted to give it a try and ask if the scar could be cured, but they didn't expect that when they asked at the clinic, they found out that there was actually a medicine for the disease, and it was said that as long as they applied it a few more times, the scars could be completely removed without leaving any traces in at most half a month!
"It doesn't even leave a trace. It's truly worthy of being the elixir provided by the Immortal Envoy!"
"Just paying a few pounds of wild vegetables or a few ounces of meat can exchange for a bottle of ointment. It's such a good deal!" The patient's eyes lit up with excitement.
·
While the people in the city were rejoicing over the new supplies and the newly-available medicine clinic, and spreading Lu Xuan's reputation as an immortal envoy more and more widely, officials such as Liu Wenchi had already left the city to select a location for the greenhouse.
Lu Xuan told them that in addition to the high temperatures in summer this year, there will still be two months of continuous heavy rain.
In order to prevent the greenhouse from being flooded, the location for its construction must be chosen at the same high altitude as the capital city.
At the same time, we must also take into account the advantages of being flat and easy to cultivate, as well as not being easily attacked by concentrated beasts even in the extremely cold season.
Area is of course also important.
The additional acres added in the second round must also be taken into account, so there must be at least 20,000 acres of open land suitable for planting.
After choosing the location, the government officials notified everyone in the streets south of the city to come outside the city to work the next morning.
·
"So, Luochuan City will start building greenhouses tomorrow?" Lei Yan said on the other end of the communicator.
Lu Xuan hummed, "Help them build the greenhouse, and wait for the garrison general to come back and trade the remaining weapons and hoverboards, then I will move to the next place."
Lu Qing was a little worried: "The supplies you traded out can only be earned back after they harvest the crops. Do you have enough supplies? If not, your brother-in-law and I still have some."
Lu Xuan: "No need, I always trade according to inventory, there will be no shortage, how are you at home?"
Lu Qing smiled and said, "We are fine."
Her life is now very regular every day.
Lu Miaomiao helps with the housework at home. Every day, apart from occasionally chatting with the free women in the village and preparing some small clothes for the unborn baby, she also uses the therapeutic device to look at the baby's ultrasound picture from time to time to watch the baby stretching his limbs in her belly.
The sex of the baby has been preliminarily determined after more than five months of pregnancy.
Modern hospitals, including some kind-hearted doctors in ancient times, would not tell patients the sex of the fetus, but the Lu family had a treatment instrument and confirmed immediately that Lu Qing's baby was a boy.
Lu Chen has recently been frequently asking questions like "How is my nephew today?" and "What happened to my nephew after he came out?" It seems that he has transformed from a brother-con who loves his brother to a nephew-con who loves his nephew.
Lei Yan said, "The village has been relatively quiet these past two days. Cheng Ming and his friends couldn't stay here, so they changed into their diving gear and went back to the beach. By the time you come back, I'm sure every household will have a lot more seafood."
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "Tell them to be careful and not go to deep waters. If they encounter a big storm, there will be no one to save them if I'm not there and something happens to them."
Lei Yan: "Don't worry, they know their limits."
After that, the two sides talked for a while before hanging up the phone. Lu Xuan put on the holographic helmet and played holographic games for a while before going to bed.
·
In the wilderness two miles outside Luochuan City.
The materials for building greenhouses were piled up like mountains in the open space. The 50,000 summoned men, young, middle-aged and strong, were divided into hundreds of teams under the leadership of the officials. Each team received a portion of the materials, carefully carried them on their backs, and went to the designated location to start building the greenhouses.
Because the area is large and there is no land to be reclaimed in advance, in addition to building the greenhouse, it is also necessary to clear the debris on the ground, including scattered trees and stones. The efficiency is slower than that of Yangshan County, and it is estimated that it will take at least two or three days to complete the construction.
Lu Xuan did not interfere with the construction process. He just felt that since the people in the city said he was a fairy messenger, he had to show some of the fairy works created by the fairy messenger.
When Liu Wenchi learned that he was going to show off his immortality, he couldn't help but ask in astonishment, "How do you show this?"
Zhang Tongzhi, Liu Zimo and others couldn't help but look expectant, while Zhao Tongpan was a little skeptical.
Lu Xuan said: "I can help turn the soil."
Everyone: “???”
A hint of disapproval flashed in Zhao Tongpan's eyes. How could turning the soil be considered a miracle? Couldn't anyone with hands do it?
Lu Xuan seemed oblivious to the suspicion in everyone's eyes and said calmly, "The ground may shake slightly during the tillage process. I'd like to trouble you to inform the people in advance to prevent them from mistaking it for an earthquake and causing unnecessary panic."
Everyone was even more puzzled.
How is turning over the soil related to earthquakes?
However, Liu Wenchi vaguely realized that what Lu Xuan called turning the soil was probably not the same as what they had in mind, so he quickly waved to Liu Zimo and asked him to notify the people around him.
After making sure the message was properly conveyed, Lu Xuan came to the first batch of greenhouses that had been built.
Not far behind him, officials and common people stretched their necks, and Zhao Tongpan even had his hands behind his back, with a look of anticipation that said, "I want to see what tricks you are going to pull off."
Then, Lu Xuan really gave him a great show.
The earth-based supernatural power of large-scale soil turning skills, which had only been demonstrated in front of the villagers of Yunlu Village, was unveiled to outsiders for the first time.
The ground shook slightly at first, and then the hard ground began to crack, the soil rolled, and the weed roots and stones underground were dug out.
Everyone present: “!!!”
God, the gods have appeared!
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