After dinner, the whole family sat in the room chatting.
"Mom, Dad, I’m planning to head out with some friends after the New Year to see the world. I’ve heard that a lot of people in the Provincial Capital are out there trading goods. If I can make some money, our whole family could live a better life. It’s just that I don’t have the travel money, so I wanted to ask if you could lend me some."
Yonggui had been mulling this over for a long time but hadn't dared to bring it up. With his eldest sister here today, he figured that if his parents got angry and refused, at least she would be there to smooth things over.
Chapter 37