Chapter 421 Daughter's Red Wine
As the sun sets, the fiery clouds turn the yard into a honey-colored color.
Dujuan brought the last plate of scrambled eggs with alfalfa to the table.
Mother Lin had just finished taking a shower and had blow-dried her hair. There were still water droplets on her blue shirt. She reached out to take the plate, "Dujuan, take a rest. Mom will come--"
"Mom, please sit down!" Lin Zihuai quickly stopped someone.
Father Lin went back to the house and fiddled with it for most of the day, and finally brought out two small jars of wine, "This is daughter's wine. We have a custom where we bury the wine under the osmanthus tree when a daughter is born, and only take it out when the daughter gets married."
Chu Mingzhou asked Lin's father and mother to sit in the seats of honor and sat down next to Lin's father. He had to accompany Lin's father for drinking tonight.
When Father Lin unscrewed the seal of the wine jar, the sweet aroma of osmanthus and rice wine wafted out instantly. The oil paper on the mouth of the jar was soaked into amber by time, and the poured wine glowed warmly in the enamel cup.
"I was supposed to drink it when An An got married, but I didn't expect that fate would be so clever that she would marry so far away..."
Chu Mingzhou took the cup with both hands, "It's the same if you drink it now, it's a good day."
"Yes, Mingzhou is right! Dad is toasting to you. I hope you and us can live in peace and harmony for a long time, and grow old together."
Father Lin raised his glass and took a big sip.
Chu Mingzhou was very honest and drank it all in one gulp.
The rice wine slides down the throat, carrying with it the sweetness of osmanthus and the mellowness of time.
When Father Lin saw that he had finished his glass of wine, he was stunned!
This child...
Father Lin had no choice but to pour him more wine, but this time he poured very little.
For the second cup, Father Lin turned to Lin Zihuai and his wife, "The second cup wishes you a prosperous life, that you can discuss everything, grow together, and move forward hand in hand."
Du Juan's hand holding the wine glass was shaking a little. Lin Zihuai looked at her deeply and nodded affirmatively.
"Thank you, Dad."
Chu Minglan hurriedly prepared a bowl of pigeon soup for everyone, fearing that they would drink before eating and make their stomachs uncomfortable.
"Xiaolan is really sensible." Mother Lin praised Chu Minglan with a smile.
"Come, eat, eat."
Mother Lin picked up some ribs for Lin Anan and Chu Mingyu, and said, "Xiaoyu, eat more. You will grow as tall as your brother in the future."
The little guy had his mouth full and said incoherently, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will not only be tall, but also handsome and smart!"
“Hahahahahahaha…”
Tuanzi squatted under the table, sweeping the ground rhythmically with his tail, eagerly waiting for the dropped bones.
The table was really full today.
With the whole family gathered together like this, Lin Anan felt her heart was full.
When the moonlight flooded over the roof, the wine jar was empty.
Father Lin was a little drunk, and his true nature was clearly revealed. He leaned back in his chair and sang a Suzhou folk song.
You know what, although Mr. Lin is old, his voice is quite good, and there is a maturity and depth in his voice that this young man doesn't have.
As soon as you hear it, you will know why the Lin siblings have such good voices.
The soft Wu dialect is not only used to describe women.
As the old saying goes: The beauties of Hangzhou, the men of Suzhou.
From ancient times to the present, Suzhou has always loved handsome men, but it is not popular nowadays.
But then again, who doesn’t love beautiful things?
Lin Zihuai used chopsticks to tap the rim of the bowl to accompany the music, and Lin's mother clapped the beat. This family was so harmonious.
After three rounds of drinking, Lin's father and mother were sent back to the house.
Lin Zihuai got very drunk, and in the end it was Chu Mingzhou who carried him back to the tube building.
The next morning.
Lin Anan was awakened by the noise in the yard.
Lin's mother went out early in the morning, saying that she was going shopping and sent Chu Minglan to school on the way.
Father Lin was also a person who could not sit still, and his eyes were full of work. I don't know where he went to get a cart of firewood, and he chopped the firewood in a corner of the north yard, and piled it up as much as half a wall.
"Dad, why are you still chopping wood? The military logistics department delivers firewood every week. You should take a rest."
"Ah? You still have this treatment? It's okay, I see that there is not much firewood left, Mingzhou is busy on weekdays, Xiaoyu is still young, I just do this for my convenience."
Father Lin pointed to the good wood he had picked out and said, "I also plan to make a cradle for the baby, so it will be easier for you to take care of the baby."
Lin Anan held her waist, reached out and touched her belly, with a grateful smile on her face, "Okay, then I'll thank Grandpa on behalf of the baby."
Hearing the word "Grandpa", Father Lin was so happy that he touched his head a little embarrassedly.
Lin Anan went to the bathroom to wash up, and then went to the kitchen to find breakfast.
"By the way, An'an." Father Lin sat down next to Lin An'an and took out a letter of entrustment from his pocket. "I am not only here to see you, but also to purchase crop seeds from the northwest, mainly sea buckthorn, wolfberry, and red dates."
The edges of the letter paper were worn and rough, and there were seven or eight red seals on it.
Lin Anan took the letter and looked at it carefully, then turned it over at the signal of Lin's father.
I saw "Barren Hill Improvement Plan" written in pencil on the back, in my father's unique tough handwriting.
"When your mother returned, she told me about the barren mountain. All the applications I submitted have been approved. When I return..."
After listening to Lin's father's detailed explanation of the plan, Lin Anan thought about it and felt that it was very feasible!
My father's ability to draw inferences from one instance is really strong, and it is indeed a good idea to grow crops in the northwest on the barren mountains.
"Dad, purchasing seeds is not a big problem. We have very high-quality crop seeds on our military farm. When I have time, I will let Mingzhou take you to the experimental field to have a look."
"From a military farm? Is that okay?"
"Why not? Our military farm also cooperates with outsiders, but we are very strict in selecting them. Besides, the comrades on the farm need to earn money for their work."
"That's right."
During lunch, Lin Anan talked about this.
Chu Mingzhou agreed directly, "Sure, I'll take Dad to the farm this afternoon."
"Is everything okay in your group this afternoon?"
"Well, I've finished my work this morning. There's a political commissar watching over the regiment, so it's not a big deal."
Lin Anan was going to be hospitalized in three days, and she wanted to go with him, but was stopped by her whole family.
In the afternoon.
Lin's father and mother followed Chu Mingzhou out.
Lin Anan has a great reputation in the military farm. When they learned that it was her parents who came, everyone was very polite.
Although Father Lin had been dealing with the land all his life and was considered a small leader, he had never seen such a scene before...
Anyone who was picked out to give an explanation was usually a company-level or deputy battalion-level cadre.
Father Lin squatted down, crushed the soil, and sniffed it. "This soil is different from the clay soil in Sucheng. If I were to plant it, I would have to mix it with some rotten leaves."
"Comrade Lao Lin is worthy of being an old farmer. He can see it at a glance. Look at that piece. It was mixed with sheep manure and rotten leaves in the early spring, and then used to cultivate new wolfberry varieties." said a breeder.
Father Lin smiled and waved his hands, "Every piece of land has its own advantages. For example, the millet here is particularly good. The ears are half as long as those in Sucheng!"
The breeder handed Lin's father a book, "This is our breeding manual, which contains seed introductions. Among them, 'Longgu No. 1' is very suitable for planting in Jiangnan.
I have estimated that if the experiment is successful in your area, the yield will increase by one third. I have also calculated your average annual rainfall..."
Father Lin also hurriedly took out a notebook from his pocket, which recorded detailed data on the soil quality of the barren mountain. The average annual precipitation written on it was exactly the same as the estimate of the breeder.
Father Lin stood in awe and said, "Comrades, thank you for your hard work. In terms of professionalism, no one can compare to you, a group of good comrades who have dedicated their lives to the country and the land!"
"Comrade Lao Lin, please don't say that. You are willing to devote your efforts to reclaiming the barren mountains. That is to build the motherland. It is a spirit of selfless dedication. You are good comrades with high consciousness!"
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