"Okay, thank you, Brother Chu. Shan'er will take a few people to cut the watermelon and share it with everyone." Zhao Chengan ordered his son.

"Yes, father, let's go now." Zhao Qingshan called a few people to cut the watermelon and walked out of the military camp. They were father and son.

"Master Chu, you and Mrs. Chu will eat first." A lieutenant picked up a large watermelon, skillfully cut it into several strands, and handed them to Chu Lixuan one by one.

"You guys eat it. We and I have already eaten it. Let's take the watermelon rind back with them to cook."

Jiang Xinyan was talking nonsense seriously. He looked at the deputy general's dirty hands. Not to mention that Chu Lixuan had mysophobia, even if she didn't have mysophobia, she didn't want to eat it.

She has a very flexible mind and won't leave anything to puzzle them. The couple did eat watermelon just now.

After eating, I threw the watermelon rind into the space, and then I remembered to send several thousand kilograms of watermelon to the officers and soldiers of the Zhenxi Army to try.

"Mrs. Chu, can watermelon rinds be used for cooking?" The steward of the Huotou Army became interested. It just so happened that they had rice now, but no vegetables!

It’s not that they can’t live without food, but having food is a better thing, and they can live without food.

It’s okay to be full with rice but without vegetables. If you’ve been hungry for a long time, as long as you’re full with white rice, you’ll be satisfied.

"Yes, the watermelon rind is salted and crispy and delicious. It's perfect for porridge."

Jiang Xinyan has always been kind-hearted. She saw that the Zhenxi military camp was really poor, with not only no rice but no vegetables, so she wanted to teach them.

Unlike in their castle, there are so many seasonal vegetables and fruits that you can’t finish them all!

We haven’t even eaten half of the dried radishes we dried in the winter. In the spring and summer, we’ve already dried a whole warehouse of dried bamboo shoots and cucumbers.

When I go back, I should be able to eat the beans. If I can’t finish them, I’ll dry the beans and eggplants...

"Mrs. Chu, you said that the watermelon rind can be cooked with porridge after being pickled? Please tell me how to do it again. I have to remember that there are thousands of kilograms of watermelon here!" A steward from the Huotou Army asked humbly.

Jiang Xinyan didn't hide her secrets and patiently taught them how to make it, "It's actually very simple. Wash the leftover watermelon rind, cut it into strips and marinate it with salt.

After marinating for half an hour, clean and drain the marinated watermelon rind, add salt, chili, and soy sauce to taste and then eat.

There is also cold watermelon rind. Use a plane to peel off the hard green outermost layer of the watermelon rind, leaving the light green watermelon rind, then rinse and drain.

Cut the watermelon rind into small strips about five centimeters long, put it in a basin, sprinkle salt on it, mix it with chopsticks to distribute the salt evenly, and then let it sit for a cup of tea.

Water will precipitate from the watermelon rind after being marinated with a small amount of salt. Pour away the precipitated water.

Pour thinly salted light soy sauce into the bowl of watermelon rind, then drizzle with a small amount of sesame oil, mix well and then eat.

Don't throw away the outermost layer of green clothing after peeling it off. Soak it in water and drink it to reduce heat and relieve heat.

Cold watermelon rind is the simplest and healthiest way to make it. Of course, watermelon rind can also be stir-fried, and it is also very delicious stir-fried with green peppers, edamame or other vegetables."

It's a pity that you don't have edamame here. Jiang Xinyan was embarrassed to say this because she meant to show off.

Most of the time the watermelon rinds in their castle are fed to the pigs, and people occasionally eat them as a meal, pickle some or make them cold for breakfast and porridge.

After listening to Jiang Xinyan's words, not only Huotoujun gained insight, but others also had their mouths watering.

In previous years, they ate watermelon and threw away the skin. Looking back now, they really regret it. It was so inappropriate!

"Master Chu, this watermelon is so sweet! I have eaten countless watermelons in my life, but I have never tasted anything so sweet." said a young general.

"Yes, before I came to the military camp, I had enough watermelons every summer. We planted a lot of watermelons in our village." A deputy general recalled that year.

Since they came to Yumenguan, they have only had a limited amount of watermelon to eat in a year, but it is not that they have never eaten it before. There is really no such sweet watermelon.

"That's because you are hungry at this time. Everything you eat tastes particularly fragrant and sweet." Chu Lixuan said calmly.

Of course he knew that the watermelons he grew were particularly sweet, but he didn't want to appreciate it and thought of a perfect excuse for them.

"Yes, Mr. Chu is absolutely right. I just smelled the fragrance of rice. It's very fragrant. It feels like it can be eaten raw. Hehe..." a deputy general said naively.

"Yes! We are hallucinating from hunger. We haven't had a full meal for three months, and we don't know when the military pay from the imperial court will be distributed."

The families of the soldiers are waiting for their salaries to be sent home! Their wives and children are in the military camp, but they are also starving!

Chu Lixuan didn't want to talk to them, so he said goodbye to Zhao Chengan and his lieutenants, and drove away with his wife in the carriage without looking back.

Looking at the couple's retreating figures, everyone was eating extra sweet watermelon and talking unscrupulously.

"The Marquis of Zhennan is worthy of being the God of War of our Dongchen Kingdom. He is really brave and invincible on the battlefield. The most important thing is that he was exiled and lived a better life than us."

"Hey! Why are you comparing yourself to the God of War? His subordinates can send so much food at one time, and we haven't even seen the backs of his subordinates."

"Why can't we compare? There are so many people in our military camp! Next year, I will farm my own land. It is better to ask for help than to ask for help from others. It is said that the people who help him farm are all disabled soldiers and generals who are not wanted by the King of Zhenbei!"

Zhao Qingshan said forcefully, and he indeed thought so in his heart. Their Zhenxi Army planted hundreds of thousands of acres of potatoes this year.

This prevented the Western Chu Army from attacking Yumen Pass. If there were no potatoes, how many people in the Western Army would have starved to death!

The rich families in the military camp would send some rations in the past. In the past two months, the government in the capital has been unable to support them. How can they care about them on the border!

"Yes! You are the most powerful when you rely on yourself. We have all seen that even if the Marquis of Zhennan is exiled, he can still live a leisurely life with money and rice by farming on his own."

Zhao Qingshan once again emphasized that he plans to let the disabled soldiers and generals farm the land next year, which will also provide a good place for the disabled soldiers.

If you want to blame it, it's all because the Holy Emperor wanted to exile the Marquis of Zhennan, which allowed the Nanman barbarians to invade Dongchen Kingdom with great ambition. Besides, this army of the Lu family is really useless.

The Lu Jiajun, who were hated by the Zhenxi Army and others, were not having a good time at this time. The Lu Jiajun was dizzy with hunger and was chased and beaten by the Southern Barbarians every day.

The Lu family's army was retreating steadily, and the imperial reinforcements followed them as they could no longer hold on for long.

They have been having bad luck since the Chu family army was changed to the Lu family army. The commander of the Jin Yiwei brought more than a thousand Jin Yiwei and sent a batch of food.

They put down the food and left without looking back, for fear that the Nanman would attack the city again and there would be nothing they could do.

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