When asked by Brother Tao, Wang Shaoyu chose to tell the truth.

"Brother Tao, it's been a long time. I've come on official business to invite Ms. Tang Zhaodi from your village. May I ask where she is now?"

The reason Wang Shaoyu frowned just now was because he was questioning Ms. Tang Zhaodi's abilities.

Her village also suffered a complete crop failure, so what help could she possibly offer by going back?

Even her own village couldn't provide relief, so even if she went to the national agricultural department, it wouldn't make much of a difference.

When Tao Ge and the villagers heard Wang Shaoyu say that he had come to invite Tang Zhaodi, they all showed expressions of despair. They thought that the government had sent people to provide relief.

Some more extreme people, like Aunt Yang, even resort to cursing and swearing. If they can't live without cursing, what else do they have to worry about?

"That damned slut, all she knows is seducing men. There aren't enough men in the village for her to seduce, so she has to go looking for men outside the village."

What use is there for the country to hire this vixen? She's only good at seduction; what good is she?

Officer, can't you really take us with you? We really can't stay here. There's no water or food. If we stay any longer, we'll die of thirst and hunger sooner or later.

"Please, have mercy and take us with you, okay?"

Many village women who disliked Qiu Tong echoed Aunt Yang's words.

It wasn't just Aunt Yang who wanted to leave with the soldiers; most people in the village thought the same way.

Since the village's water source dried up, they had already planned to abandon the place and prepare to flee the famine.

Now a group of soldiers arrived, and they grasped at this lifeline as if they had seen an oasis in the desert.

Even Shu Yi, who came with everyone, loudly echoed Aunt Yang's words.

Ever since the water source here started to dry up, she has sent a letter home to her family in the county town, hoping they could find a way to transfer her back to the county town.

However, despite sending several letters home, they seemed to sink without a trace, and not a single reply came.

Shu Yi had lost all hope in her family in the county town. She knew that the lack of replies meant they were unwilling to help her and were leaving her to fend for herself.

She wanted to escape, but even if she did, where could she escape to?

Furthermore, given her inherent hostility towards Qiu Tong, she would be even less likely to miss any opportunity to slander Qiu Tong.

The best way is for her to catch the eye of the leading officer, so that she can legitimately leave with him.

Shu Yi was still naively fantasizing, but had she ever considered that if the men in the village were all attracted to Qiu Tong, wouldn't these soldiers be attracted in the same way?

Where does she get her confidence that the other person would be interested in her?

"I'm sorry, military orders are absolute. We are just doing our duty and have our priorities to fulfill. There's really nothing we can do to help you."

Even though he was reluctant, Wang Shaoyu still frankly told them that he couldn't bring them along.

Their primary task was to pick up Ms. Tang Zhaodi, not to provide relief to the villagers.

With so many refugees across the country, they can't save them all. The only solution is to address the root cause by bringing back agricultural professionals.

The fundamental way to save the nation is to enable these talented individuals to contribute to the country's agricultural development.

There have been no deaths from starvation in China yet, but given the current dire situation, it's only a matter of time before people starve to death.

Therefore, the most pressing issue to address right now is the recruitment of agricultural professionals.

With experts in the relevant fields, there's no need to worry about not being able to grow crops.

Upon hearing Wang Shaoyu's refusal, even a grown man couldn't help but shed tears. Men and women alike in the village covered their faces and wept in despair.

There are also scoundrels like Aunt Yang who throw tantrums and try to cling to Wang Shaoyu and his gang.

But how could soldiers who had fought their way through bloodshed be stumped by these village women?

With just a glare, their imposing presence, they could silence the still-throwing village women, making them dare not utter another sound.

Tao sighed deeply, but still chose to obey the country's arrangements and lead the way for Wang Shaoyu and the others.

The only safe haven in the village was Qiu Tong's home. They had enough to eat and drink during this time, but they couldn't be discovered by the villagers. They secretly went up the mountain to make a fire and cook, instead of cooking at home.

In this sensitive period, when everyone else has no food or water, they have surplus grain and meat to eat, and even have enough water.

If the villagers find out about this, they will definitely be attacked by the villagers.

Qiu Tong took this into consideration, which is why she didn't cook at home.

However, every time she went up the mountain, she would take out the instruments in her space to detect if anyone was approaching them, and she would choose a downwind location before daring to start a fire to cook.

She brought many instruments from the magical city, including instruments for detecting living things.

Otherwise, how could Qiu Tong have hunted prey every day before? It was all thanks to this instrument that she was able to find prey.

Now that this instrument is used to detect people, she's afraid that some villagers might be loitering nearby and discover their secret treats.

As for prey, forget about it; they've all escaped long ago. Qiu Tong hasn't caught any prey in a long time.

The meat she eats now is all the food she used to store up.

Choosing a location downwind was also because they didn't want the aroma of food to drift towards the village.

After all, some villagers have already started heading up the mountain in search of food and water.

To avoid these people, Qiu Tong and her three younger brothers sneaked over like thieves, deliberately avoiding mealtimes.

Although the three younger brothers were very curious about how their older sister had stockpiled so much food and drink, they knew that their sister had a secret and did not want them to know, so they pretended to be ignorant and acted as if they had not discovered anything.

Seeing that they didn't ask, Qiu Tong didn't take it seriously. Apart from not storing or retrieving items in her space in front of them, she didn't hide anything else from them.

They had just returned from the mountains after filling their stomachs when Brother Tao and Wang Shaoyu's team arrived at her doorstep.

The villagers were still hopeful and would be rescued, so they continued to follow behind their group.

Wang Shaoyu knocked on Qiu Tong's wooden door, but no one knew how much force he used; the door collapsed after only two knocks.

Wang Shaoyu was now in an awkward situation; he had just arrived to visit the homeowner and had already damaged the door.

His hand was still in the motion of knocking on the door, while the four Tang siblings, who had run out to check the situation after hearing the loud crash of the wooden door falling to the ground, stared at Wang Shaoyu in disbelief.

Seeing someone come out of the room, Wang Shaoyu quickly withdrew his hand, which was still in the act of knocking on the door.

His ears turned red instantly. Being caught red-handed by the host would make even the most thick-skinned man feel embarrassed.

After the flush on his face subsided, he raised his head again.

At this moment, he and Qiu Tong looked at each other, one appearing calm and composed, with a hint of teasing.

The other was initially amazed, then slowly became flustered, like a child who had done something wrong, unable to look the other person in the eye.

The calm and composed person was undoubtedly Qiu Tong. What kind of men hadn't she seen? Her husbands from the previous few worlds were all outstanding individuals, and very handsome as well.

In comparison, the burly People's Liberation Army soldier in front of him was somewhat lacking.

Qiu Tong would look at the other person with a teasing expression, just to see how they would react.

After all, she caught the other person damaging her front door, so it wasn't unreasonable for her to tease them a little.

As for Wang Shaoyu's amazed look, it was because he hadn't expected there to be such a fair-skinned beauty in this village.

She was even fairer and prettier than the girls in the city, which made him blush when he saw her.

Wang Shaoyu lowered his head and explained in a muffled voice, "Miss, don't worry, I will take responsibility for fixing the gate for you. Please ask your mother to come out; I have something important to tell her."

When Tao Ge, who was standing behind Wang Shaoyu, heard him mention Qiu Tong's mother, he looked at him strangely.

He thought: Wasn't he looking for Zhao Di? The person was standing right in front of him, so why was he looking for someone who was already dead?

Wang Shaoyu had already prejudged the idea that the person who could provide that high-quality rice cultivation method must be an elderly person.

He never imagined that the young girl in front of him was the real expert who came up with the idea of ​​double-cropping rice.

Not only did Brother Tao find it strange, but even the four Tang siblings were completely baffled. It didn't matter who they looked for, why look for a dead person?

Fu Guo naively thought that Wang Shaoyu wanted to visit his mother's grave.

So he stepped forward and said to the crowd still blocking the door, "Make way for me, I'll take you to my mother's grave."

The cemetery for their own village is located near Tangjia Village, where all the deceased villagers are buried. It happens to be located on the hill behind their village.

Wang Shaoyu exclaimed in disbelief, "What! Ms. Tang Zhaodi is dead?"

This statement undoubtedly ignited the anger of the three Tang brothers, with Aiguo being the first to hurl insults.

"You're the one who's dead! Your whole family is dead! How can you curse people like that?"

Jianguo continued, "You look respectable, but I never expected you to be so heartless. You came to my house to curse people. Who do you think you are?"

The most furious person was Fu Guo, who had kindly wanted to take them to his mother's place, but was enraged by the man's curse on his own sister.

"Who are you? Why are you saying such nasty things in my house? You're not welcome here. Get out of here right now."

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