Chapter 19: One wave after another, how to fold

In the crowd.

Lin Chen's eyes were sharp, and he took a step forward. The eldest aunt was scared and retreated a few steps.

"Lin Chen, what... what are you doing?"

"Eldest Aunt, what are you afraid of? You are an elder, how could this nephew not understand the respect for elders and the inferiority of the young?"

Lin Chen's words made the eldest aunt breathe a sigh of relief: "Since you know, then..."

"Since Eldest Aunt said so, then this nephew also has some words that must be said." Lin Chen's gaze swept over grandfather Lin Chaoyang without staying for a moment. This old man was just a stranger to him now.

The desolation on the old man's face would only make him feel happy.

"When Lin Ming entered the Wu Tang back then, the family had two guan of money every month. After ten days or half a month, Eldest Aunt, you would take eggs and yellow eels caught at home to the Wu Tang to nourish Lin Ming's body. In the half year that this nephew entered the Wu Tang, the family didn't give a single cent. We are all grandsons, why treat us so differently?"

The eldest aunt pursed her lips, wanting to argue, but couldn't, because what Lin Chen said was the truth.

"It's not easy for the family to support Lin Ming in practicing martial arts, and this nephew also knows that. So I made an agreement with grandfather that if I could pass the Wu Tang's half-year assessment, the family would pay to support this nephew in practicing martial arts."

"Because there was no money, this nephew had no money to eat meat in the Wu Tang and was ridiculed by other students. Gu Fei and two others in the village can testify to this."

"This nephew finally passed the Wu Tang assessment, but what did grandfather do?"

Lin Chen had a mockery on his face: "Saying there was no money was the end of it. I thought it was because the family was afraid of not being able to repay the debt, but it turned out they wanted to keep the valuable land deed to borrow money for Lin Ming."

"This nephew could endure the grievances in front of others, but how could I accept the backstabbing of my relatives?"

"How can I recognize such a grandfather? From the night the family separated, our family and you were already two families."

Every word was heart-piercing, every sentence was pressing.

The eldest aunt's face was pale, and she didn't dare to look at Lin Chen.

The villagers at the scene looked at Lin Chen with sympathy. They knew Lin Chaoyang was biased, but they didn't expect him to be biased to this extent.

Aren't these all grandsons?

The youngest grandson has potential, so he should be allowed to practice martial arts.

Seeing the sympathetic eyes of the villagers, Lin Chen was not surprised. Half of the reason for these words was because he had held them for a long time and had to spit them out.

The other half was specifically said for the villagers to hear. His family had nothing to do with his grandfather anymore, and he, Lin Chen, would not recognize this grandfather.

He had developed Essence Qi. If he didn't make it clear, who knew if his grandfather and eldest aunt would do some back-door tricks in his name again.

"If you don't want the ancestral fields to flow out, then take out the land deed. Our family and the second uncle's family can pool this money. Or does grandfather feel that this land is only not flowing out if it's in the eldest aunt's family, and it's considered flowing out if it's in the second uncle's and my family?"

After speaking, Lin Chen looked directly at grandfather Lin Chaoyang. He wanted to see what decision this biased grandfather would make at this point.

Lin Chaoyang muttered a few times but couldn't make a sound. The village chief on the side couldn't help but say: "Chaoyang, Lin He and Lin Jiang are also your sons. Dividing the land to them doesn't count as ancestral land flowing out. If you lose the land, how will you face the ancestors of the Lin family in the future?"

At the end, the village chief's voice was also a bit heavy.

Originally, Lin Chaoyang's bias and unfairness as a grandfather was the Lin family's housework, and he, even as the village chief, couldn't manage it. But now it's different. Lin Chen developed Essence Qi, which is a good thing for the entire Lin Lake Village.

Lin Chen is going to the city to practice martial arts, and the one staying in the village is Lin Jiang and his wife. The few acres of barren fields assigned to Lin Jiang don't count as family property at all. After a few years, when Lin Chen has a name in the Martial Way, the whole family will move away directly.

Dividing those few acres of ancestral land to Lin Jiang at least gives them a concern.

"Divide it. As long as the debt is repaid, the few acres of the eldest's family will be divided by your two brothers."

Lin Chaoyang finally agreed. After saying this, his already hunched back collapsed, and he completely lost his spirit.

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, your family takes four acres, and our family takes one acre. Is this distribution feasible?"

Lin Chen looked at the second uncle. The second uncle nodded. The second aunt's mood was better now. While sobbing, she said: "Chen'er, you can make the decision."

"Father, Mother..."

"No need to ask, Mother agrees. Just do as Chen'er says." Lin Mu agreed directly.

Lin Chen looked at the strong man: "Fifteen taels, you come to get it tomorrow."

The leading strong man said in a muffled voice: "Good, we will come again tomorrow."

Come my ass!

He wouldn't come tomorrow even if he were beaten to death. If he came, he would let others come.

The strong man took his men and left. The village chief looked at Lin Chen and said: "Xiao Chen, let's go and welcome the people from the Wu Tang."

"Good." Lin Chen nodded and looked at the second uncle: "Second Uncle, go to the town and invite a doctor. Tell the doctor about Hui Ge's situation first, and let the doctor bring good medicine. Don't save this money."

Usually, villagers invite doctors to the town, the doctor writes a prescription, and the villagers go to the pharmacy to get medicine. Of course, the doctor can also bring medicine, but the price will be more expensive.

The second uncle left in a hurry. The second aunt and Lin Mu helped Lin Hui home, sighing as they walked: "Still have to learn martial arts. Look at how glorious Chen'er is. Younger Sister-in-law... you will be enjoying happiness in the future."

"Where can I enjoy happiness? Chen'er practicing martial arts will cost even more money later. Besides, I, as a mother, still have to save money for Liang'er to marry a wife. I won't be like someone who is biased."

"With Chen'er, this younger brother, Liang'er is still afraid of not finding a wife? Many girls are afraid they will marry over even without a dowry."

The second aunt flattered, and Lin Mu laughed until the crow's feet stretched long. Several village women followed on the side, all saying pleasing words.

Lin Chen and his father followed the village chief to meet the reporting team not far away.

In front of the ancestral home, only grandfather, eldest uncle, and eldest aunt remained.

"Father." The eldest aunt looked at grandfather pitifully.

Grandfather shook his head, his expression desolate: "Everything is self-inflicted. I am old and will not manage things in the future."

The eldest aunt saw grandfather turn around and enter the house with a hunched back, a bit unwilling, and said to the eldest uncle beside her: "This farmland..."

"Enough." The eldest uncle suddenly stared at the eldest aunt: "There is one thing Chen'er didn't say wrong. In order to let Lin Ming practice martial arts, we really treated the second and youngest too badly. Since Ming'er has developed Essence Qi, let him walk his own path in the future. I, as a father, have no ability to help him anymore."

"Lin Hai, what do you mean? Now you start talking about brotherly feelings? Is it because you feel that your nephew is going to be prosperous, and you, as an eldest uncle, want to be a good person? When grandfather didn't give Lin Chen money, I didn't see you object."

"You woman, what do you know!"

"I don't know, isn't it me who says good things in front of father every day, serving your father more attentively than serving my own father? Would father give so much money to Ming'er?"

Lin Chen didn't know about the quarrel between the eldest uncle and eldest aunt, and even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart.

At this moment, he was entertaining the reporting team from the Wu Tang.

What Lin Chen didn't expect was that the leader was Manager Zhang, and from what Manager Zhang said to him privately, he knew that this was arranged by Yu Yu Jiaoxi.

This kind of reporting ceremony didn't exist in the past.

Unless he entered the martial hall and got a ranking in the martial hall competition, at that time the martial hall would arrange for people to report the good news, and the martial hall would also send people to follow.

Lin Chen just thought about it and knew why Yu Yu Jiaoxi did this.

He had told Yu Yu Jiaoxi about his family affairs, so Yu Yu Jiaoxi was creating an opportunity for him to slap faces.

Manager Zhang took people and sat in Lin Chen's house for a while. Lin Chen's inner room was not big, and villagers moved tables and stools from their own homes and placed them in the Lin family's courtyard.

Other villagers saw this scene and reacted immediately. Those who had fruits and pastries at home all brought them over.

This was a good opportunity to curry favor with the Lin family.

Everyone knew that from today on, the Lin family was going to take off.

Manager Zhang sat in the courtyard for almost half an hour, praising Lin Chen's performance in the Wu Tang to the sky, causing the villagers who were surrounding and listening in the courtyard and outside the courtyard to exclaim again and again.

Lin Chen listened and secretly found it funny. Manager Zhang had the talent for telling stories. His career in the Wu Tang, which didn't have many ups and downs, became one wave after another in Manager Zhang's mouth, how to fold... anyway, he boasted about himself well.

After completing the boasting task, Manager Zhang said goodbye and left, and the villagers were still not satisfied.

"Xiao Chen got the first place in the Wu Tang, which is a happy event for our village. In my opinion, our village will hold a banquet tomorrow..." The village chief said with a smile.

"Village Chief, this is afraid to be too high-profile. I haven't even entered the martial hall yet."

Lin Chen frowned. He hadn't thought about holding a banquet. This thing costs money.

Lin's father and Lin Mu's eyes lit up. As parents, there is nothing more glorious than seeing their children have potential.

Holding a banquet, then the whole village and even other villages would know that their son developed Essence Qi and was the first in the Wu Tang.

"Xiao Chen, don't worry about this matter. This is the rule of our village. I will handle it for you personally."

Hearing the village chief say this, Lin Chen knew that the money for the banquet was paid by the village, and seeing the expectant eyes of his parents, he nodded and agreed.

"Alright, those who want to watch the fun, watch it when eating the banquet tomorrow. Now everyone go back."

The village chief waved away the villagers and said a few whispers to Lin Chen before leaving. Lin Chen watched the village chief leave, but fell into deep thought.

"Chen'er, did the village chief mention anything to you? If it's difficult to do, then we will push off this banquet. I will go and tell the village chief." Lin's father saw his son standing still and asked with some worry.

"Father, what the village chief told me is a good thing, related to Scholar Jiang."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 20 =====