Transmigrating To The Ancient Times With Lu's Convenience

Chapter 124

Chapter 124: To Build a Winery

Grandma Lu had been in a sulk since she heard the news.

"This Emperor is so stingy, why doesn't he reward us some silver, who needs that flashy commendation letter! We need money, not some letter," the old lady said angrily.

Lu An sighed, "Mother, watch your language please! It's a monstrous crime to discuss His Majesty with no respect! We may end up in jail because of that!" Lu An who had worked in town before knew better than his ignorant mother.

Grandma Lu said awkwardly, "What have you taken me for, son? I'm just talking about this at home and I won't go out and talk about the emperor."

"Mother, you don't know. There's a lot of reward silver. I heard that there's a few thousand taels of silver, but none of that was sent to us. Lu Lin has got it all. That's thousands of taels we are talking about, I used to feel good about my 2 tales salary, tut tut tut, that is nothing!"

Grandma Lu's eyes reddened. "This is too unfair. That little bastard already has so much silver. The Emperor should have given us the reward money instead of him!"

The old lady thought to herself, If the silver was delivered to me, I would guard it with my life, no one can take that money away from me! Including Lu Lin!'

For Grandma Lu, there was nothing more painful than the fact that she had missed the chance to have so much silver. Grandma Lu simple couldn't let go of the fact that Lu Lin got the emperor's reward, she stayed up all night sighing and sulking.

Lu An would also sigh deeply seeing how mad his mother was.

Lu An was full of regret. He had never thought that Lu Lin would be so capable. If he had known better, he should have treated Lu Lin better. If that was the case, he would be a County Magistrate's uncle. This identity was enough for him to mount the high horse in front of his fellow villagers.

As for Lu Cheng Yu who was a Xiucai now, Lu An just felt very disappointed. True, they enjoyed some tax exemption thanks to Lu Cheng Yu, but compared with the money that Lu Cheng Yu had to spend on studying, the exemption was like a drop in the bucket.

Grandma Lu's face darkened and she said, "I heard that the butcher's family is going to take refuge with Lu Lin."

Lu An frowned. When Lu Lin left for Sha County, Zhang Rui didn't follow because he just had a newborn, and Lu Lin had left him a large sum of money. Recently, Lu An heard that Zhang Rui was planning to go to Sha County and join Lu Lin.

In fact, Lu An had also thought about seeking refuge with Lu Lin. However, he was fully aware that Lu Lin would not patch things up with him even though he travelled all the way to Sha County.

It was indeed a long journey from Forest Town to Sha County. Lu An wasn't sure whether it was worth it to make that effort for nothing.

Grandma Lu said sullenly, "This bastard is full of himself. We are his family, but he hires strangers instead of us!"

Grandma Lu thumped her chest and stamped her feet. Every time she heard news about Lu Lin, she would feel depressed. Deep down, regret had seized her, how she wished she had treated Lu Lin better and she felt she should have sent Lu Lin to school instead of Lu Cheng Yu. She was sure Lu Lin would have respected her if she had done all that.

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Chen Jing was now a perfect farmer. At first, when he was required to go to the field, Chen Jing was reluctant, but h over the past few years, he was gradually used to all the work.

He would still pick easy jobs and shirk hard ones, but he had made profound progress compared to when he first left school. He would recall his school days at night when he finished the toil in the field with an exhausted body and soul.