I travel back and forth between ancient and modern times, hoarding goods to raise my grandchildren a

The carriage contained only twenty bags of rice, sixty buckets of water, a few packets of salt, a few packets of sugar, two buckets of oil, more than fifty cans of food, and more than one hundred packets of pickled vegetables.

This amount of food was only a drop in the bucket for the 18,000 soldiers in the camp.

But right now, no one complains that the amount of food is too little.

For them, who had been suffering from food and water shortages for a long time, even a single bite of food could be a life-saving hope.

Everyone moved the food with utmost reverence and care.

After the guard finished explaining to them, he seemed to remember something and quickly pulled his backpack in front of him.

He first took out a bottle of water that hadn't been opened yet, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Pei Yi: "General, please have some water first."

He had noticed long ago that Pei Yi's lips were already dry and cracked.

He looked completely parched, so you can imagine how thirsty he must be.

Pei Yi was indeed thirsty; he couldn't remember the last time he had drunk water.

Normally, they can only survive by drinking urine or blood.

Lately, I've even had trouble urinating.

He took the mineral water bottle without any pretense.

He tilted his head back and took a sip.

The moment the sweet mineral water entered his mouth, he felt so refreshed that he wanted to cheer.

I desperately want to drink more.

But he only took one sip before stopping.

He stuck out his tongue to lick the last bit of water from his lips and handed the bottle to Chen Shu, who was closest to him.

"You should have a sip too."

Chen Shu pursed his lips and swallowed.

He didn't urge Pei Yi to drink another sip.

Having been by Pei Yi's side for so many years, they all knew that it was impossible to persuade him under these circumstances.

He took the bottle, tilted his head back, and didn't dare to pour too much. He only poured a small sip, holding it in his mouth and reluctant to swallow it.

He then handed the bottle to Zhang Yifan, who was standing next to him.

Zhang Yifan took the bottle.

Like Chen Shu, he held a small mouthful of water in his mouth, reluctant to swallow it.

As she held it in her mouth, her eyes welled up with tears.

The mineral water was then passed down.

This tiny bottle of mineral water was passed from hand to hand among fifty people.

Each person poured only a small sip, held it in their mouth for a long time before swallowing.

"This water is so sweet, so delicious. I've never tasted such sweet water before."

"After drinking this water, I feel like I can go for several days without drinking water again."

"I thought I would never be able to drink water until the moment I died, but I never thought I could drink water that only gods could drink."

Upon seeing this, the guards who brought the food quickly took out the remaining water from their backpacks.

"These are all things that Madam told us to bring in case we get thirsty on the road. Everyone, please drink these waters quickly."

"Hold it here like this, and twist it hard to open it."

The other guards took out the remaining water from their backpacks.

Those who had already drunk water simply took the water from the nearest person without drinking any more, and carefully passed the water to those who had not yet drunk water.

After the guard finished scooping out the water, he started taking out small bread rolls from his backpack.

To make it easier for them to eat while traveling, besides self-heating rice, they mostly packed small bread rolls.

"General, please try this. The lady says it's bread, soft and fluffy, sweet and fragrant, and tastes wonderful."

As he spoke, he unwrapped the small bread rolls.

He handed it to Pei Yi.

Pei Yi simply pinched a small amount, put it in his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and swallowed it.

Just like when he drank water, he handed the remaining bread to Chen Shu.

Chen Shu followed his example and also pinched off a small piece.

He didn't rush to swallow it; he reverently held it in his palm, squeezed it, and smelled it before putting it in his mouth.

The remaining small bread rolls continued to be passed down.

Each person only took a small bite.

The guards quickly tore off the wrappers of the other small breads and handed them to the soldiers who hadn't eaten any before.

The small bread rolls that could usually be finished in two or three bites were now torn into pieces in an average of twenty or thirty bites each.

The soldiers, who had only drunk a small sip of water and eaten a small piece of bread, all had an expression of immense satisfaction on their faces.

It was as if they had just eaten a feast of delicacies.

"There are still about twenty candies and a dozen or so braised eggs here. Why don't you share them all?"

In order to speed up the journey and save food so that more food could be left for the soldiers at the border, the guards ate very little these past few days. They only ate a few small bread rolls and a self-heating rice every two days, and used a total of three bottles of water.

When I was very hungry, I would eat a few candies.

There was still half of the stuff left in the backpack.

The guard instructed the general beside him to pull up and straighten his robe, turn the backpack inside out, and shake out all the contents by the bottom of the backpack.

"Is this sugar? I can smell sugar, and it smells like milk too."

"Is this an egg? I didn't expect there to be eggs."

"What's in this big box? And why is there a picture of a bowl of rice drawn on it? The drawing is so good, it looks just like the real thing."

"This food looks delicious. Is this beef? What's that yellow thing next to it?"

The guard glanced at it and explained, "It's beef. The yellow one next to it is a potato. It's powdery and delicious, and it's also filling."

"This contains self-heating rice. Open the box, pour water into the self-heating pack at the bottom, add water to the rice, pour the vegetables on top, close the box, and it will automatically heat up. When the heat dissipates, the rice will be cooked and ready to eat."

This is very convenient when you're out and about and it's difficult to start a fire.

But I don't recommend eating it like that now. It's not like you can't make fires in the barracks, and pouring water onto the heating pack would be such a waste. That's why I didn't intend for you to eat this in the first place.”

Fearing that people might not understand, he directly opened one of the self-heating rice bowls, took out the contents, and explained them one by one.

Just as he expected, when they heard that water was to be poured onto the heating pack, everyone felt it was a waste, and no one suggested seeing how it could heat up automatically.

The rest of the candies and braised eggs can be eaten directly after opening.

But no one opened it.

People just smelled and looked at it.

The last person to see them wrapped them all up and brought them back to Chen Shu, who then handed them over to Pei Yi.

"We have already drunk water and eaten bread, and we are full."

Please keep the rest safe, General.

As Chen Shu spoke, his stomach was making rumbling noises.

Many of the other soldiers around also had rumbling stomachs.

Pei Yi didn't reach out to take it, his face grim: "Distribute all these things."

"General," Chen Shu said anxiously, "everyone is really full. It would be a waste to eat any more."

This is all the food that came from the capital.

But so many people still haven't had a chance to eat it.

Even if everyone gets to eat, it's uncertain how long it will be before the capital sends more food.

Now I dare not eat as much as I want.