I escaped from natural disasters and won by relying on the system.

When Lin Heng arrived in the county, he first quit his job at Moxiang Bookstore.

He is the accountant of this bookstore and earns one or two taels of silver every month.

Originally this job was pretty good. Not many people bought books here every day, so after doing the accounts, he had a lot of time to read in the bookstore.

To date, there is no book in the shop that he has not read.

Fortunately, he has a good memory, and the shopkeeper values ​​him very much and likes to discuss things with him.

He is considered to be a well-known figure among his employers.

But in today's world, the price of food and tax silver are rising year by year.

He was the only son in the family and had to pay conscription fees every year, so he didn't save much money over the years.

Unfortunately, the two children are as thin as little monkeys like the other children in the village.

Manager Zhang still has some respect for Lin Heng's talent.

This is the first boy in their county who passed the imperial examination at the age of thirteen.

Unfortunately, due to bad luck, the boy did not continue to take the imperial examinations and could only work as a small accountant in their bookstore.

But he also knew that this bookstore might not be open for long.

The boss brought that kind of news last time he came.

If this is true, then Lin'an County won't be able to hold on for much longer.

In the past two days, some wealthy families heard the news and moved south with their families.

They were only a month's journey from the border, and it was unknown how much time had passed by before the news reached them.

Thinking of this, he no longer stopped Lin Heng.

Instead, he gave two suggestions, which could be regarded as parting words.

"I have a simple topographic map here. The boss gave it to me last time. You can trace it. Maybe it will be useful in the future."

"Also, if you want to go far away, you must go and get a pass before the chaos sets in, otherwise you won't be able to enter any city."

Lin Heng knew that the shopkeeper was truly doing this for his own good, so he thanked him sincerely.

He copied the topographic map given by the shopkeeper, thanked him again and left the bookstore.

The next stop was to my younger sister Lin Wan.

My sister's family runs a grocery store, so it's a great place for me to buy things and pass messages at the same time.

The entire county town was not big, and Lin Heng reached Li’s grocery store in less than a quarter of an hour.

Li Song was feeling bored in the store. When he looked up, he saw his elder brother-in-law walking into the store from the door.

Seeing this, he hurried out to greet him.

"Brother, why are you here?"

"I'm here to buy some things. Where's Wanwan?"

"Oh, I'm in the backyard with the kids. Go and have a rest there."

As he spoke, he welcomed Lin Heng in, shouting, "Wan Niang, Wan Niang, big brother is here."

"I won't go in. I'm here to talk to Wanwan today and buy some things before I go back."

Lin Heng walked into the shop and put down the backpack on his back.

"Song'er, bring me a few water bags, weigh out 20 kilograms of salt and 20 kilograms of sugar, a can of oil, and a roll of oilcloth."

"Brother, why do you need so many things? They are all our own business. Just come and get them whenever you need them."

As the two were talking, they heard a sharp voice.

"Hey, Brother Yan'er's uncle is here, why don't you come in and sit for a while."

When Lin Heng looked up, he saw a woman wearing cheap silk and with a face as pale as if covered with flour walking out from behind.

The person who spoke was Li Song's sister-in-law Wang.

Lin Heng replied with a stiff face: "It's my sister-in-law. I won't sit down. I came here to buy some things today."

It's true that this sister-in-law is too sarcastic and mean, and you feel uncomfortable when you talk to her in a harsh way.

He generally doesn't want to deal with his sister-in-law.

Unexpectedly, Wang seemed not to hear and continued to talk to herself: "His uncle wants to buy so many things, it will cost a lot of money, brother-in-law, you have to treat his uncle well.

It seems that his uncle's family is quite wealthy, unlike the daughter-in-law's family next door, who can't even afford a few eggs and even ask their daughter to send eggs back to her family. "

Lin Heng knew that this was a veiled attack.

When her daughter was injured two days ago, Wanwan brought back a few eggs. Now, her in-laws are talking about them like this.

If I had known this would happen, I would have let Wanwan learn from her mother's toughness, so that at least she would not suffer any loss.

It’s all because Dad passed away early, and he and Mom took too good care of Wanwan because she was still young.

When he saw that Li Song was a scholar and heard that his in-laws were also nice people, he married Wanwan into the Li family.

Who would have thought that my brother-in-law failed the exam after several years and could only help out in the family grocery store.

Since then, my sister-in-law has been always looking for trouble.

He was still working in the county town, and his sister-in-law was always finding fault with Wanwan and her husband.

If they knew that he had quit his job, wouldn't Wanwan and her husband be bullied to death by the Li couple?

"Look at what you're saying. I just want to buy some daily necessities. My mother specifically told me to come to our shop to buy them. Whoever makes the money will make money. Don't you agree?"

When Wang heard Lin Heng mention Old Mrs. Jiang, she immediately became dispirited.

This old lady is not someone who is easy to deal with, so it’s better not to invite her here.

Li Song knew that his sister-in-law was unhappy that his wife had taken a few eggs to her parents' home two days ago.

But I heard that Xiao Ke'er was seriously injured.

Such a lovely little girl suffered such serious injuries, even he felt heartbroken when he heard about it, let alone Wan Niang, her aunt.

But it was these eggs that made my sister-in-law talk about them for several days.

Now he is talking about it in front of his eldest brother-in-law again, which makes him feel so ashamed that he wishes he could find a hole to crawl into.

In the past few years, his family spent a lot of money to support his studies, so even though his sister-in-law often scolded them for being freeloaders, he had to endure it.

It’s just hard for Wan Niang and the children.

Alas, it’s all his fault that he has no ability and now he has to rely on his elder brother and his wife for a living.

While everyone was thinking about their own things, Lin Wan came out from the backyard with her two children.

He let down his rolled-up sleeves as he walked.

It's obvious that he's just been working.

In comparison, Lin Wan's clothes were much more simple, wearing only a washed-out cotton dress and a wooden hairpin on her head.

The cuffs of the two children's clothes were even joined.

Lin Wan was very happy to see her eldest brother, and asked quickly: "Brother, why are you here, how is Ke'er?"

Before Lin Heng could answer, he saw his eldest nephew rushing towards him like a calf.

But the child was thin and small, so he didn't have much impact.

He quickly opened his arms and hugged his eldest nephew.

Xiao Tongtong was not to be outdone, and ran forward and hugged her uncle's thighs.

There's nothing we can do about it, since she's only four years old and not even as tall as her uncle's legs.

Wang Guihua curled her lips and muttered, "What's so special about a poor relative from the countryside who can't even afford an egg?"

Lin Heng ignored Wang Guihua.

While holding the two children, she answered her sister's question: "I came here to buy some things today. Ke'er is much better now, don't worry."

As he spoke, he took out two big apples from the backpack and handed one to his sister.

The remaining one was broken into two halves and given half to each of the two children.

The two children had never seen such big and red fruits in their lives.

That little mouth is so open that an egg can fit in it.

Wang Guihua, who was standing by, also widened her eyes when she saw this.

A pair of eyes stared greedily at the apple in Lin Wan's hand.