During my escape from famine, I survived by eavesdropping on the whispers of food.

Uncle Li looked around and then said to Qin Shuangshuang, "The place I've seen is quite large, and I think it can be used by us. What do you think we should do next? Should we expand the area and leave it for you to use, or should we just give up this place for now?"

I think there might still be places in the nearby villages where it could be used. What do you think?

Qin Shuangshuang looked around and then thought that this place was relatively close to where she was currently living. Placing the place here would save her a lot of time traveling back and forth.

If we go to the countryside, there are quite a few people living there right now. Liu Ming has fled in all directions. At least the county government is guarding the town, so it probably won't cause too much trouble. I can ask the officials to send some people over later.

Qin Shuangshuang shook her head and said to Uncle Li, "I think this place is quite nice, so I'll settle here. I was thinking of choosing a place to grow things before, and since this place is not bad, I'll bring some soil here later, after all, we still have the chickens we raised before."

The leftover excrement can also be used. Next, we need to get some soil. The soil is dry everywhere now, so there's not much usable. I guess we'll have to go to the countryside to get some soil.

Uncle Li nodded in agreement, “I have the same thought as you. It seems we need to gather our people and go to the countryside to get some soil so that it will be easier for you to plant things.”

The two were of the same mind.

Qin Shuangshuang looked around and saw that these houses were indeed the ones used when she raised chickens before. Fortunately, this place was not far from where she lived.

Qin Shuangshuang thought she should go home and have a meal first, so she came over to discuss how to change this place into the way she wanted it to be.

Qin Shuangshuang turned her head and said to Uncle Li, who was looking around, "It's getting late, so we need to go back and discuss things with everyone. I already have some ideas in mind. Let's go back and I'll think about them some more, and then I'll tell everyone my thoughts. If we all work together, we're sure to achieve a great victory this time."

Uncle Li nodded and said to her, "Okay, let's go back first then."

When Qin Shuangshuang returned home, she found that a meal had already been prepared. She then went to the main hall, about to have a sip of tea, when Lu Jun entered and said to her, "I didn't have a chance to talk to you much before you went there. I went to another place to discuss some ideas with my former business partners. They respect and want to cooperate with you."

"Now I'm thinking of bringing some of the konjac powder you made to them to try. If it really tastes good, they're planning to do as you said," Qin Shuangshuang smiled. "Trust me, they'll definitely agree."

Qin Shuangshuang was delighted to hear this, so she went to a nearby corner, took out a brick from the long wall, and took out some konjac powder.

Lu Jun raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but ask curiously, "I didn't expect you to hide that thing in the crevice. Are you perhaps afraid they might try something with you?"

Qin Shuangshuang nodded without denying it, "They didn't want to know about the konjac powder I made a while ago, so they didn't eat it. Now that someone has packed it up for us to use, I don't plan to give it away anymore. We'll discuss whether to distribute all the konjac powder to everyone after the winner of the bet is determined."

Lu Jun took the heavy woven cloth bag from her hands and said to Qin Shuangshuang, "It's clear you put a lot of thought into packaging this very well."

Qin Shuangshuang smiled and said, "After all, I made it myself, so I have to put some thought into the packaging."

Qin Shuangshuang chuckled to herself. Back in the day, she was a food blogger, so packaging was a piece of cake for her. If it weren't for the current state of the environment and other aspects, she could have designed a special logo to decorate the konjac powder properly.

Then Lu Jun, holding the konjac powder, said to Qin Shuangshuang, "I'll go ahead first. I'll come back later to talk to you about what you saw and heard today, and see if you have any new ideas."

After he left, Qin Shuangshuang went to eat with everyone. The courtyard was now full of people, and Qin Shuangshuang sat down as well. She ate a few bites of rice and then put her empty bowl aside, noticing that everyone's eyes were focused on her.

She then spoke directly to them, saying, "As you all know, I am currently making a bet with the current chairman. I believe that you are all on my side now, so I have my own thoughts and would like to have a talk with you."

Several elders said to Qin Shuangshuang, "Shuangshuang, please speak freely. As long as it is something we can do to help, we will certainly do our best to assist you. Please feel free to speak."

Qin Shuangshuang then spoke frankly to everyone, "My second bet with him is to see whose plant grows the fastest. Within three months, a seedling must sprout and bear fruit in this dead of winter."

I think it will be very difficult.

The people around her started to jeer, saying to Qin Shuangshuang, "It's not easy to grow things in the dead of winter."

"Yes, yes, besides, the ground is already very dry, and it's not suitable for growing anything at all. Since we've already made a bet, it's probably not going to work out."

So Shuangshuang, our idea is that you should find another way. Right now, I think there's a 90-90% chance it won't work."

Qin Shuangshuang shook her head and said to them, "I saw a chicken coop nearby. Uncle Li and I went to check it out today, and it seemed promising. My family also has some folk remedies, so I've decided to select a few rooms and experiment with them to see if we can grow anything."

Now that everyone has enough to eat every day, we should take action to avoid going hungry in the future. I believe no one wants to live a life of hunger.

The people around them looked at each other in bewilderment, and they felt that what Qin Shuangshuang said always made a lot of sense, and that sense always turned into reality.

Then Qin Shuangshuang continued, "My current idea is that everyone should come with me to do some work first thing tomorrow morning. Today I will take Lu Jun and Uncle Li to tidy up the house a little, and tomorrow we will cover the house with thatch and build the stove inside."

At this point, I couldn't help but ask, "Why build a stove in that chicken coop? Isn't that just ridiculous?"

"That's right, that's right. They're fixing the stove over there. Are they planning to renovate that room for everyone to live in?"

Uncle Li looked puzzled, his gaze fixed on Qin Shuangshuang's face. "Shuangshuang, why do you want to build this thing inside the chicken coop? I'm afraid that's not appropriate. If you want to cook some food, we can build a thatched hut outside the house for cooking."