Chapter 139
"Are you back?"
"Is everyone done? I found a place to eat. Let's go eat first and then go play tomorrow."
"I've been waiting for you, let's go."
The group took the elevator to the underground garage and drove to the hotel they had booked. On the way, when Lin Nanzhi was giving directions to Wen Jiunian, he remembered that the navigation seemed to be a decoration. He patted his head, took out his mobile phone to find the navigation, and placed the phone in front of Wen Jiunian using the car mount.
Soon, we arrived at the hotel entrance.
This is a private restaurant with all good reviews online. It is also quite secluded and has private rooms, making it convenient for dining there.
The sixteen people were naturally arranged to sit in the largest box.
Several people were pushing each other to order dishes. Finally, Lin Nanzhi couldn't stand it anymore and took the menu directly: "Let us order. When will the food be ready if you keep pushing each other like this? I'm starving."
"Okay, then let me know a little bit." Mother Wen had no objection.
It doesn’t matter to Wen’s parents, let alone other family members.
"Are there any quick dishes or appetizers?" Waiting for the food to be cooked takes too long, and a group of people are starving and can't just sit there and wait.
"Yes, we have cold dishes and some steamed dishes prepared in advance. They are very quick."
Lin Nanzhi nodded, without stopping his hands, while flipping through the menu, he said: "Then give us a plate of shredded pork belly, a platter, a fruit platter, two desserts, a pot of milk and juice. These will be served first. As for the dishes... braised pork, sauerkraut pork trotter soup, braised fish, steamed pork with rice flour, spicy and sour shredded potatoes... beef brisket with potatoes, that's all."
"Okay, wait a moment."
When Lin Nanzhi was ordering the dishes, Lin's father had already rinsed the cups for Wen's parents and poured them with the local specialty buckwheat tea, which can clear away heat and relieve internal heat. Drinking a cup of this tea with meals is the most appetizing thing in summer.
"Xiaozhi, can you finish all the food you ordered?"
My grandparents grew up thrifty, and when they heard about so many dishes, they were afraid that they would not be able to finish them and would be wasted.
"Don't worry, mother-in-law, you can have fun while eating." Lin Nanxuan replied, and did not forget to joke: "If you can't finish it, let Lin Nanzhi take it away."
Lin Nanzhi: “…”
Everyone burst into laughter. Lin Nanzhi could only smile with his face not smiling. He stepped hard on Lin Nanxuan and only showed a nice smile when he saw her expression change.
Soon, cold dishes, desserts and platters were served. The adults were chatting, while the elderly and children were very hungry and had already started eating.
Seeing Lin Nanxun pulling Wen Jiunian to ask all sorts of questions, Lin Nanzhi rolled his eyes: "Lin Nanxun, aren't you hungry as well as others? Shut up!"
Lin Nanxun glared at Lin Nanzhi, but still kept his mouth shut.
Wen Jiunian smiled at her, and Lin Nanzhi quickly looked away when he saw this.
The food came up quickly as we ate and chatted. After a hot and noisy meal, we took a bus back to the hotel to rest and recharge our batteries for the next day's outing.
The next morning, Lin Nanzhi and Wen Jiunian bought breakfast and went to the first place to play. In order not to waste time on the road, Lin Nanzhi made a route map, which really saved a lot of time.
Change location every day.
We arrived in Liang County today, and I was very familiar with Father Lin and Uncle Lin here.
The Lin family is a large family. They moved to Liang County during the war and settled here. But later, for some unknown reason, Grandpa Lin and several cousins moved to a village below the city and settled there.
Then he got married, had children, and registered their household registration there.
Lin Nanzhi didn't know until he was 21 that his ancestors were not native to Wumeng City. Although he knew so much, he had never been to this place in his previous life.
Although Liang County is a county, it is similar to other towns in other large areas.
There is a river running through the entire county town. The houses in the county town are built on both sides of the water, but it is very lively.
After the group checked into the hotel, Lin's father said goodbye to the Wen family of three, and then took Lin Nanzhi and his uncle's family to visit relatives. Lin's mother and grandparents had nothing to do with them, so they naturally stayed in the hotel.
But a few people felt bored and went out shopping.
As for Lin Nanzhi and his group, Lin's father took them to buy some things and then went to the second master's house.
This second master is Lin's father's second uncle, and is now the oldest elder of the Lin family in Liang County. The others have all turned into dust.
Although Mr. Lin Erye is old, his eyes are very shrewd. When he saw the group of people coming, he smiled and warmly invited them into the house.
After having lunch at Lin Erye’s house, the group got the key to the ancestral hall from Lin Erye, opened the door and entered the hall to kneel down and worship their ancestors.
After the worship, Uncle Lin tried to persuade the group to stay for a few more days, but thinking that there were people waiting at the hotel, Father Lin refused and said that they would come to sweep the graves during the Qingming Festival next year and they could stay for a few more days then.
Just like that, the group left.
"We have relatives and ancestors here, I've never heard of them before." Lin Nanxuan said in shock.
"Isn't this normal? Decades ago, there were wars everywhere and many people were homeless and forced to migrate. Now, those who remain are basically not locals."
"That's not right. How come I've never seen them before, and I haven't heard dad or the others mention them either?"
Lin Nanye and Lin Nanxun did not answer because they didn't know either.
Only Lin Nanzhi curled his lips with disdain in his eyes.
Of course I haven't heard of it, because people think we are poor relatives and are unwilling to deal with us. So even if they know we have such relatives, they are unwilling to pay attention to them and pretend they don't know about them.
She remembered that the two sides contacted each other during the Qingming Festival this year. They suddenly contacted Lin's father and said that they wanted to build a tombstone for their ancestors. They all had the same ancestor, and hoped that Lin's father and others could also contribute money and effort.
Naturally, Lin's father agreed readily, but when they were carving the tombstone later, the person over there was as if dead.
Only Lin's father thinks that he is a good person!
Lin Nanzhi didn't like these people at all and felt that they were even worse than the second master whom he had never met.
Grandpa Lin has three brothers. He is the eldest. The third is the one who came to borrow money before. As for the second brother, Lin Nanzhi only found out that he had a biological second grandfather when he was very old.
It is said that the second master fell in love with a girl, but the girl's family was an only child, so the girl's family only agreed to let the man come to their house. The second master agreed without hesitation for the sake of love, which made Grandpa Lin very angry.
For people of that era, having their own sons or brothers become sons-in-law was not only embarrassing for themselves, but also a disgrace to the entire family.
His parents died early, and as the eldest brother, he was naturally unwilling to do so. Therefore, he tried to stop him several times, but the second master still maintained his attitude. Finally, Grandpa Lin said, "If that's the case, then don't ever come back. I will treat you as my younger brother!"
Just like that, Erye Ai left home and followed the girl to another city a hundred miles away alone.
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