The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 175 - 175 175 Calculation from Various Parties (4)_1

?Chapter 175: Chapter 175: Calculation from Various Parties (4)_1 Chapter 175: Chapter 175: Calculation from Various Parties (4)_1 Lin Ziyin and Lin Zige were also laughing. Though respectful towards her elders, Lin Ziyin was not adept at interacting with them. It probably had to do with her upbringing.

“You’ve been out all day, hurry and wash your hands so we can eat.” The old man noticed the fatigue on her face and immediately spoke out of concern.

“Grandpa, if I come back late, you all should eat first. Don’t wait for me.” Lin Ziyin said.

“We’re family. We won’t miss a bit of time. It’s not reasonable for the family to eat before you come home.” Lin Changshu replied, “Go and wash your hands quick.”

“Sister, today I followed the teacher and learned several big characters.” Lin Changting seized the opportunity to show off.

“People are born.” Lin Yanzhi also showed off.

“You’ve been learning for several days and you only know these few characters.” Changting lectured his nephew, expressing frustration that he wasn’t improving more quickly.

Being reprimanded by his uncle, an air of smugness flashed in Yanzhi’s eyes, now welling up with tears.

The uncle had not been as kind to him since he started learning characters from the teacher. The little guy felt particularly wronged.

“Changting, you’re the uncle, older than Yanzhi by a long shot. Yanzhi is still young, knowing a few characters is already quite remarkable.” Lin Ziyin went over and patted the little one on the head in praise.

Lin Yanzhi’s teary eyes suddenly dried up, “Yanzhi also learned the characters for Ben, Lin, and Yanzhi.”

Having said that, a pair of gleaming, black eyes stared at Lin Ziyin eagerly.

“Well done, good boy.” Lin Ziyin continued to praise him, “Since you’ve started learning, you can’t get lazy just because you’re young. Learn as many characters as possible now, so it’ll be easier for you when you’re your uncle’s age.”

“Okay.” In Lin Yanzhi’s mind, Lin Ziyin was the most amazing person in the family, because he knew that all the good things and nice clothes they had were earned by this young aunt of his. Of course, this acknowledgment was also a product of the Lin Family elders’ constant guidance.

By the time Lin Ziyin returned from washing her hands, the table in the hall was already loaded with food.

The meal was quite lavish, consisting of eight dishes; four meat and four vegetables. The portion sizes were generous due to the number of people.

The eldest, Grandpa, sat at the head of the table, with Old Master Guo at his side.

“Big sister, do you know why uncle and aunt came?” After dinner, Lin Ziyin asked Lin Zige in her room.

“Our sister-in-law has lots of ducks at home, but the other day, the ducks fell ill and many died. They also incurred a lot of debt, so I think they may have come to borrow Silver.” Lin Zige said.

Lin Ziyin nodded in agreement.

“Ziyin, our sister-in-law’s family has been helping us quite a bit usually. Now that they’ve come to us, they must be truly desperate. We can’t leave them in a lurch.” Lin Zige said.

“Big sister, do you think I would do that?” Lin Ziyin said with a laugh.

“It’s not that you are stingy, but I worry that our uncle and aunt may be too shy to ask for a loan.” Lin Zige worriedly said, “We got to know about the debt from the villagers of Guo village, where they went to reclaim the wilderness. Uncle and aunt have never mentioned it.”

“Did our sister-in-law and brother not go and see them?” Lin Ziyin countered.

“With the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days, we just found out yesterday. Sister-in-law and elder brother planned to prepare gifts and visit the day after tomorrow. But they didn’t expect them to come first today.” Lin Zige said, “They even brought some duck eggs when they came.”

“I want to talk to the elder brother.” Suddenly, Lin Ziyin said.

“Ziyin, we should stay out of elder brother and sister-in-law’s affairs, lest it leads to friction among us siblings over trivial matters.” Zige looked at her with worry.