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

Chapter 277 Well-rounded in both offense and defense
“Mother, the plant you used to induce growth seems a bit special.” Xin Mochen said with some surprise.

Xin Nian quickly ran forward, picked up the burning vines, and examined them carefully. "Amazing, the fire didn't even manage to burn through."

Upon hearing this, Xie Ninglan also looked excited, "Daughter, why don't you try using your spatial blade?"

Xin Nian raised her hand, and with two quick "swishes," the two spatial blades chopped the half-section of vine to pieces on the ground, and the flames gradually died down.

The difference in social class meant an overwhelming and unquestionable defeat.

The mother and son glanced at her expressionlessly before withdrawing their powers.

"Niannian, what level is your superpower now?" Xin Mochen asked, looking at his younger sister.

"Seventh rank."

“Not just.” Xin Mochen shook his finger with a serious expression. “Far more than that.”

Xie Ninglan stood amidst the swaying branches and nodded emphatically, "Mother feels the same way. Daughter, don't be confused. I always feel that you're not far from the peak of the ninth level."

Xin Nian was baffled. "It's the seventh rank."

Fine, Xie Ninglan was too lazy to argue with her silly daughter. She raised her hand and clenched her fist, and all the waving branches and vines stopped moving.

She excitedly ran through the woods to the two children, "Look at your mother, how is she?"

"Amazing!" the brother and sister exclaimed in unison.

"Hahaha." Xie Ninglan laughed with her hands on her hips, "Now the forest I've created is both offensive and defensive, with both offensive and defensive capabilities."

Xin Nian was also happy for her mother, "Mom, you're amazing. These little branches are so strong, no one can get through the forest you built."

Xin Mochen smiled, "Moreover, the fire resistance and toughness of the mutated plants have been greatly improved. The fact that the mutated plants can now be used by Mother is indeed a great help."

The three women happily returned to the cabin, ran to the rooftop, opened a few cans of soda, and began celebrating as if no one else was around.

Xin Wenyuan ran up to the rooftop following the smell of barbecue and saw the mother and her two children eating, drinking and chatting happily. He seemed a bit withdrawn.

He's so busy out there! These three women are just relaxing here.

"The commander is here." Xie Ninglan casually dragged an iron stool over to the commander and handed him a skewer of roasted lamb with a smile. "Commander, you've worked hard."

Xin Wenyuan glanced at his wife with annoyance, took the skewer, and took a big bite.

Authentic Sunite mutton, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, is marinated by them back then, and the taste is indescribably authentic.

"Are you all done?" Xin Nian smiled and handed her father a can of soda.

"Where's Mianmian?" Xie Ninglan glanced towards the stairwell but didn't see Mianmian following her up.

"The child said he was too sleepy and went back to his room to take a shower and go to sleep."

"It's alright, I'll grill a few skewers for her to have for breakfast tomorrow." Xin Nian flipped the mushrooms on the grill, sprinkling seasonings here and there from the bottle.

The old father watched the seasonings fall with a pained expression, "Oh dear, less is more, it'll be a waste if it's too salty."

Xin Nian felt helpless.

There are countless condiments in this food section, why are you so worried about wasting such a small amount?

Old Xin took a couple of sips of his iced drink, calmed down a bit, and sighed, "Sigh, when they were distributing grain today, I saw how covered in mud and dirt they were. It was indescribable."

Among that group of refugees, there were hardly any decent-looking people. "Was the distribution of grain going smoothly?"

"It's alright." Old Xin nodded. "These ordinary folks are worlds apart from those aristocratic families from the capital."

“That’s right. The group from the Marquis of Dingxing’s mansion also fled in a sorry state, but at least they were dressed properly when they came. Although they looked travel-worn, they weren’t as muddy as these people.” Xie Ninglan sighed sincerely, “You can tell how well-off a family is by how far they travel.”

“Those people in the capital still have plenty of grain in their hands. But these refugees from Fengzhou are truly starving and eating dirt.”

"Yes, honey, you didn't see it. Sigh, I saw that all of them had cracked lips and their faces were peeling with freckles. You can tell how dry they were."

Old Xin sighed, "These people are lucky; at least they came to a place with water. You know, the other refugees, who didn't meet us and couldn't find water, would have just been waiting to die along the way."

The family of four glanced at the beverage cans in their hands and silently took a sip!
Xie Ninglan dragged a stool next to Lao Xin and leaned close to him. "My daughter told me that Jiang Susu came to you again today, crying and begging to be taken in?"

Xin Wenyuan immediately put on a disgusted face and said righteously, "That's not true."

"Oh?"

"What I mean is, my wife came to talk nonsense to me, but I didn't listen to a word she said. Later, my daughter threw her out of the woods, and I never saw her again."

"Hmph." Xie Ninglan pinched his arm. "Then why didn't you mention it at all when you came back?"

"Why would I bring her up? It's bad luck." Old Xin waved his hand dismissively and leaned closer to Xie Ninglan. "If you hadn't brought her up, I wouldn't have even remembered this."

"Oh, by the way, how are Wanrou and her family doing now?"

“Your daughter was already settled in by Mianmian. They set up a tent in the open space in front. This family is really exhausted. They haven’t made a sound since they fell asleep, and they didn’t even come out for dinner.”

"The old lady had Granny Lu peek in secretly; they were all asleep, so she didn't wake them up."

Xin Wenyuan nodded, “It must have been exhausting. I heard from the village chief of Xiagoutou Village that they had been running for their lives almost day and night, constantly looking for water and scavenging for food and other useful items in the ruins.”

"Unfortunately, we weren't very lucky. We passed through several villages but didn't find much edible food. As a result, we had less and less food. A while ago, two major families fought over half a bag of coarse rice. They fought so hard that they were bleeding and several people on both sides were killed."

When do we set off?

"In five days," Xin Nian calculated the time. "What's the temperature like today?"

Old Xin said, "I took the test three times today. It was 50 in the afternoon and 49 in the evening."

Xie Ninglan's eyes lit up. "That means it's gone down!"

"Yeah, it's dropping pretty quickly."

"Do you think the temperature might drop suddenly?" Xin Mochen suddenly asked.

The three of them glanced at him silently.

Old Xin reached out and patted his son's shoulder, "Let's hope for something good, son."

Xin Mochen was somewhat amused and exasperated. "I was just thinking that extreme weather might not be so easy to let us off the hook. If we could figure out the patterns, maybe we could help the team take precautions earlier."

“That makes sense.” Old Xin thought for a moment and nodded. “Then tomorrow we’ll gather representatives from each household for a short morning meeting and give them a heads-up.”

In case the temperature suddenly drops by ten degrees or so, let's not make the people in the team sick.

After the group finished grilling the remaining skewers, they left some for Chang Mianmian. Her mother kept nagging, "Leave some more, leave some for Fatty. Fatty loves grilled lamb skewers, cumin flavor. Leave him a few skewers of grilled pork belly too. This is good, that is good too. Leave some for everyone!"

Xin Nian: Fatty's status is almost surpassing mine!