Chapter 240: Chapter 241: Return Fully Loaded Chapter 240: Chapter 241: Return Fully Loaded At this moment, Nian Shutong was squatting on the ground, digging for bamboo shoots.

Is that meat?

Nian Shutong exerted force and broke the shoot from the ground, throwing it into the Space Button and looking in the direction that Daodao had indicated.

Larger than a wild boar, it had horns on its head.

“Master, this is a wild buffalo.”

“The meat is really tasty.”

Who cares what it is? If it’s tasty, that’s all that matters.

In the distance, seven or eight wild buffaloes, sturdy and black, were drinking water in a small river.

Nian Shutong looked closely, planning to leave behind one bull and a mother buffalo carrying a calf while taking the rest.

She didn’t change her location but merely sent out several shots of Spiritual Power. The wild buffaloes drinking by the small river fell one after another, six in total.

The bull was the most vigilant, quickly starting to run, and the mother wasn’t much slower, frantically fleeing.

Nian Shutong stopped digging for bamboo shoots, swiftly got up, and went to gather the buffaloes.

After collecting several buffaloes, she dug for bamboo shoots a while longer and then left for another place.

Along the way, the conversation between Daodao and Nian Shutong was like this.

“Master, there are laurel trees below, their leaves are a seasoning!”

“Take them.”

“Master, there’s Cinnamomum below, its bark is a seasoning.”

“Strip it.”

“Master, below is a star anise tree.”

“Understood, take it.”

…

Along the way, it was take, take, take.

Nearly all the seasonings needed had been found.

Nian Shutong even asked curiously, “Daodao, who do you think discovered these things could be eaten?”

“Daodao doesn’t know.”

“It’s quite amusing. They even thought to cut down the bark and those leaves, something I definitely wouldn’t have thought of.”

“Daodao wouldn’t have thought of it either.”

Nian Shutong continued on her way, but other crops weren’t as lucky to be encountered.

Even if some were found, they were mostly rotten or destroyed by animals, with little chance of being salvaged.

Nian Shutong’s journey lasted three days.

During these three days, the main food at the small wooden house was fish and meat, and vegetables had to be conserved.

The tofu shop was temporarily halted, as everyone was fully committed to farming.

When Nian Shutong returned, hundreds of acres of farmland had been sown with the help of machinery.

Everyone was currently clearing new wasteland.

Nian Shutong, piloting the Flying Device, looked down from above.

She already had so much land.

In front of the small wooden house, there were no large patches of trees for a long distance, just the deliberately left one or two rows.

The blocks of land, neatly arranged, if all were to grow, it would be a spectacular sight.

The Flying Device flew lower and lower, and Dou Dou, who was in class, saw it through the window at first glance.

“Auntie is back! Auntie is back!”

All the children merely turned their heads, not leaving their seats.

It was their teacher, Elder Hua, who ran out excitedly.

The strawberries are back!

He had been holding back for three days.

Elder Hua turned back towards the classroom and shouted, “Class is dismissed.”

“Yeah!”

“Class is dismissed!”

The children cheered as they ran out of the classroom, standing outside full of excitement, looking up at the sky.

“””
Not just the children, but a group of adults led by Fu Yunhe were also watching Nian Shutong’s Flying Device.

When Nian Shutong finally parked the Flying Device and opened the hatch to come out, she saw a group of people waiting to greet her.

“I’ve only been gone for three days, and you all miss me this much?”

“Auntie! I’ve missed you to death!”

“Strawberries!”

“There’s no more vegetables at home.”

Dou Dou had already hugged Nian Shutong’s leg but let go after a moment, standing obediently by her side.

Elder Hua’s eyes were fervent, his pupils almost taking the shape of strawberries.

Fu Yunhe was a bit calmer, but his lament about the lack of vegetables sounded somewhat pitiful.

First, Nian Shutong took out a few strawberries and gave them to Elder Hua, who was so excited that he almost cried, wiping his eyes as he thanked her.

Then she patted Dou Dou on the head and said, “Go play for now, I have things to do.”

Dou Dou, the good boy, gave Nian Shutong a sweet smile and said, “Auntie’s busy, Dou Dou will go play.”

Nian Shutong finally turned her attention to Fu Yunhe and asked, “Are we out of beans?”

“They were gone on the first day you left.”

After saying this, Fu Yunhe expressed some self-reproach, “It’s my oversight. I should’ve kept track of the inventory.”

Nian Shutong, looking at Fu Yunhe who was reviewing himself, casually said, “It’s okay, there wasn’t much to begin with.”

“You can assign someone to be responsible for it in the future.”

Fu Yunhe nodded, “I understand. From now on, the grain storehouse will have detailed records of incoming and outgoing supplies.”

“Good, as long as you manage it. I’ve brought back quite a few things this time, call some people over to sort them out.”

Nian Shutong walked toward the storehouse, and Fu Yunhe called over a few people, with Zhang Hui leading, followed by several women.

Nian Shutong began to take out items, explaining each one as she did so.

“This leaf is called bay leaf, after drying, it can be used as a spice.”

“This is cinnamon, have it cut into small pieces for cooking.”

“This is star anise…”

“This is Sichuan peppercorn…”

“This is Sichuan peppercorns…”

…

Nian Shutong took out a variety of spices, some in abundance and others less so, but the variety was indeed vast.

She figured these items were leftover because they all had a slightly unique taste, presumably not favored by animals.

With someone taking care of the spices, Nian Shutong left it to them and gestured to Fu Yunhe, and the two walked toward the small wooden house.

“Has my vegetable garden been picked clean?”

“It’s been rationed, but there are too many people.”

“That’s true. It’ll be better next month. Aren’t they growing their own vegetables? They should be self-sufficient by then.” Nian Shutong arrived at the kitchen of the small wooden house.

She purchased a bunch of cabbages from System Xiao Ba, distributing one to each household.

“Hey? That’s not right!” Nian Shutong suddenly thought of something and spun around quickly, causing Fu Yunhe, who was behind her, to stumble backward.

“Be careful!” She quickly reached out her hand and pulled Fu Yunhe back, steadying him.

“Why are you standing so close!” Nian Shutong asked after steadying Fu Yunhe, “Aren’t there potatoes in the storehouse?”

At this moment, Fu Yunhe looked utterly foolish; he had forgotten.

Completely forgotten.

Nian Shutong saw the expression and asked with great skepticism, “Are you really up to being the steward?”

She was beginning to feel it was unreliable.

Fu Yunhe was left speechless by the question, even doubting his own competence.

Previously, he had been the Commander, mainly focused on marching and fighting the Insect Race, with many Deputy Officers arranging the details below him; he had been quite at ease.

He had thought he would be able to handle it.

But now, it seemed that attending to every detail was not as simple as he expected.

Nian Shutong had already squatted down beside the pile of cabbages, and she tugged at the corner of Fu Yunhe’s clothing; understanding, he squatted down too.

The two squatted side by side, quietly discussing in low voices.

“How about promoting a few people?”

“It appears necessary.”

“””