Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Under the gaze of hundreds of people, Lu You followed the two constables to the door of Shuxiang Restaurant. Before he could knock on the door, the door of the restaurant had already been opened from the inside.

Liu went out to greet them personally, and welcomed Lu You and the other two inside with a smile, then closed the door of the restaurant again.

There were already quite a few people sitting in the restaurant and the banquet had already begun.

Zhao Wenbo was talking to an old man. When he saw Lu You and his companions come in, he put down his wine glass and walked towards Lu You.

But before Zhao Wenbo came close, Lu You had already bowed and saluted.

"Lu You congratulates Mr. Zhao on his success in getting the second place in the imperial examination!"

Zhao Wenbo was slightly stunned when he saw this, then he smiled and looked at Liu next to him.

"This girl is getting bolder and bolder. I'm already Master Zhao, but she still dares to tease me."

"Isn't this polite?"

Lu You said with a smile, then took the food box from Widow Zhou and handed it to Liu.

"Uncle Zhao, you have already passed the imperial examination, so you will not lack for gold and silver."

"My sister and I really don't know what gift to give. After thinking it over, we can only waste some energy and give you some golden cakes for your guests and friends to enjoy."

"Please don't think this is too little!"

Liu took the heavy food box with surprise and opened it quickly, only to see that it was filled with neatly stacked golden crisps.

A quick glance showed that there were at least forty or fifty photos.

This represents four or five taels of silver!

"Luyo, your gift is too expensive, I can't accept it..."

As Liu was about to stuff the food box back to Lu You, she was stopped by Lu You.

"Aunt, not to mention that you gave me the 20% profit we agreed on before."

"Just considering Uncle Zhao's support for my family over the years and your kindness in giving us the yard to live in for free, I still feel that this gift is not enough."

"If you keep making excuses like this, I'll really think you think this gift is too little!"

Upon hearing this, Liu was in a dilemma for a moment, but Zhao Wenbo next to her chuckled.

"Since it is a kind gift from our niece, we will accept it."

"We are all family, let's not talk behind each other's backs!"

"Okay, thank you then." Liu no longer refused after hearing this: "Auntie has reserved a table for you. There are many delicious dishes today, so you must eat more!"

…………

The meal lasted from noon to midnight. When Lu You and the other two left, the Zhao family relatives in the restaurant were still drinking enthusiastically.

They should be happy because the Zhao family has produced a successful candidate in the imperial examination!

There were still many people blocking both sides of Shuxiang Restaurant on Xing'an Street, but the entrance of Shuxiang Restaurant had been cleared by the police.

No one dared to resist the goodwill shown to Zhao Wenbo by the constable and county magistrate Lang Zhengping!

When Lu You and the other two walked out of the restaurant, the people on the street automatically made way for them, and the way they looked at them was full of respect and enthusiasm.

"We just attended a family dinner, and these people are so envious of us."

"If you, Xiaoyi, pass the imperial examination in the future, it will be a very interesting scene."

Lu You said to Lu Yi with a smile.

Lu Yi smiled calmly upon hearing this: "There will be such a day."

Lu You chuckled when he heard this: "If that day really comes, then as a big sister, I will do nothing."

"Not only that, you have to find someone to take care of my daily life and keep me company, so that I can also experience the feeling of being a young lady!"

Hearing Lu You's words, Widow Zhou on the side smiled secretly, and Lu Yi also raised the corner of his mouth.

"Is that all?"

"Isn't this enough?" Lu You sighed, "If I could really live like that, I would even trade it for being an emperor."

Lu Yi chuckled when he heard this, but then he was stunned!

There seems to be something wrong with what I just said!

Just as he was recalling what Lu You had just said, he suddenly heard the sound of a gong coming from the front.

when……

"Hurry up! Anyone who stands in the way will die!"

Lu You and the other two looked towards the source of the sound, and saw in the distance a man with a triangular flag tied to his body who was whipping his horse hard and galloping towards them.

On the road, an old woman carrying vegetables on her shoulder was unable to dodge and was hit by the horse, falling directly to the side of the road.

However, the rider had no intention of slowing down. He raised the whip and whipped the horse's back again to urge it to go faster.

Lu You pulled Lu Yi and the other man aside and watched the horse gallop away.

Another thousand-mile rush?

Looking at the man's back, Lu You frowned.

This was the second time she had seen Qianli. The first time was when she first entered the city and saw him on the official road while riding in Uncle Li’s donkey cart.

"Is this kind of express delivery over a thousand miles so common?" Lu You looked at Lu Yi hesitantly and asked.

Lu Yi looked in the direction where the horse disappeared and shook his head slightly.

"It's not common. It's recorded in the books that if there are official documents in our dynasty, most of them are sent with the post team."

"If the matter is urgent, a flying horse is needed to deliver the message. If the message is urgent for 500 miles, the official clothes will be worn, and the horses will be changed without stopping."

"For urgent matters of eight hundred miles, the postman shall carry the command flag, and two persons shall go together."

"In addition to carrying a command flag, those who are traveling thousands of miles in a hurry must also ring a gong to clear the way. Anyone who dares to neglect this at a post station will be considered treason and his entire clan will be executed!"

"For such urgent reports over a thousand miles, the horses and the people would be useless, so at least two people should travel together to prevent any accidents that might happen to the postman on the way."

"But now I only see one person. The other one might have run away to death!"

At this time, many people on the street had surrounded the old woman who was knocked down.

Lu You originally wanted to go over and help treat the injury, but after thinking about it he finally stopped.

He had only added a little bit of the medicinal diluent to the pancakes, but he had already been targeted and almost had his men killed in this Qingshi Town.

If the news that I have a life-saving elixir gets out, I'm afraid even ten heads won't be enough to chop off.

If you are successful, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be alone.

Lu You is not a brainless saint, so he will certainly not disregard his own life and others' lives for a stranger.

"Urgent news from thousands of miles away..."

Lu You repeated these four words.

"Our Jianhe County is already a county in the southwest of Qingzhou Prefecture. The urgent report came from the west gate and went to the east gate post station. It can only have come from Xijiang Prefecture in the west."

"Zuo Yunfeng said that those soldiers and bandits escaped from Ningguan Pass in Xijiang Prefecture."

"Could this urgent report from thousands of miles away be related to the war at the border of Xijiang Prefecture?"

Hearing Lu You's words, Lu Yi and Widow Zhou both turned their heads.

"It's very likely." Lu Yi said solemnly: "If it weren't for the battle report, I really can't think of any other official document that could be used for a thousand-mile rush."

As the three were talking, they saw a few children around six or seven years old running out from the alley next to them.

The girl who took the lead was holding a bag of broad beans in her hand, raising it high like a victorious general.

"If you want to eat broad beans, you have to sing a song with me!"

The other children agreed one after another, but Lu You was stunned by this lovely scene.

Why do the little girl's words sound so familiar, as if I've heard them somewhere before?

Lu You was just thinking about it when he heard the little girl singing loudly.

"Who is the kind girl..."

The other children responded in unison: "You are a kind girl..."

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

[Negative emotions from Widow Zhou +100, +100, +100...]