Chapter 73: Chapter 73 Old Events (2)_1 Chapter 73: Chapter 73 Old Events (2)_1 Seeing Lan Hua put away the things, Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said, “I want to go to town one of these days, we could go together then, and just ask around on the way there, right?”
She had planned to buy some rice vinegar and glutinous rice in town and also check if the oven was ready.
Happy with Lin Yuan’s words, Lan Hua readily agreed.
With a down-to-earth mother and a simple-minded father, it was up to her, the younger sister, to keep an eye on things for her older brother.
As expected, it poured that night.
There was a torrential downpour outside, while inside the house raindrops tapped incessantly.
Seeing basins everywhere catching the rain, Lin Yuan became even more determined to build a new house soon.
The house was originally an old bachelor’s old residence, poorly oriented and long neglected.
It used to get the occasional fix from Lin Jiaxin but with Dad being sick for over half a year, no repairs had been done.
If another heavy rain came, or a heavy snowfall in the winter, it wasn’t just leakage they would worry about; the house might well collapse.
The west room was still okay, with not much leakage, but the east room was a mess, with basins even on the kang bedstove.
With no other option, Lady Liu had to join her daughters in the west room, leaving the only remaining space on the kang for her husband.
Already somewhat sleepy, the rain’s disturbance kept Lin Yuan wide awake.
Just as she was about to turn over, she heard Lady Liu let out a soft sigh.
It turned out her mother wasn’t sleeping either.
“Mother, what’s wrong?” Thinking her mother might be feeling unwell, Lin Yuan quickly moved closer to ask.
Lady Liu was surprised that her daughter was awake, hesitating, “Da Ya, you haven’t slept yet?
Did Mother wake you up?”
The two younger ones were already snoring away.
“No, the patter of the rain is kind of fun.
I haven’t fallen asleep yet.”
Knowing that her daughter’s sleep was actually disturbed by the sound of the raindrops, Lady Liu hugged her daughter close, tenderly stroking her back, “It’s all because your parents are no good, making you all suffer with us.”
Feeling the warmth in her mother’s arms, Lin Yuan sniffled deeply.
Her mother’s scent was so good—sweet and fragrant.
No wonder they say that a child with a mother is a treasure.
How long had it been since she’d experienced a mother’s love in her previous life?
“Mother, it’s alright, things will get better in the future.” Lin Yuan didn’t want Lady Liu to feel so melancholic.
Remembering what Lao Fan had said earlier that day, she couldn’t recall what had happened, so she had to ask her mother, “Mother, today Lao Fan said that Dad went to work in the fields before his leg had properly healed.
Why can’t I remember anything about it?
After asking, Lin Yuan waited for a long time without hearing a reply from Lady Liu.
Thinking her mother had fallen asleep, she lifted her head and called out softly, “Mother?”
It was then that Lady Liu let out a sigh and said, “We thought you were too young, and besides, it wasn’t a big deal, so your father and I kept it from you.
But since you asked, I’ll tell you.”
And indeed, these past few days she had seen Da Ya grow up and become much more sensible.
“That day, right after your father had his dinner and was about to go to bed, your uncle came over—something he never does.
I knew he was here for a reason.
It turned out that your second brother got into a fight with someone and made their face swell up.
Actually, it wasn’t serious, but that family only had that one son, and they had some influence.
The elders from their side were clamoring to report it to the private school teacher.
If it blew up, your second brother would no longer be able to go to the private school.”
Her second brother, Lin Yongle, the second son of her uncle, was studying at the private school in town with her older brother, Lin Yongcheng.
Lin Yongle never seemed like someone cut out for studying.
It was only because the grandparents doted on their grandson, and uncle and aunt kept bragging about their son’s intelligence, even saying the teacher praised him, that they spent the silver to send him to study in town.