According to the private detective hired by Luo Jun, Lin Qi hasn't been living badly these years.
Even though he's not good at farming, he indeed received a land allotment back then, so he managed to survive. While he couldn't write, he knew a few characters, so wasn't completely illiterate. He even learned some arithmetic from Chen Shun, which later led to him becoming the brigade accountant.
The ten yuan sent by An Youyou in her second life arrived at just the right time. Lin Qi's son was about to get married, and was short ten yuan in the bride price for a city girl. Lin Qi had borrowed from everyone he knew and was still ten yuan short; the wedding was about to be called off when An Youyou's letter arrived just in time.
