Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 19: Twists and turns, how

among the crowd.

Lin Chen looked fierce and took a step forward. The old lady took a few steps back in fear.

"Lin Chen, what are you going to do?"

"What are you afraid of, Auntie? You are the elder, and your nephew knows how to respect the elders and the younger ones."

Lin Chen's words made the old lady feel relieved: "Since you know, then..."

"Since Auntie has said so much, then I, your nephew, have something to say." Lin Chen's eyes swept across his grandfather Lin Chaoyang without lingering for the moment. This old man was just a stranger to him now.

The loneliness on the old man's face only made him feel happy.

"When Lin Ming entered the martial arts hall, the family gave him two strings of cash every month. Every ten days or half a month, you would take eggs and eels caught at home and send them to the martial arts hall to nourish Lin Ming. During the six months that my nephew entered the martial arts hall, the family never gave him any money. We are all grandchildren, why are you treating us differently?"

The old lady pursed her lips and wanted to defend herself, but she had no way to defend herself because what Lin Chen said was the truth.

"It's not easy for my family to support Lin Ming to learn martial arts. I know this, so I made an agreement with my grandfather that if he can pass the half-year assessment of the academy, my family will pay to support my nephew to learn martial arts."

"Because I had no money, my nephew had no money to eat meat in the martial arts hall and was laughed at by other students. Gu Fei and two other people in the village can testify to this."

"My nephew finally passed the martial arts hall assessment, but how did grandfather do it?"

Lin Chen had a sarcastic look on his face. "You just said you didn't have money, but my mother said she didn't agree to borrow money. I really thought she was afraid that the family couldn't pay it back. It turned out that she wanted to keep the valuable land deed to lend money to Lin Ming."

"I can tolerate being wronged in public, but I cannot accept being betrayed by my relatives."

"How can I recognize a grandfather like this? Ever since we separated that night, our family and yours have become two families."

Every word is heart-piercing and every sentence is pressing.

The old lady looked pale and didn't dare to look Lin Chen in the eye.

The villagers at the scene looked at Lin Chen with sympathy. They knew that Lin Chaoyang was biased, but they didn't expect him to be biased to this extent.

Aren’t these all grandchildren?
If my grandson has a promising future, I should let him learn martial arts.

Lin Chen was not surprised to see the sympathetic eyes of the villagers. Half of the reason why he said this was because he had been holding these words in for a long time and couldn't help but say them out.

The other half of the reason was specifically told to the villagers that his family had no connection with his grandfather anymore, and he, Lin Chen, would not recognize this grandfather.

I have cultivated my own energy, but if I don't explain it clearly, who knows if my grandfather and aunt will do something behind my back in my name.

"If you don't want the ancestral land to flow out, then take out the land deed. My family and my second uncle's family can pool the money together. Or does grandfather think that this land is not considered to have flowed out only when it is in my aunt's family, but it is considered to have flowed out when it is in my second uncle's and my family?"

After saying this, Lin Chen looked directly at his grandfather Lin Chaoyang. He wanted to see what decision this biased grandfather would make after seeing this.

Lin Chaoyang mumbled several times but could not make any sound. The village chief beside him could not help but said, "Chaoyang, Lin He and Lin Jiang are also your sons. If the land is divided among them, it won't count as outflowing. If you lose the land, how will you face the ancestors of the Lin family in the future?"

At the end, the village chief's voice became a little heavy.

Originally, Lin Chaoyang's grandfather's partiality and injustice were the Lin family's family affairs, and he couldn't intervene even as the village chief. But now it's different. Lin Chen has cultivated his vital energy, which is good for the entire Linhu Village.

Lin Chen was going to the city to learn martial arts. The only ones left in the village were Lin Jiang and his wife. The few acres of wasteland that Lin Jiang was allocated were not considered a family property at all. After a few years, when Lin Chen became famous in martial arts, his whole family moved away.

The few acres of ancestral land given to Lin Jiang at least gave him something to worry about.

"Divide it. As long as the debt is paid off, the few acres of land of the old family can be divided between you two brothers."

Lin Chaoyang finally agreed. After he said this, his already hunched back seemed to collapse and he completely lost all his energy.

"Uncle, Aunt, your family takes four acres and my family takes one acre. Is this distribution feasible?"

Lin Chen looked at his second uncle, who nodded. Second mother was in a better mood now, sobbing as she said, "Chen'er, you can make the decision."

"Father, mother..."

"No need to ask, mother agrees, I will do as you say, Chen'er." Lin's mother agreed directly.

Lin Chen looked at the sturdy man and said, "Fifteen taels. You can come back tomorrow to get it."

The leading sturdy man said in a muffled voice: "Okay, we'll come back tomorrow."

Come on!
He won't come tomorrow even if you kill him. If he has to come, let someone else come.

The strong man led his men away, and the village chief looked at Lin Chen and said, "Xiao Chen, let's go greet the people from the martial arts hall."

"Okay." Lin Chen nodded, and then looked at his second uncle: "Second uncle, go to the town and invite a doctor. Tell the doctor about Hui's condition first, and ask the doctor to bring some medicine. Don't save the money."

Normally, villagers go to the town to see a doctor. After the doctor prescribes medicine, the villagers go to the pharmacy to get the medicine. Of course, the doctor can also bring the herbs with him, but the price will be higher.

Second uncle left in a hurry. Second mother and Lin's mother helped Lin Hui go home, sighing as they walked: "You still have to learn martial arts. Look at how successful Chen'er is. Sister-in-law... you will enjoy a good life in the future." "How can I enjoy a good life? Chen'er will have to spend more money to learn martial arts in the future. In addition, as a mother, I have to save money for Liang'er to marry a wife. I won't be partial like someone."

"With Chen'er as his brother, Liang'er is not afraid of not being able to find a wife. Many girls would probably marry him without asking for a dowry."

Er Niang's words were flattering, and Lin's mother laughed so hard that her crow's feet became long. There were also several women from the village beside her, all of whom said flattering words.

Lin Chen and his son followed the village chief to meet the good news team not far away.

Only my grandfather, uncle and aunt were left in front of the ancestral home.

"Dad." The aunt looked at her grandfather with a pitiful face.

Grandfather shook his head, looking dejected: "This is all my own fault. I am old now, and I will no longer be in charge of things."

When the old lady saw her grandfather turn around and walk into the house with his back hunched, she felt a little unwilling and said to her uncle beside her, "This field..."

"That's enough." The uncle suddenly glared at the aunt, "Chen'er is right about one thing. We are really sorry to the second and youngest sons for teaching Lin Ming martial arts. Now that Ming'er has cultivated his energy, let him walk his own path in the future. I, as his father, am no longer capable of helping him."

"Lin Hai, what do you mean? Now you are talking about brotherly love. Do you think your nephew is going to be successful and you, as his uncle, should be a good person? When daddy didn't give Lin Chen money, you didn't object."

"What do you know about this woman!"

"I don't understand. If I hadn't said nice things to Daddy every day and served your dad more attentively than my own dad, would Dad have given Ming'er so much money?"

……

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Lin Chen didn't know about the quarrel between his uncle and aunt, and even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart.

At this moment, he was entertaining the team from the Wu Hall who came to announce the good news.

What Lin Chen didn't expect was that the team was led by Manager Zhang. From what Manager Zhang said to him privately, he learned that this was arranged by Instructor Yu.

This kind of announcing ceremony has never existed in the past.

Unless he joins a martial arts school and wins a place in the martial arts school competition, the martial arts school will arrange someone to announce the good news, and the martial arts hall will also send someone to follow.

Lin Chen just thought about it and knew why Instructor Yu did this.

He told Instructor Yu about the affairs of his family, so Instructor Yu was giving himself an opportunity to slap himself in the face.

Manager Zhang brought his people and sat in Lin Chen's house for a while. The inner room of Lin Chen's house was not big, and some villagers directly moved tables and chairs from their own homes and placed them in the Lin family's yard.

When the other villagers saw this scene, they immediately reacted and brought out fruits and cakes from their homes.

This is a good opportunity to curry favor with the Lin family.

Everyone knows that from today on, the Lin family will take off.

Manager Zhang sat in the yard for nearly half an hour, praising Lin Chen's performance in the martial arts hall to the skies, causing bursts of exclamations from the villagers who were listening in the yard and outside the yard.

Lin Chen was secretly amused when he listened. Manager Zhang had a talent for storytelling. His career in the martial arts hall did not have too many ups and downs, but in Manager Zhang's mouth, it was full of twists and turns. No matter how it was... Anyway, he boasted about himself a lot.

After completing the bragging task, Manager Zhang said goodbye and left, but the villagers were still a little reluctant to leave.

"Xiao Chen won the first place in the martial arts hall. This is a great event for our village. In my opinion, we should hold a banquet in our village tomorrow..." said the village chief with a smile.

"Village Chief, this may be a bit too ostentatious. I don't even have a place in a martial arts school right now."

Lin Chen frowned. He had never thought of holding a banquet because it was too expensive.

However, Lin's father and mother's eyes lit up. As parents, nothing can make them prouder than seeing their children succeed.

If they hold a banquet, the whole village and even other villages will know that their son has cultivated great energy and is ranked first in the martial arts hall.

"Xiao Chen, don't worry about this. This is the rule of our village. I will take care of it for you personally."

After hearing what the village chief said, Lin Chen knew that the money for the banquet would be paid for by the village. Then, seeing the expectant look in his parents' eyes, he nodded and agreed.

"Okay, if you want to watch the fun, you can watch it tomorrow at the banquet. Now everyone go home."

The village chief waved away the villagers and whispered a few words to Lin Chen before leaving. Lin Chen watched the village chief leave, but fell into deep thought.

"Chen'er, did the village chief mention something to you? If it's difficult to do, then let's cancel the banquet. I'll go talk to the village chief." Father Lin asked worriedly when he saw his son standing there motionless.

"Dad, what the village chief told me was a good thing, and it was related to Mr. Jiang."

(End of this chapter)