Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

On the fourth day of September, the sweet-scented osmanthus fills the air.

Shuxiang Restaurant on Xing'an Street in Qingshi Town closed its doors to customers, but those guests who had already booked the banquet were not dissatisfied at all, and some even came to the restaurant door to congratulate them in person.

In fact, it was not just them. Hundreds of people had gathered on Xing'an Street, with Shuxiang Restaurant as the center.

These people all came to establish a relationship with Zhao Wenbo.

At the intersection of Xing'an Back Street, Lu You stared at the sea of ​​people in front of him in amazement.

"What's going on? Isn't it just a success?"

At the side, Lu Yi frowned slightly, but thinking that Lu You came from the "Fairyland" and might not know the meaning of passing the imperial examination, he started to explain.

"Second sister, maybe you don't quite understand the significance of passing the imperial examination..."

"I know!" Lu You said casually.

[Negative emotions from Lu Yi +100, +100, +100...]

Hearing the prompt in his mind, Lu You turned to look at Lu Yi.

"I have heard of a man who passed the imperial examination. His name was Fan Jin."

"When he learned that he had passed the imperial examination, he was so happy that he went crazy. I understand him."

"I just don't understand these people. They didn't win the imperial examination, so why are they so excited?"

"Of course they are here to build a relationship." Lu Yi replied calmly: "Before, when these people called Zhao Uncle, they would call him Zhao Zhanggui or Zhao Xiucai, but from now on, they have to call him Zhao Laoye!"

Upon hearing this, Lu You didn't say anything else, but reached out and patted an old man in front of him who was carrying a hen.

"Old man! Could you please let me go?"

[Negative emotions from Zhao Laonian +10, +10, +10...]

The old man turned around and looked at Lu You in confusion: "Why?"

"I am a relative of Mr. Zhao, and I came here at the invitation..."

Before Lu You finished speaking, the old man sneered.

"How fresh! Who here is not a relative of Mr. Zhao?"

"Little girl, if you want to share in the good fortune, just stand in line at the back and don't delay my good fortune."

When Lu You heard the old man's words, he was stunned.

"No... You mean, these hundreds of people in front of us are all relatives of Mr. Zhao?"

The old man just rolled his eyes and ignored Lu You. Instead, a young man in tattered clothes next to him turned around.

"exactly."

Lu You looked up and down at the young man who was speaking, and saw that his clothes were torn and draped over his body like strips of cloth.

Moreover, the other party was holding a bamboo pole and holding a bowl barefoot, and there was a sour smell around that was difficult to describe in words...

Although it is said that the emperor has several poor relatives, but... aren't they too poor?

Looking at this standard outfit, he is clearly a beggar begging for food!

"Why? Do you look down on me?"

Perhaps sensing the suspicion in Lu You's eyes, the beggar poked the bamboo pole in his hand and asked.

"Don't think that I am down and out now, but as long as I can be noticed by Master Zhao, I can rise to the top!"

Hearing this, Lu You nodded repeatedly: "It's just... I don't know what kind of relationship you have with Master Zhao?"

The beggar held his head high when he heard this.

"I am the third nephew of Mr. Zhao's wife's sister-in-law's husband's cousin's aunt's cousin!"

"According to seniority and age, I should call Master Zhao 'Big Brother'!!"

Lu You: “…………”

What the hell is this third nephew!

God damn big brother!!

There are so many twists and turns between this beggar and Zhao Wenbo. How did such a complicated relationship come about?

It's so distantly related, let alone being extremely distant, I'm afraid even a high-precision sniper rifle won't be able to hit it at all!

Isn't this just pure nonsense?

Lu You was just thinking about it when he saw that the people around him were smiling and bowing to the beggar.

"So you are Mr. Zhao's cousin! I was so disrespectful just now..."

"I've long seen that you have an extraordinary temperament, and now I see that you are even more handsome..."

"My dear cousin, when you meet Mr. Zhao later, please say a few words for me..."

When Lu You heard the people around him flattering the beggar, he was completely numb.

Given this relationship, you still want him to say good things about you?

Then your relationship with Zhao Wenbo must be very complicated, right?

Just as Lu You was considering whether he should leave first and come back when there were fewer people, a burst of chaotic shouting and cursing came from the other side of the crowd!

"Everyone, scatter!"

"Lord Lang has issued an order that anyone who dares to gather in the downtown area will be charged with conspiracy to riot!"

"If you dare to stay here again, you will all be locked up in the county jail!"

Along with the scolding, screams of pain began to be heard from the crowd. It turned out to be the third shift of constables from the county government who arrived and began to disperse the crowd violently.

"I am Mr. Zhao's cousin. Do you dare to treat me like this? Believe it or not..."

Facing the constable, an old man with messy hair and beard shouted loudly.

But before he could finish his words, a constable hit him in the face with a scabbard knife.

"Old Wu! Are you a relative of Mr. Zhao? How could I not know?"

"If you don't get out of here, I'll tear your old bones apart right now!"

The constables cursed and beat them all the way, and in just a moment, they had run through the crowded Xing'an Street from north to south and arrived in front of Lu You and the other two.

"They didn't say you were?"

A young constable pointed his scabbard at Lu You's nose and shouted.

"Get out of my way..."

The constable was about to attack Lu You while shouting, but just as he raised his scabbard, he was suddenly kicked in the waist and staggered to the side.

Behind him, a familiar face appeared. It was Qian Zhaode, the patrol detective who had dealt with Lu You before.

"Things with no eyes!"

Qian Zhaode scolded the constable on the ground, then put on a smile and bowed slightly to Lu You.

"Miss Lu, are you going to congratulate Master Zhao?"

Lu You nodded slightly: "That's right, Constable Qian is as majestic as ever."

Qian Zhaode's face froze when he heard this. He knew that Lu You's words were meant to imply something, and were obviously saying that he had brought people to rob his house.

After thinking for a long time, Qian Zhaode bowed slightly and nodded.

"Miss Deer is joking."

"Those of us who work as servants may seem powerful, but in fact, we are just following orders and have no say in what we do."

"Like now, we are all neighbors, and we don't want to be the bad guy."

"But after all, we are wearing this official uniform, and there are some things we have to do."

After Lu You heard this, he thought about it for a moment and realized that the other party was using the current incident to explain the confiscation of property.

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. As for his own company being raided, Lu You actually understood that even if Qian Zhaode didn't take the lead, there would be others who would do it.

Lu You was feeling resentful, simply because he felt it was not worth it for him to have given Qian Zhaode a large sum of money before.

Now that Qian Zhaode has given him face, the resentment in his heart naturally dissipated.

Lu You reached for his belt, took out a few silver coins and handed them to Qian Zhaode.

"Miss Lu, I can't accept this silver from you..." Qian Zhaode hurriedly refused when he saw the silver.

Lu You smiled softly when he heard this.

"I'm giving this on behalf of Uncle Zhao. It's a hot day, and it's hard work for you officials to help maintain order here."

"This is not a lot of money. Please accept it and buy a few bowls of herbal tea for the officials. It will be our token of appreciation."

After hearing Lu You's words, Qian Zhaode knew that the matter of the house confiscation should be over, and he smiled heartily.

"Then I would like to thank Miss Lu on behalf of all the brothers."

After saying this, Qian Zhaode turned around and looked at the constable who was following him.

"Someone, send Miss Lu in!"