The timeline system has gone awry; they insist that steamed buns are a magic pill.

Sixth Auntie eventually fled in panic, muttering that God was blind and that Li Laosan was so lucky.

Li Qingqiu pursed his lips, thinking that Aunt Liu, that big mouth, was probably not going to get a good night's sleep tonight.

"Uncle Fu Luo, I'm going back to sleep now. I'm exhausted after a long day."

Li Qingqiu clapped his hands, saying that carrying the gas lamp was quite tiring and his wrists were sore.

"This child."

Uncle Medicine Basket was both amused and exasperated. He was tired, but they were tired too. They had run back and forth for thirty or forty miles and had just been digging up kudzu roots for several hours.

Li Qingbing clenched his fists. This Li Laosan was too infuriating. He did it on purpose, he must have done it on purpose. They dug for so long, and he just gave orders. What was he tired of?

As infuriating as you may be, you still have to thank him. Without him, where would you find such a large kudzu root? Even at a few cents a pound, that's still twenty or thirty yuan. With that kind of luck, he's definitely not lacking in the vice-captain position.

"Alright, you should all go back now. We still need to go into the mountains to dig kudzu roots tomorrow, so get some rest."

Li Fulu patted Li Qingbing on the shoulder a few times. There was nothing he could do; people couldn't be compared. Although Li Qingqiu was unreliable, he was lucky and quick-witted. Making him the deputy captain was a decision he and Li Fuyuan had made after careful consideration.

Even if Li Qingbing and the others were unconvinced, there was nothing they could do. Unless you had more ability and luck than Li Qingqiu, you should just shut up.

Li Qingqiu glanced at Li Qingbing and the others, whose faces were somewhat unpleasant, and chuckled. So what if they are direct descendants of the clan leader?

In a cultivation family, the family's interests come first, and anyone can be sacrificed, depending on whether the benefits are sufficient. After returning to his cave, he washed up briefly without disturbing his family and fell asleep shortly after lying down.

The Li family, a cultivation clan, was attacked by a snow demon. Several guardian spirit beasts died, several cave dwellings were destroyed, and two thousand gold spirit vouchers were lost. As one of the twenty-five elders in charge of the clan, and once considered a good-for-nothing, you are determined to make the disciples who looked down on you understand your worth.

[Snow Demon Attack Triggered, Thirty Years East of the River, Thirty Years West of the River, Don't Underestimate the Poor Side Quest - Family Pride, Contribute over 100 Gold Spirit Vouchers to the Family, Points +20]

As soon as Li Qingqiu woke up, the cultivation system popped up two lines of large text: Snow Demon Invasion was a mission summary. As for the mission, it was to contribute over a hundred gold spirit vouchers to the family, which meant earning over a hundred yuan for the team.

This is quite difficult. Right now, Li Qingqiu's check-in area only includes Lijia'ao and a few small hills around it. Kudzu root is already at the boundary of the trial area. Any further away is a blank area, where check-in is not possible.

Earning over a hundred yuan through the lottery is probably difficult. Based on Li Qingqiu's understanding of the system, the lottery mainly focuses on skills, with items as a supplement and a small amount of information rewards. Skills cannot be exchanged for hundreds of gold spirit vouchers in a short period of time.

Li Qingqiu was planning to develop new sign-in areas, but unfortunately, even during discount periods, the Opening Community required at least 500 points. At this stage, Li Qingqiu could only open entry-level areas, such as the residences of other cultivation families and the wilderness trial area.

Li Qingqiu would definitely not choose other cultivation families. After all, who would bother going to other families all the time? Except when there are extra points, he might expand to one or two more, since the public facilities of cultivation families can increase 5 points for the first sign-in.

"Let's expand the trial area."

Expanding by about ten kilometers is not bad. Maybe by signing in to the Demonic Boar Beast trial map and hunting this kind of monster, you can earn a lot of Gold Spirit Tokens, which will also reduce the difficulty of completing the clan missions.

"I have 49 points now. If I practice the Lazy Eater Method for two hours and sign in, or complete the Dual Cultivation Partner quest with Yin Yi, I can reach or exceed 50 points and open up a new area." Li Qingqiu lay on the bed and opened the cultivation system panel, thinking about opening up a new sign-in area.

"Knock knock knock".

"Third Brother, are you awake?"

"She's awake, she's awake."

Even lying in bed a little longer in the early morning was impossible. Every day, Li Qingqiu would put on her coat, cotton trousers, and cotton shoes, tie on straw ropes, and then open the dilapidated wooden door. "Qingmei, why are you up so early?"

"Mom asked me to call you over and ask what happened yesterday, why you came back so late?"

"Okay, I'll head over right away."

He grabbed a handful of snow from the eaves and stuffed it in his mouth, rubbing it to make do with toothpaste. In those days, nobody in the countryside brushed their teeth. Toothpaste and toothbrushes were luxury items that only city dwellers could afford. Li Qingqiu vowed that sooner or later he would use toothpaste and a toothbrush.

And underwear, at least three pairs, it's his dignity as a cultivator, he has to get them before the end of the year. Oh, and towels too, that's going too far. Even though he's a man, whether he washes his face or not isn't a big deal, he should at least have his own towel.

Men also need to pay attention to hygiene. Although Li Qingqiu is somewhat numb to it now, he is still a college student in the 21st century and sometimes finds it hard to bear.

After brushing his teeth with snow, Li Qingqiu went to the main room, as the shack was too cold.

"mom."

The brazier was still warm. Li Qingqiu leaned closer to the fire poker and poked at it a few times. Sparks flew everywhere. Li Qingqiu warmed his hands, which were red from the cold. He had recently used the sublimated Waiwai Oil, no, the Jade Shell Nourishing Essence Oil. The frostbite on his hands had improved a lot, and the frozen flesh had also recovered quite a bit.

The effect is incomparable to that of YY oil. It's definitely worth spending 1 point. After baking for a while, I took the ceramic bowl and poured in some hot water. There are two thermos flasks at home, one of which doesn't keep the water very warm.

As for cups, there aren't any. When drinking water, you either use an earthenware bowl or a water ladle. Cups don't exist. My sister-in-law and second sister-in-law got married more than ten years ago. Back then, there wasn't much of a dowry. Being able to have a quilt and a set of clothes was considered good.

Perhaps when the fourth brother gets married, there will be cups at home. After all, the fourth brother's wife is from the commune, and her family are formal employees of the commune. A dowry is inevitable. Li Qingqiu admires the fourth brother quite a bit for this. He worked hard to get into high school and became a commune cadre, which can be considered as crossing the class.

"Pah, a gigolo."

Li Qingqiu was a little envious. Soft rice is so delicious. It doesn't hurt teeth or feed. It's soft and sticky, unlike dried sweet potatoes, which are really hard to chew and have a bitter taste. 100 pounds of it is only two cents more expensive than dried sweet potatoes.

Comrade Shilan Hua resolutely chose to buy 1,000 jin of dried sweet potatoes. She was simply not a child, no, not a loving mother. Even a stepmother wouldn't be this stingy, feeding her child dried sweet potatoes. Didn't she know that the family couldn't even afford toothpaste and a toothbrush, and that she didn't even brush her teeth?

"What happened yesterday?"

Shi Lanhua wiped her hands on her tattered pudding apron. She got up early to feed the pig, a fat pig she planned to slaughter for her business. As for the piglets, she would have to buy them in the spring.

"It's nothing."

Li Qingqiu put down the earthenware bowl, wiped his mouth, and said that drinking some water would make him feel better if he wasn't full. "Yesterday I dug up a kudzu root, it was quite big. I came back in the evening and called some people to go over, but I didn't expect it to get bigger and bigger. We dug until midnight but couldn't reach the bottom, so we had to come back first. We'll go over again later, and we should be able to dig it out today."

"Kudzu root, what's that?"

"Mom, don't you know?"

"Good heavens," Li Qingqiu thought to himself, "Kudzu root wasn't considered a good thing back then. It seems this stuff was just hyped up in later generations." "It's just a tree root. Grind it into a pulp, filter it, and let it settle to make starch, similar to dried sweet potatoes."

"Tree root powder? It doesn't taste good, it's even a bit bitter, and most importantly, it doesn't fill you up. People eat it during famine years, but who would bother digging it up normally?" Well, Li Qingqiu's heart sank completely. Yesterday he thought Uncle Medicine Basket was deliberately belittling him, but now it seems to be true.

Fresh kudzu root probably costs at most two or three cents a pound. Ten pounds of kudzu root make one pound of kudzu powder, which is about two or three cents a pound. No, let's add some labor costs and say thirty-five cents a pound. Damn, that's not much at all. I thought I'd dug up a treasure, but it turns out I dug up a nuisance. No wonder. I was thinking the system was giving me a big surprise.

Sigh, this is just how things are. Li Qingqiu was a little annoyed. The 100-yuan task seemed a bit difficult. A pheasant was worth 1.5 yuan, and a rabbit was worth at most 2 yuan. How many would he have to hunt? Forget it, forget it, Li Qingqiu decided to stop thinking about it. If he kept thinking, his head would start to ache again.

However, the items obtained from signing in at the trial area are much more valuable than those obtained from signing in within the clan or production brigade. So far, no item from the production brigade has been worth more than five yuan.

"Opening up a new, larger trial ground is indeed a good choice."

Li Qingqiu gnawed on dried sweet potato. Whether steamed or boiled, it was extremely unpalatable, but it was the only dry food available in the morning. If he didn't eat it, he would have to drink rice porridge. "Mom, I'm getting twenty-five work points a day now. I should at least have a cornbread bun, right?"

"Why eat cornbread? Just have something hot to drink first thing in the morning."

Shi Lan Hua patted Li Qingqiu on the shoulder. Li Qingqiu sighed helplessly, shrugged at Li Xianshu and the others, and said, "Uncle has already tried his best. He'll buy you candy when he gets the money." "By the way, Mom, the cow died. Why hasn't the team mentioned distributing the meat?"

"Sharing the meat?"

"What kind of meat should we divide?"

"Beef."

Li Qingqiu said it as a matter of course, while the others looked at him with strange eyes.

"You have a sharp tongue, what's there to divide in beef?"

Shi Lanhua patted it again, and Li Qingqiu muttered, "Three cows died, and they're not sharing them? Are the brigade cadres supposed to eat them? How can they possibly finish them all?"

"Why bother dividing it up? It's definitely going to be sold."

"Yes, Third Brother, this beef will definitely be sold to the food station. Beef isn't very oily, it's dry. It's better to sell it to the cadres in the city. They don't lack oil in their stomachs, they like to eat dry meat." When Li Qingmei heard this, well, she was looking forward to getting a share of the meat, but there was no way she would get any.

How much does beef cost per pound?

"Six cents, that's definitely cheaper than pork."

Li Qingmei thought for a moment, "Six cents a pound." Li Qingqiu's eyes darted around. "I still have some money in my pocket. Should I buy some? It's a rare opportunity, no coupons needed. As for what to cook after buying it, there's no need to worry at all. We have Yin Yi, the great chef."

"Third Brother, are you still going to eat?"

"I'm not eating anymore."

Li Qingqiu put down his chopsticks and drank the cornmeal porridge, which was about the same as drinking water. Drinking an extra bowl would just mean taking another piss, which wouldn't make much difference. "Mom, Dad, you two eat. I'm going to the brigade. Uncle Fuluo told me to go there yesterday."

"Then you'd better hurry up and go. You're the vice-captain now, you can't slack off anymore."

"Understood."

How can you master the lazy eating method without being lazy and slacking off? How can you sign in without practicing? How can you get points and prizes without signing in? How can you open up new sign-in locations, participate in lotteries, acquire skills, and reach the pinnacle of life without points?

Slacking off is a must. Even if you don't sign in, you still have to slack off. Your body is your own. If you overwork yourself, it's no use if others feel sorry for you. As a college student in the 21st century, you should be selfish, no, prioritize your own interests above all else.

After leaving the courtyard, Li Qingqiu did not go to the brigade headquarters immediately, but went to the educated youth settlement. Yin Yi had just gotten up and was brushing her teeth. The toothbrush bristles were already bald, and it seemed that there was no toothpaste. She was using wood ash instead, and her mouth was full of black toothpaste.

"Li Qingqiu, I heard you went back to the mountains to dig up that kudzu root again yesterday. Did you find it?"

"No, we've dug out a section, but there's still quite a bit left. It'll probably take all morning to dig." Li Qingqiu pulled up a stool and sat down. "What are you having for breakfast?"

"Mixed grain pancakes".

"Are there any extra?"

I'll share half with you.

There's definitely not much left. Yin Yi doesn't actually have much food left, but she's too embarrassed to refuse Li Qingqiu.

"Thank you." While Li Qingqiu was waiting for Yin Yi's multigrain pancakes, Li Fuluo was reporting to Li Fuyuan on the treasure hunting team's work from yesterday.

"A pheasant, a piece of Ganoderma lucidum, and some medicinal herbs are worth two or three yuan, which is not bad. The most important thing is that Li Qingqiu has dug up a kudzu root. He has already dug up two or three hundred jin. I heard that he has not yet dug up the end. When he digs up the end, it will weigh at least several hundred jin, or even a thousand jin. If we calculate it at three cents, it will definitely be worth at least twenty yuan."

"Good lad."

Li Fuyuan slammed his hand on the table. "What a lucky guy! He can dig up twenty or thirty yuan a day. There's still more than a month until the New Year. Let's not talk about a lot, but let's say he digs up a thousand. Then, add the money from selling the meat, which is six mao a jin. That's about 1,100 jin of meat, which is more than six hundred yuan. If we can make up two thousand yuan in total, our pressure will be much less."

"Yes, the problem is that it might be a bit difficult."

There's always something to look forward to.

Li Fuyuan sighed. He was just talking; he wouldn't dare dream of getting a thousand yuan. Getting a few hundred yuan would be good enough to cover the shortfall. It would be difficult. Li Fuyuan sighed again. "Alright, let's go see when the treasure hunting team is setting off."

"We need to bring the kudzu root back first to be on the safe side. We don't want other brigades to steal it, or we'll make a fool of ourselves."

"That's right, I'll go. You stick around the food station and try to negotiate a little more," Li Fuluo said in a low voice. "I've heard that beef can be bought for a small piece per pound on the black market. We don't have meat coupons here, so it must be expensive on the black market too."

"The black market won't work; we have too many of those."

"Thirty or fifty pounds is fine, but we weigh over a thousand pounds, no way. I'd better go to the food station and try to negotiate."

"Sigh, this is the only way."

After discussing their plans, the two went their separate ways. Li Qingqiu and Yin Yi ate some multigrain pancakes and met up with the treasure hunting team. They chatted briefly with Li Fuluo before setting off.

"Let's go. What happened last night? Why didn't Sixth Aunt tell us?"

"Yes, Aunt Liu said yesterday that she would let us know if she found out anything," Wang Yulan muttered. Aunt Liu hadn't slept all night and had a terrible headache, so she didn't get up.