Famine and exile: I brought the Spirit Spring to save the entire Marquis's mansion.

I feel so ashamed!

How could he face his second son's wife, who was still enduring humiliation and staying at her parents' home, hoping to keep the child in her womb and continue the Huo family line!

"When you have free time, go help your sisters-in-law with some chores and learn how to survive. Things are different now than before; no one can serve anyone else anymore."

"Aunt, I know I was wrong. I will listen to my sisters-in-law from now on."

With teary eyes, Yun Shuixian obediently admitted her mistake.

The whole family has already decided on Sang Ning'er, so she has no other chance and can only keep her head down to avoid being disliked by everyone.

"Just listen to me. Remember, in the Huo family, no one is self-serving. If you don't care about the lives of others, this family will not tolerate you."

“Aunt, I didn’t think that way… I just felt useless and didn’t dare to hold everyone back. If I wanted to stay out of trouble, I wouldn’t have gone into exile with them.”

"Heh..." Huo Chang'an, who had been resting with his eyes closed, let out a sneer.

"It would be foolish to follow them into exile. If you really want to help, you should remove them from the list so that you can have a chance to support us, even if it's just like Second Sister-in-law did, by sending clothes and silver to bribe the yamen runners!"

Yun Shuixian's face turned pale. "Brother Chang'an... I... I didn't expect this."

"You didn't think of it, you had no choice, because no one in the Yun family could bail you out." Huo Chang'an bluntly exposed Yun Shuixian's true colors.

"Brother Changan..."

"Alright, Yun Shuixian, stop with your worthless tears. Do we really have to find out what you did to Jingya?"

Given Jingya's protectiveness towards her since childhood, unless Yun Shuixian did something unforgivable, Jingya wouldn't be so resolute.

"If you don't want to be left behind, take matters into your own hands. Stop fantasizing that you're still some rich young lady!"

"And your face, who does it attract by wiping it so clean? Do you think there aren't enough flies eating shit already?"

Yun Shuixian finally couldn't take it anymore, and ran away crying.

"You have such a sharp tongue..." The old lady patted Huo Chang'an's head, as sharp-tongued as ever.

He used to be the one insulting others.

Why use such foul language?

Huo Chang'an snorted twice: "Pretending to be nice, old habits die hard."

He's not as naive as he used to be; he's hard-hearted now. He'll protect his family members who are worth protecting, even at the cost of his life. As for those who aren't... get lost!

"Fourth uncle."

Xiao Jintang leaned over and pulled out a blood-stained piece of cowhide.

"The cowhide you made me steal."

"Well done!" Huo Chang'an praised.

Like his elder brother, Xiao Jintang loved reading, but the Huo family no longer allowed him to be a gentleman.

"Fourth uncle."

Jintang pursed her lips and told the truth, "When I took it, that official Tian saw me."

"He didn't do anything?"

"No, I just glanced at it and then got busy with other things."

Huo Chang'an fixed his gaze, thought for a while, and then told Jin Tang to be more careful in the future.

Soon, the aroma of meat wafted over, and the uncle and nephew both sniffed hard at the same time.

smell good!

The aroma was so enticing that it made everyone a little dizzy.

"Jintang, go find a sturdy tree branch for your fourth uncle. It shouldn't be too dry or too wet."

"Jintang?"

"Jintang?"

Huo Chang'an turned his head, and the little thing had already run to Sang Ning's side!

This brat!

Sang Ning was putting the beef offal into a pot to cook. Because it had been soaked in spiritual spring water beforehand, it had no fishy smell at all.

She only added a little salt, and it smelled amazing.

Everyone gathered around.

Xie Yurou clutched her stomach, swallowing repeatedly. She was getting hungry faster than others, and her stomach was very uncomfortable from running earlier, making her look pale.

After cooking, Sang Ning first gave her a large, fragrant piece of liver.

"so much?"

"If you can't finish it, just put it away and take a bite when you're hungry."

Six or seven pounds of offal, once cooked, will only weigh four or five pounds, which is not enough for a family to share.

Sangning did not distribute the funds equally, but rather according to each person's labor and actual physical condition.

The most was given to Xie Yurou, and Li Yuzhi and Huo Jingya also received quite a lot.

When it was Yunshuixian's turn, she was given the same size as the children.

Her face immediately fell.

"Fourth Sister-in-law, I know I'm useless, but Third Sister-in-law didn't do anything either, so why does she have so much?"

"Does Fourth Sister-in-law still resent me because of what happened before?"

"Being a family member means being fair and just."

Sang Ning glanced at her, leaving very little for herself and Huo Chang'an, because Huo Chang'an wanted to eat fish later, while she wanted to eat corn on the cob!

The rest was all given to the old lady, which was quite a lot.

"I didn't want to explain, but today is my first day in charge, so I'll just say it from last time."

"First, we implement the principle of more work, more pay, no work, no pay. Whoever puts in more effort and gives more will receive more."

"Secondly, the first rule is just a regulation, but in a large family, there can't be only regulations without human touch. In terms of human touch, we must take care of the physically weak first."

"By combining the two and taking everything into consideration, this is the allocation result."

"I'll only explain this once. Don't question my assignments anymore!"

Sang Ning's last sentence carried an irrefutable warning.

She showed none of the awkwardness of someone newly in charge, and was far more intimidating than Li Yuzhi.

The old lady couldn't help but nod secretly.

Yun Shuixian was still afraid of her, and shrank her shoulders slightly.

But seeing Huo Jingya's body, which was half the size larger than hers, she still muttered in protest, "But I also have limited abilities, it's not like I'm deliberately doing nothing."

Huo Jingya sneered: "Besides running away, I've never seen you do anything else!"

"Xiaoya, if I don't run away, am I going to become a burden to you? I'm so stupid, what can I do if I stay?" Yun Shuixian said aggrievedly.

She really can't do anything, all she can do is cry and shout!

Huo Jingya became angrier the more she thought about it.

Sang Ning said calmly, "Yun Shuixian, don't you understand?"

"It's not about whether you can do it, or whether you know how to do it, but about your attitude."

"Third Sister-in-law is in poor health, but in critical moments, she can pick up Jinxin and run away, even if both mother and daughter might die in the end, she can't do it by herself."

"Huo Chang'an cannot walk independently, but he can use his mouth to bite the horse's rope to come back and save his family."

"What we want is not for you to actually save people or die, but for you to have the attitude of sharing life and death with everyone, even if you turn around and show a little bit of reluctance or pain when you run away?"

In fact, she fled without any regrets, showing no sign of having any affection for the Marquis's mansion.

Born selfish and cold-hearted!

These words made Yun Shuixian lower her head, completely speechless.

Huo Jingya felt relieved.

Fourth Sister-in-law acted as her mouthpiece, venting all the anger she had been holding in!