I Became a Sugar Mama to an Ancient General during a Famine! - Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Touched by the Divine’s Grace

A group arrived at the backyard, where seamstresses sat in groups of more than ten, huddled in a room making clothes. Without chairs, they worked on the floor, heads bowed over their sewing.

Madam Chen led them to an empty storeroom. “General, the fabric storeroom has been cleaned out.”

The storeroom was spacious, previously used by wealthy merchants for their goods.

“This will suffice,” Zhan Chengyin said, taking a tablet from Tian Qin behind him and presenting it to Madam Chen.

Madam Chen looked puzzled at the small board. Chen Kui quickly caught his wife’s eye—this was a divine gift, precious beyond measure!

“Thank you, General!” Madam Chen hurriedly accepted.

“Let me show you how to illuminate the screen and unlock it,” Zhan Chengyin said.

When the black device lit up, Madam Chen gasped in amazement. In the dim warehouse, its glow outshone even the candles.

“This is truly miraculous.”

After teaching her about passwords and fingerprint recognition, he showed her the videos. When Madam Chen watched the sewing machine effortlessly stitching—its rhythmic sound creating perfect seams without hand-stitching—her eyes widened in disbelief.

“This machine sews with such speed! And this tablet captures souls within it—truly divine!”

Zhan Chengyin showed her educational videos for students of all ages. “Madam, let the children listen to these lessons in their spare time. Knowledge from the divine realm differs from ours.”

Madam Chen beamed with joy. This device was extraordinary—capable of capturing images, teaching, and transmitting knowledge.

“Thank you, General, for this divine gift. I’ll ensure the seamstresses work diligently on the clothes.”

“No need to rush,” Zhan Chengyin replied. “We mustn’t strain their eyes.”

Chen Kui then presented his wife’s portion of the gifts. The couple retreated to a corner, excitedly testing a flashlight that illuminated the entire warehouse.

“Such brilliant light!” Madam Chen exclaimed. “Husband, what device makes daylight in darkness?”

“My dear, there’s more—this small fan spins and creates wind by itself!”

“How refreshing! What realm do these divine beings inhabit, with such wonders?”

“Ha, I wonder that myself!”

Zhan Chengyin wrote a note to Ye Mumu about the seamstresses working late with straining oil lamps, their meager rations of two kilograms of rice and one of flour monthly. He wished to increase their portions.

Ye Mumu, seeing their scarce allowance, declared, 「Increase it to five kilograms of rice!」

「goddess, even new recruits receive only four kilograms of rice and two of flour monthly.」

Thinking of the grain merchant’s impending delivery, Ye Mumu announced, 「Resources aren’t a concern! Veterans shall receive ten kilograms of rice and five of flour. New recruits, eight and four respectively. Seamstresses, five of rice and three of flour.」

「Understood!」Zhan Chengyin replied.

「goddess , might we have more night lamps? The oil lamps harm their eyes during nightwork.」

Realizing their hardship, Ye Mumu responded,「 I’ll go purchase some right away」

She drove to a large store selling solar-powered night lights and bought out their entire inventory.

She purchased 300 sets of solar-powered night lights.

After loading up the car, she drove to a deserted alley and transported them over.

Then she went to a solar-powered electric fan store and bought ceiling fans with integrated lights.

She cleared out their inventory too, about 500 sets in total.

Finally, she bought 300 sets of solar-powered standing fans. The car trunk was packed full, with items crammed into the back seat as well.

After transporting everything, she went to a supermarket to buy candy.

Potato chips, spicy strips, little fish snacks, spicy chicken feet, nuts, Wangzai gift packs, White Rabbit milk candy…

Lollipops, chocolate, jelly, konjac jelly…

She bought three handcarts.

The supermarket staff helped load everything into her trunk.

Lastly, there were 100 pairs of shoes for Mo Fan.

She went into a Hongxing flagship store and chose 60 pairs of men’s shoes, selecting the most colorful patterns and expensive styles.

She also chose 30 pairs of women’s shoes, opting for comfortable sneakers and white shoes…

She bought 200 pairs of colorful socks.

Because Ye Mumu bought so much, the store clerks couldn’t stop smiling.

The store manager gifted her 100 pairs of women’s socks, a set of sportswear, a shoulder bag, a backpack, and two pairs of summer sandals…

Once again, the car was packed full.

She drove to a secluded spot and emptied the car.

Everything was now taken care of.

The cloth shoe factory owner called to say the goods had arrived in her city.

The bulletproof steel factory called to say their truck was about to enter the city. They asked Ye Mumu to wait at the warehouse, as bulletproof vests weren’t exactly prohibited items, but buying in large quantities was sensitive.

Their truck drivers didn’t dare take the highway and had taken a long detour on national roads to deliver the goods.

It was all very secretive, like some covert operation. Every time they contacted her, it was from a different burner phone.

The 500,000 steamed buns and 500,000 scallion pancakes Ye Mumu had ordered online had all arrived.

The factory’s large trucks had just delivered them.

The grain shop owner messaged to say he had sourced another 3 million tons of grain.

2 million tons of rice, 1 million tons of flour, plus 500,000 tons of noodles.

There were also three large trucks of flood relief supplies.

Ye Mumu didn’t know where this shop owner had sourced so much rice from.

She messaged to ask: “Is your supply source reliable?”

The grain shop owner called her, sounding very pleased and speaking loudly.

“My grain supplies all come through official channels!”

“My brother-in-law runs a rice mill. All the rice in his factory comes from Northeast China.”

“In fact, the 5kg and 10kg packaged rice commonly seen in supermarkets are all from his factory!”

“As for the flour and noodle suppliers, we’re all in the same circle and know each other well!”

“Instant noodles, self-heating hotpots, sausages, pickled vegetables… I have clients who run large shopping centers. It’s easy for me to source a few truckloads of goods!”

The grain shop owner bought so much rice from him and paid in full without credit. Even his brother-in-law was impressed.

Now even his brother-in-law’s clients were trying to curry favor with him, hoping he’d source goods from their supermarkets.

He was in high spirits, riding the wave of good fortune.

As long as Ye Mumu needed rice, he could keep supplying it endlessly.

The warehouse Madam Chen had prepared was originally meant for storing fabric.

Unexpectedly, many solar lights, solar fans, and solar standing fans had been dropped there…

Over 1,000 boxes of solar equipment occupied half the warehouse.

Chen Kui ran over excitedly, his whole body trembling with excitement.

“General, see these fans! Our soldiers won’t suffer sleepless nights from heat anymore! These ceiling lights—cooling and illuminating at once! The seamstresses need not strain their eyes!”

A man who had faced countless battles broke down in tears. The divine gifts addressed their exact needs. To be remembered by the divine—what greater blessing could there be? They could offer only cold gold and jewels in return, yet felt the warmth of divine grace.