The small mountain village was particularly quiet in the early morning. Several families had just opened their doors and were preparing for a new day's work.
The house at the end of the dirt road has lost its festive red color from yesterday.
Tang Jie, Tang Le and several other burly men were climbing up and down to dismantle the wooden stakes. The originally magnificent shed was completely dismantled in less than an hour.
Thinking back to when this shed was built, a lot of time and energy was spent. Now it was demolished just like that. Tang Le and the others felt it was a pity.
Tang Le removed the last wooden stake and said with some heartache, "Such a beautiful shed, but it's being torn down after only one day. What a pity."
Tang Jie, who was working nearby, agreed after hearing this: "Yeah, it's only been used for one day, what a pity."
Lin Mo heard this and walked out of the yard in high spirits, smiling and saying, "Then I'll leave it for you to use when you marry Awen in the future."
Tang Jie's ears suddenly turned red, and he said shyly, "Lin Mo, stop teasing me."
These few short words caused laughter from everyone around, and Tang Jie also raised a light and shy smile.
Lin Mo and Su Mu's affairs were settled, and the only thing left was to set a date for Lin Wen and Tang Jie. The sooner it was decided, the more at ease Lin Mo would feel, because at least his second brother Lin Wen would have someone to rely on in the future.
The dismantled wood is stored in the warehouse until it is needed next time.
The red lanterns in the house and courtyard were taken down and replaced with the usual yellow lacquered wooden lanterns. The red silk and red cloth were also removed completely, and the house was quickly restored to its previous appearance.
All the dismantled items were packed up and put in the warehouse, so they can be used next time the family has a wedding.
Fu Yanzhi and Su Yunxia were helping to sweep the firecracker debris at the door, while Lin Wen was playing with Tuanzi in the firecracker debris. When Lin Sheng saw this, he sent Awen away and told him to take Tuanzi to play somewhere else and not to disturb his two brothers who were working.
Lin Sheng: "Awen, take Tuanzi to play over by the pear tree. Don't get in the way of our work."
After hearing this, Lin Wen pouted and looked a little unhappy, but still agreed: "Oh, okay then, Tuanzi, let's go under the tree."
Lin Wen took Tuanzi's hand, and the two ran back to the yard, staying under the tree and playing other games.
Otherwise, the two of them would be playing over there while they were sweeping over here, and after they swept up a pile of dirt, they would use it to play with it, and it would take them a whole day to clean it up.
After lunch, Su Mu followed Lin Mo to the field to take a look. The peppercorns they had planted earlier had not grown very big yet, only reaching half the height of their calves.
However, the seedlings do seem to be growing very well, with almost no insect pests. Fertilizers are added based on the soil and the growth of the seedlings. Next year, there should be a good harvest.
As soon as the two came back from the fields, they began to think about the start-up of the factory. Lin Mo planned to find a craftsman to make a large machine.
He accidentally came across a book on mechanics in the space, which contained the manufacturing drawings of an oil press. He thought of finding a reliable blacksmith and asking him to make one according to the drawings to test the effect.
If it is feasible, they can apply for a license from the government to use peanuts to extract oil, which they can sell in the town or produce as ingredients for their own factory, saving a lot of money.
Su Mu also had his own ideas. During this period of time, he made a lot of small items and handkerchiefs, thinking of waiting for his second brother Su Yunxia to return to town and let him take them over to sell.
Some time ago, before Su Yunxia came back, she had already found a place that was perfect for setting up a stall to sell handkerchiefs or something.
After listening to this, Lin Mo also encouraged Su Mu to try to do this. They both had their own goals.
When we got home, Lu Amo and the others were packing up. According to their schedule, they were going to set off this afternoon and open the shop tomorrow to continue business.
Su Yunxia will also go back with them, while Fu Yanzhi will have to stay in Maolin Village for a while. His main purpose is to teach Lin Wu how to read and count.
Lin Mo's future plan is to open another branch and arrange for Lin Wu to take care of it.
He wanted to wait until the factory was completed and then find a suitable person to look after it. The workers would be selected from the existing villagers, and the boilers could be semi-automated, which would greatly save manpower costs and be more efficient.
A blueprint was quietly emerging in Lin Mo's mind, and he believed that it would be realized one by one in the near future.
Lin Sheng waited in the yard for a long time, until he finally saw Tang Le was free, he mustered up the courage to call him.
"Brother Tang, are you free now? I have something to tell you."
Tang Le was stunned at first, but when he learned that Lin Sheng wanted to talk to him about something, he was extremely happy.
He agreed with a smile: "Hey, here I come."
Lin Sheng brought Tang Le to the corner outside the house, rubbed him for a long time in his hands, and then spoke.
"Brother Tang, I'm sorry, I have to give this back to you. Your kindness is too precious for me to accept."
He handed the pendant to Tang Le with both hands, lowered his head slightly, and his expression could not be seen clearly.
Tang Le was stunned. After a long time, a bitter expression gradually emerged on his face. The smile in his eyes disappeared, replaced by emptiness.
The string that had been tense in my heart finally broke.
Tang Le thought of many possible endings for him and Lin Sheng, but the only thing he didn't expect was that Lin Sheng didn't like him at all.
He trembled as he took the pendant from Lin Sheng's hand and quickly turned around. Lin Sheng didn't see the expression on his face, but his back told her that he was very sad.
Lin Sheng also felt very uncomfortable. He was afraid of hurting anyone, but he was even more afraid that Tang Le would waste his efforts.
After a while, a hoarse voice came, and he seemed to be trying hard to force a smile: "Sheng'er, you don't have to return this pendant to me. I didn't mean it that way. I just gave it to a friend."
Lin Sheng said quietly, "You thought of giving it to me because you like everything I have, right? So I can't accept it."
After Lin Sheng finished speaking, there was no sound from the other end. The two of them just stood there, neither of them speaking.
Lin Mo and Su Mu had just returned from the fields. From a distance, they saw two people standing outside the courtyard wall, and their pace slowed down.
Tang Le began to recall the past. When he first saw Lin Sheng, his eyes were even a little dazed. So many years had passed, and Tang Le still couldn't muster up the courage to ask Lin Sheng if he had feelings for him.
He thought that Lin Sheng's kindness to him, like his own, was mixed with some personal feelings. He even forgot when he started to like Lin Sheng.
It was that day when it rained heavily, and Lin Sheng braved the rain to bring him the herbs picked from the mountains. It was also that time when Lin Sheng heard that his two children were seriously ill, so he ran back and forth between the two places to take care of them.
The Lin family's situation at that time was as difficult as Tang Le's. The two poor families warmed and cared for each other. After a long time, Tang Le felt that it was love.
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