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

"All of you stop it. Sihe, tell me what you saw?"

Gu Sihe seemed to have a backer in an instant, and rushed over to hug Lin Qing.

He sniffed his red nose, his tone full of grievance.

"Mom, I woke up because I had to pee and wanted to go to the yard. As soon as I went out, I saw someone outside the wall... No, I don't know what it was, lying on the wall, looking into our yard stealthily!

"Its eyes were green, like a hungry wolf about to eat someone! I was so scared that I quickly got back into bed. I wanted to hold it in until the morning, but I couldn't hold it back in my dream and accidentally wet the bed..."

When Lin Ting heard something peeping outside the door, his heart skipped a beat and cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.

After thinking for a moment, she was sure that the one peeping was definitely not a beast, but a human.

Regardless of whether the wild animals would behave in such a humane way, if they were hungry and came down the mountain to hunt, they should first go to the village where the population is concentrated, rather than coming to their home outside the village.

Could that be Gu Dahuai?

No, probably not.

If he really had bad intentions, it would have been hidden enough for him to lie on the roof of the next house. Why would he risk being discovered by lying on the wall? It would have been a waste of time.

Who would that be?

No matter who they were, Lin Qing looked at the skinny children and thought that they were orphans and their mothers lived outside the village. Although they didn't have much gold and silver at home, they might still be targeted by thieves.

This person was probably here to scout the area yesterday, and I don’t know what he will do next.

If any trouble really happened, Gu Dahuai probably wouldn't help.

It's good that he doesn't take advantage of others' misfortune.

It’s better to rely on yourself than to rely on others, so I should quickly find something that can protect my house...

Why not go to town and buy a little wolfdog?

Lin Qing was thinking to himself and didn't notice that Gu Ermiao was even more furious when he heard Gu Sihe say that.

"Sihe, I think you're really itching for trouble! You're lying in front of your mother! Since you're scared of something, you can just pee on the floor instead of going to the toilet!"

Gu Sihe squatted behind Lin Qing and retorted forcefully, "There are sour dates drying on the ground!"

Then he complained to Lin Qing.

"Mom, look at my second brother, he doesn't act like a big brother anymore! He always bullies me for no reason!"

Lin Qingxiao looked at the two brothers who were on the verge of a fight, reached out and touched Gu Sihe's head to comfort him, his tone a little exaggerated, as if he was teasing a pet.

"That's right, Shihe did the right thing! Mother really wants to praise you! Since you've done so well, can you do even better?"

Gu Sihe nodded hurriedly.

"Then I want to ask you for a big favor. Go and light a fire so we can start cooking the sour dates! Once the sour date cakes are ready, I'll take you to town, okay?"

Although Gu Sihe didn't know what sour jujube cake was, he heard that his mother was going to take him to town, and he jumped three feet high with joy.

He was so proud of himself that he made a face at Gu Ermiao, then went to work happily, humming a tuneless song.

"Second brother is nothing~ Mother loves me the most~"

Lin Qing watched him skipping away, no longer dwelling on the conflict between him and Gu Ermiao. She raised her chin to the latter, indicating that the matter had been resolved perfectly.

Gu Ermiao was extremely impressed to see that his mother was able to calm his angry younger brother down with just a few words and even got him to work on his own initiative.

"It has to be you, mother. Judging from Fourth Brother's expression, I'm afraid he won't understand for a long time that this isn't a reward at all. It's like you sold him out and still helped count the money."

Lin Qing blinked mysteriously.

"Ermiao, life isn't like a ledger. You don't have to calculate every single thing clearly. Do you know the saying 'it's bliss to be confused'? Being carefree like Sihe isn't necessarily a bad thing."

Gu Ermiao pondered Lin Qing's words, his eyes gradually becoming deeper.

After a simple breakfast, Lin Qing began to concentrate on making preparations.

She had planned to make sour date cake from the moment she picked the dates, but at that time, money was so attractive that she couldn't help but sell the raw materials to the mall.

It definitely won’t happen this time!

She has to sell the finished product at a higher price!

The whole family worked together and quickly threw the washed sour dates into the big pot. After being boiled in boiling water, the date skins burst and the indescribable sour taste instantly penetrated everyone's nose.

Gu Sihe, who was stoking the fire, swallowed his saliva and asked with great difficulty, "Mom, what happens after it's cooked?"

"Go call your third brother over here. Mother has an important errand for him to do."

Seeing Gu Sihe pouting in dissatisfaction, as if silently protesting against being ignored, Lin Qing hurriedly added with a smile.

"More importantly, you have to come back quickly, wash your hands, and help me with the work."

Gu Sihe received the order and ran to call Gu Sanmu who was picking red amaranth seeds.

Gu Sanmu stood up and wiped his hands, but saw that his second brother had gone to find his mother before him.

Gu Ermiao looked a little embarrassed, and after a long while, he asked, "Mom, can you teach me how to keep accounts today? Also, since I have to keep accounts, I have to learn to read..."

Lin Qing didn't take these seriously at all and answered casually while picking up sour dates.

"Okay, it was late yesterday, so I'll teach you how to keep accounts in a while. If you want to learn to read, it's easy too. Why don't you go to the academy with Damao?"

Looking up, seeing that Gu Ermiao still looked worried, Lin Qing smiled and said, "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about Shu Xiu."

Gu Ermiao had never expected his mother to agree so readily. After hesitating for a moment, he still asked hesitantly, "Mom, aren't you going to ask me why?"

Lin Tingting felt something was wrong with his words, raised his head and looked at Gu Ermiao seriously, trying to figure out why his precocious second son asked such a question.

Could it be that he was irritated by seeing her always considering Damao?

Lin Qing quickly suppressed her smile and said, "Whatever the reason, you want to learn something and definitely want to make progress. That's a good thing. Why should I dig into your details and discourage you?"

Gu Ermiao felt a little ashamed after hearing what he said. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, "But, I don't want to go to the academy..."

Uh, not going to the academy?

This made Lin Qing feel a little troubled.

"Is there a private school nearby? Or do you want to hire a private tutor? It's not impossible, it just costs a little more..."

Gu Ermiao interrupted her hastily, "I want to learn from you, mother!"

"what?"

Gu Ermiao wanted to explain to his mother why he made such a request, but his two younger brothers came over as if on cue.

In order to avoid damaging the image of his second brother, Gu Ermiao didn't want to act coquettishly to his mother in front of them, so he stomped his feet in anger and turned away.

Lin Qing looked at his second son's back and thought to himself that after finishing making the sour jujube cake, he would have to talk to him.

Alas, it is true that if you raise a child for a hundred years, you will always worry about him when he is only ninety-nine.

Being a mother is not easy...

Not only must the sapling be given enough water, but it must also be pruned straight.