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

What they couldn't understand was that the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family placed two stools at the door, with a tattered basket on top of the stools.

I don't know what's hidden under the slightly yellowed rag on the basket, but the fragrance is coming from inside.

Sanmu, the strongest man in the Gu family, moved a small stool to guard the basket. Seeing that the people coming in had almost blocked the door, he felt a little anxious and kept looking back into the house, thinking to himself:

Second brother, eldest brother, mother, when will you finish settling the accounts? Come out quickly...

If you don't come out, I really can't hold on any longer!

At this moment, someone saw Sanmu sitting there without saying anything, and couldn't help but ask jokingly, "Sanmu, what tricks are you guys up to?"

Song Dadong agreed with a strange smile: "Yeah, what's in here? Are you planning to sell it or give it away?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he received unanimous approval from everyone.

"I think what you said makes sense, Dadong! The eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family is kind and beautiful, so she must have made something to thank us!"

"Hey, nephew Sanmu, stop keeping us in suspense and let us see what's inside..."

Just as order was on the verge of collapse and everyone was about to gather around, Gu Ermiao finally arrived.

After the confident Gu Ermiao went out, he was frustrated to find that no one listened to what he said. He could only shout at the top of his voice, but he didn't expect that the louder he shouted, the more exaggerated everyone's voices became.

When Lin Qing and Lin Yuanxin walked out of the door, they saw the brothers Gu Ermiao and Gu Sanmu who were busy and exhausted. They were so excited to see them that they almost cried.

Gu Ermiao cried, "Mom, I'm almost hoarse from shouting, but no one listens."

Lin Qing gave him a comforting smile, patted his shoulder, and signaled him not to be anxious and to calm down.

"Er Miao, do you know what it means to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys? In times like this, we need to find the most troublesome one and deal with him first. The others will naturally follow."

Lin Qing's few words made Gu Ermiao's confused thoughts miraculously clear and he suddenly understood.

Correct!

Why hadn't he thought of this just now?

Lin Qing continued to encourage, "Why don't you think of them all as cabbages? Tell me, which one is the most expensive?"

Gu Ermiao looked around and said, "Mom, I understand what you mean! In my opinion, they are not cabbages, but a pot of soup that is about to boil. The most important thing now is to fish out the dirt inside."

After saying that, Gu Ermiao opened the account book and found Song Dadong's name, then looked up and said to him:

"Uncle Dadong, my family once borrowed five cents from you. Today we're paying you back."

When everyone heard that the Gu family wanted to pay back the debt, they all closed their mouths and pricked up their ears, and the surroundings instantly became quiet.

But one of the most solid ladies with a long face and drooping eyebrows was very dissatisfied. The Gu family did not borrow the most from Song Dadong, nor did they borrow the longest time, so why did they pay back this unscrupulous person first?

Just as he was about to speak, someone pulled his sleeve and whispered, "Hush, who are you to dare to argue with the village chief's son?"

"That's right, Mrs. Shen, you're confused! Have you forgotten about that cunning Gu Dahuai? But when he meets the eldest daughter-in-law of the Gu family, doesn't he have to drink her foot washing water? It's not necessarily a good thing that her second son returns Song Dadong first!"

The woman who had been full of indignation just now came to her senses, patted her chest, and thought to herself, "What a close call! This young widow is really cunning!"

I almost fell into her trap!

Song Dadong was suspicious for a moment, but when he saw Lin Qingjian and Shui Qiutong looking at him with a smile, he felt an itch in his heart as if being scratched by a cat. He seemed to be possessed by a demon, ignoring everyone's gazes. He walked with a coquettish pace and a slick tone.

"Hey, it's just five cents, what's the relationship between our two families? It doesn't matter whether you give it or not!"

"That won't do, Uncle Dadong," Gu Ermiao said firmly. "As the saying goes, even brothers have to settle accounts, let alone we're not even related. Only by repaying what you borrow can we borrow again. So today, not only will our family repay Uncle Dadong, but we can also repay part of your debts."

Everyone was delighted when they heard this.

They originally thought that the money and food they lent to the Gu family would become bad debts, but they didn't expect that they would actually get the money back!

When Song Dadong heard that it was not just him who was returned, his face drooped instantly.

But when I saw that I was the first one to come out, I thought to myself that I must be special in her heart!

Otherwise, why would he be the first one to come out instead of Mrs. Wu!

We can't let her down, we have to do something for her!

His smile became even more wanton: "Oh? Then I wonder how you plan to pay me back. I didn't see any silver, but I saw Mrs. Gu. Could it be that..."

Gu Ermiao snorted, then lifted a corner of the rag. Everyone could vaguely see the big, white, steaming buns. The fragrance drifted in the wind, and everyone couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Someone's stomach growled, but no one cared enough to laugh. They just wanted to know what the Gu family was up to.

Gu Ermiao tried hard to lower his attitude and said the words he had discussed with his mother long ago.

"Dear elders, if it weren't for your heartfelt help, my family would have starved to death in that dilapidated temple. Mother often tells us about your kindness, and we want to repay you, but unfortunately, our family is so poor..."

"But luckily, my mother has some skills, so she came up with this unrealistic solution."

Gu Ermiao lifted the cloth a little wider and said, "These are the meat buns my mother steamed. The skin is thin and the filling is big. If they were in town, they would sell for three or four cents each. But we can't compete with Anping, so we sell them for two cents."

Lin listened to Gu Ermiao's words and nodded at him.

Gu Ermiao was greatly encouraged and continued, "During this period, even if you are extremely wealthy, you may not be able to have a full meal. So we thought of using the buns to repay our debts."

Everyone's mood fluctuated with his words, and they couldn't help but whisper to each other when they heard this.

What does this mean?

Aren’t you going to pay off your debts? Why does it sound like you still want to make money from them?

"Uncle Dadong, five cents shouldn't be enough to buy three buns, but we can't forget your kindness in helping us, and we can't be ungrateful, so I'll give you three."

Lin Yuanxin picked up the straw paper, quickly wrapped three of them and put them aside.

Gu Ermiao continued, "Uncle Dadong, you probably don't have the IOU on you. How about this? If you don't mind, just take the buns and our debt will be written off. Then, could you please put your fingerprint here to prove that we're even, so we don't have any unpleasantness later."

Song Dadong listened to Gu Ermiao's meticulous arrangements and felt something was wrong. But when he saw the pretty girl handing him a piece of straw paper containing a bun the size of his fist, he thought to himself:

Gu Ermiao is a shrewd boy. He seems to want to take advantage of others, and what he says is true.

But if I really follow his idea, will I suffer a loss?