At the beginning of the famine, I became famous all over the world with my useless system

Anping Town, as the town that protects the county government, was completely closed off to prevent the influx of refugees. It was surrounded like an iron barrel, and the people in the villages were in panic. Gu Dahuai wanted to take advantage of the chaos to drive the four children out of Songsi Village, but was held back by the village head Song Youliang.

"Da Huai, don't blame me for not reminding you. The imperial court's allocation of disaster relief grain is definitely calculated per head. The Dasong family is now a military family and cannot be moved. If you cause trouble, don't blame me for being rude."

Gu Dahuai didn't understand these things, but seeing that Song Youliang spoke so sternly, he naturally didn't dare to have such thoughts anymore.

In this case, the only way left is to marry Lin Qing.

Lin Qing is a widow, so naturally she is not worthy of going through the formal route of three matchmakers and six betrothals. It would be better for them to get married first, and then everything else would come naturally, right?

But what he didn't expect was that when he wanted to perform the Zhougong ceremony with Lin Qing, the other party would rather die than obey, and she even escaped.

The more this happened, the more Gu Dahuai felt itchy in his heart, like a cat scratching him. He went to look for her again and again when no one was around next door.

Lin Qing didn't dare tell the children about this dirty thing, and could only shed tears every day and become more and more haggard.

Once, when Gu Dahuai was about to succeed, Lin Qing suddenly found strength from nowhere and grabbed him, disfigured his face, kicked him off the bed, and took out a pair of sharp scissors from under the pillow.

"A clay figure still has some temper. If you bully me again, Gu Dahuai, I will stab you to death first and then end my own life!

"Anyone with a discerning eye can tell what you're up to, even if it means sacrificing my reputation. I just don't know if your Chang Qing can still stay in the academy!"

Gu Dahuai looked at Lin Qing in astonishment. Although her clothes were disheveled, she looked unattainable, with red eyes and gnashing teeth as she glared at him. He even felt like backing off.

Changqing, yes, he still has Changqing!

In his panic, he even sprained his ankle while going down the stairs when he escaped. After returning home, he became more and more angry.

He prides himself on his intelligence and strategy, and he never makes mistakes. Could it be that he will fall into the hands of that woman this time?

This is such a huge shame!

Just when he was at his wit's end, news came that Mr. Jia in the town wanted to take a concubine, and his favorite was Xifeng from the Songni family.

Gu Dahuai was delighted.

Isn’t this just an opportunity coming to your doorstep?

Since the woman next door doesn't want to marry me, I might as well take this opportunity to let her go to town and live a good life with Mr. Jia!

So he first found an excuse to drive that family to a dilapidated temple, and then reluctantly took out some money to appease the village head. Everything was ready, and he just had to wait for the Jia family to come and pick up the bride.

Everything was developing in the direction he expected. Gu Dahuai, who had finally found a way out after reaching his wit's end, became more and more certain that it was God who was protecting their family.

That's why he despised Gou's petty behavior of getting flustered when encountering something, and said with a red face:

"Our Changqing is so valued by the headmaster, by then, let alone the county magistrate's daughter, even the prince's daughter can be married!

"You'll be the mother-in-law of a nobleman in the future, so you have to show off your style. This kind of scene scared you to the point of peeing your pants. It's really embarrassing!"

When Gou heard that he dared to have such a daydream, her legs couldn't help but tremble.

"My God, what kind of forest cat piss did you drink to make you say such nonsense? If someone hears you, will you be killed?"

When Gu Dahuai heard her talking about cat urine, he suddenly felt an unbearable sour taste in his mouth and angrily poured the tea at her.

"Get lost, you spoiling bitch! I'm tired of hearing you talk! I'll divorce you sooner or later! Hurry up and go to the next yard to get some useful things, so those troublemakers don't come over here. It'll be too late to regret it..."

Before he could finish his words, the door was slammed shut.

Seeing his wife cowering and trying to hide in the woodshed, Gu Dahuai couldn't help but spit:

"Coward! Try hiding again! Just stand here and watch how I greet and see off everyone. Let's see who dares to act rashly in my house!"

After saying this, he straightened his clothes, walked to the door with strange steps, and said in a strange tone:

"Who is it? My front door is made of high-quality elm wood. If it is accidentally broken, I won't ask for much from you, my fellow villagers. Three taels of silver will be enough."

The knocking on the door stopped abruptly.

A moment later, the noise became more and more violent. The door bolt was shaking back and forth, and dust fell from the eaves.

"Gu Dahuai, you are so shameless! I made this pear wood door for you. It only cost me fifteen cents including my labor. And you dare to pass it off as elm wood and ask for three taels of silver. Aren't you afraid that the wind will blow away your cowardly tongue?"

Gu Dahuai frowned unconsciously when he heard the voice.

The person who spoke was actually the carpenter Song Modou.

Tsk, doesn’t this old man usually never like to go out and socialize, and only likes to fiddle with that pile of rotten wood?

Didn’t he also claim that Shavings was a hundred times more beautiful than the village chief’s daughter?

Why did he feel like joining in the fun today, and was even instigated to knock on the door?

It seems that things are not simple...

However, the thing that Gu Dahuai feared least in his life was embarrassment. So what if he failed to blackmail someone and was exposed instead? It would not cost him any money and would not harm his life.

So he still smiled and said:

"What a rare guest, Brother Dou! How come you have time to come to my house today? Did you come alone or did you bring your hammer with you?

"It's really unfortunate. My wife has taken her daughter back to her parents' home, and Changqing is also in a private school in town. There's no one at home to entertain him..."

Song Modou ignored him and continued to bang on the door loudly, using vulgar words that made people blush.

"Stop talking nonsense and open the door! Would I go looking for your wife while you're home?"

The loud laughter made Gou blush with embarrassment. She turned around to leave, but when she saw her husband's expression, she had to turn her face away and dared not move.

Suddenly, the noise outside stopped, and only an old and majestic voice was heard.

"Da Huai, the eldest son of the Gu family has reported you to me. We came here to understand the situation so that we won't wrongly accuse you. Please open the door quickly so we can talk it out."

Gu Dahuai's brows furrowed even more when he heard this.

The helper turned out to be not only Song Modou, but also the village head Song Youliang!

Humph, I really underestimated those little brats!

The coward had the means to find the head of the village and the whole village to cause trouble for him!

But no matter how angry he was, since it was the village head who knocked on the door, he still pulled the bolt even though he was extremely reluctant.

Meeting the village head's slightly warning look, Gu Dahuai nodded slightly, indicating that he knew the seriousness of the matter.

It just benefits the family next door!

Well, as long as the demands of these children are not excessive, he will naturally give in appropriately and let everyone see his kind heart.

It just so happened that he was determined to become the next village head, so suffering a little loss was nothing.

The rule of Songsi Village is that the new candidate for village head must be recommended by the previous one. If he wants to pursue such a "career", he can only give some face to the greedy old man Song Youliang.

On the bright side, if your wealth is not noticeable among your fellow villagers, it's like walking in fine clothes at night. What's the point then?

It would be better to take this opportunity to let these country bumpkins open their eyes and see how grand his family is, so that they will wholeheartedly recommend him.