Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Putting the golden skill copy card on the ground, Lu You slowly raised his right foot.

"Damn stupid system!!"

"Giving me this kind of thing is useless!!"

Lu You was so angry that he cursed and kept stepping on the card as if trying to stomp it into the ground!

In the main room, Lu Ming and Lu Yi were packing the copied books to be sent to Shangpin Academy tomorrow.

Hearing the sound in Lu You's room, Lu Ming frowned and looked towards the yard.

"Xiao Yi, there seems to be some movement over there, my second sister!"

"No, you heard wrong."

Lu Yi said lightly without even raising his head!

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming scratched his head in confusion, then listened carefully before speaking again in doubt.

"Why not? Listen carefully, it seems like my second sister is cursing!!"

Lu Yi still shook his head after hearing this: "I didn't hear anything!"

"Why can't you hear it?" Lu Ming said cautiously, "Xiao Yi, do you think there might be a thief breaking into our house?"

"Why don't you go ask your second sister and you'll know?" Lu Yi answered casually without looking up while sorting books.

Seeing Lu Yi so indifferent, Lu Ming looked anxious. He walked out of the main room, picked up a wooden stick from the corner and rushed towards Lu You's room.

Lu Yi put down the book in his hand, turned around and took out the cushion from under his father's spirit tablet and placed it there.

He turned and walked into the bedroom, pulled out a quilt and placed it on the futon.

When all this was done, Lu Ming just came in.

"Is there a thief in Second Sister's room?" Lu Yi asked calmly.

"What the hell!"

Lu Ming's face was full of indignation as he spoke. He threw the stick in his hand aside and walked towards his father's spirit tablet.

"I noticed that my second sister's behavior has become increasingly strange in recent days..."

Halfway through his words, Lu Ming was stunned when he looked at the quilt on the futon.

"Xiaoyi, why is my quilt placed here?"

"It's chilly at night, so put on something at night to avoid catching a cold." As he spoke, Lu Yi turned and walked into the bedroom.

Kneeling on the futon with the quilt in his arms, Lu Ming looked at the closed door with a strange expression.

It should be a happy thing that Xiaoyi cares about me so much.

But for some reason, Lu Ming always felt that something was wrong...

The next morning, just after daybreak, Lu You was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Second sister! Get up quickly! If we miss Uncle Li's donkey cart, we'll have to walk to town!"

Lu Yi's shouts continued to be heard, and the force of knocking on the door became stronger and stronger.

Lu You suddenly pulled away the quilt covering his head and looked out the door with a tired face.

"I heard you! Stop pushing me!!"

Getting out of bed and putting on shoes, Lu You leaned over to look at the messy-haired face in the basin.

She was skinny, dark, and looked exhausted. She didn't have any of the vitality that a seventeen-year-old girl should have.

No, I must buy some mosquito coils when I go to town today!

Affecting sleep quality is only one aspect. More importantly, mosquitoes can also spread a variety of diseases.

If you really get infected with malaria or something, you might even lose your life!

After a quick wash and a quick dressing, Lu You opened the door.

In the yard, Lu Ming and Lu Yi were sitting on chairs waiting. When they saw Lu You coming out, they hurriedly stood up and saluted together.

“Second sister!!” “Second sister!!”

Looking at his two younger brothers, Lu You nodded slightly.

"You got up pretty early. Now that you are ready, let's go."

"Got it!"

Lu Ming agreed and trotted to the firewood at the door. Then he lowered his waist and gave a secret shout, and actually put two large bundles of neatly bundled firewood directly on his shoulders.

Looking at the shoulder pole on Lu Ming's shoulder that was about to be crushed, Lu You widened his eyes.

The two bundles of firewood were more than one person tall. They were made from the best pine trunks, which were cut into the length of a child's arm and split into strips one inch wide.

This kind of firewood is oily, easy to burn and durable, and is very popular among wealthy families.

But at the same time, this kind of wood is also extremely heavy. These two piles must weigh at least three hundred kilograms.

But this hot-headed Lu Ming actually carried it up like this, and looking at his playful smile, it didn't seem to be very difficult.

How strong is this guy?

"Second sister, let's go!"

Seeing Lu You staring at him blankly, Lu Ming urged him with a smile.

Lu You waved his hand slightly when he heard this.

"Put the firewood down first. I have a few questions for you."

Lu Ming followed his instructions and put the two large bundles of firewood on the ground with a tilt of his shoulder.

Lu You walked up to the two bundles of firewood, looked around and then spoke.

"Luming, this load of fine firewood weighs about 300 kilograms. If we take it to the town, how much silver can we get for it?"

"This……"

Lu Ming was slightly stunned when he heard this.

"Second sister, my firewood is of good quality and very durable. I send it directly to several wealthy families in the town."

"We never calculated the money. We exchanged it at the rate of twenty firewood per rice."

"This load of firewood I carry can probably be exchanged for less than 20 kilograms of fine rice."

Lu You nodded slightly when he heard this: "Then how long will it take you to cut all this firewood?"

"From cutting down trees, to carrying them down the mountain, to splitting firewood..."

Lu Ming kept counting on his fingers and only raised his head after a long time.

"If you don't count the time it takes to dry, I can cut all this wood in three days, but if you count the time it takes to dry, uh..."

Seeing Lu Ming's brows twisted together in a tangle, Lu You sighed and spoke again.

"To transport these firewood to Qingshi Town, we need Uncle Li's donkey cart, which also costs money."

"In addition to the wear and tear of the axe and saw, the benefits given to the city gate captains, and the clothes worn out by carrying firewood all year round also need to be mended."

"And physical work makes you tired, so you eat more rice. Have you ever calculated that, after deducting all these, how many kilograms of rice do you earn from one load of firewood?"

Following Lu You's series of questions, Lu Ming stretched out both hands in front of him, but he didn't know how to start.

Seeing Lu Ming's wise look, Lu You quickly reached out to stop him.

"Alright, alright, stop counting it!"

He grabbed Lu Ming's wrist and said repeatedly.

Lu Ming's brain is not very smart to begin with. If he performs such a 'complex' calculation, the CPU might burn out, which would be very troublesome!

"In short, just remember one thing: this kind of labor will not be calculated at all."

"We will no longer be doing this firewood business, understand?"

Lu Ming nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, but then looked at Lu You in a daze.

"Second sister, what should I do in the future? You won't ask me to copy books, right? I won't do it then!"

"I haven't decided what to do yet, but don't worry, you'll be busy someday."

Patting Lu Ming's shoulder, Lu You said with a smile.

"Xiaoyi and I will be back a little later today. Please take care of the house and don't go up the mountain again. Got it?"

"Uh-huh!!"

Lu Ming nodded in agreement, but then scratched his head.

"Sister, what should I eat?"

Hearing Lu Ming's words, Lu You was stunned at first, and then he realized that he had used all the remaining rice from making porridge last night.

At this moment, Lu Ming and Lu Yi are both hungry!

"Wait a minute, I remember there were three pancakes left..."

As he spoke, Lu You turned around and went back into the house. When he came out again, he had three steaming five-spice cakes in his hand.

[Negative emotions from Lu Yi +3, +3, +3...]