After processing the picked grapes, it was almost noon. Lin Mo went to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables, and Lin Chen went into the kitchen to start cooking.
Lin Xiaoya sat on a small stool, holding a pear in her small hands and chewing it while looking up at Cheng·Tall·Yan who was standing in front of her.
Lin Xiaoya took a few bites of the big pear. When she looked up and was about to stare at Uncle Cheng while chewing, she saw him walking towards the gate.
Seeing this, Lin Xiaoya felt a little anxious. She didn't care about the fruit in her mouth and turned her head to shout towards the kitchen.
"Uncle... Uncle, come quickly, Uncle Cheng... is leaving!"
After Lin Xiaoya finished shouting, she looked down at the fruit pulp that had fallen on the ground, smacked her lips and took a bite of the fruit in her hand. After chewing it for a while, she stood up and ran awkwardly towards Cheng Yan.
Lin Mo heard Lin Xiaoya's voice coming from the yard, put down what he was holding and walked out.
"Didn't you say that we would stay here for lunch?" Lin Mo asked. They had just agreed to stay here for lunch, so why were they leaving now?
"I'll go back for a while and come back later." Cheng Yan said with pursed lips.
Lin Mo nodded, and after Cheng Yan left, he took Xiaoya into the house.
"You and your brother stay here with your father. Fourth uncle will go to cook." Lin Mo said, touching the child's head.
"Hmm..." Lin Xiaoya chewed the food with her mouth puffed out. She nodded when she heard what her fourth uncle said.
Lin Mo glanced at Lin Cheng, who had just fallen asleep after taking the medicine, and left the room.
"Brother, when will daddy wake up?" Lin Xiaoya slowly moved to Lin Xiaonan's side and asked in a low voice.
There was still some fear in Lin Xiaoya's eyes, she still remembered the blood on her father's body a few days ago.
The blood was more than what was shed when a chicken was killed at home. Lin Xiaoya thought her father was going to die at that time, because in her impression, a chicken died after bleeding.
"Well... I woke up when it was time for dinner." Lin Xiaonan thought for a while and said.
There are a lot of ingredients in the kitchen. The pork and big bones were bought by Lin's father early in the morning. There is a family in the village that raises pigs, and they take the pigs to the town to sell every day. Some villagers who want to buy meat but don't want to walk so far can place an order before they slaughter the pigs and let them keep some.
If the entire Lin family were to eat it, the meat plus some vegetables from the garden would be enough, but now with Cheng Yan added, it is obviously not enough.
Lin Mo thought about it, walked into the warehouse and took out a slightly larger piece of bacon from a row of bacon. Some of these bacon were small prey caught by Lin's father and elder brother when they went into the mountains to hunt, and some were bought in town and hung up for bacon. In winter, there were not many people selling meat in the town, so if you wanted to eat meat, you had to store it in advance.
Sometimes the Lin family would cut some and stir-fry it to satisfy the children's cravings.
Lin Mo took the bacon to the kitchen and put it in a basin of warm water to soak it for an hour to remove the dust on the surface and reduce the saltiness.
"I'm going to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables. You stay here and watch the fire." Lin Mo moved the basin where the bacon was soaked aside, picked up the vegetable basket, and said to Lin Chen before leaving the kitchen.
"Got it, Fourth Brother." Lin Chen nodded and continued to stare at the fires in the two stoves. It would take a long time to stew the white radish and bone soup, and he also had to cook rice.
Lin Mo walked into his own vegetable garden, picked a few green vegetables and some cucumbers, and also took some peppers, tomatoes and other condiments. He picked a few edible vegetables and melons in the garden, and left after filling his basket.
When Lin Mo returned to the yard with a basket of vegetables, the first thing he saw was Cheng Yan squatting aside to clean a few fish. There was also some cleaned rabbit meat in a basin beside him.
As soon as Lin Mo thought about it, he knew why he went back.
"Did you hunt the rabbit?" Lin Mo walked over and put down the basket, then asked.
"Well, when I came here, I saw the fish in the river and caught a few." Cheng Yan paused for a few seconds and said.
From what Cheng Yan knew, it seemed that most guys liked rabbits. Would Lin Mo like them too? And now he was cleaning the rabbit meat in front of Lin Mo...
"Oh, then could you please help cut the rabbit into pieces? There's some wine in the kitchen so you can put some in to marinate for a few minutes. As for the fish, slice one into thin slices, preferably without any bones in it, and cut the rest into pieces... Is that okay?"
After Lin Mo finished speaking, he remembered that they didn’t seem to know each other well, and it seemed not good to trouble him like this...
"Yeah." Cheng Yan responded, quickly cleaned the fish, and rinsed the blood off the large stone slab before taking it into the kitchen.
Lin Mo washed the vegetables in the basket and took them into the kitchen. After entering the kitchen, he just heard the voices of Lin's father and mother outside the door. He thought that it was almost time for lunch.
"I'll go out and help move things." When Cheng Yan saw Lin Mo come in, the already narrow kitchen became even more crowded. Fortunately, he heard the sound of them coming back outside the door, so Cheng Yan said and went out.
Lin Mo nodded and made room for him.
"Achen, is the rice ready?" Lin Mo asked while cutting vegetables.
"Almost done, just put a few more sticks of firewood in."
"Well, let's light the fire and start cooking." Lin Mo quickly smashed the cucumber and cut it into pieces. He also cut some seasonings and set them aside.
With the help of Cheng Yan, Lin's father moved several baskets of fruit from two carts into the yard. Lin's mother and sister-in-law also carried the fruit in together.
"Axing, go back to the room and change your wet clothes." Lin's mother said loudly.
"I know, Mom." Lin Xing responded weakly, dragging his tired body into the yard, but he instantly became energetic when he smelled the meat coming from the kitchen.
"Fourth brother, is there meat for lunch today? I smell the aroma of meat." Lin Xing ran to the kitchen, put his hands on the door, took a few deep breaths, and looked excited.
"Don't you already know? Why are you asking me? Go change your clothes and come over to help watch the fire." Lin Mo fried the dishes skillfully and looked back at him.
"Okay, wait for me, I'll be ready soon!" Lin Xing ran into the house without finishing his words.
In the room of Lin Cheng, the eldest brother of the Lin family, two three-year-old children were sitting on small stools beside the bed. Lin Xiaonan supported his chin with both hands and stared at his father lying on the bed with a serious face. Lin Xiaoya sat next to him, but her body was turned towards the door.
"Brother, I smell the scent of flesh~" Lin Xiaoya grabbed Lin Xiaonan's clothes and pulled them.
"Hmm." He smelled it too.
"Brother, grandpa and grandma are back~" Not long after, Lin Xiaoya pulled Lin Xiaonan's clothes again.
"Oh." He heard it. Lin Xiaonan continued to stare at his father, but his head was already filled with the aroma of meat.
When Lin Cheng woke up, he saw his youngest son staring at him, but one look at his eyes revealed he was daydreaming again. His youngest daughter was facing the door directly.
"Brother, it's time to eat. Is Daddy awake?"
"No."
"Ahem... Daddy's awake." Seeing his son lying with his eyes open, Lin Cheng opened his mouth to remind them that he was awake.
"Huh? Daddy's voice, Daddy, wake up~" Lin Xiaoya heard the voice, turned around, and saw that her daddy lying on the bed had opened his eyes.
Lin Xiaonan came back to his senses, quickly stood up and walked over, with some embarrassment in his eyes.
Lin Cheng slowly got up, got out of bed, and slowly walked out of the house while his son and daughter looked nervous.
Smelling this familiar fragrance, Lin Cheng felt dazed. It seemed like he hadn't eaten the food cooked by Mo Ge'er for a long time. He didn't expect that after his death, he was not taken away by the ghost, but returned to five years ago.
Yes, five years ago, at this time, my second brother was still a scholar, his family was still in Daling Village, and his two children could still smile carefreely.
"Daddy, the meat cooked by Fourth Uncle is the most delicious~" Lin Xiaoya held on to Daddy's clothes tightly with her little hands and followed him out of the house.
"Is it better than what your mother cooks?" Lin Cheng said with a smile.
"Mom's cooking is delicious too," said Lin Xiaonan.
"Yes, both are delicious!" Lin Xiaoya said in agreement.
When Mrs. Lin moved things into the yard, she saw that her husband had already walked out of the house and was sitting on a recliner, letting her daughter lie on him.
"How did it come out? Xiaoya, don't press on your father's wound." Mrs. Lin looked at her husband and then said to her daughter.
"It's okay, it's not crushed." Lin Cheng shook his head.
Outside the door, after moving all the fruits from the cart, Father Lin took Cheng Yan and pushed the cart to the orchard to move the rest.
Both Lin's father and Cheng Yan were strong men, so pushing these baskets of fruit was easier for them than for most people. This was the time when other people came back from the fields or town to eat, so Lin's father and Cheng Yan pushing two carts of fruit stood out.
"Isn't this Brother Lin? Why did you think of picking these fruits?" A man of the same age as Lin's father walked by and slowed down to talk to Lin's father. There were a few old men following behind him, but they didn't speak to Lin's father.
"Now it's ripe. My son Mo Ge wanted to tinker with something. It will just rot in the orchard anyway, so we might as well give it to him to make him happy." Father Lin said as he pushed the cart.
"You and Sister Lin still dote on Mo Ge'er as always. However, I heard from my wife that you are planning to find a husband for Mo Ge'er? Could it be Cheng Yan?" The man carried the hoe in one hand and helped push the cart with the other hand. He glanced at Cheng Yan who was pushing the cart in front and asked in a low voice.
Cheng Yan is quite famous in Daling Village. He was rescued from the mountains by Lin's father a year ago and then settled down in the village. However, Cheng Yan is so cold in front of others that he can freeze people to pieces. When others greet him, he just glances at them, without responding or nodding, and just leaves.
Because he was an outsider, he lived in the most remote place in the village and did not have any land. He usually went into the mountains to hunt. People in the village would occasionally see him carrying prey to the town.
Logically speaking, people with this kind of personality are the least popular among the villagers, but because they were basically saved by Cheng Yan when they went up the mountain to hunt, and Cheng Yan had a good relationship with the Lin family, so Cheng Yan's life in Daling Village was relatively peaceful. This was probably also related to the simplicity of the villagers in Daling Village.
"We do have this plan, but we still have to see what they think." Father Lin lowered his voice. This kind of thing is not yet in its infancy, so it is not good to let too many people know about it.
"Indeed, but you know the situation of Cheng Yan's family, so you should give it more consideration. My brother is almost of age, and luckily he found someone early on, so he will probably get married by the end of the year."
"So fast? Congratulations first." Father Lin said with a smile.
Father and Mother Lin had indeed considered Cheng Yan's situation, but at present, only Cheng Yan's situation was more suitable for Mo Ge'er. Father Lin was thinking whether he should ask his daughter if there was any suitable candidate next time he went to the town.
Although the voices of Lin's father and the others were much lower, it made no difference to Cheng Yan, who had a strange set of martial arts. He still heard what he should have heard, and even what he shouldn't have heard.
Cheng Yan, who understood what they meant, paused and the figure of the young man subconsciously appeared in his mind.
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