Lin Zao guessed that Tang Jian was hiding something, but she couldn't say anything. The food in her space could help Tang Jian in an emergency, but she couldn't just take it out openly like that.
If so much grain were to be released, the consequences would be unimaginable.
She wouldn't take any risks unless she was absolutely certain or it was a life-or-death situation.
Judging by the time, the sweet potatoes and jicama in the village should be ripe by now, but these must be kept as seeds to be distributed to the people for planting later.
Lin Zao wondered, how could he produce some grain?
After Tang Jian put away all the clothes, he noticed that Lin Zao was still frowning, as if she was thinking about something.
He walked over to Lin Zao and hugged her, saying, "My wife, don't worry. Be a good girl and wait for your husband to come home."
Lin Zao leaned against him and mumbled an "Mmm".
"Knock knock"
Ya Ya's voice came from outside the door.
"General, Madam, your servant has come to deliver a midnight snack."
"Come in."
Tang Jian responded and then released Lin Zao. "My wife, are you hungry? I've had someone prepare a midnight snack for you. Have some."
Lin Zao did not refuse; she was indeed a little hungry.
"What are these eggs made with? They look pretty good."
Lin Zao ate while casually remarking.
She was referring to a plate of eggs on the table that looked like they were fried with some kind of vegetable, something she had never eaten before.
The maidservant had just brought in the midnight snack and then left, leaving Tang Jian to eat with Lin Zao.
Tang Jian glanced at it and said, "This is elm seed fried eggs. It's normal that my wife hasn't eaten it before. People in the countryside often eat it, and they can also make pancakes with it."
As a rural person, he had searched for all kinds of food, from mountains to rivers, when he was a child, so he naturally recognized elm seeds.
"I never thought I'd be able to eat this again." Tang Jian said with some nostalgia, as he hadn't tasted this flavor for many years since joining the army.
Lin Zao looked at the elm seed and scrambled eggs on the plate with surprise. She knew about elm seeds and had often heard of them, but she had never actually eaten them.
Surprisingly, it tastes quite delicious.
Suddenly, something seemed to flash through her mind, and Lin Zao stopped picking up food abruptly.
Tang Jian noticed, "What's wrong, my wife?"
Lin Zao realized what was happening, put down her chopsticks, and excitedly said to Tang Jian, "I understand!"
Tang Jian: ? ? ? What do you know?
Before Tang Jian could say anything, Lin Zao rattled off the ideas that had just popped into her head.
"I heard that dried elm bark can be ground into powder, made into pancakes, and stored for a long time!"
Tang Jian's eyes lit up: "Really?"
Elm trees are found everywhere, in rural villages and fields.
If it can be ground into powder, it can give people a way to survive!
Lin Zao nodded affirmatively: "Elm bark contains a high amount of starch, which is very suitable for grinding into powder. By the way, kudzu root can also be ground into powder, and there is also a tree called the flour tree, all of which can be ground into powder!"
Tang Jian's eyes lit up as he listened. "We can arrange for people to make elm seed powder right now. Kudzu root won't be ready until the twelfth lunar month. As for the flour tree you mentioned, I've never heard of it."
Lin Zao thought for a moment: "I've never seen a flour tree before. I've only heard that mature trees can grow to several meters tall, and their leaves are somewhat like banana leaves. Because this kind of tree produces a lot of flour, it was called a flour tree in our time."
"These are enough. There are people from all over the Great Zhou Dynasty in the military camp. I will inquire about it and see if we can find this flour tree."
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