Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Early the next morning, in the small courtyard of No. 3, Buhou Street.

Lu You, Widow Zhou, and Lu Ming were all squatting in the yard, while Lu Yi stood beside them with his hands behind his back.

"So... the medicinal soup was not put away last night, right?" Lu You asked Widow Zhou with a frown.

Upon hearing this, Widow Zhou put down the dead chicken in her hand with a look of heartache on her face.

"I didn't expect the chicken rack to fall down!"

At the side, Lu Yi said softly: "The chickens ate the medicine in the basin and died overnight. Second sister, your medicine is poisonous."

It’s normal that it’s poisonous, Lu You thought to himself.

After all, she had no idea about the properties of medicines. When she was getting the medicines, she bought some of them just because the names sounded interesting.

This mess of stew, it would be a miracle if it wasn't poisonous.

But in order to retain the last bit of dignity as the head of the family, Lu You still coughed lightly.

"Perhaps these chickens are too weak to be nourished?"

[Negative emotions from Widow Zhou +50, +50, +50...]

[Negative emotions from Lu Yi +30, +30, +30...]

Hearing the system prompt sound in his mind, Lu You smiled guiltily.

"Of course, this incident also sounded a wake-up call for us. We must not eat anything carelessly, otherwise we will really die."

Is this about eating randomly?

This is something you do randomly, right?

Lu Yi looked at his second sister calmly, but he had made up his mind that he would never eat the strange things made by his second sister in the future.

At this moment, Lu You's heart was also filled with complicated feelings.

He did this obviously to trick those who were following him.

But by chance, the poison was prepared, and I don't know if those guys fell into it.

Probably not...

Only a fool would eat something so sticky and smelly.

But when he turned around, he found that Lu Ming was quietly reaching into the basin containing the sticky medicine and pinching out a piece of ginseng.

"What are you doing!" Lu You asked coldly.

Being stared at by three people, Lu Ming raised the ginseng in his hand.

"Ginseng is very nutritious. I've never eaten it before. I want to try what it tastes like..."

Lu You: “…………”

Lu Yi: “…………”

Widow Zhou: “…………”

This guy is just a "silly kid"!

Lu You sighed helplessly in his heart.

She now finally understood why Lu Ming had not harbored any suspicion or malice towards her for such a long time.

But you are pure and kind...

There has to be a bottom line!!

Looking at Lu Ming with complicated eyes, Lu You had a lot to say, but in the end he could only reach out and take the piece of ginseng.

"You can't eat this!"

"Oh!" Lu Ming agreed casually, and then pointed to the dead chicken on the ground: "Can these chickens be eaten?"

"I'm not... happy that you asked this question."

Lu You forced himself to smile and said helplessly.

"Neither!"

…………

After dealing with the dead chickens and the medicine, Lu You finally had some free time.

Leaning on the bamboo chair under the persimmon tree, listening to the rustling sound of the leaves in the breeze, Lu You suddenly felt that if he could live in such a peaceful and stable life, this other world would not be bad.

But the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. Now we still have to find a way to solve the pancake problem.

The news that he had no medicine spread, but those big customers obviously wouldn't believe it.

Although he made a lot of money these days, the money Lu You had in his hands, all added together, was actually less than fifty taels.

Although this amount of money is not small, it is not enough if one wants to move to another place and buy a yard to live in.

After all, we still have my third uncle, third aunt, grandparents, and my eldest sister Lu Yao from Songpo Village.

If I run away with Lu Ming and Lu Yi, these relatives might be affected.

The right time, the right place, the right people...

It seems like I don't own anything.

If this is the case, the only way left to gain a firm foothold is to drive the tiger to devour the wolf.

Those who followed me and wanted to get the formula should be the gentry in the town.

I definitely can't deal with them by myself, but there is one person who can.

The magistrate of Jianhe County, Lang Zhengping!

According to Zheng Xiezi, the boss behind Yonglefang, Mr. Ma Sanye, is the brother-in-law of County Magistrate Lang.

The gambling house is such a profitable business, so there must be some hidden support from County Magistrate Lang.

This kind of thing is like this, it cannot be put on the table, but it must exist.

If those gentry pushed him too hard, the worst that could happen was that he would just sell pancakes through Yonglefang.

Although County Magistrate Lang may not be satisfied with being a 'general agent', as long as he gives up enough benefits, he can stabilize the situation for a while.

Once he established a relationship with County Magistrate Lang, those local gentry would never dare to target him even if they had eight courage.

They don't have the guts to compete with the county magistrate for wealth!

Having made up his mind, Lu You felt much happier.

However, we still have to wait for two days. When everyone's expectations reach a certain threshold, I will tell County Magistrate Lang about the idea of ​​cooperation.

The probability of success is the greatest!

Lu You turned his head to look at Widow Zhou next to him, only to see that she was slumped over the table in a daze.

"Aunt?"

Lu You shouted softly.

"I see you look very worried, what's going on?"

Widow Zhou came to her senses and sat up straight: "It's nothing, I just thought that now that you don't have this pancake business anymore, there's no need to hire me."

"Or...I'd better go back to the village!"

Hearing what Widow Zhou said, Lu You was stunned at first, then he hurriedly grabbed the other person's arm.

"Look at my brain, it's full of all kinds of messy things."

"Don't worry, Auntie. I'll compensate for the dead chickens. Just stay here and relax. Our pancake business is only temporarily suspended for two days. After a few days, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it!"

Widow Zhou hurriedly shook her head when she heard this: "Lu You, I don't mean to ask for money for the chicken..."

"Those chickens are yours. If they die after eating what I cooked, you must compensate them."

Lu You comforted Widow Zhou.

"Besides, can you bear to watch Lu Yi and Lu Ming eat what I made?"

Hearing Lu You say this, Widow Zhou couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It's okay, Auntie will teach you how to cook!"

As the two were talking, they heard a sudden cry from outside.

"Sister Luyou! Come out quickly..."

It’s a sweet sound!

Hearing the shouting outside, Lu You’s smile froze and he turned around and ran towards the door.

But as soon as he went out, he bumped into Tiantian who was running towards him.

Lu You reached out to support Tiantian who was about to fall, but saw that her hair was disheveled and her left sleeve had been torn to pieces.

"Tiantian, what's going on?" Lu You asked anxiously.

Tiantian's face was full of tears. When she saw Luyou, she cried and shouted as if she had seen her backbone.

"At the tofu stall, Lu Ming got into a fight with someone..."

"Go and have a look..."