Gu Hong was just about to write the words "ask for praise" on his face.
Looking at the man with a beaming face, Shen Ningsi pursed her lips lightly.
"Of course I am satisfied. Nothing makes me happier than seeing so much meat."
Shen Ningsi was extremely straightforward and did not hide anything because of his relationship with Gu Hong.
"Thank you, General."
A woman with a faint smile was standing in the kitchen in plain clothes, her hair loosely tied behind her head, looking particularly simple.
Gu Hong had seen many extremely gorgeous women in the capital, but he felt that none of them could compare to Shen Ningsi's smile now.
Gu Hong stood up straight immediately. "It's nothing important. It's not hard to find these things. If you like, just tell me. The Gu family has been doing so well lately. I'm worried that I can't find work for them."
Shen Ningsi secretly clicked his tongue. If Gu Jiajun heard these words, he didn't know what he would feel.
"General Gu, although I am very happy to have gained so much white flesh, if this continues for a long time, the people of the Gu family army will inevitably feel resentful."
Shen Ning thought about it and decided that he couldn't put Gu Hong in an unjust position just because of this temporary happiness.
Shen Ningsi was of course happy to have free food.
Although she didn't understand what the soldiers were thinking, Shen Ning thought that they wouldn't help Gu Hong take care of the family without any regrets.
"It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. General, if you really want us to eat meat every day, why not help me spread the word about potato cultivation methods? I'll make more money, and meat will naturally follow."
"It's not difficult to help you spread the word about the planting method. Fan Xing has already credited your contribution to the author. Your Majesty knows how much potatoes can produce, so he will naturally find a way to spread the word about potato planting methods."
Of course Gu Hong could do what Shen Ningsi asked, but he didn't want Shen Ningsi to take credit for it. For some reason, Gu Hong felt happy when he saw Shen Ningsi's confident look.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, "Gu, are you worried that I'll lose the support of the army, so you don't let the Gu family army help?"
Looking at the face in front of him that suddenly enlarged, Shen Ningsi looked away.
"I am indeed worried about the General, but I just don't want to owe him a favor. After all, we need to distance ourselves from each other in the future. If the General pays too much for my affairs, my conscience will be uneasy."
Shen Ningsi's words were like the wind that blew away all of Gu Hong's romantic thoughts.
He pursed his lips and said, "Okay Shen Ningsi, I don't believe it. You don't know what I like to hear."
"If you really want to thank me, you might as well say something nice instead of just saying these things all day long to annoy me."
After saying this, Gu Hong turned around and left, his back revealing anger, but Shen Ningsi didn't take it seriously.
It was Gu Hong's duty to help her, but she also felt it was reasonable if he didn't.
Seeing how angry Gu Hong is now, I'm afraid he won't do anything to help me.
Shen Ningsi rolled up her sleeves and started to marinate the game that had been cut into neat cubes. She was so focused that the conversation with Gu Hong just now seemed to have never happened.
She placed various seasonings in an orderly manner, and the pungent smell of the spices finally covered up the fishy smell.
"Shen Ningsi, you are so patient that you don't even ask me if I will help you make money after hearing what you said?"
Just as Shen Ningsi was obsessed with how to handle these flavors better, a man's half-smiling voice suddenly sounded at the door.
Shen Ningsi raised her eyes and saw that the man who had just left the kitchen angrily was now leaning against the edge of the kitchen with his arms crossed in front of him, staring at her unkindly.
Shen Ningsi hesitated for a moment, then went to wash her hands before standing in front of Gu Hong.
"I originally thought that the general's character would stop him from helping me make money, but now that you've suddenly appeared and said this, I can't help but change my mind."
Seeing Shen Ningsi's calm appearance, Gu Hong's anger seemed to be vented on cotton.
He gritted his teeth and said, "You are absolutely certain that I will not leave you alone, right?"
Just as Shen Ningsi was about to open his mouth to explain, he saw the person in front of him waving his hand.
"Okay, I guess the moment you open your mouth, you won't say anything I like."
It has to be said that Gu Hong guessed Shen Ningsi's thoughts. She really wouldn't say anything that would satisfy Gu Hong.
"To satisfy ordinary people, either providing them with abundant material resources or even just enough to eat would be enough. But to satisfy General Gu, that's too difficult."
Gu Hong has all the examples she cited above. What he wants is for his family to be able to stay together quietly.
"You mean this General is too picky?"
"I wouldn't dare."
Although she said so, Shen Ningsi almost had the words "Gu Hong is indeed very picky" written on her face.
Gu Hong sneered, "Come on, how could I not know what you are thinking?"
Gu Hong didn't say anything else, but just handed over the document that Sanyazi had just handed to him.
"Some time ago, Fan Xing wrote down his idea of ​​popularizing potato cultivation methods in a memorial and submitted it to Your Majesty. I just went to see Fan Xing, and this is what he brought back."
Gu Hong handed over the rice paper. "The potato yield has far exceeded expectations. All places suitable for growing potatoes should be planted with them. All the necessary supplies will be provided by the court. In addition, you will also have a large amount of gold."
Shen Ningsi's eyes lit up, "General Gu said it was a large sum of gold?"
"An ordinary viscount's enfeoffment is nothing more than ten hectares of fertile land and a thousand dan of grain. According to Your Majesty, you are the one who possesses the method of potato cultivation. Even if ordinary people receive your instruction, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to do as well as you do."
"I simply gave you a thousand acres of good farmland. Worried that you didn't have enough manpower to take care of so many fields, His Majesty also stripped you of a hundred households for your use, as well as one hundred thousand taels of gold."
Shen Ningsi had spent his entire life in the fields in his previous life. The title of Doctor of Agronomy did sound impressive, but how much money could one make in this field? Shen Ningsi had never thought that those measurements that didn't make money at the time would really make him rich overnight if brought to ancient times.
All she wanted was to be able to eat meat every day. This overwhelming wealth suddenly fell upon her, and Shen Ningsi was a little stunned for a moment.
She took the document and read it quickly, the doubt in her eyes growing deeper and deeper.
"General Gu, although there is a severe famine outside, most of the nobles in the capital have never gone hungry. They still have good food and drink, so they have not taken any substantial measures to address the famine problem."
"But these fertile fields and gold are indeed real and they can see it. Did they so easily agree to Your Majesty's reward of these things to me?"
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