The days passed in such an uneventful manner. Su Jinyao came to Rong's house before dawn every day to teach Rong Yi and Mo'er martial arts, and also helped them sell pork.
Whenever he stood in the store, there would always be more young girls and wives coming over, because he was good-looking and had a noble status.
Moer thought, "Master is like the proud rooster in our family. Although he looks good, his neck is too high."
Linlang told Mo'er, "Your master is right to do this. If he is too approachable, he will easily be tempted by other women."
Glancing at the women outside who were staring at their master infatuatedly, Mo'er sighed helplessly like a little adult, "What good is there in being a slave? Isn't freedom sweet?"
Linlang said this to him, and he kept it in mind.
Mo'er is very busy. He has to practice kung fu in the morning and study with Amu in the afternoon. Linlang bought a lot of books.
Every time I saw Amu teaching Moer to read and write seriously, he seemed to be covered with a layer of light, very dazzling.
Linlang was also busy. She sold the braised meat recipe to the restaurant in the town for five taels of silver, and went to the blacksmith shop to spend two taels of silver to customize the tools for the operation.
The remaining three taels of silver were given to Doctor Wang, who was asked to buy some necessary medicinal herbs.
Every day when she went to the mountains to dig medicinal herbs, Linlang would go to the other courtyard to accompany Song and talk to her. After Song's foot injury healed, she would walk around with her and occasionally go to see how ordinary people lived.
With Linlang's company, Song's condition was getting better and better. She was less melancholic, her complexion looked much better, and she gained some weight.
Nanny Li was so grateful to Linlang that she respected her even more.
After Linlang made Song's medicine into pills, seven or eight days passed and Rong Bowen still hadn't returned. The brother and sister were very worried and planned to go to the county town tomorrow.
"I'm afraid Dad will get into trouble. He's alone in the county town and has no one to help him." Linlang was worried. Dad hadn't been out for so many years. It would be terrible if his enemies were still there.
She felt very guilty and thought she shouldn't have let her father take this risk.
Rong Yi was equally worried. "Dad has always been cautious. Even if he was in danger, he would definitely find a way to send someone back to tell us. Perhaps something delayed him. I'll go to the county town tomorrow and find out."
Mo'er frowned, clasped his hands together, and asked God to bless his father with safety.
The one who blamed himself the most was Amu. He felt that he was useless, unable to help the family, and even made his father take risks for him.
Now, everything he said seemed powerless. He looked at Linlang and Rongyi with guilt, "Daddy, you are blessed by fate. I'm sure everything will be fine."
Linlang prepared money for Rongyi and set off for the county town early tomorrow morning.
The family had just fallen asleep when the backyard door was opened. They all opened their eyes. Linlang took the wooden stick beside the bed and quietly walked out.
In the main hall, they met Rong Yi, who was also holding a wooden stick, and the two of them went to the backyard in the dark.
Hearing the noise, Amu put Mo'er behind him, quietly walked to the window, and looked at the situation in the backyard through the gap.
"Dad~"
Hearing Amu's shout, Linlang and Rongyi looked and saw that it was their father.
The brother and sister ran over and their eyes were red when they saw their father coming back safe and sound.
Rong Bowen handed the bag to Rong Yi, holding the lantern, and said with a smile, "Dad hasn't had dinner yet, and he wants to eat the egg noodles made by Linlang."
"I'll make it for Dad right away." Linlang wiped her tears and hurried to the kitchen. In this life, she really didn't want to experience the pain of losing a loved one again. She felt relieved that her father was back safely.
Only at this moment did she realize how useless she was and how she was not strong enough. She always said that she wanted to protect her family and Mu, but if something happened, she was completely powerless.
She wanted to become stronger, and after Amu's operation was successful, she would go to the clinic for treatment.
After calling out "Dad," Ah Mu went to the kitchen to light the fire for Lin Lang. Seeing her red eyes, he secretly vowed in his heart that he would never let Lin Lang feel sad again. He could not be content with the status quo and had to become stronger to protect this family.
Rong Yi had already introduced Mo'er to Rong Bowen. How could Rong Bowen have the heart to reject this beautiful and lovely child? "Mo'er, this will be your home from now on. Just live here with peace of mind."
"Thank you, Dad." Daddy looks rough, but very kind. Mo'er likes this daddy very much and calls him sweetly.
Rong Bowen felt so soft inside when the childish voice called him "Dad" and said, "Good boy."
The whole family gathered around Rong Bowen, as if they had found a backbone, waiting for him to eat and drink well, and listening to him talk about things in the county.
Rong Bowen took out a stack of banknotes from his bag and handed it to Linlang, "Linlang, this is the task you gave to your father. Fortunately, it was completed smoothly. Count them."
Linlang took it, and it was all fifty-one silver notes, six in total. She said in surprise, "Dad is so amazing, he sold so much silver."
"That's because your recipe is good, it's worth the price." Rong Bowen certainly couldn't sell such a good thing at a low price. He found a big restaurant with branches in other places that could afford the price.
Rong Bowen told his four children, "I bought a yard in the county town. The yard is not very big, but the environment is good. It is quiet and there are no troublesome neighbors."
He took out the deed and handed it to Linlang. "It's in Linlang's name. Do you have any objections?"
The three of them shook their heads in unison. They had no objection at all. It was Linlang's money that was earned, so it was only right that her name should be written on it.
Linlang disagreed, "Dad, you are the head of the family, how can you write my name on it."
Rong Bowen smiled and said, "Dad is old. You and Amu will get married soon and have a family, so we need a house. Your brother is a man, and he should earn what he wants. It's decided. Keep it."
Then, he took out his household registration and pushed it in front of Amu. "I entered the county government smoothly, but I haven't met the right person, so I was delayed for a few days."
Linlang and Amu looked at the household registration in front of them excitedly, but also a little nervous. With this, it means that Amu is no longer an illegal resident, and he can go out openly in the future.
However, it is precisely with this household registration that Amu will officially bid farewell to the past. He is no longer the humiliated person, and he has been reborn.
Everyone stared at Ah Mu, knowing that he must be feeling mixed emotions. Who would want to abandon their own identity and live as someone else if it wasn't absolutely necessary?
Ah Mu’s trembling hands slowly picked up the household registration, “Xiao Yushu, male, date of birth, home address…”
"Is he a Tongsheng?" Amu suddenly understood that Xiao Yushu must have died in an accident, and he was living in his place.
Rong Bowen knew that Ah Mu was smart and couldn't hide it from him. "He was studying hard by candlelight and fell asleep. He knocked over the oil lamp and a fire broke out."
"He is about your height and age, and after the fire, you suffered severe burns on your face and body, and your original appearance cannot be seen."
Rong Bowen said, "I wasted these two days researching his background. He's an only child, and his parents died young. He's introverted and a bit aloof. He has no friends and is very distant from his relatives, barely interacting with them."
Rong Bowen really spent a lot of time and effort to find a new identity for Amu. Fortunately, his hard work paid off and he found an identity that suits him very well.
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