Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

A reunion dinner, two families cherish each other.

Even though the old lady had always looked down on Lu You, a "money-loser", her eyes were still wet when they really had to say goodbye.

"Xiao Yi! Study hard, pass the imperial examinations, and become an official. Our Lu family is counting on you!"

"Xiao Ming! Be a good apprentice in the restaurant, take good care of yourself, and strive to become a shopkeeper in the future!"

"Luyo, take good care of your two younger brothers. If my two older grandchildren get skinny, I will never forgive you!"

With their grandmother's instructions, the three siblings returned home to pack up their things, and even their uncle and aunt went along to help.

To be honest, there's really not much to take when moving in this strange world.

Because there aren't many things at home.

There was nothing else to take except a few pieces of clothing and quilts.

Tables, chairs, benches, water jars and rice jars, all these things were available in Liu's yard.

As for those miscellaneous farm tools, they are no longer needed in the town.

In less than an hour, all the things to be moved were placed on Uncle Li's donkey cart.

After saying goodbye to his uncle and aunt, Lu You and the other two got on the donkey cart.

The donkey cart passed through the village, attracting a lot of people's attention.

Lu Ming held his father's tablet, tears flashing in his eyes.

"Second sister, will we come back in the future?"

Lu Yi said calmly, "In five or six days, the rice will be ripe. We have to come back to help Uncle and Aunt with their work."

"right!"

Lu Ming answered blankly, and the tears that had just appeared in his eyes disappeared in an instant.

Leaving hometown...

But not completely away...

Looking at the big elm tree at the entrance of the village that was getting farther and farther away, Lu You was humming softly as if he was in a trance.

"The moon is bright... the wind is calm... the leaves are shining through the window..."

"The crickets' chirping sounds like the sound of a musical instrument..."

Hearing Lu You's humming, Lu Ming and Lu Yi both turned their heads to look in Lu You's direction.

"Second sister, what song is this?" Lu Ming asked curiously.

Lu You was slightly stunned, and then he realized that he was actually singing just now.

"The name of this song is 'Homeland', which tells the story of a family leaving their hometown to go out and explore the world."

"Same as us?" Lu Ming asked again.

Lu You shook his head: "It's different. We just entered the town, but they had to leave their homes because of the severe drought in that year in order to survive."

After hearing Lu You's words, even Lu Yi next to him looked at Lu You curiously.

"Second sister, can you tell us that story?"

Looking at his two younger brothers, Lu You smiled and nodded.

"The first chapter is: Chuanwen lost his millet and couldn't marry Xian'er, and the five members of the Zhu family went to Guandong..."

Along the way, Lu You roughly recounted the story of "Crossing the Guandong" based on his own memory.

As the sky gradually darkened, the three siblings finally arrived at the courtyard at No. 3, Buhou Street, south of Qingshi Town.

"Is this here?"

Looking at the wide open door in front of him, Lu Ming asked with some confusion.

At this time, Lu You was a little unsure, after all, it was her first time here.

"Just go in and ask and you'll find out." Lu You answered casually.

Lu Ming was honest. After hearing Lu You's words, he walked straight into the courtyard, but was grabbed by Lu You by the arm.

"What are you doing?" Lu Ming looked at Lu You puzzledly and asked.

Lu You pointed at the tablet in Lu Ming's arms.

"You're just going to ask questions while holding the tablet like this? Can't you put it down first?"

Hearing Lu You's words, Lu Ming, who always obeyed his orders, subconsciously tightened the tablet in his arms.

"That won't do. Father's tablet must be kept for 49 days. It can't just fall to the ground."

As Lu Ming was speaking, Lu Yi next to him was already standing at the gate of the courtyard and ringing the doorbell.

In the small courtyard, a middle-aged woman was squatting by the well with her back to the door, drawing water.

Hearing the knock on the door, the woman turned her head and looked at the door. Seeing Lu Yi's childish face and Confucian robes, she put down the wooden barrel with difficulty, wiped the sweat off her face, and turned around.

"Who are you looking for?"

Lu Yi folded his hands and bowed slightly to the woman.

"Excuse me for bothering you. I am Lu Yi, a junior, and I am looking for the third courtyard of Buhou Street. I wonder if it is here."

"It's right here!" The woman walked forward suspiciously and looked at the donkey cart outside the yard: "What are you doing..."

Upon hearing this, Lu You quickly stepped forward and bowed slightly to the woman.

"Junior Luyo, these two are my younger brothers."

"Zhao Wenbo of Shuxiang Restaurant is our uncle. Yesterday, Aunt Liu handed me the key to this courtyard and said that she wanted to lend it to my sister and me for a short stay."

"But Aunt Liu didn't tell us in advance that there are other people living in this courtyard. What are you doing..."

Although it was confirmed at this time that this courtyard was the old house of Uncle Zhao's family, it was only loaned to them temporarily after all.

Lu You only had a key in his hand and no land deed document, so he was not confident enough when speaking.

On the contrary, after hearing Lu You's words, the woman walked forward happily.

"So he is a younger generation of Mr. Zhao. No wonder he is so well-educated and well-mannered."

The woman picked up the apron around her waist and wiped her wet hands.

"Um...can you let me see the key?"

Upon hearing this, Lu You took off the purse from his belt and poured out a strangely shaped key from it.

The woman took it in her hand, turned around, walked to the door and inserted it into the copper lock.

click!

With a crisp sound, the woman exerted a little force with her hands and the padlock was opened directly.

"It must be the key here."

The woman pulled out the key and returned it to Lu You's hand.

"I live next door to you, in Room 4, my last name is Wei. We will be neighbors from now on, so you have to take care of each other."

Lu You carefully sensed his system, as steady as an old dog, and did not move.

It seems that this woman really has no ill will towards him. Having such a neighbor makes him feel a lot more at ease.

"Then I will call you Aunt Wei from now on."

Lu You said enthusiastically, holding Wei's arm.

"Aunt Wei, why are you here?"

Hearing Lu You's question, Wei slapped his thigh.

"Look at me, I'm just asking you questions."

"My family makes tofu, but we don't have a well at home. Mr. Zhao and his wife are kind-hearted and feel sorry for us, an orphan and a widow, so they let us fetch water from their well."

"Two years ago, they bought the restaurant. Although they no longer live here, they left me a key."

"Mr. Zhao asked me to look after the yard for him. But I know he just wanted to make things easier for us mother and daughter."

As the woman was speaking, she heard a clear voice in the distance.

"Mom! Why are there so many people here?"

Lu You turned his head and saw a girl in yellow-brown clothes and with a clean face walking towards the yard carrying two wooden barrels.

Seeing the girl, Wei hurriedly smiled and waved.

"Tiantian, come quickly. These three sisters are our new neighbors. You will have company from now on!"