My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 206 Negotiation
"Mother, what are they drinking?" Wu Erlang asked, his teeth grinding together.

The Xin family is simply hateful. They refuse to reconcile with us, refuse to return our sister-in-law, and are even too lazy to talk to us.

"Don't make any rash moves," Wu Zheng, who was quite perceptive, quickly reminded his wife and son. "They killed so many bandits the other day, they're clearly not easy prey."

"We need to plan everything carefully."

“We need to think this through,” Madam Wu’s sharp voice rang out. “We’re starving! If we don’t get even a sip of water soon, our whole family will die.”

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Wu Zheng was also furious. "Rashly rush over and steal it? There are so many of them, a dozen of them could easily kill us."

Aunt Liu hugged her son and sobbed, "Men Yuan, what should we do?"

Wu Menyuan was in a real bind.

What could he do? It was all that damned Xin Wanqing's fault; why wouldn't she obediently come back?

This heartless woman, her heart changed so quickly, she probably has someone else on the side.

"hold on."

"Wait, wait, wait, how long?"

Wu Menyuan shouted angrily, "I don't want you to go and rob it yourselves!"

Aunt Liu and Madam Wu both stopped talking, but they still couldn't stop sobbing.

Wu Menyuan was annoyed by the two women's crying. "We'll reach Tongxian soon. Once we get to the county town, we'll see if we can join forces with others. We're just a few of us, not many people, and we can't accomplish anything great."

"Men Yuan is right," Wu Zheng nodded. They had previously planned to follow those bandits, hoping to pick up a stray piece of trash.

Who would have thought that those good-for-nothings were so useless, and were dealt with by Xin Nian and her gang in no time?

Not only that, the other team also searched the bandits' hideout, taking everything from their place, leaving them not even a single chaff, which was absolutely infuriating.

These people are wicked and utterly despicable!

At this moment, Linglu ran to the back and reported to Xin Nian, "Yan Xi said that there is a large crowd gathering about ten miles ahead. It looks like there are more than a thousand people."

Xin Nian had someone call Liang Guangxia over and asked them, "What kind of land is ahead?"

"It's Tongxian, young lady."

"It used to be a large county town, located on a major north-south route, and was very prosperous."

Xin Nian nodded and handed half a bottle of orange juice to Chang Mianmian, "You and Ling Luo stay here. I'll go ahead and ask Xiao Jinzi."

Chang Mianmian nodded.

Ling Luo glanced at the strange object in her hand. "What is this?"

Chang Mianmian glanced at him and said, "If you have a cup, I can share a sip with you."

The next second, Lingluo pulled a small bamboo cup from her bosom.

Chang Mian Mian:? ?
Speechless, she was just being polite, only 0.001 came from the bottom of her heart.

"Is it good?" Ling Luo was quite outgoing and even moved the cup closer to Chang Mianmian.

Chang Mianmian unscrewed the lid expressionlessly and poured him a thin layer. "Try it first. Men generally don't like this sweet taste."

"It's delicious! It's cool and refreshing, perfect for cooling down in the summer." Lingluo, who had never tried orange juice with pulp before, opened her eyes wide and handed the cup to Chang Mianmian's bottle.

Chang Mianmian: !! You little brat, don't you have any sense of propriety?

Can I still drink it?

A dimwit.

Chang Mianmian, being stingy, poured him another half cup, and then blew on the remaining half-bottle of drink. It was such a hot day, and there was this noisy guy next to her.

Chang Mianmian seemed somewhat resigned to her fate.

Xin Nian quickly found Xiao Jinzhi, asked him for a map, and studied it as they walked. "What do you think? Should we take a detour?"

“If we go around Tongxian, we’ll have to cross a mountain.” Xiao Jinzhi frowned. “It’s not worth it to make us travel so much more just to avoid these people.”

Xin Nian also felt it wasn't worth it.

But if this group of people rushes up to steal things, casualties are inevitable.

"Then what do you suggest we do?" They are all pitiful refugees, not heartless bandits. It's not right to use force to suppress them.

"The reason this group of people can settle in Tongxian is because they have both food and water," Xiao Jinzhi pointed out incisively.

Xin Nian thought about it and agreed. "Is there a local tyrant in Tongxian? Let's go and negotiate with him."

If the negotiations go smoothly, then let's part ways peacefully.

If negotiations fail, then rob them. Distribute the robbed grain to the common people of Tongxian. If everyone has grain, then no one will rob them.

"Then it's decided." Xin Nian nodded, glanced at Chi Jue's dark face, and asked, "What's wrong with him?"

Xiao Jinzhi hesitated for a moment, "He... hasn't bathed for days, and he's feeling unwell."

Xin Nian couldn't help but chuckle, "Why don't you cast a time reversal spell on him?"

Xiao Jinzhi sighed helplessly and reached out to shake her sleeve, "Niannian..."

"Alright, I'll think of a way for him. Let Chen Ling throw water balloons at him over the wall." This pampered young master, his face is already dark and he's about to throw a tantrum after just a few days without washing.

Look at Young Master Si and Young Master Cheng, they haven't showered for just as many days, yet they don't utter a single word of nonsense.

"Let's do it now... before it's fully light."

To be honest, Xiao Jinzhi actually cares quite a bit about his good brother. They're both subordinates, but I've never seen him show this much concern for the Han brothers… Of course, it's also possible that the Han brothers aren't as annoying as Xiao Chi.

"Alright." Xin Nian asked Xie Ninglan to go with Chen Ling. Throwing water balloons over the wall wasn't too difficult.

Xiao Chi wasn't embarrassed or awkward at all; on the contrary, he was quite happy. This man was used to the rough life in the military camp, so taking a bath in the open air was no problem for him.

The group left quickly and returned even faster. Xin Nian glanced at Xiao Chi, who had changed into clean clothes, and sensed that he was in a good mood now.

The group traveled along the barren land for another half a day, and then saw a row of roadblocks set up in the middle of the road in the distance.

The roadblocks were simply made by setting up a gate using broken pieces of wood, bricks, and stones.

A dozen or so people stood guard in front of the gate, watching them intently.

Xin Wenyuan and his eldest son Xin Mochen went over to talk to the other party first, while a group of people stood not far away and waited quietly.

Hearing that they were just passing through, the man in the lead, dressed in tattered clothes, glanced at Xin Wenyuan and smiled, "With so many of you, the toll will be 100 catties of coarse grains, or 30 catties of fine grains will also do."

Xin Wenyuan glanced at the other party and replied slowly, "We can make the deal, but we need to meet the highest-ranking official in your Tongxian County."

"An official? Are you referring to our Prince Yu?" The leader sneered, and with a wave of his hand, he had a wooden plank brought over.

A pale-faced man lay on the wooden plank.

Her leg looked broken, with half a bone protruding. The purple jade crown that held her hair up was askew, and her face was covered in bruises, making her look quite miserable.

From a distance, the crown prince raised an eyebrow slightly.

Xin Nian couldn't hide her gossip-loving expression. "Who is it? His Highness Prince Yu? Are you talking about your brother?"

"Why is King Yu Xiao Tingye here?" Chi Jue asked in shock.