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

"Snowy days are good. It's so cold now, I guess those two groups of soldiers don't want to fight anymore."

"It's been so much quieter around us lately, without any fighting or killing. It's been so peaceful."

"That's right, that's right. I heard from Sister Deer the other day that the fighting down the mountain was really fierce. I was thinking of going down the mountain to see for myself."

"Come on, you're just a konjac plant thinking you can go down that mountain and take a look. I bet you won't be coming back once you go down there."

"They might treat you like a cannon and blast you out with a bang."

"Haha, you guys are really funny, that's hilarious!"

Konjac!

These two words made food blogger Qin Shuangshuang freeze in shock. She knew that if this stuff were ground into powder, it would be a great way to fill your stomach.

This stuff is very filling, and the powder makes a lot; just a small bowlful can last a long time.

The fact that I discovered this thing at this moment means I can completely get through this crisis, and the bet will be easily resolved, right?

No one in this era knew that konjac powder could fill one's stomach; probably very few people here knew that either.

Qin Shuangshuang couldn't help but burst into laughter. Just then, Qin Hao saw his sister laughing inexplicably and quickly asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you? Are you possessed? There doesn't seem to be anything bad in the woods."

Uncle Li quickly came over and patted Qin Shuangshuang's forehead, saying, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Why are you laughing like that all of a sudden?"

Qin Shuangshuang said to the two of them, "I have a plan, I have a plan."

Qin Hao asked Qin Shuangshuang curiously, "Sister, how come you suddenly have a solution? Sis, are you really possessed?"

Qin Shuangshuang quickly said to them, "What are you saying? Come with me right now, I just saw something over there."

The two were curious; they hadn't seen anything, so how come Qin Shuangshuang had? Everyone around them was also very curious.

Everyone hurried to follow behind Qin Shuangshuang. After all, there was still a lot of blood, and everyone's feet were a little slippery. They tried their best to stay behind her and not slip.

Before long, Qin Shuangshuang saw, as expected, many seedlings under the snow.

Just then, the burly men behind Qin Shuangshuang quickly said, "You can't eat that stuff! It'll make your whole body itch if you touch it! Yes, yes, you can't eat that stuff!"

"Shuangshuang, you'd better not even think about it. That stuff is really inedible!"

Uncle Li quickly said to Qin Shuangshuang, "That stuff really can't be eaten. Let's leave here right away. There are so many of those things; they're considered taboo in our village."

If you come into contact with it, you'll be cursed and constantly itchy all over; you absolutely can't eat it!

curse?

When Qin Shuangshuang heard those two words, she almost burst out laughing. But when she thought that people of their time could say such things, she could understand. After all, when you scrape off the skin of the konjac, your hands will indeed itch uncontrollably.

Especially if you actually eat it raw, you'll feel like you have measles, with uncontrollable itching.

Qin Shuangshuang told them, "This thing is edible. I once read about it in a book, so don't worry, I have a way to remove the toxins from it, and I will definitely not let anyone get sick."

However, Uncle Li was somewhat skeptical, saying, "You were able to cleanse the toxins from those things before, that's because you're capable. But this thing is cursed. If this curse is imposed on someone else, they'll definitely complain endlessly. We don't need to take that risk. Let's think of another way."

The burly men around him also agreed with Uncle Li's statement.

"This thing looks strange. It's either red or gaudy, and it looks like it's cursed."

"The older generation in our village has been saying that this thing is inedible; if you eat it, your lips will turn red and you won't be able to speak."

Qin Shuangshuang smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can try it after I've made it."

But for now, you need to use the hoes you have to bring this thing back. Once you get it back, I'll tell you what to do.

But some of those people were hesitant, so Qin Shuangshuang quickly took the hoe from Qin Hao's hand and went up to dig first.

However, seeing that Qin Shuangshuang was unharmed, everyone felt that if they had only caught it, the leaf probably wouldn't have cast a curse.

Uncle Li gestured to the people behind him and said, "Since Shuangshuang is daring to challenge us grown men, we can't fall behind her."

Then, several strong men followed you and went forward together to put all the cursed items into their baskets, and then they left.

After returning home, Qin Shuangshuang looked at a small mountain of konjac, and the adults around her gathered around, all of them puzzled.

Even Zhou Shi came over and said to Qin Shuangshuang, "How could you dig up something that's been cursed? If other people knew, they would definitely be terrified."

Qin Shuangshuang said, "Everyone here has seen it, so there's no need to hide it."

At this moment, several old people said to Qin Shuangshuang, "How can you bring this thing back? This thing is cursed. What if the whole family is cursed and can't eat? What will happen then?"

"That's right, Shuangshuang is no good. We should take it away quickly and not leave it here."

Qin Shuangshuang then deliberately contradicted them, picking them up with her hands, which startled everyone, causing them to quickly step back. The older generation stood in front of the younger ones and said to her, "Shuangshuang, what's wrong? Why did you have to pick up these cursed things? Have you been tainted by something?"

"Someone come here! Quickly, find a way to thoroughly examine Shuangshuang and see what's wrong with her!"

Qin Shuangshuang then wiped the sweat from her brow and said to her, "This stuff is really edible! I'll make it and everyone can try it later."

Everyone around shook their heads and said to Qin Shuangshuang, "Even if this were made, no one would eat it."

"This thing is cursed, how could you possibly eat it? Someone once had a face covered in hives after eating it, it was terrifying, they couldn't even open their mouth, how could you eat something that can seal your mouth?"

"Let's throw this thing out right away. We absolutely can't leave it here any longer. What if other children get involved with something unclean?"

Qin Shuangshuang sighed and said to them, "If you're worried, I'll move this to the kitchen and show it to you all after I've made it."

Seeing that Qin Shuangshuang was busy moving things, Qin Hao stepped forward and said to her, "Sister, let me help you."

Qin Shuangshuang said happily, "As expected, the relationship between us siblings is still the best."

Uncle Li sees that even a young girl isn't afraid, so what is there for him, a grown man, to be afraid of?

Then, along with several burly men, they helped Qin Shuangshuang move her things into the kitchen.

Everyone outside was talking about it. Zhou was also wondering if Qin Shuangshuang could really make that cursed thing edible.