novelden Chapter 503 What Did You Learn?
Chapter 503 What Did You Learn?
Pei Yi dodged to the side quickly as expected. His movements were clean, neat and light. The black shadow missed him and landed heavily on the ground not far in front of him, raising grass and dust. It showed its ferocious fangs at him and roared like a wild beast.
With the help of the dim moonlight, the boy was able to see the appearance of the leopard clearly. It had a strong body and was covered with fluffy gray-white hair.
Looking at this familiar figure, Pei Yi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and muttered to himself: "Huh! She looks quite like Qingjie's wet nurse. She can't be killed."
Just at this moment, a shrill scream was heard in the distance, adding a bit of eerie and terrifying atmosphere to the deep mountains that had gradually calmed down.
At the same time, a solemn atmosphere permeated the Lin family's ancestral home at the foot of the mountain. Lin Yinhu's return brought the conflicts among the several families to the surface. After a fierce quarrel, with the intervention of the elders, the family fell into deathly silence.
Little Yining, who had returned to his parents, had some feelings in his heart. He turned his head and looked out the window. The mountain behind Linjia Village was shrouded in darkness. He could faintly hear low wolf howls coming from inside, which made people feel a deep fear in their hearts.
She stared at him quietly for a moment, then turned her head, put her hand on her mother's warm hand, and reminded her worriedly: "Mom, my cousin is not back yet."
Wanniang also frowned and looked out the window with a worried look on her face. She whispered, "Shannai and Ayi should have heard the gong sound, so why haven't they returned yet? Could something have delayed them?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Yishi beside her whispered to comfort her: "Don't worry, little aunt, Brother Gouzi is very familiar with the mountain. In the past few days, he has brought hunters to patrol the mountain and check traps. There are no traces of large wild animals outside, so nothing will happen."
Wan Niang and her daughter were not comforted by her confident words. Instead, they all recalled the incident a few days ago when Jiang Shannai encountered a wild boar and was unable to protect him. They became even more worried.
At this time, Lin Yuzan's words of comfort came from the side, "Ayi has shadow guards following him, don't worry."
When the mother and daughter heard this, they felt relieved and once again looked at the two young boys kneeling on the ground - Lin Yinhu and Lin Yindong.
At this moment, the two young men were crying inconsolably, with expressions of grievance on their faces.
Next to them stood the two patriarchs who were confronting each other. Their clothes were disheveled and their faces were covered with bloodstains from the fight.
After a while, Wu Fang from the third house could no longer suppress her inner anger and was the first to speak up: "Great clan elder, you just saw it too. The first house was afraid that Zan would dislike Brother Hu, so they tried their best to throw dirty water on my Brother Dong."
"My Dong Ge'er just boasted a few words in front of his friends, and they wrongly accused my Dong Ge'er of wanting to harm Hu Ge'er. What did Hei Wa and the others do have to do with my Dong Ge'er?"
"It's obvious that Hu Ge'er offended them, so they threw him on the mountain. They are angry for Dong Ge'er, but it's because Dong Ge'er is better than Hu Ge'er."
As soon as these words were spoken, Heiwa and his friends' parents outside the main hall nodded.
"That's right, Brother Hu always boasted to our children about how good it is in Yanjing and how much money he can make."
"That's right. Ever since he came back, our child has been away from home all day. He follows him out to play. He won't study at home even if he is asked to. What else can we say? Tiger brother doesn't study, but he is still successful."
"We have a good child, but Brother Hu has corrupted him since he came back."
"..."
As more and more accusations were made, villagers who were watching the fun also joined in.
"Let me tell you, Old Lady Zheng shouldn't have sent Hu Ge'er to Yanjing. She shouldn't be so partial to the eldest wife. Everyone knows that Dong Ge'er is more obedient than Hu Ge'er, and he is praised by the teacher as a good seedling every day."
"That's right. Honghua also said that Hu Ge'er was the son of a prosperous family. Pah. My grandson said that when Hu Ge'er was in the clan school, if it weren't for Lin Xiucai watching over him, he would have been punished every day. How could he compare to Dong Ge'er?"
"Mr. Lin finally became rich, but he still has this burden. Mrs. Zheng is also blinded by mistake, mistaking the fish pearl for a pearl."
"This scholar Lin is about to become the first scholar in our village, but he still wants to bring this useless person along. In my opinion, his family should have been separated long ago, and he should not have brought anyone along. Even if he wanted to bring someone along, he should not have brought this Tiger brother along."
Such gossips continued one after another and never ceased to be heard, making everyone in the first house look pale.
Lanhua was even more angry and sad. She grabbed Lin Yinhu in a rage and beat him violently, cursing: "I told you not to play around! I told you not to brag in front of others! Your father and mother shamelessly sent you to your young cousin, even at the cost of their reputation, and let you take all the money they saved over the years, hoping that you would have a promising future. But you don't even read books."
Lin Yinhu was beaten so hard that he screamed and begged for mercy, "Mom, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again. Wow..."
Wu Fang glanced at the chaotic scene in front of her, secretly delighted in her heart, and a hint of pride appeared on her face. Then she was overwhelmed with grief and hugged her grandson and cried.
"Great elder, you have seen it, everyone knows it. My mother-in-law favors the eldest wife and suppresses our two wives, not giving us any chance to make a breakthrough. She even wants to ruin the future of our descendants to pave the way for the eldest wife."
Zheng was already trembling with anger at these words. She leaned on the back of the chair, her chest rising and falling, and pointed at her third daughter-in-law angrily: "Wu, you troublemaker, stop talking nonsense here. Do you really think I'm old and confused? You taught Dong Ge'er to be so vicious. At such a young age, he knows how to harm his own brothers..."
However, before Zheng finished scolding, Wu Fang fell to the ground and started to rage: "Oh my God, just because I am not a popular head of the family, even my grandson is being slandered by his mother-in-law without any reason, ruining his reputation..."
The elder's head ached from the noise, and his veins were throbbing. He slammed his cane in his hand and shouted in a deep voice, "Stop arguing."
The main room suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes fell on him.
The elder first glanced at the silent Lin Yuzan from the corner of his eye, then slowly moved his eyes to Lin Yinhu, looked him up and down, and slowly asked, "Brother Hu, you are staying in Yanjing with your uncle, how are your studies going?"
Hearing this, Lin Yinhu raised his head and quickly glanced at Lin Yuzan, then he showed guilt on his face and stammered, "To... to the great grandfather, when I was in Yanjing, the master gave lectures, and I... I didn't understand a lot of it."
When this statement came out, everyone was lost.
Cai Honghua pulled her grandson in disbelief, and said, "Brother Hu, didn't you say you were studying in the palace? How come you don't understand what the teacher is saying?"
"I... Grandma, I really don't understand. I can only write down what the teacher said, and then ask the second prince, Uncle Yi, and Sister Qing." Lin Yinhu replied truthfully.
"What? You're not even as good as Sister Qing." Cai Honghua covered her chest, her body swaying without being hit, and she was about to faint again.
When little Yining, who had just been treated like shit again, heard this, she pursed her lips speechlessly: She is not bad!
At this moment, Lin Yuzan, who had been watching coldly, finally spoke up: "The teaching in the palace is not suitable for Hu Ge'er. He went there just to entertain the Second Prince."
When Wu Fang heard this, her eyes lit up instantly, "Zan boy, if you want to relieve your boredom, my Dong Ge'er can do it, and he is smarter than Hu Ge'er."
"This is Hu Ge'er's luck. Third aunt, please don't force it. Besides, my nephew doesn't have the ability to stuff people into the palace." Lin Yuzan refused indifferently.
Speaking of the word "luck", everyone recalled the plaque bestowed by the emperor, which was obtained because Lin Yinhu showed up in front of the emperor. The style of the painting at the door changed accordingly, and everyone praised him as the son of luck, and even the bad remarks were covered up.
With just one sentence, Lin Yuzan turned the situation around. Then, he continued, "Although I am studying in Yanjing and have no time to take care of Hu Ge'er, I have let him see how others handle things. Hu Ge'er, have you learned anything?"
Lin Yinhu was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at Lin Yuzan in confusion, not knowing how to answer. The people around him also became quiet, waiting for his answer.
After waiting for a while, Xiao Yining reluctantly reminded him, "Dad, why don't you ask Qing Jie'er? Qing Jie'er has learned more than Hu Ge'er. For example, she learned from Doctor Shangguan that you can't be too kind."
Lin Yuzan lowered his eyes and looked at his daughter, a smile flashing in his eyes.
Then, the father and daughter looked at Lin Yinhu together.
The boy slowly lowered his head and fell into deep thought because of the kid's words.