Zhang Qianrou no longer cared about the pain. She struggled to get up, "Chen Ningsi, don't be so unreasonable!"
"Am I being unreasonable?"
Shen Ningsi's voice rose, "You, the Wang family, almost forced someone to death, and now you dare to say that I'm going too far? Instead of getting angry here, why not go back and discuss with your uncles how to raise this money for me!"
After she finished speaking, she turned to the villagers and said, "From now on, everyone can drink the water with confidence."
Wanning Village was isolated from the outside world, and its residents had stayed close to home for generations. They had never imagined the Wang family would deceive them. Now that the results were in, everyone felt heartbroken whenever they thought of the gold and silver they had spent on the water splash.
"Fortunately, Mrs. Gu is here, otherwise we don't know how long we would have been deceived!"
"I've helped the Wang family a lot in the past, but now I'm cheating my fellow villagers like this!"
"Mrs. Gu is truly a person sent by God to help us. The Wang family is trying to smear Mrs. Gu's reputation. It's hard for Mrs. Gu to endure it for so long."
"You're all being too serious." Shen Ningsi raised his hand to suppress the question, "As long as the Wang family can hand over the money so that we can grow potatoes, those stigmas won't matter to me."
Shen Ningsi ignored the Wang family's expressions of despair and beckoned everyone to her stall. Fortunately, she had prepared a large pot of potato porridge, otherwise there might not be enough for so many people.
"Don't be anxious, come one by one!"
As soon as the jar was opened, a sweet smell came out. Shen Ningsi rolled up his sleeves and tapped the edge of the jar gently with a large spoon in his hand.
"There's plenty of porridge, but I'll have to trouble everyone to go home and get a bowl."
"Mrs. Gu, it's okay if you don't have a bowl!"
Shen Ningsi was a little stunned when he saw the extra pair of hands in front of him. The voice was clearly that of the young woman, but the hands were full of cracks.
Perhaps because poor people are all sensitive, the woman smiled and said, "I pawned the few broken bowls left at home to buy water. I used to eat with my hands."
Shen Ningsi tucked her hair and put the warm porridge into her palm, and the people behind her all followed suit and spread out their hands.
Half an hour later.
Everyone present ate potato porridge. Shen Ningsi shook his slightly sore arm and chatted with Gu Hong, "Brother Gu is so young and yet he has such an important position in the army. I guess his ancestors were also in the army. You must have never seen such a scene before."
It was only after Shen Ningsi had been with Gu Hong for some time that he discovered that he had an extraordinarily handsome face. Ordinary people would probably only notice that Gu Hong was full of ruffian spirit when they saw him for the first time.
Gu Hong raised his eyebrows, "Why do you think I have a good family background?"
"I'm afraid a poor family can't raise a character like Brother Gu."
In modern times, there are very few people who live such a difficult life. Shen Ningsi felt sad when he saw those dry palms.
"Look at them. They ate potato porridge and clearly wanted to thank me, but they all held it back before I even opened my mouth."
Ana Shen sighed, “That’s why I think Brother Gu has an extraordinary background.”
"On the contrary." Gu Hong said meaningfully, "The place where I grew up is almost the same as Wanning Village."
Shen Ningsi was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he didn't ask too many questions. If he explored his life experience, the relationship would become much closer.
"What do you think of the potato porridge?" Shen Ningsi smiled and shook the jar. "If you like it, I'll make some more tomorrow and bring it over."
“No, no, no!”
The villagers rushed to refuse, "With the current water shortage, the grain production must be low. Madam Gu is kind enough to let us eat, but we can't be ungrateful."
"And these potatoes are so delicious!" someone licked their lips and said, "They're slightly sweet and very filling!"
Shen Ningsi smiled faintly, "There's no need to worry about the yield. One acre of land can produce fifty dan. What do you think of this yield?"
Everyone was silent for a long time, and then asked with trembling lips, "Really?"
They are all farmers. After working hard for a year, they can only harvest less than ten dan of wheat from one acre of land. Fifty dan is something they cannot even imagine.
"Seriously, it's already been planted."
Ana Shen nodded decisively and took out the freshly dug potatoes from the bag. "It takes two months for potatoes to fully mature, but I'm eager for everyone to see the results of the planting, so I dug them out in advance. After they are fully mature, this one should be more than twice as big."
The sound of people gasping for breath could be clearly heard on the long street.
Shen Ningsi began to explain the planting method to them, "Planting potatoes is also very simple. First, place them in a cool and moist place. When the potatoes turn green and start to sprout on the top, cut off the sprouts and bury them in the soil. Then, irrigate them every three days."
Wanning Village's climate dictates that the villagers can only grow rice. While good weather and good harvests used to be fine, the current drought has left the villagers with nothing to harvest. This was the first time they'd heard of a plant that only needed irrigation every three days, and they couldn't hide their surprise.
“This saves so much water!”
Someone shouted excitedly, "Mrs. Gu's water control method is good, but it's far from enough for growing rice. Now Mrs. Gu has brought potatoes! Aren't all the problems solved?"
Shen Ningsi looked at the expressions of the people crying with joy and breathed a sigh of relief.
In the eyes of the people who have no worries about food and clothing, a modern doctor of agricultural science is just a farmer, but the knowledge she learned can be used in Wanning Village to save countless lives.
"These few days I'll bring potato porridge for everyone to try, and I'll also explain the planting methods in detail. Those who learn can go..."
Ana Shen glanced around at the people around him.
Wen'er is calm and capable of taking on responsibilities, but his body may not be able to sustain multiple trips back and forth to distribute potatoes every day. Wu'er is strong, but Shen Ningsi feels a little uneasy about entrusting such an important task to him.
Just as Shen Ningsi was hesitating, Gu Hong coughed lightly.
"I have been stationed at the Gu family residence for some time to protect these potatoes and to lead people in the search for more potatoes. Those of you who have learned how to grow them can come to me to get some potatoes."
He then kicked Gu Xiuwu in the butt and said, "You two should come and help as well. Don't let your mother worry about everything!"
A big problem was solved, and Shen Ningsi couldn't help but curl his lips and smiled: "Fortunately, General Gu is here, otherwise I really don't know who to hand this matter over to."
Shen Ningsi smiled and patted Gu Xiuwen's shoulder, "Wen'er, you must study hard with your brother and General Gu. The general will definitely be able to arrange these things properly when he leads the Gu family army. Mother doesn't want you to share her worries, but she just wants you to be capable and competent so that you won't suffer any loss anywhere."
Gu Xiuwen took a deep breath. "Mom, I don't think I can learn anything from him. When distributing things that affect the villagers' livelihoods, shouldn't responsibility be the most important thing?"
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