On the night of the Lantern Festival, there are many interesting things on the street, and there are also many stalls selling things. Some people gathered together to win lanterns by guessing charades, and some people were watching acrobatics.
"Over there...there are fire-breathing ones over there." Lin Xiaoya patted Cheng Yan's shoulder excitedly, and pointed her other hand not far to the right.
"Where is it? I'll go and have a look!" Lin Xing's eyes lit up when he heard that. After talking to Lin Mo, he ran over, forgetting what he said before that there are too many people and you are not allowed to run around.
"Huh? Wait a minute..." Before Lin Mo finished speaking, Lin Xing ran away.
"Let's go and have a look too." Cheng Yan looked at Lin Mo and said.
"Then let's go there quickly, and I'm worried that boy A Xing will squeeze into the crowd later." Lin Mo frowned slightly.
Now that there are so many people on the street, I almost walk shoulder to shoulder with strangers. It was difficult for them to move forward, Lin Xing still had the guts to jump around in the crowd, and it turned out that the most worrying person in the family was Lin Xing.
"Uncle Wu is gone." Lin Xiaonan followed Lin Xing with his eyes, seeing that Uncle Wu ran away and disappeared, Lin Xiaonan said quickly.
"Let's mess with Fifth Uncle." Xiaoya turned her head to look at Fourth Uncle with a nervous look on her face.
"It's okay, we can see it in the past." Lin Mo touched Xiaoya's head and said.
But if someone didn't pay attention, he was bumped by someone walking past. Lin Mo was unprepared and led back a few steps. Cheng Yan quickly turned around and walked over.
"Are you okay?" Cheng Yan asked nervously.
"It's okay, I was taken for a while." Lin Mo shook his head and said, but the arm that was hit was a little numb.
"Hold on to my clothes, there are more people here."
Lin Mo nodded, and walked forward next to Cheng Yan. But after they passed by, they couldn't see where Lin Xing was.
"I can't find it." Lin Mo looked at Cheng Yan in a panic.
People come and go here, Lin Xing, a ten-year-old child, can't see anyone once he squeezes in. Lin Mo's mind is a little confused now, it seems that there were traffickers in ancient times. When there are many people like this and there are many children, isn't it the time when human traffickers are most active
"You hold Xiaoya and wait in front of that shop. I'll go in and look for it." Cheng Yan put Lin Xiaoya in Lin Mo's arms, and pointed him to a shop where not many people walked around.
"But… "
"Be obedient, if Lin Xing is inside, I will find it soon." Cheng Yan said while touching his cheek lightly, looking into his eyes.
"...Okay." Seeing Cheng Yan's calm eyes, Lin Mo's flustered heart calmed down temporarily.
"Be careful when passing by, don't let anyone bump into you." Cheng Yan warned.
Lin Mo hugged Xiaoya and nodded. Then he just stood there and watched Cheng Yan hold Xiao Nan and squeeze into the crowd. Lin Xiaonan hugged Uncle Cheng's neck tightly with both hands, and looked around.
"Fourth Uncle, where are we going now?" Lin Xiaoya asked doubtfully, holding Lin Mo's neck with both hands.
"Go and wait for Uncle Cheng, there are too many people here." Lin Mo lifted Xiaoya up and hugged her tightly, and walked towards the place Cheng Yan pointed out just now.
Lin Mo found an open and bright place to stand. However, Xiaoya had eaten half of the candied haws in her hand, and no one came back yet. Lin Mo, who was originally calm, gradually showed some anxiety on his face.
On Lin Xing's side, he squeezed in and looked at it for a while and felt a little bored, thinking about leaving. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, there were people behind him, and they were still pushing forward.
Lin Xing panicked for a moment, and then remembered that he seemed to be running too fast, and the fourth brother and the others couldn't keep up. Lin Xing is small, surrounded by tall middle-aged people, his sight is completely blocked, and now he doesn't know which direction to leave.
There is no way, Lin Xing can only bite the bullet and find a place with few people to squeeze out, and then go to the fourth brother and the others after going out, if it is impossible, go back to Zuiyun Tower first.
After Lin Xing struggled to squeeze out of the crowd, he looked around, only to find that it was a place they hadn't visited before. Lin Xing walked in a random direction, looking for someone while identifying the location.
After walking for a while, he finally saw a familiar person. Lin Xing's eyes lit up, and he hurried over there.
"Brother-in-law!"
After discussing business with friends, Yan Ningxi, who was about to take someone back to Zuiyun Tower, heard a familiar voice behind him, turned around and found that the person was his brother-in-law.
Yan Ningxi looked behind him, but did not find anyone else in the Lin family, and couldn't help frowning slightly, "Ah Xing, why are you the only one? Where are the others?"
When Lin Xing heard her brother-in-law's question, she immediately felt guilty, but she still told the story honestly. Yan Ningxi frowned even more after hearing this.
"Brother Yan, since your brother-in-law met you, it's fine. What we need to do now is to find other people. I guess they are in a hurry now." The young man standing beside Yan Ningxi said.
"Yes, yes, we need to find Fourth Brother and Brother Cheng quickly." Lin Xing raised his head and glanced at the man who spoke for him, and quickly echoed.
"Brother Yan, I'm sorry, why don't you go back to Zuiyun Tower first, and I'll go there later." Yan Ningxi apologized.
"Nothing, anyway, the matter has been negotiated, I will go to find it with you, just in time to see how this year's Lantern Festival is different from previous years." Yan Min laughed.
Seeing this, Lin Xing walked beside her brother-in-law and described the approximate location to him. After walking for a long time, Lin Xing, who was looking around, seemed to catch a glimpse of a familiar figure. Dingqing took a look and found that it was the fourth brother and Xiaoya.
"Brother-in-law, I saw the fourth brother..." Lin Xing turned his head to look at Yan Ningxi, and said happily, then turned around and ran towards Lin Mo without waiting for him to say anything.
"Slow down..."
"Brother Yan, your brother-in-law is quite out of character." Yan Min laughed.
"Fourth Brother! Fourth Brother!" Lin Xing shouted as he ran over.
Waiting until Xiaoya finished eating a bunch of candied haws and Cheng Yan didn't come back, Lin Mo, who was anxious, was about to go find it himself, when he heard Lin Xing's calling from the right.
Lin Mo finally let go of the heart he had been carrying all along, and what followed was anger and anger. Lin Mo walked over to Xiaoya in his arms, stood still, and looked at him expressionlessly.
"Fourth brother... what's wrong with you?" Lin Xing, who was unresponsive, finally realized that something was wrong with his fourth brother.
"Fifth Uncle, you are bad! Make Fourth Uncle angry!" Xiaoya hugged Fourth Uncle's neck and said angrily.
"Fourth Brother..." Seeing Lin Mo looking at him blankly, Lin Xing immediately faltered, stretched out his hand and pulled his clothes, and whispered.
"It's very capable, so many people dare to squeeze in." Lin Mo said blankly.
"Uh... I didn't think so much at the time... Where are Brother Cheng and Xiao Nan?" Lin Xing looked around, trying to change the subject.
"I went to look for you. Xiaoya didn't come back after eating a bunch of candied haws."
"Yes, yes, Uncle Cheng and brother have been away for a long time. When I get back, I will tell Uncle Six to beat you!" Lin Xiaoya clenched her small fists as if to beat him.
"It's not sure who hits who..." Lin Xing muttered in a low voice.
"Brother Mo, why are you and Xiaoya the only ones? Where are the others?" Yan Ningxi walked over and asked.
"I went to find Lin Xing, and I haven't come back yet." Lin Mo glanced at Lin Xing and said, Lin Xing stood aside pretending to be an ostrich and dared not speak.
"Let me hug Xiaoya." There are so many people here, if you don't pay attention, you will not find acquaintances. Yan Ningxi knows that Lin Mo will not dare to put Xiaoya down, and he must have hugged her for a long time.
"It's troublesome." Lin Mo nodded.
"Third Uncle, why are you here too? Where is Third Aunt?" Lin Xiaoya put her little hand on Yan Ningxi's shoulder and asked.
"Your third aunt is at home." Yan Ningxi smiled.
"Oh, then who is this uncle?" Lin Xiaoya looked at Yan Min who was standing aside, and asked in doubt.
"I'm a friend of your third uncle." Yan Min laughed.
Lin Mo glanced at him, and after knowing that he was Yan Ningxi's friend, he stopped paying attention to him. Then he continued to look in the direction where Cheng Yan had disappeared before. The dim warm light of the lantern made him vaguely see that familiar figure.
When he heard Xiao Nan's voice in the distance, Lin Mo was sure that it was Cheng Yan who had returned. Lin Mo breathed a sigh of relief, not long after, Cheng Yan walked closer with Xiao Nan in his arms.
"Brother Cheng... I'm sorry, it's all my fault..." Lin Xing saw that Cheng Yan's forehead was covered with sweat, and obediently bowed his head to admit his mistake.
"Let mother tell you about you when you get back!" Lin Mo poked Lin Xing's head.
"It's okay, people are fine."
"Put Xiao Nan down and wipe off his sweat." Lin Mo said. Fortunately, today he listened to Mother Lin and took the handkerchief with him.
Cheng Yan put him down, took the handkerchief that Lin Mo handed him, and after hesitating, used it to wipe his sweat. Inexplicably, Cheng Yan felt that it was a waste of wiping his sweat with this handkerchief.
"Brother! My fourth uncle bought me candied haws just now~" Lin Xiaoya asked her third uncle to put her down, ran to Lin Xiaonan, and shared with him.
When Lin Xiaonan heard this, he raised his head and looked at the fourth uncle in front of him, his eyes full of anticipation.
"I'll buy it for you later." Lin Mo patted his head.
"Fourth brother, what about me?" Lin Xing hurried to his side when he heard this, and asked in a low voice, his eyes full of anticipation. Obviously, he forgot what he had just caused.
"You still want to eat?" Lin Mo looked at him expressionlessly.
"Okay, don't eat if you don't eat." Lin Xing was cowardly again.
"The children of your father-in-law's family are quite funny." Yan Min, who was standing beside Yan Ningxi, watched their interaction and laughed. This is much more lively than his children.
"Indeed, every time I talk to them, I feel very relaxed." Yan Ningxi looked at them standing not far away and smiled.
"I'll give it to you after I go back and wash it clean." Cheng Yan saw that the handkerchief in his hand was more than half wet, and said a little embarrassedly.
"It's okay, I'll give it to you." Lin Mo said with a smile, his brows slightly curved.
The hazy warm light shone on Lin Mo's face, and his slightly squinted eyes were full of light, making Cheng Yan, who had been looking at him, lose his mind for a moment.
It also made Yan Min, who accidentally raised his head and saw Lin Mo's side face, dazed for a few seconds, and after recovering, he talked to Yan Ningxi with the same expression.