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

After returning home, Qin Shuangshuang sat at the table, racking her brains to figure out how to ensure that the people would not have to worry about food for three months.

Qin Shuangshuang kept propping her head up, lost in thought.

Just then, a shadow suddenly appeared at the doorway.

She looked up and saw that it was Qin Hao.

As soon as Qin Hao came in, he said to Qin Shuangshuang with concern, "Sister, why didn't you go to eat? Everyone's been calling you for ages. Uncle Li just came over and saw you deep in thought, so he didn't want to disturb you and sent me to check on you."

My mother also told me to tell you to go and eat something, so here I am, I brought you two steamed buns.

Qin Shuangshuang looked at the steamed buns and thought, "If everyone could have steamed buns to eat, that would be great, within three months."

However, she knew that these steamed buns were extremely scarce. She estimated that, looking around, the number of people in the entire county who could afford to eat these steamed buns made from various grains could probably be counted on one hand.

At this moment, Qin Shuangshuang took the small steamed bun from his hand and placed it in her own, saying to him, "I'm thinking about how to ensure that the people have enough to eat every day for the next three months. This problem has been troubling me."

Seeing Qin Shuangshuang's distress, her younger brother sat down beside her, making the same gesture and expression, and said to her, "Sister, let me help you think about it. If we think together, we'll surely come up with a solution."

Qin Shuangshuang nodded as she looked at the child. His adorable appearance made her feel a little happier.

At this moment, Uncle Li, who had been eavesdropping at the door, heard the anxious words of the two inside and preemptively entered, saying to Qin Shuangshuang, "Since we can't figure things out in this room, why don't we go outside and think about it? I'll go out with you and see if we can find anything."

We'll decide what to do next.

Qin Shuangshuang thought for a moment, realizing she couldn't come up with a solution in the room, so she got up and said to Qin Hao, "Let's go for a walk."

Qin Hao nodded. Just then, Uncle Li said to him, "I'll also call the other brothers to come with us on patrol and see if we can find something to help you solve this problem."

Qin Shuangshuang nodded and followed Uncle Li out. When they reached the door, she found everyone in the group waiting for her. She knew that everyone wanted to help her. Uncle Li said to her, "We all know about your bet with the chairman of the chamber of commerce in the next county. Now that the bet is made, it is necessary for everyone to help you."

"You don't need to worry. With everyone here in this bet, even if you lose, you'll still be the best in our eyes."

Qin Shuangshuang was touched; she hadn't expected everyone to support her so much.

Qin Shuangshuang then simply gave the order, saying, "In that case, I'll trouble everyone."

Now I don't know what to grow to feed everyone, something to alleviate three months of hunger. It's really giving me a headache.

Since I can't find a solution right now, let's look around and see if there's anything we can eat, or even something we can use to grow things.”

Everyone nodded and said to Qin Shuangshuang, "Don't worry, with us here, we'll definitely be able to come up with a solution."

Uncle Li spoke up first, "I'll take my group to the east side of the city and search there properly. It's said that the east side of the city used to be the most prosperous. If we split up and go separately, we're bound to find a few ways."

Seeing that everyone was busy with their tasks, Qin Shuangshuang took Qin Hao's hand and went to search in the nearby houses.

After searching inside, you can find some things that can be used to grow vegetables and fruits.

But now, she didn't have many of those seeds to begin with, and she was also trying to find a way to alleviate the people's suffering in a short period of time, which only lasted three months. Qin Shuangshuang looked at the place in front of her and realized that it must have been the furnishings of a wealthy family before.

Looking at these once-prosperous families and their grand mansions, she couldn't help but think how wonderful it would be to have a house like that to live in after her family's decline.

Just then, Uncle Li rushed over in a hurry. Qin Shuangshuang asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

At this moment, Qin Hao also drew a spot next to Qin Shuangshuang, took Qin Shuangshuang's hand, and both of their eyes focused on Uncle Li.

Uncle Li let out a long breath, calmed down, and said to him, "Come with me quickly, there seems to be something usable in that oil mill."

Qin Shuangshuang instantly became excited and followed Uncle Li's words, "Haha, great!"

Qin Hao followed them, and the two of them went to a nearby oil mill together.

Upon entering, Qin Shuangshuang noticed the wall base piled high with frying debris. The debris was still glistening with oil, likely due to the damp and cold weather; ice crystals often formed on it, giving it an oily appearance.

Qin Shuangshuang blinked and said to Qin Hao, "Let's go take a look."

Qin Shuangshuang and Qin Hao both went that way. Qin Shuangshuang squatted down and looked at the oil husks that had been pressed for oil in front of her.

Normally, this kind of discarded oilseed cake is excellent for growing vegetables, but Qin Shuangshuang noticed that it looked a bit damp, so she touched the surface with her hand and some oil got on her hand.

Qin Shuangshuang suddenly realized that oil might still be seeping out of it.

She looked up, stood up, and asked Uncle Li, "Are there any more of these around here?"

Uncle Li shook his head and said, "I looked at several oil mills, and this one is the biggest. It looks like there should be some oil residue like this behind the mill. Are we going to use it? Can it help you?"

Qin Shuangshuang nodded and said, "Although it may not alleviate the hunger for three months, it is a good way to grow things. When I was young, my relatives used this to grow potatoes."

Sweet potatoes and similar crops grow very quickly, so I think if we find a lot of them and cultivate them on a large scale, we might be able to solve this problem.

Uncle Li smiled with satisfaction and said, "I didn't expect this method could be used like this. Good, good, I'll go and look around again to see if there's any more of this oil."

Qin Shuangshuang looked again and noticed that some oil was seeping out.

She quickly stopped Uncle Li and said to him, "This oil seems usable. Why don't we clean out the oil and impurities? If we can get more oil out, the food we eat will taste even better."

It's been a long time since we've had such delicious oil. After frying it all, we can use it to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes; that would be great.

Consider this one of the magic weapons that can help me win that bet.

Qin Shuangshuang got up and looked around. The pile of oil husks in front of him was the largest. He looked back but couldn't find a good machine to fry the oil.

The original oil pressing equipment had long been damaged, and I probably wouldn't know how to install it myself.

Uncle Li came over to Qin Shuangshuang and said, "There's another pile of oil cans behind, it looks like there are only these two piles left."