Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

[Negative emotions from Qian +30, +30, +30...]

As he spoke, mechanical prompt sounds continued to ring in Lu You's mind.

At this time, the people around were trying hard to suppress their laughter, secretly thinking that Lu You was too mean.

He just cheated someone out of their money yesterday, and now he is bringing it up specifically. It is obvious that he is deliberately trying to expose Qian's scars.

"You little girl! You're really mean!"

When the second cousin's wife Wu Xiu Lian saw her mother-in-law being bullied, she hurried forward and scolded Lu You.

"You have no respect for your elders. I think you have read a lot of books!"

"Impossible!" Lu You waved his hand and said affirmatively: "How could I read the books that I read into your stomach?"

[Negative emotions from Wu Xiulian +10, +10, +10...]

Listening to the prompt sound in his mind, Lu You smiled widely.

Just kidding, from childhood to adulthood, she has been famous for never suffering any loss in the welfare home!

When it comes to quarreling and practicing one's eloquence, Lu You has never been defeated by anyone!

Wu Xiulian, who lives opposite, was also a lady who had her way before her family fell into poverty.

Even after marrying Lu Erniu, she still acted arrogantly and never worked. How could she have ever endured such humiliation?

After being choked, Wu Xiu Lian immediately rolled up her sleeves and was about to attack Lu You.

Seeing his second cousin's wife like this, Lu Yi, who had been silent on the side, stood up and stood directly in front of Lu You.

Snapped! !

At this moment, a crisp whip sound was heard, scaring everyone.

Lu You turned his head and saw Uncle Li beside the car shaking a whip with a stern face.

"What are you doing?"

"Don't you see what time it is? Are you going to leave or not?!"

Uncle Li is a little overweight and usually doesn't talk much.

In addition, he always had a stern face and was serious, so the younger people in the village were a little afraid of him.

When he spoke at this time, Wu Xiu Lian was so scared that she retreated back.

Uncle Li frowned and looked at Lu You.

"Where's Luming? If he doesn't bring the firewood, I won't wait any longer!"

Before, every time Lu Ming went to the town to deliver firewood, he had to take Uncle Li’s car.

Over time, they formed a tacit understanding, and every time the day came, a place would be left on the donkey cart for Luming to store firewood.

Hearing Uncle Li's urging, Lu You came closer and bowed gently.

"Uncle Li, Lu Ming will not come today, and he will not be doing the firewood business anymore."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Li looked at Lu Yi, who was carrying a book basket on his back, with a complicated look, and then snorted for no reason.

"He made a fortune, after all. He doesn't even have a business selling firewood anymore!"

"But I have to tell you, I have reserved space for you on the bus this time. Even if you don't bring the firewood, you still have to pay for it!"

Hearing Uncle Li's words, Lu Yi frowned and was about to step forward to argue.

But before he could open his mouth, he was pulled back by Lu You next to him.

"No rudeness!"

Whispering in Lu Yi's ear, Lu You turned around and saluted Uncle Li again.

"Lu You understands what Uncle Li means. Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged on the fare."

After saying that, he ignored Lu Yi's puzzled look and pulled him onto the donkey cart.

Uncle Li's words just now sounded like he was bullying the brother and sister, but Lu You knew in his heart that he was reminding himself not to live beyond his means.

Although Uncle Li appears to be cold and aloof, he is actually a warm-hearted person.

When I helped Lu Ming collect firewood, we agreed to charge him 20 cents each time, but Uncle Li only charged him about 10 cents each time.

If there was no one else traveling with them but Lu Ming and his friend, they would simply not ask for the fare.

According to Uncle Li, putting some things on the back of the donkey cart will make the donkey move more easily and save more effort than carrying an empty cart.

As Lu You and his sister sat down, the rest of the people who were going to the town also got on the bus with their belongings.

This time when they went to the town, there were also Lu You's aunt Qian and second cousin Wu Xiu Lian.

Also traveling with them was Widow Zhou from the village.

The widow Zhou was holding a wicker basket covered with an irregular piece of green cloth.

However, through the gap in the edge of the frame, Lu You could still see that it was filled with eggs.

Heyuan Village is located in the mountains. The villagers mainly rely on farming and mountain products for their livelihood. Most of them just tighten their belts to make ends meet.

Under such conditions, most people cannot afford to raise chickens. There are only four or five households in the whole village that have chickens, and Widow Zhou is one of them.

Looking at the wicker basket in Widow Zhou's arms, it was full, with at least thirty or forty eggs in it.

According to the market price of two cents per coin, this is seventy or eighty cents, enough to exchange for more than ten kilograms of fine rice!

Qian and the second cousin's wife had never gotten along with Lu You, so as soon as they got in the car, they snorted coldly and sat a little further away.

This time, the widow Zhou came with a bamboo basket and sat down next to Lu You.

"Are you going to deliver books to the town?"

"Yes!" Lu You nodded slightly to Widow Zhou, but he was suspicious in his heart.

This widow Zhou’s original surname was Wang. She married Zhou Dashan from the north end of the village two years ago.

But less than a month after their marriage, Zhou Dashan fell off a cliff and died while going up the mountain to collect herbs. She changed her red clothes into white ones and became a widow.

If this happened in modern times, it wouldn't be a problem. Widow Zhou was only eighteen years old at the time, and there was so much time left in the future that she would always be able to find a good man and continue her marriage.

But it’s not possible in this era!

The villagers were ignorant and secretly said that it was Widow Zhou who brought Zhou Dashan to death. Even her own family thought she was unlucky and did not allow her to enter the house again.

It was even said that she had been married and no longer had the surname Wang, so there was the current Widow Zhou!

In this age where everything depends on human effort, if the man of a family dies suddenly, the family's world will completely collapse.

But Widow Zhou still had to live, and she inevitably had to ask others for help with some heavy work.

As time went by, a lot of gossip spread in the village. It turned out that he was a miserable man.

As a socialist successor who was born under the red flag and grew up in the spring breeze, Lu You naturally would not look at Widow Zhou with tinted glasses.

But in his memory, this widow Sun had never had any dealings with his family, and the original body had no connection with her at all.

Now she was talking to me with a smile, which was really abnormal.

Seeing that Lu You just replied with one sentence and stopped talking, the smile on Widow Zhou's face froze slightly, and she actually felt as if she was choked.

According to normal conversation, shouldn't you answer and then politely ask me why I'm going to the town?

Is that all you have to say 'yes'?

How should I continue with this?

Everyone says that this girl is taciturn and introverted, but isn't this a bit too bad at chatting?

Lu You had no intention of chatting with Widow Zhou for long, but in the silence, a system prompt suddenly rang in her mind.

[Negative emotions from Widow Zhou +10, +10, +8...]