Shen Ningsi glanced at Gu Hong in surprise.
The more she interacted with this military officer, the more she was surprised. He was clearly just an ordinary warrior, but in reality, he was a man of great talent. Whether it was the harsh words he had spoken in front of the people on the day of praying for rain, or the way he defended them in person now.
Reason made Fan Xing unable to believe this was true, but Gu Hong and Shen Ningsi both said so.
One mu and fifty dan...
You know, Fan Xing initially thought that ten dan per mu was enough to shock the world!
Shen Ningsi smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master Fan. Finding potatoes will solve our worries. As long as we can successfully pray for rain, the people can hold on for another month or two, and at least they will be able to fill their stomachs in the future."
Fan Xing didn't know how he got out of the door until he was pushed by his men, and then he rushed back in a hurry.
"Madam Gu, I have already written down the water control technique you developed in a memorial and sent it to the capital. As a token of gratitude, the government has cleaned up the former village head's house and invited you to stay temporarily."
Fan Xing turned sideways and asked Shen Ningsi to look at the door.
"The house was given by us officials to express our gratitude to Madam Gu. These things represent the hearts of the people."
After finding the potatoes, Shen Ningsi had been busy in the yard. It was not until Fan Xing reminded him that Shen Ningsi saw that the outside of his broken wooden door was full of things.
In addition to some vegetables and fruits that are rarely seen in famine years, there is even a set of yellow pear wood step-out beds!
"How can I accept everyone's stuff? Life is hard for everyone these days. And this step-out bed, who knows where it might be a family heirloom."
Shen Ningsi stood up suddenly, "Wen'er, Wu'er, go find out who sent these things and send them back intact!"
Didn't she come here with future technology and knowledge to save lives? How could she accept things!
After the words fell, no one moved, and the two children had complicated expressions.
Gu Hong said: "Keep it."
"Military Master!"
"I watched them all night last night and ordered them to send all the stuff back this morning, but they sent it back the next morning."
Gu Hong's tone was complicated. He was proud that so many people thanked Gu's.
But Gu's radiance was like a bright pearl, and he was no longer the only one who could see her, which made Gu Hong feel uncomfortable.
He lowered his eyes and said, "Some even threatened to commit suicide, asking me not to interfere with their delivery."
Shen Ningsi was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses. She walked to the door and bowed, "Thank you all for your kindness."
As soon as she finished speaking, all the people hiding in the corner appeared. They saluted Shen Ningsi together, "Thank you, Madam Gu!"
That’s not all. After noon, when Shen Ningsi and his group moved to the former headman’s house, countless people came out to help.
The people brought by Gu Hong were useless. He stopped Shen Ningsi and said, “The villagers are really enthusiastic. They can’t even eat enough, but they still force themselves to help you move things.”
Shen Ningsi handed a small bag in her hand, which was not very heavy, to a child. She didn't even raise her eyes when she heard Gu Hong's words.
Gu Hong frowned, "Gu family!"
“…”
Shen Ningsi sighed, "Master, the people of Wanning Village are afraid of tiring the Gu Family Army, and they also want to express their gratitude to me, so they are vying to help. Why are you still dissatisfied? The Gu Family Army is already tired enough defending the country. It would be better not to bother them with these trivial matters, right?"
She almost labeled Gu Hong as difficult to serve.
Gu Xiuwu, who was passing by, snorted coldly when he heard this, "What else could it be? You're just narrow-minded."
"You brat!" Gu Hong kicked him on the butt. "Go do your job. I think you're itching for trouble!"
Shen Ningsi quickly protected Gu Xiuwu. She frowned and brushed the dust off Gu Xiuwu's butt before saying, "If you feel angry, why not take a rest under the shade of a tree?"
In other words, go wherever it’s cool!
Gu Hong was so angry that his nose was crooked, but fortunately Sanyazi quickly grabbed Gu Hong.
"General, why are you so angry? Madam hasn't recognized you yet, so of course she's not happy to accept your help. This means Madam is a good wife."
Sanyazi was someone who had been with Gu Hong through thick and thin. In his opinion, Gu Hong was good in every way.
"You're a high-ranking general, and you're handsome, but your wife hasn't been kind to you. You can imagine that for the past six months, no one has been able to get close to your wife. Even though your wife thought you'd died on the battlefield, she still remained a widow for you!"
Sanyazi was originally trying to persuade Gu Hong not to get angry, but as he spoke, he felt a pang of jealousy in his heart. Who could not envy the deep love of such a beautiful girl?
The hostility in Gu Hong's eyes disappeared completely, but he still said stubbornly, "I don't care about you saying these words, don't I know it?!"
"Besides, Gu is deeply in love with me, but she can't even remember what I look like. It's time for her to continue waiting and suffer!"
San Yazi: “…”
Well, General, just don't lose control.
Shen Ningsi had no idea that in Gu Hong's eyes, she was deeply in love with him and decided to remain a widow for the rest of her life. She was thanking the villagers in an orderly manner.
"Madam Gu, please don't take what we said in the past to heart. We were just a bunch of gossips blinded by greed. We didn't even know who Madam Gu was, but we just followed her."
"Madam, your family is full of orphans and a widow. If you need any help, just give me a shout. Old Zhang will definitely do the job for you beautifully!"
"Auntie just fried some pastry. Madam Gu, please collect it. It will be delicious when mixed with rice!"
The people in the village don't have any complicated thoughts. When they are nice to others, they just make promises and bring the best things in their homes to Shen Ningsi.
Shen Ningsi believed that if their current conditions were not so poor, the things sent would probably fill up the yard. However, just these words of praise could make Shen Ningsi and his family live comfortably in Wanning Village.
Shen Ningsi bowed sincerely again, "Thank you all for your kindness, but you also have to live your own lives well, and don't send all the good things to me."
The villagers all agreed, but just by looking at their fiery eyes, you could tell that they felt that the thank you gift to Shen Ningsi was far from enough.
Only after the family, old and young, was left in the yard did Shen Ningsi begin to look around the new house.
It is a three-story courtyard with a total of seven rooms, enough for each of the children to have a room. The large flat area at the second gate is even larger than the entire house we lived in before.
"The yard here is really too good." Shen Ningsi sighed.
"No wonder they were able to save enough food to escape even though there was a famine. It turns out they've long been accustomed to exploiting the people."
Yun'er couldn't imagine this. She held Gu Xiuwen's hand and opened her mouth wide, "So many rooms! Can Yun'er not sleep in the big bed anymore?"
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