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

Chapter 242 My Daughter Will Help You

If it weren't for Xin Wenyuan's refusal, Marquis Dingxing would have loved to hug Old Xin and cry his heart out.

“Life has been too hard,” said Marquis Dingxing, wiping away his tears. “We’ve been robbed countless times along the way. One of my carriages and two of my horses were stolen.”

"The further we went, the hotter it got, and the horses that accompanied us kept collapsing and getting up."

"The team was about to run out of water, but to meet Brother Wenyuan and you all at the brink of death is truly... a blessing from heaven."

Marquis Dingxing continued to complain, "Actually, there is no shortage of grain among the families. Everyone brought a lot of grain and vegetables with them when they left the capital. Several families even used horse-drawn carts to haul their goods behind the procession."

Xin Nian raised an eyebrow.

She knew that these nobles who had fled from the capital were completely different from ordinary refugees.

People of high status must make many preparations before traveling.

They'll definitely bring a lot of food, household items, gold, silver, and other valuables.

However, after a series of natural disasters, they must have realized that the gold, silver and jade artifacts they possessed could not replace food and water.

However, most of them looked alright, indicating that their team was not short of food for the time being.

The chapped lips were caused by the lack of water and the high temperature. The most critical issue for the entire team was the lack of water; without water, they couldn't last long in such hot weather.

"Brother Wenyuan, you have no idea how painful it is to be without water." Marquis Dingxing said, then hurriedly took another sip of tea.

Xin Wenyuan looked at his old, playboy brother from his memories and felt that the other man had aged considerably in recent days...

The Marquis of Dingxing's residence was right next to the Duke's residence, so the two families were naturally very familiar with each other.

When the Duke's mansion suffered misfortune, the Marquis of Dingxing's mansion was one of the few families that did not take advantage of the situation.

Marquis Dingxing said with a face full of shame, "Brother Wenyuan, when your family suffered such a thing, I was just a nobody, and although I tried my best to help, I could only achieve so little. Now I really don't have the face to ask you for help."

"Alright, alright. It's all in the past, no need to bring it up again." Xin Wenyuan waved his hand at him. They both belonged to the spoiled rich kid type; if something happened to their families, even Xin Wenyuan himself couldn't handle it, let alone his fellow spoiled rich kid brother…

A spoiled brat is someone who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun. His network of connections consists mostly of fair-weather friends and drinking buddies, none of whom are of any use when trouble comes up.

"You can settle down there for now, and we'll see if we can build you a small shed in a couple of days."

"Thank you very much, Brother Wenyuan." The playboy brothers could not hide their excitement.

How many people are in your team?

"As far as I know, there were originally fifty-eight people. But now four have been expelled, so there should be fifty-four left."

"Oh." Xin Wenyuan nodded thoughtfully. "Besides your family, the Marquis of Lin'an's residence, and the Imperial Censor Yan's family, who else is there?"

This spoiled young master did indeed know; when Xin Wenyuan asked, he told him everything.

"Besides Imperial Censor Yan, our family, and the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion, there are three other families. The Lü family of four was kicked out. That leaves the Zhou family and the Duke of Jiang's mansion, which are related by marriage." The playboy brothers winked at Old Xin as they said this.

Xin Wenyuan assumed he was just gagging and pondered for a moment before saying, "Then let's leave it at that. Old Shang, you can settle in here. The Second Young Master's injuries should heal in a couple of days."

Seeing that his old friend had no reaction, Shang Weiyi couldn't help but ask with curiosity, "You used to feel sentimental whenever the Duke of Jiang's mansion was mentioned, why don't you feel any nostalgia this time?"

Xin Wenyuan was stunned. "What did I do wrong?"

"The Duke Jiang's Mansion, huh?" Shang Weiyi became even more curious about his reaction. "Have you forgotten Miss Susu from the Duke Jiang's Mansion?"

Xin Wenyuan felt like he'd been pricked in the butt with a needle, and almost jumped up, reaching out to cover the old playboy's mouth.

Oh no! He was talking nonsense! He had absolutely no recollection of Jiang Susu being from the Jiang State Duke's Mansion. He couldn't let his little girl hear this, lest she slip up. But his little girl had already appeared behind him like a ghost, blinking her big eyes, "Who? Miss Susu from the Jiang State Duke's Mansion?"

Xin Wenyuan was startled. He turned his neck and looked over, meeting the little cotton-padded jacket's bright eyes. He raised his hand and patted his forehead.

Alright! The little girl's inner gossip fire was burning fiercely.

Shang Weiyi realized he had said the wrong thing and quickly shut up, giving Xin Nian an awkward smile. "Niang Nian, let's go out and get some water first. You two can chat."

Xin Nian nodded, and after the merchant father and his two sons thanked her and left, she dragged over a stool and sat down in front of her father. "Tell me about it, what is this Miss Su Su from the Duke of Jiang's Mansion?"

"What Miss Su Su? You're a middle-aged woman. Your child is three or four years older than you!"

"Do I know him?"

Old Xin thought for a moment and nodded, "I think I've met him once, it's that Zhou Shaoqing from the Dali Temple. You even hit him..."

Old Xin's voice grew softer and softer.

Specifically, it involved publicly pinning someone down and pressing a sharp, dry branch against their throat.

"What? Zhou something is in their group too?" Xin Nian's eyes darted around. "I don't think I saw him just now."

He probably saw you and didn't dare to come closer. The young man is so weak, he wouldn't even stand a chance against two of your punches...

Old Xin thought to himself, but when he glanced at his daughter, he didn't dare to tell her the truth.

"Who is this Miss Susu from the Duke of Jiang's mansion?"

"Zhou Shaoqing's mother."

"Oh." Xin Nian glanced at her father. "Is something wrong between you two?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I definitely didn't." To prevent his daughter from overthinking, Old Xin quickly recounted the story of his predecessor and Jiang Susu.

“Daughter, your mother and I have already explained everything clearly. I have absolutely no relationship with that Jiang Susu.”

It's all the fault of the previous generation! Now they're making him take the blame, and Old Xin is extremely resentful!

After hearing the gossip, Xin Nian glanced at her father several times and asked, "Dad, you're not being manipulated by the original owner's memories, are you?"

"It's like there's a force in the dark, manipulating you to follow the plot and silently serving Jiang Susu."

Xin Wenyuan glared at his daughter, "Stop watching those ridiculous short dramas."

This little drafty cotton-padded jacket, what kind of talk is that?

Manipulation! Is he a brainless person?
Xin Nian grinned at her father, "Dad, if you can't nip those unwanted suitors in the bud, tell your daughter sooner rather than later. Your daughter will help you nip them in the bud!"

His daughter would help him? Xin Wenyuan shuddered at the thought of his daughter pinching Jiang Susu. "No need, no need. I can handle my own problems."

"Alright then." Xin Nian made up her mind to secretly watch the excitement.

Given the current situation, it would be impossible for Jiang Susu not to complain to her father, the regimental commander.

After the father and daughter finished speaking, a soft, weak voice came from outside the tent, "Brother Wenyuan, are you in there? It's me, Susu. Can I come in?"

Xin Nianxing rolled her eyes, gave Old Xin a malicious look, and grinned slyly, "Oh, you've come knocking on our door so quickly, aren't you a bit too impatient?"

Old Xin's hair stood on end, each one screaming "This is bad."