Exile at the start? Milkball filming, hoarding billions of resources

Long life is such a wonderful wish.

A smile appeared on Lin Xiuzhi's stern face as she gently touched the little guy's dirty face.

"Thank you, Tuantuan. Grandma also wishes you and your family peace and good health."

Shen Zhaoning bought some food and then returned.

She hid the food beforehand and skipped back to the inn.

Everyone was very lucky today and found an inn before dark.

The prisoners lived in a large woodshed, just like before. They were all starving, and their eyes, like those of wolves and tigers, were fixed on the Shen family.

As soon as Shen Zhaoning entered the woodshed, she met their gazes.

Three days.

We haven't been able to eat properly for three days.

For the past few days, they have only had a little water to eat, and everyone has been starving to the extreme.

An indescribable fear made Shen Zhaoning inexplicably retreat until she bumped into Hua Zhuyue's leg.

Hua Zhuyue glanced at these people, her expression more solemn than ever before.

She called Qin Su over and asked in a low voice.

"If all these people charge at you at once, how confident are you of winning?"

Qin Su glanced at Cheng Hu warily.

"As long as he doesn't play, I'm 60% confident."

Hua Zhuyue frowned.

"Sixty percent?"

That's way too low.

Qin Su looked ashamed.

"If it were just me, I would be 100% sure, but I have to consider your safety, so I'm only 60% sure."

Shen Zhaoning tugged at Qin Su's hand.

"What if Uncle Cheng Hu is willing to help us, and we have weapons to defend ourselves?"

Qin Su's eyes lit up.

"If he's willing to help us, then my chances of winning are at least 90%."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhaoning looked at Shen Yu with bright, sparkling eyes.

"Brother, let's go!"

Last time, it was my brother who persuaded Cheng Hu to help.

I believe it will work this time too.

Shen Yu nodded and walked up to Cheng Hu.

Cheng Hu was tall and imposing; Shen Yu only reached Cheng Hu's waist. When he stood up, he enveloped Shen Yu like a mountain.

Shen Yu showed no fear whatsoever, speaking gently to Cheng Hu while his gaze occasionally fell upon the Shen family members.

Shen Zhaoning couldn't hear what Shen Yu and Cheng Hu were saying, and she became somewhat anxious.

What were they saying?

Hua Zhuyue shook her head.

"I can't hear you."

Xiaoman stood to the side, her face inscrutable.

"I know!"

Shen Zhaoning's almond-shaped eyes widened.

"Does Brother Xiaoman know?"

Xiaoman pointed to her eyes.

"I can read lips. I used to be able to tell what the cook was cooking just by looking at the shape of her mouth from afar."

Wow, I never knew Brother Xiaoman had such abilities.

Shen Zhaoning couldn't help but feel admiration.

"Brother Xiaoman is so amazing! Tell us, what did you and Cheng Hu talk about?"

Xiaoman cleared her throat.

The older brother said: "Help us, and we'll treat you to braised pork knuckle!"

Cheng Hu said, "This is too little; one pork knuckle isn't enough!"

"My older brother said: 'How about adding another roast chicken? Even if you don't like braised pork knuckle, you can't possibly dislike roast chicken!'"

Cheng Hu said: What you said makes some sense.

"The elder brother said: To show our sincerity, the Shen family is willing to provide food for the brave warrior. In the future, as long as the Shen family has food to eat, the brave warrior will have food to eat."

As they were talking, Shen Zhaoning saw Cheng Hu nod.

Xiaoman smiled.

Cheng Hu said: Okay! It's settled then.

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhaoning and Hua Zhuyue both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A short while later, Shen Yu returned with a smile on her lips.

Shen Zhaoning hurriedly moved closer to Shen Yu.

"How did it go, brother? Did he agree to help us?"

Shen Yu nodded calmly.

"I've agreed, don't worry."

Shen Zhaoning smiled.

"Great! I'll go buy some pork knuckle right now!"

Shen Yu grabbed Shen Zhaoning, looking puzzled.

"Didn't you just come back from buying food? Why are you going out again?"

Shen Zhaoning glanced at Cheng Hu, who was sitting in the corner with a sullen face, and spoke in a soft voice.

"Since we promised Uncle Chenghu we'd give him braised pork knuckle, of course we have to keep our promise."

"Who said he wanted pork knuckle?" Shen Yu was amused by Shen Zhaoning's words. He looked behind Shen Zhaoning and found Xiaoman tiptoeing behind Qin Su.

Shen Yu tapped Shen Zhaoning on the head.

"Don't listen to Xiaoman's nonsense. He's full of ulterior motives and he's just talking nonsense."

Hua Zhuyue sensed something was wrong just now, and now she understands perfectly well.

Xiaoman doesn't know anything about lip reading; she's just using this opportunity to ask for food.

She always thought Xiaoman wasn't smart enough, but now she realized that Xiaoman was smart enough!

He clearly used all his cunning on eating.

Hua Zhuyue found it amusing, took Shen Yu's hand, and asked gently.

"Tell Grandma what you two talked about!"

When it came to serious matters, Shen Yu's expression became much more serious.

"I told Cheng Hu a few days ago that although our Marquis's family has been exiled as a whole, it has not been completely destroyed. There are still people protecting us in secret and giving us food."

"The Shen family's predicament is only temporary. As long as he is willing to help us, we will provide him with food so that he doesn't have to eat dry, coarse bread."

Hua Zhuyue nodded.

"Your explanation is quite good. It explains the source of the food without arousing his suspicion, and it also serves as a warning, making him think that someone is protecting him in secret, so he won't dare to attack us casually."

Shen Zhaoning clapped her hands, and sweet dimples appeared on her face.

"Brother is awesome."

Faced with praise from his grandmother and sister, the seemingly composed young man couldn't help but feel a little shy.

He pursed his lips, trying his best to control his smile.

"I just told him that Sun Xiao is quite hostile towards us and intends to incite everyone to attack us. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the people secretly protecting us cannot directly take action, so I want to ask him for help."

"But he hesitated; he was unwilling to oppose the officials."

"I told him that if he helped us, the Shen family would not treat him unfairly."

He said, "Two fists can't fight four hands; you should find someone else!"

Shen Zhaoning looked at Xiaoman and shook her head.

The lip readings that Xiaoman's older brother read and the true meaning expressed by his older brother were not exactly the same, but they were completely unrelated!

Shen Yu continued.

"I advised him that both the Shen family and he are thorns in everyone's side. Once the Shen family falls, it will be his turn. How will he stand up to everyone then?"

"He himself knew that in order to survive a few days ago, he had offended a lot of people when he snatched the coarse cakes, and people already hated him. In the past few days, many people have been looking at him openly and secretly."

"Now that Sun Xiao has stirred up everyone's malice, he will probably be targeted by everyone as well, so he is wavering."

"I took the opportunity to entice him, saying that as a sign of sincerity, the Shen family was willing to provide him with food, and that as long as the Shen family had food to eat, he would have food to eat too."

"Firstly, it shows that if he stays with our Shen family, he won't go hungry. Secondly, it's a promise to him, indicating that after this matter, the Shen family will protect him and won't abandon him."

"Under duress and bribery, he agreed."