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

As soon as the bailiffs got up, they dragged everyone out of the woodshed.

For breakfast, each person had a bowl of thin, clear porridge and a small piece of hard, coarse bread.

The rough bread was so tough that it was impossible to bite into.

Shen Zhaoning took a long time to bite, and only managed to leave a small tooth mark on the rough pancake.

She had no choice but to soak the flatbread in water.

After waiting for some more time, the constables realized that the two brothers who had left the night before had not returned, and their faces grew increasingly grim.

"Why haven't Li Jiu and the others returned yet? Could they have run away?"

"Looks like they made a lot of money last night."

A constable took a bitter bite of the coarse bread in his hand.

I thought this was a lucrative opportunity, but a colleague beat me to it halfway through.

Not only did I not get a single penny, but I was also exhausted.

These constables just wanted to finish their tasks quickly and go home.

They sat there listlessly for a while, when the head constable clapped his hands with a gloomy expression.

The flatbread in Shen Zhaoning's hand hadn't even been soaked yet when the constables started urging her to hurry up.

"Are you all done yet! Stop sitting there, don't act like you're some powerful nobleman from the capital! Let's get going!"

Shen Zhaoning hurriedly took a bite of the slightly softened coarse bread.

This flatbread is their food for the whole day; if they don't eat more, they'll go hungry.

She carefully scooped the still-unsoaked flatbread out of the bowl and tucked it into her bosom.

Seeing this, Xiaoman couldn't help but swallow.

"Tuantuan, do you still want to eat that pancake? If not, give it to your brother."

Xiaoman is two years older than Shen Zhaoning, and she is at the age where she loves to play, make a fuss, and has a sweet tooth.

Even though it's just a plain, tasteless flatbread, he couldn't help but feel envious.

Yesterday's white flour steamed buns were certainly delicious, but coarse flatbread is the norm. Even without white flour steamed buns, he can still enjoy coarse flatbread immensely.

Shen Zhaoning really couldn't eat anymore, so she handed the flatbread to Xiaoman.

Seeing this, Qin Su couldn't help but tap Xiaoman on the head.

"How can an older brother take food from his younger sister?"

Shen Zhaoning stretched out her little hand and nervously hugged Qin Su's arm.

"Second Aunt, that hard cake was for my second cousin; he didn't try to take it."

"Please don't hit him, okay?"

Qin Su knew, of course, that Xiao Man hadn't been stolen; she just couldn't stand her son's spineless attitude.

She gently patted Shen Zhaoning's head.

"it is good."

"After all that fuss last night, is Tuantuan still not fully awake?"

Your second aunt is holding you. Why don't you sleep a little longer?

Shen Zhaoning was indeed a little sleepy, and she didn't stand on ceremony with Qin Su, thanking her in a soft tone.

"Thank you, Second Aunt."

When it was time to travel, the officers put shackles on them.

Everyone looked numb, having long been accustomed to this.

After Qin Su put on the shackles, she picked up Shen Zhaoning. Shen Zhaoning found a comfortable position and fell asleep in Qin Su's arms.

Feeling the little one's breathing gradually stabilize, a smile appeared in Qin Su's eyes.

Daughters are so good, so sweet and soft, unlike my own son who's hard and smelly.

Among the children, Shen Yingying from the first wife is the oldest, followed by Shen Yu, Xiaoman from the second wife is the third, Shen Zhaoning is the youngest, and the fourth wife has no children yet.

So everyone took good care of Shen Zhaoning along the way.

Most of the time, everyone takes turns carrying her or putting her on their backs; she rarely walks on her own.

Of course, this "taking turns" refers to the other adults besides Wan Zhenzhen, and Shen Yu would occasionally help carry Shen Zhaoning.

Wan Zhenzhen lacks physical strength and endurance; she struggles to travel on her own, let alone carry others.

She started complaining after walking only a few steps.

"What sins have I committed? I thought I'd married into a good family, but I barely got to enjoy my happiness before being exiled!"

"God, please open your eyes and see! Why is there no good reward for a good person like me!"

Along the way, everyone had heard her nagging quite a bit, and they had gotten used to it.

Shen Zhaoning's face scrunched up as she listened to her aunt's old-fashioned explanation.

My aunt is so noisy! Is there anyone who can control her?

The closer you get to the northern regions, the colder the weather becomes.

It's only early autumn, but it's already bitterly cold in the mornings and evenings.

The constables were already in a bad mood, and when they heard Wan Zhenzhen nagging, they immediately became impatient and raised their whips to lash her.

Wan Zhenzhen's clothes were suddenly torn open, revealing her snow-white skin.

"Shut up! If you keep talking, I'll cut your tongue out!"

Wan Zhenzhen was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she dared not open her mouth again.

Sun Xiao, the head constable, couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Shen Zhaoning secretly breathed a sigh of relief; her aunt had finally stopped arguing!

Because we set off late today, we couldn't find a place to stay and had to camp out in the wild.

Whether they were servants or prisoners, they all ate hard, coarse flatbread and thin porridge so clear you could see the bottom of the bowl.

This was really hard for Shen Zhaoning to swallow, who had eaten noodles, steamed buns and roast chicken yesterday.

Shen Zhaoning quietly approached Hua Zhuyue.

"Grandmother...I want to...go find the immortals."

Upon hearing this, Hua Zhuyue looked around.

The constables were also exhausted, and they sat slumped on the ground, chewing on coarse bread, looking like they couldn't eat.

Hua Zhuyue, holding Shen Zhaoning's hand, walked with a smile to the head constable, Sun Xiao.

"The adults have worked hard all day; they should eat something good. How can they eat these coarse flatbreads?"

Sun Xiao glanced at Hua Zhuyue impatiently.

"You want imperial cuisine if you don't want coarse bread?"

"Take a look around here, what's there to eat?"

This year's severe drought has left the land barren, with hardly any weeds left. It's even difficult to gather wild vegetables to make a soup.

He wanted to eat something good, but where could he find any?

Hua Zhuyue smiled.

"If you trust me, sir, you might as well let me and my granddaughter go find something to eat around here."

Sun Xiao looked Hua Zhuyue up and down.

"So you're going to go find something to eat?"

"What if you run away?"

Hua Zhuyue pointed to her clansmen behind her.

"Sir, you're joking. Where could an old woman like me with a child go? Besides, my grandson is still there."

That's true.

This old woman couldn't possibly abandon her grandson and run away, could she?

Even if she's going to run away, she should leave her granddaughter behind and take her grandson with her.

Sun Xiao nodded.

"Alright, then take your granddaughter and go look for her."

If someone is willing to go out and find food, and let him eat what's readily available, he would naturally be more than happy to accept.

Hua Zhuyue smiled.

"Let's go find something to eat. If we find something, could you share some with us?"

"We adults don't mind, but the children are too weak to handle it."

Since he didn't have to find food himself, Sun Xiao didn't mind.

"Sure, we can't eat everything we found, so we'll share some with you."

Hua Zhuyue was unaware of the prices in the immortal world.

She only thought that if Shen Zhaoning, a child, could earn an envelope's worth of money, the prices there must be very high, right?

Hua Zhuyue simply handed the envelope to Shen Zhaoning and instructed her to write down all the prices.

She still stared at Shen Zhaoning with great unease.

"Be careful over there, and come back immediately if you encounter any danger."