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

Chapter 91 Shortage
After a long day, everyone was extremely thirsty, and many people rushed to the back slope and their eyes lit up when they saw the water puddle.

Several people ran up and lay down to drink, but were punched, shoved and pushed away by those who came later.

Xin Wen'an ran to the back slope with the jar in his arms, and soon came running back angrily, as if he was suppressing a bellyful of anger that he couldn't express. He paced back and forth around the old lady, his expression full of dissatisfaction.

"Say what you have to say." Madam Yu was dizzy from being turned around and scolded him irritably.

Xin Wen'an stamped his feet and said in a muffled voice, "Mother, what do you think of Sixth Sister? When she found a puddle, she didn't tell us family members to go and get water first. As soon as she yelled, everyone scrambled and fought over it. What are we supposed to drink if we don't get any water?"

Yu looked down at the water bag in her hand, then looked up at her son, whose face looked pale and ashen. She was exasperated. "What can you possibly do? You can't even get water, and you can't even make a raft that falls apart."

Xin Wen'an looked utterly bewildered.

Is Mother...disliking him? Yes, she must dislike him. Judging from her words, she's implying he's useless!
Xin Wenyuan stepped forward, hooked his arm around Xin Wen'an's neck without saying a word, and pulled him back, saying, "What are you yelling about? My daughter has already prepared water for you. Bring your own containers to fill up."

Xin Wen'an filled three jugs with water, completely satisfied.

That night, after everyone had rested, Xin Nian's consciousness planted and irrigated the land inside!

She was busy for most of the night, and she was exhausted.

Fortunately, there's no real day or night these days; it's always pitch black, so everyone gets to sleep for quite a while.

Xin Nian slept soundly for most of the night. When she woke up, the millet porridge that Chang Mianmian had been stewing was just ready, and the aroma of rice filled the air.

"Sister, wash your face and come have some porridge."

Xin Nian wanted to use the toilet, so she deliberately went a little further away to relieve herself, and quickly finished brushing her teeth and washing her face in three minutes.

On the way back, Xie Ninglan came over in the dark and asked her for two sheets of toilet paper.

Speaking of going to the toilet, it's truly a story of hardship, pitifulness, and heartbreak! The mother and daughter almost made a fool of themselves earlier.

In the first few days, before the daily necessities area was opened, Xin Nian thought that people in ancient times used bamboo strips to wipe their bottoms after squatting in the toilet, and she even told her mother in a serious tone that the bamboo strips should be kept for later use.

She will never forget the look of shock on her mother's face at that moment.

The mother and daughter mentally prepared themselves a hundred thousand times, thinking that in order to integrate into the community, they could only find some bamboo strips to prepare in advance...

Later, Xie Ninglan, with her sharp eyes, secretly watched as Granny Wang casually plucked a handful of grass leaves and wiped herself clean.

The faces of the mother and daughter at that moment were like thunder in a clear sky, reflecting the vicissitudes of life.

Without even thinking about it, the two grabbed a handful of dirty grass leaves to wipe their bottoms!

What if there are any small insect eggs or something on the grass leaves? Ugh... The mother and daughter felt physically uncomfortable just thinking about it.

The mother and daughter even had two short meetings about this, and finally decided to cut the half-piece of linen into small pieces to make do with for now and solve their squatting problem.

Looking back now, it's all filled with bitter tears; life was tough for the poor in ancient times.

The wealthy could even use incense to wash their hands and wipe their bottoms with silk when they went to the toilet. It is said that when the emperor defecated, servants would even serve him a basin...

What do poor people have? Poor people are truly miserable, and poor people in ancient times were even more miserable!

Thankfully, her life-saving space returned in just a few days. She had stockpiled toilet paper, napkins, and sanitary napkins in the daily necessities section for centuries—thank goodness, thank her ancestors for their blessings!
Xin Nian took out a linen handkerchief to wipe her hands and ran back to the gathering place in a flash.

Chang Mianmian handed her a baked pancake, and Xin Nian nodded and took it. She drank most of a bowl of porridge and ate the pancake, and was basically full.

She carried a small bag of rice to her eldest sister's side. When her two sisters-in-law saw her coming, they hurriedly tried to get up to greet her, but she stopped them with a gesture. Xin Wanqing took the bag of rice from her and smiled broadly, "Sixth sister is here. Liang Tou was here earlier too. He distributed some of the rice he found in the kitchen of the back office to every household today."

Xin Nian was sleeping soundly and didn't know that Liang Guang had already distributed food to everyone.

She nodded. "Then let's keep them all."

"It's based on people's hair. Liang Tou said that from now on, we can only take it one step at a time. The imperial court may not be able to distribute grain in time, so everyone should eat sparingly."

Nie was worried. "If we have to go to the next prefecture to replenish our food supplies, it will take at least half a month to get there."

"Mother, don't worry. I've already discussed it with my sixth sister. She'll give us some rice every three days, enough to last us for a few days."

Nie wiped the corner of her eye with her dirty sleeve. "That's really too much trouble for Xiao Liu."

Xin Nian glanced at Madam Nie. In her memory, this aunt was nothing but weak and prone to crying, and she was always at a loss and unable to make up her mind when faced with a problem.

She actually dislikes these kinds of crybabies, but fortunately they are relatively obedient and don't usually have much of a presence, so they are not as annoying as the third wife.

Xin Nian took her second sister-in-law Mei Zhuqing's pulse, smiled and nodded at her, "She's doing quite well, much better than the past two days."

Mei Zhuqing felt relieved and was so moved that she almost cried. "It's all thanks to the medicine that Sixth Sister brewed."

Xin Nian waved her hand, then pulled out another piece of pork belly wrapped in oil paper from behind her back, stuffed it into Xin Wanqing's hand, and patted it.

"We don't know what the situation will be like in the future, so we need to hold onto our supplies tightly and not let others suffer because we feel sorry for them."

"The shortage of supplies will definitely be a major trend in the future, so keep this safe." She patted the older woman's hand and shook it.

Xin Wanqing's heart skipped a beat, and she nodded emphatically.

After Xin Nian left, Lin Xiuyi remarked with emotion, "Sixth Sister has truly changed a lot."

Xin Wanqing said, "No matter how things change, she will always be our sixth sister."

What's more, Sixth Sister has grown from a crybaby into a responsible and capable young woman, which is wonderful. She was overjoyed to see her like this.

"Mother, can I have another bowl of water?" Xin Man'er asked timidly.

Mei Zhuqing nodded quickly, poured her daughter a small bowl of water, patted her head, and said, "Drink slowly."

Xin Nian returned to her team, while Xie Ninglan had already quickly finished breakfast.

Seeing her return, he took her hand and asked, "Honey, what did your older sister want to talk to you about yesterday?"

Xin Nian repeated what Xin Wanqing had told her: "My eldest sister gave me all of her dowry money, saying that it would be used to exchange for grain and living supplies. I promised her that I would give her a bag of rice every three days, or she could tell me if she wanted to exchange for shoes, socks and cloth."

Xie Ninglan smiled, "Wanqing is a smart girl. The eldest branch of the family is fortunate to have her."

This child is doing the right thing by asking her daughter to spend money to buy food.

If the polar night continues in the future, or even if other natural disasters occur, the purchasing power of silver will decline sharply.

Chang Mianmian nodded emphatically, thinking to herself: I should hurry up and latch onto my sister's coattails!

She knows her sister best; often, what she wants is for others to give her an attitude.

She doesn't lack money or supplies, but she can't offer help unconditionally.