Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

"My second sister seems to be out of breath!"

"Deer! Wake up! You can't scare us..."

"I will fight you..."

In a daze, Lu You felt as if his ears were filled with an extremely noisy sound, as if a pot of boiling water was exploding.

"What are you arguing about! Can't you let me sleep?!"

Opening his eyes, Lu You shouted loudly.

"This is a dormitory, not your kang..."

Before he could finish his complaint, Lu You seemed to have his throat pinched and could no longer utter a word.

Where...is this?

Looking at the dozens of pairs of eyes around him, Lu You felt dazed.

Wasn't I sleeping in the dormitory? How did I end up here?

In the simple courtyard, there was a mourning hall made of a few pieces of white cloth, and in the middle was a thin-skinned black coffin.

In front of the coffin, there is a tablet with the words "The spirit tablet of loving father Lu Dejin" written in the middle.

At this moment, he was being held in the arms of a woman with a white cloth wrapped around her head, and a thin young man with tears in his eyes and an anxious face was kneeling beside him.

"Sister...are you okay?"

As the young man choked up, countless memories rushed into Lu You's mind out of nowhere.

Wu Dynasty...Jianhe County...Heyuan Village...

My father Lu Dejin...was taking the provincial examination...and was killed by bandits...

I crossed?

Sorting out the extra information in his mind, Lu You stared blankly at the woman beside him, a layer of mist rising in his eyes.

"I shouldn't be here..."

"I will go to Sanya for exchange and study next week..."

"Besides, I just received a scholarship worth twelve thousand dollars... I haven't spent a cent of it..."

In the 21st century, Lu You is an orphan. After more than ten years of hard work, he was finally admitted to a double first-class university. When everything seemed to be going well and his future was bright, he traveled through time to here.

The grievance in Lu You's heart at this moment was like Ziwei's love for Erkang, so full that it was about to overflow.

According to memory, the original body had three siblings.

The one holding her is her original elder sister Lu Yao, who is 20 years old this year. Three years ago, in order to relieve the pressure at home, she married into the Kong family in Songpo Village and now has a son.

The one who was arguing and pushing others in the yard was the eldest brother Lu Ming, who was sixteen years old. He did not like studying and took on most of the heavy work at home.

The boy kneeling beside him was the youngest, fourteen years old, and his name was Lu Yi.

As for the original body's mother, she died of complications during childbirth when she gave birth to Lu Yi. At that time, the original body was only three years old. There were no photographs in that era, so the original body had no memory of his mother at all.

The original body's father, Lu Dejin, was the only scholar in the village. Although he could not carry anything, he was able to obtain financial support from Mr. Qiu of Qingshi Town and obtained a few acres of school land due to his status as a scholar.

In addition, the original siblings were all literate, and during the slack season they would help others copy books to earn some pocket money to supplement the family income. Although the family lived a poor life, it was manageable.

But just the day before yesterday, the original body's father was killed by thieves on the way to the provincial capital to attend the autumn examination, and was now lying in the coffin ready for burial.

The original body fell seriously ill because of this, and was supposed to bury his father today, but someone came to collect the debt and made a scene in the funeral hall.

It was only when the original owner was seriously ill and died that he was able to take over his position.

But how did I die in the 21st century?

Lu You thought blankly while wiping the tears from his face.

Could it be that he died suddenly after playing games all night to celebrate getting the scholarship?

Isn’t that a bit too much?

Bang! !

Just as Lu You was thinking, he heard a muffled groan. He looked up and saw his eldest brother Lu Ming with tattered clothes thrown in front of him.

"How can you hit someone?!"

The eldest sister let go of Lu You, knelt down and took two steps forward to protect her brother behind her.

"Aren't you afraid that we will sue you?"

After hearing Lu Yao's words, the dozen or so people blocking the gate of the courtyard all looked at the four siblings.

One of the young men, wearing a blue robe, walked up with a wooden stick in his hand and a sneer.

"Sue the officials?"

"Our Mr. Qiu drinks tea and wine with the county magistrate every day, and they are close friends. Where can you go to complain?"

"Besides, it's clearly written in black and white on this loan note that your father borrowed five taels of silver from my master. What's wrong with us asking for the money now?"

"I told you, today we are not only here to ask for money, but also to inform you."

"You are not allowed to harvest the ten acres of fertile land by the Qingshui River this year. If you dare to steal a single grain of rice, I will break your dog legs!"

Hearing the words of the man in blue robe, Lu Yao and the others widened their eyes.

Today is the fourth day of August. In one month, the rice in the fields can be harvested.

Because they are close to the Qingshui River, the few acres of school fields have abundant water. These ten acres of rice fields can produce at least two dan of fine rice per acre, which is about one and a half taels of silver if converted into silver.

It was precisely because of these ten acres of fertile land that Father Lu dared to borrow five taels of silver from Mr. Qiu to prepare for the imperial examination.

Now they are not allowing the Lu siblings to harvest, which is basically cutting off the Lu family’s livelihood!

"Why?"

Lu Ming struggled to stand up and roared.

"Those ten acres of land are the harvest of our hard work for a year! Why can't we harvest it?"

Seeing that Lu Ming was still unconvinced, the young man in blue robe sneered.

"Have you forgotten that those ten acres of good farmland were also lent to your family by our master as school land?"

"When Lu Dejin was alive, our master had high hopes for him and hoped that he would pass the imperial examination and become an official so that he could be taken care of in the future."

"Now that he is lying in the coffin, who would want to give all this food to you lowly people?"

There are four siblings in the Lu family. The eldest sister Lu Yao is the oldest. Now she is a wife and knows that life is not easy. She understands that what is happening now cannot be solved by impulse.

Stopping Lu Ming, Lu Yao, wearing a white scarf on her head, took two steps forward, bent her legs and knelt on the ground, choking with sobs.

"Brother, I know that everything you said makes sense."

"But now my father has passed away, and my brothers and sisters all depend on these ten acres of rice for their livelihood. Please help me ask Mr. Qiu for help."

"Since we have been busy for a year, please spare us this time and take back the land after the harvest this year."

"Otherwise, my brothers and sisters will starve to death this winter..."

"Who cares whether you live or die?" The blue-robed young man raised the long stick in his hand and shouted, "Hurry up and bring five taels of silver, or I will have someone tear down your mourning hall!"

The blue-robed middle-aged man said this and kicked Lu Yao to the side.

Seeing his elder sister being beaten, Lu Yi, who had been kneeling beside her without saying a word, had a sinister look in his eyes. He stood up, picked up the hatchet at the door, and silently ran towards the middle-aged man in blue robe.

The middle-aged man was obviously frightened when he saw Lu Yi using the knife.

But when he saw Lu Yi's short and thin figure, he burst into laughter.

"How dare you, a half-grown kid, use a knife?"

"I think your Lu family really doesn't want to make it up!"

"Brothers, smash it for me!!"

Following the order from the middle-aged man, the servants of the Qiu Mansion who were blocking the gate of the courtyard immediately rushed forward.

At this time, Lu You seemed to be frightened and sat in front of the coffin without moving.

In his ears, mechanical prompt sounds kept ringing.

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