Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Following Zheng Xiezi's instructions, the two thugs turned around and ran to the backyard. Soon they dragged out a man covered in blood.

"Please... stop hitting me... I really don't dare to do it anymore..."

The two men threw Wang Tu in front of the gambling table and ignored him. Wang Tu struggled to support himself with his bound hands and knelt on the ground.

"Master Zheng... I know I was wrong... Please let me live..."

Wang Tu had been beaten beyond recognition by this time, and even his speech was limping.

He knelt on the ground and spoke while kowtowed to Zheng Xiezi. Even though blood mixed with saliva kept flowing out and dripping onto the ground, he ignored it.

The miserable appearance was really unbearable to look at.

"What's wrong with him? Is it because he doesn't pay back the money he owes?" Looking at Wang Tu, Lu Ming asked with some reluctance.

Zheng Xiezi sneered when he heard this.

"You owe us money and don't pay it back? Why don't you ask around? Who in Qingshi Town dares to owe us money and not pay it back?"

"He was caught cheating with the dice and dared to come to my place to cause trouble. I..."

Zheng Xiezi was talking proudly when he suddenly felt a weight on his shoulders. He turned around and was met with Lu You's puzzled gaze.

Zheng Xiezi then remembered that the girl in front of him seemed to have come here to cause trouble.

Smelling the faint smell of blood coming from the knife, Zheng Xiezi no longer had the mood to brag.

"Feed him pancakes!"

As Zheng Xiezi said this, someone came forward and grabbed Wang Tu's hair and pulled it up, while another person took a pancake and stuffed it directly into Wang Tu's mouth.

At first, Wang the butcher thought he was going to be punished again, but when he put the pancake in his mouth, he finally understood that the other party really wanted him to eat the pancake.

Wang Tu had been hung up all night without eating or drinking.

The pancakes that Lu You brought contained not only eggs and fried shredded potatoes, but also a lot of shredded meat.

These things were simply delicious to Wang Tu. He didn't need anyone to feed him. He just held the pancakes and started to eat them in big mouthfuls.

Seeing this, Zheng Xiezi and others stared at Wang Tu's reaction intently, and Lu You finally put away the sword and handed it to Lu Ming again.

She understood that all she had to do next was wait patiently.

Sure enough, when Wang Tu ate the whole pancake, he felt much more energetic.

Zheng Xiezi looked down at Wang Tu and asked, "How do you feel?"

“Delicious…” Wang Tu said as he dodged backwards, his eyes constantly glancing at the porcelain bowl on the table.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiezi reached out and slammed the table hard.

"Who asked you if it tasted good? I was asking you how you felt after eating the cake?"

"I... I still feel a little hungry..." Wang Tu replied in a crying voice.

But this time he was completely enraged and actually picked up the dice cup next to him and was about to start fighting.

Seeing this scene, Lu You quickly reached out to stop him.

"Wang Tu, we are not asking about whether the food is delicious or whether you are hungry. We are asking about your spirit and strength."

"Feel it, after eating this cake, do you feel more energetic?"

Lu You's voice was very soft, as if he was coaxing a child, and he tried hard to calm Wang Tu's emotions.

Wang Tu looked at Lu You in horror and subconsciously felt his own situation.

This made his eyes light up immediately: "Huh? It seems to be true!"

"Not only does my head feel less dizzy, but my body also seems to be less painful!"

After hearing Wang Tu's words, Lu You turned and looked at Zheng Xiezi.

"He was injured by you. If it were a normal person, he would be in high spirits."

Zheng Xiezi frowned when he heard this and turned to look at Wang Tu.

"Are you really refreshed?"

"In good spirits!" Wang Tu quickly replied, "Even my body doesn't hurt that much anymore."

"Yes!" Zheng Xiezi nodded slightly, then waved his hand to the two people beside him: "Drag him back and hang him up, and continue beating him."

"Master Zheng...I'm in pain...Is it not okay for me to be in pain..."

When Wang the butcher was dragged away, Zheng Xiezi also let down his guard. He then ordered two of his men to give out two pancakes.

The casinos operate all night long, and it should be time to sleep, so the two thugs were already sleepy.

But after eating the pancakes, the two men suddenly became more energetic, and even their bodies became much straighter.

"Hey, this cake is really useful!"

Seeing that his men were fine, Zheng Xiezi finally couldn't resist his curiosity and ate one himself.

After feeling the effects of the medicine, Zheng Xiezi immediately understood the business opportunity.

Just like Lu You said, these gamblers will lose if they gamble for a long time, and the only thing we are afraid of is that they will stop playing.

With this pie, their casino can definitely make a lot of money.

"This thing is indeed useful, but I am not the head of the family after all, so I still need to ask Master Ma San to make the decision."

"I guessed it." Lu You said with a smile: "If you have made up your mind, send someone to Buhou Street Jiasan to find me. Remember to bring the money for the five cakes."

"I will only wait for you for one day. If you still haven't come to me by this time tomorrow, I will sell it to another casino. Don't accuse me of being unjust then."

As he spoke, Lu You took the sword from Lu Ming's hand and led the way out.

And at the moment he turned around to go out, the sword in Lu You's hand disappeared out of thin air without any warning, using his body as a cover.

…………

In the evening, Lu You held his bowl of rice and looked at Lu Ming opposite with interest.

"Luming, why did you only eat three bowls of rice today? Don't you have an appetite?"

"There are some things I can't figure out." Lu Ming muttered as he looked at the large coarse porcelain bowl in front of him that was as big as his face.

In fact, Lu Ming had been looking worried since coming back from the gambling house. Even when Tiantian came to play in the afternoon, he couldn't cheer up.

Lu You guessed that Lu Ming might have been frightened by what happened in the gambling house, so he decided to give him some time off.

But when I saw that he didn't even want to eat, I finally realized that this matter might have become a big deal.

"Tell me what you can't figure out. Maybe I can help you solve it." Lu You asked softly.

Hearing this, Lu Ming looked at Lu You and said, "Second sister, do you think that if we sell pancakes to gambling houses, we are helping them to cheat the gamblers out of their money?"

Following Lu Ming's words, Lu You was slightly stunned.

She originally thought that Lu Ming was too kind and could not accept the dark side of society.

But who knew that this guy would raise such a sharp question.

This guy can actually look at things dialectically?

That's a good thing.

But why does it feel like this topic is directed directly at me?

After a little thought, Lu You gently put down his bowl.

"Luming, when I heard you ask this question, I felt very relieved."

"Because you have stepped out of the perspective of the beneficiary and are looking at the problem from a more comprehensive and rational perspective."

"This way of thinking can better help you distinguish between good and evil, and between right and wrong."

"You've really grown up!"