Awesome! My best friend traveled through time and space and became the infrastructure queen

Chapter 198 Monster

"It's not a matter of borrowing people. Besides, this is also to help us prepare! With so few people in your Su family, how much more can they eat?"

Su Chengnan curled his lips. The dozens of people in the Su family opened their mouths to eat, so they still had to order something. However, compared to the thousands of Beiling soldiers, it was indeed not enough.

"Why is that?" she demanded.

"Well, it's just..."

Li Shanqi rubbed his nose with his hand, his eyes evasive as he said, "It's the river you went to last time. It, it's not clean!"

Not clean? !

What does unclean mean?

Su Chengnan was confused.

"I don't understand. Please explain it to me, uncle."

"Half a year ago, in the summer, a strange-looking creature suddenly appeared in the water. It had crab-like claws, a curved body, whiskers, and lots and lots of legs. It was terrifying. With a pole, it could climb up a lot!"

"what?"

Su Chengnan was confused.

What is this?! An underwater alien creature?

But why does this thing sound familiar?

"I didn't know about it the last time you went there. We were indeed short of food, so everyone ate it bravely. But didn't you notice that the fish were eaten last? Some people didn't dare to eat it."

"I really didn't notice it." Su Chengnan shook his head slowly and recalled it carefully.

Li Shanqi: "So it's not that I don't want to lend people, but I'm afraid that after all the hard work, everyone will be afraid to eat, or get sick from eating. If there's no doctor or medicine, it will be a big deal."

Su Chengnan is absolutely confident about fish. The fish in her space will only be good for the body and will definitely not have any side effects.

But she couldn't tell Li Shanqi about it, she couldn't explain it.

She looked up at Bingsan, who blinked and immediately bowed, saying, "General, we all ate last time, and many soldiers did too. We're all fine. Are you worrying too much?"

"Actually, I ate it too. I don't think it's a big deal. I can even say with certainty that the fish is fine. But if someone takes it seriously and this rumor starts to spread, it will have a huge impact on military morale. I have to be cautious."

Su Chengnan nodded. "My uncle's concerns are correct. You love your soldiers like your own sons. All your concerns are for the sake of the Beiling Army. I understand."

"I'm glad you understand! I was just afraid you'd misunderstand me as being stingy and deliberately not lending it to you."

"Uncle, what are you talking about! How could I be so unreasonable as to make malicious assumptions about you?!"

Su Chengnan pretended to be surprised and said, "But, uncle, I think I know what this underwater monster you're talking about is."

"You know?" Li Shanqi was surprised.

But the next second, he began to feel confused again, and his brows couldn't help but frown.

"How do you know? This is the first time I've seen it!"

Su Chengnan looked around and wanted to find a piece of paper to draw the image she had in mind for Li Shanqi.

If this is really the case, then there's nothing to be afraid of! When Su Linhua finds out, she'll probably wake up laughing in her dreams.

She found a piece of paper and made a few simple strokes with a brush. Although it couldn't be lifelike, it still looked somewhat realistic.

Li Shanqi looked at the picture on the paper, his eyes widened, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's it!"

Su Chengnan explained with a smile: "Uncle, this is not a monster, but an aquatic animal we call crayfish. It is not only harmless, but also delicious and an excellent food."

Li Shanqi was skeptical: "Is it really edible? How come I've never heard of it?"

Su Chengnan nodded affirmatively: "Of course it is edible, and it tastes great. My father once tasted it when he was a child and never forgot it. Later, one year, he led troops through a remote place and accidentally discovered it. He brought it back for us sisters to taste."

"Oh?"

"When Old Su was a child..."

"Let me think about where he led the troops later."

Su Chengnan clenched his palms and jokingly said, "Uncle, why do you have to do this? If you don't believe me, you can send someone to ask my second sister, Su Linhua. I just learned about this from you. I don't have the chance to see the collusion between the two, right?"

"Hahahaha...you girl! When did I ever think like this?"

Li Shanqi's old face turned red. Although he felt that what she said made sense, he was embarrassed to actually send someone. It would be too inappropriate.

But Su Chengnan was very persistent. "Of course I know about my uncle, but I have really seen this thing before. It's not some weird monster with huge lethality. The main thing is that it tastes really good. How can something delicious be dirty?"

Su Chengnan stood up as he spoke, walked to the door of the tent and said, "Quick, someone, please help call my second sister over!"

The personal soldier Xiao Jin took a look inside and saw that Li Shanqi had no intention of obstructing him, which meant he tacitly agreed.

He straightened his back and said loudly, "Yes, Miss Su!" Then he turned around and ran away quickly.

after awhile.

Su Linhua was invited into the tent.

When Xiao Jin told her this, she was indeed confused for a moment and felt a little uneasy.

But she was not stupid. She immediately entered the space and met Su Chengnan. After exchanging information, she couldn't wait to come here.

Entering the tent, Su Linhua controlled her emotions and saluted politely: "General Li."

"Well, just follow your elder sister and call me uncle."

"Okay, Uncle Li."

"Come and take a look and see if you recognize this thing." Li Shanqi waved at her with an expectant look on his face.

Su Linhua walked over slowly, pretending to be confused. When she looked down and saw the picture on the paper, she laughed heartily, "Ah! Isn't this crayfish? My dad brought some back for me and my older sister to try."

"Oh? Can you really eat it?"

"It's edible!" Su Linhua nodded vigorously.

Then she lowered her voice, stuck out her tongue, and said, "Actually, my father was planning to eat it secretly by himself. It just so happened that my eldest sister and I had a quarrel, and I insisted on dragging her to find my father to argue, and we ended up running into him."

After hearing this, Li Shanqi's doubts were completely dispelled.

He looked at Su Chengnan with a look of understanding in his eyes: "If that's the case, then I'm relieved. If it's true as you said, that these crayfish are edible, then that would be great! This summer, they reproduced too quickly. They were found in many fertile fields nearby, and it did affect the crops."

Su Chengnan shook his head: "Uncle is right! If we catch them in large quantities, we can reduce the damage they cause to farmland and also fill our stomachs. It's a win-win situation!"

"Okay, okay! When we find them again, we'll get them all!"

"Yes! I can teach you how to make this thing then. It's really delicious!" Su Linhua couldn't help but say.

Several people looked at each other and laughed.

Li Shanqi finally agreed to Su Chengnan's request with confidence.

"Okay, I'll lend you the fifty people you mentioned."

"But it's too cold, so go fishing if you can, but don't actually go in the water!"

"Yes, I understand."

Su Chengnan didn't take Li Shanqi's pessimism to heart. She knew that he would be shocked in the end! Hehe.