After the New Year, shops in the town began to open for business, and Lin Mo and Cheng Yan's food shop also reopened. After Lin Xiu returned to the academy, Cheng Yan also began to prepare the things he needed for his long journey.
The carriage needs to be specially made. Ordinary carriages are not very shockproof, so there will always be bumps and bruises along the way. Cheng Yan is worried that Lin Mo won't be able to bear it before he gets halfway.
The temperature in early spring has not yet warmed up, so the carriage must be able to keep warm, and some thick clothes and cloaks must be prepared. Some dry food should also be prepared. Although you can stop to replenish it when passing through other counties, you still have to be prepared for the worst.
After returning from outside, Cheng Yan walked into the food shop, waved his hand to let Chen Mu who came forward to entertain other customers, and walked around the counter to Lin Mo.
"You're back." Lin Mo heard familiar footsteps, looked up, saw Cheng Yan coming over, and smiled.
"Have you finished reading these books?" Cheng Yan sat down next to him and put what he had in his hand in front of him.
"Hmm... just killing time when I'm bored." Lin Mo said casually and poured a cup of hot tea for Cheng Yan.
Lin Mo opened the cake that Cheng Yan had bought, picked up a piece with two fingers and took a bite. The cake was soft and still warm.
Cheng Yan sat aside drinking tea and occasionally paying the bills for the guests who came. The tea brewed by Lin Mo had a special taste, and Cheng Yan always felt much better after drinking it.
After sitting in the food shop for an afternoon, Lin Mo explained the situation to Chen Qing and left with Cheng Yan.
"We're leaving in a month, and you still haven't thought of anything?" Lin Mo asked as they walked.
"No, I seldom have those dreams recently." Cheng Yan shook his head. Even if he dreamed of some small fragments, he would forget them after waking up, unlike the previous ones that he remembered clearly.
"Well... there's still a month left, no rush..." Lin Mo nodded casually after hearing this, but he was thinking in his heart. Recently, he has been giving Cheng Yan spiritual spring water every day, but after a month, he still can't remember it. Is it ineffective?
"Have we told our parents about going to the capital with our second brother?" Cheng Yan asked.
"My second brother told my parents before he returned to the academy, but he didn't tell them that he might encounter bandits on the way."
"It's best not to tell them, so as not to worry them." Cheng Yan nodded. However, the way to the capital should still be taken by official roads as much as possible. If it is really impossible to take a small road, it should be set off during the day.
A month later, Lin Xiu came back from the academy and packed up to leave. The carriage that Cheng Yan had customized had been completed a few days ago, and all the necessary things had been put into the carriage. Lin Mo's food shop had been handed over to Lin Cheng to take care of, and everything was ready, and they would leave tomorrow.
As her son is going to take an exam, Lin's mother took her eldest daughter-in-law out to buy groceries today, planning to make a sumptuous dinner tonight.
The three brothers of the Lin family took advantage of the fact that everyone at home was busy and quietly went into the house to talk.
"We're leaving tomorrow, remember to be careful." Lin Cheng looked at the two of them and reminded them.
"Well, after I send back the news that I passed the exam, big brother, don't take our parents to the capital. Wait for a while." Lin Xiu said after thinking for a moment.
According to what Lin Cheng said before, after the news of his passing the exam in his previous life came back, his family moved to the capital, and not long after, they were forced to be involved in a conspiracy. Lin Xiu wanted to see if there would be more accidents in this life, as the path they were taking in this life had deviated from the path of his eldest brother's previous life.
Lin Mo opened his mouth to speak when he heard what his second brother said, but he shut up again after thinking about it. Cheng Yan's identity has not been confirmed 100%, and his memory is not complete now, so he is not sure what happened before he lost his memory.
If the Lin family went to the capital, they would not only be framed by the conspiracy of the previous life, but also very likely to attract the attention of some people who have grudges against Cheng Yan. Cheng Yan's problem must be solved first before the Lin family can be brought to the capital.
"I think it would be safer to let my parents stay in Daling Village first, and then move the whole family to Beijing after all the problems are solved." Lin Cheng thought for a while and said.
If they were still involved in those conspiracies in this life, Daling Village was far away from the imperial city, and the Lin family would not be implicated in a short time.
"Then let's do as Big Brother says." Lin Xiu thought for a moment and nodded.
"Brother Mo, you said before that Cheng Yan has recovered some of his memories and you want to go to the capital to check it out. Is Cheng Yan from that place?" Lin Xiu remembered his previous doubts and asked hesitantly.
"Almost." Lin Mo was stunned for a moment when he heard his second brother's words, then nodded in agreement.
"So what did he remember? Was it from the General's Mansion?"
"Well... almost..." Lin Mo said uncertainly. Cheng Yan was indeed a general.
"Then... there aren't any concubines or other women or boys in his family, right?" Lin Cheng knew that Lin Mo in his previous life hated men with three wives and four concubines, but he was still worried that the current Lin Mo would let himself be wronged because he loved Cheng Yan too much.
However, seeing that Cheng Yan had never paid much attention to the guys in the village before, Lin Cheng felt that there should be no women in Cheng Yan's family, right?
"I asked him before, no." Lin Mo shook his head.
"I'll tell you after his problem is solved. His identity is a bit special, so it's not convenient to reveal it now." Lin Mo explained.
The fewer people who know about Cheng Yan's affairs, the better. It is still unknown what the situation is in the capital, and what the attitude of the person in the palace is. Lin Mo does not dare to risk the lives of his family members now.
However, it has been more than a year, and no one has found Cheng Yan's current whereabouts. Perhaps the people in the dark don't know that Cheng Yan is here yet.
"By the way, brother, do you know why grandpa suddenly gave up doing business and chose to move to Daling Village?" Lin Mo suddenly remembered what he said to Cheng Yan on the second day of the New Year, looked at Lin Cheng and asked.
"You ask this? I don't know either. My grandfather passed away when I was very young. Since then, my parents rarely mentioned him." When Lin Cheng heard the question asked by Lin Mo, he was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said.
“But what impressed me most were the several large boxes of books in our house. My grandfather wanted to teach me to read at that time, but when he heard from my parents that I was not interested in studying, he gave up. In the end, those books were given to my second brother to read.” Lin Cheng said, trying hard to recall.
"Those books are still in my parents' room. Mom said that we can't take them out to show others, and we can't talk about those books with anyone." Lin Xiu said.
"What's wrong? Is there any problem?" Lin Xiu asked puzzledly.
"Don't you think... Mom and Dad are hiding something from us?"
"Brother Mo, come out for dinner. You three brothers are the only ones missing!" Mother Lin's voice suddenly rang out outside the house, scaring the three brothers in the house.
"Got it, mom. I'll be there right away!" Lin Mo reacted and shouted outside the door.
“Anyway, big brother, you should find a chance to ask our parents during this period. Maybe our family wasn’t just doing business in the past…” Lin Mo whispered.
"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have thought that those books couldn't be found in our academy..."
"Go out first. We'll talk about these things later. Parents have their own assessments." Lin Cheng said in a low voice.
Lin Mo and Lin Xiu looked at each other, nodded and stopped talking, and the three of them walked out.
After everyone arrived, they officially started eating.
"Fourth Uncle, when will you be back?" Lin Xiaoya asked while chewing meat. Earlier, Lin Xiu said that the three of them were leaving for the capital, and Lin Xiaoya and the others were listening, so they naturally knew that Lin Mo was leaving tomorrow.
"Uh... Fourth Uncle is going quite far away, so it might take him a while to come back." Lin Mo paused and said.
"It will take a long time...Xiaoya will be tall by then. What if Fourth Uncle can't recognize Xiaoya?" Xiaoya said nervously.
Xiaonan, who was sitting nearby eating, heard this and his heart skipped a beat. He looked up at his fourth uncle with a nervous expression.
“No, Xiaoya and Xiaonan are so cute. Even when they grow up, Fourth Uncle will be able to recognize them at a glance.” Lin Mo smiled helplessly.
"I'll be gone for a year at most...Xiaoya, how tall can you grow?" Lin Xing picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, his voice vague.
"He's taller than Fifth Uncle!" Lin Xiaoya said with certainty.
“…”
Okay, I'll wait until you grow taller than me, my little ancestor.
Lin Xing didn't say anything and continued eating.
After dinner, Lin Xiu, Lin Mo and Cheng Yan were called by Lin's father and mother to talk. When Cheng Yan came back, it was getting dark. After cleaning up, the two of them lay on the bed and chatted.
"Cheng Yan, do you think our family was really just a merchant in the past?" Lin Mo asked in a low voice.
"You doubt..." Cheng Yan looked down at him, puzzled.
"Well, I didn't think so before, but with so many things happening during this period, I'm a little confused."
"I'll have someone check it out after we get back to Beijing."
"Yeah." Lin Mo nodded and stopped talking.
Perhaps, what happened to the Lin family in their previous life was not as simple as what Lin Cheng said, it was just that they were implicated.
In the end, Lin Mo didn't know when he fell asleep. When Cheng Yan woke him up, it was already the next morning.
Today, Lin Mo was leaving, and he did not stay in bed and wait for Cheng Yan to coax him out of bed like usual. After the two of them washed up, Lin Xiu was already sitting in his seat eating breakfast. Lin's mother and sister-in-law got up early in the morning to prepare dry food for the three of them on the road.
It would take at least two days to walk from Mulin County to the next county town, so they had to prepare several days' worth of dry food. Lin's mother also bought a few thick clothes for the three of them, especially for Lin Xiu.
Cheng Yan and Lin Mo had already prepared everything. Lin's mother's main task was to pack things for her son Lin Xiu. If he caught a cold and got sick on the way, it would be no small matter.
Fortunately, Cheng Yan's carriage was big enough to hold the packed things and the three of them, so there was enough space.
After saying goodbye to his family, Cheng Yan drove away with Lin Mo and Lin Xiu.
Lin Xiaoya held her brother's hand and stared closely at the carriage in the distance. She even turned her head to look when the carriage turned a corner.
"Okay, the carriage is gone, we should go back." Lin Xing came over, holding his nephew and niece's hand each, and led them into the house.
"Fifth Uncle, Xiaoya misses Fourth Uncle..." Lin Xiaoya was led back home, and she wanted to look back outside.
"No way? Your fourth uncle and the others just left..." Lin Xing said helplessly.
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