Chapter 113 Discussing House Construction, Lin Dayou's Estimates
They were practicing horse stance. "It was the first time Lin Wenqian and the others had practiced horse stance, and Lin Luoxi had specifically ordered them to do so for a full hour."
They were already at their limit and had no strength left to respond to Lin Dayou's words. The only reason they had been able to hold on until now was the contest between the individuals.
"Oh, that sounds quite interesting. Girl, do you think I can practice?" Seeing the children's earnest and hardworking spirit, Grandpa Lin also became interested and couldn't help but ask Lin Luoxi.
"Dad, are you sure this will be tough..."
"Besides, you're getting older now. If you really want to train, the hardship you'll have to endure will be a thousand times, ten thousand times greater than ours. Maybe you can handle it."
This is not Lin Luoxi exaggerating. Lin Dayou is already in his thirties and his body has become stiff.
If you really want to master a skill, you have to pay the price of getting up earlier than the chickens and going to bed later than the dogs, and there's no guarantee you'll achieve anything.
"I don't care about advanced martial arts. I just need your body to keep up and have one or two powerful moves to defend yourself."
Lin Dayou spoke these words so casually and lightly, as if practicing martial arts were something that could be done effortlessly.
"In that case, Father, you should join us and start with the horse stance." Seeing Lin Dayou's clueless answer, Lin Luoxi didn't explain further and invited him to join her in the horse stance.
"That's easy." Lin Dayou, who considered himself to be a child born into a rural family, thought that squatting in a horse stance was no problem for him. He walked over to Lin Wenqian with a smile, stretched his muscles and flexed his muscles, and squatted down in a proper manner.
Seeing Lin Dayou's nonchalant expression, Lin Wenqian and the others all wore meaningful smiles.
The four people, who were on the verge of giving up, wanted to see Lin Dayou make a fool of himself. By persevering, it didn't seem so bad anymore.
Since they were all family, Lin Luoxi knew exactly what they were thinking, so she changed the subject and asked Lin Dayou.
"Dad, can we build a new house now?"
"Thump!" Just as Lin Dayou was getting into the swing of things, he was startled by Lin Luoxi's words and staggered forward, almost falling flat on his face.
"Hahahaha..." Lin Wenqian and the other children couldn't help but laugh when they saw Lin Dayou make a fool of himself.
"Daughter, what did you just say?" Lin Dayou thought he was hallucinating and asked again uncertainly.
"Dad, what I was saying earlier was that our family should build a new house. Our current house is really dilapidated. Luckily, it hasn't rained lately, otherwise it would be pouring rain inside as well as outside."
The roof of her house was just for show. Every night when he slept, he felt like he was sleeping under the sky and on the ground. The roof was like a sieve, with moonlight filtering in through the dappled light.
"Daughter, do you know how much it costs to build a house? We don't have any money..." Lin Dayou asked excitedly when the topic of building a house came up, completely forgetting that Lin Luoxi had made money recently.
He wanted to build a new house more than anyone else, but building a new house costs a lot of money; it's not something you can build by counting leaves.
"Don't worry about the money, Dad. I have some here..." Lin Luoxi knew Lin Dayou would say that again, so she quickly interrupted him and took out a heavy bag of silver coins in a purse.
“I think our family not only needs to build a house, but also needs to buy land. I plan to buy back all the farmland around the mountain behind our house.”
Her current plan hasn't been implemented yet; she wants to buy the land around her home and put it under her own name so she can use it for herself later.
"Girl, are you out of your mind? Do you know how much it costs to buy such a large plot of land? It would cost at least a thousand taels of silver. How could anyone afford it?"
Lin Dayou felt that he must have gotten up early this morning, otherwise how could he have experienced such severe auditory hallucinations?
"It shouldn't be that much, and I have some silver in my pocket. Once Master brings back the cooperation, our family won't be short of money."
Lin Luoxi is confident that her miraculous motherwort ointment will be a huge hit among high-society women, and she won't have to worry about money then.
"Stop, stop, stop. Let's not talk about building houses now. You know what happened yesterday. The Lin family only smelled that we had some money, so they rushed over. Once they find out that we bought land and are building houses, they'll make a scene."
Lin Dayou felt a headache coming on just thinking about how his family would buy land to build a house and buy farmland, and how the Lin family would come over to bother him every day.
"Just because of them, does that mean we don't have to build a new house or buy land? If that's the case, we might as well just hang ourselves here."
"Now that my eldest brother and third brother are growing up, they will get married and have children in the future. They can't stay with us in this dilapidated thatched hut. It would be strange if my eldest brother and third brother could even get married."
Seeing Lin Dayou's troubled expression, Lin Luoxi felt a surge of anger welling up inside her.
"Forget it, I can't talk to you about building a house and buying land. I'll find someone to take care of these things. I'm telling you this now as a way of letting you know."
Originally, he wanted to get angry at Lin Dayou, but when he thought about why Lin Dayou was in a difficult situation, and considering that the Lin family had raised him after all, he simply waved his hand towards Lin Dayou's room.
"Second sister, actually, there's no need to rush to build a house and buy land. Wait until I pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar."
With official rank and title, the Lin family would naturally not dare to cause trouble again. When it came time to buy land and build new houses, they wouldn't dare to obstruct them at all.
Hearing the conversation between Lin Dayou and Lin Luoxi, Lin Wenqian saw that Lin Dayou was in a difficult position and was also troubled. However, in order not to make Lin Luoxi angry, he raised his hand to guarantee her.
"Brother, there's a saying that goes, 'Seize the day.' We can't always say we'll do everything later. How many years do we have? Can we really wait until later?"
"I'll handle these things. You don't need to worry about them. Just focus on your training."
Lin Luoxi knew that her family was afraid that the old man would cause trouble, so she already had a plan in mind. She wasn't angry anymore, waved her hand, and told them to continue practicing and squatting in the horse stance.
When Lin Wenqian, Lin Wentao, and Lin Luoning heard Lin Luoxi say that she wanted to build a new house and buy land, they were incredibly excited.
The thought of having a new house in the future made them happier than anyone else, finally free from living in a leaky house.
But she also understood Lin Dayou's concerns; the Lin family was like a bloodsucking leech.
If the Lin family really found out that they had money to build a new house and buy land, they would come knocking on their door every day, making a scene and demanding money. They were afraid of that.
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