Chapter 703 Ancient Young General vs. Rich and Beautiful Lady 6
Huo Xiao served the last bit of porridge from the bottom of the pot to Wen Bo, but Wen Bo still refused, "I'm not hungry! Young General, please eat more. You are the pillar of the General's Mansion, and you must not fight on an empty stomach."
Huo Xiao forcefully stuffed the bowl into Wen Bo's hand and said, "Don't lie to me. You didn't eat anything. We didn't have any food before, so you dug grass roots and peeled tree bark and cooked them all for me. You secretly ate the Guanyin soil."
"Now that the gods have given us food, how can I bear to let you go hungry? Serve a bowl of rice, add a dish of vegetables, and cook it into porridge for the people in the mansion."
Wen Bo wiped away his tears and agreed.
Huo Xiao continued to distribute the meat. "I asked for the food, so you must listen to my instructions. You don't need to say anything. Just eat it all!"
"You don't have to worry about your family members going hungry. The remaining food will be distributed to those who have families, and you can take it back."
The soldiers were all very moved. They ate up all the food in their bowls, eating the shrimps with their shells and meat, leaving nothing behind. They even crushed the bones and swallowed them, not wasting a single bit of food.
Although they were only three-quarters full, they were already very satisfied.
Zhao Hai touched his stomach and sighed, "It's delicious. The food given by the gods is indeed extraordinary. Even if I die in battle tomorrow, I will have no regrets."
Zhao Shan slapped his brother on the forehead and cursed, "Bah! What nonsense! Good things don't work, but bad things do. With the protection of the gods, we won't die!"
"It would be great if there was more food. Although we are full, the soldiers in the barracks are still hungry."
As soon as he finished speaking, a bag of rice fell to the ground.
"Ouch!" Zhao Hai jumped up, covering his foot. Although he was hit, he smiled happily.
Huo Xiao tore open the bag, revealing white rice, each grain was plump and exuding the fragrance of grain.
"The gods have truly blessed us with food! There is not a single speck of impurity, no mold, no worms, no sand or gravel mixed in. It is even bigger and fuller than the best Lu Guoan!"
Bags of rice fell one after another and were neatly lined up, a hundred bags in total.
Huo Xiao lifted his skirt and knelt down in front of the bronze mirror, his eyes filled with tears as he sighed, "The gods really can hear our prayers. The gods are so merciful that they first gave us holy water, then gave us food to fill our stomachs, and now they have given us rice to solve our urgent needs."
"God, please accept my worship."
All the soldiers knelt down and bowed to the magic mirror.
The magic mirror was gray and the human figure could not be seen clearly. Waves appeared on the mirror surface and ten boxes of compressed biscuits appeared out of thin air.
Then came ten boxes of instant noodles, ten boxes of dried noodles, three boxes of mustard tubers, three boxes of ham sausages, five boxes of canned meat, and five boxes of canned fruit...
The room was so packed with things that there was hardly any room to stand.
Not until the magic mirror stopped did Huo Xiao stand up and begin to count the supplies.
The boxes were printed with colorful fonts and lifelike pictures. Huo Xiao could roughly guess what was inside, but some of the things were things he had never heard of before, so he could only open them one by one to study them.
The eight soldiers were all very excited. They touched this and looked at that.
"This hard dry food is amazing. A small piece can make a large pot of food. It's really good. You can eat it directly. It tastes delicious when you chew it!"
"The noodles are so white, and each one looks like it was measured and is exactly the same size. How is this made? Even the imperial chef can't make such neat noodles."
"This curly noodle is very convenient. You can eat it by just soaking it in water. You can see there are pictures on it. Just follow them."
"There's actually meat! This iron box is full of meat!"
"This side dish is salty and crunchy. It can be used as salt! Pingyang City doesn't produce salt. It has been out of salt for a long time."
"The fruits that gods eat are so delicate, soft and sweet, not astringent at all. I have never eaten such sweet fruits."
Huo Xiao distributed the unpacked food to the soldiers. Although there was a lot of food, it was still not enough compared to the number of people in Pingyang City.
If we save some food, 20,000 soldiers should be able to survive for a few days, but that's already the limit.
The civilians in Pingyang City suffered heavy casualties, and it is impossible to count their number now. A rough estimate is that there may be 70,000 to 80,000 left. Thinking of the miserable conditions of the civilians who were poorly clothed and hungry, Huo Xiao felt particularly heavy-hearted.
"It's getting late, the gods won't show up again. You all should go back, your families won't have to go hungry tonight. Tomorrow morning, you will take your elite soldiers and escort the food to the various military camps. Make sure the soldiers have enough food."
Huo Xiao never overestimates human nature. The city has been out of food for a long time, and food is now more precious than gold.
"If you encounter someone trying to steal food, kill them without mercy! If a high-ranking general secretly withholds food for himself and refuses to distribute food to his soldiers, he will be punished by military law!"
The eight soldiers knelt down and accepted the order, saying in unison: "Yes!"
At night, Huo Xiao took off his armor. The wound on his abdomen was aching slightly, but after eating and drinking enough today, he felt that he had more strength and was no longer as drowsy as before.
Because he didn't know when the god would appear, Huo Xiao moved the magic mirror to the bedroom.
He cleared out his desk and placed an incense table on it, but he still felt it was not pious enough.
The gods gave them so much food, and each piece was very exquisite. Not to mention in Pingyang City where there was a shortage of food, even outside, they could be sold at sky-high prices.
The general's mansion is already an empty shell, but a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. If you search around, you can still find some valuable items. However, Pingyang City is now under siege, and no matter how valuable the treasures are, they cannot be exchanged for food.
Two gold ingots, a set of jadeite cups, a golden wine jug, and some small items made of gold and jade.
Huo Xiao placed the offerings one by one and prayed devoutly: "I didn't believe in gods in the past. If there were gods, Wei would not have treacherous ministers in power and the people would not be living in misery. My father served the country all his life and should not have died in battle, and the Huo family army should not have fallen into despair!"
"But now I believe that there are gods in this world. I have nothing and cannot kill pigs and sheep to offer sacrifices to the gods. I can only find these cold dead things. I hope the gods will not despise me for being crude."
"If the gods can really hear Xiao's prayers, and pray to the gods to give us food and water again, so that no one in Pingyang City will starve to death, Xiao will be grateful! Xiao will definitely build a temple for the gods and offer incense. The Huo family will remember the gods' kindness from generation to generation."
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The next morning.
Ji Yunhuan was eating breakfast at the dining table: steamed buns, crystal dumplings, and sweet soy milk.
A bronze mirror was also placed on the table. Suddenly, a white light flashed, and many gold, silver and jewelry appeared on the dining table.
Ji Yunhuan had seen a lot of fine things since he was a child. At a glance, he knew that the set of jadeite cups was priceless and was the most valuable item.
She touched the bronze mirror with relief and sighed, "I thought you were just a freeloader, but I didn't expect you would give me something. I think you have a conscience."
Ripples appeared on the surface of the mirror and a faint sound was heard.
"God, did you appear just now? The offerings disappeared out of thin air. You accepted Xiao's offerings, did you also hear Xiao's prayers?"
Ji Yunhuan jumped up from his chair in shock, saying, "What the hell! You, the mirror spirit, can actually talk! I'm so scared!"
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