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

After the matter was settled, someone's stomach growled first, and then there were gurgling sounds one after another.

Only then did everyone realize that they were already starving.

Lin Qing stood up apologetically and said, "I was confused and forgot to check the time."

At this moment, the sound of cows mooing was heard outside the yard. It seemed that Xing Wenjie had returned.

As if he heard something wrong, he came to the door in an instant and asked vigilantly: "Madam, are you in danger?"

Gu Sihe quickly jumped up and opened the door, and was surprised to find that his second brother was following him.

Gu Ermiao glanced around and his gaze lingered on Du Shaoyou a little longer. Although he tried hard to restrain himself, one could still see his displeasure.

Who is this person?

Could it be another person that my mother picked up on the street?

She clearly said that she was most afraid of trouble, but it still couldn't overcome the kindness in her heart.

I have to find an opportunity to have a good talk with my mother. I can’t do whatever I want anymore!

When he was not at home, my eldest brother was a scholar and was very particular about etiquette, but in Songsi Village, this was a joke.

My two younger brothers are still young and cannot handle things, so everything falls on my mother's shoulders.

She needs to be more careful in everything!

Thinking of this, Gu Ermiao said, "Mom, Master said that he will formally teach me how to make candied fruit tomorrow. To facilitate my study, he will let me live in the workshop. He asked me to come back early today to pack my luggage."

As Gu Ermiao spoke, Xing Wenjie looked at the three strangers with a cold gaze.

Seeing that Lin Qing didn't say anything, he knew that these people would not pose a threat. He leaned against the wall with a knife in his hand and closed his eyes to rest.

Gu Ermiao continued, "Master said that since I'm a junior apprentice, I can only take one day off every ten days. He asked me to come back early today so that I can pack my luggage."

Lin Qing smiled and agreed: "Okay, Mom will pack it for you later and send you there tomorrow."

After saying this, Gu Ermiao asked the doubts in his heart.

"Mom, who is this guest? I've never seen him before. He can't be my adopted son like Brother Jie Wen, right?"

Du Shaoyou looked at Gu Ermiao, who looked surprised. Just as he was about to introduce him, he heard Gu Sihe say with a smile:

"Second brother, this is Brother Shaoyou, Brother Changqing's schoolmate! He's not only knowledgeable, but also a very nice person! He said he wanted to draw a picture book for me!"

Gu Ermiao thought that these words were just coaxing a child, and only gave Du Shaoyou a perfunctory smile, not taking it to heart at all.

Xing Wenjie curled his lips.

This little guy Gu Sihe is really smart. Whoever is nice to him is a good person.

But when he praises others, his words are sincere, reasonable and well-founded, making it impossible to refuse.

Lin Qing stood up and patted Gu Sihe on the head: "You kids can play for a while, sister-in-law, come and help me cook."

When Xing Wenjie heard that she was going to cook, he naturally followed her, looking forward to seeing her take out various objects from the basket like magic again.

Gou originally wanted to secretly ask Lin Qing, the strong young man, about his background, but when she saw him following her with a ferocious look on his face, she swallowed her questions.

After Lin Qing introduced the two, Gou Shi couldn't help but say, "Brother left with ease, but he will create problems for you, sister-in-law. There are several mouths to feed at home, so if you need anything, just come to me and get it."

"Need not."

Before Lin Qing could refuse, Xing Wenjie spoke first, emphasizing his tone:

"I have money."

"..."

Gou laughed dryly twice and hurriedly lowered her head to light the fire to avoid embarrassment. While she was lowering her head, Lin Qing took out noodles, duck blood, tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic, etc.

This wasn't the first time Xing Wenjie had seen this, but he was still amazed and exclaimed:

"If this could hold hidden weapons, wouldn't it make us invincible? Madam, could you lend me this divine weapon?"

Lin Qing refused in an inscrutable manner, "Since it's a divine artifact, it naturally can't be lent to others casually."

Seeing Xing Wenjie's disappointed face, Lin Qing added: "But don't worry, I will have other benefits for you."

[Ding, Xing Wenjie's favorability has increased by 3. Please keep up the good work!]

Lin Qing had just said it casually, but she didn't expect that her favorability would actually increase. While cooking, she began to seriously think about what to give Xing Wenjie.

It was the first time that Gou saw Lin Qing cooking. She stared at her intently as she made a cross on the washed red fruit and put it into boiling water to cook until the skin broke. She then took it out, peeled it and chopped it into pieces; then she cut the coagulated duck blood into small pieces.

"Sister-in-law, light the fire!"

Gou quickly increased the heat with a palm-leaf fan, and the pot immediately began to emit wisps of steam. Lin Qing added a small amount of oil, sautéed the scallion and ginger slices, and then poured the chopped tomatoes into the pot, added a little salt and stir-fried until the red juice came out.

Add appropriate amount of water and cook until it boils slightly, then pour in a few spoonfuls of salt to adjust the taste of the soup, spread the noodles out and pour them into the soup, and add water three more times after boiling.

Finally, add the diced duck blood into the noodle soup, stir evenly, and cook on low heat for another minute or two before the noodles are successfully served.

As the children smelled the delicious aroma, their stomachs growled even more.

As they ate around the table, Du Shaoyou couldn't help but praise him, "I thought the academy's Chinese chef's cooking skills had reached the pinnacle, but I didn't expect yours, Aunt Lin, to be even more sophisticated! They say simplicity reveals true meaning. You're truly amazing to be able to make noodles so delicious!"

Everyone else just focused on eating and just nodded in agreement.

After a while, the children had already started eating their second bowls. Lin Qing suddenly remembered Gu Sanmu's words and said, "Ermiao, after dinner, go and find out what happened at the village head's house..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Song Lingshuang's anxious voice.

"Mrs. Gu, this is bad!"

Gu Ermiao put down his chopsticks with an unhappy look on his face and complained:

"Tsk, I haven't even looked for her yet, and this jinx is here first! Every time I see her, nothing good happens. I remember she was the one who brought the news of Dad's death, and now I wonder what bad news she's brought!"

For the first time, Lin Qing frowned at the child and lectured him in a cold voice.

"Ermiao, don't speak ill of girls! She came to tell you about your father's death with good intentions. Does that mean your father wouldn't have died if she hadn't come? Go get her!"

Gu Ermiao was frightened by his mother's cold face. Although he was reluctant, he still stood up to greet the visitor.

After listening to Lin Qing's words, several children began to reflect on themselves silently.

They have to pay attention from now on...

Gu Ermiao was really shocked when he saw Song Lingshuang in the yard.

As the youngest daughter of the village head, she usually dressed herself up beautifully, but at this moment, she had fallen and hit her head, her hair was disheveled, half of her face was covered with blood and mud, and there were a few drops of blood on her collar; the hem of her beautiful dress was also covered with dust and mud, and she looked so disheveled that it seemed as if she was fleeing.

"Oh no, oh no, Er Miao! My father has gone to town to discuss marrying Daya and me into the Jia family together!"

Lin Qing stood up suddenly, pulled her into the house, and while tending to her wounds, he softly comforted her, "Ling Shuang, don't worry. If you have anything to say, just tell us slowly. We will definitely not refuse to help you if we can!"

Song Lingshuang was comforted by Lin Qing and felt that her words were warmer than her mother's. She couldn't help but throw herself into her arms and burst into tears, sobbing and explaining her purpose.