“Xue Yan, you!” Xue Wufu laughed as if he had heard a funny joke. “It’s called a dream for a reason, it’s not real!”
“How can a dream be real? A blind bear?
“Uncle Wu has been hunting for so many years, and I haven’t seen anything happen to him. I asked him, and he said that in the deep mountains, the most he’s encountered were fierce things like wolves and boars. Nothing else!
“There’s no such thing as a blind bear in that mountain!”
Before Xue Yan could speak, Xue Wufu continued, “Besides, I’m not going alone. I’ll follow uncle Wu and the others. Everyone, we’ll be careful and deal with them together. Even if we encounter wolves and wild boars, we don’t have to be afraid. I’m still very happy that you care so much about me though!”
As soon as his voice fell, Xue Wufu happily wrapped an arm around Xue Yan’s thin shoulder. He wanted to dote on his brother.
Seeing that his fifth brother didn’t take it seriously, Xue Yan felt a headache and said helplessly, “Well… it’s better to believe in such things than not …”
“Xue Yan is right.” Xue Dafu and the others spoke without thinking. “For this kind of thing, whether it’s true or false, you have to believe it first. If something really happens to you, it’ll be too late.”
“Wufu,” Liu Guixia began to speak in a kind tone.”It’s okay if you don’t learn to hunt now as long as you’re safe and sound. But if something happens to you because you went hunting, how would we live?”
“Mother…” Xue Wufu was helpless. “I’m already fourteen. It’s time for me to learn something. We’re poor and I want to earn money to help my family as quickly as possible. Uncle Wu has been hunting for so many years and nothing has happened to him. Why would something happen to me? There is no such thing as blind bears!”
Xue Wufu put down his bowl and chopsticks, no longer having the appetite to eat.
“We’re not doing anything. We just want you to be safe and sound.” Xue Dafu replied. It was rare for him to act like a parent. “Alright, this matter is settled. Why are you in such a hurry to earn money? This family is not in a hurry for you to earn money. Besides, didn’t Xue Tan sell his inkstone for six silver coins? When we urgently need money, it can be used to support it.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yue knew that Xue Yan had already told the family about the sale.
He must have told his family about the rice workshop as well.
Sure enough, he heard Xue Wufu’s next sentence, “But isn’t Xue Yan trying to build a workshop? He’s drawn so many pictures and is still drawing. We don’t know if it will work in the end. Shouldn’t we discuss it and let Xue Yan try? If it works, our family won’t have to worry about our future. That inkstone was originally Xue Yan’s. Anyway, I just want to make some money for my family. I’m all grown up now.”
“I know you’ve grown up.” Xue Dafu sighed.”But Wufu, we really can’t let you go. Of all people, Xue Yan had that dream and it makes me worried. Your mother and the others are worried too.”
Liu Guixia and the others all nodded, indicating that they were indeed worried.
“Please,” Finally, Xue Yan couldn’t help but shout, his eyes were full of worry. In his past life, his fifth brother had thought that his family was too poor, so he had thought of learning how to hunt to make ends meet.
“Ah, Xue Yan…” Xue Wufu hugged his head. He couldn’t stand his brother being like this!