After the Lantern Festival, the Lin family had to rest for a few days, and then they had to start working again.
The season has entered autumn, and for farmers, autumn is their harvest season. The busy season of farming is approaching, and the crops in the fields are basically mature. The villagers of Daling Village have also started to harvest rice and other grains in the fields one after another.
In the past few days, Lin's father and Lin's mother would go to the fields every day to have a look, and drain the water from the fields by the way. The store that Yan Ningxi mentioned before has been found, and Lin Cheng has to visit the town in the last few days.
Cheng Yan's house has been built, and after leaving it empty for a few days to dissipate the smell, he also began to fill up the house little by little. Lin Mo has nothing to do these days, so he goes to see it every day.
Things like the bed, the dresser in the main room, the large dining table, and the large wooden sofa that Lin Mo asked Cheng Yan to order, have all been made and placed.
However, apart from the delicate interior furniture, which will take a month to go to the town to get back, the house is ready to be lived in. Now all that remains is the planting of flowers and fruit trees in the yard.
But tomorrow, he will go to the Lin family to help harvest the crops. Cheng Yan has no time to go to the mountains to find suitable climbing vines and fruit trees. He can only go to the mountains after he and Lin Mo get married.
The Lin family has nearly 30 mu of paddy and dry fields, which can be regarded as a family with more farmland in Daling Village. In the past, when the farming was busy, their family was always busy with Lin's father, Lin's mother and Lin's elder brother, Lin's sister-in-law.
Lin Xing and Lin Chen, two ten-year-old children, can't do much, but they can still pick up corn cobs and peanuts that have fallen from the ground, or look at the millet in the grain drying field.
They planted too much, and it used to take them more than ten days to harvest. Then they have to dry the recovered rice and put it in the warehouse. It will take half a month, and this is still when the weather is good and the sun is shining.
However, this is always the case during the busy farming season. When drying the millet, we must always pay attention to the weather and take it back before it rains.
But this year, the Lin family didn't do it themselves, but went to the town to hire some farm laborers. Those people are also farmers who have grown crops. Because they are paid every day, they are diligent and quick to do things.
Anyway, as long as you have money, you can hire the people you need in the town. In Lin Mo's words, this is equivalent to modern human resources.
After hiring people, the supervisory work will be done by Lin's father and Lin's mother. After finding the shop, Lin Cheng bought the shop with the help of Yan Ningxi. In the past few days, Lin Cheng and Lin Mo took Lin Chen to the town.
The original layout of the shop should be completely cleared, and a brand new renovation will be carried out. Lin Cheng can handle this job by himself. In his previous life, he has already learned almost what Lin Mo taught him.
However, because the matter was not in a hurry, Lin Cheng explained to Lin Chen while doing it, and the progress was a bit slower.
The money they need to buy shops and renovate them is what they earn at the Lantern Festival night. However, most of the money was lost after buying the shop, so Lin Mo sold some of the fruit wine he had brewed to Zuiyunlou.
Those barrels of wine were still a month away from brewing, Lin Mo didn't touch them. The best value is the wine, so be sure to be patient.
Lin Mo followed them, reminding Lin Cheng when his mind froze.
Lin Chen's sensitivity to business is indeed as Lin Cheng said before, although this talent is slightly inferior to that of Lin Mo's second brother who was the president in his previous life.
But as long as he mentions a few words aside, and then tells him some theories of modern business, then the plans that Lin Cheng said before are not impossible to realize. However, the current Lin Chen is still too young and needs to grow up.
There was no need for Cheng Yan's help in harvesting the crops, so Cheng Yan followed Lin Mo to help repair the shop, and kept an eye out for any shops that were about to be sold nearby.
However, Cheng Yan would get up earlier than usual every day, and then go deep into the mountains to look for big prey. After the day is completely bright, I will carry the prey and drive to the town to sell, and then go to the shop to help out.
It was the same today, but because the big guys hunted today were a bit dangerous, Cheng Yan would inevitably get hurt. After going to the clinic to treat the wound briefly, Cheng Yan took out the clothes he had brought with him and changed into them, and lowered his sleeves to cover his injured left arm.
Every time Cheng Yan carried prey to the town to sell, he would bring his clothes with him, and change out the blood-stained clothes.
It has been five days since I bought the shop back, and the layout of the shop has been almost done, and there is still some finishing work left. They can get back the custom-made utensils in a few days, but they have to wait until the busy farming season to collect fruits from the villagers.
Lin Mo was helping, but when Cheng Yan approached, he frowned. He seemed to smell a familiar smell of blood that made him sick.
Lin Mo put down the things in his hands, and pulled Cheng Yan who had just walked over to the side.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Yan asked in confusion, enduring the pain from being pulled up to the wound.
"You're injured." Lin Mo looked up at him and said with certainty.
"Uh... the medicine has been applied, it's fine." Cheng Yan was surprised by Lin Mo's sensitivity in his heart, logically said that he had treated the wound and applied the medicine, it should have no smell, why was he discovered? Cheng Yan was a little puzzled.
"Go to the mountains again these days?" Lin Mo frowned. He wondered why Cheng Yan didn't come with them in the morning, but came to help on time around nine o'clock. It turned out that he went to the mountains early in the morning, and then came to help after selling the prey.
"Yes." Cheng Yan replied honestly.
"You are not allowed to go after today... Even if you go, you must pay attention to safety!" Lin Mo said with a serious face.
It seemed that he had to hurry up and see where there was a shop to sell, and start the business to make money quickly, otherwise Cheng Yan would have to worry for a long time every time he went to the mountains.
"Okay." Cheng Yan nodded in response, but a smile flashed in his eyes. Anyway, the prey he hunted in the mountains a few days ago was sold for a lot of money, so he won't go back in a short time.
"I've already asked my brother-in-law to help me keep an eye out for any shops that need to be sold. After we get married, we can do some business and make money, and you don't have to go hunting anymore." Lin Mo explained. It's too dangerous to go hunting in the mountains, it's better not to go if you can.
"Well, have you thought about what to do?"
"It's easy to make money, and it's easy... I prefer to sit on the sidelines and collect money." Lin Mo thought for a while and said, now that he has a prototype in his mind, he has to make further plans.
"Then I'll do the work, you sit behind the counter and collect the money." Cheng Yan nodded in agreement.
"No, just hire a few people to do it. You are the boss, and I will collect the money." Lin Mo smiled lightly.
Lin Cheng, who was busy not far away, turned his head and glanced at them. Hearing their conversation, he felt a little emotional. Sure enough, Mo Geer became different after he had someone he liked.
After finishing their busy work in the town, Lin Cheng and the others also shifted their focus to home again. Lin's father and Lin's mother hired five able-bodied men to harvest the crops, and Lin's father and Lin's mother also went to the fields when they couldn't spare, so now they have harvested two-thirds.
After Lin Cheng and Cheng Yan joined, the speed accelerated again. After not going to the town, Lin Mo went to the fields to deliver water to them instead.
Lin Mo brewed a small bucket of mint tea and sweet orange mint juice. Guessing that it was almost time, Lin Mo put on a straw hat and Lin Xing carried the tea bucket to the field.
After walking for a long time, they finally arrived. Lin Xing yelled at them. Father Lin, who was busy in the field, heard it and called the others to drink water and take a break.
Peppermint tea is brewed for the workers, which can clear away heat and relieve summer heat. Lin Mo specially made mint flavored juice for Father Lin and the others, the sweet and sour flavor of mint is also cool.
Cheng Yan didn't like sweets very much. Lin Mo poured a large bowl of mint tea and walked to the place where Cheng Yan was sitting. It was a small tree, but it was just big enough for two people to enjoy the shade.
Lin Mo gave him the bowl, then sat down next to him, and fanned him with his straw hat, "How is it? Are you getting used to it? If it doesn't work, you don't have to come. Anyway, Dad has hired five people, so I sent you None of them are fine."
Cheng Yan doesn't know how to do farm work. Lin Mo discovered this on the first day Cheng Yan came to help. Obviously, other people knew it too. Lin's father didn't say anything about it, but Cheng Yan's speed became a little more proficient the next day. But for others, Cheng Yan's speed is about the same as that of a beginner.
"Hmm... not bad." Cheng Yan took a big sip of tea and raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, but Lin Mo stopped him.
"Wipe it with a handkerchief. You blushed a lot with your sleeve the day before yesterday, so you don't have a long memory?" Lin Mo quickly grabbed his hand and put the handkerchief in his hand.
Crops like rice will have thorn-like things on the surface, which will itch on the skin. It was because of Cheng Yan that Lin Mo knew about it. Fortunately, the person involved didn't remember it.
"...forgot." Cheng Yan smiled awkwardly, his ears were a little red, not sure if it was because the weather was too hot or something.
Lin Xing hid in the shade of a tree and ate fruit, and looked around. His father and mother were a couple, his eldest brother and his sister-in-law were a couple, fourth brother and brother Cheng were another couple, and he was the only one.
Hey, fortunately, the second brother and the younger brother are also alone.
"I heard from elder brother that you have been living in the previous house these days? Isn't the new house ready?" Lin Mo asked. From here to the place where Cheng Yan lived before, it took more than half an hour to walk.
"After we get married..." Cheng Yan shook his head and said, but Lin Mo stared at him before he finished speaking, and then he didn't dare to say any more.
Why didn't I find out before that he still has such a domineering side? Cheng Yan felt a little helpless.
"Okay, I'll stay there at night." Cheng Yan compromised.
"Go back at noon and move everything in."
"Okay, is there any more?" Cheng Yan smiled lightly.
"...Also, listen to me in the future!" Lin Mo was made extremely unnatural by his laughter, and he was a little annoyed with a strong momentum.
"Well, listen to you." Cheng Yan picked up the bowl and took another sip of tea, covering the corners of his mouth from rising uncontrollably.
It feels like his puffy look... a little cute.
Lin Xing sat not far from them, saw their interaction the whole time, heard their conversation, he was stunned by the abnormal behavior of the fourth brother.
If he knew some words, then Lin Xing would know that his current state is the same as the state of being forced into a bag of dog food, and it is so painful.