Chapter 120 Related Households

The family of four huddled together laughing, as if they had been transported back to the past.

Seeing the small fruits on the orange trees cultivated by Ms. Xie Ninglan, everyone seemed to see new hope and sang and danced around the orange trees.

"I have more good news to tell you, I've broken through to the third rank." Xie Ninglan pulled a vine whip from her palm and waved it triumphantly.

"Brother, sister, I've reached level three too!" Chang Mianmian, who was washing cabbage, waved to them from a distance.

Old Xin, who had a beaming smile on his face, stopped smiling instantly when he heard what his wife and Chang Mianmian said one after the other.

Xin Mochen smiled and looked at them, "Congratulations."

"Old Xin, you'd better work harder!" Xie Ninglan teased her husband with a smile, "Mo Chen might be able to catch up with you."

Xin Wenyuan snorted, "Isn't it normal to run into me?"

In the past, Mo Chen's speed in cultivating supernatural abilities was second only to his beloved daughter.

He doesn't compare himself to others. Hmph, he's easygoing and natural, and nobody can mess with him.

Xin Nian comforted her father, "Dad, don't worry. It doesn't matter how capable you are, your daughter is here for you."

Old Xin was deeply moved by his daughter, holding her little hand and repeatedly saying, "It has to be my daughter, her warm little cotton-padded jacket, her words are so heartwarming."

Xie Ninglan patted him with a smile, "Stop joking around, hurry up and get some sauce, we'll pickle a lot of radishes later."

Xin Nian took out a few large radishes from the farmhouse courtyard and handed them to them, while she strolled towards Warehouse No. 1.

Not far from the government office, I saw a long line of people waiting in line.

Xin Nian belatedly realized that the line for receiving relief supplies stretched almost all the way to the entrance of the government office.

Judging from the current situation, we might not be able to finish sending them out even by tonight.

Xin Nian strolled over to Warehouse No. 1 and saw several familiar faces lining up at the entrance.

Uh, they seem to be... brothers from Dragon Tiger Stronghold.

Sha Laoda and Pi Lao Er were also in the queue with their men.

Xin Nian turned her head again and saw a familiar old lady waving at her repeatedly.

It is the family of Wang Bangyan.

Xin Nian quite liked this funny old lady. Anyway, she only bothered her own son and never caused any trouble for others, which was quite good.

Xin Nian hurried over and asked, "Is there something you need, Aunt Wang?"

"Hey, Sixth Miss, come here, come here, get in front of me! We're almost there."

Immediately, several discordant voices came from behind, "What? It's you again trying to cut in line? Don't think you can cut in line just because there are more of you!"

It seems this isn't the first time these guys have cut in line...

Grandma Wang turned around and glared back at them one by one, "My granddaughter, we're family, what do you mean by cutting in line?"

Xin Nian was somewhat amused and exasperated. "It's alright, Aunt Wang. I'm not here to collect anything. You all line up, I'll go take a look at the front."

"Oh dear, Sixth Miss, how can you not take it? You have to!" The old lady winked at her, pulling her back to keep her from leaving. "One per person, no more. Even if you don't need it... you can give it to someone else!"

"Since you're already here, a little extra time won't make a difference. You can collect everything before you leave." Aunt Wang was very enthusiastic, grabbing Xin Nian's hand and not letting her go, while also grinning at her.

Xin Nian was both annoyed and amused.

This eccentric old lady Wang even wanted me to collect some supplies on her behalf. Her scheme is truly... utterly speechless.

Wang Bangyan was in a panic, "Oh dear, Mother, don't be silly! Sixth Miss has something to do, don't pull her."

Wang's daughter-in-law, Qian, also pulled her mother-in-law aside and advised, "Mother, the sixth young lady has important business to attend to. Let's have our younger sister come and line up to get one later."

Aunt Wang slapped her son on the head and pulled Xin Nian aside to complain, "Sixth Miss, you don't know. If it weren't for my good-for-nothing son, who had only been a minor official for a few days, he went to a brothel with a bunch of cronies to cause trouble and was caught red-handed by the censors."

"Our whole family, the elderly, women, and children, how could we be implicated by him and forced into exile?"

“I told him long ago that one must be down-to-earth, but that unfilial son just wouldn’t listen.”

Wang Bangyan's face turned green, and he grabbed his mother, practically kneeling down, "Mother, what nonsense are you spouting to the Sixth Miss?"

“We can’t do anything about it. My little sister is sick again. There are four of us in the family. If we receive one less food ration, it will be more dangerous for us on the road.”

Seeing that Granny Wang was about to burst into tears and collapse to the ground again, Xin Nian quickly stopped her, "Alright, alright, I'll have them give you an extra one. Consider it a gift for your little Wang sister."

The old lady immediately straightened up, her back and legs no longer aching, and her face beamed with joy. "Thank you, Sixth Miss, thank you so much."

A little embarrassed, Madam Qian quickened her pace after Xin Nian and said in a low voice, "Sixth Miss, I'm so sorry. My mother is getting old and does many things a bit... outrageous. I'm sorry for causing you trouble."

Xin Nian waved her hand dismissively.

She never takes such trivial matters to heart.

Madam Qian pursed her lips, gave a curtsy, and watched the little girl walk away with light steps.

Turning to face the old lady's smug little expression, he said helplessly, "Mother, it's only because Sixth Miss has a good temper with us that she lets you do whatever you want. If it were someone else, like that Prefect Wang from before, what would you do?"

"Sixth Miss has been lenient with us, so we can't take advantage of her kindness, right? We've already received a lot of care from Sixth Miss along the way, so we can't cause her any more trouble."

"I know," the old lady said hesitantly. "I'll listen to you and not do it again."

She turned and glared at her son, "It's all your fault! You unfilial son! It's all your fault. Your wife stays at home taking care of the elderly and the children, while you're out there messing around. If it weren't for the incident at the brothel because of you, we wouldn't have been ruined like this."

Wang Bangyan almost burst into tears, "Mother, haven't I already admitted my mistake hundreds of times? Please forgive me. I'll never dare to do it again!"

As Xin Nian strolled forward, the brothers from Sha Laoda, Pi Laoer, and Longhuzhai greeted her one after another.

The refugees behind the crowd saw everything clearly, and as she went along talking to the guards distributing grain, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"Whose daughter of a powerful family is this?"

"Were all those people in front together?"

"What if they stop distributing grain when it gets to our area?"

Aunt Wang turned around and glared at the young man, "Oh my, would Sixth Miss really stole this food from you? Don't worry at all, Sixth Miss is beautiful and kind-hearted, she wouldn't take anything from you."

The young man muttered to himself, "Of course you people with connections aren't worried. It won't affect you if anyone else is gone."

"Don't talk nonsense, that won't happen. Since you said you'd line up for the food, everyone will get some. Just wait patiently."

Xin Nian walked straight to Liu Huo's side and glanced at him.

Each time a supply is distributed, a circle is drawn on the back of the recipient's hand.

“This pigment won’t fade within three days,” Liu Huo explained. “This way, we can prevent some people from having ulterior motives and taking it repeatedly.”

"Is that enough?"

Liu Huo nodded happily, "That's definitely enough."


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