Food Hoarding Plan

The Zhong family was, after all, just an ordinary farming household; their assets were not many. Qiu Qi searched the entire Zhong house and only managed to find over thirty taels of silver in total, which included the private savings of Old Zhong and Big Mother Zhong.

As for Zhong Guang Minh's private savings, don't even dream about it. If this loafing hoodlum could save private money, he wouldn't be a hoodlum.

According to the standard of living for ordinary people, over thirty taels was not a small amount, enough for the whole family's food and living expenses for several years. But for Qiu Qi, this amount of silver was truly not enough.

What was the standard of living for ordinary people? It was three meals a day of cornbread and vegetable porridge, eating meat once every six months, and tailoring one new set of clothes a year.

Having finally found a "normal living" world, Qiu Qi resolutely refused to live like that. Although his goal was to be idle, there had to be standards. He didn't need delicacies from land and sea, but a full bowl of white rice and braised pork for every meal was the minimum!

Therefore, by his standards, the Zhong family's current savings could only be described as a drop in the ocean.

Furthermore, in times of famine, besides food and drink, safety had to be considered. He couldn't build a new house, but at least he had to use blue bricks to build a wall to fence it in. Otherwise, what if people came to steal food then?

Qiu Qi wasn't afraid of the food being stolen; he was afraid he would get too excited and strike too hard, causing a fatality, which wouldn't be good. In the original host's setting, he had never killed anyone. If he acted too abnormally, it would be hard to avoid the system's detection.

Sigh, others fear being beaten to death by the enemy; he feared he would beat the enemy to death. Truly a tragic affair.

"This silver definitely isn't enough to buy food. With my stomach, I'll be hungry in less than a month. I could consider selling a few acres of land, but that would only add twenty or thirty taels, still too little. I must think of a way to earn more silver... The old saying is right; in the end, one must rely on oneself."

"How much do I need to earn? For three years of food, a few hundred taels definitely won't be enough, and the Zhong family can't be allowed to starve to death. These troublesome people might be extreme, but their combat power is strong. Resolving petty matters in the village, they are experts; against outsiders, they can save me some effort."

"Just eating and drinking won't do. Candied haws, sweets, watermelons—all kinds of snacks must be bought. How many years has it been since I've eaten these things? Before the system finds out, I must enjoy myself to the fullest. These things in ancient times don't seem cheap; I must plan carefully."

"Mm, food and shelter, and people to serve... Although the current servants aren't very obedient, after a few beatings, they can be ordered around like oxen and horses, barely achieving the goal... As for whether they are sincere, that doesn't need to be considered."

After Qiu Qi finished writing his upcoming plan, he found the most difficult problem at hand: a lack of money.

Earning money wasn't easy anywhere. It was hard in the modern era and difficult in ancient times, especially since the original host was a Little Ger bound by ritual and law; people wouldn't even pay attention to him if he went out to do business. Wanting to use normal means to earn hundreds or thousands of taels in a short time was truly a pipe dream.

Other abnormal means—he didn't know what to use for the moment. This was a society ruled by law that required caution.

So... for now, should he first sell the Zhong family's land and then see?

Thinking this, Qiu Qi threw the notebook with the plan into his space and then went to the storehouse where the people were locked.

He hadn't struck very hard earlier. At this time, Old Madam Zhong and the others had all woken up. Each one discovered they were tied up and was both terrified and furious. Although they didn't know what madness their Little Ger was having today, their hearts were filled with sky-high rage.

Truly a rebellion! Vũ Ger actually dared to hit his father, hit his brother, hit his mother, and even his grandmother. Did this child not fear being struck by lightning or being taken to the ancestral hall!

Therefore, when they saw Qiu Qi again, they had forgotten the matter of being knocked out by one punch earlier, only using furious eyes to glare at him, their expressions saying "you just wait, brat."

Only Big Mother Zhong, who was good at observing facial expressions, was somewhat honest. She was the only one in the house who clearly knew the original host's pitch-black true face. After all, who knew their own child better than the one who gave birth to them?

Qiu Qi nonchalantly ignored the knife-like gazes of Old Madam Zhong and Old Zhong, going directly in front of Zhong Guang Minh.

"Wim wim wim!" Zhong Guang Minh glared, acting extremely fierce as if wanting to intimidate, not yet realizing he had been knocked out by his brother with one punch.

Qiu Qi gave a thin smile.

Then he raised his hand and delivered another punch. This time he held back; Zhong Guang Minh didn't faint, but his face instantly swelled up, and his head buzzed.

Next, before the other party could recover, Qiu Qi's second and third fists continued to land. His movements were so fast they almost became afterimages. There was absolutely no question of holding back; he was so fierce it didn't look like he was hitting a person, but practicing on a wooden post.

In two breaths, Zhong Guang Minh no longer had the spirit to glare, leaving only a bruised face with tears and snot flowing.

"Wim wim wim..."
This time, Old Madam Zhong was truly heartbroken.

Old Zhong and Big Mother Zhong were scared to tears: Heavens, what kind of thing had they given birth to? He didn't truly want to disregard all kin and kill the whole family, did he!

Seeing Zhong Guang Minh beaten to the point where he seemed about to faint, and Old Zhong and Big Mother Zhong thinking their son wanted to kill them to silence them, Qiu Qi finally stopped and untied the three of them.

"If you want to demand justice for Big Brother, then go to the Village Head and sue me."

Qiu Qi threw back a sentence and then turned and left.