Han Homeland.

Summary

Yun Lang discusses selling lottery tickets with Huo Qubing, who disapproves, seeing it as a corrupt way to make money. Despite Yun Lang's argument that it could enrich the country without burdening the people, Huo Qubing insists on finding honorable ways to earn money, like gaining military merits. Yun Lang reflects on the hardships of being a good person in a world where bad deeds seem to bring happiness. He plans to travel to Li Mountain, preparing supplies and leaving instructions for his household. The chapter highlights the tension between moral integrity and the lure of easy wealth, as well as the societal pressures of the era. Yun Lang's interactions with his household and Huo Qubing reveal his internal struggle with these themes.

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