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n42 How Could You Say That

nOnce she said that, everyone looked at Lin Yuanshan, even the Lin family members did so.

nObviously, the Lin family’s people were not completely fine with Old Lady Lin’s favoritism.

nThe Lin family had many men, and they usually earned a lot of money, but they did not live well, because the money was all taken by Old Lady Lin,

nEveryone in the family, young and old, wore old clothes except Lin Yuanshan. They ate poorly except Lin Yuanshan.

nThe adults were used to it, but when they saw their children staring at Lin Yuanshan’s food with envy, they sometimes felt a little angry.

nWhen Lin Yuanshan saw this, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

nThen, without batting an eyelid, he tugged at his mother’s sleeve.

nOld Lady Lin understood and turned around to scold her sons.

n“Don’t listen to this b*tch’ nonsense! Yuanshan is our hope. If he does well, then so do we! If you listen to her and cause a rift, then I will beat you to death!”

nAs soon as she said that, they quickly suppressed the unhappiness in their hearts.

nTheir mother was right. Their fifth brother could help them if he did well. They could have a better life when he succeeded.

n“I didn’t expect you to think this way. No wonder your grandmother was angry at you, you’re trying to sow discord in the family.” Lin Yuanshan looked at Lin Xiaoyue with a pained expression.

nWith just one sentence, the tables turned again.

nThe older ones felt that Lin Xiaoyue was short-sighted. Farming families were not rich, so it was normal for the whole family to provide for a scholar.

nLin Xiaoyue looked at Lin Yuanshan with a hint of admiration.

nAs expected of a scholar, he was good with words.

n“I also didn’t expect you to think like this.” Lin Xiaoyue put on an even more pained expression.

n“Everyone worked hard with very few days of rest while grandma gives you six taels of silver every month.”

nThe people around were all shocked, even the Lin family members.

nOld Lady Lin told them that she only gave him two taels of silver every month. Six taels of silver was three times the amount! No wonder they were still so poor even though so many of them were earning money.

nSix taels of silver was enough to cover the expenses of the entire family for about two months.

n“This is not including the money for school, the clothes, the brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones. Also, you go home every five days and they prepare extra food for you. Even the youngest ones in the family can only watch as you eat.”

nAs soon as she said this, the villagers looked at Lin Yuanshan strangely.

n“I don’t believe that you don’t realize what everyone eats and wears every day. There are hundreds of families in our village, and you are not the only scholar.”

nLin Xiaoyue’s gaze turned to the village chief.

n“Huaiyu and my fifth uncle go to the same school. Tell me, does Huaiyu need six taels of silver a month?”

nEveryone immediately turned to look at the village chief.

nBefore the village chief could speak, the families of other scholars started discussing.

n“My eldest son only needs one tael of silver, but the he actually asks for six taels!”

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