Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Hearing Zhao Wenbo's words, the young man in blue robe not far away raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Hehe...what does Shopkeeper Zhao mean by this?"

"It's meaningless." Zhao Wenbo looked at the young man and said calmly: "Don't you understand the principle that the dead are the most important? You are not afraid of damaging your own good deeds by destroying the mourning hall!"

Seeing Zhao Wenbo's disdainful look, the young man in blue robe felt a blockage in his heart.

"Mr. Zhao! I call you Shopkeeper Zhao, but do you really think you are such a big shot?"

"This is not your Shuxiang Restaurant. You have no right to control what I want to do!!"

The young man in blue robe shouted loudly and then waved his hand.

"Brothers, take it down for me!!"

But before the guards could take any action, they saw Zhao Wenbo walking straight towards the young man in blue robe with a cold face.

"Say it again, whose father are you?!"

Zhao Wenbo shouted angrily and came in front of the young man in a few steps.

"I have made great achievements, and Mr. Qiu treats me as an equal. You are just his follower, yet you dare to speak so arrogantly? Is your Qiu family so unruly?"

Seeing Zhao Wenbo coming to him, the young man raised the long stick in his hand and was about to hit Zhao Wenbo.

But facing the long stick that was smashing down, Zhao Wenbo did not dodge or evade, but just looked at the young man's eyes with a sneer.

Amid the crowd's exclamations, the long stick stopped just above Zhao Wenbo's head.

Looking at the young man opposite him gritting his teeth, Zhao Wenbo sneered.

"Smash it!!"

"Why don't you dare smash it!!"

Zhao Wenbo took another step forward, scaring the young man in blue robe so much that he retreated repeatedly with the stick in his hand.

Zhao Wenbo looked coldly at the dozen or so Qiu family guards around him and spoke loudly.

"I am a scholar selected by the court. I am exempt from kneeling before officials, labor service and taxation."

"Even if County Magistrate Lang wanted to convict me and sentence me, he would have to submit the charges to the court first. After going through layers of review, my honorary title would be revoked before I could be arrested and imprisoned."

"How dare you, a mere servant, use violence against me?"

"Try to touch me! The Autumn Examination will be held in a few days. If you hurt me even a little bit, I will take you to court. I will see how your master will protect you then!!"

At this time, Zhao Wenbo stood with his hands behind his back, head held high and chest puffed out, his words revealing arrogance.

But even such a thin man, with just his mouth, frightened the servants of the Qiu Mansion so much that they looked around and dared not move forward even a bit.

Looking at the tall figure not far away, Lu You couldn't help but admire it in his heart.

Just by talking nonsense, he can create such a heroic aura.

Trolls protected by the law!

Really domineering!!

The young man in blue robe was also a little panicked at this time.

The Wu Dynasty stabilized the country through military force and secured the country through culture, and attached great importance to scholars.

Not to mention hitting him, even yelling at the scholar would not be allowed.

And there is another important reason here, that is, becoming a scholar means that one has one foot halfway into the threshold of official career.

The title of scholar is a ticket to the world of fame and fortune. Once you pass the imperial examination, you can rise to the top and become an official in the court.

This is also the fundamental reason why Mr. Qiu lent school land and silver to Lu Dejin before.

Although the title "Yuanwai" sounds nice, it is actually an official position that was donated. It has a name but no power. It seems glorious, but it is constrained in every way.

If they want to maintain peace for generations, they have to spend a lot of time and effort to make friends with local officials.

The one who benefited the most was the poor scholar like Lu Dejin.

All you need is a few acres of school land and some scattered silver to make them grateful.

If the scholar he sponsored passed the imperial examination and became an official in the future, this friendship would be enough to benefit Mr. Qiu endlessly.

So let alone the servants and guards, even people like Mr. Qiu and County Magistrate Lang would never be willing to easily embarrass a scholar.

After all, nothing will go smoothly forever, and everyone has their own reincarnation. No one wants to create hidden dangers for the future because of trivial matters.

Looking at Zhao Wenbo in front of him, the young man in blue robe understood that he might not be able to dismantle the Lu family's mourning shed today.

Zhao Wenbo is not a sour scholar like Lu Dejin. Even in the town, he has many connections and is definitely not someone that a small security guard like him can easily offend.

But if he returned to the Qiu Mansion in such a disgraced state, then his master's reputation would be completely lost here, and he would inevitably be punished.

With a slight thought, the young man in blue robe handed the long stick in his hand to someone else, took a few steps forward and clasped his fists slightly towards Zhao Wenbo.

"Manager Zhao is so powerful. I, Chen Dahu, have learned a lesson today."

Looking at Zhao Wenbo, Chen Dahu said with a forced smile.

"You said that if I demolished the funeral hall, God would strike me down. I was wrong in this matter."

"But even if I haven't read any sage books, I know that everything must be based on reason!"

As he spoke, Chen Dahu reached into his arms and took out a piece of white paper.

"Manager Zhao, this is the IOU that Lu Dejin borrowed from my master for five taels of silver. Since you want to help the Lu family."

"Then you can definitely help me settle this account, right?"

Zhao Wenbo took the IOU from Chen Dahu and looked at it carefully. He pondered for a moment before nodding slightly.

"This handwriting is indeed written by Brother Lu!"

Before Zhao Wenbo finished his words, a hand reached out from the side, snatched the IOU and stuffed it into his mouth!

This person is Lu Ming!!

“How dare you!!”

Chen Dahu shouted angrily and rushed straight towards Luming.

"Where's the IOU? We didn't see it!!"

Lu Ming swallowed the IOU and shouted loudly, but was pinned to the ground by the guards of the Qiu Mansion.

The absurd scene before him made Lu You dumbfounded.

My eldest brother is probably a moron, right?

Isn't it ridiculous to destroy the IOU under the gaze of dozens of eyes?

Although the loan agreement is gone now, justice is in the hearts of the people. Even if the other party sues to the county government and the county magistrate interrogates the case, how many villagers present would dare to give false testimony?

Isn't it true that you can't refuse to pay this money?

Seeing that if the fight continued like this, Lu Ming was afraid that his life would be in danger, so Lu You sighed and walked to the side.

Picking up the brazier with burning yellow paper, Lu You smashed it directly at Chen Dahu and others without any hesitation.

"Stop it!!"

The brazier broke, and everyone retreated, looking at the skinny girl in the middle of the yard in a daze.

Looking at Lu Ming who was pressed to the ground, Lu You took a deep breath.

"My Lu family accepts this five taels debt!"

Hearing Lu You's words, Lu Ming, who was standing beside him, rolled and crawled to Lu You's side.

"Second sister, they don't have the loan agreement, so we can't admit this..."

Looking at Lu Ming's bruised face, Lu You felt extremely angry.

"An unsatisfying thing!"

"You're so stupid as to destroy the IOU in public?"

"Can you use your brain when you do things?"

"For something like this...we should just find a deserted place and do it secretly!"

"That way he has no evidence!"