I Became a Sugar Mama to an Ancient General during a Famine! - Chapter 27 Part 2

All the grain had dried up in the fields.

The other five countries were scrambling to find ways to procure grain.

If news of Zhen Guan having grain spread, not only would the barbarians want to steal the food, but armies from other countries would also gather at Zhen Guan.

Now, recruitment, military preparations, weapons production, and training were all being carried out urgently.

The barbarians were still camped ten kilometers from the city gates, eyeing Zhen Guan covetously.

They could attack the city at any time!

They had to protect this batch of grain well.

As Zhan Chengyin was about to leave the warehouse with the vase~

Countless boxes of instant noodles, sausages, self-heating rice, and self-heating hot pots fell down…

The warehouse couldn’t hold everything, and boxes spilled out the door.

Several deputy generals stared wide-eyed at the self-heating hot pots and self-heating rice they had never seen before.

Chen Kui curiously opened a box and took one out.

Everyone looked at the simplified characters, guessing and inferring.

“General, this rice can be cooked just by adding water!”

Song Duo looked at the instructions.

He was extremely excited.

“General, this is a great thing. Rice that doesn’t need to be cooked, just needs to be soaked in water to steam, and it even comes with dishes. It’s very useful for long-distance marches and battles.”

Zhan Chengyin told Chen Wu to open a box, “Try soaking it in water?”

Chen Wu untied the gourd at his waist and followed the instructions step by step.

White mist rose from the self-heating rice box, and the water inside the box boiled.

“It’s boiling, the water’s boiling.”

“How much longer? I want to taste it.”

About a cup of tea later, the water stopped boiling, and Chen Wu eagerly opened the box.

The white rice was perfectly cooked, each grain distinct. He tried a bite with chopsticks.

“Delicious!”

Others tried it too.

“The flavors are rich, there’s even sausage and chicken pieces. The rice is very fragrant…”

“Success! This is a great tool for marching and fighting!”

Zhan Chengyin said, “Move the self-heating hot pots, self-heating meals, and mineral water over here, repair the warehouse to store them.”

“Send half of the instant noodles and sausages to the back alley of the general’s mansion, keep half in the military camp. Each of you take a box.”

Knowing they had food now, everyone happily agreed.

“Yes, General.”

As Zhan Chengyin was leaving the warehouse, another small note floated down, which read:

「Find a large warehouse, empty houses will do. I’m sending a large amount of fabric to make new clothes for the soldiers.」

Seeing Zhan Chengyin motionless, the soldiers asked, “What’s wrong, General?”

Zhan Chengyin showed them the note.

They all widened their eyes, extremely excited!

“Fabric, is it cloth?”

“What our soldiers need most is cloth!”

“Soldiers’ clothes are torn to shreds, and we have no needles or thread. Even if we want to mend clothes, there’s no way.”

“The god bestowing cloth is so timely!”

Chen Kui smiled and said, “General, my backyard can store the cloth. Why not put it at my place!”

To be honest, when Chen Kui and Chen Wu first came to Zhen Guan, they brought a hundred servants, making a grand entrance, behaving arrogantly and tyrannically.

As soon as they arrived, they requisitioned the house of Zhen Guan’s richest merchant, driving people away.

Of course, they paid for it.

The merchant complained to Zhan Chengyin, cursing. Zhan Chengyin beat Chen Kui with military rods.

He’d rather be beaten than move out.

That’s how the grudge between the two began.

Most of Chen Kui’s servants had died or been injured, now only about thirty remained, leaving many empty rooms.

He said, “If we put it in empty houses, we’ll need to assign people to guard it, always wary of theft.”

“If we put it in my backyard, at least my wife and steward will keep an eye on it.”

Zhan Chengyin pondered for a moment, “Alright…”

Just as Zhan Chengyin finished speaking, another note floated down.

Chen Wu helped pick it up.

He glanced at it and saw the note read:

「The rice merchant will transport another batch of grain within three days.」

「With his money-making nature, prepare a large warehouse that can hold a million catties of grain!」

Chen Wu almost couldn’t hold the paper steady.

A million catties, the Zhan family army would have five million catties of grain!

Such an enormous number, they wouldn’t have dared to imagine it before.

Zhan Chengyin glanced at it, the corners of his lips curling into a slight smile.

Indeed, the god would continuously send grain.

She couldn’t bear to see the soldiers and people starve.