Just as the family was busy, there was a knock on the door outside the yard. Lin Wu shouted twice towards the door, and the wet wooden door was pushed open.
Tang Le, wrapped tightly in a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, walked in. Behind him followed six people, who were also dressed in the same clothes and all wrapped tightly.
"It's raining heavily today, so the construction site can't start work. I came here to tell you. Also, these are eggs laid by the chickens and ducks I raise at home. I brought them over for you to eat."
Tang Le walked towards the main room while speaking. Facing the gazes of everyone in the Lin family, he walked right past Lin Wu and handed the basket of eggs in his arms to Lin Sheng who was peeking out from the inner room.
Lin Sheng took the basket in a daze. The small bamboo basket was filled with chicken and duck eggs, big and small, all washed very clean.
"Tang Le, why did you send eggs to our house? There are so many of them. You can sell them in town for some money. If you can't make any money, you can keep them at home for the two children."
Lin Sheng hurriedly pushed the basket out. During the pushing and shoving, his wrist was exposed under the eaves and his sleeve was soon soaked.
"No, we have more at home. These are for you."
Tang Le stuttered, and he accidentally touched Lin Sheng's wrist several times while they were pushing each other. The huge bamboo hat blocked most of his face. Seeing that Lin Sheng was unwilling to accept it, he hurriedly stepped back and walked out of the yard.
"I'm going back first. You guys stay and eat slowly."
"Brother, don't chase me. Just keep it for yourself. I guess Brother Tang Le had dinner at our house last night and he felt embarrassed, so he sent the eggs."
Lin Sheng sighed and said unhappily, "It's just a meal. How can a single meal compensate for all the things he's done for our family over the years? You know his family's situation, so how can I accept it?"
Lin Wu also nodded: "Brother Tang Le's family is in a difficult situation, but he insisted on sending something, so we can't do anything about it. If there is anything delicious at home, we can send it to his house later."
Lin Mo smiled, looked at Tang Le's back as he walked away, then looked at Lin Sheng who looked melancholy, with a deep smile quietly on the corner of his mouth.
From his intuition, Tang Le was most likely interested in Lin Sheng, but just like Lin Sheng and Lin Wu said, his family conditions were very poor, and Tang Le was half a hunter. The reason why he was not a full-time hunter was because he had a pair of young children.
Judging from his appearance alone, Tang Le was a popular man in the surrounding area. He was tall and strong, hardworking and capable. Logically, many people should be willing to marry him, but his family was too poor. He had no elders at home, but he had two children aged five or six.
Tang Le settled in Maolin Village a few years ago. No one knew whether his wife ran away or died. All they knew was that he was a grown man with two sons, living in extreme poverty. At first, there were many girls and boys who admired his looks and figure and were willing to marry him. After all, in this world, being a stepmother was nothing.
But later, after learning that the two children were in poor health and had to take medicine every day, those people gave up. They could accept being a stepmother, but they could not accept that the children were sick and like a bottomless pit, and could not be cured even after spending so much money. If they married them, they might have to serve them for the rest of their lives.
"Tang Le is a good person, but I don't know what the situation is with those two children. If it's true as the rumors say, he can't accept his eldest brother going to such a family..."
Lin Mo frowned and muttered a few words involuntarily, not knowing what his elder brother was thinking.
After Tang Le left, the six people outside the yard also walked under the eaves. The leader, Wang Gangtie, took off his hat, revealing his big round face. He greeted the Lin brothers with a smile, and finally his eyes fell on Su Mu.
"Brother Mu, I've found the people you want. Can you let Lin Mo take a look?"
Su Mu put down the bamboo basket in his hand and said, "Lin Mo, this is the person my friend Wang Gangtie asked me to find yesterday. Can you take a look at it?"
Lin Mo immediately came back to his senses, moved the chair blocking the door, and called them in: "It's raining so hard today, I thought you would wait until the rain stopped before coming. Come in, come in, and have a cup of hot water first."
The few people wearing straw raincoats at the door looked at each other awkwardly, obviously not expecting Lin Mo to be so enthusiastic. At Wang Gangtie's signal, the six people took off their heavy and worn straw raincoats, shook off the water stains on their feet, and then carefully entered the main hall of the Lin family.
A'mo Lu had quickly poured hot water and gave each of the six people a cup after they sat down.
Lin Mo looked at the six people inconspicuously. Wang Gangtie was easy to recognize. He had a simple hairstyle and was a little dark. But just as the rumors said, he was fat and round, and could catch up with two or three Su Mu.
The other five people were already thin, and they looked even more bony compared to her.
There were five people, two of them were men, one was a girl, and the other two were boys. These were the boys that Lin Mo could recognize at a glance, not for any other reason, but because the clothes of these two boys were too colorful, their postures were too gentle, and the red moles on their faces were big and obvious.
"Little Wood, do you know these people?" Lin Mo turned and asked Su Mu.
Su Mu, who had returned to weaving bamboo baskets thinking she had nothing to do, looked up in surprise. After a few seconds of hesitation, she quickly replied, "I know him. We've gone to the fields together to cut grass for pigs and to the mountains to chop firewood before."
Wang Gangtie patted his chest and said in a loud and heroic voice, "Lin Mo, don't worry. The people I'm looking for are all hardworking. They've grown up with me and will definitely not cheat or act cunningly."
Lin Mo raised his eyebrows slightly. "I believe in Mu Mu's judgment. In that case, let me ask a few questions. Can you all cook? Can you clean fish?"
"I can cook. There's no farmer who can't cook. It's just a matter of whether the food is good or not. As for cleaning fish, I know a little bit. We don't eat much fish from the river."
"A little basic knowledge is enough. As long as you're willing to learn, I'll teach you. But there are a few things I want to make clear in advance. I opened a food shop in town, and I'm looking for you to help out in the kitchen."
"Yeah, we heard Steel say that."
The young man sitting in the innermost seat agreed softly, but after meeting Lin Mo's inquiring gaze, he suddenly lowered his head, looking a little timid.
“I will teach you how to do it at home in the next few days. It is equivalent to training you. After you have learned it thoroughly, you can go to the town to help.
But the town is quite far from our village, and it is impossible to go back and forth every day. Then you will have to live in the town for a long time.
But don't worry, I will take care of your food, clothing, housing, transportation, and three meals a day, and I will also pay you your wages on time every month according to the town's wages."
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