Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 6 Work-study
The next morning.

It was daybreak and Linhu Village was still silent, only to be broken by the sound of dogs barking.

"That stupid dog of Lao Wang's, I'm going to have to stew him one day."

Lin Chen didn't wait long at the entrance of the village before Gu Fei appeared from the village, cursing.

"Who told you to throw the bone the dog hid into the water? You're lucky it didn't bite you."

Thinking of the evil things that his original body and Gu Fei had done in the village, Lin Chen was speechless.

When these two men had nothing to do, they would run to the bushes in the village, find the bones hidden in the sand by the village dogs, and then throw them into the stream in front of the dogs.

"It's been over half a year, and this stupid dog really still holds a grudge."

Gu Fei curled his lips, and seeing that there was no one else around, he lowered his voice and asked curiously, "I heard from my father that your family split up last night?"

Lin's father went to see the village chief last night, and the village chief wrote the documents for dividing the family property. Finally, he also found several prestigious elders in the village to act as witnesses to avoid any disputes in the future.

The village was so small that the news spread quickly overnight.

"If there isn't enough money for my two grandsons to learn martial arts, we can only split up the family business and let each earn their own money."

Lin Chen said it calmly, but Gu Fei was furious: "Is your grandfather so partial? You are all his grandchildren!"

"Perhaps in his eyes, Lin Ming is his good grandson." Lin Chen said self-deprecatingly, and comforted Gu Fei in return: "This is also good, we can live our own lives after the family is divided."

"No, we can't let your uncle and his family take advantage of you. All the money your family has earned over the years has been spent by Lin Ming."

Gu Fei shook his head: "Chenzi, wait for me here."

"What are you going to do?"

"I have to spread the news about your grandfather's partiality. I'll tell Aunt Li, and the whole village will know about it within a day."

Hearing Gu Fei's words, Lin Chen's mouth twitched. Aunt Li was a well-known gossip in the village. If Aunt Li knew something, it would be known to the whole village.

After thinking about it, Lin Chen decided not to stop him.

Anyway, the separation document has been written, so it would be nice to let Gu Fei help me vent my anger.

Gu Fei ran back to the village and came back a quarter of an hour later. At this time, the other two young men who learned martial arts in the village had also arrived. Seeing outsiders, Gu Fei blinked at Lin Chen and didn't say anything more about it.

The four of them walked quickly and arrived at the martial arts hall before it was completely light.

Lin Chen and Gu Fei returned to the dormitory. After they put down their things, Gu Fei said to Lin Chen, "Chenzi, I just went home and asked my dad for more money. If you don't have enough money, come to me and I'll lend you some."

"Okay, if you don't have enough money I'll borrow from you."

Lin Chen was a little surprised, but then he responded calmly.

No wonder Gu Fei spent more than a quarter of an hour, not only looking for Aunt Li, but also going back home.

"If you need anything, feel free to tell me. We brothers shouldn't talk to each other in a polite way."

After washing up in the dormitory, Lin Chen changed into the training clothes given by the martial arts hall. After thinking for a while, he said, "I'll go find Instructor Yu."

"What do you want to see Instructor Yu for?"

"See if I can find a work-study opportunity."

Lin Chen’s answer made Gu Fei even more confused. What is work-study program?
Seeing that Lin Chen left without explaining, Gu Fei hurriedly shouted: "I'll go to the cafeteria to wait for you later. If you don't come, I'll bring you two steamed buns to the martial arts arena."

backyard.

In the courtyard where the teacher lived.

Lin Chen took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

"Master Yu, disciple Lin Chen requests to see you."

After a while, a response came from inside: "Come in."

The door was ajar. Lin Chen pushed it open, stepped over the threshold, and saw Instructor Yu standing motionless in the yard, his eyes looking up at the sky. He didn't dare to disturb him.

After a few breaths, Yu Yongnian turned around, looked at Lin Chen and said, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Master, I beg you to give me a chance to learn martial arts."

Lin Chen bowed deeply and directly stated his purpose.

"I thought that grandfather would support me in learning martial arts..."

Lin Chen briefly recounted how his grandfather disagreed with him continuing to learn martial arts and how they were forced to split up the family business.

After listening to Lin Chen's story, Yu Yongnian's emotions did not fluctuate much. As he said, he had seen students in the school who were even more miserable than Lin Chen.

For example, Qiu Yuan, who was eliminated not long ago, also felt regretful.

"You want to borrow money from me?"

Yu Yongnian said that he would not lend money to the students. Lin Chen was not the first one to ask, nor would he be the last.

It's not that he was cold-hearted. If he couldn't even earn enough money to study martial arts in the martial arts hall, he wouldn't be able to go far on the path of martial arts. So he simply gave up the idea to avoid getting caught up in it. In the end, he would not be able to learn martial arts, empty his family savings, and be burdened with debt.

"Disciples don't dare."

Lin Chen shook his head. He had thought about borrowing money, but finally gave up.

He and Teacher Yu are not related at all, so why would he lend the money to him?

Based on sympathy?
I just don’t have the money to learn martial arts, it’s not that bad.

"I see that the cafeteria is not well staffed, so I am willing to help out in the cafeteria in exchange for food. I would like to seek an opportunity to work and study."

Work study?

Yu Yongnian's pupils shrank and he stared at Lin Chen: "Do you know what it means to work in the cafeteria?"

"The disciple understands."

"Do you really understand?" Yu Yongnian said in a deep voice, "When the time comes, other students will eat in the cafeteria, and you, as a fellow student, will have to clean up their dishes and endure their strange looks."

Lin Chen said firmly: "Disciple can bear it." "Don't think it's that simple. If you really find yourself in it, you will lose all your dignity in front of others."

Yu Yongnian understood Lin Chen's meaning of "work-study program", but even though he understood it, he felt that Lin Chen could not bear it.

"I have experienced this kind of experience in the past few months." Lin Chen said a little embarrassedly: "In order to drink the beef soup in the cafeteria for free, I waited for other brothers to buy meat before going to the cafeteria to eat... I was also ridiculed..."

"I have wavered before, and I have thought about giving up, but every time I waver, I feel my strength grow, and those ridicules and strange looks are nothing."

At the end of the speech, Yu Yongnian saw a satisfied smile on Lin Chen's face.

This smile moved him.

In order to learn martial arts, he could endure the ridicule of others and even feel satisfied. This kind of mentality was something that only young people could not do, not even he.

In that case, he lent a hand.

"I'll say hello to the canteen. You can go there to help out in exchange for food. If the canteen has any leftover beef, they can also leave some for you."

"Thank you, Master Yu. I am grateful forever." Lin Chen said excitedly.

Lin Chen was indeed very excited. This time he came to Teacher Yu to ask for a work-study opportunity, but he was not sure that he would be successful.

If Teacher Yu refused, he would think of other ways.

After living two lives, Lin Chen understood one thing.

If you are poor, you should try every possible way to climb up and seize every opportunity.

Face, dignity...

These are the two least valuable things for the lower class people.

"The road of martial arts is long and arduous. Without a firm heart for martial arts, it is difficult to continue. Since you can withstand the criticism of others, I, as your instructor, am willing to help you."

"I must practice martial arts diligently and live up to the coach's kindness in cultivating me."

Yu Yongnian nodded slightly: "Go ahead."

After Lin Chen left, a woman with elegant temperament walked out from the front hall of the courtyard.

"Junior brother, do you think this boy can cultivate his vital energy within a year, so you are helping him?"

"No."

Yu Yongnian shook his head and looked at the woman: "Senior sister, you don't know the sufferings of the world. The goal of most students in the martial arts hall in this town is to cultivate their essence within two years. Few dare to think of cultivating their essence within one year."

Senior Sister Shu came from a big family, so how could she understand that for the students of the martial arts hall, it was already a great satisfaction to cultivate their vital energy within two years.

"Even if you cultivate your energy within two years, you won't achieve much in martial arts." Shu Suwan murmured.

"That's enough."

Yu Yongnian smiled bitterly, saying that students from different family backgrounds pursue different goals.

If you can cultivate your energy within two years, enter a martial arts school and reach the state of enlightenment, you will have the opportunity to find a part-time job in the government in the future, which will bring honor to your family.

For the common people in villages and towns, a government official is already a big shot.

"Last year, I attended a wedding banquet of a former student. The guests and relatives were all seated, but the most honorable seat at the main table was empty. Even after the auspicious time had passed, the host family still did not start the banquet. Senior sister, do you know the reason?"

"There are distinguished guests who haven't arrived yet."

"Sister, do you know who that distinguished guest is?"

"Who?"

"He was a policeman in the county police station. He was not the chief of patrol, nor the head of police. He was just an ordinary policeman."

Shu Suwan said quietly, "So Junior Brother is the instructor in the martial arts hall because he can sit at the main table when he has a banquet in town?"

Yu Yongnian: …

"It's more comfortable to stay in the martial arts hall in town, where there aren't so many intrigues. Senior sister, as the newly appointed inspector of the martial arts institute, are you going to abuse your power for personal gain and transfer me away?" Yu Yongnian said half-jokingly.

"I am willing to use my power for personal gain. Are you willing to leave, Junior Brother?"

Yu Yongnian was silent for a while before he said, "I still prefer the atmosphere of the martial arts hall."

Shu Suwan stared at Yu Yongnian with her beautiful eyes. Yu Yongnian felt uncomfortable being stared at and could not help but look away in other directions.

Seeing her junior brother's evasive look, Shu Suwan had a hint of resentment in her eyes, but it was only a flash. When she raised her eyes again, she smiled and said, "Senior sister, I have just taken up the post of Inspector of the Martial Arts Institute. This time I came here to learn from you. Do you have any suggestions about the Martial Arts Hall?"

"Sister, wait a moment."

When the suggestion was mentioned, Yu Yongnian became serious, turned around and walked into the inner room, and came out after a while with a paper in his hand.

Shu Suwan took the paper, looked at the first page, and read: "Learning martial arts is very expensive. Students study hard for three years, often using up their family's ten years of savings, and it is difficult to achieve anything. Martial arts are cruel, and rural people will be terrified when they hear about martial arts. No one dares to talk about learning martial arts. If you want to revitalize the martial arts hall, you should waive tuition fees and subsidize food..."

After reading it, Shu Suwan frowned and said, "You wrote it wrong."

"What's wrong? Can you please give me some advice, Senior Sister?"

Yu Yongnian was a little dissatisfied. This was a conclusion he made during his four years as an instructor in the martial arts hall based on the situation of the students.

Seeing her junior fellow apprentice's unconvinced expression, Shu Suwan smiled and said, "The meaning is correct, but you can't use words like that."

"How should I use the word?"

"The Grand Ancestor set up the martial arts hall, which will benefit the world. However, there are occasionally talented students in the town's martial arts hall, but they are difficult to maintain due to their poor family conditions. If we can give them encouragement and money, and wait for them to succeed in martial arts, it will have an inspiring effect on their families and the towns where they live. The children in every village will surely learn martial arts and serve the court."

"Oh, by the way, the 'work-study program' that you, the student, mentioned is also a way."

After listening to this, Yu Yongnian looked a little strange after a while: "No wonder you are the inspector, Senior Sister."

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