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

[Ding, the 2-pound pork reward has arrived.]

Lin Qing hurriedly opened the storage space to check and found that it was actually a piece of top-quality pork belly.

This system is really effective, and it really chooses the best rewards!

But the other reward is really confusing, and the name is so scary.

"Five Years of Imperial Examination and Three Years of Simulation".

The cover of the book is quite antique, but when I opened it, I found that it was still in traditional Chinese characters and in vertical format...

Putting aside the content, just based on this point, she had to admire the system's thoughtfulness.

That way, even if someone accidentally sees it, no one will be suspicious.

After carefully checking the catalog, I found that the content was quite complicated. It almost included questions from every subject of the dynasty, and was thoughtfully divided according to regions.

Lin Qing took a quick look and found that the imperial examinations here were not much different from what she knew. In addition to Jinshi and Mingjing, there were many other subjects, similar to modern accounting, law, etc.

However, poor families do not have the money and time to develop their children's talents. It is said that only after ten years of hard study can one become a successful person. It is unaffordable for most families to let their children not work in the fields and pass the imperial examinations.

After sighing, Lin Qing continued to flip through the pages and was pleasantly surprised to find that the mock exam questions were tailor-made for the time and place, and the answer explanations were straightforward and clear, so even she could understand them.

What’s even more exaggerated is that there are also update terms.

The gist of it is that she only needs to pay 100 taels to get the updated real exam questions.

That's an astronomical figure...

Lin Qing closed the book and thought to himself, wait until I have money.

From the current perspective, this book can be regarded as the best gift for Damao, but she cannot take it out openly.

You have to find a suitable opportunity.

Just as Lin Qing was thinking about how to reasonably test Gu Damao's writing skills, she suddenly heard Gu Ermiao say, "Mom, what Sihe said makes sense."

Lin Qing looked at him in confusion.

Gu Ermiao continued, "Tell us where you found the potatoes. We'll go look for some nearby while we're full, lest someone else grab them first."

Gu Sanmu savored the taste of mashed potatoes, licked his lips and said, "Yes, second brother is right! I still remember that place. I'll go with you later."

Gu Ermiao's eyes flickered, as if the point was not here.

"Anyway, we definitely can't borrow grain now. Even if the government's grain arrives, there probably won't be any for our family. We can only rely on ourselves."

Seeing that his mother didn't cry like usual, and didn't even respond to him, Gu Ermiao cleared his throat.

"Mom, you don't usually go out, so you don't know much about it. Lately, it's been getting harder and harder for us to borrow food. It's understandable that other people don't give us food. Just now, when we went to my uncle's house, his yard was clearly full of things, but he didn't even want to lend us a hand.

"And my uncle insulted my father. When my eldest brother tried to argue with him, he picked up a carrying pole and tried to beat us!"

Lin Qing, who was always protecting his son, could no longer hold back and shouted angrily, "What?!"

She wanted to slam the table to express her anger, but looking at the old and dilapidated Eight Immortals Table, she was afraid that it would fall apart if she slammed it, so she had to give up.

Lin Qing looked at Gu Damao and asked seriously, "Did he hit you?!"

Gu Damao looked unnatural and glared at Gu Ermiao with a warning look.

The latter was not frightened by Gu Damao at all. He looked fearless and even snorted coldly and punched the earthen kang with his fist, showing extreme anger.

The sound of a few clods of earth falling down made Lin Qing very worried. If the bed was broken, she would have no place to sleep at night.

Gu Damao cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Mother, please calm down. With Sanmu here with you, my uncle is just talking and doesn't dare to do anything."

Gu Ermiao snorted coldly, "Humph, he didn't dare to take action, but he still said a lot of harsh words! Not only that, he even made clear arrangements for you, mother."

Lin Qing was confused: "What did he arrange for me?"

When she asked this question, her three sons who had gone out to borrow grain became speechless instantly. They looked at each other, lowered their heads and said nothing.

Lin Qing's heart was in turmoil, and he urged, "Speak?"

The two clever kids, Gu Damao and Gu Ermiao, began to pretend to clean up the dishes. Only the honest Gu Sanmu stood there blankly, avoiding Lin Qing's gaze, as if he was a poor student who hadn't understood in class and was afraid of being caught by the teacher.

Lin Qing immediately confirmed that it was him.

"Third brother, I know you are an honest child. I believe you will not lie to me. Tell me what happened."

Gu Sanmu tried to run away in panic, but was caught by Lin Qing's quick eyes and hands.

Although he was young, his height was almost the same as Lin Qing. However, under repeated questioning, he buried his head in his chest like a quail, making himself look much shorter.

The tips of his ears were also gray with a hint of red. After a long while, he said in a muffled voice:

"Xiao, my aunt said that our family will no longer need to borrow food and will be able to live a good life.

"My uncle has found a new in-law for you. They've seen you and know you're fertile, so they want to wait and see if they can marry you into their family and start a family. The betrothal gifts have already been given to my uncle's family, and they'll be welcoming you in a few days."

What the heck?!!!!

Lin Qing felt as if he was struck by lightning.

What kind of a development is this?

It was even more speechless than being struck by ball lightning.

She had never expected that, starting with a famine and having a widow take care of the child, she would have to remarry.

It's really unlucky for her to have such a brother-in-law!

She thought she would draw a clear line with her brother-in-law's family after being kicked out of the house, but she didn't expect that he actually wanted to remarry her to make use of her remaining energy.

Lin Qing, who was extremely angry and speechless, actually laughed out loud: "What about after I get married? How will he arrange for you guys?"

Gu Ermiao had been eavesdropping outside the door. He walked in at the right moment and said jokingly, "Don't bother with such trivial matters, mother. My uncle has already made all the arrangements!"

"He said that since we are all boys, it would be inconvenient for us to follow you to remarry, lest the other party suspect us of coveting the family property. My eldest brother has grown up and is old enough to start his own family. He gave him 500 coins, and he would naturally take good care of us."

Lin Qing gritted his teeth.

Doesn't this mean that Gu Dahuai accepted the betrothal gift with a smile, and the children can just fend for themselves?

This is really unbearable, there is no need to endure it anymore!

If this happened to the original owner, she might just accept it silently, then burn some incense for her dead husband and cry for him to show his spirit.

Maybe they will even seek death and escape reality.

But she is not such a dodder.

In the words of her best friend, she weighs 90 kilograms but has a rebellious nature of 89.9 jin.

If I don’t teach Gu Dahuai a lesson this time, I’ll be doing myself a disservice!

[Ding, side quest, breaking off the engagement has been activated. Quest difficulty: ★★★. Completing the quest will reward you with 2 pieces of cloth and an upgrade in your needlework skills.]

[Ding, the side quest, "Give Me Back," has been activated. Quest difficulty: ★★★★. Complete the quest to receive 100 Wen.]

Lin Qing still made a decisive move and slammed the table. With the sound of it disintegrating, he said with overwhelming power:

"Come on, come with me to Gu Dahuai's house, cancel the engagement, and then get your father's pension back!"