Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Lu You had his son's life and death in his hands, so Lu Decai had no choice but to accept the defeat.

Several people went to the home of the village head Sun Mantang and signed the IOU.

Lu You handed the IOU directly to the village head for safekeeping in front of Lu Decai.

In this way, even if Lu Decai wanted to steal the IOU back in the future, he would not be able to do so.

With this IOU and the testimony of the head of the village, Lu Decai would probably never dare to use any tricks against Lu You again.

On the way home, Lu You walked around the village twice more with the plate of copper coins in his hand, just to let everyone see his skills, which were definitely not just talk.

By the time we returned to the courtyard, it was already noon.

In the yard, Lu Yi was bending over the desk, copying a book seriously. He didn't notice Lu You at all until he approached.

"So hard-working?"

He walked to Lu Yi, reached out and placed the plate full of copper coins on the table.

Lu Yi was startled, and his hand trembled slightly, leaving a big ink spot on the scroll.

[Negative emotions from Lu Yi +20, +20...]

"With this ink spot, I'm afraid Manager Ma will deduct money again."

Looking at the ink spots on the book, Lu Yi said regretfully.

However, Lu You sat aside without caring about it, and pushed the plate on the table to Lu Yi's side.

"It will take you about seven days to copy this book, and the cost will be less than sixty cents."

"After deducting the cost of writing, I have less than 50 cents left. I work so hard for a month and still can't earn more than two cents."

"Here are eight coins, enough for you to copy books for four months."

Lu Yi turned his head and glanced at the plate of copper coins before moving his eyes back to the book.

"Different."

"After my father died, Mr. Qiu took back the school land, and our family no longer has any arable land."

"From now on, our only income will be from copying books."

Having said that, Lu Yi looked at Lu You in confusion.

"Second sister, shouldn't it be two taels of silver? Why is there only eight cents?"

Hearing Lu Yi's question, Lu You told him the whole story of signing the IOU with Lu Decai, which made Lu Yi even more confused.

"Second sister, since you know that uncle and his family have more than just eight coins, why don't you let them take out the money?"

"You told me before that being kind to your enemies is the greatest cruelty to yourself!"

"Are you moved with sympathy because your uncle's family is so pitiful?"

Looking at Lu Yi's serious expression, Lu You reached out and patted Lu Yi on the shoulder.

"Xiao Yi, let me ask you, why did I cheat my uncle's family out of two taels of silver?"

Lu Yi pondered for a moment after hearing this.

"One is to shock people, and the other is to make money."

Lu You smiled and nodded when he heard this.

"Yes, these are both what I want to do, but the main purpose is to shock people."

"Let me ask you again, based on your understanding of everyone in my uncle's family, if I beat Lu Sanhu like that, will they just keep quiet?"

Lu Yi fell into deep thought again, and after a while he shook his head again.

"In my uncle's family, except for Erniu, Dazhuang and Sanhu are unreasonable..."

Speaking of this, Lu Yi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Second sister, I understand. We can use this loan note of two taels of silver to threaten them and stop them from doing anything wrong!"

"You are a teachable young man!" Lu You said with a smile, "But you have forgotten to consider the most important issue."

"That is, no matter what you do, you must leave room for others!"

"Silver is good, but it has a limit. There is not much difference between eight coins and two taels."

"But for my uncle's family, it's a world of difference."

"I used Lu Sanhu's life to extort eight cents of silver from him, and they accepted the loss!"

"But if I really want two taels from them, even if they can afford it, it will basically mean that their whole family will have to make a living."

"Even a cornered dog will jump over the wall, and even a cornered rabbit will bite, let alone a few living people."

"If they really want two taels of silver, then we three sisters should pack up and run away!"

While explaining all this to Lu Yi, Lu You's mind was constantly recalling scenes from his previous life.

Her first counterattack in her life was when she was blocked in a dead end by a few naughty kids.

She was very timid at that time, her heart was full of fear, and she even thought she would die there.

And it was in that despair that a thought arose in her heart, a thought that still made her shudder when she thought about it now.

Since we're all going to die anyway, let's die together!

Once this thought came to his mind, Lu You could no longer have any other thoughts.

When she woke up again, she was lying on a hospital bed.

Among those who bullied her, one was sent directly to the emergency room and was almost beaten to death by her.

Afterwards, Lu You tried more than once to recall what happened that day, but his mind was blank.

She didn't know what she had done to those people, but she was very sure of one thing!

If she had been given even the slightest chance to escape, she would have chosen to run away cowardly.

But when she had nowhere to retreat, all that was left was near-destructive madness!

Lu Yi naturally didn't know about Lu You's tragic experiences.

Listening to what Lu You said, Lu Yi's eyes were full of admiration.

If we say that Lu Yi was obedient to Lu You before, it was entirely because Lu You was his second sister, it was just out of etiquette and rules.

Now in Lu Yi's heart, there is a little more respect.

The siblings have all studied with their father since childhood, reading the same books, learning the same principles, and receiving the same education.

Over the years, Lu Yi has always felt that he is the smartest among his siblings.

This is not because Lu Yi is arrogant, but an indisputable fact.

For the same article, Lu Ming still couldn't understand it after reading it a hundred times, Lu You and Lu Yao understood it half after reading it ten times, but for Lu Yi, he could completely understand it after just one glance.

Therefore, Lu Yi has always been very proud.

But now, he suddenly realized that although he had read so many books and thought he understood so many great principles, he seemed to be uncivilized.

These principles, spoken by Lu You, are very down-to-earth, but if you think about them carefully, they are also the truth for saving the world.

When did the second sister become so wise that she is almost a demon?

Or has it always been like this, but I have been hiding myself while my father was still alive?

Looking at Lu You opposite him, even though Lu Yi was confused, he did not intend to ask.

Because no matter which one it is, Lu You is his second sister.

Moreover, compared to her previous cowardice, Lu Yi seemed to prefer his second sister as she was now.

Seeing that Lu Yi remained silent, Lu You did not disturb him.

She talked about these great principles with Lu Yi not just casually, but casually.

After what happened last night, Lu You had already made plans against these two brothers...