Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 17 Going Home
People have always felt sad and lonely in winter, but I say winter is better than spring.

In the clear sky, a crane and a row of clouds brought poetry to Bixiao.

Lin Chen's heart was burning with excitement, and even his steps were brisk.

Compared to half a year ago, my mood is completely different.

Half a year ago, he returned home with anticipation. Although he was excited, the path of martial arts was still unclear. Now he has embarked on the real path of martial arts. He is eager to return home more because he misses his relatives and can't wait to share this joy with his parents and elder brother.

Arrive at the entrance of the village.

Lin Chen slowed down.

Gu Fei had returned to the village long ago. With Gu Fei's mouth, his outstanding performance in the martial arts hall must have spread throughout the village.

Who doesn’t have vanity?
Lin Chen admits that he is no exception. Being vain is not a bad thing. To some extent, vanity and good looks are the driving force that pushes a person forward.

As long as you are not blinded by vanity, appropriate vanity is not excessive.

Soon, Lin Chen met a villager.

"Lin Chen?"

The villagers saw Lin Chen but did not dare to confirm him. Lin Chen returned home a few months ago and left in a hurry the next day. Many villagers had never seen him.

During this year in the martial arts hall, Lin Chen's height and appearance have changed greatly due to the rapid growth of his qi and blood.

His eyes were bright, his face was ruddy, and he looked strong and powerful, completely different from the other boys in the village.

"Uncle Li, it's me."

Lin Chen nodded slightly, waiting to accept Li Bo's next exaggerated words.

"Lin Chen, you're back just in time. Something seems to have happened in your family. Someone is causing trouble. Your father..."

Before the villager could finish his words, he discovered that Lin Chen had already run more than ten feet away.

The speed stunned him.

Lin Chen was also anxious at the moment, thinking it couldn't be so bloody.

Just as I started on the path of martial arts, something happened at home.

The plot is so ridiculous that even today online writers won’t write like this.

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Lin Chen ran towards his home in one breath, and felt relieved when he saw the villagers gathered not far ahead.

These villagers did not gather in front of their own homes, but at the Lin family's ancestral home.

The accident didn't happen in my home.

Feeling slightly relieved, Lin Chen walked into the crowd. With his current height, he was considered tall in the village and could see the situation in front of the crowd at a glance.

Father Lin, his eldest uncle, his second uncle, his three brothers, and his eldest brother were holding hoes and carrying poles and confronting several strong men.
Standing behind him were his grandfather and eldest aunt. Second aunt was holding Lin Hui, who had collapsed to the ground, with tears in her eyes. His mother was holding his cousin Cheng Xi, but his eldest aunt was nowhere to be seen.

"It is only natural to pay back debts. Your family borrowed ten taels, and now the principal and interest are fifteen taels. Either pay back the money or hand over the land deed. Otherwise, it will be useless to file a complaint with the government."

The sturdy man in the lead had a mocking expression on his face: "If you don't have money, don't learn martial arts from others. Don't even think about what kind of people you have."

Hearing this conversation, Lin Chen frowned. Are these strong men from the money house?

Grandfather borrowed ten taels from the money house?

If it weren't for his father, Lin Chen wouldn't want to deal with this matter at all. Since the family has already split up, it has nothing to do with him that his grandfather and uncle's family owed money. But now his father is involved too, so he naturally can't just turn a blind eye.

"Uncle Zhang, please move aside."

"Uncle Xu, let me in."

Lin Chen patted the shoulders of the villagers who were watching in front of him. When these villagers turned around and saw Lin Chen, they were a little shocked, but they quickly gave way.

"Lin Chen is back."

"Lin Chen? The youngest son of the Lin family? I heard that he is doing very well in martial arts at the martial arts hall."

"It seems that the Gu family kid didn't lie. He's so tall. My kid spent a year in the martial arts hall and only grew half a head taller. He has grown at least a foot taller."

The villagers saw Lin Chen and whispered about it. Lin's mother was very excited to see her son come back. She held Cheng Xi and walked over: "Why are you back at this time? Gu Fei said you still need to practice in the martial arts hall for another month."

"Come back to see mother."

If this had not happened, Lin Chen could have satisfied his mother's vanity and simply said, "The child has developed good energy," but now he wanted to know what happened.

"Mom, what's going on?" Hearing her son's question, Lin's mother curled her lips and said, "Last month, Lin Ming came back to ask for money. You know your grandfather always responds to his grandson's requests. He privately borrowed ten taels from a bank and agreed to pay five taels of interest per month. If he doesn't pay it back, he will use the land deed to pay off the debt."

Lin Chen twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at his grandfather standing behind his father, and laughed at himself.

How dare you borrow with such a high interest rate!
As expected of the only grandson of the Lin family, ten taels was not enough, so he went to the money house to borrow another ten taels.

"This matter has nothing to do with our family, right, Dad and Second Uncle?"

Since the money was borrowed by my grandfather, when the family was divided, the land belonged to my eldest uncle, and had nothing to do with my family or my second uncle who got a fishing boat.

"They came to ask for money, but your grandfather didn't want to give it, so there was a conflict. Lin Hui happened to come home and saw it. He thought these people were bullying your grandfather, so he rushed over and was beaten down..."

Lin Chen understood that his grandfather was unwilling to give the land deed, and those who came to ask for money beat Lin Hui. His father and others rushed over after hearing the news, and people from the village also rushed over.

If people from other villages come to cause trouble, Linhu Village will still be united.

But the problem now is that the money lender is here to collect the debt, and there is a note written in black and white. The Lin family is not in the right at all, and the village has no reason to help. Besides, those who can run a money lender are not pushovers, and the size of these strong men is enough to scare the villagers.

Mother Lin explained the situation and whispered, "This is a matter between your grandfather and your uncle's family. Don't be impulsive."

"Mom, don't worry."

Lin Chen knew that his mother was worried that he would be soft-hearted and accept the debt on behalf of his grandfather.

I can't be soft-hearted.

From the moment the family split up, he no longer had any affection for his grandfather and uncle's family.

"Dad, it's only natural for someone to come and collect the debt with the IOU. If you stop them today, they can still come to the government office tomorrow to collect the land deed. There's no need to stop them."

Lin Chen took the initiative to speak to Lin's father. As soon as he said this, before Lin's father could answer, the lady standing behind him stopped talking:
"Chen'er, how can you help outsiders? This is the fertile land passed down by our Lin family's ancestors. If it is gone, how can we face the ancestors of the Lin family?"

"As long as you can pay back the money, who would care about your few acres of broken land? We are all from the same town. Our bank is always reasonable. We have already told you in advance how much money to borrow and how much interest to charge. It's not like no one in Linhu Village has borrowed money from our bank before. Have you ever seen us causing trouble?"

The leading burly man snorted and looked at Lin Chen: "This young man is quite sensible. If this matter is delayed, we will have to pay more money when the government comes to handle it."

Officials from the county government office do not go to the countryside. If they want to do something, they have to pay travel fees.

Therefore, whenever there were disputes in a village or town, the village chief or some respected elders would be invited to resolve them, and it was very rare for the dispute to be brought to the government office.

"It can't be paid. That's the root of our Lin family." Grandfather Lin Chaoyang said, "My eldest grandson wrote to me the day before yesterday. He has already cultivated his energy. He can pay the money back in a few days."

Have you cultivated your energy?
After hearing what the grandfather said, the surrounding villagers began to talk.

"Lin Ming has developed his energy?"

"That should be the case. Lin Ming has been practicing for almost three years. Look at the Lin family's financial situation three years ago. Now, they are even splitting up. He has spent so much money, so he should be able to practice it."

"Now that Lin Ming has cultivated his vital energy, the Lin family will have a better life."

The villagers' envious words brought a smile to the grandfather's old face, and the aunt next to him also had a proud look on her face.

She hadn't told anyone that her son had developed his vital energy. She had planned to publicize it on the day her son came back, but she didn't expect her father to tell it right away.

But now that so many people have come to the village, it might as well be told today.

"Grace? Bah!"

The sturdy man in the lead had an unchanged expression and spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground, which suddenly made the smiles on the faces of the aunt and grandfather freeze.

"It took me nearly three years to cultivate my energy. I don't know if I can achieve enlightenment in this lifetime. Either you pay me back today or hand over the land deed. There is no other way."

"you you……"

"What do you mean, do you really think that our bank didn't investigate your family's situation when we borrowed money from you?"

The leading burly man sneered. How could he not know the situation of Lin Ming from the Lin family?
Lin Ming spent all his family savings and was left with a huge debt before he could cultivate his energy. Such a person can have no future in martial arts and won't even have the money to practice martial arts further.

Now that you have offended someone, you must offend him to death and cut off his source of money.

Grandfather Lin Chaoyang was shaking with anger because of the strong man's words. He was the Lin family's talented child, who had spent so much money to cultivate his vital energy, but was belittled by the other party as worthless, in front of so many people in the village. How could he accept this?

"Second brother, third brother, this is the land passed down from our ancestors. We can't just lose it like this. They want money. You three brothers should pool your money and give it to them first. By tomorrow, when we have cultivated our energy, the money will be returned to you two families in no time."

Grandfather Lin Chaoyang looked at Lin's father and second uncle. What a happy event for the Lin family had been messed up like this.

The second uncle was somewhat tempted. He didn't understand martial arts, but he often heard Lin Ming talk about how glorious it would be after cultivating the essence. If he helped at this time, Lin Ming would also remember his kindness as an uncle.

Father Lin looked at Mother Lin and Lin Chen. Now the financial power of the family is in the hands of his wife, and his wife listens more to her youngest son.

"Our family can't raise this amount of money."

Lin Chen looked at his grandfather's bossy attitude and sneered, "I think what this man said is right. It takes three years to cultivate the essence. Given the situation of my uncle's family, it is a problem whether my cousin will have money to continue to study martial arts."

(End of this chapter)