Chapter 4 [5 Fang Jie Di, Big Brother Lin Chuan! ]
Chapter 4 [Five Jie Di, Big Brother Lin Chuan! ]
Just as Lin Xun was leaving, a faint fairy light flashed in a corner somewhere on the Five Elements Mountain. When it appeared to be a shepherd boy riding a cow, it quickly disappeared.
It turns out that when Sun Wukong was suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain, he was not without people guarding him. In addition to the land god who was watching over him on a daily basis, he was also monitored by the Five Directions Jie Di.
If an ordinary person wants to contact Sun Wukong, he will definitely not be able to do so, or he will be stopped.
That was Lin Xun. He was just an ordinary mortal, not even an adult. Naturally, he would not arouse the fear of these people. They simply ignored his conversation with Sun Wukong.
It is said that Lin Xun was riding a cow on his way back home. The village where he lived was near the Liangjie Mountain and was called Heshi Village.
It was already dusk and the village could be seen from afar.
The golden sunset poured down like molten gold, dyeing the grass and wooden houses with a light golden color.
The smoke from the cooking stove rises up, interweaving with the sunset to form a beautiful picture.
Every household in the village started to make fire and cook. In ancient times, there were no entertainment activities and dinner was eaten very early.
If it is late, there is no need to waste money to light the lamp.
When Lin Xun walked back to the village along the path, there were people walking around in groups of three or four, including farmers carrying hoes on their shoulders, village women carrying bamboo baskets, and mountain herders carrying firewood on their backs.
The occasional barking of dogs in the village added a bit of liveliness to the quiet evening.
Hearing this familiar call, Lin Xun felt very at home. After all, he had lived in Heshi Village for many years and was very familiar with every tree and blade of grass around him.
On the way, he still greeted the uncles and aunts in the village warmly as usual and walked towards home.
In this life, the family that Lin Xun was reborn into was not wealthy, but just an ordinary farmer's family.
His parents died early, and thanks to the help of his brother Lin Chuan, he was able to grow up.
Although he was living under someone else's roof, Lin Xun had never been abused in his eldest brother's home. Whenever there was food in the family, he had a share.
There are few conflicts between the brothers Lin Xun and Lin Chuan. It is not as bloody as the plots in some novels, where they have been treated harshly by their brother and sister-in-law since childhood.
Compared with the Cowherd in the myth, this situation is like one in heaven and one in hell.
Since Lin Xun was still young and had not separated from his brother, all the Lin family's land was cultivated by Lin Chuan.
He only needed to herd cattle every day. Lin Chuan did not ask him to help with some heavy work. It can be said that his brother took good care of him.
Therefore, Lin Xun still respects this elder brother very much in his heart.
After he tied up the cow and put it in the cowshed, he returned to the Lin family.
The Lin family's property in the village is just a few wooden houses.
Don't underestimate this simple house. It was very difficult to have a place to live in ancient times. Many people didn't even have a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
Lin Xun strode into the house. The furnishings in the house were simple. A wooden table was placed in the middle of the main room, and next to it were a few bamboo chairs, exuding a faint sense of simplicity.
And inside the house, there was another couple waiting for him to come home.
These two people are Lin Xun’s elder brother Lin Chuan and sister-in-law Wei Fang.
Because Lin Xun was studying under Sun Wukong at the Five Elements Mountain today, he came back a little late from herding cattle. When he got home, his sister-in-law Wei Fang had already prepared dinner.
On weekdays, in order to reduce the burden on the family, Lin Xun usually cooked dinner when he came home from herding cattle. Now that he came back so late, it naturally attracted the attention of his brother and sister-in-law.
The eldest brother, Lin Chuan, was a middle-aged man with a solid body, a little stout, dark skin, calloused hands, and strong fingers. When he saw Lin Xun, worry flashed across his eyes. In ancient times, herding cattle in the mountains was much more dangerous than in modern society. There were many wolves, tigers and leopards in the mountains. Once an ordinary shepherd boy encountered one, he would be powerless to resist.
Not to mention that this is the world of Journey to the West, the danger level is doubled.
Seeing that Lin Xun had not returned for a long time, Mr. and Mrs. Lin Chuan were naturally worried about their brother's safety. Now that they saw him return safely, they were extremely happy.
"Brother Xun is back, why are you so late today?"
Wei Fang asked with concern.
As for the eldest brother Lin Chuan, he is honest and loyal by nature, not good at speaking, and even if he cares about his younger brother, he will not show it on the surface.
When he heard his wife's words, he hurried over to look.
When Lin Xun saw this, he knew that his brother and sister-in-law were concerned about him, but he didn't want to tell them about Sun Wukong easily.
He could only find an excuse to get away with it. Fortunately, Lin Xun had been very smart and sensible in the past, so the two did not doubt his words.
Then, the family sat down in the house, and sister-in-law Wei Fang brought up the hot meals from the kitchen.
The three of them started today's dinner. Although it was called dinner, it was extremely simple.
There is only a small amount of black corn rice, also known as yellow rice, which is one of the main food sources for northerners.
However, the rice eaten by ordinary people is often coarse in quality and has a very astringent taste.
When Lin Xun ate it for the first time, it felt like he was eating sand. He couldn't believe that there was such a disgusting food in the world.
At first, he found it difficult to swallow, but after two days of hunger, he began to eat voraciously.
Although the corn rice is just like sand, there is not much of it in ordinary people's homes.
The Lin family also had to pay attention to the amount of food, because after paying the land tax, there was not much food left in the house. If they didn't eat sparingly, they would have nothing to eat later.
Moreover, we don’t have to work at night, so we consume less energy.
The ancients generally had two meals a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. At night, they only needed to lie on the kang with their stomachs filled, and they would be able to endure even if they were hungry.
During the meal, my sister-in-law Wei Fang complained again, saying that there was less rain in the spring and summer this year, and the grain production in the fields would definitely decrease. After paying the land tax, there would not be much grain left in the family.
Although my sister-in-law looks ordinary and is a woman, she is very capable. She often works in the fields and is not much inferior to men.
Although women in ancient times were not allowed to show their faces in public, they still had to consider their families.
In ordinary farmers' homes, there are not so many requirements, and women are a rare labor force at home.
Upon hearing this, the eldest brother Lin Chuan also looked worried. When it comes to the drought season, the court will not care about you and will still collect taxes according to the normal land tax. In the end, the common people will be the ones who suffer.
For a while, heavy taxes weighed on everyone's heart.
Mr. and Mrs. Lin Chuan were thinking about how to save money and get through the coming year.
Seeing this, Lin Xun began to think about whether he should use modern technology to alleviate the family's difficulties.
But many things, if given rashly without sufficient strength, will turn out to be a disaster rather than a blessing, and they need to be carefully planned.
Fortunately, Lin Xun is not without the ability to change now. As long as he practices the Great Heavenly Immortal Technique successfully, the difficulties at home will soon be resolved.
After all, you are cultivating immortality, how can you starve to death?
(End of this chapter)