Chapter 11: Cheng Yan and Lin Mo
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
After processing the grapes, it was almost noon. Lin Mo went to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables. Lin Chen went into the kitchen and began to cook. Lin Xiaoya was sitting on a small stool, holding a pear in her hands, gnawing on it and looking up at Uncle Cheng Yan standing in front of her.
Lin Xiaoya who buried herself in the pear saw that Uncle Cheng Yan was walking towards the gate. When Lin Xiaoya saw this, she was a little worried and didn't care about the pulp in her mouth. She turned to the kitchen and shouted.
"Fourth Uncle! Come on! Uncle Cheng is leaving!" After shouting, Lin Xiaoya looked down at the fruit on the ground, and then chewed the fruit in her hand. After chewing, she stood up and ran towards Cheng Yan.
Lin Mo heard Lin Xiaoya's voice coming from the yard. He put down his things and went out.
"Don't you mean to stay here for lunch?" Lin Mo asked. He said it clearly just earlier. How could he leave now?
"I'll leave for a while and come back later." Cheng Yan said, chuckling.
Lin Mo nodded. After Cheng Yan left, he led Xiaoya into the room. Lin Mo touched the child's head and said, "Stay here with your brother and accompany your father while Fourth Uncle cooks."
"Mn…" Lin Xiaoya's mouth was bulging, and she nodded when she heard Fourth Uncle's words.
Lin Mo looked at Lin Cheng, who had just fallen asleep after drinking his medicine, and left the room.
"Brother, when will dad wake up?" Lin Xiaoya slowly moved to Lin Xiaonan's side and asked in a low voice. Lin Xiaoya still had some fear in her eyes. She could still remember the blood on her father a few days ago.
There had been more blood than when they killed chickens at home. Lin Xiaoya thought her father was going to die at that time, because in her impression, the chickens died after they lost that much blood.
Lin Xiaonan thought about it and said, "Um… I wake up when I am hungry."
There were a lot of ingredients in the kitchen. The pork and bones were bought by Father Lin early in the morning. There were families in the village who had pigs and would sell them in the town every day. Some villagers who didn't want to go that far to buy meat could order it to be set aside from the families before the pigs were killed.
If it was preparing lunch for just the Lin family, the meat and some vegetables from the garden would have been enough, but now with Cheng Yan joining them, there would obviously not be enough.
Lin Mo thought about it. He went into the storeroom and took a larger piece of bacon from the row of hanging bacon. Some of these bacon slabs were small prey that Father Lin and Eldest Brother Lin hunted in the mountain. They had bought wax from the town and then hung them. In winter, there were not many people who sold meat in town. If they wanted to eat meat, they could only store it in advance.
Sometimes the Lin family would add some to the stir fry to satisfy the children's appetites.
Taking the bacon to the kitchen, Lin Mo put it in the basin and soaked it in warm water for an hour, removed the floating dust on its surface, and reduced the saltiness.
"I'll go to the garden and pick some vegetables. You can watch the fire here." Lin Mo moved the pot of preserved bacon aside, took the basket, and told Lin Chen before going out of the kitchen.
"I see, Fourth Brother." Lin Chen nodded and continued to stare at the fire in the two stoves. It would take a long time to stew bone soup with white radish and cook rice.
Lin Mo went into his garden and picked some vegetables, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes and other seasonings. He picked several kinds of vegetables and melons that he could eat in the garden and left when the basket was full.
When Lin Mo returned to the yard with a basket of vegetables, he saw Cheng Yan squatting as he cleaned up some fish, and there was also rabbit meat in the basin.
When Lin Mo thought about it, he realised why he had left earlier.
"You hunted the rabbit?" Lin Mo went over to put the basket down and asked.
Cheng Yan paused for a few seconds and said, "Mn, when I came over, I saw some fish in the river and caught some."
As Cheng Yan knew, most gers liked rabbits very much. Lin Mo didn't like rabbits, did he? So now he was cleaning up rabbit meat in front of Lin Mo
"Oh, please help me cut the rabbit into pieces. If we have wine in the kitchen, we can put it in for a few minutes and marinate it. If you have fish, it's better to slice it up into thin pieces. If it doesn't have bones in it, just cut the rest into pieces… Is that okay?" After Lin Mo finished speaking, he remembered that they two didn't seem to know each other very well. It was not good to bother him like this
"Mn." Cheng Yan responded, cleaned up the fish quickly, and flushed the blood on the big stone board before taking it into the kitchen.
Lin Mo took the vegetables in the basket into the kitchen after washing them. When he entered the kitchen, he heard the voice of Father Lin and Mama Lin outside the door. It was almost time for lunch.
"I'll go out and help." Seeing Lin Mo coming in, Cheng Yan already felt a little cramped in the narrow kitchen. Fortunately, hearing the sound of them coming back from the door, Cheng Yan said this and went out.
Lin Mo nodded and gave him space.
"A-Chen, is the fire ready?" Lin Mo asked as he cut vegetables.
"Almost. Just a few more sticks."
"Mn, wait a minute and then we will start cooking." Lin Mo quickly broke the cucumber and cut it into pieces before adding seasonings.
With the help of Cheng Yan, Father Lin carried several baskets of fruits from two carts into the yard, and Mama Lin and sister-in-law Lin carried them in together.
"A-Xing, go back to the house and change your wet clothes," cried Mama Lin.
"Yes, ma'am." Lin Xing had no energy to answer, dragging his tired body into the courtyard, but the smell of meat from the kitchen lifted his spirit in a moment.
"Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother, will we have meat for lunch today? I smell the scent of meat." Lin Xing ran to the kitchen. He put his hands on the door and took a deep breath. He was excited.
"Don't you already know? Go change your clothes quickly, and then come to help watch the fire." Lin Mo sauteed the dishes neatly and looked back at him.
"Okay, wait for me, I'll be right back!" Lin Xing ran into the house before he finished speaking.
In the house, Lin Cheng, the eldest brother of the Lin family, and the two three-year-old children were sitting on a small stool beside the bed. Lin Xiaonan held his chin with both hands and stared at his father seriously. Lin Xiaoya sat beside him, but looked at the door.
"Brother, I can smell meat." Lin Xiaoya grabbed Lin Xiaonan's clothes and pulled.
"Mn." He smelled it, too.
"Elder Brother, Grandpa and Grandma, they came to make trouble." Before long, Lin Xiaoya pulled Lin Xiaonan's clothes again.
"Oh." He heard it. Lin Xiaonan continued to stare at his father, but his head was full of the smell of meat.
When Lin Cheng woke up, he saw his little son staring at him, but at the first glance he knew that the boy's thoughts were elsewhere, and his little daughter was facing the door directly.
"Elder Brother, we can smell dinner. Did Dad wake up?"
"No."
"Cough… Dad is awake. " When Lin Cheng saw his son open his mouth to tell lies, he opened his own mouth to inform them that he was awake.
"Ah? Father's voice! Father is up." Lin Xiaoya heard the voice, looked back and saw her father on the bed had opened his eyes.
Lin Xiaonan returned to his senses and hurriedly stood up and walked over. He was embarrassed.
Lin Cheng got up slowly, got out of bed, and walked out of the room steadily under the nervousness of his son and daughter.
Smelling the familiar fragrance, Lin Cheng was in a trance. It seemed that he hadn't eaten the meal made by Mo'ger for a long time. Unexpectedly, he was not taken away by the ghost messenger after his death, but returned to five years ago.
Yes, five years ago, his Second Brother was still a scholar, his family was still in Daling Village and his two children could still smile carefree.
"Dad, it's better to eat meat made by Fourth Uncle." Lin Xiaoya grabbed her dad's clothes tightly and walked out of the room with him.
"Is it better than your mother's?" Lin Cheng laughed.
"It's delicious, too," said Lin Xiaonan.
"Yes, both are delicious!" Lin Xiaoya agreed.
When sister-in-law Lin moved things into the yard, she saw that her husband had come out of the house and was sitting in a reclining chair with their daughter clinging to his stomach.
Sister-in-law Lin looked at her husband and said to her daughter. "What happened? Xiaoya, don't press on your father's wound."
"It's okay. It's not under pressure." Lin Cheng shook his head.
Outside the door, after carrying the fruit from the cart, Father Lin took Cheng Yan and pushed the cart to the orchard to move the rest.
Both Father Lin and Cheng Yan were strong men. They pushed these baskets of fruits more easily than ordinary people. This time was exactly when other people came back from the fields or town to eat. When they pushed the two carts of fruit, they were more eye catching.
"Isn't this Brother Lin? Why did you pick these fruits?" A man of the same age as Father Lin, carrying a hoe, walked by, then slowed down to talk to him, followed by some old men, but they didn't talk to him.
"I'm not familiar with it. My ger, Mo wants to pound some things. Anyway, they will rot in the orchard. It's better to bring them to make him happy," said Father Lin as he pushed the cart.
"You and sister-in-law Lin really love Mo'ger as always. But what about a husband? Are you going to find a husband for Mo'ger? Is it Cheng Yan?" The man, with a hoe in one hand, looked at Cheng Yan in front of the cart and asked in a low voice.
Cheng Yan was famous in Daling Village. He was rescued from the mountain by Father Lin a year ago and then lived in the village. But he was so cold that he could freeze people and drop ice dregs in front of others. Usually others greeted him, and he didn't answer or nod, so they would leave him on his own. Because he was a migrant, he lived in the most remote place in the village, and he had no land. Usually, he went hunting in the deep mountains. People in the village often saw him carrying his prey to the town.
It was reasonable to say that people with this character were the least popular in the village, but because the Lin's were basically saved by Cheng Yan when they went to the mountain to hunt, and he had a good relationship with Lin family, so his life in Daling village was relatively peaceful, which probably had something to do with the simplicity of Daling Village.
"I want to ask, but I have to see what he thinks." Father Lin lowered his voice. This kind of thing was still in its infancy, which was not easy for too many people to know.
"It's true, but you don't know what's going on with Cheng Yan's family. You'd better think about it more. My ger is almost too old. Fortunately, he found his partner this morning, and it's estimated that he will get married at the end of the year."
"So fast? Congratulations first." Father Lin laughed.
Father Lin and Mama Lin did consider the situation with Cheng Yan, but at present, it was only because the situation with Cheng Yan was suitable for Mo'ger. Father Lin was thinking about whether he should ask his daughter if she knew of the right person in town next time.
Although their conversation was pretty quiet, for Cheng Yan, who had a strange martial arts, it was no different. What he should hear was heard, and what he shouldn't hear was also heard.
Understanding their meaning, Cheng Yan subconsciously had a young figure emerge in his brain.
Chapter 12: No Matter Who Lin Mo Is
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
After Father Lin and Cheng Yan pushed the things back, the meal was ready. Lin Xing squatted aside to wash the dishes, while Lin Chen and Lin Mo moved all the dishes for lunch to the table. Two children ran between the baskets in the yard.
"You two go stay with dad. Don't run around. What will you do if you fall?" As soon as sister-in-law Lin put down the basket and wanted to turn around, Lin Xiaoya ran into her leg, and sister-in-law Lin bent down to help her.
"The fruit is fragrant. It's important!" Lin Xiaoya grabbed her mother's thigh and sucked in her lips.
"Fourth Uncle's meat is delicious. Go there and wait for dinner. Don't run around. Xiaonan, take your sister."
"Oh." Lin Xiaonan nodded with a serious face, then stretched out his little claws and took his sister's hand and walked into the room.
By the time everyone came into the room, Lin Mo and some of them had finished their meals. Now they were helping the two children with their vegetables.
"Grandpa and grandma, you can eat the food." Lin Xiaoya chewed and chewed, looking up at her grandfather and grandmother who came in.
"Grandpa and grandma, have a meal," said Lin Xiaonan, who was grabbing the bowl in one hand and taking the spoon in the other when he heard his sister's voice, looked up, and saw his grandparents coming in.
"Brother Cheng, have a meal." When Lin Chen saw that Cheng Yan had been missed by the two children, he said quickly.
"Today's food is so rich?" As soon as Mama Lin came in, she saw several dishes of meat and vegetables on the table, which were only available for the Spring Festival.
A pot of stewed bone soup with white radish, which looked milky white, a plate of fried bacon with garlic sprouts, fried rabbit meat, fried fish slices with garlic, fried fish with chili peppers, cold cucumber, etc. There was basically meat in every dish, as well as fish porridge specially prepared for Lin Cheng and the two children.
Lin Chen sat down and said, "The rabbit and the fish were brought by Brother Cheng."
"Didn't he come to eat our meal? How could he bring these?" Father Lin was a little disagreeable.
"It was meant to be used for food." Cheng Yan found a place to sit only after the others had already sat. Fortunately, the place was next to Lin Mo. Cheng Yan took a step, looked at Father Lin and found that he had no reaction, so he sat down.
In fact, this position was purely coincidental, because if Lin Xiu, Second Brother of the Lin family, was at home, he would be sitting in that position.
Father Lin and Mama Lin were sitting next to each other. On one side was Lin Cheng's family of four, and on the other side were the two youngest sons next to Father Lin and Mama Lin. On the opposite side was Lin Mo and where Second Brother, Lin Xiu would sit was now Cheng Yan.
Cheng Yan saw that they all began to eat, and also grabbed a bowl. Before he smelled it, he thought it was very fragrant. Unexpectedly, it tasted even better.
"It's much better than my cooking." Mama Lin took a bite, her eyes brightened, looked up at Lin Mo, and smiled.
No matter how many times she had eaten before, she thought that the taste was amazing from the very first bite.
"Mn, indeed," said Lin Cheng suddenly.
Lin Mo heard his voice and stopped eating his meal, but he soon recovered. Lin Mo didn't speak, just looked up and smiled. His smile was light, but it was the result of his practice for a long time.
Lin Mo's tiny action just now couldn't be hidden from Cheng Yan next to him. He wanted to say something to praise him, but he gave up thinking since he couldn't say much now.
After dinner, sister-in-law Lin cleaned up the dishes, and Lin Mo and the others began to deal with the several baskets of fruit in the yard. There were many ways to eat fruit, such as canned fruit, dried fruit, jam, etc., but Lin Mo still chose to turn all fruits into wine.
Lin Mo was good at wine making. Although other methods for the fruits were simple, they were troublesome. In addition to storage, wine making was better. Father Lin and Cheng Yan went to bring back the special wine barrel when they started to deal with the fruit. In addition to the injured Lin Cheng and the two three-year-old children, other people helped clean the fruit. Cheng Yan didn't have to go hunting in the mountains today, so he also joined in.
Lin Cheng sat in a chair, with his son and daughter laying on his lap, watching their busy figures.
He was still in shock after getting his second shot at life. Lin Cheng didn't understand why he could go back to the past. He thought it would be Lin Xiu, his Second Brother, or Mo'ger, the Fourth Brother who would have the chance.
In his last life, Lin Xiu had a great official position before his death. Although Lin Cheng didn't know what his specific position was, if the chance to come back was his, the disaster that his family suffered in the last life should be avoided.
But at the thought of his Second Brother's involvement with that strange woman, Lin Cheng had a headache.
But for Mo'ger, Lin Cheng still had some feelings of not knowing how to face him. Most of the ways to make money in their family in the past life were from Mo'ger. At that time, they all thought it was the gift of the immortal, and Mo'ger had also said so.
But before Mo'ger's death, he had told the truth.
Lin Cheng's eyes gradually gathered to look at Lin Mo, who was busy on the side. From Lin Cheng's impression, Mo'ger was a person who didn't like to laugh and was stubborn, but was very gentle to them. They had long regarded him as family.
So now Lin Mo was actually the one he was most familiar with. His family was weak and sick then… so now they were gone. No, it was time to retry. In the past, when Lin Cheng had come to know the truth, the first reaction in his mind was a blank, but he could not say what he felt except being relieved.
Was it disgusting? No, after all, Lin Mo had been a family member in their hearts, and now Lin Cheng realised that if Lin Mo hadn't entered their brother's body at that time, their parents would probably have mourned over the loss of their child.
Both the original and present Lin Mo's were his younger brother. Now Lin Cheng couldn't really alienate his younger brother intentionally. Moreover, in the end, Lin Mo didn't have to die in his last life, but because he had been injured… Lin Cheng still couldn't help shivering when he thought of his brother's tragedy.
After struggling for a long time, Lin Cheng finally made a decision. He planned to wait for Lin Xiu, his Second Brother, to come back and tell him all of this. If he was the only one that had to think of all this, Lin Cheng really would not know what to do. He was not smart. If he wanted to avoid the tragedy of his family in his previous life, he must tell Lin Xiu.
After all the barrels were used up, there were still one or two baskets of different kinds of fruits left in the yard. Lin Mo planned to make them into other snacks for the several children at home.
After all the fruits had been processed, it was getting dark. Mama Lin and sister-in-law Lin made dinner together. In their eyes, Lin Mo's body was weak and he had been busy all day. It was time to have a rest. If he used excessive force then it would regenerate the disease, and he would suffer.
After dinner, the Lin family gathered together, and Lin Mo opened his mouth after listening to them talk about today. "Dad, have you picked all the fruit in the orchard?"
There were a lot of fruits delivered today, but Lin Mo was not sure if there were any more in the fruit orchard. In addition to fruit wine, Lin Mo also wanted to use the fruit for other food.
It would take some time for the wine to be brewed. At least one or two months, it was impossible for them to profit from the wine now. If they made other fruit products, plus their novelty, they may still make some money.
"No, we only picked the ripe ones and left the others on the branches." Said Father Lin. "We'll pick the half ripe ones in a few days."
"Don't we have enough to brew more than ten barrels? Do you want to continue?" Mama Lin hesitated a little bit and said, "Can we sell so much wine?"
What would they do if no one bought their wine?
"It's not wine making, it's something else. It's going to take at least a few months for the wine to be made. During this period, we'll sell other things." Lin Mo shook his head.
"Fourth Uncle, do you want to make sweet water?" Lin Xiaoya held a red fruit in one hand and nibbled on one in the other.
Chapter 13: Discussion
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
Lin Mo told them what he was thinking of doing, but he didn't know how to make dried fruit. He only ate jam and canned fruit, but he didn't know how to make it. The specific steps of the process were not clear to him.
However, it would be easy to make a simple version. Anyway, new things were an easy way to make money from at the beginning, and Lin Mo didn't intend to make long-term profits with them.
"What is this…Jam? Canned fruit? Will someone buy it when we make it?" Mama Lin was a little uneasy.
"We can make some to sell in town first, and we can do more if someone buys it." Lin Cheng said. They were not sure, but Lin Cheng knew that someone would buy this, and there would still be many others who would too. In the past, their family began to make money because of this.
After experiencing his previous life, Lin Cheng could now see Lin Mo's formality and slight estrangement at this time. It seemed that Lin Mo had just come here. At this time, Lin Mo hadn't fully regarded them as his family.
When Lin Mo heard Lin Cheng's words, he looked at him, and he was a little surprised. In his few memories, Lin Cheng, the eldest brother of the original owner, was a man of few words. He was an honest farmer in the eyes of others. He didn't expect that Lin Cheng would be the first one to agree with him. Lin Mo had figured out a good reason to explain to his family but it seemed that he didn't need to now.
"Mom and Dad, the food made by Fourth Brother is delicious. It's sure to sell for money." Lin Chen looked left and right, and found that no one was making a sound. Even if he couldn't sell it, he could let them eat it. Anyway, Lin Xing also thought Fourth Brother's food was delicious.
"Are we going to set up a stall in town?" Lin Xing looked up and asked, he really wanted to go to town to have a look. There were many things in the town. They had been there once before. Lin Xing wanted to continue seeing what he didn't finish last time.
"Mom and Dad, anyway, it's still a while before the busy farming period. We have nothing to do. It's better to try Mo'ger's method. The fruit is from our own fruit orchard. Even if it's not sold, we won't lose much money." When sister-in-law Lin saw that everyone else was talking, she thought about it and advised. Sister-in-law Lin thought that they could make money. The peddlers who sold tanghulu candies in town also made money by selling them.
On hearing the others supporting him, Lin Mo blinked and slightly lowered his head, not looking at them.
"We didn't disagree…" Mama Lin laughed and scolded when she heard them.
"What else do you need? Dad will get it," said Father Lin.
"I'll go to the town tomorrow. If we don't have the items, we can only find someone to make it…" Lin Mo replied after thinking about it.
Dried fruit could be packed in small cloth bags, jam or canned fruit could only be packed in special containers. He didn't know if there were any in town, but there were overripe fruits, which should not make the jam worse, right? Lin Mo was not sure. 1
This era was not the ancient time that Lin Mo knew of, so he would not use his inherent ideas to look down at it, maybe there would be something in town.
"Where will we sell our wine? Do dad and big brother know any big restaurants in town?"
Lin Mo thought that although the problem of wine brewing had been solved, it seemed that he still needed to find a buyer's channel. He couldn't just take the wine to the town to set up a stall, alright? It was estimated that no one would buy wine from a stall.
"There are several restaurants in the town…"
"Dad, we can sell the wine to Zuiyun (Drunk Cloud) Plaza." Lin Cheng suddenly said.
"Zuiyun Plaza? This…" Father Lin heard that and hesitated.
Although the reputation of Zuiyun Plaza in the town was not as big as that of the best restaurant, there were still many tourists who visited the place.
Although Zuiyun Plaza was under the name of their third daughter Lin Lan's father-in-law's family, Father Lin still didn't want to let them collect money from his own family. If the quality of the wine they brewed was very good, it would be okay to do so, but the key point was that they didn't know how to make it taste best now.
If it screwed up, the relationship between the two families would certainly become very awkward. After that, Lin Lan would probably also be in a position of disgust amongst the Yan family.
When Grandfather Lin was still alive, the Lin family and Yan family had a good relationship. After all, they were business partners and friends, so the two families became relatives. However, by the time of Father Lin's arrival, the Lin family had changed from a merchant to a farmer, and the relationship between the two families was gradually reduced. What they still maintained was their family relationship.
That's why Father Lin didn't want to sell fruit wine to Zuiyun Plaza.
"Just try it. I didn't say we have to sell it to them. If we can't, we can go to another wine shop."
Lin Cheng knew his father's concerns. In the last life, it was because they didn't go to Zuiyun Plaza in the first place that there was trouble behind them. Although the Yan family helped them, they were also upset by their decision .
Lin Cheng knew how good the wine his brother brewed tasted. The Yan family had industries all over the country. If they took the wine to Zuiyun Plaza in the beginning, with the background strength of the Yan family, there would be no one who would have the courage to find trouble with them.
"A small jar I made before is ready. I can show it to them."
Before Lin Mo and Mama Lin went to the town, they paid close attention to the news of the town. Naturally, they knew the status of Zuiyun Plaza; compared with these restaurants, a tavern would be better.
Lin Mo was confident in his craft. If he could, he still wanted to cooperate with a tavern.
"Isn't Zuiyun Plaza from brother-in-law's family? We can talk to brother-in-law." Lin Xing scratched his head and said, "Just say it to brother-in-law. Do we need to think about it here?"
Lin Chen patted his silly brother's head and told him to shut up. He didn't expect him to think of anything and solve the problem without saying it.
"I'll take it to them tomorrow, since I have something to ask A-Lan." Mama Lin finally decided, and didn't give them a chance to refuse.
"I'll go with you tomorrow…" When Lin Cheng saw his mother's answer, he knew that most of the problems had been solved.
"Your injury is not better. I'll go with your mother and Mo'ger tomorrow."
"But…" Lin Cheng hesitated when his father refused.
Lin Cheng took care of Lin family's industries in the past. Lin Cheng was used to doing these things by himself, but he was still injured.
Lin Cheng knew that his parents didn't understand this, and he hadn't seen Lin Mo, his younger brother, talk about business with others, so he asked the three of them to go. Lin Cheng was really worried about whether the business could be achieved.
"Since it belongs to brother-in-law's family, as long as the quality of the wine is good, it should be okay."
Lin Mo didn't expect the relationship between the owner and their family to be connected to Zuiyun Plaza. In this case, it would be easy.
As long as the problem with the wine was not big, it was basically no problem. As long as Zuiyuan Plaza sold the wine, even if they had a fixed wine supplier, Lin Mo could let them buy his wine.
When Lin Cheng heard Lin Mo's words, he thought for a moment and nodded to agree.
As a family relationship, as long as the quality of the wine was qualified at the beginning of the discussion, the Yan family would not refuse, and Lin Cheng knew that if they tasted it, they would not refuse it. Lin Cheng knew of his brother's ability to make wine, and the taste of the wine was unique, and others had tried to imitate such a taste.
After the matter was settled, everyone went to the room to sleep. In bed, Father Lin ruminated for a long time, thinking that what his wife just said was a little strange.
"What are you doing thinking over and over? Won't you be sleepy if you don't sleep now?"
"My wife, you just said that it's part of Mo'ger's business to find A-Lan tomorrow?" Asked Father Lin, turning around and lying flat in bed.
"Mn, I think that Cheng Yan and Mo'ger are not suitable. I want to ask A-Lan if there is another suitable person." Mama Lin replied after thinking about it.
"What's wrong with them? Didn't you see Cheng Yan today? There are few people who are diligent and silent… "
"Is that the way to choose a husband for Mo'ger? Both of them don't like talking, and I don't see that they are interested in each other."
Today, she looked at them from time to time, but she couldn't see what they were doing. At noon, she also deliberately vacated the position beside Mo'ger. She created opportunities for them to get along with each other, and they didn't look at each other.
"Both of them are a little introverted. I can't tell in such a short time. I'll wait a few days… If it's not possible, we'll ask them what they think when everything is done," said Father Lin. "What's more, although Cheng Yan's life experience is a little mysterious, nothing has happened after a year… Besides, even if we want to find someone else, we have to ask Mo'ger what he thinks."
In fact, Father Lin was very optimistic about Cheng Yan. Although he had no family, he was good at hunting. Moreover, Mo'ger would get several acres after he was married, so he would not be hungry.
The only thing to consider is, was Cheng Yan interested in being Mo'ger's family? Father Lin planned to observe for a few more days and ask Cheng Yan. If not, he would have to spend time to find others for Mo'ger.
"Let's talk about it later." Mama Lin thought about it and said this.
It was night, and Lin Mo was lying in bed, his eyes closed and rested, and his ears were ringing with the unique sound of insects in the night. Not long after he came here, Lin Mo had fallen in love with the life he was living here. He could eat warm food, wear clothes and he only needed to cook and play with children every day, and occasionally think of some ways to make money.
It was not necessary to watch out for zombies and ability users all the time. Apart from being unable to sleep at night, everything here was so beautiful that Lin Mo thought it couldn't be true.
In the middle of the night, Lin Mo, who couldn't sleep, entered his spiritual space to kill time. There was only the spiritual spring and a piece of land in the space. Besides, there was white fog all around. Once Lin Mo wanted to go into the white fog to see what was in it, but he was blocked by an invisible barrier.
Lin Mo made an area in the field to plant tubers and herbs. When planting, he didn't remember that the plant should be planted in the water. He didn't know until he got the second generation of the plant
After seeing that it hadn't changed much, he continued to plant it.
In addition to the medicinal plants, Lin Mo also planted many other things, such as tomatoes, purple grapes, and other seasoning herbs. Anyway, he would throw the plants he liked into his space and plant them at will. Then he would pour some spiritual water on them to let them grow freely.
If there was no magic effect from the spiritual water, according to his planting method, there would be no crops in his space.
Lin Mo picked a bunch of purple grapes and sat under a fruit tree, eating them while watching the spirit spring nearby.
Chapter 14: Going to Town
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
In the early morning, the air was fresh. Lin Mo walked out of the door and stood in the yard. He took a deep breath and relaxed his nerves after a night of tension.
Lin Mo stood there, brushing his teeth and thinking about how to sell his wine to people in the town later. The sound of breakfast preparations came from the kitchen, as well as the sound of Mama Lin and sister-in-law Lin talking in low voices.
After Lin Mo finished brushing his teeth and washing his face, the others also got up. Lin Mo sat at the table and ate breakfast, and occasionally put some dishes in his niece and nephew's bowls.
Lin Xing quickly brushed his teeth and wiped his face. He saw that it was only Fourth Brother and the two children at the table. Everyone else was busy. Lin Xing walked quickly to sit beside Fourth Brother.
"Fourth Brother, are you going to town with our parents today?" Lin Xing grabbed a steamed bun and whispered to Fourth Brother.
"Mn, didn't you hear last night? Why didn't you dry your face?" Lin Mo gave him a blank look.
Lin Xing laughed and wiped the water off his face with his sleeve. "Then what… Can I come with you, Fourth Brother?"
"Why do you want to go with us?"
"Cough… If you want to buy something, I can help you carry it!" Lin Xing stood up quietly and said with a smile.
"All right." Lin Mo glanced at Lin Xing's ten-year-old body and covered up the smile in his eyes.
Sitting on the side, Lin Xiaoya held a wooden spoon, looked up and blinked at Lin Xing. "Fifth Uncle, Xiaoya wants to go too."
"Xiaoya is too small to help carry things now. We will take you out when you grow up." Lin Xing coaxed his little niece.
"Ah, do you have sugar?" Lin Xiaoya asked, and Lin Xiaonan, who was carefully scooping porridge, heard it and looked up at Lin Xing with some expectation in his eyes.
"This… Won't you wait for the sugar in your jar to be finished first?" Lin Xing coaxed carefully because even if he wanted to buy, he had no money.
Lin Mo raised his hand to touch Xiaoya's head and asked. "What kind of sugar do you want?"
"Sweet sugar." Lin Xiaoya looked at Lin Mo.
Lin Mo touched the child's head. He didn't know what she wanted. Were all sweets made with sugar? Was there anything that was sour or slightly bitter?
Sitting beside Lin Xiaoya, Lin Xiaonan suddenly spoke out, "Can I have the red fruit with it?"
Lin Xing saw Fourth Brother's puzzled expression and explained, "That's tanghulu candy."
"Okay." It was just a bunch of tanghulu candies. When someone bought that jar of wine, he would naturally have money.
Lin Xing, on one side, heard this, and also whispered, "Fourth Brother, I also want to buy a red bean cake."
"What do you buy? Are you a child?" When Lin Chen came in, he heard this from his silly brother and whacked him on the head.
"Lin Chen, I'm your twin brother. Why do you hit my head? Second Brother said that we should respect the old and love the young." Lin Xing's hair was messed up by his younger brother and he was dissatisfied.
"Oh."
Was this how one respected the old and loved the young?
After Lin Mo finished breakfast, he moved the porcelain jar which had been placed in the shade for some time, covered the mouth of the white jade wine jar with a clean white cloth.
"Fourth Brother, what are you doing?" Lin Xing doubted his actions.
"The wine is a little muddy. It needs filtering."
After the preparation, Lin Mo opened the porcelain jar cover, and then the unique scent of the wine slowly overflowed from the inside. Before long, the whole yard was full of wine fragrance, mixed with a fruity fragrance.
Lin Mo felt that the wine didn't smell like the one from his memory at first. He wondered if there was a mistake in the process, but when the wine in the jar was poured out, there was a flash of surprise in his eyes since this jar was better than he expected.
Lin Mo recalled that on that day, he seemed to drop two drops of spring water into it habitually, but he didn't expect it to improve the quality of the wine. At that time, he just wanted to make the fermentation speed faster, but he accidentally hit a homerun.
"The wine smells good." Lin Xing narrowed his eyes and sniffed.
Lin Mo didn't say anything as he picked up the porcelain jar and poured the wine into the prepared container. The small porcelain jar with white jade color was bought at a small stall when he went to town last time. Although it was not as transparent as a glass, it was just right to use it to hold the purple-red wine.
The wine was poured from the old container into the new container and the wine was more fragrant, attracting the others to it.
"The color of the wine is so beautiful." Lin Chen's hands were carefully settled on the edge of the table. His chin was on the back of his hand and he couldn't turn his eyes away from the color coming out of the wine jar.
"The wine is very fragrant and has a fruity taste. It will definitely be a success." Mama Lin said happily.
When the white jade porcelain jar was almost full, there was still a third of the wine in the original porcelain, and the pulp dregs were exposed.
"There's still something in it. Would you like to fill another jar with it?" Asked sister-in-law Lin.
"Mn, I'll leave it for father and elder brother." Lin Mo nodded and put the jar aside.
Father Lin took the jar, which was given to him by his son, away with a happy face. As for the eldest son, he was injured and couldn't drink much wine!
"Why is your father so urgent?" Mama Lin saw that he could not carry on the steady side in front of the children, and she had no words.
Lin Cheng smiled helplessly. He still didn't have a chance to drink the first jar of wine his brother brewed.
When everything was ready, Father Lin and Mama Lin took it with their two sons and went out. There were many people going to the town in the morning. Some of them chose their own vegetables to sell in the town, and some of them carried the tofu they made the previous night.
Some old people were sitting in front of their own door and chatting with other people in the opposite direction, while children were chasing one another. This was the life of the villagers in Daling Village. If there was no farm work, they would go to other families to chat with each other, or sell some vegetables or bamboo products made by themselves in town.
Sometimes there were quarrels among neighbors, but after being persuaded by others, the quarrels would end. The next day, they would still be friendly.
This was the one thing Daling Village prided itself on. The neighboring villages couldn't do without something happening.
"Brother Lin, are you going to town too?" A man carrying a load of things said hello.
"Mn, going shopping, but how come your whole family is out too? Aren't you the only one who usually goes to town?" Father Lin doubted.
Zhang Dazhuang's family was one of the tofu makers in the village, but he usually chose to go to town alone. Now, even the little ger of his family had come along with him. Father Lin was curious.
"In a few days, there will be a happy event at home. We are going shopping. Then we hope your family will remember to come." Zhang Dazhuang said with a smile.
"I'll remember. How come so many people in the village have happy events recently? Are good things going on?" Father Lin was a little confused. His wife told him that she would go to a certain house for a wedding drink the day before yesterday. Today, she had another invite.
"I got married when I was old. Anyway, they both grew up together. So I've already got a good idea."
"Auntie Lin, is your ger about the same age? Is there anyone Mo'ger likes?" The men of the two families were talking, and Aunt Zhang came to Mama Lin and chatted casually.
"I don't know yet, but there are suitable candidates. I just don't know what they think…"
Lin Mo was embarrassed to see that they were chatting and talking about him, or about his marriage. He didn't expect what he didn't experience in his previous life to happen now.
Zhang Yuanqing, who had been chatting with his family members, now had no one to talk with, so he went to the side of the Lin family's ger. "Lin Mo, I remember you didn't have anyone you like. Do you have anyone now?" Asked Zhang Yuanqing.
He knew Lin Mo of the Lin family, but he rarely saw him. He didn't expect that he was so white and pretty, but he saw that he looked sick, and thought the others were right. Lin Mo was indeed a delicate little ger, weaker than the general ger.
Lin Mo, who had smashed the heads of zombies and had escaped the stalking ability users: ….
Lin Mo looked at him and said, "No."
"Is that right? I thought you liked brother Cheng." Zhang Yuan said, scratching his head.
"Brother Cheng? Are you talking about Cheng Yan?" Lin Mo looked puzzled. Why didn't he know that he liked Cheng Yan? Did he like Cheng Yan originally? Lin Mo thought and said, "I used to like him?"
Zhang Yuanqing shook his head. "I don't know. Brother Cheng settled in our village a year ago. If you like him, claim him. Other ger in our village will take him. I only asked since I saw that elder brother Cheng had gone to your house to help a few days ago, and I thought your parents intended him to be your husband and their son-in-law… But I'm surprised that you don't like brother Cheng. He looks very good. Most ger in the village like him very much, but he's a bit cold. Other ger can't talk to him. But I don't like him as much as you do. Although brother Zheng is not as good-looking as him, he is good to me at least…"
Zhang Yuanqing walked beside Lin Mo and talked about it, but Lin Mo didn't hear much after […your parents intended him to be your husband… ]
Lin Mo saw Cheng Yan's figure in his head, and his expressionless face made him feel strange.
"Fourth Brother…" Lin Xing walked over and gently pulled his Fourth Brother's sleeve, whispering in a low voice.
Lin Mo returned to his senses and questioned, "Huh? What's up?"
"Do you like brother Cheng?" Lin Xing inquired.
"No, don't ask too much about it."
"Oh." Lin Xing didn't ask his Fourth Brother anymore, but if he was with Cheng Yan, Lin Xing would still support him.
On the way to the village and other donkey carts, Lin Mo tried to ignore the conversation of the elders in front of him, but he remembered Zhang Yuanqing's words in his heart.
If he really needed to get married, Lin Mo's heartmate was indeed Cheng Yan. By the river, Lin Mo found that he didn't hate Cheng Yan's touch, and yesterday he also found that he felt sleepy if he stayed with him for a long time.
He didn't hate his touch, but he could also sleep well. It was just a customized seme candidate for him. Lin Mo had been quiet for four years and could now be more active.
Feelings were cultivated. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with love after marriage. However, Lin Mo didn't know whether Cheng Yan was interested in him. It was very embarrassing if he said that he didn't have that idea.
So Lin Mo didn't show it either. He would wait for his mother to ask.
Chapter 15: Zuiyun Plaza
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
Taking the donkey cart to town, when they reached the place, everyone got off. Lin Mo and Lin Chen followed their parents.
It was mid-morning now, and there were more people on the street. Lin Mo glanced at the other ger beside him, and saw that he was wearing rouge and light-colored clothes, and after looking away, he gave a shudder from psychological discomfort.
It was men to wear makeup, and there were many modern men who wore makeup too, but Lin Mo just couldn't stand the thought of covering his face with a thick layer of fakeness, or wearing the ornaments obviously worn by ancient women on his head.
Fortunately, there were not many ger like this, and the streets were not full of ger with heavy makeup.
"We will go to Zuiyun Plaza first, and then go to see what Mo'ger wants to buy." Father Lin explained.
Lin Mo nodded, and Mama Lin had no problem with the plan. After walking for half an hour, the four finally saw Zuiyun Plaza. Lin Mo followed them and looked up at the appearance of Zuiyun Plaza. From time to time, people went into or left the restaurant. Although it didn't seem to be very popular, the business was better than other restaurants around. Lin Mo saw that the shops nearby the restaurant were so empty that the shopkeeper lay on the counter and dozed off.
When the four entered Zuiyun Plaza, the sharp eyed brother rushed to meet them, and he didn't show disdain because they looked to be from a peasant household.
"Four guests, please come inside." The small brother bowed and smiled as he led the way in.
When Father Lin saw that the waiter was going to lead them to the hall, he said quickly, "We are not here to eat. Is the shopkeeper here? I have something to do with him."
"This … Our shopkeeper is busy. What can I do for you …"
"Oh, it's Mr. Lin!" The shopkeeper, who just came out of the backyard, saw that it was the father-in-law of the young master, so he hurried to meet him. The shopkeeper sent the waiter to meet the other guests at the door and took the four Lin family members to the backyard of the restaurant.
"Young Master and Young Lady just came to Zuiyun Plaza to have a look today. They are resting in the backyard now." The shopkeeper explained.
"A-Lan and Ningxi are here?" Ma Lin frowned.
The shopkeeper saw this and didn't speak. He took them there and left.
As Yan Ningxi helped his wife out, he saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law coming, and hurried to say hello.
"You've been pregnant for three months and are still running around. What if you let others run into you?" Mama Lin hurried up to her obviously pregnant daughter.
"It's okay. Ningxi has been keeping an eye on me." Lin Lan said with a smile. She was happy to see her parents and two younger brothers whom she had not seen for a long time.
When Yan Ningxi saw his mother-in-law coming, he let her handle the situation, and stood by protecting his wife.
Lin Mo and Lin Xing stood at the side. Lin Mo looked up at his Elder Sister and brother-in-law. Maybe they had a good quality of life. Lin Lan, Father Lin, and Mama Lin looked at each other in one glance, but their looks showed gaps in their quality of life.
It was not just quality of life, it was also their skin color. Father Lin and Mama Lin did farm work all year round, and their skin was a little tanned by the sun. It was very different from Lin Lan, who often stayed in the courtyard without exposure to sunlight.
However, it was no different from Lin Mo. Lin Mo's skin was also very white, but it was more a pale and morbid white without having seen any sunshine all year round.
"Mo'ger came too. Hurry and enter the room. It's easy to faint when standing in the sun for too long." Yan Ningxi hurriedly said this. Although he had never met Lin Mo, he had also heard from his wife that Lin Mo was very weak.
"It's okay. Mo'ger is getting better recently and he doesn't get sick as easily as before. He can be in the sun." According to Mama Lin, it was healthier to spend more time under the sun, and the morning sun was not so hot. Although Mama Lin said so, they still entered the house. It was not only the weak Lin Mo, but also the pregnant Lin Lan.
"Dad, I heard that big brother was injured. How is he now?" When everyone sat down, Lin Lan asked. She heard what the villagers in the big neighboring village said yesterday. She thought of going back to the village today, but she met her parents here instead.
"He's all right, just needs to stay still for a few days."
"I can help with Brother's injuries. I'll let you take some silver back later…" Before Yan Ningxi finished speaking, he was interrupted by Father Lin.
Lin Mo listened to their conversation and his sister and Mama Lin's dissuasion. He seemed to clarify the relationship between the two families and also understood why the Yan's family had money, but the Lin family, as a relative, was so short of money.
Zuiyun Plaza run by the Yan family had branches all over the country, and the number of tourists was good, and this was not only due to Father Yan, but because the Yan family was a big family. Everything was subdivided and Zuiyun Plaza in this town was under the name of Yan Ningxi.
Father Yan had only Yan Ningxi as his only son, and this restaurant was Father Yan's testing ground for his son.
Apart from the silver needed for the operation of Zuiyun Plaza and the daily expenses of his family, Yan Ningxi didn't have much silver left at hand. Before that, he would give the Lin family a sum of money every other period of time, which was the expenditure to support Lin Xiu to study in college.
However, when Father Lin learned about Yan Ningxi's situation, he didn't take the silver from him any longer. Their family was not too poor to make a living, but they just didn't have savings. They couldn't live off of their son-in-law's money.
"Mn, we don't need a lot of money. There are so many places where you need money to open a restaurant. You should keep this money for future use." Father Lin said with a serious face.
After chatting about the family's routine, Father Lin finally began to talk about the business. He talked about it with his son-in-law, and then took out the things in the basket. When Father Lin was on the way, he was afraid that the road would be too bumpy and that the porcelain in the basket would be damaged. He specially padded a layer of straw inside and wrapped the porcelain with a cloth several times.
As Father Lin took the cloth away, Yan Ningxi saw the purple liquid in the white jade porcelain jar. His eyes were bright because a wine of this color was rare. If the quality of the wine was up to standard, it would be expensive and sell for a lot of money.
Father Lin opened the lid and the fragrance of the wine became stronger. Yan Ningxi leaned in closer to smell it, and indeed smelled a fruity fragrance.
"Drink some to see how it tastes."
Yan Ningxi heard this, took a cup from the table, poured some in carefully and then closed the lid to prevent the wine fragrance from escaping.
Lin Mo knew the result of the wine, and he didn't stare at Yan Ningxi as Lin Xing did. Lin Mo heard the conversation between Father Lin and his brother-in-law, but looked at another place, distracted. Only when they had reached an agreement did he come back and look at them.
"If brother-in-law uses some delicate little bottles to hold the wine, the price can be raised a little bit. After all, the goods are rare and expensive. At present, only one or two barrels of them are brewed at home…" Lin Mo talked to him about it, but he didn't over explain the process. Yan Ningxi could manage the restaurant so well by himself, so he could figure out everything without any details.
After Lin Mo finished, Yan Ningxi thought for a little bit and naturally knew what he meant. However, he didn't expect that Lin Mo, a ger who seldom went out, would know this.
It took an hour for Father Lin and Yan Ningxi to finally settle the distribution problem of the grape wine and other fruit wines, as well as the income split between them. Of course, Yan Ningxi said it unilaterally, Father Lin listened, but generally speaking, the income for the Lin family was greater.
Lin Mo looked at Yan Ningxi, and he felt less alienated from him. It seemed that this brother-in-law was sincere towards the Lin family. He didn't take advantage of their income because they didn't understand these things. He also gave them ten percent more.
"Dad, since the wine you make is so good, why don't you open a wine shop? Besides, aren't there many fruit trees in Daling Village? You can harvest fruit from the other villagers to brew more fruit wine… " Yan Ningxi suggested.
If so, the wine source for Zuiyun Plaza could also be fixed.
"This…" Father Lin looked at Mo'ger and hesitated, he hadn't said that these wines were made by his son, and he hadn't thought about it yet.
Lin Mo shook his head and said, "I already had this idea, but I can't this year. The fruit in the orchard from other people in the village is too ripe. I can't pick it now. I can only wait for next year."
"I've forgotten that. Let me help you find which shops are going to be sold." Yan Ningxi looked at Father Lin.
After talking about everything, thinking that they were done, Father Lin got up and was ready to leave.
"I asked the shopkeeper to prepare some cakes. When you leave, Dad, please remember to take them as a snack for Xiaonan and Xiaoya."
"Brother-in-law, what about me?" Lin Xing asked in a low voice, and looked at Yan Ningxi with shining eyes.
"There is also your share. I asked the shopkeeper to prepare four for you. Some for Mo'ger too." Yan Ningxi said with a smile.
Lin Mo gave Lin Xing a look, and Lin Xing and felt like he was looked at like a child. If Lin Chen was here, he would have been shot again.
"Red dates!" Lin Xing exclaimed.
Lin Lan couldn't help laughing when she saw her younger brother like this. But Mama Lin shot him a death glare, she cared about what her son-in-law thought and wanted to scold her silly son. At home, she didn't care but she had to keep face outside. Fortunately, her son-in-law didn't mind.
Yan Ningxi could naturally see the meaning in his mother-in-law's eyes, responded to Lin Xing's request, and then looked at Mama Lin and smiled. "Okay! This means A-Xing doesn't treat me as an outsider. Don't scold him when you go back."
"Right, right, mom, don't scold me all the time…" Lin Xing mumbled.
Lin Mo stood aside with a slight smile in his eyes.
After the shopkeeper brought the prepared cakes to them, Lin Mo and the others also left Zuiyun Plaza to go shopping elsewhere. Within minutes of walking, Father Lin saw Cheng Yan. It seemed that he came to town to sell game.
Lin Mo and the others saw Cheng Yan, and they were also seen by Cheng Yan who was not far away. Cheng Yan's vision remained on Lin Mo for a long time before moving away, and then he walked over.
"Aunt Lin." Cheng Yan came up to say hello, and then he had nothing to say.
Father Lin also knew Cheng Yan's nature and asked directly, "Out to sell game?"
"Mn." Cheng Yan nodded.
"Aunt Lin and I are going shopping. You should go shopping with Mo'ger since he hasn't done much shopping…"
Lin Xing didn't wait for Father Lin to finish speaking. "Brother Cheng, is that okay?"
He looked forward to asking. He was thinking about how to persuade his parents to let him see other stalls. Unexpectedly, his father had said it first.
"Yes." Cheng Yan looked at Lin Mo and nodded.
Lin Mo stood a little bit away and twisted his sweaty hands. Now he was sure that his parents really wanted to match them, but he couldn't see Cheng Yan's attitude at present.
Chapter 16: Lin Mo's Coma
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
Moulin County was the most remote area in the state of Yu, and it was close to the border between the state of Yu and other countries. If there was a war in various countries, Moulin County would be the first to be affected by it. Fortunately, the state of Yu had a high position between other countries, coupled with their awe towards the reputation of Prince Cheng, the God of War. Other countries were afraid to attack the state of Yu.
Even though Moulin County was remote, there were many residents, and there were many things in town. In addition, the area was close to the sea, and there were often overseas businessmen coming to do business.
So there were often strange things found in the stalls. The white jade porcelain bottle Lin Mo was interested in was one of them. And just today was the day when the merchant ship came ashore. Lin Xing's eyes were full of curiosity. Today's things seemed to be more novel than what he saw before.
"Fourth Brother, come on! Is this what you are looking for?" At the corner of a small stall, Lin Xing saw several transparent porcelain bottles. He squatted in front of the stall and looked at Lin Mo.
Lin Mo, who was walking slowly and looking at the things on every side, heard his brother. He looked over and saw the bottles in the direction of Lin Xing's fingers.
Hmm? Clear crystal bottles?
Lin Mo walked over there, and Cheng Yan followed him without saying a word. The distance between the two was not very close, just enough to prevent Lin Mo from being touched or making him feel that they were too close.
Finally, Lin Mo bought the bottles. Looking at the stall owner, the bottles should have been there for a long time and no one wanted them, so the price was very low. Lin Mo looked at the things that Cheng Yan was carrying in his hand, and he felt a bit confused. The similar modern crafts mixed in the ancient times all seemed to contradict his thoughts.
"What's the matter?" Cheng Yan asked.
"Nothing." Lin Mo heard his voice and shook his head.
The three strolled for an hour. Lin Mo walked with sore feet and sweat on his forehead. Lin Mo gasped and shouted to Lin Xing, who was walking ahead, "A-Xing, let's go back after shopping. Don't let our parents wait too long." Lin Xing walked for an hour with such a light step, which was quite different from Lin Mo, who had pale lips.
"Ah? Are you okay?" Lin Xing looked back and saw that Fourth Brother was panting and had sweat on his forehead. He stopped and ran quickly to his brother.
"I'm okay. Have you finished shopping? After shopping, we should leave. Our parents are waiting for us." Lin Mo held Cheng Yan's arm, feeling a little off.
Lin Mo didn't think that he was still so weak. He drank spring water every day. It seemed that there was a reason why the original died of illness. After drinking so much spring water, he was still so tired after walking for just an hour. Lin Mo seemed to understand why the original stayed at home all year round.
Lin Mo estimated that, in a few years, he would be able to walk as fast as Lin Xing, without breathing hard.
Cheng Yan stood by, holding a large number of things they had just bought in one hand, and his other arm was stiff as it was being used as a handrail for Lin Mo.
"Mn… I'm done." Lin Xing nodded. Anyway, he didn't have money to buy anything so he couldn't go shopping. It was Fourth Brother's health that mattered more.
"Would you like to rest first?" Cheng Yan asked, with some worry in his eyes.
"I'm… Just walk slowly." It was just exercise.
Lin Mo couldn't bear his current weak constitution, which made him feel that he was in danger at any time. This idea came from the aftereffects of all kinds of suffering during the end of the world. Lin Mo couldn't change it, even if he was in the ancient times.
Cheng Yan glanced at Lin Mo beside him. He felt a gloomy aura around Lin Mo, though it was only for a fleeting second.
The three people left the busy West Street and walked towards their Daling Village. Lin Xing was a few steps behind them. Looking at the two people in front of him, he felt that they were very close for a moment. How to say, Lin Xing couldn't express it. Anyway, it was like the feeling of when his parents left together.
Lin Xing shook his head and tried to get rid of the bold ideas in his head. He quickly ran up and supported his Fourth Brother.
When Lin Mo saw his parents in the distance, he let go of Cheng Yan's hand and said thanks in a low voice.
Cheng Yan did not speak again after he answered. He moved Lin Mo's left hand to his right.
When Lin Mo and the three of them passed by, the donkey cart was full of people. When the other people in the village went up, Lin Mo sat next to Lin Xing. The road back to the village was full of potholes. The cart shook from time to time, which was normal.
Lin Mo sat in his position with a stiff body, listening to their conversation, but he couldn't hear a word. The donkey cart made his back numb, but his head hurt just as much.
The body was still too weak.
"You… Are you okay?" As soon as Cheng Yan looked back, he noticed something wrong with Lin Mo beside him.
"Mn… I'm okay… " Lin Mo heard Cheng Yan's voice and woke up from his trance. Lin Mo lowered his head and didn't want other people to find out there was something wrong. The usual one hour journey felt as long as ten hours in Lin Mo's eyes. It was hard.
He knew Lin Mo was suffering, but Cheng Yan couldn't do anything.
Just as Lin Mo emptied his head to ignore his discomfort, another shock came from the slow moving donkey cart. The wheels got trapped in a mud pit, and Lin Mo jolted forward from the inertia.
Cheng Yan had been paying attention and, without much thought, reached forward to grab him.
"Cough… Cough… " Lin Mo covered his mouth with a white face and tried to resist the nausea in his stomach.
His sudden action attracted the other villagers and Father Lin and Mama Lin who were chatting.
"Aunt Lin, Mo'ger's face doesn't look right." Looking at the ger, Aunt Zhang saw Lin Mo's excessively white face.
"Cheng Yan, what's wrong with Mo'ger?" Father Lin sat at the front and couldn't see his son.
"He can't stand this bumpy road. Hasn't Mo'ger ever been in a donkey cart? We are only halfway. Can he still stand it?" Asked the villager who was closest to Cheng Yang and Lin Mo.
Everyone looked over.
"He sat in it a few days ago. He was okay then. Cheng Yan, help Mo'ger. Don't let him fall again."
Mama Lin and Lin Mo were still separated by two people. There was no way to get to him. Besides, two other donkey carts back to the village were behind their donkey cart. Naturally, the carts couldn't stop on this road.
"Okay." Cheng Yan helped Lin Mo rest on his shoulder.
"Fourth Brother, are you okay?" Lin Xing moved over to Lin Mo, but he didn't know where to put his hands. He felt that touching him would aggravate his Fourth Brother's condition. Lin Xing was at a loss for a moment.
Lin Mo took his hand, barely opened his eyes and whispered, "I'm okay…"
People on the other side saw Lin Mo's pale face and advised, "Aunt Lin, I think it's better to keep Mo'ger at home. He can't stand walking or taking a cart. Isn't it better for him to not leave?"
"Yes, he won't get sick again then."
Mama Lin looked back from time to time. She didn't hear much from the others but nodded.
Of course, she knew Mo'ger's body was not good, and she hadn't let him go to town before. But in recent days, Mo'ger hadn't had a relapse. He could cook and make wine, and walk to the fruit orchard. She thought that Mo'ger's body had gradually improved, so she was a little careless.
Lin Mo's head was resting on Cheng Yan's shoulder, and the cart staggered forward. In addition, Cheng Yan's shoulder was hard, which made Lin Mo's skull ache.
Cheng Yan needed to relax and let Lin Mo lean on him while preventing the jarring from the cart. This stalemate made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Lin Mo held Cheng Yan's arm tightly with his right hand, his eyes were closed and his brows were wrinkled tightly, but his consciousness gradually fell into the darkness, and, at last, he knew nothing.
"Uncle Lin, Mo'ger seems to have passed out." Cheng Yan felt Lin Mo's grip on his arm loosen. He quickly raised his hand to hold the head that was sliding off his shoulder.
…
When Lin Mo regained consciousness, what he saw was the familiar ceiling. He looked out of the window and saw the afterglow of dusk shining on the wall.
Lin Mo blinked his sore eyes and sat up, trying to get down from the bed.
"Cough… Cough…" Lin Mo covered his mouth, coughed, making his chest heave up and down, which made his soreness more obvious, but the itching in his throat made him unable to stop.
"Cough… Cough… Blegh…" Lin Mo was half kneeling on the ground with one hand holding the bed and one hand covering his stomach. He coughed and then retched. Tears in his eyes fell uncontrollably.
As soon as Lin Xiu got home today, he heard the news that Mo'ger was in a coma. As soon as he got close to the room, he heard a violent cough. Lin Xiu was very nervous and pushed the door open.
Lin Mo looked up at the door when he heard the door pushed open. In his blurred vision, he saw a person in his memory, his Second Brother who had been blurred in his brain.
"Second Brother… Cough…" Lin Mo called in a trance.
"How did you get out of bed?" Lin Xiu hurriedly came forward to help him up and frowned slightly.
"Second brother…" Lin Mo held tightly to the clothes of his brother and tried to see the person in front of him.
However, when Lin Mo noticed the clothes of the person in front of him, his hopes were dashed. This was not his Second Brother. His two brothers were dead and this was the ancient times or whatever.
Lin Mo kept trying to tell himself it was fine, but the gap between his hope and disappointment made his heart ache.
"Second Brother is here, is it hard?" Lin Xiu held his brother with one hand and touched his head with the other hand. He was worried.
"Hungry…"
It was evening, and Lin Mo only had breakfast that day. Now he was hungry and had a dull pain in his stomach.
"Dry your tears before you go out. Dinner is ready." Lin Xiu raised his hand to dry the tears on his face with his lined sleeves. The movement was gentle, and Lin Mo was shocked by the worry in his eyes.
Lin Mo's hand holding his clothes trembled slightly, the heat in his eyes became more and more intense, and the suffocation in his heart grew more constricting.
So gentle… Just like his second brother.
Chapter 17: Confessing Everything
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
Lin Mo sat next to Lin Xiu, his second elder brother. Lin Xiu helped him by serving him porridge and vegetables. Lin Xiu ordered, "Be careful, the porridge is still a little hot."
"Mn." Lin Mo responded, and looked at Lin Xiu with his head bent.
"What's the matter? You've never acted like this." Lin Xiu doubted.
"Second Brother, you didn't come home last time. It's been two months…" Lin Xing muttered as he ate rice. They all missed their second brother, let alone Fourth Brother who was the closest to him.
"Your Second Brother is preparing for his exam next spring. How can he come back every month?" Mama Lin poked at Lin Xing's forehead and admonished him.
"I don't think about Second Brother! Besides, I'm not alone. Ask Fourth Brother…" Lin Xing rubbed his head and mumbled. Every time his mother poked at him, couldn't she change to someone else? For example, his silly brother Lin Chen.
"I want… Second Uncle!" Lin Xiaoya held the wooden spoon in her hand and looked at Lin Xiu with wide eyes. She paid attention to the key points.
"Sorry, I couldn't come back last time. I'll be home on time next time." Lin Xiu smiled softly, his eyes full of apology.
Lin Mo responded with a low voice, and then turned to his porridge.
"Don't go back and forth if you really have something to do. The most important thing now is your study." Father Lin input.
"I know, Dad, but I've read almost all the books. Last time, I was only delayed by the dean."
Lin Cheng glanced at Mo'ger, and then continued to help his daughter with the dishes. In his impression, Lin Mo of the previous life had been very close to his Second Brother. Lin Cheng did not know the reason. At least, Lin Mo did not tell him.
Since Second Brother was there, he hoped Lin Mo could accept them soon.
However, Lin Cheng thought that he really needed to find time to talk with Lin Xiu about his previous life. Half of the reason for Lin Mo's death was Lin Xiu. Lin Cheng remembered that Lin Mo disappeared for a day after his Second Brother was framed and died. Then he came back with a big change of temperament. Since then, he had never seen a smile or even a few expressions on his face.
After dinner, Lin Mo sat in the yard and played with the two children. Sister-in-law Lin tended to the vegetables in the back garden. Lin Xing and Lin Chen fed the chickens and ducks near the fence.
In the room, Father Lin and Mama Lin and their two oldest sons were talking about Lin Mo.
"Lack of Qi and blood? Fourth Brother didn't have this before. What did the doctor say?" Lin Xiu frowned.
"The doctor said that Fourth Brother's coma was caused by lack of sleep for a long time." Lin Cheng told him.
"But Mo'ger has been in good spirits recently. I feel that he is not so weak. If he didn't go into a coma at noon…" Mama Lin was worried. The doctor said that if he had gone a few days more, he would not be able to wake up.
Lin Mo didn't know that his inability to sleep at night had been guessed by his family, because after sleeping all afternoon, his spirit was very good now, and even if he was awakened in the middle of the night, his head would not ache the next day.
When the sun set completely, Lin Mo went back to his room and lay on the bed after taking a bath.
The next morning, Lin Mo was going to pick the rest of the fruit in the orchard to make other fruit products, but his family rejected his idea on the basis of his body. Lin Mo didn't insist after being rejected. Anyway, it was okay if he did it a few days later.
After breakfast, Father Lin and Mama Lin carried the farm tools to go out. The crops were about ready to be harvested. They had to go to the fields to have a look. Sister-in-law Lin picked the yellow leaves in the vegetable garden and asked Lin Chen to feed them to chickens and ducks. She began to plant the next season of vegetables.
As soon as Lin Xing finished breakfast, he took the small bamboo basket and went to play with his partner. He went to catch fish on the other side of the river and Lin Mo could only play with his nephew and niece in the yard.
Lin Mo looked at Lin Xiaoya who kept feeding the fruit to the rabbit. He could not help but say, "Little rabbits can't eat fruit, they will get sick."
"Ah? But the fruit is delicious…" Lin Xiaoya hesitated as she took back the fruit.
"You can eat it when it ripens."
"Oh, mn…"
"Xiaonan, what are you doing? Dogs don't eat vegetable leaves." As soon as Lin Mo turned around, he saw Lin Xiaonan squatting beside the dog, holding the vegetable leaves to his mouth.
"Ah?" Lin Xiaonan looked up at him, and the vegetable leaf in his hand was bitten by the little black dog.
"…" Well, he didn't say it fast enough.
Lin Mo squatted down and asked, "Where are the rabbits and dog from?"
"Uncle Cheng gave them to us." Lin Xiaonan replied.
Lin Xiaoya felt the rabbit's ears and nodded, "Yes."
"Fourth Uncle, do you want it?" Lin Xiaoya held the rabbit in both hands and handed it to Lin Mo.
"Er… No, you can keep it yourself." Lin Mo blinked, looking at the rabbit with red eyes in front of him.
"Oh." Lin Xiaoya nodded and then took it back.
"Uncle Fourth, did you buy me sugar?" Lin Xiaoya felt the rabbit's head, suddenly thought of it and asked.
"Tanghulu candy!" Hearing his sister's words, Lin Xiaonan also thought of his tanghulu candy and looked up at Fourth Uncle. The little black dog struggled to run away without his attention.
"Ah, I forgot the tanghulu. Next time I will buy it for NanNan. The sugar should be in the house. Let's go and have a look." Lin Mo got up and looked down at them.
Lin Xiaonan didn't go to grab the little black dog who ran to the tree. He stood up and grabbed Lin Mo's finger. Seeing this, Lin Xiaoya put the rabbit back into the nest and grabbed Lin Mo's other hand.
"Is there any fruity sugar?" Asked Lin Xiaoya, trying to keep up with Fourth Uncle.
"No."
"Oh. Do you have fish flavored sugar?" Lin Xiaonan asked.
"No." Can you eat fishy sugar? "I'll make you fruit sugar next time." Lin Mo thought about it and thought maybe he could make money with it.
"Can fish sugar be made, too?" Lin Xiaonan asked, looking up.
"No way." Even if it was made, would anyone eat it?
"What about shrimp?" Asked Lin Xiaoya.
"Not that either." Lin Mo felt inexplicably tired.
"Then…"
"I can't do anything but fruit. I'll make you rabbit flavor if you ask for more." Lin Mo stopped and said without expression.
"Ah? Rabbit?! What about a dog?" Lin Xiaonan's eyes went wide.
"Is a chicken and duck okay?" Lin Xiaoya raised her head and opened her mouth, a little shocked.
"…Do you want to eat it? I'll make it for you if you want." Lin Mo looked down at them and gave up the struggle.
…
In Lin Cheng's room, Lin Xiu stood still, his eyes full of shock. He opened his mouth to say something, but he could not find the words.
"Second Brother… You… " Lin Cheng wanted to walk over, but saw Lin Xiu step back a few steps.
"Elder Brother… You let me slowly…" When Lin Xiu temporarily calmed down his violent mood and cleared up the information from the words Lin Cheng had said, his face became a little ugly.
"You said… My previous life, I died, my family will die unexpectedly, and… And Fourth Brother is also…" Lin Xiu's whole body trembled, his throat was a little dry and numb, and he couldn't speak any more.
"You told me, in the past, that you were framed by the prime minister…"
"Who is that woman? Why did you say I freaked out when I met her?" Lin Xiu did not believe that he would ignore his family for a woman.
"That's the first daughter of the prime minister. Mo'ger told me what she was before she died. He told me to stay away from her… Although I didn't understand what Mo'ger meant, the woman was really weird, just like a witch, and many men around her were fascinated by her."
Outside, Lin Mo stood in front of the door with his head down, his hands hanging on both sides of his body were clenched tightly, but his body was shaking.
A previous life… Death… Lin Mo crossed over…
These words were hovering in Lin Mo's brain. At this time, the sun was ready to rise, but Lin Mo felt cold all over, his temples jumped abruptly and his brain swelled.
"Fourth Uncle… What's the matter with you, uncle?" Lin Xiaoya saw Fourth Uncle trembling, looked up and saw that his expression was a little scary. Lin Xiaoya was a little scared, her voice was trembling. She only knew that Fourth Uncle had just asked them to stop where they were, and then Fourth Uncle tiptoed past, just like when Fifth Uncle wanted to eavesdrop on his grandparents.
Lin Xiaoya thought that Fourth Uncle would do the same, so she walked over curiously and carefully, but when she walked over, Lin Xiaoya found that Fourth Uncle seemed to be a little strange, and the expression on his face scared her.
"Fourth Uncle… Your hands are bleeding." Lin Xiaonan looked at Lin Mo's red blood flowing out of his hands. She was scared and his eyes turned red.
Lin Xiaonan hesitated to lift his hand, but Lin Mo shook it off. Lin Xiaonan stepped back and sat on the ground.
"Waaa…" Lin Xiaonan seemed to have been hurt, tears slowly emerged from his eyes.
"Who?!"
Lin Mo was in a trance and realized he had knocked down his little nephew. He wanted to help him up, but when he heard the shout from those in the room and the sound of approaching footsteps, Lin Mo's heart tightened and turned to escape quickly.
Lin Mo's figure disappeared outside the door just as the door was opened, Lin Xiu felt relieved when he saw that it was his nephew and niece standing in front of the door, but his heart was stagnant when he saw their expressions.
"Xiaoya… How about Fourth Uncle?" Lin Xiu picked up Lin Xiaonan who was sitting on the ground.
"Fourth Uncle… Ran away…" Lin Xiaoya's eyes were red, and afraid.
As soon as Lin Cheng came out, he heard his daughter's words, "Mo'ger… Can you hear me?"
"I'll find him!" Lin Xiu gave Xiaonan to Lin Cheng and ran out quickly.
Chapter 18: Do You Like Mo'ger?
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
Lin Mo gasped. His feet were as heavy as cast iron, but he didn't dare stop. He didn't know how to face them now.
Previous life… Death…crossed over…
Lin Cheng was reborn… They died in the past… Lin Mo crossed over…
Lin Mo tried his best to run forward. Although he didn't pay attention to the direction, he subconsciously ran to a familiar place. When Lin Mo finally couldn't run, tired, he fell to the ground. In a trance, he knew that this was the fruit orchard.
Lin Mo struggled to get up. His throat was so dry that he couldn't even swallow his saliva.
"Cough… Cough…" Lin Mo covered his throat with one hand and stumbled to the deep part of the fruit orchard. They couldn't find him… Lin Mo's only thought now was to avoid them.
"… Cough… Blegh.. Cough…" Lin Mo covered his mouth.
He thought he heard footsteps coming from afar. Lin Mo felt his heart clench, covered his mouth and moved forward, but his eyelashes were wet with tears, and his eyes were blurred.
The next second, Lin Mo stumbled over the broken branches of the fruit tree and fell forward. "Blegh… "
Lin Mo only felt that there was a smell of sweetness in his mouth that made him want to vomit, and his eyes became dim.
Cheng Yan came down from the mountain with a bow and arrow on his back. Today, he was unlucky and didn't hunt any prey. As he was walking back along the path, Cheng Yan heard some familiar sounds from his right side, and he remembered that it was the fruit orchard owned by the Lin family.
Cheng Yan pushed through the grass, the noise became clearer and clearer. When the weeds in front of him disappeared, he saw Lin Mo in front of him.
But Cheng Yan didn't wait to think about why Lin Mo was here. When he saw him fall to the ground, Cheng Yan felt nervous and sped up.
"Lin Mo, how are you…" Cheng Yan was half kneeling to help him up, and he just wanted to ask, but when he saw the tears on Lin Mo's face and the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, his throat seemed to be blocked.
Lin Mo heard the footsteps coming, his body was shaking, but when he heard the unexpected voice, he was shocked and looked up.
"Cheng… Yan?" Lin Mo blinked, and his vision was clearer. His throat could barely make a sound because of the moist blood.
"…What's the matter with you?" Cheng Yan raised his hand to wipe off the dazzling red color on the corner of Lin Mo's mouth.
Why was Lin Mo here alone? Why did he look like this? The doubt in Cheng Yan's heart made him unable to breathe. Cheng Yan didn't know why he had this reaction. Seeing Lin Mo's present appearance, the first reaction in his heart was heartache; heartache for his tears, heartache for his sadness.
"Waa…" At the moment when Lin Mo saw Cheng Yan, he felt even more aggrieved. He could not help holding Cheng Yan's clothes tightly with shaking hands.
The body that had been holding up fell down completely at last, his tiredness and despair rushed to his body like a tide to his heart.
Lin Mo didn't know why he wanted to escape. He didn't know where the sense of suffocation came from when he heard that they had all died in their previous life. Obviously… he had been thinking about it since he came here. He didn't have any emotional involvement with anyone. He just wanted to maintain these superficial relationships….
Hearing the despair in his cry, Cheng Yan's sense of suffocation grew stronger and stronger, and then… The gloomy aura around Lin Mo reappeared. Cheng Yan blinked hard to hide the unknown emotion in his eyes.
"Waa… Cough… Cough, cough… I feel so bad…" Lin Mo lay in Cheng Yan's arms, tugging at his clothes with one hand, and he looked miserable.
"Where do you hurt? Hold on for a while, I'll take you back…" As soon as Cheng Yan heard Lin Mo say that he hurt, he thought about the blood on his pale face and corners of his mouth.
"No… Cough… Don't go back…" Lin Mo heard this and woke up, struggling to stay away from him.
Lin Xiu ran all the way, panting. He heard Lin Mo's words and his body went cold for a moment.
Cheng Yan carefully comforted the person in his arms, and then looked up at Lin Xiu who was not far away. When he opened his mouth to speak, he saw Lin Xiu shake his head, and his eyes were full of hope.
Cheng Yan didn't know what happened between them. He didn't know what happened in the Lin family that made Lin Mo lose his emotional barrier.
Lin Xiu stood near the tree and watched Lin Mo kneeling on the ground. All he heard was his painful cough from time to time. Lin Xiu was afraid to move, and his brain was in a mess. He needed to calm down.
After a long time, Cheng Yan felt that Lin Mo, in his arms, had not moved. He looked down and found that he had closed his eyes. He didn't know whether he was asleep or if he had passed out.
Cheng Yan wanted to move him away a little bit, but the person in his arms seemed to be shaken, coughed in a low voice, frowning with his eyes closed, and holding on to his clothes tightly. Cheng Yan finally bent down to pick up the man and walked calmly to Lin Xiu's side.
"Please help carry him back." Lin Xiu whispered.
Lin Xiu naturally saw Mo'ger's subconscious dependence on Cheng Yan, saw his face that was a little whiter than usual, his eyes red and swollen from crying, and he felt a lot of remorse in his heart.
Why did Lin Mo have to hear that?
Cheng Yan glanced at Lin Mo and whispered, "Mn."
Cheng Yan walked back to the village with Lin Mo in his arms, followed by Lin Xiu. It was near noon, and some villagers were rushing home on the village road. When they saw Lin Xiu and Cheng Yan holding the young man, they stopped.
"Lin Xiu is back. What's wrong with Mo'ger?" When they approached, some villagers naturally saw the ger in Cheng Yan's arms.
"He's pale. He isn't sick again, is he?"
"His eyes are red and swollen, did he cry?"
The villagers passing by all came and asked, but they wanted to talk to Lin Xiu more. Lin Xiu was one of the few scholars in their village, so the villagers naturally paid more attention to him.
Lin Mo, who was held by Cheng Yan, seemed to be disturbed by the sounds around him. His brow wrinkled tightly, and his head drilled into Cheng Yan's arms, trying to cover his ears.
"Ugh… Cough… Cough…"
Lin Xiu heard Lin Mo's cough, and his eyes signaled to Cheng Yan to hurry back first. "Aunts and uncles, let us go first. Mo'ger is not feeling well."
Cheng Yan nodded, got around them and rushed to the Lin family house. Lin Xiu quickly followed after he had dealt with the villagers.
In the room, Lin Mo was lying on the bed with his eyes closed tightly, and his hands were still firmly holding Cheng Yan's clothes. Cheng Yan couldn't leave so he could only sit by the bed.
The door was carefully opened, and Mama Lin stepped in, walked to the bed and looked at her son.
"How is he?" She asked softly.
Cheng Yan shook his head and said in a low voice, "He'll know if I move."
Mama Lin believed Cheng Yan as she looked at the clothes firmly held by Lin Mo. In the next second, Lin Mo frowned tightly, with some pain on his face. Unconsciously, his hands stretched forward, and when they met something, they seemed to find his life-saving straw and tightly grasped it.
"Ah…" Mama Lin thought it was a little unbelievable. She could see that Mo'ger relied heavily on Cheng Yan. Otherwise, he wouldn't subconsciously hold on to him after falling asleep. However, they didn't look familiar or close at all during ordinary times.
"Then… Please wait until Mo'ger wakes up…" Ma Lin hesitated.
If Cheng Yan didn't have feelings for her son, it would be bad for Mo'ger if they were to stay in the same room alone. And her second son had said that Mo'ger was brought back by Cheng Yan, and many people had seen it. Coupled with her son's reaction now, he obviously liked Cheng Yan.
"Mn." Cheng Yan tried to ignore the strange feeling of Lin Mo holding his hand in his arms and nodded.
Mama Lin hesitated for a long time and finally asked, "Cheng Yan, let aunt ask you something…"
"Hm? What's up?"
"You… Do you like our Mo'ger?"
After hearing this, Cheng Yan was stunned. There were countless bees buzzing in his head. He liked him… Cheng Yan finally understood why he felt suffocated when he saw Lin Mo crying.
Cheng Yan looked at Mama Lin and said seriously, "Yes, I like him."
After Mama Lin went out and closed the door, Cheng Yan turned around and looked at Lin Mo, who had fallen into a deep sleep. After a long time, he hesitantly reached out his other hand to touch Lin Mo's slightly red eyes.
Yes, I like you very much, Lin Mo.
In the house, Father Lin and Mama Lin came together with Lin Cheng and Lin Xiu. For a while, the room was silent.
"Mo'ger, what happened to him today? Why did the doctor just say it was too much stimulation?" There was no expression on Father Lin's face, but his eyes were gloomy.
"I…" Lin Cheng hesitated, but was interrupted by Lin Xiu as soon as he made a sound.
"It's my fault. I said something that bothered Mo'ger, so he ran out." Lin Xiu acknowledged his mistake with a lowered head.
Lin Cheng opened his mouth to say something, but when he saw Lin Xiu's eyes, he finally shut up.
Mo'ger knew of the accident that happened in the other life, but no one else knew except the three of them.
"I'm responsible for it, too," whispered Lin Cheng.
Father Lin looked up at the two of them standing in silence and finally left without saying anything. Mama Lin glanced at them and left. Lin Cheng and Lin Xiu were their children. If there was something to hide, they would see it in the morning.
"Second Brother… What's going to happen?" Lin Cheng asked after a long silence.
"When Mo'ger wakes up, don't mention it to anyone except the three of us." Lin Xiu never doubted the truth of that matter. He knew that his big brother would not lie.
Mama Lin left the room and saw her husband squatting in the distance and smoking cigarettes. Since there was a child in the family, Father Lin had never smoked cigarettes again. That smell was too much for children and for Mama Lin.
Mama Lin walked over and sat next to him, while Father Lin silently extinguished the smoke.
"I just asked Cheng Yan. He said he likes our Mo'ger." Mama Lin told him.
"Mn."
"I can see that Mo'ger also likes Cheng Yan."
"… Ask them what they want to do in a few days."
After all, if Mo'ger didn't find the right person, his parents would still be very active in finding him someone, but after knowing that the two liked each other, Father Lin was reluctant to part with him. When he got married, Mo'ger would not just be their Mo'ger.
Chapter 19: I'm Not Your Brother
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
Lin Mo didn't sleep long, though he was accompanied by Cheng Yan. Lin Mo was awakened by the nightmare of his previous life, and suddenly opened his eyes and gasped for breath. This time, his nightmare was no longer just being tied up in the Research Institute and tortured. He dreamed about their deaths, his family members in the past… and now his current family.
His eyes were red with blood. He was numb from the smell of blood in his nostrils. The wailing in his ears never stopped.
"What's the matter?" Cheng Yan was startled by Lin Mo's sudden move, and saw that he was in a bit of a bad mood. He couldn't help but worry.
"No… I'm okay…" Lin Mo tried to breathe slowly, then looked at Cheng Yan.
Lin Mo opened his eyes, grabbed Cheng Yan's hand and lay on the bed staring at the ceiling. It was already afternoon. After Lin Mo woke up, Cheng Yan had no reason to stay. After talking with Lin Mo, Cheng Yan left.
The door was closed with a squeak. Lin Mo blinked and stared at it. After a long time, he turned around and pulled the quilt cover up.
Lin Mo's mind was full of what Lin Cheng and Lin Xiu said. From Lin Cheng's words, Lin Mo got a lot of information.
Lin Cheng had been reborn. In the previous life of Lin Cheng, Lin Xiu was framed, and then the Lin family was implicated.
In Lin Cheng's previous life, Lin Mo was himself, because Lin Mo could say the words 'I crossed over.' Most of all, Lin Cheng, who had been born again, had no doubts about him. This meant that Lin Mo couldn't be another passer-by. Besides, the woman who was the prime minister's daughter bewildered Lin Xiu. Many men with high authority or prestige gathered around her, saying that Lin Mo was bothering her. Lin Mo could not believe it.
Lin Mo pulled down the quilt off his head, and his eyes were obscure. He didn't expect that, in the future, he would kill a woman, regardless of his life.
Obviously… It was clear that they were not his real family, Lin Cheng was not his eldest brother, and Lin Xiu was not his second brother
There was no expression on Lin Mo's face, but the tears in his eyes fell down without warning, and ran along the corner of his eyes.
In fact, it was easy to understand, wasn't it? Lin Mo knew himself. In the future, he may regard them as the sustenance of his family in the past. The death of his parents and brothers had been a taboo in Lin Mo's heart. He kept it in his heart until it slowly eroded his heart.
His trust was destroyed by other people. He was not crazy.
Before long, the door was opened, and Lin Xiu and Lin Cheng walked in. Lin Mo's hand in the quilt shook. Lin Xiu went over and sighed when he saw the tears in Lin Mo's eyes.
"Crying? Haven't those things not happened yet?" Lin Xiu took out the handkerchief in his sleeve and dried Lin Mo's tears.
Lin Mo slowly sat up, blocked Lin Xiu's hand and looked at them silently.
Lin Mo was a little indifferent, "I'm not your brother. Doesn't Lin Cheng know about my previous life?"
If he could tell Lin Cheng the information of 'crossing over,' he must have told Lin Cheng all this in the future.
"Elder brother… What does Mo'ger mean?" Hearing this, Lin Xiu was shocked and looked at Lin Cheng, who was standing by the side.
Lin Cheng couldn't believe Lin Mo. He didn't expect Lin Mo to say what he originally confessed to him before he died.
"… What Lin Mo told me before his death, in fact, our Mo'ger is dead. He is not the Lin Mo we know…" Lin Cheng was silent for a long time.
Lin Xiu was stunned, and looked at Lin Mo incredulously.
Lin Mo looked at Lin Xiu's expression with no expression on his face. He smiled miserably in his heart. That's all. What should he expect? This was clearly not his family. "Your brother is dead, and I'm just a lonely soul occupying his body, since it was open…" Lin Mo raised a stiff smile.
"What are you doing?!" Lin Cheng's voice was a little urgent.
"… Don't worry, since I am your brother now, I will take responsibility naturally." Lin Mo's stiff smile faded away.
"No… I don't mean that…" Lin Cheng wanted to explain, but he didn't know how to open his mouth. Lin Mo must have misunderstood him.
However, he had regarded Lin Mo as his younger brother, whether he was the original one or not.
"Why talk about your rebirth? Are you not afraid to be treated as a stranger?" Lin Mo asked suddenly.
Lin Cheng thought about it and said, "… At that time, I thought that if I wanted to avoid everything in my previous life, I should not be the only one to know so that I didn't think so much."
"Now that you know my identity, why didn't you tell Lin Xiu? Why keep it from him?" Lin Mo chuckled and said this. With his expression, it was strange.
"Because I treat you as my younger brother. Second Brother has no memory of his previous life, so I'm afraid he can't accept it."
Lin Cheng was able to accept Lin Mo because he had the experience of the last life, but his Second Brother didn't. The closest person to Lin Mo in the last life was Lin Xiu, so Lin Cheng subconsciously concealed this matter, but didn't want Lin Mo to say it himself.
"You think I'm your brother? What about your real brother?"
"You and he are both my brothers. You are not a substitute. I can distinguish you from him because you are different in character." Lin Cheng felt that Lin Mo was acting a little weird. If he didn't make things clear, he would lose his brother completely.
Lin Mo listened to Lin Cheng's words, the strange smile on his face disappeared in a flash, and the acid swelled in his heart. He blinked, and tears fell on the quilt without warning.
When Lin Xiu saw that he was in tears again, his heart was stagnant. He subconsciously wanted to open his mouth to comfort him, but he still didn't open his mouth.
"Leave. I want to rest." Lin Mo lay down on his side, and pulled the quilt over.
Lin Cheng opened his mouth but stopped himself from talking. At last, he went out. Lin Xiu looked back at him. His eyes were complicated.
Lin Mo didn't move and lay still on the bed. During this time, Mama Lin came in several times, but Lin Mo didn't open his eyes.
In the evening, Lin Mo opened his eyes, sat up and took the bowl placed on the head of the bed to eat directly. He didn't care that the food was cold. After eating, he went back to bed and closed his eyes.
Lin Mo was at a loss in his mind. After knowing that he had been wearing ancient clothes, Lin Mo had decided how long he could live. At that time, he didn't care that the Lin family would one day know the truth, but now this development was beyond his imagination.
He didn't think that he would say 'responsibility.' Was he so kind? Did he have such a strong sense of responsibility?
Before long, Lin Mo had cold sweat on his forehead. He put his hands on his stomach and slowly curled up into a ball. His face was white. He forgot that the sick body could not eat cold food.
The next morning, Lin Xiu came to Lin Mo again before returning to the college. Soon after Lin Xiu left home, Lin Mo also left the house.
The others were relieved to see Lin Mo finally come out.
"Are you hungry? I left you some porridge and eggs." Mama Lin touched Mo'ger's head, softly.
"Mn." Lin Mo saw that they didn't ask anything, and knew that Lin Cheng and Lin Xiu had solved it.
After Lin Mo finished washing, he took porridge out of the kitchen and sat down to eat it.
Lin Xiaoya took her brother's hand and stood aside. She glanced at Fourth Uncle, who was drinking porridge. Then she looked up at her father and hesitated.
Lin Xiaonan didn't think so much like his sister. He led his sister directly to Lin Mo, hesitated and reached out to touch his hand.
"Fourth Uncle, does your hand still hurt?" Asked Lin Xiaonan in a low voice.
"Eat sugar… It won't hurt." Lin Xiaoya glancedat her brother, then handed the sugar she had been holding to Fourth Uncle.
Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, and looked down at the brother and sister pair. At last, he took Lin Xiaoya's sugar. "It doesn't hurt anymore."
Chapter 20: Give Your Second Brother Some Time
Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Sulo
Since Lin Mo's health hadn't been the best recently, Father Lin and Mama Lin put aside the matter of making jam and dried fruit.
They had heard some time ago that there were several ger in the village who were going to marry. Today they would get together to celebrate. But the location was at the other end of the village, and considering the physical injuries of Lin Mo and Lin Cheng, Mama Lin didn't let them go. So they stayed behind with the two children.
The house the Lin family live in was built by Grandfather Lin when they moved to Daling Village. At that time, their family was still very rich, so they spent the remaining money on building the house after buying the land. The overall area the Lin family habited was large. It looked like a square with the dining hall in the middle, surrounded by the other rooms.
The yard in the middle of the house was very large. In addition to planting some fruit trees to enjoy the cool shade, there were chicken and duck pens and a pigsty near the kitchen. Behind the house was a large vegetable garden. This kind of house was not common in Daling Village, so to some extent, the Lin family was still very well off, that is, they didn't have to pay for their house.
Lin Mo carried a stool to the fruit tree in the yard to enjoy the cooler shade. Lin Xiaoya and Lin Xiaonan followed him with the rabbit and black dog. After watching him sit down, they also sat next to him and continued to play with their pets.
Lin Mo ignored the two children playing beside him. His head was empty and his eyes were looking out at the yard. Lin Cheng came out of the house, looked at Lin Mo under the tree, and also moved his stool.
"Elder brother, what happened to Cheng Yan and me in the past?" Lin Mo suddenly asked.
"Ah? In my previous life… there was no Cheng Yan." Lin Cheng was stunned and shook his head. Lin Cheng remembered that he and his father did not save someone in the mountains. He didn't know why Cheng Yan would appear after he came back.
"…Is that right?" Lin Mo had been silent for a long time, whispering this, and his eyes were at a loss.
"You told us, in your previous life, that you didn't want to marry anyone. Although my parents were very opposed to it at the beginning, they didn't advise you because of some things." Lin Cheng looked at him like that, explained.
At that time, after Lin Mo said it, the whole family was shocked and didn't understand why he thought he didn't need to get married. But in later life, they found that Mo'ger hated other people's proximity or touch, and no one mentioned it at last.
"Didn't the government care?"
"At that time, before you reached the age of official matchmaking, your Second Brother won the first prize in the exam, so your official matchmaking age could be extended. After that, your Second Brother's position in the court got higher and higher, so even if you were not married, the government dared not take care of it."
"So… This is the fuse of Second Brother being framed?" Lin Mo turned his head and asked in a hoarse voice.
"That's right, but…" Lin Cheng wanted to refute, but Lin Mo stopped him.
"So, in fact, I am the root of the whole thing…" Lin Mo's lips trembled a little. At the end of the world, the root of their family's downfall was his spiritual space. Now it was directly him. Was he really a disaster?
"Mo'ger, don't think like this. Even without you, it would have been inevitable for Second Brother to be framed…" Lin Cheng was worried. In the past, and now, why did he think that the root of all issues was because of him?
Lin Xiaoya, who was playing beside, felt that Fourth Uncle and her father were about to quarrel. She let go of the rabbit in her hand and went to Fourth Uncle, looking at her father angrily.
"Father, don't scold Fourth Uncle!" Lin Xiaoya looked at her father with round eyes.
When Lin Xiaonan heard this, he looked at them and watched them in a daze. However, he stood up and walked to his sister and followed her to stand in front of Lin Mo.
"Dad didn't scold Fourth Uncle." Lin Cheng said with a wry smile.
Lin Mo looked at the two children standing in front of him. His mind was a little complicated, but he had them go back to play. "No scolding, you two go on playing."
"Then… If my father scolds you, Fourth Uncle must remember to call me and my brother. We'll help Uncle beat him." Lin Xiaoya's childish voice threatened, on one side Lin Xiaonan heard and also nodded.
Lin Xiaoya and Lin Xiaonan were three years old. They stayed beside Lin Mo the longest, followed by sister-in-law Lin, and then Lin Xing and Lin Chen.
Although Lin Cheng was their father, Lin Cheng tended to be reticent. Because he often had to work in the field or work in town for a short time, the father, son, and daughter couldn't spend much time alone. It was normal for the two children to prefer Lin Mo.
Lin Cheng, who was sitting beside him, felt a little sad when he saw this, but he also knew the reason why his children preferred Mo'ger.
"I'm okay. Go play." Lin Mo touched the heads of the two children.
Lin Cheng looked at his two children squatting away to continue playing, and looked at the smiles on their faces. However, their pained expression in the past life appeared in his mind, only his fingers were cold.
"Second Brother, he just can't accept it for a while. You… Give him some time…" Lin Cheng Cheng said, after all, no one could accept the news that his brother had suddenly disappeared, even if they knew that someone else was in Mo'ger's body.
They all knew that Mo'ger was too weak and had been taking medicine since he was a child. He grew up in a medicine can. Even the doctor told them that Mo'ger would not live long. But it was one thing to know, and another to accept it.
Lin Mo's health had slowly improved in his previous life and his family was very happy. They all thought that the medicine he had been drinking for more than ten years had finally worked. Lin Cheng now knew that their Mo'ger was gone, and another Lin Mo had become their younger brother.
"I know. He told me this morning." But Lin Mo didn't believe that Lin Xiu could accept a stranger who occupied his brother's body.
Lin Cheng had accepted him and Lin Mo could see it. But even so, Lin Mo still felt a little embarrassed and felt as if… he stole all of this, and that they knew that he was not their brother.
Lin Cheng hesitated and asked, "…Mo'ger, about you and Cheng Yan. What do you want to do about you and him…?"
"You mean marry him?" Lin Mo asked.
"Yes."
"I had this idea before, but now I don't know…" Lin Mo shook his head. Hearing that Lin Cheng said he had never married anyone in his previous life, and that there was no Cheng Yan in Daling Village, Lin Mo was a little uncertain.
"…If you really like him, then don't worry about it. You have your Second Brother and I." Lin Cheng muttered.
Lin Mo was criticized by many people for not marrying in his previous life. Previously, he saw Cheng Yan carrying Mo'ger to enter the house. Although Lin Mo was in a coma at that time, Lin Cheng could also see that he subconsciously relied on Cheng Yan.
If Lin Mo could really find someone he liked…
Lin Mo shook his head and whispered, "…I don't know now."
After that, they didn't talk anymore. They just sat in their seats, but their minds were full.
At noon, Lin Mo made a simple meal, because Lin Cheng's body would still take some days to return to a normal state. Lin Mo pulled some tubers from the space to make porridge.
In the afternoon, Mama Lin came back after drinking the wedding wine. Lin Xing and Lin Chen took out the wedding candy and gave it to Xiaoya and Xiaonan. Lin Mo stayed in the yard for a while and then went back into the house.
Mama Lin put her things in place, didn't see Lin Mo in the yard, so she went into the room to find him.
Lin Mo looked at Mama Lin coming in and asked, "Mother, what's the matter?"
Mama Lin closed the door, went to sit next to him, looked at him for a long time, and finally sighed, "Did you have a problem with your Eldest Brother and Second Brother?"
"… No."
"You are all my sons. I can't see anything. Your Second Brother was worried when he left in the morning." Mama Lin didn't believe their polite words. She could see what must have happened to the three brothers, but they were not willing to say it.
"…" Lin Mo lowered his head and picked at his fingernails. He didn't speak.
"I know you don't want to say it, and mother won't ask much. You are brothers. I believe you can handle it well…"
"…Mn." Lin Mo responded with a low voice. Brothers? If only she knew he was not her son…
Mama Lin thought about the wedding party today, and said to Lin Mo, "The day after tomorrow is Yuan Qing's wedding. His family is close to ours and mother will take you to have a look. When you get married, you won't have to hurry."
"Mother…" Lin Mo opened his mouth, but he couldn't tell her what was going on. Since Lin Cheng told him that he didn't get married in his previous life, Lin Mo had the idea of not wanting to get married at all. However, Lin Mo couldn't say anything when he thought about the series of events that would happen later.
"What's the matter?" Mama Lin questioned.
"Nothing." Lin Mo shook his head. He couldn't say it.
"What does Mo'ger think of Cheng Yan?" Mama Lin inquired. That was the whole reason why Mama Lin came to talk to Lin Mo. Although it was less than a year before Lin Mo needed to be married, Mama Lin still thought that the earlier he got married, the better.
"Cheng Yan…he's okay." Lin Mo nodded.
"Both your father and I think you are suitable for each other, and mother asked Cheng Yan yesterday. He said he likes you."
When Lin Mo heard that, his fingers quivered and his eyes were a little dazed. Cheng Yan likes him? Did he like Cheng Yan? Lin Mo didn't know. He didn't hate Cheng Yan's touch. The aura around Cheng Yan reassured him. After yesterday's events, Lin Mo knew that he depended on him subconsciously. But Lin Mo didn't know if he liked him.
"Of course, if Mo'ger really doesn't like Cheng Yan, mother will ask your sister to see who else is suitable." Lin Mo didn't respond to him so Mama Lin was confused. Did she guess wrong?
"It's not urgent, don't I have time?"
"Doesn't Mo'ger like him?" Mama Lin was silent for a while, hesitating. If Mo'ger didn't like Cheng Yan, why did she ask him yesterday then?
"No, I…" Lin Mo contradicted subconsciously, but when he did, he shut up and stopped talking.
Mama Lin saw his reaction and knew the situation. It was Mo'ger who didn't realize his feelings for Cheng Yan.
"It's okay. There is a long time to go. You can get along with each other first and cultivate your feelings."
"…Okay." Lin Mo looked up at Mama Lin, and finally nodded.
After Mama Lin left, Lin Mo sat still for a long time, then took off his shoes and lay on the bed with his head covered.
Get married? Lin Mo didn't want to get married before the end of his life.
However, when he thought of Cheng Yan, Lin Mo thought of his expressionless face, broad chest and the worry in his eyes when he saw him yesterday. Lin Mo felt that if he married him and slept in the same bed with him, there would be no sense of exclusion.
