After Lin Mo was dressed up, everyone else went out and the Lin family's children came in. The clothes they wore were also red, which looked particularly festive.
"Wow! Fourth uncle is so handsome, and his clothes are nice too, red like candied haws!" Lin Xiaoya broke away from Lin Xing's hand, ran to the bed, put her hands on Lin Mo's legs, looked up and stared at him with shining eyes.
The first part is fine, but the second part sounds like a candied haws. Why does it feel so weird?
"The clothes are smooth." Lin Xiaoya touched Lin Mo's clothes carefully.
"Okay, why are you three standing there? Come and sit down, I have something to tell you." Lin Mo said helplessly.
"I felt that Fourth Brother looked a little strange today, so I was stunned." Lin Xing touched his head and smiled embarrassedly.
Lin Xing walked to the side and sat on a chair. Lin Chen brought Xiaonan to the fourth brother's side and carried him to sit on the bed. Then he carried Xiaoya to the other side and sat her down. After doing all this, he sat on another chair.
"Achen."
"Huh? What's the matter? Fourth brother." Lin Chen looked up and asked puzzledly.
"If you are interested in business, you can learn from big brother, but you must study seriously when you go to the academy in a few days."
"Huh? Achen, you are going to the academy." Lin Xing heard this and felt a little gloating. You know, Lin Chen really hates studying.
"You're going too? Why are you gloating over other people's misfortunes?" Lin Mo glanced at him and said without any emotion.
Ever since the night of the Lantern Festival, Lin Xing was a little scared of his fourth brother looking at him expressionlessly, so he just sat in his seat obediently.
“After my second brother passes the imperial examination in Beijing, our family will move there. Besides, the shop my eldest brother is opening now is just the initial stage. It will grow bigger and bigger in the future, maybe even bigger than Zuiyunlou.
Therefore, you must go to the academy to study, and you must study seriously, don’t just go there for fun, your family doesn’t have much money to let you go in and play…”
"Fourth brother, we are all over ten years old. Others start school at the age of eight, and we are two years behind them." Lin Xing couldn't help but say.
"I'm not asking you to take an imperial examination, but at least learn to read. Don't let your second elder brother become an official in the court while his younger brother is still an illiterate who can't read a single word." Lin Mo said.
"As for learning to read, we can ask our second brother to teach us later. We don't have to go to the academy to study, right?" Lin Chen asked.
"Fourth brother, how do you know that second brother will pass the exam?" Lin Xing asked in a low voice.
"Oh~ Fifth brother, you actually doubted Second brother's ability. I won't tell you... um..."
"Don't talk nonsense, when did I doubt it?!" Lin Xing quickly reached out to cover Lin Chen's mouth, then glanced nervously at the door, but when he thought that his second brother seemed to be still with Brother Cheng, he immediately felt relieved.
"Huh...you said that just now!" Lin Chen pulled Lin Xing's hand away, exhaled, and seeing that he wanted to cover him again, he quickly dodged.
"Sixth Uncle, beat him up. Fifth Uncle made Fourth Uncle angry before!" Lin Xiaoya said angrily.
"Yes, on the day of watching the lanterns!" Lin Xiaonan echoed.
"It's been so long, why do you two still remember it so clearly?!" Lin Xing said a little crazy.
"Hmph, who told you to make Fourth Uncle angry!" Lin Xiaoya turned her head away proudly and didn't look at him.
"Okay, stop making trouble." Lin Mo said.
Lin Xing was on guard against his silly brother hitting him, so he waited until Lin Chen was seated before returning to his seat.
“But speaking of the night of the Lantern Festival… Ah Xing, you’re not young anymore. Before we went out that night, I remember I told you several times not to run around randomly, but as soon as you saw something interesting, you turned around and forgot everything I said.
If you hadn't met your brother-in-law, do you know what would have happened? There were so many people that night, and there might have been human traffickers among them. Do you know what would have happened to you if you were caught by human traffickers? "Lin Mo looked at Lin Xing and said seriously.
"I'm sorry, Fourth Brother. I know I was wrong and I will be obedient in the future." After listening to his fourth brother's words, Lin Xing realized the consequences belatedly.
Lin Xing now remembered that when he found his fourth brother that night, his fourth brother looked very unhappy, and Brother Cheng was busy looking for him and was sweating profusely.
"Don't just admit your mistakes verbally and then make the same mistake again. The elders don't tell you some things for no reason. They may be based on their experience. If you listen to them, you can avoid taking detours."
"I understand, Fourth Brother. But why did you suddenly think of telling us this?" Lin Xing asked puzzledly.
"What do you mean by suddenly remembered? When do you want me to tell you?" Lin Mo looked at him.
"..."Okay, do whatever you want, I won't bother you anymore. Lin Xing sat down obediently with a timid look on his face, not saying anything.
After Lin Mo had been lecturing them for half an hour, the sound of horns welcoming the bride rang out outside the door. Lin Mo didn't have much to say, so he took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.
"Think carefully about what I just said." Lin Mo said after taking a few sips.
"Yeah." Lin Xing and Lin Chen nodded obediently in response.
The bride's reception came, and they had to go out too. Lin Xing took Xiaonan's hand and left. When he reached the door, he turned back hesitantly, "Fourth brother, can we go to Brother Cheng's place to find you later?"
"When did I say no?" Lin Mo asked in surprise.
"Then I will bring Xiaoya and Xiaonan to play with fourth brother!" Lin Xing smiled brightly, then led them out of the house.
Lin Mo shook his head and smiled helplessly.
Marriage for country folk is not as complicated as it is for the rich, and Cheng Yan has no elders in his family, so it doesn’t take much time to follow the procedures.
After Cheng Yan led Lin Mo back to the bridal chamber, he brought him some food to fill his stomach.
"Then... I'm out." Cheng Yan glanced at Lin Mo and looked away evasively.
Cheng Yan felt that Lin Mo looked particularly good today.
"Yeah." Lin Mo looked up at him with a smile in his eyes and replied. Then he saw Cheng Yan walking out quickly as if he was fleeing, and vaguely saw that his ears were a little red.
Hmm... Cheng Yan's reaction is really interesting.
Lin Mo sat at the table eating pastries to fill his stomach. Not long after, he heard the sound of the door opening. Lin Mo tilted his head and saw that the door was opened a crack, and then slowly pushed open by the person outside.
Before Lin Mo could figure out who was playing a prank, the door was pushed open a little more. Then Lin Mo saw Xiaoya squeezing in with difficulty, her fleshy body squeezed into a small cylinder by the door.
"Pfft..." Lin Mo couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Xiaoya, why are you here? Aren't you going outside to eat meat?" Lin Mo walked over and opened the door a little to let her in. He also saw Xiaonan standing outside the door. It seemed that he was waiting for Xiaoya to go in before squeezing in.
"My brother and I wanted to look for Fourth Uncle, but Uncle Cheng said Fourth Uncle was here. The door is too heavy, and my brother and I couldn't push it open." Xiaoya said shyly with a blushing face. Obviously, she knew that Fourth Uncle had seen what she had just done.
"Xiao Nan, come in too." Lin Mo said with a smile, and closed the door after they came in.
"Did you eat outside just now?" Lin Mo carried them both to sit on high stools, then moved two plates of pastries in front of them.
"Eat it, Fourth Uncle, can I have this?" Xiaoya pointed at the pastry and looked at Lin Mo expectantly.
"Eat it."
After hearing his answer, Xiaoya grabbed a piece and ate it in small bites.
"What's wrong with Xiaonan?" Lin Mo asked puzzledly when he saw him staring at him.
"Fourth Uncle, are you not going home in the future?" Lin Xiaonan asked in a low voice, counting his fingers nervously.
"Why did Xiaonan say that?" Lin Mo asked.
"Because that's what Third Aunt is like."
"Yes, my third aunt and uncle used to do this with my fourth uncle, Uncle Cheng, wearing red clothes. And then my third aunt didn't come back for a long time." Xiaoya swallowed the pastry in her mouth and said.
“Weren’t you still young at that time? How do you remember all this?” Lin Mo smiled helplessly.
"My fifth uncle told me that my fourth uncle won't come home to visit anymore and will sleep at Uncle Cheng's house." Xiaoya pursed her lips and said unhappily.
"I just won't go back to sleep. You can come and play with Fourth Uncle during the day." Lin Mo touched her head and comforted her.
"Uncle Cheng's house is too far away, and Dad and Mom won't let us go out." Xiaonan shook his head.
"Don't we still have your fifth and sixth uncles? Just ask them to bring you over whenever you want to."
"Huh? It seems to be possible!" Lin Xiaoya's eyes lit up and she looked as if she had suddenly realized something.
After figuring out what they had been worrying about, Lin Xiaonan and Lin Xiaoya could finally eat their cakes with peace of mind. After eating, the two walked around the room and touched some new things.
"Fourth Uncle, Uncle Cheng's house is so beautiful." Lin Xiaoya lay on the side, staring at the things on the table.
"This is also Fourth Uncle's house." Lin Mo said with a smile.
"Eh? Fourth uncle's? That's awesome! I want to live in such a beautiful house when I grow up."
…
After eating and playing for a while, Xiaoya and Xiaonan were so tired that they fell asleep on the table. Lin Mo carried them to the bed to rest. When it got darker, the noise outside the house gradually became quieter.
Not long after, Lin's mother and sister-in-law Lin came in, picked them up, said something to Lin Mo, and left.
Lin Mo put away the things on the table and sat back on the bed. Listening to the quiet conversation outside, the tension of getting married slowly appeared in Lin Mo's mind.
After tonight, he and Cheng Yan will be a couple. When Lin Mo thought of this, some images suddenly came to his mind and his face turned red.
At this moment, the door was suddenly opened. Lin Mo looked up and saw Cheng Yan, dressed in wedding clothes, walking in with a basin of water and placing it on the washstand beside him.
"Come here and wash your face." Cheng Yan tilted his head to look at him.
"Yeah." Lin Mo nodded in response, took a deep breath, then stood up and walked over.
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