Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 91 The joy of youth lies in the future

Below the arena.

The crowd dispersed, leaving only the villagers of Linhu Village.

"Return to the village to worship our ancestors."

Zhao Zanghu was very excited and patted Gu Fei on the back: "Xiao Fei, go back and inform the villagers to clean up the ancestral hall. Lin Chen will be back to the village to worship the ancestors soon."

When something big happens, you have to offer sacrifices to your ancestors.

The corner of Gu Fei's mouth twitched. Seeing Lin Chen coming over, he wanted to say a few words to Lin Chen.

"Village Chief, can you arrange for someone else to go back?"

"You are also a martial artist, so you are very agile. If you don't go, who will? Hurry and get back!"

Uh……

Gu Fei couldn't even utter a word to refute, so he had to leave.

"Mr. Lin, please go over first. If you find the envelope, be sure to let me know."

Hua'er saw the villagers of Linhu Village who were looking at Lin Chen, and she knew that she shouldn't disturb Lin Chen and his family's celebration at this time.

"Don't worry, Sister Huaer, the letter will definitely not be lost." Lin Chen comforted again.

"Well, I believe Mr. Lin can find it back."

Hua'er now understood that the letter she had in her arms must have been stolen, but since Master Lin won first place this time, the officials from the yamen would definitely help her find the letter back.

After watching Hua'er leave, Lin Chen walked towards his parents.

"Why did Ah Fei leave?"

After arriving in front of the villagers and accepting their praise along the way, Lin Chen walked up to the village chief and his parents and asked out of curiosity.

"I asked Gu Fei to go back to the village and announce the good news. You won first place. This is a big event for our Linhu Village. We have to offer sacrifices to our ancestors."

Worshiping ancestors?

Lin Chen fell silent. The village chief seemed to be particularly concerned about ancestor worship. He had led the worship twice this year.

"Are you going back to the martial arts gym? If you don't have time, Lin Chen, then there's no rush. We can talk about it later."

When Zhao Zanghu saw Lin Chen was silent, he thought that Lin Chen was inconvenienced and would go back to the martial arts hall soon, so he immediately gave Lin Chen a way out.

"You don't have to go back to the martial arts hall today. You can go back to the village to worship your ancestors."

Lin Chen finally agreed. He could understand why the village chief was so keen on ancestor worship.

Firstly, he hoped to make himself feel more of a sense of belonging to the village. After all, the ancestors of the Lin family were also placed in the ancestral hall. Secondly, he wanted to set an example for the young people in the village. Thirdly... it might just be the personal hobby of the village chief.

"Okay, let's go back to the village."

Zhao Zanghu waved his hand and was about to take the villagers back, but Lin Chen stopped him because he saw Lin Xiuyong walking towards him.

"Mr. Lin, the letter has been found."

"found it?"

"No...but I got the news that someone picked up two letters and handed them over to the people at the Military Affairs Office."

When Lin Chen heard that the letter fell into the hands of the people from the Military Administration Office, he was surprised but also relieved. Since it was in the hands of the people from the Military Administration Office, it could be considered that it was found back.

As for the rumor that the letter was picked up by someone, Lin Chen naturally didn't believe it. The most likely possibility was that the thief had peeked at the contents of the letter, and considering his performance in the ring, he found the letter tricky. He didn't dare to destroy it, nor did he dare to hand it to him in person, so he finally gave it to the Wu Zheng Office.

"Please, Brother Lin, I understand."

"Mr. Lin, you are too polite. I won't bother you anymore."

Lin Xiuyong was also very perceptive. He left after saying so. Lin Chen thought for a moment and said, "If Brother Lin doesn't mind, why don't we go to the village and have a drink together?"

Based on the village chief's working style, Lin Chen could foresee that a buffet would be held after the ancestor worship.

Although Lin Xiuyong was just a police officer, or a temporary contract worker in the words of later generations, it can be seen from the incident of Qianqian that this kind of police officer was actually the most helpful to the village.

With his current strength and displayed potential, it would not be difficult for him to make friends with the captains of police. However, those captains would give face to him, which did not mean they would give face to the villagers.

When encountering some small problems, the people who are best able to solve the problems are the soap opera actors like Lin Xiuyong.

I will concentrate on martial arts in the future, and the village chief will not come to me every time for some small matters in the village.

Lin Xiuyong was stunned. He didn't expect Lin Chen to invite him to Linhu Village for a drink. There wouldn't be much good wine in a buffet in a village, but was it the wine he cared about?

"Since Master Lin has invited me, I will shamelessly ask for a glass of wine."

When Zhao Zanghu saw Lin Chen inviting Lin Xiuyong, a look of relief appeared on his old face. Lin Chen did not forget his roots.

"Dad, Mom, let's go back to the village."

"Well, let's go back to the village." Mother Lin grabbed her son's arm, feeling extremely proud.

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Linhu Village.

Gu Fei, who had returned earlier, shouted as soon as he entered the village: "Good news, Lin Chen won the first place in the martial arts competition and will return to the village to worship his ancestors soon!"

"Aunt Li, please quickly move your table and stools to the entrance of the ancestral hall. We will definitely have a buffet today."

"Uncle Gen, don't just stand there, go clean the ancestral hall."

"Who are you commanding, you bastard? Why don't you go clean up?"

"I just don't know the rules. Uncle Gen is the only one in our village who cleans the ancestral hall the best. What about the four corners, three lines and two vertical lines..."

"That's called the Three Lords of the Four Directions. Forget it. You won't understand even if I tell you."

Uncle Gen cursed as he took out a broom from home, with a proud look on his face. Young people don't know the rules. Sweeping the ancestral hall is not that simple. You have to start from the four corners and there has to be a sequence, so as not to disturb the ancestors...

Gu Fei returned to the village and shouted at every household, and almost everyone in the village knew about it.

Most of the people who stayed in the village were women and children. The children did not understand what the competition for first place meant, but they understood the buffet and ran to the ancestral hall with smiles on their faces.

The ancestral home of the Lin family.

The age spots on Lin Chaoyang's face were extremely obvious, almost covering his entire face. His temples were already snow-white. He was lying in the yard basking in the sun. The noise outside startled him and he opened his cloudy old eyes.

"Boss, what's going on outside?"

"Dad, I heard Gu Fei shout just now that Lin Chen won the first place in this martial arts competition. The village chief will bring Lin Chen back to worship the ancestors, and our village will also hold a buffet banquet."

Uncle Lin Hai walked out of the yard and answered truthfully.

"Lin Chen won first place in the martial arts competition?"

The old lady came out from the inner room with a hint of jealousy on her face, but she quickly concealed it: "This is a great thing. You didn't go to the ancestor worship ceremony in the spring, so you must go this time. No matter what, Lin Chen is your grandson, right? I heard from others that the Wuzheng Institute has very strict requirements for students. If students disrespect their elders and don't observe filial piety, they will be punished."

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Uncle Lin Hai glared at his wife in dissatisfaction: "Dad, if you don't want to go, then don't go."

Lin Hai's own father had a knot in his heart, and if he went to the ancestral hall, he couldn't be sure how the villagers would laugh at him.

"Does the Military Administration really have such a rule?"

Lin Chaoyang was thinking about more. Over the past few days, he had figured out a lot. He was indeed wrong at the beginning. He no longer resented Lin Chen for not recognizing him as his grandfather.

He was now worried that if Lin Chen was really accused of being "unfilial", it would have a bad impact on him. "Dad, I can't lie to you. If you go to the ancestral hall, Lin Chen will definitely have to support you personally. His status is different now, and he can't make a fuss like before."

Lin Chaoyang hesitated for a moment and said, "Then go ahead. Boss, get me the clothes in the room."

"Dad, you'd better not go."

Just as Lin Hai was about to go into the house to get clothes, Er Niang walked in from the gate.

"Second brother's wife, what do you mean by this? If our father doesn't go, how will people see Lin Chen? He goes home to worship his ancestors but doesn't even see his grandfather?"

When the eldest lady heard what the second lady said, she immediately quit. The second lady snorted coldly, "For Chen'er's sake, the village chief covered up some things for our family, but if you don't want others to know, you better not do it yourself. What good things did Lin Ming do? Don't you know as his mother?"

Second Mother didn't care that First Mother was angry. She came here just because she didn't want her father-in-law to go to the ancestral hall. This was also what the village chief told her before leaving the village.

In the eyes of the village chief, it was already a great joy for Lin Chen to stand on the stage. No matter what the final ranking was, he would take Lin Chen back to the village to worship his ancestors.

If it weren't for Lin Ming's incident, no one would stop my father-in-law from going to the ancestral hall. This means that my father-in-law has come to terms with it and is willing to lower his head.

"What happened to Lin Ming? Lin Ming..."

"Shut up!"

Lin Chaoyang suddenly shouted, and for the first time his old eyes showed authority. He interrupted the eldest lady and looked at the second lady: "Second wife, tell me clearly, what did Lin Ming do?"

"Dad, Qianqian from our village was kidnapped not long ago, and Lin Ming also left the village that day."

"Second brother's wife, what does Qianqian's abduction have to do with Ming'er? Besides, Qianqian has been found, which has proven that she has nothing to do with Ming'er. Those gossipers in the village should shut up."

"Humph, that's because the village chief is concerned about Chen'er's reputation and the reputation of our entire Lin family. Chen'er found the person, and the city guards have confirmed that when Qianqian entered the city, she was accompanied by a man who looked exactly like Lin Ming."

Second Mother looked at Lin Chaoyang and Lin Hai and said, "Dad, big brother, you didn't know about this because the village chief didn't let anyone know. This includes why Qianqian's mother took Qianqian to live with distant relatives for a while. She was afraid that Qianqian would reveal Lin Ming's name when asked by the villagers. If that happened, our Lin family's reputation would be completely ruined."

Lin Chaoyang and Lin Hai, the father and son, had expressions of extreme shock on their faces. One of them did not expect that his once most promising grandson, and the other did not expect that his own son would actually do such a heartless thing.

If they followed the rules of Linhu Village, their entire family would be driven out of the village.

"Big Boss's wife, do you know about this?"

Zhou Chaoyang's skinny hands tightly grasped the armrests of the rattan chair, and his old eyes stared at the old lady.

The old lady looked flustered and her eyes dropped.

"Of course she knows. The village chief told her after he came back. He didn't tell Dad because you are old and the village chief was afraid that you would get sick from anger."

Second Mother took over the conversation directly. She now understood that Lin Chen was the future backbone of the Lin family, and Lin Ming was the cancer of the Lin family. This eldest nephew had spent so much of the family's money, not only had he not achieved anything in martial arts, but he had also done such a thing. If she didn't make things clear, it would only implicate the entire Lin family.

"How could I, Lin Hai, give birth to such a beastly son?"

Uncle Lin Hai was very excited. The next moment he knelt down in front of Lin Chaoyang and said, "Dad, it's my son who is useless."

Bang bang bang!
After kowtowed three times in a row, Lin Hai stood up from the ground, turned around and walked towards the door.

"Dad, I'm going to find this beast."

Lin Chaoyang did not stop his son from leaving. When he saw his eldest daughter-in-law was about to speak, he immediately scolded her, "Shut up. Lin Ming has come to this point today. You, as a mother, and I, as a grandfather, are responsible. From today on, you are not allowed to wander around the village."

The aunt was dissatisfied and was about to refute, but Lin Chaoyang didn't give her a chance: "If you think that I, as a father-in-law, am wrong, you can leave the Lin family."

Leave the Lin family?

The old lady quickly shook her head. Although Lin Chen had conflicts with their family and even refused to acknowledge his grandfather, this matter was only known to the villagers. The village chief had already warned the villagers not to tell anyone about it.

Her son had not achieved much in martial arts training, so she had no confidence when she went back to her parents' home. But ever since Lin Chen joined the martial arts gym, her relatives became more welcoming to her when she went back home. Even when she returned to the village, the village chief was polite and came to see her.

"When the village chief and his men come back, tell him that I asked him to come over in the evening."

Lin Chaoyang gave instructions to Er Niang, who nodded in agreement. She had already completed the tasks assigned by the village chief and did not want to stay here any longer. She also wanted to go to the ancestral hall to join in the fun.

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At dusk, Linhu Village is very lively.

After Lin Chen offered sacrifices to his ancestors, he had nothing else to do as the villagers were busy preparing the banquet.

You can go to the town to buy meat, and as for fish, some villagers go to the lake with fishing nets to catch them. There are plenty of vegetables in the fields at this season, so it is enough for each family to pick some from the fields.

The buffets in rural areas do not emphasize the exquisiteness of the dishes. The main focus is on large portions and filling food, as long as there is meat.

"Lin Chen, your fellow apprentices are here!"

When the banquet was about to begin, a villager shouted loudly, and Lin Chen saw Lu Yongfeng, Zhao Jingchuan and Cheng Ying entering the village.

The three of them met up after returning to the martial arts gym and went to the pier to take a boat.

"Brother Lin, you really made a splash this time."

"Brother Lin, you don't know that your deeds are now spreading like wildfire in the eight martial arts halls, and those brothers who are one level higher can't sit still anymore."

Zhao Jingchuan and Cheng Ying spoke with a smile, while Lu Yongfeng on the side was silent.

"What did you think of, Junior Brother Lu?" Lin Chen asked curiously when he saw Lu Yongfeng was silent.

"Brother Lin, when we were at the martial arts gym, you said that the opponent's strength was not inferior to yours. Is that true or false?"

Lin Chen: …

Zhao Jingchuan smiled slightly and continued, "On the way here, Senior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Cheng and I discussed this matter. Senior Brother Lin, were you being too modest when you said this?"

"It's not that I'm being modest. At that time, I wasn't as strong as I am now. I have to thank the three of you for your help. Without the money you lent me, I wouldn't be able to achieve what I have now."

After saying this, Lin Chen took out a banknote from his pocket.

"Brother Lin, this money is a gift for the three of us to come and drink without being invited." Zhao Jingchuan declined.

Lin Chen's expression straightened up, and he said seriously: "I welcome you three junior brothers to come, but you must accept the money. If you don't accept it, others will know that I, Lin Chen, am a money-grubbing person. Could it be that you three junior brothers want to make me a greedy villain?"

Zhao Jingchuan and the other two looked at each other. They had already discussed it when they came here, that the money Senior Brother Lin borrowed from them would be regarded as a gift for drinking, and they didn't ask Senior Brother Lin to pay it back. They really didn't expect this.

"Senior Brother Lin is right. Let's accept the money." Lu Yongfeng reacted and was the first to accept it, followed by Zhao Jingchuan and Cheng Ying.

Seeing the three people accept the money, Lin Chen smiled again.

Is he short of money?

lack!
But a gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way.

"My three brothers, please have a few more drinks today. I will introduce you to a guest."

When Lin Xiuyong saw Lin Chen, Zhao Jingchuan and the other two coming over, he immediately walked over quickly while chatting with the villagers.

"Brother Lin, these are my three junior brothers from the martial arts hall. They are now also students of the martial arts hall."

He knew in his heart that those who could be regarded as fellow apprentices of Master Lin should all be enlightened warriors, and he, a poor boy, was not qualified enough to stand in front of them.

Soon, the banquet began. Lin Chen and his four companions sat at the same table with the two enlightened warriors who came out of Linhu Village.

Push the cup to change the cup, drink for three rounds.

So enjoyable.

The banquet ended and the sky gradually darkened.

Lin Chen returned home and did not rest immediately, but continued to practice martial arts in the yard.

Although Qingfeng Palm has been perfected, Shuiyun Palm has not yet been fully developed. The road of martial arts is long and one should not slack off because of temporary achievements.

(End of this chapter)