After dressing as a widow

"Father, mother, Gu Lin and Uncle Lin are not like that."

"Then we can't be rude." Mrs. Wang pulled Wang Qin, followed by Master Wang and Brother Wang, and walked to the wing where Lin Zhen and Gu Lin rested.

Mrs. Wang and Master Wang knew that it was the Lin family who brought Wang Qin back from Fucheng, and they were very grateful. When Wang Qin was studying with Gu Lin at the Lin family, he would send things every now and then. Both adults and children would share.

But at that time Mrs. Wang and Master Wang were purely grateful to Gu Lin and the others, but now because Gu Lin won the Juren and was still a Jie Yuan, they were in awe.

"Lin Fulang, Mr. Gu Xiaolang, Wang Qin is used to being careless since he was a child. It's really rude to take you home and ignore him." Mrs. Wang said with a smile.

Lin Zhen looked at Wang Qin who was winking at them, and took Mrs. Wang's words: "He will take care of us along the way, there is nothing wrong with it."

Wang Qin said: "Father, mother, look, I said that Uncle Lin Gu Lin is not that kind of person."

"That's because you, Uncle Lin and Brother Gu, don't care about you." Mrs. Wang couldn't help pinching his face when she saw his complacent look.

Mrs. Wang said to Lin Zhen and Gu Lin: "Why don't Lin Fulang and Gu Xiaolang stay at our house for a rest today, and then go back to Liyu Village tomorrow. We also take this opportunity to thank Lin Fulang and Gu Xiaolang for their kindness to Xiaolang. Very caring."

"With the friendship between our two families, Madam doesn't need to be so polite." Lin Zhen waved to Madam Wang leisurely, "We'll go back to Liyu Village after sitting for a while. My father and father at home are probably worried about us all the time."

Having said that, Mrs. Wang didn't stay with Lin Zhen and Gu Lin anymore, she just said: "Then we'll wait for Mr. Gu to hold a congratulatory banquet and ask for a glass of wine."

She didn't say anything, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin didn't think about holding a wedding banquet, they were stunned for a moment and said: "Okay, then we will leave first, we will have to walk at night when we go late."

Just leaving, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin got up, said a few words to Wang Qin and Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Wang, got into the carriage and left.

When they left, they could vaguely hear the voices from the Huang family next door to the Wang family, and the whole Huang family rejoiced.

The servants who drove the carriage were already familiar with the route of the Lin family in Liyu Village, so they didn't need Lin Zhen and the others to guide them.

After dark for a while, the carriage entered Liyu Village, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin jumped out of the carriage, and said to the servants: "Drive the carriage to Aunt Ma's house, it's not safe to walk alone at night, wait until tomorrow morning go back."

"Yes." The servant used to deliver things to Wang Qin and Huang Yuwen before, and he got acquainted with Aunt Ma's house, so he drove the carriage to Aunt Ma's house.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin each carried a burden and walked up the path in the village.

It was completely dark at this moment, and most people in the village had eaten and were going to bed.

As soon as they passed the intersection, they saw the light of the oil lamp reflected in the Lin family's yard, a little bit of light, which might be regarded as a firefly from a distance.

Seeing home, Lin Zhen couldn't help speeding up his pace a little: "Father, Father, Gu Lin and I are back."

Sister-in-law Lin took Lin Shitou and three brothers and daughters to manage the small food business in the town. At home, elder brother Lin, second brother Lin, father Lin, father, Tie Dan and second-sister-in-law’s youngest child, rotten egg .

When Lin Zhen's voice came into the house, Father Lin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly ran to the yard and opened the door, and when he saw Lin Zhen and Gu Lin outside the gate of the yard, he tightly grasped their arms: "I just said why there are magpies chirping on the branches these days, and you are back."

"Hurry up and go home. The food has just been put away and it's still hot. You can eat it after washing your face and hands."

Father Lin and Brother Lin and Brother Lin who were in the house also came out, took the burdens from the two of them, and told them to go in quickly.

Lin Zhen was indeed hungry, he let Father Lin hold his hand, and said, "Okay, I haven't eaten something made by Father for a long time, just to satisfy my appetite."

"Father's craftsmanship is not comparable to yours. If you know that you are coming back today, when your elder brother goes to the town to deliver Malatang ingredients, you should ask him to buy some chicken, duck and fish."

"As long as it's made by you, I like to eat even a plate of sauerkraut." Lin Zhen has always had a sweet mouth, and with a few words, he made Lin's father happy, and went to the cupboard to serve them still warm vegetable.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin took the basin and face towel to the water tank to wash their hands and faces.

Gu Lin first twisted it for Lin Zhen to wash. Her slender fingers looked good even when twisting the veil, as if holding a pen and turning the pages of a book.

Father Lin brought out the food and went to the yard to tell them that it was ready to eat.

Unexpectedly, I saw my grandson taking the handkerchief from my brother, kneading it in the basin, and then handing the handkerchief to my brother.

Not knowing what the two said, Gu Lin wiped the back of Lin Zhen's ears with a handkerchief.

Aunt Lin smiled, "You two uncles and nephews, don't be so gross, brother, you are not ashamed, you are so lazy in front of the children, you need Shuanzi to wipe your face."

"It's almost ready to eat. The food is always warm, and it won't taste good if it's cold."

Farmers use lard for cooking, which will solidify into a white paste when it is cold, and the taste of the dishes will be greatly reduced.

Lin Zhen was taken aback by Father Lin who suddenly appeared, he took a step back and distanced himself from Gu Lin: "Okay, I'll come right away."

He hurriedly said: "Hurry up too." He rushed into the house as if being chased by a ghost.

There were three dishes on the table by the stove and a bowl of soup cooked by Lin Adie, fried bamboo shoots with sliced ​​meat, cold fungus and dogwood, fried cabbage, and a tofu soup.

It's a nice home-cooked dish.

Lin Zhen smelled the smell, "Daddy, your cooking is getting better and better."

"It's not what you taught, put more oil, don't be reluctant to put seasonings, even wood chips are delicious when fried like this."

In the past, my family was poor, and there were not only Father Lin, but sister-in-law Lin and sister-in-law Lin Xiaoyao all cooked in the same way and almost never cooked. Oil and water.

After several years of getting used to it, Father Lin and Sister-in-law Lin and Sister-in-law Lin finally don’t give priority to filling their stomachs, but consider the issue of taste. The seasonings at home are more and more complete, and some dishes are always prepared.

Not to mention in Liyu Village, even in Shili Baxiang, the life of the Lin family is easy.

Lin Zhen controlled the water in the cleaning bowl, and said to Aunt Lin: "We will have a servant from Wang Qin's family staying at home later, Dad, see where the arrangement is suitable."

As for the problem of eating, there is no need to worry. The servant used to go to Aunt Ma's house often.

The meal time at Aunt Ma's house was always later than usual, and the time was just right for Carpenter Ma who was going to work outside.

Father Lin said: "There are many rooms at home, just let him sleep in the stone room."

The father and son were talking, Gu Lin came in after washing up, picked up the bowl and started eating.

While eating Lin Adie, he talked to Lin Zhen and asked them if there was any accident on the way to Fucheng. It is inconvenient to eat and live in Fucheng.

Lin Zhen answered him while eating slowly, and finally said: "Shuanzi did well in the exam this time, and got No.1."

"I won No.1, our Shuanzi is really good—" Suddenly, Father Lin remembered that Gu Lin was a scholar before taking the provincial examination, so now, isn't he, isn't he a master of Juren!

Before Gu Lin was admitted as a scholar, he made a big splash in ten miles and eight towns. Auntie Lin was always called a scholar when he went out, but now Gu Lin is a scholar!

Father Lin and Eldest Brother Lin who were in the room were also stunned, looking at Gu Lin speechlessly.

Father Lin suddenly said excitedly: "This is a great happy event for our Lin family, father of the child, you can go to Uncle Wu tomorrow to calculate which day will be auspicious, and we will hold a wedding banquet for Shuanzi."

"Okay!" Father Lin was also happy, with a happy smile on his dark face after years of hard work.

It doesn't matter whether Gu Lin is the grandson or grandson of Lin Zhen or not, but in the eyes of Lin's father, he is the Lin family, and his children are more happy than their own.

Looking at their posture, Lin Zhen could already imagine the grand scene of the congratulatory banquet, and gave Gu Lin the look of watching you perform at that time.

Hey, when he thought that Gu Lin would be surrounded by seven aunts and eight aunts, like looking at a golden doll, he felt very happy.

Lin Zhen and Gu Rin had just put away the bowls after eating, and the servants of the Wang family who went to put the carriage and horses came back, accompanied by Lin Zhuzi who went to the horse carpenter to learn his craft.

Lin Zhuzi is one year older than Gu Lin. He is 16 years old this year. He has a solid body and a honey-colored skin that is neither dark nor white. He looks very healthy.

He looks very similar to Big Brother Lin, and has a similar personality. He is a handsome young man in Liyu Village.

Lin Zhen knew that he had studied hard at Carpenter Ma, and he was able to do most of the carpentry work. Although his skills were not as good as that of Carpenter Ma, who had worked in carpentry for decades, he was already a promising one at this age. When Lin Zhen and Gu Lin went to Fucheng, they were already seeing the girl.

If you hurry up, you will be able to drink his wedding wine this year.

Lin Zhuzi greeted Lin Zhen and Gu Lin very politely: "Uncle, Shuanzi, you are back from Fucheng, you are not tired all the way."

Lin Zhen looked at him: "Not tired, where did you and your master go to work today, and you came back so late."

"In the former village of Wayao Village, I was making furniture for a family to move into a new house. Master said that this time I will do all the work, and I will be able to take over the work myself in the future."

"Our Zhuzi has finally become a teacher. We must treat your master and wife to dinner some other day." Lin Zhen could see that Lin Zhuzi was calm and interested in woodwork. After studying for so many years, he finally became a teacher. , is not an easy task.

There is also a reason why Carpenter Ma taught them all the money. There are many apprentices outside, and the master will not teach them real skills when they are 30 or [-] years old, so they can only do some chores.