Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

"Who dares to touch my second sister!"

Seeing that the other party had ill intentions, Lu Ming bent down, picked up a broken door panel, swung it around and hit Zheng Xiezi.

Lu Ming's strength is much greater than that of ordinary people. These days he has been learning the Zuo family boxing that Lu You copied every day, plus the effect of the Dali Pills.

Although there was no method in the fight, the domineering look of swinging the door panel that was nearly a person's height was still very intimidating.

"Second sister, you go first, I will hold them back!" Lu Ming said in a low voice while holding the door panel against his chest.

Seeing Lu Ming moving his feet back and forth in small steps because of nervousness, Lu You felt relieved.

"Luming, you were afraid, but you didn't hide away. That's bravery."

"But courage alone is not enough, you should also have strategy and brains."

Strategy?

Lu Ming glanced at the calm Lu You, and his heart was also at ease: "Second sister, what is strategy?"

Upon hearing this, Lu You sighed and walked to Zheng Xiezi. Then, in front of everyone, he suddenly pulled out the blood-stained sword and handed it to Lu Ming.

"The strategy is, when you have a knife next to you, don't pick up the door panel."

[Negative emotions from Zheng Rong +30, +30, +30...]

[Negative emotions from Jiang Feng +20, +20, +20...]

[Negative thoughts from Zhao Shan...]

In my mind, dozens of system prompts sounded one after another.

Obviously, this group of thugs had strong opinions about Lu You's definition of strategy.

It’s okay to have opinions, but whether you dare to express them is another matter.

Zheng Xiezi was not stupid, he could see that whether it was the knocking on the door just now or the "strategy" he was talking about now, he was using himself and others as whetstones to help Lu Ming open his mind.

Recalling the scene when he first met Lu You and Sun Fu was beaten half to death before he could even finish a sentence, Zheng Xiezi finally took a deep breath and clasped his hands.

"Girl, we've met twice in just a few days, so we're destined to meet."

"I can see that you are not an ordinary person, but I also advise you to stop while you are ahead."

"Although our gambling house is not big, the owner is the brother-in-law of County Magistrate Lang."

"I can't say how far it is, but in this small piece of land in Qingshi Town, there is no one that our shopkeeper can't deal with!"

Zheng Xiezi is worthy of being the boss here. He said a few polite words, both soft and hard.

He not only praised Lu You but also gave a threat, and also exposed the relationship between Master Ma San and County Magistrate Lang. He really did a good job of it.

But when Lu You heard Zheng Xiezi's words, he just smiled lightly, then stretched out his finger and lightly tapped the blood-stained back of the knife.

Ding!

Following the crisp sound of the knife, Lu You spoke softly.

"You don't have to go to great lengths to answer us. We are just ordinary people and have no intention of making enemies with Master Ma San."

"I came here today just to discuss a business with you."

Looking at the dark red bloodstains on the knife, Zheng Xiezi's mouth twitched.

Ordinary people?

Who the hell has ever seen an ordinary person threatening casino thugs with a knife?

If he wasn't afraid of being embarrassed when telling others, Zheng Xiezi would have wanted to report to the police and ask Lu You to compensate him for the door panels.

"Business talk?"

"We are not a restaurant or inn. Why are you here to discuss business?"

At this point, Zheng Xiezi was slightly stunned, then frowned and looked up and down at Lu You's thin figure.

"Girl... is she a profiteer?"

Hearing this word, Lu You's thoughts moved slightly, and Zi Qian's family's intention immediately emerged in his mind.

It actually refers to people who make money by lending money at high interest rates!

This was the original body’s knowledge, and Lu You understood it clearly.

Otherwise, even if you have a college degree, you will never know the meaning of such an obscure term.

After knowing the meaning of Zi Qian's family, Lu You understood it in his heart.

In ancient times, gambling and lending were inseparable. People who lost money would mostly borrow high-interest loans from casinos to make up for their losses, and this was one of the most profitable businesses of casinos.

It seems that Zheng Xiezi regards himself as the person who grabs the market.

"Captain Zheng, you are worrying too much. We know our own strengths and weaknesses and don't dare to have the ambition to compete with you."

"But we are really here to give you money."

"How about we put away the weapons we have and sit down to have a good chat?"

In response to Lu You's invitation, Zheng Scorpion glanced at the long knife in Lu Ming's hand and sneered.

"I don't think you'd dare to play any more tricks."

Zheng Xiezi said in a domineering tone, then waved his hand to signal his men to put away their blades, and he sat down behind the gambling table with a carefree attitude.

"Tell me, what is this business?"

As Zheng Xiezi was speaking, Widow Zhou walked to the side on her own, moved a stool and placed it opposite Zheng Xiezi.

Seeing this, Lu You didn't say anything, but just sat down quietly, and then nodded slightly to Widow Zhou beside him.

Widow Zhou stepped forward, opened the food box in her hand, took out a large coarse porcelain bowl from it and placed it on the table.

"I came here to sell this thing to you. I don't care how much you sell it for, I want fifty cents a piece."

"How many?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiezi stood up and pointed at the five rolled pancakes in the big bowl and shouted angrily.

"You dare to charge fifty cents for a pancake with some potato shreds and eggs?"

"I've figured out that you're not a businessman. You're here to force your grandfather Zheng to buy and sell you delicious food!"

"Brothers, grab your weapons..."

As soon as Zheng Xiezi finished his words, he saw Lu You stretched out his right hand, grabbed the sword in Lu Ming's hand and put it on his shoulder.

"Don't copy it yet! I haven't finished yet!"

Lu You looked at Zheng Xiezi helplessly and said.

"This cake is not valuable. What is valuable is the medicine inside. Once you eat it, it can make you clear-headed and feel as if you have endless energy in your body."

"Think about it, those sleepy gamblers, will borneol and musk be of any use to them?"

"But with this cake, they can be more energetic and keep playing."

"Nine out of ten people lose when gambling. If you gamble for a long time, you will lose. I am not afraid of them winning, I am afraid of them not playing!"

Hearing Lu You's words, Zheng Xiezi immediately became interested.

"Is your cake really that magical?"

"Don't believe in advertisements, believe in the efficacy. Just try one and you will know." Lu You said with anticipation.

Zheng Xiezi looked down at the sword against his shoulder and said, "I'll find someone to try it with. Can you put the sword down first?"

"It's okay, I'm not tired!"

[Negative emotions from Zheng Rong +100, +100, +100...]

After hearing what Lu You said, Zheng Xiezi felt sick all over.

Who the hell asked you if you were tired?

Is this something that makes you tired?

But after all, he was being held at knifepoint, so Zheng Xiezi didn't dare to say much. He just carefully waved to the people around him.

"Go and pull out Zheng the butcher from the back and let him have some bread!"