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

Chapter 57: A few more beatings will surely clear his head.
The Imperial Observatory was ancient. He and his two apprentices had been hiding at the entrance of the neighboring cave, peering towards this place. They couldn't see clearly through the heavy rain, but their voices were still quite audible.

After the little girl finished beating the man and left, Old Gu looked at her with admiration, "See? Everyone should learn from this! You have to be ruthless and vicious when dealing with enemies. Don't hesitate to strike. Otherwise, you might be the one who suffers!"

"This is the patron I've set my sights on, isn't she amazing? Remember to keep sending her any good food or useful items you have! Make sure the young lady thinks we're good people and that having our third apprentice around is very useful! Understand?"

The two apprentices nodded emphatically.

The master calculated with his fingers and everything he predicted was accurate. He had predicted that this girl had a bright future, and that was certainly true. As the disciple, I must follow in my master's footsteps and use my utmost sincerity to... flatter the girl!
Meanwhile, as soon as Chang Mianmian returned to the earthen cave dwelling, she dragged her mother to Xie Ninglan to make her presence known.

"Uncle, Aunt, this is my mother, He Yun."

“Mom, these are my sister’s parents. You should get to know them. My uncle and aunt are good people. You’ll understand once you get to know them. Living here is much better than living in that pile of dog shit at the Chang family’s place.”

He Yun nodded.

The Xie couple were very kind to her, but due to her personality, she was quite reserved and timid when she first arrived in a new place.

Chang Mianmian wasn't in a hurry. She let her mother adjust over a few days, and they would eventually find a comfortable way to get along.

Xie Ninglan is a very easygoing person. Once her mother spends more time with everyone, she will definitely find that they are tens of thousands of times better than those scoundrels in the Chang family.

The Chang family's group was constantly in turmoil on their journey to exile, fighting and scrambling for water and food, even arguing over the half-crust rice cake they were given each day.

It's too exhausting! She doesn't want to live this awful life of endless backstabbing and intrigue.

She should break away from her sister as soon as possible and completely surrender her back; that would be perfect.

Xin Nian was busy, and after eating, she took an empty can and asked Chang Mianmian to secretly fill it with some water.

I spent the whole afternoon with Zhao Xun, scraping away the rotten flesh and treating the wounds of the chief of Longhu Village with acupuncture.

During this time, Liang Guang and Lao Zhang, the escorts, also came over with some people to take a look. Seeing Xin Nian treating the chief of Longhu Village, they chuckled and praised him several times.

Xin Nian ignored them, but the brothers from Longhu Village looked at Liang Guang and his group with strange eyes.

They had been imprisoned in the third large cave dwelling, so they knew nothing about what had happened in the first cave dwelling.

I felt that Liang Guang and the others were acting strangely toward the young lady from the Xin family, as if... fear mixed with a hint of ingratiation?
Xiao Jia was the one who distributed dinner. After he finished, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he stood in front of everyone and said with a serious expression, "Let me tell you about what has happened these past few days."

"As you all know, when the earth dragon turned over, everyone was busy escaping. It wasn't until later that we realized we had lost a cartload of grain."

"The rain is still pouring outside. If it doesn't stop tomorrow, we'll just have to stay huddled in our cave and wait."

"The food rations are probably not enough. So the adults mean that if we can't continue our journey tomorrow, we'll reduce it to one meal a day."

As soon as he finished speaking, Boss Sha was the first to object, "Officer, you can't do it like this! Look at us grown men, we used to eat two meals a day, which combined to just one coarse rice cake, enough to keep us hungry!"

"Starting tomorrow, we'll only get one meal a day. Won't we all starve to death? We've barely gotten any progress, and the officers are already trying to starve us?"

Xiao Jia lashed out with his whip, his temper flaring. "They didn't say it would always be like this. They said they'd just hold out for a few days until we got to Heng County and received our supplies, then we'd resume two meals a day."

"Because we don't know whether the heavy rain will stop tomorrow or the day after, do you understand?"

When everyone saw that Boss Sha had been whipped on the arm and was wincing in pain, they dared not utter a sound, but in their hearts they cursed and swore that the officials were inhuman.

Xin Nian was manually flipping the sizzling, oily roasted rabbit, too lazy to even lift her head. The family of five, along with Chang Mianmian, He Yun, and Dali, sat in a circle around the makeshift grill, all staring longingly at the wild rabbit being flipped up and down on the grill.

Xiao Jia cursed inwardly, unable to stop his eyes from drifting towards the little girl.

Not to mention him, most of the people in the cave, though they were looking down at their dry, brown rice cakes, couldn't help but cast their gazes toward the little girl's back.

Once the roasted rabbit was cooked, its aroma filled the air, and Sha Laoda and his group were practically drooling as they munched on their dry biscuits.

Xin Nian used a knife to cut off a piece of leg meat, ignoring her expectant father, and handed it to her mother first.

Xie Ninglan held it in her hands, breathing heavily as she ate, her tongue almost burning from the heat, but she couldn't bear to let go.

"Great, it's delicious, everyone should eat."

I feel like I haven't had barbecue in eight lifetimes!
These past few days have been miserable; all I've been eating are flatbread wrapped around dried meat. But dried meat is such a pain; eating too much of it makes you constipated… nothing beats the aroma of fresh roasted meat.

The girl treated them to a special treat today. Not only did she roast a rabbit, but she also cooked a huge pot of shepherd's purse and mushroom porridge. One sip warmed their hearts and lungs, leaving them feeling completely comfortable and content.

Chang Mianmian's mother was quite surprised by the meals served in the Xin family's fourth branch on her very first day.

Xin Mochen had just recovered from a long illness and couldn't eat roasted rabbit, but the porridge was excellent. He ate one bowl and couldn't help but ask his sister for another.

Xin Nian took out a bottle of sesame oil, dripped two drops into her brother's bowl, turned her head to meet Xiao Jia's adoring gaze, and turned her face away expressionlessly.

Sha Laoda looked at the hard, crushing rice cake in his hand, then at the fragrant wild vegetable porridge at the Xin family's house, and his mouth watered with envy.

This girl is absolutely amazing! She went out for two rounds and not only brought back a wild rabbit, but she also managed to find wild vegetables and mushrooms from who-knows-where. She's practically omnipotent.

Xin Nian ladled out a bowl of porridge, wrapped up a few pieces of roasted rabbit meat, and instructed Chang Mianmian to deliver it to Old Man Gu next door.

When Chang Mianmian returned, she was followed by a string of Chang family little tails.

Chang's mother, who was holding a bowl of hot porridge and eating it slowly, almost dropped the bowl because her hand trembled.

Xie Ninglan took her hand and smiled kindly at her, "It's alright, let the two girls handle it, you can eat slowly."

The Chang family came to demand an explanation. The third master of the Chang family was kicked quite hard by Xin Nian and has only just woken up now.

Master Chang led a group to settle accounts with Xin Nian, and their eyes widened at the sight of the hot porridge and roasted meat.

Madam Chang rushed forward a few steps, her head almost touching the porridge pot, "Chang Mianmian, you actually got to drink porridge?!"

"Mianmian."

"Alright!" Chang Mianmian grabbed the Second Madam's long hair, and with a tug and a pull, the Second Madam fell backward and crashed heavily to the ground, her head buzzing.

"It's okay if you don't learn your lesson after one beating," Xin Nian said slowly.

"A few more beatings will definitely clear your head!" Chang Mianmian laughed and replied, then pounded her fists all over the Second Madam's head and face.

(End of this chapter)