Back to 1992, slingshot hunting skill points!

The old man and the others had never eaten barbecue before, and it won them over on their first try.

The younger children also had their mouths full of chili powder, hissing and laughing from the spiciness while chugging down their soda.

After they had almost finished eating, Lin Chuan took out the bag containing clothes. None of them had dared to open the bag; Lin Chuan had only opened the snack bag, and they had no idea that it contained clothes.

"What is this, Ogawa?"

"Try out the clothes and shoes after you shower."

"What? Xiao Chuan, you bought clothes too? We all have clothes to wear. You can't spend money like this, kid. You still have to go to school, and that will cost a lot of money."

"Grandma, I know what I'm doing. Don't worry, I can earn money."

"You, you."

Grandma held Lin Chuan's hand, her eyes slightly red, clearly not expecting her eldest grandson to be so filial.

Since we've already bought everything—the TV, what's a few pieces of clothing to complain about?

By the time Lin Chuan took out his watch, they were already numb.

Lin Yang wore a watch on his wrist, glancing at it every now and then and grinning foolishly.

Tonight's events were too surreal and had a huge impact on him.

Who would have thought that in just a few hours, we got a TV, new clothes, and now a watch. Oh, and a fan too! Coming back from the fields, it feels so good to have the fan blowing on me.

Lin Yue sat down next to Lin Chuan, insisting on fanning him with a palm-leaf fan. She knew perfectly well who was behind all of this.

Lin Chuan took out a wad of cash, counted out half of it, and handed it to Lin He:

"Uncle, this is yours."

Lin He took it and counted it: "Ha, 1,500, Xiao Chuan, how much did you sell this wild boar for?"

"Over six thousand, after buying things we still have three thousand left, so we'll split it in half."

Lin Chuan's words were nonsense, but no one knew it.

Lin He shoved the money into Lin Chuan's arms:

"Dad, why are you glaring at me? You don't think I'm going to take it, do you?"

"If you dare take it, I'll break your legs today." The old man said to Lin He, then looked at Lin Chuan:

"Give the money to your mom to keep safe. You'll need it for school a lot in the future."

"Grandpa, we hunted this wild boar together..."

"Bullshit, your uncle already told me, he just went and walked around, he didn't even touch a single pig hair."

"Just speak, why are you being so fierce?" After scolding Grandpa, Grandma turned and pulled Lin Chuan aside.

"Xiao Chuan, we know you're a filial son, but we can't accept this money. You've already spent so much money on us, from TVs to clothes and watches. It wouldn't be right to give you more money; it would be a huge loss."

"Mom, what's wrong with this? Just take it if Xiaochuan gives it to you. It's his way of showing filial piety. If it weren't for your help in the past few years, I don't know what would have become of our family."

My mother was never one to have her own opinions. After my father passed away, she was actually very scared and confused. She managed to get through it all by sheer grit.

If it weren't for the old man and the others coming to help from time to time and giving her a glimmer of hope, she doesn't know if she could have persevered.

Deep down, I am naturally grateful to them.

She just had a hard life before and had no way to repay him.

Now things are fine. Lin Chuan has recovered and given her more than 10,000 yuan. She still has several thousand yuan in the government office, so the total is 20,000 yuan.

Having money in hand brings peace of mind. Mom didn't think the 1,000-plus yuan Lin Chuan gave her was much at all. Compared to the Lin family's help over the past few years, she felt that 1,500 yuan was nothing.

My mother started persuading my in-laws to accept the money, and she was even more enthusiastic than Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan simply handed the three thousand yuan to his mother and went to take a shower, letting them argue about it amongst themselves.

After washing up, the whole family was quietly watching TV in the yard. Lin Chuan didn't notice his uncle and aunt and went to the toilet.

The toilet was about ten meters from the house, next to a small earthen mound. Lin Chuan went into the toilet, but heard his uncle and aunt's voices behind the mound. The two were arguing, and his aunt's voice sounded like she was about to cry.

"Me, obsessed with money? After I married you, count how many times I've spent money on myself, how many times you've given me money, and which penny I didn't spend on Yangyang and Yueyue? Did I ever spend any of it on myself?"

The last time I bought clothes was five years ago, and the last time I went to town was two years ago. Tell me, have I ever spent money on myself?

Waaah, I didn't take it all. I took 500 yuan, but in the end, it still went to Yangyang and Yueyue. They're in school now, and everything costs money.

My parents are getting old. What will we do if they get sick or have a serious illness? Will you borrow money? Or can you conjure up money?

"Waaah, Lin He, put your hand on your heart and tell me, have I done right by this family? Now I'm caught in the middle, everyone else is a good person, and I'm the bad one."

"Don't touch me. I'm going to return the money to my sister-in-law right now. Do whatever you want with me. I'm going back to my parents' house tomorrow. I'm not going to care about this family anymore."

"Honey, don't get upset, it's my fault. I shouldn't have yelled at you. I'll kneel down and beg you..."

Lin Chuan didn't hear what was said after that. After relieving himself, he went back to his room and lay down, thinking about his uncle.

In later years, until the early 2000s, most people went out to work, and as families became wealthier, they began to compare themselves with each other.

My uncle had just made up his mind to leave Linjiadang. He didn't go far; he just went to the county to do some small business.

My uncle is quick-witted and made money and bought a house in just a few years. However, he is worried about his parents and hasn't changed his mindset, so he stayed on the mountain.

Lin Chuan thought, why not take his uncle down the mountain and let him manage the supply and marketing cooperative?

He himself was too lazy to manage the supply and marketing cooperative every day, and Wang Long, Wang Liang, and Lin Feng were too young, so it seemed most suitable to let his uncle take charge.

The supply and marketing cooperative has a large courtyard; it can easily accommodate the old man and his family.

In their previous life, the old man and his family couldn't get used to living in the county, but in the countryside, they could find some land and wouldn't have any trouble settling in, since it would be close to home.

The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. It seemed that he had no choice but to abduct this uncle. As he thought about it, Lin Chuan fell asleep.

The atmosphere was off last night. Lin Chuan didn't mention hunting, and no one came to wake him. He woke up a little after five o'clock, just as dawn was breaking.

When Lin Chuan got up, his grandmother, mother, and aunt were already up and busy in the kitchen.

"My dear grandson, you're leaving today? Why don't you stay a few more days?"

"No, Grandma, I need to go back and do my homework."

This reason was irresistible, and Grandma instantly lost her excuse to keep him. She could only ask Lin Chuan to finish his homework and come back to stay for a few more days before school started, to which Lin Chuan readily agreed.

Mom added fuel to the fire, Aunt chopped vegetables, and Grandma, knowing Lin Chuan loves preserved meats, brought out preserved fish and pork, looking like she was preparing a good meal.

After Lin Chuan finished using the restroom, he saw that they were still busy, so he took his bow and went into the mountains.

This time, Lin Chuan didn't buy the Pig King's sense of smell; he followed the scent he had previously remembered and headed into the mountains.

All the meat in the house had been sold out, leaving only a few pig heads. He planned to cut two and save them for his grandfather and the others to eat slowly.