They took a donkey cart to the town. When they arrived at the destination, everyone got off. The brothers Lin Mo and Lin Chen followed their parents and walked in another direction.
It was already mid-morning and there were more people on the street. Lin Mo glanced at the other guys next to him. Seeing that they had rouge on their faces and wore light-colored clothes, he shuddered and looked away feeling uncomfortable.
There is nothing wrong with men wearing makeup, and there are many men who wear makeup nowadays, but Lin Mo just can't stand putting a thick layer of white powder on his face and wearing accessories on his head that are obviously worn by women in ancient times.
Fortunately, there are not many guys like this, and not all guys on the street wear heavy makeup.
"Let's go to Zuiyun Tower first, and then go see what Mo Ge wants to buy." Father Lin said.
Lin Mo nodded, and Lin's mother had no objection. The four of them walked for half an hour and finally saw Zuiyun Tower.
Lin Mo followed them and looked up at the exterior of Zuiyunlou. From time to time, people walked in or out of the restaurant. Although it didn't look very popular, the business was better than other restaurants around. Lin Mo saw that the storefronts of nearby restaurants were so deserted that the shopkeepers were dozing off on the counter.
The four of them walked into Zuiyun Tower, and the sharp-eyed second brother hurried to greet them, without showing any disdain because they looked like farmers.
"Four guests, please come in." The second brother bowed slightly and greeted with a smile.
"We are not here to eat. Is the boss here? I have something to talk to him about." Father Lin spoke quickly when he saw the waiter preparing to lead them to the hall.
"This... our shopkeeper is busy, sir, if you have anything to say, please..."
"Oh, it's Mr. Lin." The shopkeeper, who had just come out from the backyard, saw that it was the young master's father-in-law and hurried to greet him.
The shopkeeper sent the waiter to the door to greet other guests and took the four people from the Lin family to the backyard of the restaurant.
"The young master and the young mistress happened to come to Zuiyun Tower today and are resting in the backyard now." The shopkeeper explained.
"Alan and Ning Xi are here?" Mother Lin frowned slightly.
The shopkeeper said nothing when he saw this. He took them there and left.
Yan Ningxi walked out supporting his wife, and when he saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law coming over, he quickly greeted them.
"You're three months pregnant and still running around. What if someone sees you?" Lin's mother quickly stepped forward to support her daughter, whose belly was obviously bulging.
"It's okay, Ning Xi is watching over us." Lin Lan said with a smile. Seeing her parents and two younger brothers whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Lin Lan felt happy.
When Yan Ningxi saw her mother-in-law coming over, she let go and just stood by to protect her.
Lin Mo and Lin Xing stood aside. Lin Mo looked up at his original third sister and brother-in-law. Perhaps because of their good quality of life, Lin Lan and Lin's father and mother looked like people of two different levels at first glance, but the way they got along broke this barrier.
The reason they are called two levels is also due to their skin color. Lin's father and mother do farm work all year round, and their skin is tanned by the sun, which is very different from Lin Lan and Yan Ningxi, who often stay in the compound and don't have to get sun exposure.
But there is no difference between him and Lin Mo. Lin Mo's skin is also white, but it is pale and sickly white due to not being exposed to the sun for many years.
"Brother Mo is here too. Let's go inside quickly. Standing in the sun for too long can make you dizzy." Yan Ningxi said quickly. Although he had never seen Lin Mo, he had heard from his wife that Lin Mo was in poor health.
"It's okay, it's okay. Mo Ge's health has improved recently. He is not so easy to get sick anymore. He should get more sun exposure now." Lin's mother said. It is healthier to get more sun exposure, and the sun in the morning is not so strong.
Although Lin's mother said this, they still went into the house. Not only was there the weak Lin Mo, but also the pregnant Lin Lan.
"Dad, I heard that my eldest brother was injured. How is he now?" Lin Lan asked after everyone sat down. She heard about it from the villagers of the neighboring village who came to the town yesterday. She thought of going back to the village today to check on him, but she didn't expect to meet her parents here.
"It's fine now. It will be fine in a few days."
"My eldest brother has an injury that needs healing. Parents will go back later and bring some silver..."
Yan Ningxi was interrupted by Lin's father before she could finish her words. Lin Mo listened to their conversation and the dissuasion of his third sister and Lin's mother. He seemed to have sorted out the relationship between the two families and understood why the Yan family was rich while the Lin family, as their in-laws, was still so short of money.
The Yan family's Zuiyunlou has branches all over Yu Country, and they have a good customer base, but these are not just Yan's father's, because the Yan family is a large family. If we have to make a distinction, the Zuiyunlou in this town is under the name of Yan Ningxi.
Yan's father has only one son, Yan Ningxi, and this restaurant is just a test run for his son.
Apart from the money needed to run Zuiyunlou and the daily expenses of the family, Yan Ningxi didn't have much money left. Before, he would give the Lin family a sum of money every once in a while to support Lin Xiu's expenses for studying at the academy.
However, after Lin's father knew about Yan Ningxi's situation, he stopped taking money. Their family was not so poor that they could not afford to eat. They just did not have some savings. They did not need to live on their son-in-law's money.
"Okay, it's not like we don't have money. You need a lot of money to open a restaurant. Keep this money as a reserve." Father Lin said seriously.
After chatting about family matters, Father Lin finally got down to business. He gave his son-in-law a brief introduction and then took out the things in the backpack.
When Lin's father came, he was worried that the road was unstable and the porcelain jar in the backpack would be damaged, so he put a layer of straw inside and wrapped the porcelain jar several times with a piece of cloth.
When Father Lin took away the cloth, Yan Ningxi saw the purple liquid coming out of the white jade porcelain jar, and her eyes lit up. Wine of this color was rare. If the quality of the wine was up to standard, it would be brought to the building, and things were rare and valuable...
When Lin's father opened the lid, the aroma of wine wafting out from inside became stronger and stronger. Yan Ningxi leaned over to smell it and indeed smelled a fruity aroma.
"Try it and see how it tastes."
Seeing this, Yan Ningxi took a teacup from the table, carefully poured a cup and then covered it with the lid to prevent the aroma of the wine from escaping.
Lin Mo knew the result, so he didn't stare at Yan Ningxi like Lin Xing did. Lin Mo heard the conversation between his father and brother-in-law, but he was staring somewhere in a daze. He only turned his attention to them after they had reached an agreement.
"Brother-in-law, you can use some exquisite small bottles and raise the price a little bit. After all, things are valuable because they are rare. Besides, we only brew one or two barrels at home..."
Lin Mo just gave him a general idea and didn't say anything else. Yan Ningxi was able to run the restaurant so well on her own, so she could figure it out without him explaining it in detail.
After Lin Mo finished speaking, Yan Ningxi thought about it for a while and naturally understood it. However, he didn't expect that Lin Mo, a guy who seldom went out, would know all this.
After an hour, Lin's father and Yan Ningxi finally reached an agreement on the distribution of wine and other fruit wines, as well as the profit sharing between the two parties. Of course, Yan Ningxi spoke unilaterally and Lin's father listened, but generally speaking, the Lin family gained greater profits.
Lin Mo glanced at Yan Ningxi and felt less alienated from him. It seemed that this brother-in-law was really good to the Lin family. He did not take advantage of them in terms of profits just because they did not understand these things, and he even gave them an extra 10%.
"Dad, since the wine you brew is so good, why don't you open a wine shop? Besides, there are many fruit trees in Daling Village. You can collect fruits from the villagers to make fruit wine..." Yan Ningxi said.
If this is the case, the source of Zuiyunlou's fruit wine can be more fixed.
"This..." Father Lin looked at Mo Ge'er and said hesitantly. All these wines were brewed by his son, and they haven't thought about this problem yet.
"I have already made this plan, but it won't work this year. The fruits in other people's orchards in the village are already ripe. It's too late to pick them now and make them. We can only wait until next year." Lin Mo shook his head and said.
"I forgot about this. Let me help you keep an eye out for which shops are going to be sold recently." Yan Ningxi looked at Lin's father.
After everything was discussed, thinking that they still had to sell things, Father Lin stood up and prepared to leave.
"I asked the shopkeeper to prepare some cakes. Dad, remember to take them when you leave. Just think of them as snacks for Xiaonan and Xiaoya."
"Brother-in-law, what about me?" Lin Xing asked in a low voice, trying to make his presence felt, looking at Yan Ningxi with shining eyes.
"There's a portion for you too. I asked the shopkeeper to prepare four portions for you. There's also one for Brother Mo." Yan Ningxi said with a smile.
Lin Mo felt a little annoyed when he saw Lin Xing's expression. If Lin Chen was here, Lin Xing would probably be slapped on the head again.
"I want red dates!" Lin Xing climbed up the pole.
Seeing that her brother was still like this, Lin Lan couldn't help laughing. If it weren't for her son-in-law, Lin's mother would have scolded her stupid son long ago. She didn't care about him at home, and he was so tactless outside. Fortunately, her son-in-law didn't mind these.
"Okay! Ah Xing's behavior also shows that he doesn't treat me as an outsider. Mom, don't blame him when you go back." Yan Ningxi could naturally see the meaning in her mother-in-law's eyes. She responded to Lin Xing's request, then looked at Lin's mother and smiled.
"Yes, yes, Mom, please stop scolding me..." Lin Xing muttered.
Lin Mo stood aside, a slight smile flashing in his eyes.
After the shopkeeper brought the prepared pastries to them, Lin Mo and his friends left Zuiyunlou and went to other places to buy things.
After walking for a few minutes, Lin's father and his companions ran into Cheng Yan, who seemed to have come to the town to sell his game.
Lin Mo and his friends ran into Cheng Yan, who was not far away. Naturally, Cheng Yan also saw them. Cheng Yan's eyes stayed on Lin Mo for a long time before he moved away and walked over.
"Uncle Lin, Aunt Lin." Cheng Yan came over and greeted them, and then said nothing more.
"Have you sold all the prey?" Father Lin also knew Cheng Yan's temper and asked directly.
"Yeah." Cheng Yan nodded.
"Your Aunt Lin and I are going to buy some things. Please accompany them to go shopping. Brother Mo has never been shopping before..."
"Brother Cheng, is it okay?" Lin Xing asked expectantly before his father finished speaking. He was just thinking about how to convince his parents to let him check out other stalls, but he didn't expect his father to say it.
"Okay." Cheng Yan glanced at Lin Mo, and when he saw that he didn't say anything, he nodded in response.
Lin Mo stood aside, twisting his sweaty hands. He was now certain that his parents really wanted to bring them together, but he couldn't tell what Cheng Yan's attitude was.
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