After he finished writing the letter, he came out and heard the commotion. He walked over and saw two servants lying on the ground, howling.
"Father, I kindly greeted Yun Kang, but he was ungrateful and attacked me." Yun Hao complained, playing the villain.
Yun Zhenchuan glared at Yun Kang, "You've been at odds with your brothers since you came back. Have you forgotten all manners and morals?"
The anger from before vanished instantly. Yun Kang bowed to him and said calmly, "Yun Hao said that if I wanted to return to the Yun family, I had to crawl between his legs. I refused, so he had two servants force me to crawl between his legs. Father, is this a new rule you set?"
After Yun Kang finished speaking, Yun Hao's face turned pale and then red, looking extremely ugly.
"Is this true?" Yun Zhenchuan stared coldly at Yun Hao.
Yun Hao was surprised when Yun Kang spoke up. He stammered, trying to defend himself, but the memory of being beaten last time was still vivid in his mind. He couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Yun Zhenchuan pointed at the two servants, "You two, tell me!"
The servant, his survival instincts kicking in, immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Master, it was all Fifth Young Master who told us to do this."
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhenchuan was furious. Looking at Yun Hao, who had lowered his head, he said, "You have no manners! Have you lost all sense of propriety and shame? Go back and have your monthly salary confiscated."
Yun Hao immediately knelt down to admit his mistake, then turned and ran towards his own courtyard.
"Go see your aunt?" Yun Zhenchuan turned to look at Yun Kang.
"Yes." Yun Kang nodded.
"Have a good talk with your aunt."
Yun Kang walked through the corridor to the courtyard where Aunt Kong lived. Aunt Kong and her maid were waiting behind the hanging flower gate.
Looking at her youngest son, who was dark-skinned and robust, Aunt Kong's eyes filled with tears.
"My son has grown taller." Aunt Kong pressed a handkerchief to the corner of her eye.
Looking at his mother, whose hair had turned white, Yun Kang felt a pang of guilt. "Mother, I'm back!"
"It's good that you're back! It's good that you're back!"
Aunt Kong nodded repeatedly and, with the help of her maid, led Yun Kang back to the courtyard.
A maidservant served him tea, and Aunt Kong looked at him with concern, "I heard Yun Hao made things difficult for you up ahead? Are you hurt?"
Yun Kang held her hand and comforted her, "Mother, no one can bully their son now. He tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead, and Father fined him a month's salary."
Aunt Kong was finally relieved. "Are your eldest brother and the others alright? Are your nephews settling in well?"
"Mother, you don't need to worry about them. They have a lot of fun playing with their friends at school every day. My eldest brother is now managing the affairs of dozens of villages, so he's quite busy with work."
"Would it be dangerous to go to the countryside?"
"There's no danger, don't worry. There are guards and secret agents with you. I went to check, and my elder brother told me that this is how you can learn quickly."
"Then why did you come back? Didn't you go help your older brother?"
"Mother, I've come back because..."
The mother and son chatted on and on until late at night before parting ways.
Listening to her son recount their experiences in Longtan, Aunt Kong felt that the best thing she had ever done was to let her two children go out and explore with the eldest son's family.
Now they are gradually establishing themselves on their own, and in the future they will no longer have to depend on others for a living.
In the blink of an eye, the scorching summer sun continues, while the busy farming season is about to end.
The people sent by the Chen family to Longtan to study have returned. Steward Chen sent someone to pick them up and also provided them with money for their food and lodging during their stay.
Lin Yinan informed Wu Xingwang well in advance that their shop had sufficient stock.
After the busy farming season ends, Longtan County will be open to residents of the surrounding villages.
As long as they are villagers, they can go to the city to purchase daily necessities based on their identity and household registration.
At the same time, with a household registration, you can eat thick white rice porridge with a pickled vegetable and a stir-fried vegetable for only three coins at the canteen in Longtan County. The white rice porridge can be refilled as much as you want.
The canteen also buys vegetables or wild vegetables grown by the locals, and baskets, straw sandals, and other items of good quality can be brought to the county town for exchange or sale.
The news was quickly spread throughout the village by Yunyu and Hu Shao, and everyone in the village put in their best effort to pick and weave.
In an instant, the entire Longtan was bustling with activity. For the first time, everyone had settled down in Longtan. Before that, they had not bought many daily necessities because they were busy clearing land and planting crops.
With the county town opening this time, almost half of the people from each village came.
Lin Yinan had made preparations in advance, and three days before the opening, he had the canteen prepare large pots of vegetables and pickles.
To protect against rain, a large shed was erected outside the canteen.
The only general merchandise store in the county town was bustling with people. The items sold inside were not expensive, and some were even cheaper than in big cities.
Lin Yinan also placed a batch of affordable fabrics stored in the space at the fabric shop run by Wu Xingwang's wife, Zhao, and his concubine.
Upon hearing the news, Cui Gensheng specially requested a day off.
He was going to the county town to see Yu Niang and her son.
Holding his household registration and identity document, Cui Gensheng followed the crowd into the city. He didn't go anywhere else but headed straight for the canteen.
It wasn't lunchtime yet, and there weren't many people eating in the canteen.
He hesitated at the door for a long time, rubbing his hands, not daring to go in, his eyes searching around.
Soon, his gaze was drawn to a few children playing at the entrance of the canteen. Cui Gensheng looked at a thin child whose clothes were clean.
Cui Gensheng recognized him at a glance; it was his son.
"Dog Egg, where's your mother?"
He stepped forward, smiled, and asked Gou Dan softly.
Dog Egg tilted his head to look at him. The person in front of him looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.
He was born weak and had very faint memories of his father. Cui Gensheng's hair was a little gray, and his face, which was tanned dark, was thin and wrinkled when he smiled. Gou Dan felt that he was a complete stranger.
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