Famine and exile: I brought the Spirit Spring to save the entire Marquis's mansion.

Filtering water is simple. This isn't the first time Sang Ning has done it. In the past, when he was out in the wild and there was no water, he would cut up a mineral water bottle and filter river water to drink.

She had someone find a half-meter-tall earthenware jar and had a fist-sized hole carved out of the bottom.

The bottom layer is cotton, which blocks the holes and acts as PP cotton, allowing for a final filtration of any remaining oil and impurities.

The second layer is charcoal, which acts as activated carbon; I just instructed the villagers to make it.

The simmering method was used.

Dig a pit, cut a piece of wood about the thickness of your wrist into sections, put them in the pit, cover them with dry grass, and then seal the top with mud, leaving only one vent.

Dig out another air inlet on one side, stuff it with dry grass and light it. When the exhaust hole at the top produces a lot of smoke, gradually cover it with mud to shrink it.

Two hours later (or overnight if time permits), you will have a pile of burnt charcoal.

Charcoal has a strong adsorption capacity.

Its microporous structure can remove odors, heavy metals, bacteria, and other impurities from water.

This layer can be added more.

The third layer was made of sand found by the river.

The fourth layer consists of small pebbles.

The top layer is paved with pebbles.

These are all for filtering out suspended solids and impurities in the water.

The villagers all gathered around curiously.

"You all remember the steps clearly. The filter material here needs to be changed every few days, otherwise the effect will be worse."

Sang Ning had water brought over and poured it in.

"Other materials are fine, but cotton is a bit expensive," the villager remarked.

These cotton balls were taken from cotton-padded clothes that Shi Shen's family had never worn. If they were to replace them every few days, they really couldn't afford to supply them.

"It's alright, I still have some medicinal herbs. I'll have Dali go out and exchange them for more cotton," Lu Shishen said.

He thought about the old ginseng that Sang Ning had given him; it was the only thing worth something. He would sell it and get as much money as he could.

Thinking about it, I felt somewhat grateful to Sang Ning.

I couldn't help but give him a grateful look.

Didn't you see it? Not far away, the boy was staring intently in their direction.

"Jintang, Jintang?" he called out.

This time, Jintang didn't even need to be told what to do; she had already run to Sang Ning's side to watch.

"Fourth brother, is something the matter?"

Everyone else gathered around to watch, including the old lady and the two young maids, Jinxiu and Jinxin.

Only Xie Yurou was there watching Huo Chang'an.

The boy lowered his eyes: "It's nothing."

A cheer came from over there.

Clear water came out.

"It's delicious! It has no taste left! It tastes better than before!"

"This is amazing! We used to drink something that tasted like urine!"

"Miss Sang, you're amazing!"

Huo Jingya also thought it tasted good after drinking it, but of course it couldn't compare to the water that her fourth sister-in-law soaked in maifanite!

Haha, these people are really ignorant.

Sang Ning was surrounded by people, admired and praised.

She is like a luminous being, illuminating more than one person.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother... fourth brother?"

Xie Yurou called out several times before Huo Chang'an finally woke up.

"Fourth brother, your wife gave you a pair of chicken wings. She said... chicken wings are delicious, and she saved them just for you," Xie Yurou said with a smile.

Huo Chang'an's eyes lit up with joy for a moment, and his depressed mood brightened considerably.

He saw it; it was the roast chicken that a woman had just brought over.

She's right, chicken wings are indeed delicious, the meat is tender and not greasy, it's his favorite.

Xie Yurou ate chicken breast.

Jintang pursed his lips and returned shyly to squat under the tree root. He was holding a lot of meat in his hand, though it was unclear what kind of meat it was.

Huo Chang'an frowned. What kind of expression is that from the brat?

"Jintang, come here."

Jintang's eyes betrayed her guilt.

"Fourth Uncle, is something wrong?"

He felt quite sorry for his fourth uncle, because his fourth aunt praised him as the cutest and most capable, and more sensible than his fourth uncle.

Huo Chang'an narrowed his eyes.

He then saw Jinxin and Jinxiu grinning, their eyes sparkling, each carrying a chicken leg as they ran over.

"Jinxin, Jinxiu, come here."

"Fourth Uncle..."

Why are you so happy?

To be honest, this person's roast chicken skills are really bad; the skin is all black. Jin Xin and Jin Xiu have been eating a lot of good food made by their fourth aunt recently, so they wouldn't be this happy over a chicken leg.

"To be honest, if a child lies, he will wet the bed at night."

After hesitating for a long time, Jin Xin and Jin Xiu whispered, "Fourth Uncle, please don't tell anyone, this is a secret."

"Okay, Fourth Uncle won't say."

"My fourth aunt said, hehe, Jinxiu and I are little fairies. If we get a little fatter, she will like us even more."

“Now, Fourth Aunt likes us the most,” Jinxiu whispered in rebuttal, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"She gave us all the chicken legs she loves to eat."

Huo Chang'an: "..."

Look at the two little ones, and then look at Jintang happily eating meat.

Think back to a similar scenario from the past.

He got it.

They really treat him like a child!

……

We're about to leave the valley.

The villagers returned the bundles that had been taken away earlier, and even stuffed some eggs and flatbread into them.

Eggs and sangning really don't need it.

I've accumulated quite a few eggs in the space.

But she needed to cover it up, so she accepted it.

However, she called Lu Shishen and told him how to make pepper oil.

Oil and salt are both scarce resources in the village.

What they ate before was badger oil extracted from badgers hunted by Feng Dali.

It's good, but it's really not enough to eat.

But there are many mountain peppers on this mountain.

With a source of oil available, and everyone able to mine and process it themselves, it's something that can't be replaced by just a few eggs.

Lu Shishen bowed deeply, tears welling in his eyes.

“Miss Sang, Lu Shishen will be grateful for your kindness for the rest of his life.”

"If one day you need Shi Shen to do anything, I will go through fire and water, even at the cost of my life."

At first, unaware of Sang Ning's identity, he had some delusions.

Now he knows he is neither qualified nor worthy.

He buried his admiration deep in his heart.

Gratitude and respect.

Lu Shishen bowed again to Du Shan and Tian Kaiwu.

"Please forgive our previous disrespect and take good care of the Huo family. If I am able to leave in the future, I will definitely repay you both."

Du Shan, with a bitter face, held the iron chain in his hand and waved his hand.

"Yes, yes, you don't need to tell me."

He's so worried!

The villagers took away a bunch of chains back then, but now they've returned them all broken! Only a single loop of shackles remains!

They treated it like a cow being tethered or a dog being chained!

Once we get outside Liangzhou City, how are we supposed to use it?

Will that stern-faced prefect sentence them for dereliction of duty?