"What the hell do you know!"

The third uncle rolled his eyes at him in a bad mood.

"You are such a rotten thing. You have always been arguing with everyone in your life..."

This little bastard has been restless since he was a child. He always likes to go against old guys like them. Just thinking about it makes me want to beat him up again.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he started to scold without stuttering, which made Lin Yuanshan, who was good at speaking, dare not say a word. Seeing that his younger brother was in control of the situation, the clan leader Lin Youtian waved his hand and signaled everyone to sit down and talk properly.

He called Lin Youan to come over, and the look he gave him at that moment was even more loving than the look he gave his own fat grandson.

"Ang'er, don't listen to your Sixth Grandfather and the others reminiscing about the past. We all know that a hero doesn't talk about his past achievements. The glory that belonged to our ancestors has long gone. Now we should be down-to-earth and walk the path we should walk."

Seeing the child's humble and teachable look, the clan leader was filled with relief and joy. He turned to look at Lin Yuanshan and for the first time showed a comforting look to his nephew.

"Don't think too much. How can we old guys harm you? We are doing this for the betterment of the Lin family and for the better life of our descendants. I don't expect anything else.

What your Sixth Uncle and the others mean is that, although it is true that our family does not have much wealth, it is not that we do not have any foundation at all."

It was obvious that there was something else behind these words, and it was hard not to arouse the curiosity of others. Lin Youan carefully pricked up his ears and listened to the conversation between the elders.

"Second uncle, please stop keeping your nephew in suspense. What exactly do you mean by saying this?"

Lin Yuanshan, who prided himself on being a smart man, was really confused this time. If it were possible, as an uncle, how could he not want to push his smart nephew to a better position?

However, there are still concerns...

"Hmph, what is background?"

Several old men who were hiding something in their hearts all raised their beards in a smug manner.

"The true foundation of a family is not necessarily money, but also inheritance."

"...for example?"

Lin Yuanshan raised his eyebrows in confusion. The clan leader raised his eyelids and glanced at him, snorted coldly, and then spoke to explain.

“Secret recipe.”

.........

He knew these two words, but what did they have to do with ordinary people like him? What secret recipes did they have? How to raise chickens and pigs, or how to plow the fields and plant rice?

Lin Yuanshan moved his lips and felt a little tired.

He was so happy for nothing, thinking that his ancestors had left behind a mountain of gold and silver waiting for him to dig. But after all this time, these old guys were digging holes again with the same old tricks?

All the dirty words this little bastard was thinking of were clearly written on his face, making it difficult for the old men to pretend not to understand.

The third uncle tried to hold back but couldn't. The old slap finally came back after more than 20 years and landed on Lin Yuanshan's back again. The pain was still as painful as ever.

There was a crisp sound, and the other party immediately grinned.

"Why did you hit me again? This is in front of the children. Do I have no shame?"

Lin Yuanshan, who had lost face in front of the younger generation, was not happy and yelled at the third uncle. You said that when he was young, he was punished by these old men, but now he is a grandfather and still being punished. It's not nice to say that!

"Don't you know whether you have shame or not? Hurry up and put away those stupid thoughts on your face. If you dare to show them deliberately to disgust others again, I will punish you!"

It's understandable that the person who got beaten was angry, but how could the person who beat others dare to be so loud? Lin Yuanshan turned around and complained in anger.

"Second uncle..."

"Don't call me that. The old man told me last time that you are my second uncle!"

Lin Youtian rolled his eyes and didn't bother to pay any more attention to him. He just grabbed Lin Youan's paw with a friendly face and told him some stories about his ancestors that he didn't know whether they were fabricated or not.

“It’s true that our family had a high-ranking official in the past, but that ancestor was not an official of this dynasty.

If you have free time in the future and look through history books, you may be able to find some traces in some records of previous dynasties.

After all, the ancestor was indeed very powerful, but he later committed a crime and offended someone he shouldn't have offended. So he not only lost his life but also his reputation, and even his family was implicated.

According to word of mouth from our elders, our Lin family was nearly wiped out by our political enemies, and everyone was fleeing in panic.

Take the ancestors of our branch for example, they were chased away by others and had to hide in the corners of the countryside.

The son of a noble family was forced to marry a peasant girl. He kept his real name hidden for three generations, and only dared to change his family name when he was sure that he would not attract anyone's attention.

After boasting about all the bragging that he had forced out of nowhere, the second uncle stopped talking contentedly, stood up and took out a small wooden box from the inner room.

With the same "I heard you" expression as Lin Yuanshan and Lin Youan, he calmly opened the copper lock on the small wooden box.

Lin Youan's eyes were young, so they moved around more frequently. He quickly glanced inside the box. Then he stared at his uncle for a few seconds, and as expected, the two of them sighed in their hearts.

Sure enough, there was not even a piece of silver in it.

What about the family heritage? What decent family could have such a shabby heritage that is unbearable to look at?

I know these old men are just making empty promises! So sometimes you really can't blame yourself for being too immoral, these are all talents passed down from your ancestors.

Alas, sad.

Looking at the last piece of yellowed rice paper lying at the bottom of the box, Lin Youtian's fingers holding the key trembled slightly.

"Both of you come and take a look. This is the last secret recipe of our family. We old men did not deceive you."

Lin Yuanshan followed the order and took a careful look at it again and again. He basically recognized all the words above, but it was hard to understand what they meant when put together.

Even though he seems a bit careless at ordinary times, he has sharp eyesight at critical moments.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at this yellowed paper that clearly shows signs of time and the ink color that has not faded over the years, you can tell a lot.

This is definitely not something that a poor family of eight generations should have. If this thing was not faked by his second uncle, then it seems that their Lin family was indeed once glorious.

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