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

Chapter 244 Cracks
As if pricked by something, Jiang Susu struggled to shake off Zhang Ju's men and said sharply, "Don't touch me, I can walk by myself."

She turned and gave Old Xin a sorrowful, lingering look, but in the end, without saying a word, she covered her face with her handkerchief and left, sobbing softly.

Xin Wenyuan looked at her like she was crazy. "Is she alright?"

Xin Nian was amused by her father, "Do you think she had any feelings for the original owner?"

He was able to recognize at a glance that this Lao Xin was not the same Lao Xin as before, so the childhood friendship he mentioned must be genuine.

"What feelings are there? It's just about building good relationships so we can use each other in the future," Xin Wenyuan said with a sneer.

“Dad,” Xin Nian took his arm, “Let’s not worry about those things, let’s go home.”

Old Xin nodded, "Let's go home, let's go home."

The father and daughter entered the wooden house and collapsed onto the sofa.

Xie Ninglan stomped down the stairs, "Why are you two only getting back now? Look how tired you are. Mianmian cooked a big pot of spicy rabbit meat, let's have spicy hot pot tonight."

Xin Nian nodded, and when she saw her mother coming over, she snuggled into her mother's arms and rubbed against her, "Mom, let me tell you."

As he spoke, he took out a cell phone from his pocket and turned it on.

Old Xin jumped off the sofa as if his hair had been blown off.

That little leaky-feathered cotton-padded jacket (a term of endearment for someone who is easily frightened)... Just now, when Jiang Susu came to talk to them, that leaky-feathered cotton-padded jacket even recorded it...

Old Xin thought it over from beginning to end, and thankfully, he hadn't said anything wrong.

After hearing this, Xie Ninglan looked at Xin Wenyuan with surprise, "So, she has pretty good eyesight, and she was able to recognize you at a glance that you are not the original one."

"What could she possibly recognize? It was just something that happened in the heat of the moment, don't overthink it." Xin Nian crossed her arms and leaned comfortably back on the sofa.

Old Xin nodded. "Exactly. People in ancient times weren't that imaginative. How could they know we came from the future? Impossible."

"It's just that the original owner used to fawn over her, but now that I've been replaced, she's not used to me being normal."

Xin Nian hummed in agreement. "Father is right."

Xie Ninglan reached out and patted him, "Don't lead your daughter astray. In short, don't let your guard down."

“I have a daughter here.” Xin Wenyuan said arrogantly, as if he had a daughter of his own. Xie Ninglan rolled her eyes at him.

"My daughter said she'll have people patrolling the area from now on to keep unauthorized people away from our wooden house," Old Xin chuckled to his wife.

Xie Ninglan laughed along, "Oh right, are those people temporarily staying in the outer tents?"

"Let's leave it at that for now." Xin Nian couldn't help but frown as she spoke of this.

The space expansion is still a bit too small. If the space were doubled, it would probably be more than enough.

Well, it's good enough now.

People should know how to be content.

Xie Ninglan then asked, "What about their food?"

"Oh, don't worry about the food." Xin Wenyuan waved his hand. "They are all officials' families from the capital, they have plenty of good stuff."

“I heard from Marquis Dingxing that every family had grain. It’s just that a lot of it was robbed on the way, but it’s still quite good that we made it this far.”

As far as their lives are concerned, losing a little food is no big deal, since each family has plenty of food stored up anyway.

"Their main problem is water shortage. The wasteland outside is all dried up and cracked in horribly." "The Marquis of Dingxing said that they have been searching for a water source all along the way, but unfortunately they have not found one yet."

"Although we brought a lot of water with us when we traveled, and used it sparingly every day, it was still far from enough. Especially since we also had cattle and horses traveling with us, who also needed to drink water."

"But later on, there wasn't even enough water for people to drink, so how could we take care of the cattle and horses?"

Xin Wenyuan couldn't help but sigh as he said this.

"Fortunately, they brought a lot of cattle and horses, otherwise they might not have been able to hold out until now."

Xin Wenyuan sighed as he recalled the words of the Marquis of Dingxing who had poured out his grievances to him with tears streaming down his face.

Brother Wenyuan, you have no idea. Seeing all that's been the dry, cracked earth along the way, it felt like there was no hope left.

The weather was getting hotter, and every day we walked, we slaughtered a cow or horse to quench our thirst with its blood and to fill our stomachs with its meat. Along the way, we discarded countless paintings, calligraphy, gold, silver, and jade artifacts. These were all precious things before, but what could we do? Everyone was at their limit, carrying only enough food and water; anything extra had to be thrown away.

Xin Wenyuan told his wife what Marquis Dingxing had said. Xie Ninglan listened very carefully and then asked, "Old Xin, they all have carriages and horses. It shouldn't have taken them this long to escape from the capital to here."

Xin Wenyuan nodded. "Indeed, Marquis Dingxing said that they encountered a layer of fog earlier and didn't take it seriously at first, but later they realized something was wrong as they walked on."

"The people in the fog all experienced adverse reactions one after another. In order to avoid the thick fog, they fled for a long time, deviating from their original direction and taking a long detour."

"Even so, many people died in the team, and people from each family died. For example, the old lady of the Zhou family passed away around that time."

"The worst off was the second branch of the Jiang family, where several members were wiped out at once."

"Oh dear." Xie Ninglan sighed, "Then the Dingxing Marquis's family can be considered to have been fortunate amidst misfortune."

"That's right. Old Shang's family is at least all together. His wife has been sick for many years, but she has managed to stay alive all this time. It's clear that Old Shang has taken good care of her and put a lot of effort into her care."

This also shows that his playboy brother is actually a very good person.

“Since they are old neighbors, it’s no trouble to take care of them. I’ll have Doctor Zhuang take a look at Madam Shang later.”

Xin Wenyuan chuckled, "Wife, you're so thoughtful. Our daughter has already asked Doctor Zhuang to take Madam Shang's pulse."

"Sis, sis!" Chang Mianmian rushed downstairs. "Dinner's ready!"

Meanwhile, the troupe organized many people to watch over the pool, worried that the newly arrived nobles from the capital might not follow the rules and jump in, ruining the pool.

When Miss Zhou saw Jiang Susu return, she quickly grabbed her mother and asked, "Mother, why were you gone for so long?"

She glanced behind Jiang Susu a few times and asked, "Where is everyone? Didn't you say Uncle Wenyuan would find someone to help us carry water and set up tents?"

Jiang Susu was extremely annoyed. "Where is your brother?"

"Who knows where he went?" Miss Zhou said, her anger rising as she spoke of her brother.

Her brother was usually very cold to her and her mother, and at this critical moment, he didn't care about them at all.

If the last servant in the Zhou household hadn't run away, why would Zhou Yuanyuan have gone down into the pit to fetch water herself?

It's utterly despicable. This world is despicable, and everyone here is utterly despicable.

They just kept fetching water themselves, and not one of them offered to help this frail woman.

"Hurry up and bring the water over, let Mother have a few sips first."

"You really didn't find anyone!" Zhou Yuanyuan slapped her mother's hand away with a look of disgust. "You make it sound so easy. Do you know how hard it was for me to fetch water from down here?"

Jiang Susu was both angry and astonished. "What are you saying?"