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

Chapter 268 Food Supply is Running Out
Xin Nian ignored the Lady of Lin'an and said to Miss Lu, "I gave your brother acupuncture. He should get a good night's sleep. He'll feel better when he comes tomorrow."

Lu Zhilan's face lit up with joy, and she bowed to Xin Nian again with heartfelt sincerity, "Thank you so much, Sixth Miss, I will never forget your great kindness."

"Alright, just remember what I told you. I'm leaving now." Xin Nian waved her hand and left gracefully.

Lady Lin'an Marquis grabbed her daughter and glared at her angrily, "Why did you invite her here? What are you up to? Your brother has been acting like he's possessed these past few days, constantly demanding to see her the moment he opens his eyes. We finally managed to calm him down, and you bring her here instead?!"

Lu Zhilan stared at her mother without saying a word for a long time, which made the Lady of Lin'an Marquis feel a little uncomfortable.

“Mother, sometimes I wonder. Do you really love your children? Or do you just want to control us and make us obedient little things?”

"You couldn't control your second brother's marriage, so you're trying to control your third brother now? Even though your third brother is dying, you're still forcing him not to see you."

"Why would I seek out Miss Xin? A heart ailment needs a heart remedy. You may not care about Third Brother, but I do. I have to save his life."

Lady Lin'an raised her hand and slapped Lu Zhilan across the face, "What did you say, you unfilial daughter?"

Lu Zhilan received a slap but didn't say a word. She just looked at her with eyes full of disappointment and said, "Mother, you are a heartless woman."

She left after saying that, which infuriated the Lady of Lin'an.

Granny Chun quickly helped her mistress up and comforted her, "Madam, now is not the time to argue with Miss. We still need to take care of the Third Young Master's illness first."

"Granny, what sins have I committed? I've given birth to three sons and one daughter, and not one of them is easy to deal with. The eldest is subservient and only listens to his wife. The second and third sons are even worse, and my only daughter is the same; whatever I say, she does the opposite of what I say!"

Granny Chun also wiped away the tears with the lady, "Madam, we are now like a tiger fallen into the plains, bullied by dogs. We can't think about other trivial matters anymore. We have to think about what to eat tonight first."

Lady Lin'an, tears welling in her eyes, was stunned. "No more grain?"

"The manor only has enough food for half a month. The half bag of millet that Miss took earlier was said to be for making porridge for the Third Young Master, and no one is allowed to touch it."

"The coarse grain cakes can last for three days. The remaining millet rice can last for at most ten days, and that might not be enough."

Lady Lin'an felt as if the sky were falling. There wasn't enough food? What could she do?
"Have you spoken to the master?"

Granny Chun nodded, her face full of sorrow. "Master scolded me severely. He said I shouldn't have come to her with all this trouble. The household rice and grain matters are the responsibility of Madam."

Madam Lu was so angry she was practically fuming.

At a time like this, where is she supposed to get rice and grain?
"Go and find out. The Xin family's regiment, with so many people, seems to have plenty of food. Where did they get it from?"

"Yes, this old servant will go and inquire right away." Granny Chun hurriedly turned and left, exchanging a glance with Yan Yanran who was coming towards her, and politely nodded and bowed.

Yan Yanran took small steps to stand next to the Lady of Lin'an Marquis and smiled ingratiatingly, "Auntie."

"Don't come any closer!" The Lady of the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion said angrily.

"Auntie, I was wrong. I was too anxious to calm Jingxian down, which is why he accidentally took that medicine."

"I didn't know that the sleeping pills were incompatible with the medication he was currently taking, otherwise why would I have let him risk taking them?"

The Lady of Lin'an Marquis kept a cold face and didn't want to talk to her.

Yan Yanran hurriedly stepped forward, carefully trying to appease her, "Auntie, please forgive me this time. I swear, I will never dare to do it again." "You'd better remember what you said today," Lady Lin'an Hou sneered, "otherwise your marriage to my Xian'er is off."

"Yes, yes." Yan Yanran nodded hurriedly, then stepped forward to take her hand in a fawning manner, "I just heard Madam mention that there isn't enough food at home?"

Lady Lin'an's heart stirred slightly. "You have a way?"

"Yes, Madam, you know my family is small, but we've kept a good supply of food along the way. It's enough to last us for more than two months."

"Oh?" Lady Lin'an smiled calmly.

Yan Yanran hurriedly revealed all her cards, "I'll go and beg Father and Mother to give you half a month's worth of food."

"Then I really have to thank Yanran." Lady Lin'an smiled with satisfaction.

She knew that the daughter-in-law she had chosen was the most obedient and sensible.

That evening, Granny Chun returned looking pale and reported to Madam Lu, "The people in the group led by the Xin family are all very tight-lipped. They refused to speak when I tried to inquire, and they were watching me with suspicion, as if this old servant were a traitor."

"Later, the old servant was captured and handed over to the commander."

"What?" Lady Lin'an's heart skipped a beat. "No wonder you've only just returned? Did they give you any trouble?"

"Fortunately, the commander is a reasonable person. It's just that I was tied up by them all afternoon. Sigh, the commander only had time to see me just now."

"The commander didn't hide anything from me and told me about the troupe." Granny Chun recounted everything to the Lady of Lin'an in detail, and then sighed softly.

"Madam, it's truly a case of fortunes changing every thirty years. No one could have imagined that the fourth branch of the Xin State Duke's mansion would be filled with such highly skilled sorcerers."

The lady of the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion also had an uncertain expression. "You mean, they all follow the leader's orders to work and accumulate points, and then use those points to exchange for food with Xin Liu?"

"Oh my, it's not just food. Miss Xin probably has a warehouse full of food, clothing, and other necessities. As long as you have points, you can exchange them."

Lady Lin'an's face twisted slightly, and she subconsciously clenched her handkerchief. "Really? There's really a warehouse? So all-powerful?"

“Yes, Madam,” Granny Chun advised again, “Times have changed. The sorcerers are all incredibly skilled and unpredictable, and Miss Xin is especially formidable.”

"I heard that the puppeteers she made are all sorcerers. Madam, we must not provoke them." Granny Chun waved her hand and earnestly advised, "We really can't afford to offend them."

"Madam, why don't we join that group too?"

"When this old servant went there, Marquis Dingxing was discussing with the regimental commander about joining their regiment." Marquis Dingxing was indeed a wise man who knew when to yield.

If you can't beat them, join them; that's what smart people think.

"It's alright." Lady Lin'an Marquis forced herself to calm down. "Granny, you can rest. There's no need to worry about the food. Yanran said she can persuade Lord Yan and Madam Yan to allocate half a month's worth of rice and food to us first."

Granny Chun wanted to try to persuade her again, but seeing the lady's cold face and unwilling expression, she could only sigh.

Ten days later, Madam Chi gave birth to a daughter.