"People are greedy. My ancestors were all peasants, and I am still the same now. I have always wanted to be different from them when I grow up, but it is a pity that I am still a peasant at this age."
The man didn't know what he recalled, and then he said firmly:
"But I didn't want my younger generation to be like this, so I went out to work despite my family's opposition. I would do any job that could make money."
But he had nothing but strength, and the only thing he could do was hard labor.
Lin Boyu didn't know what to say. At his age, he couldn't empathize with the man. Seeing the man's determined eyes, it seemed not good not to say anything at this moment. After thinking about it, he finally said this: "Then you must have worked hard..."
"Hey, what are you saying? Being a father doesn't have to be hard, but in the end, it's the wife and children who are tired. We are lucky compared to others. At least we can make money to supplement the family income."
At this point, the man leaned close to Lin Boyu's ear and whispered, "Little brother, I'm telling you this because I like you. Don't tell anyone else!"
Lin Boyu didn't understand, but nodded anyway.
"You're working with your relatives now, and although you don't earn much, you mustn't stop helping them and go back home to farm, understand?"
"Why?"
Lin Boyu was really curious.
"In the village, all you do is work with the villagers and brag to them. You don't learn anything. But if you stay outside, it's different. You can learn a lot of valuable things."
"What is that??"
What is something that can be described as "precious"?
The man pointed slyly into the distance.
Lin Boyu followed his gaze and saw several small shops. He said he couldn't see anything.
"See those words on the shop signs?" the man said proudly. "I know them all!"
He wanted to see Lin Boyu's surprised expression, but unfortunately Lin Boyu looked calm and natural when he heard it.
This kid, why isn't he surprised at all?
When Mingming tells people around him that he understands these words, they will show expressions of surprise, envy or jealousy.
It was the first time he saw someone with such a calm expression.
"I know these words too."
Man: Σ(゜ロ゜;)
"You know him? How could you possibly know him? You can't possibly know him."
The man didn't believe what Lin Boyu said at all.
"I know them. Look, this is 'Tea', this is 'Wang's Porridge Shop', this is 'Liu's Cloth Shop'..." Lin Boyu pointed at the surrounding shops and read them out one by one.
Compared with the shops in the city, the shops along the dock are quite simple. Many of them are just small stalls without any names.
"How could you..."
Before the man finished asking, Lin Boyu knew what he wanted to ask and answered immediately, "My father was a student, so it's not too much for me to know a few words."
When he mentioned Lin Anru's identity, his body subconsciously straightened a little.
"Since you can read, how come you can..."
Lin Boyu answered again. He felt that no one had ever understood his troubles with studying, and now that someone was listening, he freely expressed his true thoughts:
"Because I think studying is too hard and useless..."
He felt guilty as he spoke. Ever since the man had talked to him, he had actually wanted to go back to school. Now, when the man looked at him like a fool, his desire to go back to school reached its peak.
"You little bastard!"
The man was so angry that he directly picked up the person from opposite him. The dishes and chopsticks on the table fell to the ground with a crash. Fortunately, the ground was made of yellow mud and could not be broken, otherwise the man might be even more angry.
The noise here startled the few customers. Everyone saw the man and the stall owner's child quarreling, and subconsciously turned to look at the stall owner.
"Boss, I'll take your child there for some education and return it to you later."
The man also turned his gaze to Uncle Lin's youngest son and asked.
Most people would ask questions when they see a stranger taking their child away, not to mention that the man now looks fierce, so it would be normal not only to ask, but to stop the man directly.
But Uncle Lin’s youngest son and his wife didn’t even ask any questions. They just nodded with a smile on their faces and let him educate the child for as long as he wanted.
For a moment, the guests around looked at Lin Boyu with pity in their eyes.
Could this be some kind of burden from the boss's family?!
The man got permission and took the person away directly. Uncle Lin's youngest son and his wife saw the person go away, greeted the customer, and then returned to the stall to whisper.
"Are you really not going to go with us to take a look?" Uncle Lin's daughter-in-law asked her husband worriedly.
He was afraid that the man would not know the severity of the situation and beat Lin Boyu, and he would not be able to explain to Lin Anru then. She heard that his cousin was in poor health and was injured again after giving birth to Lin Shiyu. She estimated that there was a high probability that Lin Boyu was the only child of the third branch of the Lin family.
"No, no, Brother Wang knows his limits." Uncle Lin's youngest son knew the man just now and was not worried at all: "Anyway, the two of us don't have the ability to teach the child, so let Brother Wang give it a try."
If Big Brother Wang can't do it, there will be other big brothers by then. There will always be one who can correct Lin Boyu's thoughts, right?!
"Okay, I'll listen to you then."
Uncle Lin's daughter-in-law didn't take it seriously after hearing this. She thought her husband was just putting on a show after talking to the man, so he said he wasn't worried.
If she knew at this moment that her husband had never expressed his feelings to the other man in private, she would definitely put down her bowl and chopsticks and follow the two of them in a hurry.
Unfortunately, she didn't know, so she waited until it was almost dark, and when no one came back, she started to get anxious.
Worse still, thinking Lin Boyu hadn't returned yet, she went to ask her husband how he communicated with the man. When she got the answer that he hadn't communicated, she was going crazy.
"What's going on? Why are you still collecting it? Go find someone quickly..."
Uncle Lin's daughter-in-law urged him, and Uncle Lin's youngest son, who was originally full of confidence, became a little flustered under her urging. He left the stall aside and went out to look for someone.
Before he had gone far, he saw Lin Boyu walking back from a distance.
He looked at Lin Boyu from a distance and found that there was nothing wrong with his walking posture except that it was a little sluggish. His heart, which had been beating fast, immediately calmed down.
The three of them packed up their stall and returned to their temporary residence. Lin Boyu lay down on the bed without saying a word and opened his eyes the next day.
A brand new Lin Boyu makes his debut.
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