Speaking of water, Uncle Gu couldn't help but worry.
"Chen girl, at first we used the water-making method you gave us, and we could at least collect a whole basin of clean water after one night, but now the water is getting less and less."
He remembered this and put the meat that was about to be put into his mouth back onto the plate.
"Girl, is it because God saw that we borrowed too much water recently and won't let us continue?"
Shen Ningsi understood Uncle Gu's concerns. Even though she had explained the principle of night-time water production to many people, some still thought it was something mysterious, like a magic trick. That's why some villagers still stubbornly called her a fairy.
"Uncle San, don't worry. Even if each household gets less water, the total amount will still be the same. There's no way there won't be water. I'm just anxious to find vegetable seeds."
She had in mind many fruits and vegetables that were easy to grow in arid areas. As long as she could find the seeds of these plants, the villagers would not have to rely on potatoes to survive.
Uncle Gu now unconditionally believes Shen Ningsi's words. If she says that there will be no shortage of water, Uncle Gu will really not worry anymore.
"Girl, you're not well yet, so don't worry too much about these things. According to the villagers, they don't expect any vegetables at all. As long as we can grow potatoes, that's enough for us."
Shen Ningsi smiled but said nothing.
The villagers had never experienced good times and thought that filling their stomachs was enough. But she came from the modern era with abundant delicious food, so how could she see the scene of starving people everywhere?
"Uncle San, don't worry, I will take care of these things. Please try the meat I cooked."
Shen Ningsi put the soft and rotten meat into Uncle Gu's bowl.
She glanced at Gu Hong who was standing against the wall, "General Gu, aren't you hungry?"
Gu Hong had already been furious. He had been standing here for so long, but Shen Ningsi and the others hadn't even glanced at him.
"Who said I wasn't hungry? It's just that no one called me, so I wouldn't sit at the table without any hesitation, right? I thought your eyes had no effect at all!"
Ordinary people would probably be terrified if they heard Gu Hong's weird voice, not to mention that he looked scary to begin with.
But how could Shen Ningsi be an ordinary person? Looking at the man's cold face, she didn't even blink.
"Of course I saw General Gu standing here for a long time, but I didn't think of asking him to sit down. It's just that the general always does his own thing and won't listen to our opinions on anything. I figured that the food today was not tasty and General Gu didn't want to eat."
Who doesn't know how to be sarcastic?
Gu Hong said that he deliberately didn't call anyone, so he simply admitted it generously and brought up all the things Gu Hong had done in the past.
"Whether General Gu went to the battlefield alone, or concealed his identity after returning, or even ignored our wishes and insisted on staying at home, the general never asked for our opinion."
“…”
Uncle Gu originally thought that Shen Ningsi had too strong a personality and didn't know how to give his man a chance. After hearing these words, he still couldn't help laughing.
In the final analysis, it was Gu Hong who did something wrong that caused Shen Ningsi to have such an attitude.
“Okay, Shen girl, don’t take these things to heart. It’s not a good mood to delay your meal.”
“…” Gu Hong was speechless for a moment.
Sure enough, Shen Ningsi has some strange characteristics. Once you have in-depth contact with this woman, no matter who you are, you will unconsciously stand on Shen Ningsi's side.
Look at Uncle Gu. At first, he was hesitant when he spoke for Shen Ningsi, but now he doesn't even hide his preference for Shen Ningsi.
"Uncle San, I can't even eat, and you're just thinking about taking care of Gu's mood?"
Uncle Gu seemed to feel that he had not done a good job. He coughed lightly and looked away without responding.
Gu Xiuwen lazily raised his eyes and said, "Dad, are you going to sit down? Didn't you teach us the rule of not talking while eating and not talking while sleeping?"
Gu Hong's brows were furrowed after being verbally provoked by the whole family. If he were facing other people, it would be normal for him to get angry.
But facing these people in front of him, he couldn't vent his anger, and he felt uncomfortable.
Seeing Gu Hong's violent movements, pulling out the stool and sitting down angrily, Shen Ningsi didn't even raise his eyelids, but just picked up meat from the children's bowls one by one.
"General Gu, this is the dining rule in our house. If you can't adapt, you can eat out. None of us has any objections."
Gu Hong stared at Shen Ningsi intently, allowing his eyes to be as sharp as torches, and the woman's face did not show any discomfort.
Gu Hong watched Shen Ningsi and his group biting the wild game that he had urgently ordered the Gu family army to catch, but they had no intention of being friendly to him, and he laughed out of anger.
"After all, this is something I ordered someone to catch. There's absolutely no reason why I can't eat it!"
After Gu Hong said this, he no longer gave Shen Ningsi a look. He bit the thing in his mouth viciously.
It has to be said that Shen Ningsi's cooking skills are indeed excellent. At least when he took a bite and the rich taste filled his mouth, Gu Hong felt that the nameless anger in his heart disappeared.
The lunch was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests. Of course, Gu Hong could not be considered the host nor the guest.
While waiting for Gu Xiuwen to follow Shen Ningsi's instructions and send Master Gu back home, Master Gu couldn't help but sigh.
"I knew that Shen Yatou would always find ways to send me things."
He looked at the big sack in the corner with a complicated expression. It was a happy thought to have so much food in such a famine year, but Mr. Gu Sanye really didn't deserve it.
"I helped you back then simply because I didn't want to see Gu Hong's family suffer. I didn't give much in return, just some leftover food at home. I didn't take care of your family that much..."
Only someone as good as Shen Ningsi would give such a reward. You know, he was unwilling to face Shen Ningsi and his group at first because the things he gave them were really not good enough.
Gu Xiuwen quickly supported Mr. Gu Sanye's arm.
"Third uncle, please stop saying these things. A drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring of water. Mother taught us to remember any benefit given by others. These potatoes are not particularly precious to our family. Besides, Third uncle will grow these things himself in the future, right?"
"Third Uncle, why don't you try the taste of these first? Watching the potatoes grow in the fields will give you something to look forward to."
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