Chapter 212 Imminent
Xie Ninglan called out to Lao Xin a few times, but seeing that he was busy directing the two groups of people fighting to separate and had no time to pay attention to them, she simply pulled her daughter forward to take a look.

"What are you fighting?" Xin Nian quietly stood next to Xie Rui and asked.

"Cousin!" Xie Rui turned around and saw her, his expression quite surprised.

Xin Nian poured a few walnut kernels into his hand, looking on with a gossipy expression, "Who is it?"

“It’s someone from the Wu family. They were caught stealing and have been beaten for a while.” He pointed to a woman in the crowd who was crying with her back to them. “Master Wu must have been hit on the head with a hoe. We don’t know if he’s dead or alive.”

"It's the Wu family again." Xin Nian immediately showed a lack of interest.

She could predict any outcome for the Wu family.

She's too lazy to ask about the Wu family's affairs now.

Mrs. Wu, disheveled and seemingly insane, wandered through the crowd, crying and complaining to everyone she met about the persecution her family had suffered and the hardships they faced in surviving.

Those men and women who managed to escape here and survived, all endured hardship and traveled thousands of miles. Who has the patience to listen to her endless lamentations?
An old woman pushed her back, saying, "You can't steal for any reason. These days, everyone has a hard time. You say you're struggling, but do you think none of us are? Everyone treasures their food. If you steal it all, what will we eat?"

"Exactly! What kind of official's wife is she? She's shameless."

"If everyone were like you, stealing and robbing when they had nothing to eat or drink, how would others survive?"

"Alright, stop arguing!" Xin Wenyuan was getting a headache from their noise. "Take the grain back, keep an eye on your own things, and if there's nothing else, just go home."

Wu Menyuan roared, "Fourth Uncle, my father was beaten to death by them. What do you mean by 'dispersed'? We need an explanation."

"Who's your fourth uncle?" Xin Wenyuan roared, pointing at Wu Menyuan and cursing, "I think you little brat deserve a beating. Can't you understand human language, huh?"

"The grain was just distributed at noon the day before yesterday, and you all went to collect it. Don't think we didn't see it! There's so much food; if you're careful, it should be enough for eight or nine days, right? Why are you the only one without grain and having to steal it? How many people are in your family? Why are you consuming so much?"

Wu Erlang said indignantly, "They have to pay compensation for killing someone. Otherwise, this matter can't be resolved."

"Pah!" The aunt, whose half-bag of corn was almost stolen, suddenly had a surge in fighting spirit.

He jumped up and spat in Wu Menyuan's face, "A pair of pheasants and wild ducks, leading two little beasts to sneak into my house in the middle of the night to steal things. And you think you can't get beaten up? You deserve to be beaten to death! Compensation? Keep dreaming, go to hell with compensation."

Wu Menyuan was so angry with his aunt that he took two steps back, covering his face with an extremely gloomy expression. "You are completely unbecoming!"

Auntie rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight Wu Menyuan, shouting, "Hey, you little brat, come and fight me if you dare!"

The aunt's children quickly stopped her, glancing awkwardly at Xin Wenyuan. "Mr. Xin, please don't be offended. My mother just has a short temper. There were so many people and it was chaotic just now. We didn't even see how Mr. Wu fell, but my mother is a woman. She doesn't have the strength to kill someone."

Xin Wenyuan turned to Wu Menyuan and immediately started cursing, "What, are you planning to leave your dad lying here forever? Hurry up and move him. Get on with your business, our team is about to set off, we don't have time to waste with you guys here."

A flash of anger crossed Wu Menyuan's eyes. Looking at Madam Wu, her hair was disheveled and she was babbling incoherently. She was clearly terrified by her father's death.

"Get out of here!" The residents of Tongxian County were very impolite, waving their hands to drive the Wu family away.

Wu Menyuan swallowed his anger and, together with Wu Erlang, stepped forward and carried his father away.

"Men Yuan." Aunt Liu, carrying the child, hurriedly followed, ignoring Madam Wu, who was wandering around in the crowd, seemingly out of her mind.

Xin Wenyuan turned to look at his daughter, who was hiding in the crowd watching the commotion, and waved to her. Xin Nian stepped forward, "Dad, how about we rest for another day?"

Everyone strained their ears to listen to the father and daughter's conversation, and their eyes lit up when the little girl said she wanted them to rest for another day.

"Everyone's been working day and night these past few days to make insoles, and hasn't had much rest. How about we leave tomorrow night?"

Old Xin exchanged a glance with his daughter and immediately understood that the little girl must still have something to finish.

He nodded. "Okay."

Turning to the group members, he said, "Everyone, you heard that. Let's rest for another night, and we'll set off on time tomorrow night after sunset."

The crowd cheered and happily thanked the beautiful and kind-hearted Miss Xin Liu.

That night, Xin Nian pulled Chang Mianmian into her spatial dimension and pointed to the two large, empty warehouses her mother had recently built.

"Get to work. Your task is to fill these two warehouses with ice before we leave tomorrow night!"

Chang Mianmian stared at her sister with the accusing look she'd given Zhou Bapi, and yelled, "You don't love me anymore, Captain!"

Xin Nian patted her head. "Don't worry, Captain, you're my favorite. Stop talking nonsense and let's go upstairs. Let's start from the fifth floor."

"Warehouses number nine and ten are now entirely in your hands."

"Oh, by the way, I can now bring two people in at a time. Each time we stay on the farm, it's equivalent to eight hours outside. That's perfect, it's also our working hours, hahaha!"

What a thoughtful little farm! The more I look at it, the more I like it.

With a satisfied look on her face, she patted Chang Mianmian on the shoulder to encourage her, "Keep up the good work! I'm on the first floor of Warehouse No. 6 next door. Call me if you need anything."

As she spoke, she placed a box of energy-boosting items, including winter melon strips, French fries, pickled radish strips, fried millet cakes, mashed potatoes, and corn kernels, in front of Chang Mianmian.

"Considering that you might get tired of eating just one kind of snack, I had your aunt make you several different kinds. Don't worry, they all have the same effect and can all provide energy."

Even when I'm constantly sleeping, my heart feels half-cold.

The captain is actually quite considerate!
What eight-hour workday? Does that mean she can work eighty hours a day without sleep on the farm?

"You can never have too much ice. Although we used to have a lot of ice stored in the food section, we can only use a little bit of that stuff. Mianmian is more reliable; she can make ice sustainably."

"If the temperature continues to rise above 50 degrees, it will be unsuitable for us to continue moving around in the wasteland. At that time, we will have to find a shady place, have your aunt grow a forest, and hide for a while to avoid the extreme heat before we leave."

As Xin Nian said this, she immediately thought that she would have to drag Comrade Xie Ninglan into the conversation later.

Instead of letting her farm, she needs to start cultivating some trees in the space while continuing to practice her supernatural abilities.

And her father, we need to urge him again. He's been practicing his superpower for a day and then taking a break for half the day, spending most of his time sleeping soundly. He's really been neglecting his duties.

"Mianmian, the whole team is counting on you now. According to Old Gu's calculations, extreme heat is imminent, you know what I mean."

Chang Mianmian immediately stood up straight and nodded heavily, "Captain, leave it to me."


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