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

Chapter 81 Subverting Cognition
He's just not a good person.

She's clearly in the wrong but won't admit it; she's so stubborn!

"See? I told you she could do it, but you didn't believe me." Liu Huo winked at him. "Hey you big oaf, can't you be a little more careful? You're not allowed to cause trouble for Sixth Miss again."

"She injured...Young Master so badly, can't I be a little angry?"

Liu Huo glanced at him with a melancholy look, then cast another glance at the Xin family members who were cooking in the distance.

He then lowered his voice, almost spitting out a sentence through clenched teeth, "You always deny being stupid. Use that pig brain of yours to think it through... If His Highness hadn't been willing, who do you think could have hurt him?"

"What?" Before the big guy could even utter a word, Zhu Yan quickly covered his mouth.

He stared wide-eyed at the two people in front of him, constantly gesturing with his eyes.

At the same time, Xin Nian glanced over here, and Liu Huo immediately gave the little girl a big smile and waved enthusiastically.

Xin Nian withdrew her gaze expressionlessly, picked up a small spatula, and started stir-frying the spicy chicken pieces.

"Keep your voice down," Zhu Yan whispered in a barely audible voice. "Specialists have excellent hearing. Are you looking for death?"

The big, clumsy guy felt his understanding had been overturned, and kept staring at Zhu Yan and Liu Huo with his bull-like eyes.

What? So his prince deliberately let the girl knock him down so he could stay?

The big, clumsy guy felt like the sky was falling! No, how could his young master be such a frivolous person?

The two of them nodded emphatically at him at the same time, and said irritably, "Shut up and mind your own business. His Highness's actions are none of your concern."

Meanwhile, Xin Nian heated the oil in the wok and put the three cleaned and cut chicks into it. With a "sizzle," the hot oil bubbled and released a fragrant aroma that instantly filled half the room.

Sha Laoda, Pi Lao Er, and the others, sitting opposite in shackles, exclaimed: "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? This must be the result of sins committed in eight lifetimes! To be exiled here and witnessing someone stir-frying spicy chicken!"
The underlings were in tears, both from the tantalizing aroma and from the fumes wafting from across the street…

What a sin our ancestors committed! Not only were they exiled, but now they have to smell other people's stir-fried vegetables.

Xin Nian quickly stir-fried a large plate of spicy chicken pieces. Meanwhile, Comrade Xin Wenyuan had also quickly cleaned and gutted the fish.

While the oil in the pan was hot, Xin Nian fried three fish in a row.

Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for ten minutes. A large pot of rich, fragrant, and delicious fish soup is then ready.

High-end ingredients often require only the simplest cooking methods.

For example, a simple bowl of fish soup, held in the hands of an exiled prisoner, feels like finding the taste of home.

The last dish, braised cabbage and sliced ​​pork, was done, and the rice that Chang Mianmian had cooked was also ready.

The night was long and a torrential downpour was pouring outside. Xin Nian's family of six and Mianmian and her daughter sat in a circle, ready to eat.

As usual, Xin Wenyuan served his mother some hot dishes and rice and then quickly returned to his seat.

The convicts gazed at the plate of stir-fried spicy chicken and the bowl of fish soup from afar, silently shedding bitter tears... Madam Nie, the eldest wife, clutched the hem of her clothes and rubbed it until it was worn out, but she didn't dare to step forward and say a word. She could only look at the old lady with pleading eyes.

The old lady paused, her chopsticks still shoveling food into her mouth. She glanced at the food she had given to her two great-grandchildren, then at the little food left in her own bowl, and sighed heavily.

“Eldest sister, doesn’t Wanqing still have some money? Why don’t you wait until the fourth brother and the others have finished eating, and then you go and talk to them to see if you can spend some money to buy some rice, flour, cooking oil, or something, so you can cook something to change things up.”

"Although the officials are still giving us coarse rice, our bodies can't keep up with it in the long run. Especially Erlang's wife, who is pregnant."

Nie looked aggrieved and hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

The old lady sighed again, "As for the fourth son, the sixth son is also quite busy. You just saw it; she had to cook for seven or eight people today. You wouldn't feel comfortable asking the sixth son to cook for five or six people from your eldest son's family as well, would you?"

The old lady realized that even if Xiao Liu herself was willing, her doting father would definitely not want his daughter to be so busy!

Besides, the food sent by his maternal grandparents' family has been consumed over the past few days, and after being shared with Miss Zhao of Longhu Village, there's probably not much left.

Nie felt wronged and was about to cry again, but Xin Wanqing quickly took his hand and said, "Mother, I'll go ask Sixth Sister later if she has any extra ingredients to share with us."

She was worried that her mother would be upset and cry again, so she could only try to comfort her gently.

The grain she brought earlier was distributed to the three households, and now it's almost all used up.

I originally planned to buy some supplies at the Hengxian market, but the whole of Hengxian was flooded, and now I can't find anywhere to buy anything.

“Mother, this is what I’m thinking. I feel that Sixth Sister is quite capable. I want to give all of the two thousand six hundred taels of dowry to Sixth Sister so that she can help us mother and children buy some food and necessities.”

Madam Nie's eyes widened, and she quickly grabbed her eldest daughter's hand and whispered, "How could you be so foolish? You only have so much silver, and you're giving it all to her? How are we supposed to survive in the icy wasteland of the north?"

“Mother, Sixth Sister is a shrewd woman. Even for the sake of the Old Madam, she wouldn’t cheat us. I think this plan is very feasible. Look how respectful those officials are to her. If Sixth Sister says she wants to go out to buy something, the officials certainly won’t dare to stop her.”

"Look at the situation now, who knows how long this darkness will last. What will we do once the officials run out of food?"

"I've thought it over. This money is useless if we don't keep it. We need to have some savings on hand so we can have confidence and not be afraid to go anywhere."

“Look at you, you’re so weak, your eldest sister-in-law has to take care of Zhe’er, and your second sister-in-law is having an even harder time, carrying a younger one and pregnant with an even younger one. Everyone needs to eat well and take care of themselves. After thinking it over, I think the only reliable option is to rely on Fourth Uncle. Please help us out, Fourth Uncle and Sixth Sister.”

“Mother.” Xin Wanqing held Nie’s hand tightly, her face full of sincerity, “You can trust me, I’m sure I’m right. Don’t worry about this, I’ll talk to Sixth Sister quietly later.”

“She’s soft-hearted. Don’t let her cold demeanor fool you. Look, every time Fourth Uncle brings Grandmother food, he brings two large bowls full. Did she say anything? Mother, is that food just for Grandmother? It’s clearly for our Zhe’er and Man’er too.”

Madam Nie twisted her sleeves, steeled her heart, and nodded. "Alright. Wanqing, I'll listen to you. Your father said you're the smartest, and he'll let you make the decisions on any important matters in the family."

Xin Wanqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

She was afraid that her mother would stubbornly insist on stopping her, and she wouldn't be able to go against her mother.

Fortunately, she didn't act recklessly at this critical moment for her mother, and Xin Wanqing smiled at Nie Shi.