Chapter 117 Lin Luchen's Little Plan
The fourth wife and Aunt Xue and her son were walking, so they were slow to begin with. In addition, they took the wrong road, so they only arrived at Xishui Village now.
He asked around with the villagers and found out that Dafang lived here, so he came straight here.
Mrs. Song turned around and saw Lin Xue: "Xue'er, I just asked Madam Fang to cook your meal. Come over and have something to eat."
Lin Xue waved her hands hurriedly, "Aunt, I'm thirsty. Do you have any boiled water that I can drink first?"
Mrs. Song saw that Lin Xue's face was red and she was speaking fluently. It was obvious that she was hot, tired and thirsty from pulling the cart.
"Yes, yes, I'll get it."
Before cooking, Mrs. Song asked Fang Mama to boil water and pour it into the teapot to let it cool.
It’s to prevent you from getting thirsty due to work fatigue.
"Ma'am, let me do it."
Mother Fang was quick and soon brought out a teapot of water from the kitchen.
I poured tea for a few people. They were really thirsty, so they picked up the teacups and gulped down the tea. After drinking three cups in a row, they felt less thirsty.
"Thank you, Auntie."
"You are always so polite, kid. Come sit down and have your meal."
"good".
Without waiting for Madam Liu to refuse, Lin Xue unceremoniously brought two wooden stools and placed them in front of Madam Liu, "Mom, please sit down."
"Fourth brother's wife and Aunt Xue, please sit down and eat. It will be easier to settle down after you have a full meal."
Mrs. Song greeted everyone with a smile and asked them to eat first.
Seeing that Madam Liu and Aunt Xue were a little awkward, Madam Song said, "Alright, we're all family. Sit down and eat first. The kitchen has some food for you. After you eat, go find Muramasa."
Everyone in the Lin family's main house had eaten their fill. Lin Zhiyi, along with Fang Mama, Chai Ya, and her two sisters-in-law, collected the dishes and took them to the kitchen to wash.
Of course, what was used for cooking today was what was not finished during the previous exile. Lin Zhiyi put some of it into the carriage from the space.
The bowls, chopsticks, pots, and pans were all purchased during the exile.
The food left for the fourth wife and Aunt Xue was still hot in the pot, and the eldest wife of the Lin family helped to bring it out.
Madam Liu and Aunt Xue felt a little embarrassed, so Lin Fu said, "We are all family. We will live in this village from now on, so please take care of each other."
Lin Luchen lowered his eyes and remained silent.
He was also secretly making his own calculations in his mind.
He owed the eldest wife medical expenses, and his mother would need to buy medicine in the future, which would also require a large sum of money. It would not be possible to rely solely on farming.
As for the two acres of wasteland given to them by the imperial court today, apart from paying taxes and grain, they are probably not able to fill their stomachs.
Besides, he doesn't know how to farm.
He couldn't always ask the eldest wife for money. The eldest wife had already helped him a lot, and he didn't have the nerve to do that.
He is about to turn fifteen, and he needs to earn money to support his mother.
But he had never been to school and could not read, so he could only do hard labor.
And with his small body, no one would want him for manual labor.
He had lived with his mother in the Lin Mansion compound since he was a child and had no chance to go to school, but now he has it.
If he could read, he could work as a clerk in a shop and earn some money, and he might even become the shop owner in the future.
He mustered up the courage to ask, "Uncle, eldest cousin, second cousin, can you teach me to read?"
Aunt Xue quickly scolded him, "Lu'er, your uncle has so many things to do every day, don't bother him."
Turning around, he apologized to Lin Fu and said, "Master, it's Lu'er who is ignorant. Please don't blame me!"
Lin Fu smiled and said, "Good boy, you have ambitions! Let your uncle teach you in the future."
If it were other children, even eating would be a problem and they would definitely not consider studying.
This child is surprising.
"Thank you, uncle. Thank you, uncle." Lin Luchen was a little excited.
He didn't expect that his usually dignified uncle would agree so readily.
Lin Xiuran also encouraged him, "Okay, cousin. It's a good thing to have ambition. I will teach you when I have time."
"Thank you, cousin."
"Second brother can also teach you, as long as I am at home." Lin Xiuyan also agreed.
Lin Zheng: "I can also teach Uncle Lu Chen."
As soon as Lin Zheng finished speaking, Lin Luchen's expression changed.
As a descendant of the Lin family, Lin Zheng would have been enlightened long ago, but he...
Gu Wanyun also noticed it and quickly tried to smooth things over, "Zheng'er, stop talking nonsense. You can't even read a few words, so how can you teach others? In the future, you can follow your uncle Lu Chen and study together."
"Yes, son, I've made note of it." Lin Zheng agreed.
Lin Luchen's expression finally eased a lot.
Lin Zhiyi saw it all.
What the eldest wife of the Lin family did could not make up for the suffering he had endured over the years.
It seems we have to take it slow.
Mrs. Song said that the thatched hut set up by the court had not been occupied for many years and was no longer habitable. She asked Mrs. Liu and her two children and Aunt Xue and her two children to squeeze in with them and move out when they earned money in the future.
But they refused to do anything and didn't want to trouble the eldest wife anymore, so the two families discussed and decided to rent a cheap courtyard together, which wouldn't cost much.
Mrs. Song stopped trying to stop him.
After dinner, the Lin family had a clear division of labor, and Lin Xiuran and Lin Xiuyan went to the county to buy a bed.
If I order it in the village, there won’t be enough time, so I can only buy ready-made ones.
Lin Fu and Lin Zhiyi are going to Muramasa's house.
Lin Xue and Lin Luchen also want to go to get to know their fields.
Lin Zhiyi first got on the carriage and took down two packages of cakes. Since she would live in this village for a long time, she would inevitably trouble Muramasa in the future, so she took these two packages of cakes as a token of her appreciation.
Lin Fu nodded, feeling relieved.
These days he still couldn't understand why his daughter suddenly changed her personality.
In the past, not only would she not go to the fields with him, she would even be reluctant to give away these cakes.
But no matter what, his daughter has grown up and her style of doing things is very similar to his father, which is something he is happy to see.
Fortunately, it was noon and the sun was shining brightly outside. The four of them walked along the way and did not see many villagers.
Lin Zhiyi also greeted them: "Uncle is resting here!"
"Has Auntie eaten yet?"
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After Lin Zhiyi walked over, they praised her and said that this girl had a good personality.
When the four of them arrived at the door of Muramasa's house, they heard that it was very noisy, with the voices of children and adults. They guessed that the people in the house must be Muramasa's children and grandchildren.
Lin Fu asked hurriedly, "Is this too much of a bother? How about we come back later?"
"No, Dad. This is normal in the countryside."
Lin Fu naturally didn't understand this, it was too rude.
How can the elders and the younger generations play together?
Walking into the courtyard, Lin Zhiyi called out, "Is Uncle Muramasa home?"
The room was probably too noisy. After Lin Zhiyi called out three times, someone inside finally responded, "Who's outside? Come in."
It was the voice of a young man. Lin Zhiyi guessed that it should be Muramasa's son.
"Dad, let's go in."
After getting the consent of the people in the house, the four of them entered.
As soon as they entered the room, it suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Lin Fu, Lin Zhiyi and others, looking them up and down.
Then I realized that these were the fugitives this time.
Why don't they look like exiles? Especially that girl, with her delicate skin, fair skin, what a pretty girl.
If he had been exiled all the way here, how could he not have gotten a tan at all?
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