Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Yinan looked at the dozens of bamboo shoots he had chopped down and hurriedly called out to the Qianxia sisters who were still chopping hard.

"Stop cutting it. We can't take it back if you cut it."

Chinatsu cut a few vines and brought them over. "I'll tie them up and carry them back."

"Let's peel the shell first, it will be easier."

So the three of them began to peel the bamboo shoots, removing the old nodes and leaving the tender ones.

Finally, the peeled bamboo shoots were strung into a large bundle and carried back to the military camp by the Chinatsu sisters.

When the bamboo shoots were carried into the kitchen, the cook came over and frowned.

"Lord City Lord, this bamboo shoot is not tasty. No matter how I cook it, it tastes bitter."

Lin Yinan put the bamboo shoots into a large wooden basin to wash them, and smiled when he heard this.

"You must be cooking it the wrong way. Watch how we cook it first, and then you can try it."

"Yeah, okay." The cook agreed and rolled up his sleeves to help.

Cut the cleaned bamboo shoots into thin slices, then put them into a large pot and boil them with water. After a while, take them out and soak them in clean water.

Lin Yinan asked the cook to get a piece of salted meat, slice it and put it in a pan to fry until the oil comes out, then put in the drained bamboo shoots and stir-fry, then add salt and water and simmer for a quarter of an hour to allow the bamboo shoots to absorb the flavor and fat in the meat.

Soon, the whole kitchen was filled with fragrance, and the cook's mouth was constantly drooling.

As soon as the dish came out of the pot, Lin Yinan handed a pair of chopsticks to the cook, "Master, how about you try it?"

The cook picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. His eyes suddenly lit up and he began to chew slowly.

“It tastes so good!”

"In the future, you should follow our method. Blanch the fish before cooking, and then simmer it for a while after the water boils before rinsing it. Then there will be no bitter taste."

Under Lin Yinan's guidance, Qianxia made three dishes using bamboo shoots as raw materials, including bamboo shoots braised with meat, another dish of bamboo shoots braised in oil, and the last one of bamboo shoots with minced pork in fermented black beans.

At lunch, after the cook’s big announcement, the soldiers and generals who were recuperating in the camp were very excited to learn that the meal was prepared by their city lord.

They never thought that in their lifetime, they would be able to eat meals prepared personally for them by the city lord.

Qianxia and Qianwu brought meals to Yun Shiyi and others who were on duty outside the camp.

"Go back and thank my wife for me!"

Yun Shiyi walked into the makeshift tent and took off the bamboo hat and black face scarf on his head.

On his handsome face, there was an ugly scar running from his right cheekbone to his left jaw.

Qianwu gasped and quickly hid behind Qianxia and said in a low voice, "Sister, his face..."

Chinatsu patted her hands to comfort her.

This was not the first time she had seen Yun Shiyi's face, so she was not afraid.

She said calmly, "I will definitely convey your gratitude."

"So, thank you!"

Yun Shiyi, who was not good at expressing himself, nodded slightly, picked up the bowl, sat casually on a tree stump and started eating.

Qianxia looked at the disfigured face for a while, until Yun Shiyi seemed to realize something, and she hurriedly shifted her gaze outside the tent.

In the evening, Yun Er brought Su Kaifa up.

It was getting late, so Lin Yinan asked them to go and rest and go down the mountain to Dongwang Village tomorrow.

The next morning, under the leadership of Zhou Yong, Lin Yinan and Su Kaifa went down the mountain to Dongwang Village.

The rain was still falling, not a downpour, but it was heavy enough.

Lin Yinan looked at the marks he had made yesterday. The rain had subsided and the flood water had neither risen nor receded.

"This is how it was when I came here yesterday, and the water level is still here."

Su Kaifa walked around and looked up at the mountain behind Dongwang Village.

"I want to walk around here for a bit."

Lin Yinan knew that he was going to conduct an on-site inspection. "Okay! I'll send a few people to follow you. Some puddles are deep, so more people will help."

"Well, the city lord is still thoughtful."

Su Kaifa bowed and then left with Yun Erdian's men.

He wanted to check out the surrounding terrain. Lin Yinan knew that he would not come back so soon, so she took the Qianxia sisters back to the military camp.

After eating such delicious bamboo shoots, the cook in the kitchen took people to cut bamboo shoots yesterday afternoon.

After hearing from Doctor Lin that the people in Dongwang Village who had caught a cold were getting better, Lin Yinan did not go downstairs.

Su Kaifa and his companions were gone for a whole day and did not return until dark.

After returning and quickly washing up, he asked Yun Er for paper and pen, locked himself in the room and drew pictures all night.

Lin Yinan was woken up by him early. Seeing the dark circles under his eyes and the red bloodshot in his eyes, she realized that he had not slept all night.

"Mr. Su, why don't you go and have a rest first?"

She really didn't expect that this man was such a daredevil.

Su Kaifa raised the map in his hand, extremely excited.

"No need, Lord City Lord, I have already thought of a solution."

He opened the map in his hand and said, "Let's dig a water diversion channel in these places, and dig a reservoir here, and the flood disaster in Dongwang Village will be completely solved!"

Lin Yinan looked at the picture which was full of circles and crosses, and his forehead was full of black lines. He couldn't tell what was what.

"Have you eaten breakfast?"

Su Kaifa, who was talking excitedly, didn't understand why she asked that. He shook his head and said, "I haven't had time to eat yet."

"Go have breakfast first, and then we'll have a meeting with the villagers of Dongwang Village."

After all, implementing these projects requires the joint efforts of the villagers.

"What? Digging a canal?"

The villagers were somewhat surprised after hearing Su Kaifa's opinions.

"Is it too late to dig a canal now?" the village chief asked cautiously.

Su Kaifa said confidently, "I will definitely make it in time!"

"But spring plowing is about to begin! We are still digging that useless canal." A villager immediately jumped out to object.

"Don't dig anymore. Once the rain stops, the flood will slowly recede."

"If we wait for the flood to recede naturally, we'll have to wait at least ten days or half a month." Su Kaifa poured a basin of cold water on the villagers.

As if to confirm his words.

Su Kaifa had just finished speaking when the rain, which had just stopped last night, started falling again.

Suddenly, the villagers fell silent.

Lin Yinan glanced at the villagers present and said in a cold voice, "If you don't want to dig canals and reservoirs, then just relocate the village. Currently, the villages under Longtan's jurisdiction are almost full, so if you want to relocate the village, you can only go to Xihe or Chi'an."

When the village chief heard that they were asked to relocate the village, he said hurriedly, "Lord City Lord! We can't relocate the village!"

"If you don't dig canals and reservoirs, is your village still habitable? Can you still farm?"

Her words completely silenced the villagers.

Yes! Apart from these three methods, there is really no other choice.

They escaped from a village near Chi'an. It is said that Chi'an is all sloping land, making it difficult to grow crops.

Xihe is close to the sea, and the sea breeze blows all year round, and the land is all barren.

The land in these two places is not suitable for planting and is not a good choice for settling down, so the only option is to dig canals and build ponds.

"How long will it take to dig it out?" asked the village chief.

Su Kaifa stretched out his hand and said, "I've calculated that based on the population of your village, it will take at least five days to complete."

"Dig! Let's dig!"

The village chief originally thought that it would take one or two months to dig, but unexpectedly it only took five days.

"If you want to finish digging it in such a short time, you have to listen to me." Su Kaifa said.

"Listen, we will definitely listen to you!"

The villagers said in unison.

So, under the leadership of Wu Kaifa, the villagers of Dongwang Village left behind their elderly and children and went out to dig canals at dawn every day.