Chapter 427: Surprise The
crowd walked along the snow, talking constantly, and congratulating each other when they met people. The children ran very fast in the snow, holding firecrackers and fireworks, happily blowing up the snow.
The mountains and fields are all green, and thick ice sculptures have formed on some dripping stone surfaces. Although the weather is cold, everyone is very happy and there is a festive atmosphere everywhere.
Soon they arrived at the temple of Guanyin, the goddess of mercy. It was always crowded on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and this year was no exception.
Lin Heng and his friends were not in a hurry. They waited for a while until there were fewer people around before they went to burn incense, brought some offerings, and asked for a peace amulet for the children.
After returning home, they packed up a bit and set off towards their uncle's house. Father Lin decided to stay at home by himself, and Lin Heng and others could not persuade him.
"Dad, there's a bird." Xiaoxia cheered on the way.
"There are squirrels here, they run so fast." Lin Wei also shouted.
Lin Heng was holding his eldest son, Lin Luming. When he heard what everyone said, he turned his head and looked at the snow-covered forest curiously.
"Aba... Mama~"
He stretched out his little hand and looked at Xiulan and her younger brother Du Heng who was on her back.
"What?" Xiulan smiled and winked at him.
"Hold me~" Lu Ming said, stretching out a little hand.
"I'll hug you when we get there." Xiulan came over and patted him.
The weather was a bit cold, so everyone quickened their pace and arrived at grandma's house at ten o'clock.
Accompanied by the barking of dogs, Lu Honghai and Lu Honggang both came out.
"Happy New Year, Uncle! Wish you great fortune and prosperity!"
"Happy New Year, Third Uncle!"
The children were the first to run over and greeted the two enthusiastically.
"Happy New Year, Uncle, Aunt, and Third Uncle." Lin Heng and others came later and also greeted them together.
"Happy New Year! Come inside and warm yourself by the fire. It's cold outside." Zhang Gaolian, my aunt with a big belly, shouted with a smile.
"Yes, come in." Lu Honghai also said.
Everyone went into the house and put down the gifts they had bought. Lin Heng also handed her some Cordyceps sinensis that he had specially prepared for his grandmother.
"Grandma, I dug this up in the mountains. You can soak it in water and drink it."
After getting through that difficult time, she is now much healthier and can eat and walk again.
"My dear grandson is so good to me. Grandma hasn't finished the milk powder you brought last time."
The old family member held his hand and talked for a long time, then tremblingly gave him some rock candy, and went out to give one to each child.
"Oh, my twin grandchildren are so big now. They are so cute, just like your parents."
When she saw Lu Ming and Du Heng, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. The birth of her offspring was the greatest comfort to her.
"Call me madam!"
Lin Heng teased the two children and said that here, grandmothers are called "po", and those twice as old are called "taitai".
"Madam~" Lin Luming called out obediently.
"Haha... too..." Lin Duheng laughed foolishly.
"Oh, my two good great-grandchildren, Madam wishes you good health and no disasters."
The child's new vitality was transmitted to the grandmother's aged body, making her smile happily. She reached out to touch the child's little face and gave her sincere blessings.
After looking at the child, the old man walked tremblingly to the fire and sat down.
Lin Heng looked at the child, then looked at him again and again, and felt that this was the happiest life.
"Wife, it's great to have you."
Lin Heng smiled and said, having experienced too many joys and sorrows in two lifetimes, he understood very well that it was easy to marry a wife, but it was indeed as difficult as ascending to heaven to marry a wife who loved and understood you.
Because of Xiulan, even if he has seen a lot of unhappiness and tragedies, he still believes in love and the true love in the world.
Xiulan didn't say anything, but her slightly red cheeks and tender eyes were the best answer.
"You two are so in love."
Aunt Zhang Gaolian, who was standing nearby, noticed the interaction between the two and said with a smile.
"Yes." Lin Heng admitted bravely, and Xiulan stood beside him with a smile.
Lin Heng took a child and went to his uncle's bedroom with Xiulan.
The two of them coaxed the children to sleep, put them on the bed and covered them with a quilt. They had woken up the two little ones very early today and they actually hadn't slept very well, so they fell asleep after a little coaxing.
Lin Heng blocked the bed with a bench and a quilt before going out with peace of mind.
"Let's go and see if there's anything we can help with." Lin Heng said as he tidied up the hair around Xiulan's cheek.
She simply tied her hair into a ponytail today, wearing a white turtleneck sweater inside, a thick brown coat outside, black slim pants and brown mid-calf boots.
The whole person looks very elegant and casual, like a cool breeze blowing from the mountains on a hot summer day.
"good."
Xiulan smiled and nodded, then followed Lin Heng out to see if there was anything she needed help with.
"You guys go and warm yourself by the fire. Your aunt and I are enough here." Mother Lin shook her head.
"Yes, it's not convenient if there are too many people. Why don't you go play cards and warm yourself by the fire?" Zhang Gaolian also said with a smile.
"Okay then." Xiulan nodded, and the two of them walked over to warm themselves by the fire.
Xiaoxia, Lin Wei and others were having a lot of fun outside. Lin Heng looked at himself and went out for a walk.
He wasn't very cold and wanted to walk around outside and look around.
"Wait for me."
Lin Heng had not walked far when Xiulan followed him from behind.
"You're not going to warm yourself by the fire?" Lin Heng asked in confusion.
"My uncle and his friends' smoking is too choking." Xiulan shook her head.
"Okay then." Lin Heng stretched out his hand to her, and the two of them walked fifty or sixty meters to a side room. This was where his third uncle rested.
There were many beautiful persimmon cakes hanging under the eaves of the side room. Lin Heng stretched out his hand and barely reached two of them, then handed one to Xiulan.
"The persimmon cake is so sweet." Xiulan took a bite and smiled brightly. The sweet persimmon cake is a memory of her childhood.
The two of them walked around while eating persimmon cakes. The relaxing thing about visiting friends is that you don’t have to cook, you just have to wait to eat.
After a while they arrived at the hill on the other side of the ditch. Because it was very high, they could see many overlapping mountains, which provided a unique beauty.
Lin Heng hugged Xiulan from behind, holding her hands and looking at the scenery in the distance.
Her hair has a faint scent of jasmine, and the same scent becomes even more wonderful once it is on a woman.
"Let's go home. My feet are cold." Xiulan said after playing for a while.
Lin Heng looked at her tempting red lips and said, "My mouth is so dry."
"Your mouth is dry, right? I brought a lip balm with me." Xiulan smiled slyly and took out a lip balm from her pocket to apply it on him.
“This is not good.”
Lin Heng grabbed her hips and picked her up. Xiulan screamed and quickly clamped her legs around his waist, fearing that she would fall.
"You're annoying~"
Xiulan hit him, her pretty face flushed. She applied some lipstick on herself and leaned forward to look at Lin Heng's lips.
After a while she said, "Okay, okay, it's done."
"No, it's not applied evenly." Lin Heng licked his lips and leaned forward to apply lipstick himself.
The wild forest environment made Xiulan very shy, but she still carefully applied lipstick on him, and even became so addicted to his warm and hot body that she didn't want to go down.
The two of them went back, and not long after they walked, they met their eldest sister-in-law who had come over. She looked at them and said, "The meal is ready, go back and eat quickly, why did you come here?"
"I was just wandering around because I was bored. I had nothing to do." Lin Heng said with a smile.
Xiulan blushed slightly, thinking that it was a good thing that no one saw her and Lin Heng kissing passionately in broad daylight, otherwise how could she face people?
"Oh, then go back and eat." Liu Juan nodded, and looked at Xiulan again, "Xiulan, your face is so red, did you catch a cold?"
"A little bit." Xiulan nodded slightly.
"Then let's go back and warm ourselves by the fire." Liu Juan said and turned around to walk back.
Xiulan turned her head to look at Lin Heng and squeezed his hand.
Lin Heng smiled slightly with great satisfaction. It was not his fault. Her lips were really very tempting. Not moving his hands was already showing the utmost restraint.
Xiulan didn't look at him and started chatting with her sister-in-law. The three of them soon returned to the house.
The dishes in the house have started to be served. Today they have two tables of food.
Because of the good hunting harvest this year, the meals at his uncle's house have also changed dramatically, with much more meat than before.
"Hurry up and sit down and let's eat." Lu Honghai said with a smile.
"I've already started eating. This dish is really delicious." Lin Heng said with a smile, not being polite at all.
His uncle prepared sweet sorghum wine, which they called sweet sorghum wine.
The alcohol content was very high, but Lin Heng didn't drink much. It was almost time for everyone to finish the meal in a lively atmosphere.
At this moment, the sun suddenly came out, the snow on the ground began to melt, a strong wind blew in the mountains, and the temperature became even colder.
Lin Heng chatted with his grandmother for a while, and everyone played for a while before preparing to go home.
When he left, his eldest uncle and third uncle prepared red envelopes for the children. Xiaoxia took them with a smile and Lin Heng did not stop her. Gifts should be given to each other to show friendship.
"A guest has arrived, but I don't know who it is."
When he reached the door of his house, Lin Heng heard voices coming from the yard.
"There should be more than one family." Lin's mother said with a smile.
Lin Heng held Lin Duheng in his arms, pushed open the door and walked in. Sure enough, he saw seven or eight people sitting in the room.
Lin Heng knew two of them, as they had been here last year and they were his cousins. He didn't know the remaining six at all.
"Happy New Year, cousin, brother, and sister-in-law!"
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"Auntie, Lin Heng, Happy New Year!"
Before Lin Heng even said hello, these people came out and spoke enthusiastically.
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year." Lin Heng and his mother responded with a smile.
"Come in and talk." Father Lin called out. After everyone entered the house, he introduced them one by one, and Lin Heng finally understood who these people were.
Many of them are people I haven’t contacted for many years, but they suddenly come to wish us a happy new year, saying that they haven’t visited their parents for many years and came to see them.
After putting the children in the crib and letting them play by themselves, Lin Heng sat down and chatted with everyone. Xiulan, Caiyun and Lin's mother went to the kitchen to cook.
Although he understood why these people came, Lin Heng also had a good attitude and kept a low profile, trying not to leave a bad impression on others.
However, these cousins were more humble and were very respectful in their words, especially to Lin's father.
This changed Lin Heng's attitude towards them a lot. In fact, the interaction between people is based on value. It is normal for others to make friends with you if you are rich and powerful.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, a large table of dishes was ready. The people at the table were secretly shocked when they saw the Lin family's food. They had already overestimated Lin Heng in their hearts, but they still couldn't help but be shocked when they saw the food.
It was much better than they had imagined, and it felt like a dream.
"Come on, let's have a drink first." Lin Heng said with a smile, raising his glass.
"well!"
“This meal is so rich.”
Everyone ate their food and clinked glasses, expressing their feelings about the changes over the years and their respective life situations.
"Brother Lin Heng, I heard that you often go to the city and know a lot of people. Do you think there is any work that is suitable for us to do?"
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, one of them asked with a smile.
"Yes, you have a wide network of contacts, see if you can help us find it." Others also echoed.
"I don't have any connections, I just sell my stuff and go into the city often." Lin Heng shook his head and continued, "It's easy to find manual labor jobs in the city now, and the salary is decent."
“Are they all temporary?”
"Yes." Lin Heng nodded.
"That's fine, as long as we can make money. Lin Heng, please introduce us."
When Lin Heng heard this, he was slightly stunned and felt a little unbelievable.
Fang Cheng, the leader, noticed Lin Heng's fleeting expression and explained with a smile, "We all know that we are not well educated, and we dare not trouble you to find a good job for us. Even if you find one, we are not qualified for it."
"Yes, we have never been to the city, so we don't know what the situation is. We just heard that working in the city can earn more, so we came to ask you. It's okay to do hard work, as long as we can make money."
Lin Heng nodded and said with a smile: "Is that so? Then you guys go back and wait. I'll look for it when the new year comes. I'll send you a letter when I find it. When you come to town, I'll take you there."
His perception of these people suddenly improved a lot. Although they still asked him for help, these people knew him well and did not make any unreasonable demands.
It’s not like some relatives who came over before and their attitude showed that they wanted you to help them.
You tell them some options and they pick and choose and think they are not good enough, and they even think you are not treating them well enough.
Lin Heng didn't even want to look at this kind of person, let alone help him.
"Okay, thank you then."
"Thank you so much, Lin Heng. I'll toast to you guys."
Several people hurriedly expressed their gratitude and said many words of thanks.
After the meal, Lin Heng played with them for a while, and Lin's father arranged for them to rest in the old house.
The next morning, these people had breakfast and then said goodbye and left.
As soon as they left, several more guests came to the Lin family. However, Lin Heng did not entertain them much and left them to his parents. He went to his third father's house to pay New Year's greetings and then went to his aunt's house in the afternoon.
He really dislikes this ineffective social interaction, especially when facing people who have no self-awareness.
But it’s okay. After these few years, almost all of the relatives have visited his house, and he has basically sorted out those who can be interacted with and those who are completely unnecessary to interact with.
Although he was a reborn person, he had not interacted with many of his relatives in his previous life and could not tell the good from the bad.
Time flies during the Chinese New Year period. These days are filled with parties and everyone has fun after a busy year.
Lin Heng arranged some important relatives and also invited some important people in the village to dinner.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Heng and Xiulan packed up early in the morning. This time Caiyun went with them, helping to take the children to visit his parents-in-law to wish them a happy new year.
(End of this chapter)
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