To get rich quickly, you need to be simple and rough

Li Yujin returned to the real world, and even though his emotions had been eliminated, he still felt endless melancholy.

It's a rare occasion that all three members of the family are at home. The Li family is now feeling lonely as snow. Xu Huizhen is singing Peking Opera on the third-floor balcony, and her voice is authentic Beijing accent. Li Wenting is reading financial reports. The stock market of Dao Le Lian Pen's family has collapsed, and there are wars everywhere. It's still a blessing to be in China, at least there is a peaceful life.

Li Yujin was lying on the bed playing games, with various snacks on the bedside table.

Tongzi was feverishly scrambling for orders within the system. Being a Tongzi wasn't easy these days. Either the pay was too low or the workload was too overwhelming. Damn, for just a few thousand points, they'd ask for tens of millions. Points were hard to earn, and the qingtuan (green rice dumplings) were hard to eat. Some of these tasks were thoughtless, with faces that looked like they were in a state of emergency, hoping to dominate the entertainment industry. They were broke and desperate, yet they still wanted to be overbearing CEOs, their boasts disgusting even small amounts of money. For a few dollars, thirty or fifty thousand, they'd expect beautiful women to surrender to them, their arms around them, and a harem of three thousand beauties.

Tongzi really wanted to spit on the mission. "Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? You're just dreaming of getting married." There's no way the market is down, so good missions have to be snatched up. Just then, a 10,000-point assignment floated past, and the system quickly pressed its claws.

Oh my god, this is so exciting, isn't it? Ten thousand points is a fat payday. As for the immediate confiscation of property and exile, that's nothing. Host, you have to be brave enough to push your limits. Three time-travel spots means the whole family can go work for Tong. The vicious Tong skinning is online.

System: "Issuing an urgent mission. Those who are performing, please take a break. Those who are playing games, please disband. Those who are reading financial news, that's enough. This world is always in turmoil, and this is not a bad time. Tongzi, I am kind-hearted. Here is a lucrative mission for three people to travel through time. The time is short and the task is heavy. I hope the host will carry forward the spirit of not fearing hardship and fatigue to complete the mission successfully. Don't dawdle, just leave."

The Li family members didn't even have time to react before they were thrown into the torrent by the system.

Li Wenting woke up in a daze. The original owner, Li Wenting, was a branch of the Li family. He was a Jinshi who passed the imperial examination twice and served as the director of the Imperial College. Originally, the court relationship had nothing to do with him, a little Karami. But the legitimate branch of the family was courteous and gave the emperor bad ideas to restore the Zhou rituals. Before he could even gain a firm foothold, he wanted to reduce the power of the princes and change the imperial examination system to a recommendation system.

The legitimate heir was appointed First-Rank Grand Secretary and Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince, but he only enjoyed this immense wealth for a few days before the Fourth Prince led his troops to annihilate him. The entire Li Wenting family, already five generations removed from the line of kin, was also implicated, with their property confiscated and exiled.

Li Wenting traveled here when the legitimate branch of the family was at its peak. With only six months left, the Fourth Prince would arrive to attack.

Li Wenting no longer had the mood to stay in the Imperial College. The damn system said that there was a three-person mission, which meant that his wife and children would all run away to this terrible world.

Li Wenting quickly asked for leave from his superior, saying he was not feeling well. He left the yamen, saw his two servants, got on his mule cart and hurried home.

He ran into the main house in the backyard and saw his wife, Xu, running out of the main house. The two bumped into each other. The old couple exchanged glances, and Li Wenting sang a line like a spy meeting: "My ears hear the tragic sound, and my heart is pounding."

Xu added, "Why are fellow travelers sobbing?"

Xu Huizhen slapped Li Wenting on the arm: "You are so naughty even at this age."

Before the couple could finish their rant, a twelve-year-old kid came up behind them and said, "Are you two being too annoying? Think of a solution. This is the first time we've encountered this situation. What are we going to do next? There are so many people in the house, young and old."

The three members of the Li family sat in the inner room, discussing countermeasures. Li Yujin said, "I'm not a history major. If the legitimate branch is so suicidal, even if we offer an olive branch now, will it be useless?"

Xu Huizhen: "In principle, yes. What's even more unethical is that the legitimate branch of the family was asked by the Fourth Prince to write the edict of enthronement. This idiot righteously refused. Even so, no one was prepared to kill his entire clan, yet he went ahead and wrote in the edict that the Yan thief was usurping the throne and asking for death."

Li Wenting and Li Yujin felt a sharp pain in their teeth. "They've been caught in a situation where they can't even steam or boil anything. This isn't the spirit of a scholar, this is just old-fashioned. Why are you interfering in the fight between brothers for the throne? You've ruined the emperor's hand."

Xu Huizhen also covered her face. "The late emperor's eldest son died young, and the empress's son, who came from a civil service group, was born with a scholarly air. He was badly betrayed by the legitimate branch, Li Xiaoru. The legitimate branch was carrying the banner for the Jiangnan civil service group, weakening the power of the princes and nobles. It's likely that the military men they fought were from the noble group, and were naturally opposed to the emperor."

Li Yujin concluded, "This battle won't be won even if we don't fight it. It's too tragic for our family to suffer the consequences. The original owner's family was actually killed by the trap."

Xu Huizhen was also worried: "When the nest is overturned, all the eggs will be destroyed. We are right on the verge of exterminating all nine clans. Should we kill the direct descendants once and for all? Even if there is a reckoning, it won't be our turn."

Li Yujin's eyes lit up: "This idea is too reliable. If the troublemaker dies, even if my life is saved, our little Karami Fourth Prince will not even be remembered. At worst, I can resign and return to my hometown to farm. My life will be saved.

At this time, the system that pretended to be dead popped up: "Li Xiaoru is an important figure in the course of history and cannot be killed. Heaven will not allow it."

Even an honest man like Li Wenting was furious: "So, are the three of us here to be cannon fodder? Our fate is certain death!"

Xu Huizhen's mind was still quick: "No, click! Is there a rule that at a critical moment, he should be paralyzed and shut up?"

System: "There are no rules for this. You can be flexible. We won't lose points without earning any."

Now the three of them felt relieved. This mutated living mandrake could do the job. By increasing the dosage, it would be easy and enjoyable to make the person look like Wu Laoer next door with a crooked mouth and squinting eyes.

The problem is how this family can plan and minimize the losses.

Li Wenting, I'm going to talk to the old man and the old lady. It's better for the family to be together.

Li Wenting's father, Li Boyan, was the fifth child in the family. He was an old scholar who devoted his life to teaching his children and grandchildren at home. He married Lu, the legitimate daughter of Lu, a wealthy merchant family in Henan Province.

Lu's skills were extraordinary. She gave birth to a son and a daughter, and she managed to make Li Boyan's backyard without a single concubine. Her family business grew like a snowball, and she even married her precious son to Xu, the daughter of a branch of the Duke of Yu's family. The old lady was a fierce and decisive person who had the final say in the family.

Li Wenting walked to the old lady's courtyard in the middle yard and saw two old maids sewing outside the window. When Madam Zhao and Madam Qian saw Li Wenting, they quickly put down their needlework and said, "Young Master, you're back. Come in quickly. Madam was just talking about you."

He quickly opened the door curtain and let Li Wenting into the house.

Li Wenting walked into the room and found his mother Yang lying on the couch, with two little girls who had just grown their hair massaging the old lady's legs.

Li Wenting hurriedly greeted Madam Yang: "Mother, you slept well today. You look particularly good today."

Seeing her son come in, Yang quickly asked the maid to help her sit up on the soft couch, holding Li Wenting's hand and saying, "My child, don't get a heat stroke in this hot summer. Mother eats well and sleeps well. Your wife asked the kitchen to make noodles for me and your father at noon. It was cool and refreshing. Your father and I each had a big bowl."

Li Wenting sent the servants away and told his mother about the court's movements and the suicidal behavior of his eldest son Li Xiaoru.

Yang was so angry that she cursed loudly: "I think this bastard Li Xiaoru is not a good person. He failed in the imperial examination and suppressed your father's imperial examination. Otherwise, with your father's ability, I could also become a royal consort. He is trying to ruin our entire family. Damn it, we didn't benefit from his prosperity, but when he is in trouble, we have to die with this coward. Son, why don't we get some medicine to kill this bastard?"

Li Wenting was confused. This was really a continuation of the tradition.