Chapter 6 – Unreasonable

 

Outside the stone courtyard, Lin Yi was arguing with a group of people, his face flushed with anger.

The group was headed by a youth, with the back of a tiger and waist of a bear1, wrapped in beast skin. Though he seemed to be older than the fatty by one or two years, he was higher by a head. The outline of his body was clear, his muscles bulged, seemingly full of explosive strength.

“Lin Yi!”

“Heavenly Eagle Tribe is in need of a batch of swords. The village’s mission is very hard, lacking manpower at the moment. Since your trashy Second Uncle is back, so what if your father, I, want to expropriate him?!” With his hands on his hips, Shi Dashan said indifferently.

“That’s right. The village won’t keep idler. Don’t tell me that you think you can just eat and do nothing at all. How can there be something so good!” The surrounding people began to jeer as well. After all, a capitalist always aroused commoners’ dissatisfaction easily. In Stone Swallow Village, Lin Hao could after all counted as a small capitalist. With hunting squad warriors partaking in, these people became more and more unrestrained.

“Utter rubbish!”

The fatty’s face flushed, staring ferociously in all four directions. Pointing at the burlap on his hand, he rebuked, “This is your so-called feeding? You allocated the portion for an infant to my Second Uncle who is an adult yet you have the nerve to ask him to work?!”

One needed energy to do work. This was what infuriated the fatty the most.

The Second Uncle, under the shade of his ancestors, could opt not to work. But putting aside the matter of asking him to work, they actually only allocated him that much provisions. One had to know, Lin Yi only went to receive the portion for his Second Uncle. In fact, the village would leave out a portion for Lin Family every year, but they always used the excuse of Lin Hao’s disappearance to confiscate it. As for whose pockets it entered, it remained unknown.

No matter what, that was when Lin Hao disappeared. Now that Lin Hao was back, there should be his portion this year.

But he never expected, though there was his portion, they only left him a small burlap. This was akin to send a beggar away!

“The village’s provisions has been distributed since long ago. Do you really think there is a portion for Lin Family?”

“I can also let you know Childe Zhu has shown mercy and take out these provisions from his house! If you think it’s not enough, then you can just add it with yours!” Shi Dashan glanced at the burlap and sneered.

“That’s right! Aren’t you a hunting squad warrior? Even after sharing part of your provisions, you will still have enough to eat!”

“Yeah, don’t mention that Childe Zhu gave you some. Even if he doesn’t, you guys still have enough to eat. What wrong with doing some works?”

Hearing the surrounding people followed to jeer blindly, the fatty’s neck reddened from anger.

These people actually had reasons for not distributing provisions and told him to share his provisions. Yet they talked as if a matter of course.

Yes, he had intended to share part of his to his Second Uncle. Otherwise, with that amount of small burlap, it wouldn’t be enough even if he drank gruel every day.

But those were his provisions! His hard-earned provisions after hunting every day!

Provisions for hunting squad were much indeed, but they needed consumption as well. Putting hunting aside, they also needed to replenish their energy after cultivating. Him sharing his provisions with his Second Uncle, what did it had to do with them? Not distributing provisions yet dared to ask Second Uncle to work?

How could there be anything as good as this!

“I’ll do it!”

The fatty was in a fit of anger, yet a hoa.r.s.e voice came from behind.

In an instant, everyone was silenced. Everyone landed their gaze on Lin Hao, dumbfounded.

After a period of silence, the surrounding people suddenly laughed.

“Now that’s right. After eating our provisions for so many years, what’s so wrong with doing some works.” Someone cackled.

“Yeah, you should have done so right from the start so things won’t be so c.u.mbersome. You also made it as if the village owed you something.”

“How boring. Let’s leave!”

A group of people roared with laughter while the some of them dispersed.

They came to make a laughingstock out of Lin Family, yet they didn’t expect that Lin Hao the wastrel would agree to do work. However, since he agreed to do so, there was nothing worth seeing anymore.

From the start to the end, Lin Hao looked at this scene indifferently.

He naturally knew that these people had no grievances with Lin Family. Except for some people who had other thoughts, the rest of them was only here to watch a bustling scene. People loved to see other people’s misfortune. This was a bad practice of society. It was the same no matter where it was. But once he agreed, they would naturally disperse.

“Smelly brat, consider it that you are tactful. Remember this well, by eating provisions from the village, naturally you have to do work as well. This is heaven’s law and earth’s principle, not that the village owes you anything!” Shi Dashan felt boring as well. He only spoke coldly. While speaking, he threw two bronze medals at Lin Hao, as if driving away houseflies.

“Do your father’s work!”

Seeing this, the fatty eventually couldn’t help but roared. His neck bulged greatly from anger. Like a tiger, he pounced on the two bronze medals and took them down. Then he threw the medals along with the burlap at Shi Dashan’s face.

“Go and eat your provisions. Second Uncle, you can just eat mine!” Finishing his words, he pulled Lin Hao and was about to enter the house.

“This is what you said!”

Shi Dashan’s complexion abruptly sank. Lifting the provisions in his hands, he sneered, “Even if he ate your provisions, he still has to work. The village’s provisions are used to replenish energy, not to raise a trash!”

“WHAT!”

The fatty turned around and stared with his wide eyes, unwilling to believe this.

What kind of justification was this? He had returned the provisions, yet they still asked Second Uncle to work!

They obviously came to pick faults. He was about to take action but was pulled back by Lin Hao.

“Second Uncle!”

“Let it be.”

As a newcomer, he wasn’t clear with the situations here. There was no need to argue with these people.

Moreover, it was merely work, nothing much. He really couldn’t understand what were the reasons for those people to cause such a ruckus.

Such a big village, yet they lacked him to do work?

Though the fatty had promised to share his provisions, they still couldn’t let it go. There must be something behind this!

Frowning, he walked toward Shi Dashan and looked at him upwardly. His frail body formed a clear contrast to Shi Dashan’s. It was similar to a kid who was standing in front of an adult.

One had to admit that Shi Dashan was really awe-inspiring. Though he seemed to be similar to Lin Yi, but he was much taller than an ordinary adult and had broken through the blood vessels’ restriction long time ago, joining hunting squad afterward. In Stone Swallow Village, he could be considered an expert.

“What kind of works are there?”

Lin Hao only took a single glance at Shi Dashan then landed his sight on the two bronze medals.

Shi Dashan snorted, “Forging and mining. The village is going to refine swords for Heavenly Eagle Tribe so these two places are severely lacking manpower. Choose one of them.”

“Mining then.”

Lin Hao pondered, then suddenly smiled.

“This is the medal to report for duty. Remember, a thousand pounds each day!”

Shi Dashan threw out a bronze medal while giving out instructions. Taking the burlap, he turned around and left.

These weren’t ordinary ores. They were iron ores used to forge irons. A thousand pounds each day, even a hunting squad warrior would find it strenuous. To an ordinary person like Lin Hao, it was quite impossible to complete it!

However, Lin Hao just kept smiling, seemingly didn’t care about it. The fatty was about to flare-up a few times but was stopped by him each time.