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

Chapter 234 Working together
Xin Mochen remained silent, moved the bucket out of Ningzhu, and showed it to his third uncle.

Xin Wen'an's eyes widened. "You!"

The brat played a trick on him, following behind him and watching him huff and puff as he carried a full bucket of water up dozens of flights of stairs.

Seeing that his third uncle was about to cry, Xin Mochen reluctantly took the other bucket of water from his hand and said, "Let's go."

To be honest, he wouldn't have bothered to help if it weren't for his father's sake.

Xin Wen'an used to cause trouble for his parents all the time. Even though he doesn't cause trouble anymore, he's still a bit of a nuisance.

Fifteen minutes later, a group of family representatives, led by Uncle Han, approached the head of the delegation and asked to borrow a few large vats.

The regimental commander had no choice but to go to his own daughter for help, since he couldn't get a large vat from her.

Xin Nian took out more than a dozen large water vats in one go, which left the regimental commander a little dumbfounded.

"Girl, how come you have everything?"

Xin Nian said with a hint of pride, "Of course it's because I collect anything I see!"

Whether it's useful or not, I'll take it first.

This was collected from the village when we attacked the bandit stronghold in Huangcun.

Xin Nian would take any unclaimed item that had value.

The group carried the vat away in a hurry, and Xin Nian didn't care what they were doing. She took a bath and lazily went to bed.

We agreed to have dinner separately today; everyone should eat on their own.

Cooking every day is too much trouble. Occasionally, a corn cob or two roasted potatoes can solve a meal, saving time and effort.

Xin Nian was nestled on the sofa reading a travelogue when Chang Mianmian knocked on her door and happily poked her head in, "Sis, let's play cards! We're one short."

Xin Nian's lips twitched slightly. Only after being dragged to the terrace by Chang Mianmian did she realize that her older brother and younger brother were already sitting at the table waiting for them.

Xin Nian was speechless. "Why don't you teach the child to do something else?"

Learn to play Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game)...

Chang Mianmian laughed heartily, "Xiao Han is very smart. We first taught him to read numbers and letters, and then taught him the rules. He learned quite well in just half an hour."

The four siblings sat around the table playing cards, and Xin Nian also took out several plates of fruit, melon seeds, peanuts and other snacks from her spatial storage.

When Xin Wenyuan went upstairs and saw this scene, he was both angry and amused.

Those four little devils really know how to have fun!

While people were working enthusiastically downstairs, they were playing cards upstairs...

Xin Nian played a straight, then turned to look at Old Xin, "Dad, what are you busy with? Why are you all sweaty?"

"Daughter, bring your father a glass of ice water first."

"You're so hot, you can't drink water that's too cold." Xin Nian took out a bottle of room temperature mineral water from her spatial storage.

Old Xin gulped down a few mouthfuls, then waved his hand, "You guys are so leisurely. Everyone else is busy fetching water."

Xin Nian got up and walked to the edge of the terrace to look down.

Under the cover of night, many people stood one after another in the camp.

"What are you doing?" Xin Nian asked, then followed with a long "Oh".

"They're passing the water around like a chain, aren't they?"

Wow, the ancients were so clever!

“That’s right. This idea was Han Li’s idea.” Xin Wenyuan took two more gulps of water and said with a sigh, “I originally wanted to fill those big vats for them and then use the condensing beads to transport them back to the camp for them to divide among themselves.”

"His Highness the Crown Prince disagrees. He said we can't let them develop a dependency mentality, and we can't arrange everything for them. So we have to find our own ways to solve the problems."

"Otherwise, if we fail to do these things later, it will create a psychological gap for them."

Upon hearing this, Xin Mochen felt a surge of admiration.

That's definitely the mindset of someone in a position of power; their considerations are far more comprehensive than theirs. And indeed, it was just a side trip to give them a hand. The purpose of building a team is to work together harmoniously and collaboratively; we can't always give in to their every whim, lest the team members become overly dependent and only wait for the team leader to solve problems.

What if one day their superpowers disappear and they can no longer get help? Will they harbor resentment? It's hard to say, after all, human nature is unpredictable.

If His Highness the Crown Prince were to manage state affairs like they do, handling everything personally, he would exhaust himself to death...

Xin Nian blinked and nodded emphatically, "I'll listen to Xiao Jinzi."

They've done something as important as tapping into the groundwater; they've even laid out the steps for everyone. The rest should be left for them to handle themselves.

"From now on, we only need to provide general direction. Let them handle the rest themselves." This means that the way of doing things must be determined at the beginning of the team's formation, otherwise it will not be conducive to the subsequent stable development.

Chang Mianmian followed to the edge of the terrace and looked down. "Working together to pass water like this is indeed a good method."

Xin Wenyuan nodded with a smile, "Never mind, they've already decided how many people to send down to fetch water and how to hoist the water up and send it back."

"It's a bit cooler at night than during the day, so doing some work is good exercise."

"Uncle, Uncle, isn't that Zhao Hu?" Chang Mianmian pointed.

As Xin Wenyuan and his father looked over, they saw several brothers from Longhu Village carrying large, full vats in each hand, walking back with incredible speed, like acrobats.

Along the way, many people applauded enthusiastically, cheered, and thanked them repeatedly.

Chang Mianmian found it all amusing.

Is this some kind of fancy martial arts competition?

Xin Nian and Chang Mianmian dragged over two chairs and sat on the terrace to watch the fun.

Seeing this, the father and his two sons also dragged out chairs and sat down in a row.

Five people, young and old, each with a handful of sunflower seeds, chatted and cracked them open.

When Xie Ninglan and Dali came up to look for someone, the five of them were sitting in a row chatting happily.

Both of them were stunned.

While everyone below was working themselves to the bone, these five were relaxing here, munching on melon seeds and drinking tea—it was too leisurely to watch.

Xie Ninglan was both amused and annoyed. She quickly stepped forward and ruffled her daughter's hair. "Xiao Jinzi wants you to go downstairs. The grain transport team has arrived."

"Ah!" Xin Nian quickly stuffed the melon seeds into her mother's hand and skipped down the street. "I'll go take a look."

"Sister, I'll go with you." Chang Mianmian hurriedly got up and followed.

Xin Nian ran downstairs and found everyone in the camp busy drinking water and having a great time.

When Aunt Wang looked up and saw her coming, she smiled, her face crinkling with wrinkles, "Sixth Miss is here?"

"Mmm." Xin Nian responded to everyone's greetings as she walked, and ran out of the woods.

A quick glance swept over the numerous mule carts, and Commander Hu was there with his men, counting and receiving them.

Liu Huo, supporting a swaying young man, turned to look at her and said, "Sixth Miss, you've arrived."

"What's the point of counting here?" Xin Nian frowned and urged, "Pull them all in and count them later."

The temperature outside the forest is vastly different from that inside.

Oh dear, look at these poor mules, they're all so hot they can barely stand it.

Xin Nian hurriedly instructed Chang Mianmian to give the mules water to drink.

A ball of water went down, and the mules brayed a few times.

"How are they?" Xin Nian asked, looking at the group of people being supported by Liu Huo and the others.

"Young lady, the water shortage in Fenyang is quite severe."

"Hurry, hurry, carry him inside first. Mianmian, get some water."

Xin Nian casually picked up a wooden bowl, and Chang Mianmian quickly filled it with water.