181-190

Chapter 181

"Dad, Mom, Gu Lin and Uncle Lin are not that kind of people."

"Then we can't lose our manners." Madam Wang pulled Wang Qin, followed by Master Wang and Big Brother Wang, to the wing room where Lin Zhen and Gu Lin were resting.

Madam Wang and Master Wang knew before that it was the Lin family who brought Wang Qin back from the city, and they were very grateful. When Wang Qin was studying with Gu Lin at the Lin family, he would send gifts every now and then, and both adults and children would get some.

But at that time, Madam Wang and Master Wang were simply grateful to Gu Lin and his family, but now they have a little awe because Gu Lin passed the imperial examination and became a champion.

"Mr. Lin, Young Master Gu, Wang Qin has been carefree since he was a child. It's really rude of him to bring you home and ignore you." Madam Wang said with a smile.

Lin Zhen looked at Wang Qin who was winking at them, and took over Mrs. Wang's words: "He has taken care of us along the way, and has been very kind to us."

Wang Qin said: "Dad, Mom, you see, I said that Uncle Lin and Gu Lin are not that kind of people."

"That's because your Uncle Lin and brother Gu are generous and don't bother with you." Mrs. Wang couldn't help pinching his face when she saw his smug look.

Madam Wang said to Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, "Why don't Mr. Lin and Mr. Gu rest at our house for one night and go back to Liyu Village tomorrow? We can also take this opportunity to thank Mr. Lin and Mr. Gu for taking care of Xiao Man."

"Given the friendship between our two families, Madam, you don't have to be so polite," Lin Zhen waved to Madam Wang leisurely, "We will just sit for a while and then go back to Liyu Village. I'm afraid my father and grandpa at home are always worried about us." At this point,

Madam Wang didn't want to keep Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, and just said, "Then we will wait for Mr. Gu to hold a wedding banquet and ask for a glass of wine." If

she didn't say it, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin hadn't thought about holding a wedding banquet. They were stunned for a moment and said, "Okay, then we'll leave first. If we go too late, we'll have to walk at night." As soon as they said they would

leave, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin got up, said a few words to Wang Qin and Madam Wang and Mr. Wang, got on the carriage and left. When

they left, they could vaguely hear the voices coming from the Huang family next door to the Wang family. The Huang family was full of joy.

The servant driving the carriage was already familiar with the route to the Lin family in Liyu Village, so he didn't need Lin Zhen

and the others to show him the way. After it got dark for a while, the carriage entered Liyu Village. Lin Zhen and Gu Lin jumped off the carriage and said to the servant, "Drive the carriage to Aunt Ma's house. It's not safe to walk alone at night. Go back tomorrow morning."

"Yes." The servant often delivered things to Wang Qin and Huang Yuwen before, and was familiar with Aunt Ma's family. He drove the carriage to Aunt Ma's house.

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

It was completely dark now, and most people in the village had already eaten and were ready to go to bed.

Just after passing the intersection, they saw the light of the oil lamp reflected in the Lin family's yard. It was a dim light, and if you looked from a distance, you might mistake it for a firefly.

Seeing home, Lin Zhen couldn't help but quicken his pace: "Dad, Father, Gu Lin and I are back."

Sister-in-law Lin and Sister-in-law Lin Shitou and their three brothers and daughters were running a snack food business in town. At home were Brother Lin, Brother Lin, Father Lin, and Tiedan and Sister-in-law Lin's youngest child, Choudan.

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. When he saw Lin Zhen and Gu Lin outside the yard door, he grabbed their arms tightly: "I was wondering why there were always magpies chirping on the branches these days, and you came back."

"Go home quickly, the food has just been put away and is still hot, you can eat after washing your face and hands."

Father Lin, Brother Lin and Brother Lin also came out of the house, took the bags from the two, and asked them to go in quickly.

Lin Zhen was indeed hungry. He let Lin's father hold his hand and said, "Okay, I haven't eaten Dad's cooking for a long time. It's just right to satisfy my craving."

"Dad's cooking skills can't compare to yours. If he knew you were coming back today, he should have asked your eldest brother to buy some chicken, duck, fish and meat when he went to town to deliver the ingredients for the spicy hot pot."

"As long as it's made by you, I like it even if it's a plate of pickled vegetables." Lin Zhen has always been sweet-mouthed. He coaxed Lin's father into a happy mood with just a few words and went to the cupboard to bring them the still warm dishes.

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

Gu Lin twisted the towel first for Lin Zhen to wash. His slender fingers looked very beautiful even when twisting the towel, just like holding a pen and turning the pages of a book.

Lin's father brought out the food and walked to the yard to tell them that they could eat.

Who knew that he saw his grandson taking the towel from his brother's hand, rubbing it in the basin, and then handing the towel to his brother.

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

Lin's father smiled, "You two uncles and nephews, don't be so cheesy. Brother Zhen, you are not ashamed to be so lazy in front of the children. You need Shuanzi to wipe your face."

"Hurry up and eat. The dishes are originally warm. They are not delicious when they are cold."

Farmers use lard to cook. When it is cold, it will solidify into a white paste, which greatly reduces the taste of the dishes.

Lin Zhen was startled by the sudden appearance of Lin's father. He took a step back and distanced himself from Gu Lin: "Okay, I'll be there right away."

He hurriedly threw down a sentence: "Hurry up too." He rushed into the house as if he was chased by a ghost. There were three dishes and a bowl of soup cooked by Lin's father on the table next to the stove, fried pork slices with bamboo shoots, cold-mixed black fungus and dogwood, and stir-fried cabbage, plus a tofu soup. It is a very good home-cooked side dish

. Lin Zhen smelled the food and said, "Dad, your cooking is getting more and more delicious." "You taught me that. Add more oil and don't be reluctant to add seasoning. Even wood chips will taste good if you fry them this way." In the past, the family was poor. Not only Dad Lin, but also Sister-in-law Lin, Sister-in-law Lin and Little Sister-in-law all cooked in the same way. They almost never stir-fried dishes. They only cooked stews. Before scooping the soup out of the pot, they would add two drops of oil to it. After a few years of habit, Dad Lin, Sister-in-law Lin and Sister-in-law Lin finally stopped giving priority to filling their stomachs and instead considered the taste. The seasonings at home became more and more complete, and some dishes were always available. Not to mention in Liyu Village, even in the surrounding area, the Lin family had an easy life. Lin Zhen drained the water from the clean bowl and said to Lin's father, "A servant from Wang Qin's family will be staying at home later. Father, please decide where to arrange him." As for the issue of meals, there is no need to worry. The servant often went to Aunt Ma's house before and had become familiar with them. He would definitely be invited to dinner by Aunt Ma's family. Aunt Ma's family always eats later than usual, waiting for Ma the carpenter to go out to work. He went at the right time. Lin's father said, "There are many rooms at home. Let him sleep in the stone room." While the father and son were talking, Gu Lin, who had just washed up, came in, picked up the bowl and started to eat. While eating, Lin's father talked to Lin Zhen, asking them if they had any accidents on the way to the city and whether it was convenient to eat and stay in the city. Lin Zhen answered him while eating slowly, and finally said: "Shuanzi did well in the exam this time and won the first place." "He won the first place, our Shuanzi is really amazing--" Suddenly, Father Lin remembered that Gu Lin was a scholar before he took the provincial examination, so now, couldn't, couldn't he be a juren!

Before, when Gu Lin passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, he became a

big star in the surrounding area. Whenever Lin's father went out, people would call him "Scholar". But now Gu Lin is a juren! Lin's father, as well as the eldest and second brothers Lin, were also stunned and could not speak when they looked at Gu Lin.

Lin's father suddenly said excitedly: "This is a great happy event for our Lin family. Father, go to your fifth uncle tomorrow to calculate which day is a good day. We will hold a celebration banquet for Shuanzi."

"Okay!" Lin's father was also happy, and a happy smile appeared on his face that was dark from years of hard work.

No matter whether Gu Lin is a grandson or a grandson-in-law, or whether he is Lin Zhen's biological son, in Lin's father's eyes, he is a member of the Lin family. It is more exciting to see his own children succeed than to see themselves succeed.

Looking at their posture, Lin Zhen could already imagine the grand scene of the celebration banquet on the day, and gave Gu Lin a look that said "I'll see your performance when the time comes".

Hey, he felt very happy when he thought about how Gu Lin would be surrounded by all the relatives and friends at that time, like a golden baby.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin had just finished their meal and put away the dishes. The servant of the Wang family who went to put away the carriage and the horses came back, accompanied by Lin Zhuzi who went to learn crafts from Ma Carpenter.

Lin Zhuzi was one year older than Gu Lin. He was sixteen years old this year. He had a strong body and honey-colored skin that was neither black nor white. He looked very healthy.

He looked very similar to Brother Lin in appearance and personality. He was a handsome guy in Liyu Village.

Lin Zhen knew that he had studied very hard from Ma Carpenter and could do most of the woodworking. Although his skills could not catch up with Ma Carpenter who had been doing woodworking for decades, he was already one of the most promising people at his age. When Lin Zhen and Gu Lin went to the provincial capital, he was already looking for a girl.

If things go well, he will be able to drink his wedding wine this year.

Lin Zhuzi greeted Lin Zhen and Gu Lin politely: "Uncle, Shuanzi, you are back from the city. Are you tired on the way?"

Lin Zhen looked at him: "No, where did you and your master go to work today? Why did you come back so late?"

"In the village in front of Wayao Village, I made furniture for a family moving into a new house. The master said that I should do all the work this time, and I can take on jobs by myself in the future."

"Our Zhuzi has finally graduated. I must treat your master and his wife to a good meal one day." Lin Zhen saw that Lin Zhuzi was a person who was very focused and interested in woodworking. It was not easy for him to graduate after learning for so many years.

This was also because Ma the carpenter taught everything he knew. There were countless apprentices outside who had survived until they were in their twenties or thirties, but their masters would not teach them the real skills. They could only help out and do odd jobs.

Chapter 182

The elder brother Lin beside him nodded repeatedly: "Of course, we must treat them to this meal. Our Zhuzi has been taken care of by his master and mistress for so many years."

As for the date, the date has not been decided yet. We can't be careless when treating Ma Mujiang's family to a meal. The dishes must not be like usual. We must go to the town to prepare them.

In addition, there is also Gu Lin's wedding banquet, which requires a lot of things.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin came from the capital city, and they were a little tired. They sat and chatted with Lin's father for a while and then went back to the house to sleep.

The next day, Lin's father went to find his fifth uncle to calculate the date. The elder brother Lin and the second brother Lin went to the town to find Lin's elder sister-in-law and Lin's second sister-in-law to tell them the news that Lin Zhen and Gu Lin had returned, and to buy some meat and vegetables.

At noon, the Lin family became lively. Aunt Ma, Ma Mujiang, who learned that they had returned, Ma Min, who was holding a child, and Uncle Ji, the old village chief, and the neighbors close to the Lin family all came to play at home. With

so many people, the spacious courtyard of the Lin family was almost full.

"I wanted to come when I heard you were back last night, but your uncle said you must be tired from the journey and needed to rest well, so I held back until today."

"Let me see quickly, have you lost weight?" Aunt Ma looked at Lin Zhen who was sitting in front of her and pinched his hand. "You have lost weight, and there is a layer of flesh on your hand."

Lin Zhen laughed dumbly: "Aunt, how did you touch it? How did you lose weight?" He had obviously gained a little more flesh than when he went to the capital.

Aunt Ma said: "I said you have lost weight, so you have to take good care of yourself. It's not easy to run around with the children outside. Don't treat yourself badly."

Lin Zhen held her warm hand in return: "I know, you also have to pay attention to your life at home, do what you can, and let Sister Min help you if you can't do it."

"Uncle." Guoguo, who was circled between Ma Min's legs, seemed to still remember Lin Zhen who used the bell to tease her. She looked up at him with a little doubt on her face.

Lin Zhen was very surprised and held Guoguo on his knees: "Guoguo, did you call uncle just now?"

"Yes." Guoguo could barely speak a few words, and with Aunt Ma Min teasing him every day, he had a larger vocabulary than other children and could have simple conversations with adults.

"Our Guoguo is great," Lin Zhen knew that it was not good for adults to kiss children on the face, so he held his little fat hand and kissed it, "Come, uncle will hold you and play." Uncle Ji

smiled and said beside him: "Zhen brother likes children at first glance, and give birth to one to play with in the future."

Lin Zhen paused holding Guoguo's hand. He had never thought about having his own child before, and he didn't plan to find a man.

But now that the relationship with Gu Lin has come to this point, if nothing unexpected happens, he and he will most likely be together, and then there will definitely be something in bed together, and there is a certain chance of pregnancy.

Suddenly, Lin Zhen sneered, he was thinking too far.

Apart from other things, just looking at his pregnancy mole that is so dim that it is almost invisible without careful observation, if he is pregnant, he will be pregnant early.

Lin Zhen held Guoguo in his arms and said to Uncle Ji, "Let's talk about the future later. Now I want to have a good time with Guoguo. Guoguo, come here, let's fly high."

Lin Zhen held Guoguo tightly and ran forward in small steps, making a humming engine sound from his mouth.

Guoguo had never played like this with Aunt Ma, Ma Min, and Carpenter Ma before, and giggled very happily.

Everyone looked at Lin Zhen, who was very famous for teasing children, and smiled kindly.

Suddenly, Father Lin brought in an old man with white hair and beard. Everyone sitting in the yard called him Fifth Uncle.

Since Lin Zhen came to Liyu Village, he was either in the town or in the prefecture. He was not familiar with the people in the village. He only recognized a few people he often dealt with, and only knew the others roughly.

But he had heard the name of Fifth Uncle many times. He was the oldest person in Liyu Village. He should be 97 years old this year. He could recognize some words and understood Feng Shui and Yijing. If anyone in the village wanted to do something, they would go to him.

As if they were going to hold a wedding banquet for Gu Lin, the first thing that Father Lin and Big Brother Lin thought of was to go to him to calculate a good date. They couldn't ruin Gu Lin's luck, but had to make it even better.

Fifth Uncle was led into the house by Father Lin, and soon, Gu Lin was also called in.

Fifth Uncle looked at Gu Lin who was led in by Father Lin, and looked him over, "Big Lin, you have a good grandson. Our Liyu Village has never had a juren!"

Fifth Uncle was excited, and the look he gave Gu Lin was more tender than that of Father Lin, the grandfather.

He waved his hand to let Gu Lin come over, and asked about Gu Lin's date of birth.

Gu Lin looked at Father Lin who was sitting next to Fifth Uncle, and calmly gave his date of birth to Fifth Uncle.

After hearing this, the fifth uncle pinched his fingers and said with a smile: "Five days later, September 1st is a very good day, which matches your horoscope, so it's perfect to hold a wedding banquet."

Lin's father believed in the fifth uncle very much. When he heard that five days later was a good day, he nodded repeatedly and took out a few coins wrapped in red paper that he had prepared long ago and handed them to the fifth uncle.

The fifth uncle walked out while calling Gu Juren all the time, and the villagers who came to play in the Lin family yard were stunned. Gu Juren, Gu Lin was actually a Juren.

Lin Zhen sat with them for such a while without saying a word. If there was such a good thing in their family, the whole village would have known about it.

When Gu Lin passed the imperial examination, the villagers were very envious, saying that Lin Zhen's life was so good, the first and second men she married were both rich and good-looking, and the son she adopted and raised was promising, and she was going to live the life of a scholar father for the rest of her life.

Now it is even more serious. Gu Shuanzi has become a juren, and maybe he will be an official in the future. Lin Zhen will also become the father of the juren, and the father of the official.

For a while, the yard was full of congratulations to Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, and they were vying to help on the day of the wedding banquet.

Lin Zhen was afraid of crowding Guoguo, so he held Guoguo facing him. Suddenly, before he could say anything, Gu Juren, who had red eyes, reached out and hugged Guoguo in his hands.

"?" Lin Zhen looked at him.

He didn't remember that Gu Lin liked to hug children actively. No, it should be said that he didn't like people to get close to him, whether adults or children.

Looking at Gu Lin, whose hands were obviously stiff and staring at Guoguo, Lin Zhen couldn't think of anything. He could only attribute this to Gu Lin seeing through his thoughts and was afraid of being squeezed by the child.

The wedding banquet is in five days, and there are many things to prepare, such as the tables, chairs and benches. There are many tables, chairs and benches needed for the banquet, and the Lin family's own are definitely not enough, so they must go to the village to borrow them first.

Then they need to choose a few people to take care of tea, cooking, frying, and shopping.

Lin Zhen is very familiar with these things. He looked at these familiar people who came today, and ordered people to arrange everything.

Gu Lin hugged Guoguo with a pursed mouth, wanting to cry but not daring to. He just looked at Lin Zhen and whispered Uncle, turned him around, and faced his back to Lin Zhen.

Well, Gu Lin's eyebrows relaxed a little, which most people would not notice.

He has been held like this by Uncle Lin since he was a child, and he can't hold this soft little thing like this.

Chapter 183:

Aunt Ma was in charge of making tea, Uncle Ji led four or five aunts and grandmas in the village to cook, the person in charge of cooking was found by Father Lin, and the purchase was directly handled by Sister Lin.

As soon as these uncles and aunts returned from the Lin family, they hurriedly told their families the news that Gu Lin had passed the imperial examination, so within half a day, everyone in the village knew the good news.

Those who had relatives in other villages also shared the news with their relatives and friends when visiting relatives and friends. Within two or three days, even people in other villages had heard about it.

In Datianzi Village, people who passed by Old Lady Gu's house usually didn't get along with Old Lady Gu, and deliberately shouted at Old Lady Gu's house: "Some people just cherish straw bags as treasures and throw away promising sons. Now Gu Shuanzi is amazing, he passed the imperial examination and will become an official."

The voice was like thunder, and it was impossible for Old Lady Gu's family to pretend not to hear it.

The person who was talking was ready to quarrel with Old Lady Gu. This old woman couldn't stand any loss and had a poisonous mouth. If he didn't want to stab her heart, he wouldn't have come to provoke her.

But the person who was talking waited for a long time and Old Lady Gu didn't come out. He secretly wondered if this old woman had changed her nature today?

Or was she not in the house at all.

In the house, Old Lady Gu, who was scared by the knife in Gu Lin's hand when she failed to steal things that time, slapped the girl next to her twice: "What kind of food do you know how to eat, you must have starved to death in your previous life. I won't leave it for your brother."

The beaten girl had a stiff face and didn't say anything. Before the bowl was snatched away, she quickly took two big mouthfuls of food into her mouth. She stood up and put the backpack on her back despite the slap from Old Lady Gu and went to cut grass for the pigs.

Old Man Gu put the bowl on the table impatiently: "Enough, you either hit this or that all day long. If you hadn't gotten rid of the older one, our family wouldn't be living like this now."

"Women are short-sighted and can't stand up to the public."

Old Woman Gu was already irritated by the noise outside, and after being scolded by him, she completely exploded.

"Bang--" The bowl on the table fell to the ground, and Old Woman Gu pointed at Old Man Gu's nose, "Bah, if you care about the older one so much, why didn't you stop me at that time? You just sat there with your legs crossed and watched, and you were better than me when you ordered people to work, and most of the money you got fell into your hands."

The Gu family's life in the village was pretty good back then. The family had many fields, and the annual output was barely enough to eat until the new grain came in the next year.

But Old Woman Gu and Old Man Gu just didn't want to give Gu Da a meal, thinking it would be a waste if he ate it. Whenever Gu Da ate a bite, they would pull his ears and scold him.

When Gu Da was seven or eight years old and looked older than his peers, they found an excuse to send him to the town to work.

The two of them thought that a child of this age could eat, and must not eat their own food.

Unexpectedly, Gu Da did a good job and could earn money, so the couple made a big fuss in the village and forced Gu Da to hand over all his wages to them.

In the end, Gu Da destroyed his house and moved to live under the cliff.

They never thought that Gu Da would be so promising and could earn so much money. They

also didn't expect that the burden left by Gu Da would pass the imperial examination and become an official that they could not afford. Moreover

, they had experienced Gu Shuanzi's cruelty, so they didn't even dare to think about getting close to him.

After being spitted on by Mrs. Gu, Mr. Gu stopped talking and only focused his eyes on the eldest boy of his second son, his most beloved grandson: "Yaozu, how are you doing in your studies recently? Did the teacher say when I can take the exam for Tongsheng?"

Gu Yaozu's hand holding the chopsticks trembled, his eyes flickered, and he stabilized a little and said: "Soon, the teacher said that I can try next year."

"Good, good." Mr. Gu said two good things in a row. He lost Gu Shuanzi, the ungrateful grandson, but fortunately he still had Gu Yaozu, a filial grandson who had been raised by his side since childhood, and he was also a scholar, and he would definitely make him the grandfather of the official in the future.

In Liyu Village, Sister Lin, Sister Lin, Father Lin, and Lin Zhen discussed with the aunt in charge of cooking what dishes to use.

Chicken, duck, fish, and pork must be there, plus a few vegetables and soup, so they must be gathered in ten.

In addition, there were also drinks for the day, which had to be brought back from the town.

Just as they were discussing, a man from the village came in carrying tables and stools: "Uncle Lin, we have brought all the tables, chairs and stools that we can carry. See if they are enough. If not, we can borrow from the neighboring village." Lin's father

hurriedly stood up and said, "Thank you for troubling you. Sit down and have a drink of water and take a rest."

The seven or eight men who followed behind to carry the tables and stools smiled and said, "Okay, thank you Uncle Lin."

Lin Zhen followed Lin's father to pour water for them. He was a celebrity in the surrounding area. After Gu Da's death, he remained unmarried for many years. Others at his age would have been worn out by their children's lives and looked old, but he seemed to be no different from when he was a teenager. The extra maturity gave birth to a different charm.

The men did not dare to look at him directly, and the voices of thanking him were as soft as mosquitoes.

Soon, five days passed in the blink of an eye, and the day of holding a wedding banquet for Gu Lin arrived.

Before dawn, all the Lin family members got up. The eldest and second brothers of Lin first pulled out the tables and chairs and arranged them. The eldest and second sisters of Lin lit the three stoves specially built in the yard, put the big pot on them and heated it with water. When

it was a little brighter, the people who came to help from the village arrived one after another. The children played around, the girls and boys picked vegetables and washed dishes, and the men followed Lin's father and pulled out the big fat pig that had just been bought from other villages two days ago.

The big fat pig seemed to know that today was the day for it to be slaughtered, and it tried hard to shrink back, but the men who pressed it were also strong. They grabbed and pushed the big fat pig onto the chopping board.

The master who slaughtered the pig was a good hand. He made the big fat pig go down neatly in a few seconds, then poured boiling water on it, shaved its hair, put its intestines and stomach in a basin, and cut the pork into pieces and hung them up.

The pig was so big, its fat meat was wider than an adult's palm, causing the onlookers to whisper: "Such a big pig must have cost a lot of silver."

"The Lin family specially compared the pigs from several villages. Look at those chickens, ducks, and fish, they are all more expensive than that pig."

"Tsk tsk, the Lin family is so rich that they spend so much money on a banquet."

"If someone in my family passed the imperial examination, I would do the same!"

"Come on, your clay monkey is lucky enough not to get on the roof and tear down the tiles. Even if the ancestral graves are smoking, it won't help!"

"Hahahaha!"

As time got closer to noon, more and more people came. At first, Lin Zhen could barely recognize some faces, but in the end he was completely confused. He pulled Lin's father and asked, "Did our family have these relatives before?"

Lin's father was also confused and said, "How could there be so many? When I counted the banquets with them, there were only more than 40 tables, and I counted five or six tables more. Now there are probably 70 or 80 tables here."

Lin Zhen understood all of a sudden that the extra people must have heard that Gu Lin passed the imperial examination and came to the Lin family in advance to make themselves familiar with him.

Suddenly, Lin's father smiled and pulled Lin Zhen through the crowd to the gate: "Little brother and sister, you are here!"

"Xiaocheng and Chunlai are here too, come in quickly."

Lin Zhen also hurriedly called people: "Uncle and uncle."

Since the year that Lin's father and Lin Zhen went there, the Guo family has used the composting method. That year, they had enough food and did not go hungry. After a few years, they finally saved a little money for the leaky family.

Although the drought last year made life difficult, the family was doing well, and this year is another bumper year.

Guo Fu was younger than when Lin Zhen met him a few years ago. He was wearing clean clothes and looked at Lin's father: "Fortunately, the person who brought the letter returned to the village last night, otherwise I might not have known about such a big happy event." Lin's father

was happy to see them, and he took them to the house and said: "I specifically told you to bring the letter before today. Xiao Lin is in the house, I will take you to see him."

Originally, Lin's father was used to calling Gu Lin Shuanzi, but when he thought that he was now a scholar, it was inevitable that calling him by this name would be a bit out of place, so he changed his name to Xiao Lin.

"That child has a cold temper, but he is not arrogant. Don't think he is unhappy because of his cold face. Except for his father, everyone is the same in front of him."

Guo Fu and his husband opened their mouths. In fact, they didn't dare to hang around in front of Gu Lin. He was a scholar, and he was definitely different from them.

There were tables and stools in the house and yard, but the people sitting in the house were all people who had a special relationship with the Lin family, as well as the village head, township head, and neighborhood head.

They all sat on the stools, looking at Gu Lin, who was wearing a brown robe and had his hair tied up high with a headband, with a bit of restraint.

Father Lin greeted several township heads and neighborhood heads, and brought the Guo family to Gu Lin: "Xiao Lin, this is your uncle grandpa and uncle, this is your uncle Cheng and uncle Cheng."

Lin Zhen, who was following behind Father Lin, looked at Gu Lin and touched his nose.

Gu Lin's eyes swept over him, and he said to Guo Fu and Guo Fu's husband: "Uncle Grandpa, Uncle Mom."

Then to Guo Cheng and Guo Cheng's husband: "Uncle Daddy."

In the eyes of Guo Fu and his friends, Gu Lin, who was wearing a long robe, was different from others. Seeing Gu Lin being so polite to them, Guo Fu was a little at a loss and said: "Okay, good boy."

Gu Lin personally stood up and led Guo Fu and his friends to sit at the table next to them, and asked them to drink some tea first and wait for the meal to start.

The township heads and village heads were jealous. Although they sat inside after they came in, Gu Lin only spoke a few words to them occasionally. Although he was polite, he was very distant.

Unlike Guo Fu and his friends, they could still let Gu Lin lead them to sit down.

Suddenly, firecrackers were heard outside the yard, and the villagers who were helping exclaimed: "That's the rich man in town, look at what's on the tray!" With

such a big scene, it was hard for Lin Zhen and Gu Lin in the house not to notice it. The two walked out and saw that the leaders were actually Wang Qin, Huang Yuwen and Chen Xing. Behind the three were servants carrying trays with fruits, gold and silver, and rice cakes made into the shape of tall buildings.

Behind them was a lion dance team.

It was quite a grand scene.

Chapter 184

"Congratulations, Mr. Gu!" Wang Qin bowed to Gu Lin in a formal manner, and then announced the contents of the tray behind him as if he was announcing the names of the dishes. At the end, he jumped in front of Lin Zhen and Gu Lin like a monkey, "How is it?"

Huang Yuwen and Chen Xing, who came with him, obviously knew his routine a long time ago. They suppressed their laughter and said to Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, "Since we knew that Gu Lin's wedding banquet was today, we have been dragging the two of us to make gestures for several days. Fortunately, it's only five days. We can't stand it if it's longer."

Wang Qin raised his eyebrows and said, "Gu Lin, why are you not surprised at all? And Yuwen and Chen Xing, don't worry, you have to come when you hold your wedding banquet."

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin looked at what he had just read. The names were earth-shattering, but it didn't cost much money to buy them. With their friendship, it was the most undesirable to throw money at people. This was the best way. It was a big show and we just had fun.

Lin Zhen was amused by the list of names and asked Wang Qin to come over.

Wang Qin said to him, "This is just an appetizer. The ones behind are the big ones."

He raised his chin to Lin Zhen while saying this. The next moment, teams of people carrying gifts came in one after another. Lin Zhen had only been doing business in the town for more than two years, but because of the positioning of spicy hot pot and milk tea, he was probably familiar with these people.

The first one was the owner of the largest grain store in the town. It was said that he also had grain stores in other towns and made a lot of money every year.

The second one was the chief clerk in the county government. Lin Zhen only found out later that he was a relative of the Wang family.

He didn't know the third one, but he looked more impressive than the previous grain store owner and chief clerk.

The fourth one.

The fifth one.

The sixth one.

...

The originally lively courtyard was silent. Those who came before were farmers from Liyu Village or other villages. They looked at these gentry and wealthy families who were out of tune with them and unconsciously quieted down.

The grain shopkeeper walked up to Gu Lin, who was wearing a long robe and looked different from the people around him, with a big smile on his face: "I, Chen Guangda

of Guangyuan Grain Shop, heard that today is a great day for Mr. Gu, so I prepared some small gifts to congratulate Mr. Gu on his promotion." The Guangyuan Grain Shopkeeper was in his fifties, older than Lin Adie, but he was respectful in front of Gu Lin, and there were servants behind him holding something covered with red cloth.

It looked like this gift was not light.

Gu Lin looked at him, "Just come and drink and eat today, please take the rest back."

The Guangyuan Grain Shopkeeper and the people who were queuing up to give gifts behind him changed their expressions, feeling a little unnatural.

They came here just to give gifts and build relationships, so that they could ask Gu Lin for help in the future.

Gu Lin didn't accept gifts, so how could they ask him for help in the future.

The third middle-aged man who looked more imposing than the owner of Guangyuan Grain Shop came forward and said with a bow: "I am the steward of the county magistrate. The county magistrate is busy with affairs, so he specially sent me to congratulate Mr. Gu."

"At the same time, he also asked me to make sure Mr. Gu accept the small gift prepared. It's just a small token of respect."

Compared with the owner of Guangyuan Grain Shop, the man who claimed to be the steward of the county magistrate had a tougher and more confident attitude.

When the people in the yard heard that even the people around the county magistrate came to give gifts to Gu Lin, they took a breath.

Who has ever seen such a big scene? The eyes looking at Gu Lin and the Lin family added a bit of admiration.

However, Gu Lin still said the same thing as when he faced the owner of the grain shop, that he could have a banquet to congratulate, but he would not accept the gift.

The steward of the county magistrate did not expect that Gu Lin would not give face to those ordinary merchants, and even to the county magistrate.

He could not help but feel a little angry and ashamed. He was just a scholar who had just passed the imperial examination. How could he achieve anything in the future if he was so arrogant?

However, the steward did not dare to show his displeasure to Gu Lin in person. His face twitched unnaturally, and he turned and left after confirming that Gu Lin would not accept the gift.

In this way, the merchants could not see any hope. Gu Lin did not even give face to the county magistrate, so how could he give face to them?

But they also had a little thought. Maybe Gu Lin was embarrassed to accept it because of the face of so many people. Maybe he would accept it after everyone left.

So the merchants looked at each other, asked the servants to take care of the gifts, and they entered the yard one by one, sat at the table, and waited for the meal to start.

Lin Zhen was 100% confident about Gu Lin. He knew this would be the result when these people came.

He asked Gu Lin to go in and accompany the relatives, and he continued to help in the yard.

At the beginning, everyone was still concerned about these wealthy gentry, so they spoke in a low voice and moved slowly, for fear of bumping into them.

But soon, the banquet began, and dishes were served on the table.

White-cut chicken, roast duck, sweet and sour fish, deep-fried spareribs, stir-fried seasonal vegetables...

The dishes that had just come out of the pot were hot and smelled so good that people's noses almost fell off.

At this time, who would care about the gentry and the rich masters? They started eating and drinking enthusiastically.

Seeing that there were too many people coming, Lin Adie urgently called the cooks and asked them to go to the village to collect chickens, ducks, and fish, as many as they could.

As the dishes were served, the people in charge of the food broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Lin Adie gave the order quickly, otherwise many people would definitely not be able to eat today.

The banquet started at noon and ended when it was almost dark. Relatives and friends left one after another, and the remaining villagers helped to clean up the dishes.

After waiting and waiting, the shopkeepers who finally waited until the banquet was over breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly got up to find Gu Lin in the house.

Lin Zhen, who had just come out of the house, bumped into them face to face. After thinking for a while, he said, "You'd better not work hard on this. Even if you wait for ten days or half a month, the things you bring can't enter the Lin family's yard."

"In fact, everyone is dazzled by his title of Juren. Even if he is a Juren, so what? He is still a commoner now and can't help your business."

"Even if he can get an official position in the future, as long as you do business steadily, you won't need him."

"Your gift is a loss."

But some merchants have other thoughts. They have daughters and sons. They can't be Gu Lin's wife, but being a concubine is fine. In-laws are more reliable than anything else.

The pillow talk of the person in bed is very useful.

The merchants still refused to give up. Knowing that Lin Zhen raised Gu Lin and the relationship between the two was extraordinary, they wanted to find a way from him.

Suddenly, just as the merchants were pointing at Lin Zhen one sentence after another and the stakes had been raised to tens of thousands of taels of silver, Gu Lin walked out of the house and stood behind Lin Zhen: "Uncle Lin's words are my words. If you don't leave, don't blame me for not giving you face."

"..." The merchants were very happy to see him and were about to use strong tricks on Gu Lin, but they didn't expect to be greeted with this sentence. Compared with him, Lin Zhen had been very gentle to them just now.

After speaking, Gu Lin stretched out his hand and pulled Lin Zhen to the wing room on the right.

His palms were terribly hot, and his palms against Lin Zhen were like fire.

Lin Zhen hurriedly said: "Are you drunk?"

He still remembered clearly how Gu Lin looked when he was drunk last time. He was bolder than usual!

This is home, not the house in the city where only the two of them lived.

In just one sentence, the tall and long-legged Gu Lin had already pulled him to the front of his house, opened the door, and pulled him in.

"Bang——"

The door was closed by him casually. Before Lin Zhen could react, Gu Lin hugged him face to face, buried his head in his neck, and sprayed his hot breath on his skin.

Lin Zhen shuddered at the stimulation of his breath. He pushed Gu Lin: "There are so many guests outside. If you are drunk, go to sleep first. My father and I will send the guests away."

"I drank more today than the day of the Lu Ming Banquet. My father is very happy."

"——" Lin Zhen turned his head and stared at him, "Why do you call me father? That's my father."

"He will be my father in the future."

"Zhenzhen," Gu Lin raised his head buried in his neck and looked at him with dark eyes, "You suck my mouth and I will go to sleep, okay."

Lin Zhen now regretted kissing him that day, otherwise this kid would not know these things.

He looked at Gu Lin's thin lips, licked them, and stretched out his hand to his eyes, trying to cover his eyes. He

didn't expect that Gu Lin would hold his wrist as soon as he stretched out his hand, "I want to see Zhenzhen."

Woo-woo-

Lin Zhen felt like he was a small train, steam humming.

He wanted to refuse, but he couldn't say no once he met Gu Lin's eyes. This child was born with a good-looking face. He looked cold and difficult to approach on weekdays. I'm afraid only he could see what he looked like now.

A heartless person is more moving when he is emotional, making it hard to resist.

Lin Zhen let him hold his hand, slightly closed his eyes, and slowly moved closer to his face.

Their noses intertwined, their breaths intertwined, and their soft lips pressed together.

Gu Lin couldn't help but hug him and pressed him hard against his body. Lin Zhen could clearly feel something pressing against his lower abdomen, very hard, very hot, and of a certain size...

Suddenly, his mind flashed back to the scene he saw not far from the river when he went to give him soap powder.

He had his back to her, but she could still see the thing hanging between his legs. To call it a donkey thing would be an understatement.

Lin Zhen's face was burning hot, and he quickly distanced themselves from each other, his breathing a little disordered.

Gu Lin, who was being eaten contentedly, licked the still warm cunt with the tip of his tongue, and looked at Lin Zhen: "It's so sweet."

Although he said this, his gaze was still pure, but his eyes seemed to be wrapped in a ball of flame that could almost burn Lin Zhen to ashes.

That was the love of a young man, the ignorance of a young man.

Lin Zhen suddenly couldn't control himself. He held Gu Lin's face with both hands, tiptoed to kiss Gu Lin's lips again, stretched out his tongue to sweep across his lips, and slid in when Gu Lin subconsciously opened his mouth a little.

Chapter 185

The feeling of lips and teeth touching each other is so wonderful. The intimacy of the original body pressed together was instantly defeated in front of such a feeling, as if it could absorb the soul and vitality of the other party from it.

Gu Lin, whose face was held by Lin Zhen and was suddenly sucked by him, was stunned. He didn't know that sucking could be like this.

He hugged Lin Zhen tightly, and tried to use a little force on the shetou touched by Lin Zhen, but soon he became the host.

Lin Zhen could still breathe in and out rationally through his nose at first, but Gu Lin, who had practiced martial arts, had too long a breath, and he was so fierce that he kept squeezing his breath, and he didn't know when he locked him tightly in his arms and pressed him against the wall.

Lin Zhen couldn't stand it anymore and tilted his head back, but Gu Lin caught up with him and pressed his big palm on the back of his head, not allowing him to dodge at all.

"Hmm..." Lin Zhen patted his shoulder, frowned, and pushed him away.

Finally, Gu Lin let him go. Lin Zhen grabbed his shoulders with both hands, his chest rose and fell violently, his almost numb body softly exposed, his slightly plump lips were red and red, dripping with water.

Gu Lin swallowed, his eyes fixed on him, and the body that had been entangled with him for half a night slid in his mouth unbearably.

Gu Lin gently held his chin with his hand, and rubbed his lips heavily with his thumb, which were stained with the saliva of the two people: "Zhenzhen is so beautiful, the most beautiful now."

"Get lost." Lin Zhen didn't expect that he would be so embarrassed by him, and felt a little embarrassed and annoyed that an old driver was bullied by a novice.

He grabbed Gu Lin's hand and said, "You are not drunk now, I will go out to see you off."

This time Gu Lin finally stopped pestering him, opened the door and watched him go out.

When Lin Zhen came out of Gu Lin's room, the guests in the yard had almost left. Several girls and boys in the village were putting the washed dishes into a bamboo basket and waiting to return them to the owner tomorrow.

The tables and chairs that had been used for a day were also cleaned.

Lin Zhen followed a girl to carry the basket of dishes into the house. The girl looked at Lin Zhen and thought that Lin Zhen was so beautiful that she would like her if she were a man.

Lin Zhen noticed that the girl kept looking at his face and thought that he and Gu Lin had just made a mark. He pursed his lips that were still slightly stinging from being sucked and quickly changed the subject: "Sister will ask the family to come to have a thank-you dinner tomorrow. We have been busy inside and outside for two days."

The rule in the village is that the day after the banquet, people who helped should be invited to have a thank-you dinner. Just like the literal meaning, thank everyone for their help, so that everyone will come if there is anything in the future.

The girl thought that the banquet she had today was definitely the most delicious banquet she had ever eaten in her life.

The girl smiled and said, "Okay, such a delicious feast, it's a good deal to eat one more meal."

"It's better if someone eats it, otherwise it would be a waste if it's left there and spoiled." All the bowls and plates in the baskets were moved back, and the girls and boys who helped said hello to the Lin family and left together.

Father Lin was afraid that they would be scared walking at night, so he specifically asked Brother Lin and Sister Lin to follow and send them home one by one.

The silhouettes of Brother Lin and Sister Lin and the girls and boys soon disappeared behind the courtyard wall, leaving only their family.

The Lin family, who had been busy since the time was set, seemed to be relieved in an instant. They sat directly on the stools used to set up the feast and breathed a long sigh of relief.

Father Lin asked Lin Zhen, "Where is Shuanzi? Your father was drinking with him just now. Is the child okay?"

Lin Zhen gritted his teeth. What happened? He still had the energy to kill himself!

He said, "A little drunk, no problem."

Father Lin nodded when he heard it and said, "Your father is so happy that he has no sense of propriety. I told him before that Shuanzi is young and told him to take it easy. He won't care about anything when he's in the mood. It's difficult for me to persuade him in front of so many guests."

Lin Zhen didn't tell him that this was Gu Lin's second time drinking. Fortunately, the kid was born with some alcohol tolerance and the alcohol content of today's liquor is not very high. If it were the modern distilled liquor, they would have fainted long ago if they drank like this.

He said to Lin's father, "Gu Lin knows his limits. If he can't drink, he will tell father clearly. He won't act falsely in front of us."

Lin's father was obviously very satisfied with Gu Lin and nodded, "Yes, yes, there's nothing wrong with little Lin."

"Oh, you saw it today, so many masters stood in front of him, but he didn't even bend his waist. He looked very stylish."

Sister Lin, who had also been busy for several days and had run to the town several times, couldn't help but come over and say, "That's right, our Shuanzi... No, little Lin is really promising."

She mentioned both Shuanzi and little Lin, which made Lin's father, eldest brother Lin, Lin Shitou and Lin Zhuzi, who were changing their words, couldn't help but laugh.

Father Lin clapped his hands and said, "I said that I'm not the only one who's not used to calling Shuanzi Xiaolin. We've been calling him that for so many years, and I'm used to it." Lin

Zhen said, "Whatever name is his, whatever comes to mind."

Father Lin shook his head, "It's better to call him Xiaolin. After all, he's a scholar, and it's not right to be called Shuanzi."

As he spoke, Father Lin couldn't help but sigh, "Time flies. Shuanzi has been in our family for seven years. I still remember that he was very fierce when he first came, and he bared his teeth at everyone. Who would have thought that he would be so promising at that time?"

Yes, so many years have passed in a flash.

Father Lin and Father Lin have spent less time in the fields in recent years, but time has still left traces on their faces. They were too tired in their early years and looked older than the fifty-year-olds that Lin Zhen had seen in modern times.

But compared with the people in Liyu Village and the surrounding villages, they already look young for the same age, just like Uncle Guo who is sitting next to him. He is five years younger than Lin Adie, but he looks sixty years old, with wrinkles on his face and rough calluses on his hands.

But the life of the Guo family now is what Uncle Guo never dared to imagine before.

The family has enough food to eat, and they feed more than a dozen chickens, so they don't have to go hungry, and they have saved a little money.

Lin Zhen suddenly thought of Guo Xiaohua, the fourteen-year-old boy who looked only nine or ten years old, but almost had to marry into the mountains because of his poor conditions. He couldn't help but ask Uncle Guo: "Uncle, Xiaohua, she should have been married for a while."

He didn't come back often, so he didn't know much about the situation at home, and every time he came back, it was very short. Lin Adie was busy caring about him, so it was inevitable that he would miss these things.

Uncle Guo held his rough hand and said, "Xiaohua got married last year before the drought started. She married in our village. The man's conditions are not bad. He has ten acres of land and a skill of pig slaughtering."

Compared with that time when Xiaohua had no choice but to marry in the mountains, the marriage now is already good.

Lin Zhen thought of Xiaohua's skinny appearance. Now, she should have gained a lot of weight.

He said with some emotion: "Everyone has their own destination. This is the best."

When talking about marriage, Lin Zhuzi and Lin Shitou blushed. The two are about the same age and are old enough to talk about marriage. If it hadn't been delayed for a year by the drought, Lin Zhuzi would have gotten married last year.

The girl's family is from Sandaozi Village, which is a little far from Liyu Village. Lin Zhen has not seen it yet, but he has heard from Sister Lin that she is fair and clean. She is the youngest daughter in the family, the apple of her parents' and brother's eyes, and her family is well-off.

Mrs. Lin knew that if her son Zhuzi had not been skilled in woodworking, the family would not even let him in. So when Mrs. Lin recalled that she had been determined to let Lin Zhuzi go to Zhenyouwei Snack Restaurant in the town because Lin Shitou had gone to help, regardless of the child's wishes and Lin Zhen's painstaking efforts, she felt a little embarrassed in front of Lin Zhen.

Her son's personality was really not suitable for doing business, and it would be better for him to learn woodworking.

Mrs. Lin smiled and said to Lin Zhen: "When do you plan to go to the capital city, third brother? If you are not in a hurry, go after Zhuzi's wedding."

"Zhuzi is getting married?!" Lin Zhen looked at Lin Zhuzi in surprise. In his memory, Lin Zhuzi was still that sensitive and calm child, but he was also getting married.

Mrs. Lin said: "We are discussing the date with the girl's family, and it will be as early as next month."

The previous etiquette has been completed, and there is only a little bit left. The possibility of setting it next month is very high.

But Lin Zhen was a little surprised that the child was going to get married. He looked at Lin Zhuzi several times, and he looked at Lin Zhuzi so hard that he felt embarrassed.

Lin's father laughed and said, "Shitou will get married soon. He will get married almost next year. Chunxiang, Huaixiang, and Xingxiang will also get married in the next two years."

"If you don't hurry up, when your nephew is born and calls you uncle, you will still be single."

Single?

Lin Zhen couldn't help but glance at the person lying in the room. He used to be single, but not now. If this person was revealed, the Lin family might be shocked.

When Lin Zhen felt embarrassed, he wanted to touch his nose. Lin's father knew this habit. Afraid that Lin's father would notice it, he firmly restrained the urge to touch his nose and replied to Lin's sister-in-law: "Gu Lin will take the college entrance examination in April next year. It may take more than a month to go to Kyoto. I will ask him tomorrow."

"Alas," Lin's sister-in-law smiled. Anyway, no matter whether Lin Zhen was there or not, Lin Zhen was Zhuzi's uncle. In the future, the child would call Lin Zhen uncle grandpa. "If you are not here at that time, I will keep your share of wedding candy for you to eat when you come back."

"Okay."

While chatting, Lin Erge and Lin Ersao came back from seeing someone off. The couple's hands loosened the moment they entered the yard. It can be imagined that they must have held hands all the way.

They are almost the same height, and both have handsome looks. Even their long legs are the same distance apart.

Hearing Lin Zhen and Lin Adie discussing the marriage of Lin Zhuzi and Lin Shitou, Lin Ersao put a stool next to them and patted it for Lin Erge to sit down: "I have shown him several girls before, but he didn't like any of them. But he came to tell me that he likes one."

"Father, I haven't even seen her horoscope yet." Lin Shitou's face turned red.

Lin Ersao said: "Then I will continue to show you girls, and I won't go to the family you mentioned to propose marriage."

"I will go!" Lin Shitou, who has been working in the snack restaurant for several years and is already a top shopkeeper, was anxious.

Lin Ersao said to Lin Zhen and others with an expression that said, "You kid are not honest." "He is a boy from the town. He looks like a little rabbit, but he has a hot temper. He is famous in their area."

...

Chapter 186

The children have grown up and reached the age to get married. When Lin Zhen heard the eldest and second sisters-in-law of Lin talk about the marriage of Lin Zhuzi and Lin Shitou, he was happy and emotional.

The family had been busy with the wedding banquet for several days. Now they could finally sit down and rest. They chatted for a while before going to rest.

The next day, the villagers who helped came to eat a thank-you meal, and then they did not bother the Lin family to send the tables, chairs, and bowls and chopsticks back to each house. They took their own things and left.

Lin's father and Lin's father felt that this was really embarrassing. They persuaded again and again, saying that they would ask the eldest and second brothers of Lin and the two boys in the family to send them over in a few days. It would be great if everyone could borrow the things.

The uncle who was carrying his own table waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's polite to say these things to fellow villagers. The banquet was held in a hurry. Your family must be tired. Take a good rest for a few days. You can send them back next time when the banquet is not so urgent."

"Old brother, this..." Lin's father still felt sorry.

However, the uncle had already put the table on his shoulders and went to his home.

The others did the same, and soon the Lin family's yard returned to its original state. Lin

Zhen went to find Gu Lin because Lin's sister-in-law mentioned last night that Lin Zhuzi might get married next month.

Maybe Gu Lin really drank a little too much last night. After they got up, he didn't see him get up. Lin Zhen pushed the door open and went in. He smelled a faint smell of alcohol. He walked to the bed and called twice: "Gu Lin? Gu Lin?"

The figure covered with a thin blanket and facing away from him moved, suddenly stretched out his hands to hug his waist, and leaned his upper body on him.

Lin Zhen: "..."

What kind of speed is this? He didn't react at all when this person turned over from the bed.

His waist was hugged, and Gu Lin's upper body was still lying on his chest. Lin Zhen couldn't help pinching his face: "Awake?"

"Yeah." After a night's sleep, his voice was a little hoarse, and there was a little softness that was unique to him. Gu Lin blinked, raised his hands to hook Lin Zhen's neck, pulled him down, and pressed his thin lips against his.

Their buttocks were entangled together. Just like last night, Lin Zhen couldn't hold it back for a while. He patted his arm and asked him to let go. This time, Gu Lin was very obedient and didn't chase him. But when their lips and tongues parted, Gu Lin seemed to be very interested in Lin Zhen's buttocks. His fingers fiddled with Lin Zhen's buttocks like playing with a toy.

Lin Zhen felt that this kid was getting too much. He pulled his hand down and said, "Hurry up and get dressed and wash up. Zhuzi's mother told me yesterday that Zhuzi will get married next month if he is ready. She asked us when we will go to Kyoto. If we are not in a hurry, we can go after his wedding."

Gu Lin lifted the quilt and stood up. His moon-white underwear was a little messy. He walked to the closet where his clothes were kept and took out a set of clean underwear and a robe. Lin Zhen, who knew that he had to change clothes every morning, walked out when he saw this.

He didn't have the habit of watching him change clothes.

It was just that why it was so hot today. It was clearly late autumn.

After getting dressed, Gu Lin quickly walked out of the house, washed his face and brushed his teeth, then came over to greet Lin Zhen.

He was energetic at this moment, and had the cold look he usually had, as if the person pestering him to eat was another person who looked exactly like him.

Lin Zhen slightly shifted his gaze and said, "There is rice porridge in the pot on the stove, and there are pickles in the cupboard. You can scoop some and eat them yourself."

Gu Lin nodded, "Okay, Uncle Lin, have you eaten?"

Lin Zhen did of course eat, "Yes, I ate with your mom and the others."

But Gu Lin said, "Uncle Lin, eat a little more, the rice porridge won't satisfy your hunger, but you'll feel full after eating it." It would have been

better if he hadn't said it. As soon as he said it, Lin Zhen seemed to feel that the rice porridge he had just eaten had been mostly digested, and his stomach felt a little empty. He looked at the way Gu Lin was looking at him and agreed.

Lin Zhen made breakfast this morning. It was porridge made from white rice. Everyone in the family likes to eat something thicker, so less water was added. After a long time of boiling, a layer of rice oil formed on the surface, which made people particularly appetizing.

He took two pairs of chopsticks and two bowls. Gu Lin brought out the pickles and put them on the table. Each of them sat on one side and ate the porridge with the pickles.

The porridge with a little lard and salt was fragrant, and it went perfectly with the pickles mixed with dogwood. The fresh, salty, fragrant and spicy taste made people sweat.

Lin Zhen, who had eaten a meal, ate another bowl, and Gu Lin took the rest. Then Lin Zhen wiped the table, and Gu Lin added two scoops of water to the pot, washing the pot and the dishes at the same time.

Lin Zhen wiped the table and said, "Do you have any rules for what I just told you?"

It takes eight or nine days to take a carriage from here to the capital city, and it takes more time from the capital city to Kyoto, about a month plus ten days, which adds up to almost two months.

Of course, it would be faster to take the water route in the prefectural city.

However, when Lin Zhen and his companions were in the prefectural city, they had heard that the water routes were not peaceful now. The water bandits that had been suppressed by the imperial court had become rampant again. It was said that the fleeing refugees and the water bandits had mixed together. If they could take the land route, they would take the land route.

Gu Lin rolled up the wide sleeves of his robe, used a small broom specially used for washing pots to sweep the water in the pot into the bucket, and then added water to wash

it again: "There is no rush. If you go too early, you can rent a house in Kyoto to study. Since Zhuzi is getting married, let's wait until this is over before going." "Huang Yuwen and Chen Xing's wedding banquet will also be held in a few days. Uncle Lin and I will go to their banquet then."

"Then I will tell Zhuzi's wife later that we can have Zhuzi's wedding banquet at home. She and your uncle will definitely be very happy."

The title of uncle...

Gu Lin glanced at him and said nothing.

Lin Zhen said it smoothly, without thinking too much, and then said: "Shitou will also get married next year. I don't know if we can come back by then. Before going to Kyoto, I will give your mother some silver and ask him to hang a gift for us."

The matter was settled. Wang Qin would not go to Kyoto this time. He would return to Huaishan Academy in the prefecture to continue studying. If he could pass the imperial examination in three years, he would go to Kyoto to take part in the imperial examination.

Only Gu Lin, Huang Yuwen, Chen Xing and Zhong Yan went.

On the tenth day of September, Huang Yuwen held a wedding banquet. Lin Zhen and Gu Lin got up early in the morning to pack up, changed into new clothes, went to Aunt Ma's house to borrow a donkey cart, and rushed to the town.

When they arrived, it was the busiest time at noon. The street where the Wang and Huang families lived was almost crowded with all kinds of horse-drawn carriages, mule carts and donkey carts. There was no other way. Lin Zhen and Gu Lin could only park the donkey cart far away on the side of the road, find a shopkeeper they knew when they were doing business in the town before to watch over it, and walk in.

Along the way, the two heard many people discussing Huang Yuwen, saying that Huang Yuwen had been well behaved since childhood, and now he has passed the imperial examination, and is a very good child. They

also said that Huang Yuwen was the incarnation of Wenquxing, otherwise how could he pass the imperial examination.

Some people even quietly asked about Huang Yuwen's marriage, trying to match him up.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin had heard a lot of these words at the previous celebration banquet, and they might hear them again at Chen Xing's celebration banquet in a few days.

People holding gifts handed the gifts to the busy and sweaty servants at the door, and asked the deputy steward to write down what they gave and how much silver they had in the book, which were all vouchers for future return gifts.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin walked over and handed over the prepared gifts.

The servant who received the gift opened the box, and saw that there was a jade seal inside. The carving was not very good, and the jade material was not top-notch.

Today is the celebration banquet specially held for Huang Yuwen, the only son of the Huang family, who passed the imperial examination. There are countless people who want to curry favor with him, and the gifts they send are as expensive as possible, hoping to have a name in the Huang family.

This seal was taken by the servant and can be regarded as an ordinary gift.

But the young master said that gifts are not important, so the servant closed the box containing the seal and said to the deputy steward who was writing: "A jade seal."

The deputy steward thought there would be something else, but after waiting for a while, he still didn't hear the servant continue to read, so he looked up at Lin Zhen and Gu Lin.

Just looking at the two of them, his eyes lit up, and he said in surprise and respect: "Mr. Lin, Mr. Gu, you two are here!"

Because the carriage used to go to the prefecture city was purchased by the Wang family and the Huang family together, the servants of the two families had seen Lin Zhen and Gu Lin. After the young master came back, he often mentioned Gu Lin and Lin Zhen's names, and the servants in the family had heard them many times.

When the steward came to write the gift book, Huang Yuwen specifically reminded him that if Lin Zhen and Gu Lin came, he should ask the servants to take them in personally and not neglect them. One of them was Huang Yuwen's respected elder, and the other was Huang Yuwen's best friend.

The deputy steward hurriedly said to the servant who was receiving the gift behind him: "Mr. Lin and Mr. Gu are honored guests of the mansion. Hurry and take them to the main hall."

The servant who received the gift usually did the work of sweeping and cleaning, and rarely appeared outside. He didn't expect that these two people who only sent a seal would be honored guests. Fortunately, he followed the young master's words and didn't show any contempt for the gift no matter what it was.

The servant hurriedly walked to the side of Lin Zhen and Gu Lin, stretched out his hand to lead the way for them.

Lin Zhen and Gu Lin stepped into the gate of the Huang family's courtyard. As soon as they passed the screen wall, they saw that the spacious courtyard, the side rooms on both sides, and the main hall of the first entrance were full of people, and they could hardly insert a needle.

The servants did not stay here. They took Lin Zhen and Gu Lin through the busy corridor and came to the second courtyard.

There were quite a few people inside, but it was more spacious than outside. In contrast, the people sitting here were naturally closer to the Huang family. As

soon as Lin Zhen and Gu Lin entered the main hall, several voices rang out.

"Uncle Lin, Gu Lin, you are here!" This is Wang Qin.

"Uncle Lin Gu Lin." This is the protagonist of today, Huang Yuwen. There

is also Chen Xing, who is sitting next to Wang Qin, and Zhong Yan, who is wearing an ordinary moon-white robe and looks elegant and calm.

Finally, there are two voices that almost drown out their voices. They are Inspector Lu and Zhang Tie, who have not been seen since they parted in the prefecture.

Inspector Lu is fine, he can keep his composure, but Zhang Tie has already stood up and punched Gu Lin's shoulder fiercely, frightening the guests in the hall to gasp. My God, such a big punch, how can that weak scholar withstand it!

The author has something to say:

The weak scholar, Gu Shoufu, has to eat his mouth before he can get up.

Chapter 187

However, what everyone didn't expect was that the weak-looking scholar in a long robe actually took Zhang Tie's fist as big as a mountain.

Zhang Tie was happy and angry. Gu Lin left without saying goodbye that day, and only asked Nie Yong to tell him two words. He wanted to go to Liyu Village to catch him and beat him up.

So many brothers miss him and think about him, why can't he stay in the station.

According to his merits, it is more than enough to be a general flag.

But Nie Yong told them that Gu Lin is a scholar and he is good at reading. It would be a waste if he stayed in the station. Then the three stations were invited by the neighboring town to eliminate banditry. When they came back, Gu Lin had already gone to the prefectural city.

A few days ago, there was a rumor that Gu Lin passed the imperial examination and held a congratulatory banquet. Unfortunately, they were transferred to work by the new county magistrate and could not go. Who would have thought that they would meet here.

Zhang Tie snorted and laughed. Fortunately, the inspector brought him. Nie Yong was so crazy. Hey.

"You can be the team leader. You have already become a juren. When you hold the wedding banquet, the brothers are busy with official duties and can't spare time. How about having a few drinks later?" Zhang Tie, a rough man, is still used to calling Gu Lin the team leader. If it weren't for Gu Lin, the people of their 10th and 7th teams would not be able to stay. Like the people of other teams, more than half of them were killed.

Gu Lin didn't expect to meet them here. His solemn expression loosened a little. The friendship that had been through life and death together was different.

He nodded and said, "But, Nie Yong and the others have also returned to Anyuan Town?"

"They are back. The boy is very tired and is catching up on sleep in the station. If it weren't for me, it wouldn't be my turn to be called by the inspector."

"If he knew you were here, he would definitely regret it."

"Call them." At that time, the drought was severe. Everyone was satisfied with having enough food. There was no condition to drink. Besides, he hadn't started drinking at that time. Now it's different.

Huang Yuwen and Wang Qin had also met Zhang Tie. When they and Gu Lin were recovering at Lin's house in Liyu Village, Huang Yuwen, Wang Qin and they had dinner at the same table.

Huang Yuwen waited for Zhang Tie and Gu Lin to finish their greetings, and then personally led Lin Zhen and Gu Lin to Huang's father and mother.

Gu Lin gave Huang's father and mother a junior's greeting: "Uncle Huang, Aunt Huang."

Huang Yuwen told the Huang couple that when he passed the imperial examination, he also told them that Gu Lin won the first place in the provincial examination and the first place in Luozhou.

The two looked at the handsome Gu Lin and quickly reached out to help him: "Mr. Gu is too polite. Yuwen was able to pass the imperial examination thanks to Mr. Gu's careful guidance. We don't know how to repay this kindness."

Gu Lin did not take credit for himself, but just said: "External forces are limited after all. If it weren't for Yuwen himself, he wouldn't have passed the imperial examination in one fell swoop."

He was born well, and he wore a long robe and had an indescribable majesty. One could imagine his future appearance, but he was not arrogant or conceited, which really made people look up to him.

Huang's father and mother were more and more satisfied. It was absolutely great for their child to have such a friend.

In addition to Huang's relatives and friends in the hall, there were also merchants in the town. When they saw Gu Lin, their faces looked a little unnatural.

They were turned away by Gu Lin a few days ago, so it was a little strange to meet him now.

But in fact, Gu Lin had no expression at all. After greeting Huang Yuwen's parents, he sat down next to Wang Qin, Chen Xing, and Zhong Yan, and picked up the teapot to pour tea for Lin Zhen.

The tea served to guests at the Huang Mansion was naturally good tea. While Lin Zhen was eating, he suddenly whispered to him: "Bring some tea leaves when you go back and cook some tea eggs." Tea

is expensive. Even the most common large-leaf tea is not affordable for ordinary farmers. This thing called tea eggs is made with tea leaves, which is really a bit luxurious.

Gu Lin nodded: "Okay."

Sitting there bored, Lin Zhen thought of something else: "After I go back, I'll discuss with my family and repair and widen the road leading to our house. That way, we can buy a mule or a donkey and a carriage, so that it will be more convenient to go in and out."

In recent years, the Lin family has had a better life. They have bought chickens, ducks, and pigs, but they have never bought a mule or a donkey. The biggest reason is that the road from the river to the house is very narrow and cannot be used by vehicles.

If it is widened, there will be other neighbors' houses and yards on one side and other people's vegetable gardens on the other side. It will definitely cost some money to buy the vegetable gardens occupied by the road, and we will also have to buy stones and find someone to pave the road. It is not a small project.

The celebration banquet started soon. The dishes on the table were more fancy than Gu Lin's celebration banquet, but the taste was almost the same. After

the banquet, after saying goodbye to Huang Yuwen, Wang Qin, Chen Xingzhong, Zhang Tie and Lu Xunjian took Gu Lin to drink, and also called Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen felt that he should give the kid his own space, so he waved his hand and said, "You guys take him to drink happily, I'm going to go shopping on the street and buy some things that can be used at home."

Gu Lin looked at him, and Lin Zhen said, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you at the snack bar after I buy the things."

Seeing that he really didn't want to go, Gu Lin nodded and said, "I'll go back after I meet them."

"Go quickly, don't make them wait anxiously." After saying that, Lin Zhen walked to the street and walked into a store selling needles and thread. Lin's father had almost used up these things,

and Lin Zhen heard him say it once. Gu Lin, who saw Lin Zhen enter the store with his own eyes, turned around and walked with Lu Xunjian and Zhang Tie. Zhang Tie put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Team leader, why are you so clingy in front of your uncle Lin? You're not like in front of us at all."

While saying this, Zhang Tie also put on a cold face and imitated Gu Lin's usual expression.

Gu Lin looked at him with dark eyes, and Zhang Tie, who imitated it happily, shuddered all over and rubbed his arms quickly.

"Team leader, I was wrong. Please don't take it to heart. I'll toast you a few glasses later." Oh my God, the joy of reunion made him forget what kind of character this killer had. How could he have such courage?

Inspector Lu rubbed Zhang Tie's head, rubbing him all over the place: "I have asked someone to call Nie Yong and the others. The people from the 10th and 7th flags should also come. I will host you today and have a good reunion with you."

"I am really sorry. We were not at your celebration banquet. I didn't expect that you actually passed the examination."

Before the celebration banquet, Gu Lin asked someone to go to the station to find Inspector Lu and the people from the 10th and 7th flags, knowing that they had official business to do.

Gu Lin walked beside Inspector Lu and said, "It's the same now."

"Hahahahaha." Inspector Lu just liked Gu Lin's personality. He didn't talk much, but he was very active, and he didn't have the condescending contempt of scholars for these soldiers.

Inspector Lu said, "I've booked a table at Tianxianglou. I won't go home until I'm drunk today!"

Tianxianglou is the best restaurant in town. The two-story building stands in the middle of the most prosperous Zhazi Street. The people coming in and out are all the wealthy people in the town.

When the waiter heard that Inspector Lu had booked a seat by the window on the second floor, he immediately took them up.

But the waiter thought their combination was quite strange, two soldiers and a weak scholar. Isn't it said that scholars are polite when they meet soldiers? I don't know if these three can explain it.

The layout of the second floor of Tianxianglou is more secluded and exquisite than the first floor. There are screens between the tables. Although you can hear the sound, it is this lively gathering that makes people interested.

The waiter wiped the table with a towel and asked Inspector Lu, "Master, what would you like to order?"

Inspector Lu had been to Tianxianglou quite often, so he said directly, "First, bring ten pots of rice wine, two plates of cold cut donkey meat, and a few side dishes from your restaurant."

The waiter paused while wiping the table, thinking he had heard wrongly, "Master, ten pots?"

"Ten pots, go get them."

The waiter gave the three guests a thumbs up in his heart and immediately went to get the wine.

Ten pots of rice wine were placed on the table in a row, followed by cold donkey meat and side dishes, filling up the table.

Patrol Inspector Lu said, "Nie Yong and the others should be here in a while, let's eat first--"

"Gu Lin!!!"

"Team Leader Gu!"

Before Patrol Inspector Lu could finish his words, there was a sudden banging sound on the stairs of Tianxiang Tower, like an earthquake. Nie Yong, who Patrol Inspector Lu said would have to wait a while, and the people from the tenth and seventh flags rushed up breathlessly. The momentum made the guests at several tables on the second floor think something had happened. They stopped talking and almost dropped their wine glasses to the ground.

Nie Yong and the people from more than 20 flags looked at Gu Lin, who was wearing a long robe, which was very different from the short brown he wore before, and they almost jumped up with joy.

Only by going through life and death together can you understand the feelings at this moment.

Inspector Lu was almost frightened by this group of barbarians and broke his wine pot. He said, "I have reserved the tables next to you. Sit down and order some wine and food."

Gu Lin, him, and Zhang Tie were the only ones sitting at their table. There was room for a few more.

Nie Yong strode over without saying a word, and the people from the tenth flag and the seventh flag behind him looked at each other, wanting to come over and sit.

"That's the leader of our tenth flag. We should go."

"When we fought the refugee army, the two flags were already united. Leader Gu is also our leader."

"You people from the seventh flag are too unreasonable!"

"You talk like you are reasonable."

Several of their immediate superiors were sitting there. The people from the tenth flag and the seventh flag did not dare to go too far, but they were secretly fighting.

Finally, Ma Tiejun, who had been kicked several times on the buttocks, and three other people sat at the table where Gu Lin was.

Inspector Lu knew that the people of their two flags admired Gu Lin very much, so he snorted: "What a promising future!"

Ma Tiejun and the others laughed and nodded to Gu Lin: "Captain, we haven't seen each other for a long time. How are you now? Why are you wearing such a sour scholar's clothes?"

These soldiers had a general impression of those scholars who were full of nonsense and could not lift anything. Scholars said that they had a strong mind but simple limbs. They thought that scholars were useless, anyway, they just didn't like them. Inspector Lu

glanced at him and said: "Before your captain Gu entered the tenth flag, he was already a sour scholar. Now he has gone up a level and is a juren."

Afraid that Ma Tiejun, a rough man, didn't understand, Inspector Lu gave a more obvious example: "The county magistrate is a juren, and with your captain Gu's brain, he may be able to go even further in the future."

Gah -

Ma Tiejun stared at Gu Lin with his eyes wide open, covered his mouth, and wanted to swallow back the three words "sour scholar" he had just said.

Chapter 188

He looked at Gu Lin with an expression as if he definitely didn't say anything just now, "Leader, I made a slip of the tongue just now. Xiucai is very good. He is literate and fair-skinned, and he speaks like he sings."

Zhang Tie, Nie Yong and the three other people from the other small flags next to him pursed their lips to hold back their laughter, and were glad that they were not as quick-witted as this kid, otherwise they would be the ones who said "He is literate and fair-skinned, and he speaks like he sings."

Seeing Ma Tiejun's flushed face, Inspector Lu let him go, poured himself a glass of wine, and said to Gu Lin: "I didn't drink the wine at the celebration banquet, so I'd like to use this wine today to wish you a prosperous career and a smooth journey."

Seeing Gu Lin's excitement, Nie Yong also poured himself a glass of wine: "If I knew you were back and had a celebration banquet, I would have crawled back to congratulate you. Come, you have to drink this glass of wine today."

Zhang Tie, a rough man, scratched his head and filled his glass as well: "I am a rough man saying polite words. Leader, you have been our leader for those days, and you are our leader for life. If you need me in the future, just say it."

Ma Tiejun, Wang Han, and the other soldiers from the 10th and 7th flags who came with them all filled their glasses.

The screens that were originally blocking the middle of their tables were moved away by the waiter. There were a total of four tables, and they were full.

More than 20 people raised their glasses together, "Captain Gu, cheers."

The deafening sound almost shook the roof of Tianxianglou down. The diners on the second floor were attracted by this scene and looked at Gu Lin who was being toasted by everyone. The diners on the first floor also curiously leaned on the stairs to watch.

They saw that the person being toasted by so many soldiers was actually a scholar in a long robe. The scholar had a good appearance.

Gu Lin raised his own glass and said without saying anything: "Cheers."

"Hahahaha good wine, good wine, it's really good wine, this is how you drink it to get the taste!" Nie Yong, who loves alcohol, stood beside Gu Lin and showed him the empty glass, "More, more!"

Gu Lin didn't say anything, but just filled his and his glasses, clinked them together, and drank it.

The atmosphere on the second floor suddenly became lively, with the sound of finger-guessing, the sound of glasses clinking together, and the wine was served again and again.

After about half an hour, everyone was a little drunk, but most of their consciousness was still sober.

Suddenly, there was a noise of people coming to watch the excitement on the street outside Tianxianglou. The diners near Gu Lin's table obviously knew what was going on outside and ran to the window and lay down.

The soldiers also joined in the fun and lay down to the window to watch. After seeing what was happening on the street, they started to make noises, especially the young men who were not married yet: "Wow, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!!!"

Zhang Tie pulled Gu Lin to watch the excitement, and Lu Patrol Inspector Nie Yong also stood up and lay down on the window railing.

On the wide street, a sedan chair with four people carrying a light veil was coming from the deepest end of Zhazi Street. The girl in the light veil sedan chair was wearing a pink jacket and a pleated skirt. She had big eyes and a small mouth, and was very beautiful.

Everyone knew her identity. She came out from the deep end of Zhazi Street and was dressed like this. She could only be a geisha in the brothel there.

Patrol Inspector Lu, Nie Yong, Zhang Tie and others were all married, so they just joined in the fun and took a few glances. Some unmarried people stared at him with their eyes wide open.

Suddenly, Patrol Inspector Lu remembered something and looked at Gu Lin, who was not interested: "How are you and your sweetheart?"

"You are a juren now, why don't you go to his family to propose marriage? As long as it is good for the girl and the boy, they will definitely want to settle the marriage immediately after seeing you."

Just like him, he wanted to marry his daughter to Gu Lin at that time. This boy was so capable and reliable. It was reassuring to entrust his daughter to such a person.

Gu Lin said, "It's not enough."

Patrol Inspector Lu opened his eyes wide: "Whose precious girl is your sweetheart? You, a juren, are not qualified enough to ask for her!"

Patrol Inspector Lu filtered all the families in the town, no, no, no, although these families in the town had money, compared with Gu Lin, a juren, those families were still marrying up.

Nie Yong, who knew the inside story, nodded with certainty: "It is indeed not enough."

Does this kid want to marry an ordinary person? That is his former stepfather. As long as Gu Lin dares to spread the news that he wants to marry Lin Zhen, he will instantly go from being sought after by everyone to being stepped on and spit on by everyone.

Inspector Lu didn't expect Nie Yong to know who Gu Lin's sweetheart was, so he quickly asked, "Whose family is it? Tell me quickly?!"

Nie Yong raised his eyebrows, "Gu Lin will tell you in person when the time comes, right, Gu Lin."

Gu Lin nodded, "Yes."

Inspector Lu was almost suffocated by the two people playing dumb, so he said, "Okay, okay, you two just keep it a secret from me."

He turned to another matter and whispered to Gu Lin, "Have you read the book I gave you before?"

"No," Gu Lin took it back and just opened it to look at the cover. He found that it was an ordinary Analects, so he didn't read it much and put it in the cabinet, "I put it away."

Inspector Lu almost vomited blood. It turned out that the treasure he had searched for with great difficulty was buried at the bottom of the box. He said, "That was the fire avoidance map that I spent some time to find. I don't know if your sweetheart is a girl or a boy, so I took both." Fire

avoidance map?

Gu Lin read a variety of books, and this thing was also mentioned in them, but he often held a critical attitude, saying that it was a vulgar thing that confused people's minds.

Gu Lin looked at Inspector Lu. He didn't expect that the Analects he gave him was actually a fire avoidance diagram.

Inspector Lu nudged him and said, "Let me tell you, if a man is not good at that job, his wife will not like it. I see that you have a good body, but don't be bad in bed, then..." Inspector

Lu gave him a look that said you know.

Gu Lin's face was slightly red.

The drinking party ended when Tianxianglou closed. Almost everyone was drunk. Inspector Lu, Nie Yong, Zhang Tie, and the people from the tenth and seventh flags held each other and looked at Gu Lin who was about to leave.

Gu Lin clasped his fists to them.

"Captain Gu..." Ma Tiejun was reluctant to let him go. They hadn't seen Gu Lin for so long. They had just been together for half a day and had to leave again. Although he had only been under Gu Lin's command for more than half a month, he missed him every time he thought about it.

"Where did you learn this, kid? Why are you so nagging?" Zhang Tie punched Ma Tiejun on the head, but his tone was a little disappointed. "Leader, will you come to town later? We will find you for a drink."

Gu Lin said, "I've been at home for the past two months, and I'll go to Kyoto to take the college entrance examination in two months."

Zhang Tie and his friends were a little disappointed when they heard that Gu Lin would go to Kyoto in two months, but they felt happier when they thought that he would be there for the next two months and they could go to see Gu Lin when they didn't have official business.

Inspector Lu clasped his fists in return and said, "See you later."

Although Gu Lin had drunk and was drunk, his steps were not unsteady, and his face was not red from drunkenness. He looked ordinary.

I'm afraid only Lin Zhen knew that he was really drunk now, and he was very drunk.

At this moment, the lights were just coming on, and the night stalls had hung up lanterns.

Gu Lin stood on the street, looked at the sign of the store next to him, and walked in.

This is a shop that specializes in selling accessories for girls and boys. As soon as he walked in, the shopkeeper greeted him: "What do you want, my dear? I have everything here, just pick it up."

Gu Lin nodded, looked around the shop, and finally stopped in front of a display cabinet with a row of headbands. The headbands on display were very beautiful, red, white, pink, and blue. There were all kinds of colors that could be found on the market, and they were embroidered with various patterns.

Gu Lin pointed to the light green headband inside and said, "I want this one."

This light green headband was quite novel. The headband was cut into patterns like paper cutting, and then the edges were carefully locked, and then leaves were embroidered on it. It was very exquisite and was the best of these headbands.

Similarly, the price was not cheap.

When the shopkeeper saw that Gu Lin actually picked such an expensive headband, his smile deepened, and he hurried over to pick up the headband and prepared to fold it and pack it up.

However, as soon as he got close to her, he smelled the strong smell of alcohol on Gu Lin. His heart skipped a beat, fearing that Gu Lin's drunkenness would harm his shop.

But seeing that Gu Lin looked normal and walked like a normal person, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had overthought, and that this customer had only drunk a little and was sober.

Gu Lin pointed to another lotus-colored headband. The color of this headband was not bright, but the material used was the famous moonlight forging in the south. It looked like a little moonlight was sprinkled on it, and it looked very beautiful: "I want this one too."

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "My dear, you have a good eye. Your wife will definitely like this moonlight forged headband."

"Husband." Gu Lin corrected him.

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Your husband will definitely like it. Many people like this headband, and it sells very well."

"And this one, with perforated pearls on it--"

"Zhenzhen?" Gu Lin looked at the headband he pointed at, and said without hesitation, "I want this one."

"Okay, I'll pack it for you right away." Then the shopkeeper discovered that the man in front of him seemed to like buying pearl accessories for his husband, pearl headbands, pearl bracelets, pearl anklets, pearl cords, and even a piece of pearl yarn... When he

finally went out, Gu Lin's hands were full and he couldn't put anything down.

He walked towards Zhen Youwei Snack Shop with a solemn face and steady steps. As soon as he emerged from the street, he saw a figure standing at the door of Zhen Youwei Snack Shop with a lantern hanging on it.

It was Lin Zhen. He was holding a bamboo pole in his hand and was hanging another lantern.

Gu Lin walked faster, carrying a bunch of things. He wanted to hug Lin Zhen, but his hands were too empty, so he put the things on the ground one by one, picked up the hairband with pearls, "This is real."

Then a bracelet with pearls, "This is real."

The author has something to say:

Gu Shoufu: All the pearls in the world are real~

Chapter 189

He picked up things one by one, several headbands, bracelets, anklets, and finally, there was even a piece of pearl yarn.

Lin Zhen didn't know how to react. He asked Gu Lin in front of him with a tense voice: "Why did you buy so many things?"

And how could he wear those pearl headbands, pearl bracelets, and pearl anklets? It didn't match his usual dress.

Gu Lin held a pile of things: "Zhenzhen, white, beautiful."

Lin Zhen: "..."

Suddenly, Lin Huaixiang's voice came from behind, "Uncle, cousin Shuanzi is back. I have boiled water on the stove. Do you want to cook something for cousin?"

Lin Zhen, who was sent by Gu Lin with a pile of things, hurriedly said: "I'll ask him first. Huaixiang, you go in first. I'll come after he and I close the door."

"Okay." Lin Huaixiang is the child of the second brother and the second sister-in-law of Lin. She inherited their straightforward temperament and thick nerves. After hearing what Lin Zhen said, she went in.

Hearing his footsteps leaving, Lin Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the things on the floor, took some in his own hands, and asked Gu Lin to take the rest: "Come in quickly, it's going to rain soon."

Gu Lin picked up the things and followed him step by step. Even though his back was facing him, Lin Zhen could clearly feel his gaze on his back, so hot and heavy, as if he wanted to wrap him up and not stop until he was burned to ashes. Lin Zhen

felt that even his hands holding the things were burning hot. He quickened his pace and walked in. He and Gu Lin first put the things in the place where Gu Lin would stay tonight, and then asked him: "Do you want me to cook something to fill your stomach?"

"I'm not hungry, I won't cook." Gu Lin shook his head and just pulled the silk ribbon on his waist.

Lin Zhen's heart trembled: "You--"

Gu Lin was completely drunk in front of him, and seemed to be a little confused about why he couldn't untie the silk ribbon: "Zhenzhen, help me."

Lin Zhen looked at his waist and found that he had pulled the silk ribbon into a knot, which was getting tighter and tighter.

He hesitated for a moment, walked over, and pulled Gu Lin's hand away: "You have tied it into a knot, how can you pull it apart? You should let them see what you look like now, which is not the usual way."

With his help, Gu Lin let go of his hand and let it hang by his side. He said: "I am like this in front of Zhenzhen, not in front of them, it's Gu Lin."

Lin Zhen couldn't refute it. This was true. In front of other people, Gu Lin would be cold even if he was drunk. He would not show any drunkenness at all, and looked like nothing happened.

He concentrated on untying the silk ribbon for Gu Lin, but the silk ribbon was originally thin, and it was even more tightly twisted together by Gu Lin's hand.

Lin Zhen used his fingernails to pull it a little bit, but he couldn't pull it out. After a long time, it still didn't work. He simply pushed Gu Lin to sit on the edge of the bed, squatted down and carefully looked at the structure of the knot, wishing he could bite it with his upper teeth!

Suddenly, Lin Zhen realized that something was wrong. He was so focused that he forgot the current posture of the two.

Blinking his eyes, Lin Zhen looked at Gu Lin sitting on the bed, then looked at himself squatting between his legs, holding the silk ribbon on his waist tightly in his hands, and because he was too focused on untying the knot, even his face was close to him...

He immediately got up from the ground, picked up the scissors beside him, and cut the silk ribbon with a click.

Gu Lin's robe, which was originally tied with the silk ribbon, instantly fell apart, and the collar slid open a little, revealing his collarbone and a small piece of skin under his neck.

"Third, third brother, what are you doing?" Sister Lin, who came at some point, looked at Lin Zhen standing in front of Gu Lin with a pair of scissors in his hand, while Gu Lin was sitting on the bed with a broken silk ribbon on his waist.

Lin Zhen suddenly put down the hand holding the scissors: "No, nothing, the silk ribbon on Shuanzi's waist was tied in a knot, and I saw that he couldn't untie it, so I just used the scissors to cut it."

"Oh oh..." Sister Lin looked at the two of them, always feeling that something was wrong, but couldn't say it. She said, "Huai Xiang just told me that the water on the stove is boiled. I came to ask Shuanzi if he wanted to eat something and I'll make him something."

Lin Zhen shook his head: "No need, sister-in-law, he has eaten outside, so use the water to wash up."

"Okay, then let Shuanzi come early to wash up."

"Well, sister-in-law, you should have a rest early. The shop has been busy all day."

"Okay, you too."

Since Zhenyouwei Snack Restaurant was handed over to Sister Lin and Sister Lin five years ago, the two families have been putting all their energy into it. The monthly net profit has been maintained at around ninety to one hundred taels. Excluding the dividends given to Lin Zhen and Lin Xiaoyao, the two families can make more than twenty to thirty taels a month, which is an income that the two families could never dream of.

The layout at the back was still the same as when Lin Zhen handed the shop over to them. In the middle, where there were two rooms, lived the elder and second sisters-in-law of Lin. The wing room on the left, where Gu Shuanzi originally lived, was now occupied by Lin Shitou. The wing room on the right was originally vacant and reserved for the elder and second brothers Lin who came to deliver things.

But now that Lin Chunxiang, Lin Xingxiang, and Lin Huaixiang, three girls and boys, have come, the room was reallocated. The wing room on the right was divided into two areas, with Lin Chunxiang and Lin Xingxiang sleeping on one side and Lin Huaixiang sleeping on the other.

So tonight Gu Lin slept with Lin Shitou. Fearing that he would not be used to it, they specially built a bed with high stools and wooden boards.

Originally, Lin Shitou wanted to sleep on this built-up bed and let Gu Lin sleep on the wooden bed, but Gu Lin refused and slept on the built-up bed.

The next day, Lin Zhen and Gu Lin got up and walked towards the Carp Village. Because his silk ribbon was cut yesterday, Lin Zhen had to buy him a new one early this morning. But when he thought about his habit of changing clothes every morning, he decided to buy him a new robe.

So when they got home, Lin's father found that Gu Lin was wearing different clothes and asked him, "Why did you change your clothes after going to town?"

Gu Lin said calmly, "It got stained a lot, so I bought a new one."

Knowing what happened, Lin Zhen went back to the house with the things in his hand. He originally wanted to put these things in the cabinet, but he opened the bundle for some reason and took out the things inside. The

pearl headband, pearl bracelet, pearl anklet...

His fingers slid over these things, and finally picked up the pearl headband and replaced the black headband he had used for more than a month.

Because of his naturally curly hair, Lin Zhen usually cuts his hair short to the waist, then braids it and ties it up with a headband.

Now he braids his hair, and wraps the part of the headband that is not nailed with pearls, leaving it for tying hair. Small round pearls fall from the braid, and occasionally these beads stick to his skin due to his movements, feeling cool and moist.

He looks at the figure in the bronze mirror that Lin's father bought for him, and puts all the remaining things in the deepest part of the box.

Chapter 190

When Lin Zhen walked out, Gu Lin was talking to Lin Adie. Their eyes instantly fell on the pearl headband on his head. The headband was gray, but the small pearls on it were moist and white. There were two pearls hanging at the end, shaking as he walked.

Lin Adie pulled Lin Zhen over: "Why do you suddenly want to dress up?"

In the past, Lin Zhen loved to dress up, put on makeup and wore brightly colored clothes. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was the most coquettish boy in Liyu Village. But since Gu Da died, Lin Adie found that he no longer liked those things. He

was either black, white, or gray.

He never applied any cream in the morning or at night. Only in winter when the weather was dry would he apply a little cream to moisturize his face.

"It looks good," Lin Adie touched the headband that tied Lin Zhen's hair, "You are still young, you should use some bright things, look, how good you look now."

Of course, Lin Adie thought that his brother looked good even if he didn't dress up, but he would look very good after a little dressing up.

Gu Lin was also watching Lin Zhen from the side. He had chosen the headband himself, but it was now tying up Lin Zhen's hair.

He suddenly liked it very much, and liked the traces he had left on Lin Zhen.

A few days later, it was Chen Xingdu's wedding banquet. Gu Lin also prepared a seal made of green jade, and Lin Zhen also gave a gift of five taels of silver.

When he went to Wang Qin's house to hold a celebration banquet for him passing the imperial examination, Gu Lin's gift was still the same.

The three seals were all carved by Gu Lin himself from jade bought in the town. The words engraved were different, but people who were familiar with them could tell that they were from the same person at a glance at the handwriting.

And good news came from Lin Zhuzi's marriage. The girl's family had agreed to the auspicious date calculated by the Lin family, which was on the second day of October.

Mrs. Lin was in high spirits when she was happy. She was smiling all the time. When she learned that the girl's family agreed, she quickly told her family the good news and said, "It's good now. The girl's family finally agreed. I have to trouble my father, my brothers and sisters-in-law to help me prepare the things I need."

Getting married is not as simple as just talking. You have to buy the betrothal gifts to the girl's family, find someone to carry them, and find brothers and sisters to pick up the bride, as well as the gentleman to hold the gifts.

If you make a mistake in any link, you will not only lose face for the Lin family, but also offend the in-laws.

Lin Zhuzi is the oldest junior in the Lin family. Mrs. Lin has never been married before. She has not slept well since she got the news from the girl's family.

All the people in the Lin family sat together. Father Lin said, "I think you have almost bought the betrothal gifts for the day. You should be careful to pay less for the betrothal gifts you promised. If you pay less, it will be a joke."

"The gentleman who will be the bride price is Uncle Wu. He can read and write. Many of the brides and sons in our village have been married by him. So far, there has been no mistakes."

"As for the brothers and sisters who will be the bride..." Father Lin knew the customs in the village. Two brothers and two sisters are required. If it is a bride, a bride is required. If it is a son, a son is required.

Sisters are easy to deal with. Chunxiang and Xingxiang can do it.

As for brothers, there are two who are of the right age in the family, Lin Shitou and Gu Lin. Tiedan and Choudan are too young.

But Gu Lin is now a juren, so it might not be a good idea to ask him to go to the bride.

Father Lin looked at Gu Lin and said, "Xiao Lin, why don't you go to pick up Zhuzi's bride? It won't take long to go back and forth." Sister Lin

didn't expect Father Lin to let Gu Lin go. She originally thought of Shitou from her second brother's family and Tiedan from her own family.

It's not that I don't want Gu Lin to go, but I don't dare to trouble him. Letting a scholar go to pick up the bride, what a great honor!

Sister Lin looked at Father Lin and Gu Lin excitedly, waiting for the result.

Gu Lin nodded: "Okay."

Sister Lin breathed a sigh of relief, smiling from ear to ear, it's really good, it can't be better than this.

Father Lin just asked to try, but when he heard Gu Lin agreed so quickly, he thought that this child was really great. He said to Aunt Lin, "You all know the rules. The brothers and sisters who come to pick up the bride must have a new set of clothes and new shoes. You can ask Zhen Ge'er for Lin's size later. Make sure to make the clothes in time."

"I know, Father. I will definitely do it properly."

Father Lin continued, "As for the other relatives who will come to pick up the bride, Zhuzi's uncle and aunt, Uncle Cheng and his wife, and cousins ​​Xiaoyu and Xiaohua will definitely come. Then there are the relatives from your mother's side, the second child in your family, Xiu Ge'er, and Zhen Ge'er."

"Then there are the good friends in the village, Carpenter Ma's family, Uncle Ji's family, Aunt Zhang's family..."

Father Lin arranged the weddings of Aunt Lin's eldest brother, second brother Lin, and Lin Zhen, and he was very clear about the process. What Aunt Lin didn't know how to do was sorted out by him in a few steps.

Sister Lin held Father Lin's hand affectionately: "Fortunately, there is Father Lin, otherwise I don't know what to do."

Father Lin is good to everyone. Although Sister Lin was a little upset because of Lin Zhuzi's affairs in her early years, she had good intentions. Zhuzi became successful with Ma Mujiang, and she felt more and more guilty towards Lin Zhen. In the past few years, whenever Lin Zhen came back, she was always busy.

So Father Lin treated her the same as always, patted her hand and said: "It's better to be slow than to be anxious and confused. If you, the master, are not panicked, the people below will not be panicked either."

"Yes, with Father here, I feel at ease."

Things began to be arranged in full swing. The room where Lin Zhuzi originally lived changed. The window grilles with the word "happiness" were pasted, and the whitewashing was done with lime. The ground was also filled and compacted again, and it looked bright and clean.

The original bed and cabinets were moved to a small room for storing sundries. The bride's family had already agreed to give all the furniture as a dowry, so these old ones were naturally no longer needed.

On the day of the bride's reception, Gu Lin, Lin Shitou, Lin Chunxiang and Lin Huaixiang, wearing new clothes, walked behind Lin Zhuzi.

Lin Zhuzi, the groom, was in high spirits. He looked tall and energetic in a red robe.

"Let's pick up the bride!" With a long call from the fifth uncle, the red sedan chair specially rented by Sister Lin from the town was lifted up by four bearers. The gongs, drums and suonas were played, and the adults and children hurried over to watch the excitement.

"Wow!!!"

"There's a bridal sedan!"

"There's nothing ugly in the groom's family. Look at the brothers and sisters who are coming to pick up the bride, they're all beautiful!"

"Is the grandson of the Lin family going to pick up the bride too? He's going to be in the spotlight at the bride's house today."

The bride's house was far away, and everyone was on the road before dawn. There was a torch every one or two steps, winding out of the Carp Village like a fire dragon.

Lin Zhen was Lin Zhuzi's uncle, and he was a little distant from Gu Lin, who was following closely behind Lin Zhuzi. He was mixed in with a bunch of relatives. Next to him were Guo Xiaohua and Guo Yu, who were already married, and Uncle Guo.

Further to the side were the relatives of Lin Dasao's mother's family, who Lin Zhen was not familiar with.

The sky was pitch black, but no one was afraid, and they were chatting animatedly.

Guo Xiaohua, who had changed a lot compared to a few years ago, looked at Lin Zhen, who was almost the same as in his memory, and said affectionately: "Cousin Zhenzhen, it's a good thing you went there that time, otherwise I wouldn't be living the life I am living now."

The Guo Xiaohua in his memory was skinny. Long-term malnutrition caused him to look only nine or ten years old at the age of fourteen. Although Xiaohua now is not tall, about 1.57 meters, he has a thin frame and some flesh, and looks like a handsome boy.

Guo Yu also said: "Xiaohua has to thank you, Brother Zhen. My father told me that he had found a family in the mountains for her. It was several days away from home. If she married there, she might not be able to come back for several years."

"Now it's good. We are in the village. Usually, we two brothers can get together to chat and talk about family matters. I go back to my father's house in the morning and he goes back in the afternoon. It's very convenient."

Guo Xiaohua had a happy smile on his face. It can be seen that he is very satisfied with his current life.

They are people that Lin's father cares about very much. If they live well, Lin's father can put down his worries about them, and Lin Zhen will be happy.

And he didn't do anything at that time. He just used composting to let Uncle Guo and his uncle postpone his marriage. When the family conditions are better, he will have more room for choice.

"We are a family, let's not talk about two sides. It is Xiaohua and uncles who are diligent that we can live a good life. I feel embarrassed if you thank me again." Lin Zhen really felt embarrassed. How could he deserve so many thanks if he did nothing? He quickly changed the subject and asked them how the harvest was this year.

The bride-welcoming team walked from dusk to dawn and arrived at the bride's house at around nine in the morning.

There are a little more families in this village than in Liyu Village. As soon as the bride-welcoming team entered the village, the children ran away shouting: "The groom is here!"

"You can have wedding candy!"

They said that the adults specially called them here to watch and inform the bride's family so that they can be prepared.

So when Lin Zhen and his bride-welcoming team went, they saw the relatives of the bride's family blocking the road at the intersection. Each of them held a glass of wine in their hands and could only pass after drinking the wine.

And this wine cannot be asked to the relatives and friends behind, but must be drunk by the two brothers who followed the groom to welcome the bride.

When they heard the rules here, everyone in the wedding procession looked at Gu Lin and Lin Shitou, laughing and cheering: "Mr. Gu and Lin boy, whether Zhuzi can marry his wife is up to you, but you must not stop!" "

Lin Shitou, I have drunk with him before, and he has a good alcohol tolerance. But Mr. Gu is a scholar, so I'm afraid it will be in danger." "

A man can drink half a catty of alcohol, what is there to be afraid of, Mr. Gu, we will carry you back later!"

On a sunny day, they are bolder. They usually see Gu Lin respectful, but now they dare to make fun of him.