The two men knelt down and begged Lin Youcai, tears streaming down their faces: "Uncle, we were blinded by greed. You can't leave us out. We promise we won't say anything more. We know that the third brother's family has done a lot of work. We've been so hungry these past few days that we've been really craving this."

Lin Youcai was immediately in a dilemma.

Lin Jinyue rolled her eyes inwardly. She didn't know why Lin Youliang's family was so picky. She had such a great advantage, yet she ate fried black beans and pine needles with the villagers and only went to the farm for one meal a day. Lin Youliang's family would rather go hungry than eat, and they still wanted to morally blackmail others.

No way.

Lin Jinyue sat down on the ground and cried, "Waaah, how could I be so miserable? My uncle and aunt wanted to sell me, and when they couldn't sell me, they even tried to steal our food. They call my mother and me jinxes every day. Dad, waaah, I'm afraid that if you don't keep an eye on me, my aunt and aunt will secretly grab me and sell me. Dad, let's go on our own. In the future, if we get any good food, we won't have to share it with anyone."

Jiang Yun immediately launched into a tirade: "You're so hungry that you're always trying to steal your niece's food? Who isn't hungry on the road of fleeing famine? Just because you're hungry doesn't mean you're right. How did you end up raising a bunch of ungrateful wretches? We're not doing this thankless job anymore. If there's anything like this in the future, we'll find our own partners. We can't work with everyone anymore."

Upon hearing this, the villagers became furious, cursing Lin Laoda's family for dragging the village down and wishing they could just drown them.

Lin Youcai directly stated that this time they must drive this group away no matter what.

However, they all underestimated how shameless Lin Youliang's family was. They couldn't be driven away and followed them from a distance of about ten meters.

Lin Jinyue was hoping they would cause more trouble. In ancient times, filial piety was paramount, and it was not appropriate for their family to directly force them to leave. Dividing the family and severing ties was already the limit.

Moreover, the weak are always more likely to evoke sympathy from others. Lin Jinyue also wanted to avoid some trouble. Which family doesn't have a few dim-witted and confused people? She couldn't let the anger of a few people affect others.

The best solution is to let Lin Youliang and the others do it themselves.

Now that she's been kicked out of the group, Lin Jinyue won't have to worry about feeding these people anymore. It would be better if Lin Youliang's family starved to death.

That night, they found a place to rest.

It's getting warmer now, it's already the end of April, and they're still heading south. The further south they go, the more poisonous the insects become.

While the villagers settled down at night, Jiang Yun began sewing a tent, while Lin Xueqing and Lin Shucheng were also busy, cutting bamboo to make a frame.

Lin Xueqing is skillful and even made a foldable shelf.

Lin Jinyue was cooking porridge on the side.

She grabbed a handful of rice, preparing to cook porridge.

To avoid attracting attention, she only eats whole brown rice, and she even complains that brown rice porridge makes her throat feel dry.

But before she started cooking, she glanced at the people around her. Some families cooked quickly, and they were licking the bottom of their dirty, chipped earthenware bowls.

At the village chief's house next door, Lin Fugui's wife's bowl was barely porridge; a few grains of rice floated on top of the rice water. The man's bowl had slightly more rice, but it was still just watery broth.

Everyone in the village is like that.

Lin Jinyue wasn't without cunning. Everyone knew how much grain there was, and if they noticed that her family couldn't finish it all, they would easily detect something was wrong, and the system would give her a red card warning.

She only sprinkled a handful of rice in.

I sighed, wondering how long this would last.

Their family could sneak off to the farm to eat, while the villagers could only go hungry.

The night was quiet, and Lin Jinyue could hear their stomachs growling. She felt a little sorry for them, but for now, she could only continue like this.

It took Jiang Yun and the others more than an hour to set up the tent. After eating the thin porridge that was almost like rice soup, they were so hungry that their stomachs were practically sticking to their backs.

This tent is huge, big enough for a family of four to squeeze in.

As soon as they entered the tent, Lin Jinyue led them into the farm.

When Jiang Yun sewed the tent, she took privacy into consideration, worried that they would be discovered after entering the farm. She specially sewed two layers of coarse cloth to cover the inside completely, so that even if candles were lit, the outline inside could not be seen from the outside.

Upon entering the farm, Lin Xueqing and the other two collapsed on the ground, feeling dizzy and weak from hunger. Lin Jinyue quickly bought them bread to fill their stomachs.

It took them a while to recover.

Lin Xueqing asked weakly, "Yueyue, aren't you hungry?"

Lin Jinyue was a little embarrassed: "I made an excuse to go to the toilet and secretly ate a piece of bread. I wanted to give it to you, but I didn't find a chance. A lot of people were watching you make tents."

Bread cost one coin a piece, which wasn't cheap. They only had a little over two taels of silver, so they had to be careful with their money.

However, they couldn't be too stingy. When Lin Jinyue moved the rice and flour out of the warehouse, she also brought out the two boxes of cloth. Calculating the silver, they could exchange them for quite a bit, so the group decided not to treat themselves badly.

I ate pine needle black beans for two days. Although I didn't feel as uncomfortable as I did the first two times, and I could even taste the sweetness in them later, I still had to drink cold water with them. It's more comfortable to eat them hot.

Lin Jinyue suggested, "Mother, let's make something easy to carry around. I still feel more comfortable eating rice and noodles. Let's not save money on this. I'll go farm in a little while."

Jiang Yun also felt sorry for her daughter, so she said, "Old Lin, you go knead the dough. I'll fry some pumpkin pastries and meatballs. You can carry them with you. If you get hungry, find a secluded place to eat. From now on, our family will still cook at the same standard as everyone else."

Jiang Yun continued, "Xueqing, go do some farm work. Don't waste the time you can come in. Each time it's only two and a half hours, and there's a six-hour cooling-off period. We can't waste time. Tonight, buy a pound of pork. I'll stir-fry some vegetables and make pancakes. We won't be able to come to the farm often in the future, so eat quickly and come out. Yueyue, do you think we need anything?"

Lin Jinyue looked at it and said, "We need to dig a pond to grow lotus roots, and also plant some watermelons. We won't lack anything else."

The whole family was busy running around. Lin Shucheng and his wife were frying things together, while Lin Jinyue and Lin Xueqing were digging a pond so they could catch some fish fry to raise later.

The family was doing a great job on the farm.

Looking at the farm now, it's much better than before when it was just a bare patch of grass.

Next to the cabin were a chicken coop, a rabbit hutch, and a duck shed, but they hadn't managed to get any ducks yet. The cowshed was occupied by four horses. Originally, they hadn't planned to buy horses; they were expensive and impractical.

But those who get it for free are another story.

Looking at this scene now, it finally looks a bit like a farm.

Lin Jinyue's face was covered in dirt from digging. After working for an hour and a half, she had only dug a small pit. She could only wait to dig a little bit every night to make a small pond.

She was dirty, but not tired at all.

I'm just hungry.

Jiang Yun and Lin Shucheng worked together, blasting the bombs incredibly fast.

A dozen or so meat pies, fried dough twists, and pumpkin pastries were enough to feed their family of four for three days.

With a little extra flour and pumpkin, Jiang Yun made pumpkin noodle soup and stir-fried the remaining half pound of pork and carrots. In no time, the farm was filled with a delicious aroma.