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

Chapter 64: One word: Tragic!
The torrential rain poured straight down on the earth.

Everyone wiped their faces, barely able to see the road ahead.

Now the area is flooded from all sides, making it difficult to push the cart.

Xin Dali tied four or five large packages to his body and strung pots and pans together around his neck.

When Xin Nian saw that she was about to carry the cart, she quickly stopped her, "Let that person carry it. You hang those pots and pans on him, he's strong, he can run fast and jump high."

Xin Dali went to carry out the imperial decree.

Everyone had left the cave, but Xin Nian turned around and went back in, collecting all the straw mats that had been left on the ground.

If it can be used, don't waste it.

She rummaged through the living area and found several pairs of tall rain boots, then shouted out into the tunnel.

Xie Ning, Lan Xinwen, and Yuan ran in carrying the baby and pulling their eldest son along.

"Put them on quickly." There was no time to worry about anything else now. The puddles were full of sand and gravel. Just thinking about wearing straw sandals and wading into the dirty water was enough to kill you.

She refused!
The couple was overjoyed to see the tall rain boots.

Put on the rain boots, then tuck the prison trousers completely into the boot shafts, and everything is perfect.

Xie Ninglan took a pair of small children's boots and put them on her cheap youngest son.

The child's eyes sparkled, his face full of curiosity. "Daddy, Mommy, what is this?"

He reached out and touched the smooth surface of the shoe, saying softly, "What a strange thing, Han'er has never seen it before."

The cheap-talking dad immediately smiled and said, "Son, these are called rain boots."

"Rain boots? Aren't rain boots made of wood?" And they're not boots either.

"That's the old-fashioned style. The new ones are made of rubber! They're warm and waterproof, you'll know they're good once you wear them."

"What's rubber?" the child asked, his eyes brimming with curiosity.

"It's rubber," Xin Wenyuan continued, rambling, "It's a substance extracted from a natural tree, refined and processed through several complex procedures."

"That's amazing!" Little Xin Mohan exclaimed with great curiosity. "Where did it come from?"

Xin Wenyuan lied, "Such nice shoes must have been made by your mother. Your mother loves you, right?"

Xie Ninglan: ...

Little Xin Mohan was completely fooled and nodded repeatedly, "Mom is so amazing, but how come I've never seen Mom make these shoes along the way?"

"That's because you're a long-sleeping child. Your mother always puts you to sleep first, then makes it for you in the dark."

"Won't that ruin Mom's eyes? Mom, please don't do that again." Little Xin Mohan was so moved she almost burst into tears.

Xin Mochen put on his rain boots, glanced at his father speechlessly, and said, "Dad."

Xin Wenyuan glanced at his youngest son and saw that he was about to cry, so he quickly called it quits and coughed lightly, "Ah, alright, Dad won't say anymore."

"Dali," Xin Nian called out again.

Dali rushed in, wiping the rain from his head and face. "Miss, everything's arranged. Number One is carrying most of the things. You were right, he's really strong!"

"Here, put these shoes on."

Xin Dali ran over and took the shoes. He was a little surprised to see that the master, mistress and young master were all wearing the same shoes, but he didn't say anything. He immediately put them on and jumped around on the spot.

"So comfortable." Dali's eyes lit up.

Xie Ninglan then nagdredged up Dali to tuck his trouser legs into his shoes and said to her, "Let Chang Mianmian come in for a bit."

A few minutes later, Xin Nian distributed several oil-paper umbrellas, and the group, fully equipped, emerged from the cave. Roll call had already been completed. Everyone from the Xin family turned to look at them, their gazes slightly strange.

When the roll call was first taken, the escorts skipped over the room of Sixth Sister.

It's clear that in their hearts, Sixth Sister is someone they can't afford to mess with now; they don't even dare to mention her by name!

Xin Nian didn't know what the Xin family was looking at. She was about to step into the muddy water with her oil-paper umbrella when Xin Dali rushed over and said, "Miss, let me carry you."

"Oh, no need, no need, you still have so many things to take."

"It's out of the way."

"It's nothing." Xin Nian lifted her foot, gesturing for her to look at her high-top boots.

I stretched my legs into the water, and the water level was below my tall rain boots, so walking was relatively smooth.

Compared to those miserable exiles whose straw sandals were worn out, this was already much better.

Xin Wenyuan, carrying an oil-paper umbrella and his youngest son on his back, followed behind his wife, asking her all sorts of questions, "Xiao Xie, why haven't you said a word? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xin Mochen was holding onto the two rafts, making it difficult for him to hold an umbrella. Xin Nian wanted to disregard everything and take out a raincoat to put on her brother.

Xin Mochen quickly stopped him; the raincoat was too conspicuous. Besides, with this much rain, it really didn't matter whether he used an umbrella or wore a raincoat—it was basically just a psychological effect…

Wang Bangyan's mother lay on his back, wailing to the sky, "My life is so miserable, how can one word describe my misery?"

"It's all your fault, you unfilial son! If you hadn't used those cunning schemes, you wouldn't have been arrested and exiled by the righteous magistrate, and you even dragged your old mother into this mess. Waaah!"

"You wretched piece of trash, you've only been an official for a short time and you're already doing nothing good. You have a wife but you don't treat her well, you go out and flirt with other women, and you've gotten yourself into all this trouble, dragging us all down with you. It's so hard, so very hard!"

When Old Lady Wang cried out, Wang Bangyan's wife and sister joined her in weeping, walking and wiping their faces as they went, not knowing whether they were wiping rainwater or tears...

As soon as one of them started crying, a large group of women behind her joined in, weeping and wailing.

For a moment, I didn't know whether to pity myself for being exiled, or to cry out to the heavens for making them suffer this torment.

Xie Ninglan felt a certain empathy...

She couldn't help but wipe her face, spit out the rainwater with a "pui" sound, and felt incredibly bitter inside.

It's terrible, truly terrible! I thought I could enjoy a few days of peace and quiet in a different place, but instead, things are getting worse every day in this wretched place!

Seeing his wife looking worried and about to cry to their daughter, Xin Wenyuan's eyelids twitched and he quickly said, "Wife, hang in there a little longer. We'll be in the county soon, and I'll definitely find you a place to take a bath and wash your hair then."

The daughter is a mama's girl; you can imagine how much she dotes on her mother. Last time, her mother just let out a wail, and she was so angry that she killed the guards.

If the daughter-in-law starts wailing again, the daughter will probably throw a tantrum and might even try to remove the rain from their heads...

With so many people around, and so many eyes watching, this extraordinary power is indeed too terrifying. It wouldn't be appropriate to do it openly like this.

Although they are not afraid of trouble, they are outnumbered and outmatched. If someone were to be labeled a monster, the imperial court would launch a large-scale crackdown, and things would become unpredictable.

Xiao Jia was also caught in the torrential rain, constantly shouting to the people behind him, "We'll be entering the county soon. Hang in there, everyone! We'll see what the situation is like once we get into the county, and we'll try to find some supplies first."

The group of people stumbled and swayed forward, each with a look of utter despair on their faces.

Suddenly, they heard the sound of water coming from ahead, mixed with cries and screams.

Old Man Gu was the first to react, shouting, "Get on the raft!"

"Everyone get on the raft!"

With a "boom," a water dragon seemed to rush in from the left, waving wildly like a ribbon.

(End of this chapter)