The system said rather loudly, "Isn't this enough? Host, you haven't actually been discovered!"
Pei Yuezhi pouted and continued, "If I really get caught, it won't make any more money for compensation. Besides, I'm terrified, I'm scared to death, so you have to pay me back."
Liu Yuanyuan, standing to the side, saw Pei Yuezhi pouting and knew that the system had said something wrong.
A little worried, she asked, "Yueyue, what's wrong? Is the system talking nonsense?"
Upon seeing Liu Yuanyuan, Pei Yuezhi suddenly remembered something: "Right! And my partner too. You said we could bring our partners in, but she got scared too. You have to compensate us twice!"
Although the system felt that Pei Yuezhi was taking advantage of it, it was indeed in the wrong. It said "Wait a minute" and then fell silent.
Not knowing what it was doing, Pei Yuezhi told Liu Yuanyuan about her conversation with the system earlier. Upon hearing this, Liu Yuanyuan immediately lay down on the bed.
"Oh dear, it's all this system's fault. I'm so scared, my heart is pounding, and my head is spinning."
Pei Yuezhi chuckled: "Alright, it's probably off researching what to compensate for. Hurry up and finish your chips so I can open the window."
The two had just finished eating potato chips when the system arrived.
"We have prepared compensation gifts for the host, including the food package mentioned earlier, a 50% discount card, and all the books needed for the current dynasty's scientific expeditions."
"Alright, alright, let the children read this book."
Pei Yuezhi told Liu Yuanyuan about the compensation, and Liu Yuanyuan was quite satisfied. After all, with the 50% off card, they could save a lot of money.
"I'll pick through these books and see which ones the two children can use right now, and which ones are more advanced. I'd like to send these more complex books to Pei Yunzhi."
Liu Yuanyuan agreed, saying, "That's great! Pei Yunzhi is smart and has a talent for studying. We should get him back to the academy as soon as possible. Besides, if he passes the imperial examination, let's see who dares to make things difficult for us!"
The two decided that they would take a break sometime and go visit the Pei family father and son.
We also need to put finding a big house on the agenda; we'll have to bring them all over to live here sooner or later.
After chatting for a while, the two of them got ready to go to sleep.
With this farce, the county magistrate's testimony, and the eyewitness accounts of other guests, the reputation of the Moonlit Restaurant has skyrocketed, keeping them incredibly busy these past few days.
Especially at lunchtime, there are many people who are not workers, but men, women, young and old, who come to eat.
Pei Yunzhi had no choice but to increase the quantity, but unfortunately the wooden basins had limited capacity, so he could only add two more.
However, it's not like we add two extra dishes every day; often we just put in the same two dishes.
After all, cooking six large pots of food every day is really exhausting.
It feels like this little shop can't hold all the customers anymore; every night there are many customers queuing up at the door.
I was planning to set up two more tables outside, but there are a lot of mosquitoes at night in the summer, so it looks like this shop will have to be moved soon.
It's a pity that they initially said the lease would be for a minimum of six months, and the deposit wouldn't be refunded if the shop was moved. But now, that two taels of silver deposit is no longer a problem for Pei Yuezhi; it's quite easy.
After several busy days, Pei Yuezhi decided to take a day off on the day her two children were on holiday, and also take the opportunity to see if there were any larger houses nearby.
Moreover, it's been a long time since I've been back to the Pei family home, so this is a good opportunity to go back and visit them.
Pei's father had been taking the medicine for quite some time now, so it was a good time to go and see if it was working.
Liu Yuanyuan took her child back to the Pei family home, while Li Nian'an and Liu Yuanyuan went back to Lianhua Village to visit Grandma Liu. Since they only had one day to rest, they returned home early.
Otherwise, it might be difficult to get back in time tonight.
Pei Yuezhi packed a chicken and some pork for Liu Yuanyuan.
He also packed a chicken, some pork, rice, and flour for himself. Pei's father and Pei Yunzhi were poor and always reluctant to buy too much food.
Pei's father is not in good health, and Pei Yunzhi is in his prime. If they continue to live frugally, it will not be good for their health.
After thinking for a moment, Pei Yuezhi packed a few more books. Pei Yunzhi was no longer at the academy, and he could only rely on copying books for others to study.
But the copied books had to be sent to bookstores and schools immediately, so there was no chance to study properly.
I just received a reward from the system, and I picked out several books for the children yesterday. The remaining books are perfect for Pei Yunzhi to study.
Since there were no cars coming into the village in the morning, I had to walk there, but luckily it wasn't too far.
When they arrived at the Pei family home, Pei Yunzhi was sweeping the yard, and Pei's father was watering the vegetables in the garden.
Upon seeing Pei Yuezhi and the other two, the two put down what they were holding and hurriedly came over.
"My child, you're back. How have you been? You seem to have lost weight, but the two little ones haven't. They seem to have grown taller." Mr. Pei said with delight.
Pei Yunzhi quickly took the things from her sister's hands: "Sister, you're resting now. Come inside, it's hot outside."
After the group entered the house, Pei Yuezhi sat down and carefully observed her father.
"I'm busy at the shop, so I don't gain weight easily. These two kids are at the age where they're growing, and they've already gotten quite tall."
"Father, you look much more energetic. How have you been lately?" Pei Yuezhi said to her father with a smile.
Pei's father replied with a smile, "Thanks to the prescription you found, Yuezhi, I feel much better. I think if I take it for a while longer, I'll be fully recovered."
"Look, I can do some work now, and I'm not tired or out of breath. The doctor told me that I should move around more often, so I just sweep the yard and water the vegetables, and I feel much more relaxed."
Pei Yuezhi breathed a sigh of relief: "Seeing you getting better every day, I feel relieved."
"Don't worry, sister. Dad is very obedient now and he takes his medicine on time."
Pei's father smiled, but also seemed a little sad: "Yes, now that I've recovered, Yunzhi can go back to his studies without worry. It's all my fault for being so useless. Yunzhi could have passed the imperial examination, but all the money went to my medical treatment."
"Fortunately, the prescription you found, Yuezhi, has affordable medicinal herbs. While I'm taking the medicine, I still have the energy to copy books and save some money. Once I've saved up a bit more, I'll still send Yunzhi to school."
Pei Yunzhi shook his head: "Father, Yunzhi has long since stopped wanting to study, so please don't worry about it."
"You child! Yuezhi, tell him what's wrong with him. It's not that he doesn't want to study; the few books I left behind when I was teaching have been worn out by him."
Pei Yuezhi also knew that it wasn't that he didn't want to study anymore, but that it was really much harder for children from poor families to study than for others.
Moreover, Pei Yunzhi was naturally worried about his father's poor health.
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