Chapter 74 The current situation of the Ling family
Ling Yun went home directly after leaving the academy. The driver of the bullock cart was no longer Old Uncle Zhou. Starting from the year before last, the older Uncle Zhou had asked his eldest son Zhou Dachang to replace him.
"Boy Ling, are you done?" Seeing Ling Yun coming over, Zhou Dachang greeted him warmly.
"Uncle Zhou." Ling Yun returned the gesture symbolically.
Zhou Dachang didn't know whether it was because of his youth, but he drove the ox cart as if he were riding a horse.
When Ling Yun sat on the bullock cart for the first time, he felt the ants jumping on the hot pot, which made him dizzy.
It was the first time that he missed Old Uncle Zhou so much. He used to dislike him for driving the ox cart as slowly as a snail, but he was so smooth and measured.
"Uncle Zhou, just slow down, we are not in a hurry." Ling Yun reminded with lingering fear.
"Young man Ling, please relax. Aren't you worried about my uncle's driving skills? He's a very experienced driver, fast and stable." Zhou Dachang assured him, patting his chest, as if it was exactly what he said.
When Ling Yun heard this sentence, he felt like he had seen it before. Where had he heard it before?
That day, Uncle Zhou suddenly brought Zhou Dachang to find Ling Yun and said that he would replace him in the future.
"Boy Ling, don't worry, my uncle's driving skills are many times better than our father's, and he is as stable as an old dog!"
"Uncle Zhou, please slow down, we are really not in a hurry." Ling Yun's voice was pleading, and the bumps of the oxcart made him very uncomfortable.
If it were Uncle Zhou, he thought it would be fine even if he lay down and slept all the way home.
Ling Yun always felt that Zhou Dachang had amnesia. He often reminded him, but he forgot it again the next time.
When will this journey of suffering end?
After getting off the car at home, Ling Yun couldn't help but let out a long breath.
He lamented that it was fortunate that he had been exercising all these years so that he could have such a strong body that could withstand Zhou Dachang's bumpy journey.
Ling Yun twisted his waist and relaxed his tired body. Suddenly a small body rushed forward, "Brother, brother..."
Ling Yun was hit by such a little person and almost fell backwards on all fours.
Ling Yun stabilized his body, rubbed Wu Wa's head, and couldn't help pinching her face, but found that there was something sticky at the corner of her mouth, "Did you steal the fructose that your brother put under the bedside again?
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Wu Wa was still smiling happily at the sight of her brother, but when she heard this, her face suddenly changed. She reflexively covered her pockets with her hands, took half a step back, and stared at Ling Yun warily.
Ling Yun is ashamed, doesn't your series of actions prove that what he said is true?
Being clever is just superfluous.
Seeing the fifth child missing her front teeth, Ling Yun became determined and mercilessly rummaged through the candies in her pocket.
"Brother, keep some sister..." Wu Wa looked at him with tears in her eyes, the eyelashes on her eyes fluttering like fans, looking like a cute little lolita.
"Hey, there's only one, save it, otherwise it will be gone after you finish it." Looking at the aggrieved Wu Wa, Ling Yun finally softened his heart.
"Huh, bad brother, you only gave one to your sister." Upon hearing that there was only one, Wu Wa groaned, turned his head to the side, and ignored Ling Yun.
Ling Yun was amused by her move, and wanted to give you one. You still don't know what to do, so I insist on seizing every last one.
"Hey, if you have a good temper, then I will reluctantly eat this piece of candy for you." Ling Yun said as he fiddled with the fructose and was about to eat it.
Wu Wa decisively turned back and dug the fructose out of Ling Yun's hand, turned around and ran into the door. After running for a few steps, she didn't forget to stop and twisted her butt to make faces at him.
Ling Yun shook his head helplessly, what a lawless little lolita.
"Dad, I'm back." As soon as he entered the gate, he saw Ling Daren lying in a wheelchair in the middle of the courtyard, basking in the sun. At this time, Wuwa was standing behind Ling Daren and complained to him.
The wheelchair Ling Daren was lying on was made by his grandfather Ling Dashan. In order to make his father sit comfortably, Ling Dashan spent three days using these two wheelchairs.
"Dad is my brother, and he bullied me as soon as he came back." Wu Wa hugged Ling Daren and cried bitterly. She didn't forget to squeeze out a few tears as she cried.
Ling Daren saw his little daughter looking like this. Although he knew she was just pretending, he still pretended to scold Ling Yun, "Silang, you are such a big man, why do you still bully your sister? It's really outrageous."
Ling Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had no choice but to cooperate and admit his mistake, "Dad, I know I was wrong."
Seeing Ling Yun admitting his mistake, Wu Wa happily showed a smile of victory, but Ling Yun's next words made her burst into tears.
"If I knew that this little person came to you to complain, I wouldn't have left a single child for her."
"Ah ah ah, daddy, you see my brother is bullying me again..." Wu Wa hugged Ling Daren and cried again.
"Okay, okay, daddy, how can I teach him a lesson?" Ling Daren quickly comforted him as he looked at the fifth child who was stamping his feet.
It is said that daughters are men's caring quilted jackets, but there are very few of them here, at least Ling Yun hasn't noticed them yet.
However, since Ling Daren was injured, Wuba was with him most of the time, which made him slowly let go and become optimistic. From then on, Ling Daren also loved her.
Ling Daren is optimistic, but the Ling family's predicament is not optimistic.
Ling Daren's nursing care over the years, with the Ling family's meager income, is far from enough to fill the gap in this area.
During that time, his grandfather Ling Dashan did not care that the income of a baby stroller was less than 100 yuan, so he worked day and night to make thirty of them.
Dragging his old body to the county to sell, he kept selling for more than half a month before barely selling out.
From the time he was born to the time Ling Daren was injured, the Ling family had not lived a good life for a few days. In addition, he had to study. If it hadn't been for his uncle's relief from time to time, their family might not have been able to survive.
He once proposed suspending school, but his whole family refuted him as soon as he opened his mouth.
His grandfather said that no matter how hard it was, he would still support his education, and would not allow him to suspend his studies even if he sold his land.
Ling Yun had no choice but to copy and write novels while going to school to support his family.
The days are tight and I can barely make ends meet.
Speaking of writing novels, Ling Yun's Romance of the Three Kingdoms was beyond his expectation. He did not expect that such a popular novel in later generations would sell so poorly here.
Even bookstore owner Zhang Haixia never expected that no one would buy such a popular novel.
The monthly income is only one or two taels, which can be described as bleak.
With such a meager income, Ling Yun couldn't bear to split it 40-60 with Zhang Haixia, so he had to argue hard to get him to agree to a 50-50 split.
Because of Ling Daren's illness, the eldest son, who is about to turn fifteen, still has no one to live with.
In fact, Ling Yun disapproved of eldest children getting married so early. Young girls under the age of fifteen had to be married off before they were fully developed. This was simply a bad habit in ancient times.
But his disapproval was of no use. Even the eldest son became anxious when he saw people of his age gradually getting married.
Although she didn't say it out loud, Ling Yun, who was familiar with her, could feel it.
So this is also the main reason why Ling Yun will be dismissed this year. As long as he is admitted as a scholar, their family's predicament will be greatly improved.
Ling Yun also secretly vowed that he would succeed no matter what this time!