The sun rises very early in the morning in summer, and the villagers are used to getting up after dawn. The occasional barking of dogs brings Lin Mo back to his senses as he lies daydreaming in bed.
He slowly turned his head to look out the window for a long time, and realized that it was already dawn. Lin Mo entered the space, stretched his body which was a little stiff after lying down all night, and drank a sip of spiritual spring water as usual.
The small tomatoes planted in the space have grown as thick as a small tree because of the daily watering with spiritual spring water. The small tomatoes on the thin branches have also ripened, hanging in a bunch, looking like bunches of red grapes from a distance.
Lin Mo broke off a bunch and ate it while walking to the small "medicine field". The small part that he had thrown into the space before had been planted by him. In order to make it grow faster so that it could be planted into a medicinal field, Lin Mo watered it with a lot of spiritual spring water.
After getting the seeds, he continued to plant them. After doing this several times, he finally created a small piece of "medicine land" for Lin Mo. Because he was not in a hurry to use it, Lin Mo did not water them with spiritual spring water and just let them grow like this.
Lin Mo stood aside, staring at them while eating a cherry tomato. After he finished the last one and washed the dirt off his feet, he left the space.
After washing up and having breakfast, everyone packed up their tools and left home for the orchard. As there was an injured person and two three-year-old children at home, Lin Chen stayed behind to look after the house.
After not having been here for a few days, the fruits on the trees were almost ripe. Some of the fruits that were green a few days ago were now covered with pink. Lin Mo stood on tiptoe to pick a peach, gently wiped off the fuzz on the surface and took a bite. The ripe peach was very juicy and sweet. The corners of Lin Mo's mouth curved up and his mood became much better.
Because they were in a hurry to make wine, everyone took a shortcut to the bottom of the cliff to start picking grapes. The vines were very thick and looked to be several decades old.
The grape vines almost covered the entire cliff wall. Lin Mo asked them to stop when he saw that five large baskets had been filled. As for the rest, he gave up. The ones on the top could not be picked, and the ones that could be picked had been picked almost all.
The amount in these five large baskets was enough for Lin Mo to brew two large barrels of wine. The two of them worked together to carry the baskets of grapes up, loaded them into the car, and pushed them back home.
Lin Mo followed his father and pushed the cart back, while the others picked other fruits in the orchard. The cart was not big and could only hold three baskets at a time.
The path was not a smooth cement or asphalt road, but a bumpy dirt road that would become muddy when it rained. Lin Mo had seen this kind of road in his previous life, when he fled to the countryside.
It was raining heavily at that time and the road was covered with yellow mud. Lin Mo took a few steps and fell into the mud. His whole body was covered with mud and he looked extremely embarrassed.
The roads in the village are flat. Perhaps because the orchards here have been abandoned, no one cares about the roads here.
Lin Mo followed and helped push the cart. The road here was bumpy, so they could only push it slowly to prevent it from tipping over.
Lin Mo's face was pale and he lowered his head just to push the cart. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Dad, is there no one in the village who has a donkey cart?" It would be too tiring to push the cart by human power, but unfortunately the people here don't allow oxen to pull the cart.
"There are donkey carts, but those who have them are all using them to carry goods or people to town. They want to use them to make money, so how can they lend them to us?"
"Okay, just follow along on the side." Father Lin said quickly when he saw that Mo Ge'er's face was too pale.
Lin Mo, who was a little breathless, saw that Father Lin didn't seem to be struggling, and knowing the difference in their physiques, he gave up.
Lin Mo let go of his hand and walked slowly beside the car. Because he stood up suddenly, his head felt a little swollen and painful. Lin Mo's vision turned black instantly, and it took a few seconds before his vision slowly recovered. During this time, Lin Mo kept walking forward slowly, seemingly unaffected.
Finally, after walking through the bumpy road, the clothes on Mr. Lin's back were soaked with a thin layer of sweat. When he pushed the car onto the main road, Mr. Lin's originally hunched back straightened up.
Lin Mo returned to the position where he had just been and continued pushing the cart. When he met villagers passing by on the way who greeted him or asked him questions, it was Lin's father who responded. Lin Mo just lowered his head and pushed the cart without saying a word.
"Big Cheng, why don't you go in now that you're here?" Father Lin, who was about to get home, asked in surprise when he saw Cheng Yan standing outside the door not far away.
"Uncle Lin, I just arrived too."
The car was parked at the door, and before Lin Mo could react, the basket on the car was taken down. Lin Mo looked over and saw only a strong back. Not long after, Cheng Yan came out and their eyes met.
Cheng Yan glanced at the young man standing beside the car and gasping for breath. Seeing his abnormally pale face, he frowned slightly but it disappeared in an instant.
"Please come over. Please help carry the barrels that were delivered to me. I'm worried that the barrels are too heavy for Brother Mo to carry, and his elder brother can't get up now."
"It's okay. I don't have anything to do today." Cheng Yan shook his head and said.
"Dad, Fourth Brother, you're back!" Lin Chen walked out of the house, still holding Lin Xiaoya in his arms.
"Well, look after Xiaoya, Xiaonan and the others, and tell your fourth brother not to get too tired. Dad is going to the orchard."
Father Lin gave these instructions and then went out.
"Brother Cheng." Lin Chen greeted.
"Well, what do you need me to do?"
Because men and boys also have to avoid suspicion, Cheng Yan didn't want to have too much contact with Lin Mo.
Lin Mo rested for a while to recover, washed a bunch of grapes for each of his nephew and niece who were clinging to him, asked them to sit obediently on a small stool not far away, and then began to process the three large baskets of grapes placed aside.
Cheng Yan helped to draw water from the well. After filling the water tank with water, Cheng Yan stood aside and watched the boy squatting beside the basin washing fruit.
Lin Mo washed the bunches of grapes and spread them on a bamboo dustpan. He held the edge with both hands and stood up. It seemed that his blood circulation was blocked after squatting for too long. When Lin Mo stood up, he felt his vision was distorted and his body took a few steps back uncontrollably.
"Are you okay?"
There was a low voice in his ear, and Lin Mo's ears trembled a little sensitively.
"It's okay." Lin Mo whispered, shook his head slightly, and when his vision returned to normal, he distanced himself from the man.
"You look a little abnormal. Didn't you get enough rest?" Cheng Yan withdrew his hand, still a little worried.
Lin Mo, who had his back to him, had a flash of astonishment in his eyes. Lin Mo was a little surprised at the man's observation skills. Logically speaking, after he drank the spiritual spring water in the morning, other people would not be able to tell that he had not slept all night because he did not have dark circles under his eyes.
Lin Mo has been experiencing temporary blindness for a few seconds recently, which is also due to the lack of energy and blood caused by not sleeping all night. Lin Mo thought that if he used spiritual spring water to recuperate this body for a month, the physical condition of this body should be able to reach the same level as in his previous life. At least he would not suffer from temporary blindness at the slightest movement.
"No, it's just due to my physical condition." Lin Mo denied.
Lin Mo put the bamboo dustpan with grapes aside to let the water drain, and then went back to wash the grapes. Lin Chen also squatted in another basin to help wash them. When Lin Mo finished washing and put them in the bamboo dustpan and was about to take them away, Cheng Yan took it before him and put it aside to dry.
Lin Mo was stunned for a few seconds, looked up, and lowered his head to continue washing the grapes before Cheng Yan turned around.
The cleaning work was quick, and after an hour all the grapes had been washed and placed in the shade to dry. Lin Mo stood aside to stretch his sore hands and legs, then walked into the kitchen.
Not long after, Lin Mo came out with a pot of cold tea and placed it on the stone table, inviting them to come over and drink tea to quench their thirst. This tea was prepared by Lin Chen before Lin Mo went to the orchard, and it had now cooled down.
The leaves floating in the tea are mint leaves. Mint usually grows near ponds, river banks, river beaches and other places close to water. These mint leaves were picked by Lin Mo by the river before.
"It's so cool~" Lin Xiaoya took a sip and seemed to be stimulated by the unique coolness of the mint. Her body trembled, then she smacked her lips and looked up at Lin Mo, saying in a baby voice.
After taking a sip, Lin Xiaonan frowned and stuck out his tongue, trying to get rid of the cold air in his mouth.
Lin Mo touched Lin Xiaonan's head without saying anything. He gulped down the whole bowl of soup and finally got rid of the sleepiness in his mind.
God knows why he suddenly wanted to sleep just now. If it were any other time, Lin Mo would have gone back to his room to catch up on some sleep. After all, this sudden sleepiness was exactly what he expected every night but didn't have.
But there was still a lot of work to do today, and Lin Mo had no time to sleep.
Not long after, the wooden barrel that Lin's father had ordered yesterday was delivered. Cheng Yan stood up and walked out to move the wooden barrel in. The shape of the wooden barrel for brewing wine was the same as the modern one, and other people who didn't understand it would find it a bit strange.
Following Lin Mo's request, Cheng Yan scrubbed the two wooden barrels several times, then wiped the water out with a clean cloth and put them aside to dry.
Lin Mo moved the drained grapes to the stone table and placed them in the wooden barrel in the order of two layers of grapes and one layer of sugar. Lin Chen and Cheng Yan continued to wash and drain the two large baskets of grapes that Lin's father had just brought back.
After the two of them finished washing the grapes, Lin Mo was almost done too, leaving a little space in the bucket. Lin Mo closed the lid and tightened it.
"Cheng...Brother, can you help me move this bucket into the house?" Lin Mo looked at Cheng Yan with an unnatural expression.
"Okay, you lead the way." Cheng Yan nodded and easily lifted the wooden barrel full of grapes with his hands.
Lin Mo nodded and took him to the granary where the grain was stored. Lin Mo kept an eye on Cheng Yan. He didn't expect this man to be so strong. Well, this man's body shape was similar to his elder brother who was a soldier in his previous life, so he must be not much different in strength.
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