Quick Travel: Dream Hunt

Ting He didn't know how to comfort her, so she started to coax her:

"Grandma, don't let your imagination run wild. Maybe your uncle has his own reasons. Besides, no matter how big a mistake he makes, he can change it. How can you kill him with one blow? He is a student after all. If he works harder, he can pass the imperial examination and become a scholar or a jinshi. As long as you train him well, maybe his temper can be changed. In the end, it was because we were poor and had no money before and our life was too hard. So when your uncle entered the town, he was dazzled by all the mess and that's why he accidentally stepped on the wrong path." The road is not good, maybe it can be improved slowly in the future. Don't be angry, give your uncle another chance, have a good talk with him and find out where the problem lies. If your uncle really doesn't want to continue studying, let him stay at home to take care of our few acres of land. By the way, speaking of land, I think, since we have money now, why don't we buy all the land in the back mountain, and then let your uncle and my father farm the land at home, and you may even become a landlady in the future. Haha, it's exciting to think about it."

Mrs. Lin was already shaking with anger, but when she heard Ting He's consolation, she was distracted by her words and blurted out:

"Landlord's wife? Is that true? If you really want to buy the land, I can't make the decision. I have to discuss it with your grandfather. And I have used your money to subsidize the first and second houses with 100 taels each. When their houses are repaired, the eldest son of the family will be old enough to go to school. It's really hard for us farmers who work on the land to see a way out. If you really buy all the land, how can they go to school? Isn't that greedy?"

Tinghe did not force her grandmother to buy the land, she just made a suggestion. Anyway, she was still young and could not get involved in family affairs.

In the evening, Liu came back dejected, with red eyes and some scars. Tinghe acted as if she didn't see anything, and just picked up the bowl to eat, ignoring everything else. Old Mrs. Lin stewed the meat again, and let everyone taste a piece of the new braised meat. They all praised it for being delicious and tasty.

Even my uncle ate a few more pieces, because he thought he would eat more comfortably if Old Lady Lin didn't glare at him like that.

At the dinner table, Mrs. Lin and Mr. Lin mentioned the purchase of land. With the approval of the whole family, Mr. Lin happily said:

"Buy, you must buy. When farmers have money, they want to buy a few more acres of land to feel at ease. I can still work. After I buy the land, I can go to the fields for a few more years. By then, I will have time to work in the fields. I dare not even think that our Lin family can become rich and buy so much land. It feels like I have become a landlord after waking up from sleep. Hahaha, it's like a dream..."

This time, Lin Lao Er kept a straight face and said nothing. Liu curled up her head tremblingly at the dinner table and did not dare to say a word. The matter was settled, and Old Man Lin could only go to the village chief to discuss it the next day.

No one knew what happened in their respective rooms at night, but there were rare noises of dripping and banging coming from Lin Laoer's room, and occasional sobbing. No one knew what the couple was making such a fuss about.

Ting He still did not go back to the second room to sleep, but curled up on the small couch and slept soundly. Every morning, Old Lady Lin would carry her to the bed to sleep a little longer.

When Tinghe woke up, Old Mrs. Lin was already frowning at Liu and scolding her. After listening, Tinghe found out that she and Old Man Lin had started a mixed doubles game against Uncle Lin last night.

Uncle Lin then spoke the truth, saying that Liu Hao, Liu's cousin from her mother's side, was studying in a private school in the town just like him, but Liu Hao always managed to take out strange things and endless pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and occasionally went to brothels to listen to music and drink.

Uncle Lin was poor and envious, always feeling inferior and unable to hold his head up, so he was not very close to others. At this time, Liu Hao would go out to play with him, and treat him to wine and meat, and share writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. He would also take him to brothels to find girls to serve him, under the pretext of drinking and wine and pretending to be cultured. As a result, he fell in love with Xiao Tao, the brothel girl who served him, and they went there more often. Most of the money the family got was sent to the brothel. Uncle Lin was not a man of strong will, but he fell in love with the feeling of being with Xiao Tao. As a result, his body became weak. He had to study in a private school during the day, and go to brothels with Liu Hao to drink and wine at night. Even a strong body could not stand it.

The reason why he looked pale in the private school this time was that he had not eaten for several days and had exhausted his energy at night, saving all his money and sending it to Xiaotao. Liu Hao had urged him to go home to steal money, but he was afraid of Old Lady Lin so he did not dare to go home. Even after returning home, he never dared to steal money. Liu Hao also urged him to go to the money house to borrow money, but he was too timid to go. He said he would take him to the casino to see it, and he went there. However, he became dizzy when he saw the dice, and fell asleep three times in one night without even going to the card table once. Liu Hao was so angry that he had a fight with him and did not take him to play anymore. He had no money to eat, so he could only stay in the private school room on an empty stomach and try to reduce the movement as much as possible.

Listening to He was like listening to a big show. The whole crowd was stunned and listened to the whole thing. Everyone present was stunned. First, they couldn't believe that the uncle could do such a thing. Second, they thought that the cousin of the Liu family was such a worthless person. Third, they thought that the uncle was lucky that he was timid and stupid, so he didn't fall into gambling debts and loans due to Liu Hao's calculations.

This is probably the only good news besides the shock, but in the eyes of the farmers, being involved in such evil practices as brothels is no less serious than murder for money.

Old Man Lin beat him with a stick for a long time, and then he took a break, panting. Old Lady Lin started to beat him again, and she beat Uncle Lin so hard that he exhaled more than he inhaled. Ting He was startled and hurriedly stopped them:

"Grandpa and grandma, please stop beating me. My uncle is almost dying. He is weak now and I don't think he can withstand your beatings."

Mrs. Lin's hands trembled slightly, and she seemed to stop the action reluctantly. She frowned, stared at the elder and second elder brothers sternly, and told them to carry Uncle Lin back to his room in a stiff tone. Then, she walked into the room with a gloomy face, took an egg, and told Wang to cook the egg soup, and asked Tinghe to send the bowl of soup to Uncle Lin's room later.

When Tinghe carried the bowl of steaming egg soup towards Uncle Lin's room, she carefully dropped a few drops of spiritual spring water into the soup. This spiritual spring water is a rare treasure with magical effects, but at this moment Tinghe added it to the soup without hesitation.

Ting He gently pushed open the door and saw Uncle Lin lying on the bed. She couldn't help but feel a little pity in her heart. She walked to the bedside silently, handed the bowl of egg soup with spiritual spring water to Uncle Lin, and said gently:

"Uncle, drink this bowl of soup quickly. This is made specially for you. It is good for your health. Don't do such dirty things again in the future. Study hard and it's more important."