Chapter 17 Mid-Autumn Festival
Mrs. Zhou stood up, and Lin Shiqi immediately supported her. "Come with me and walk around."
The next time the three of them wandered around in the garden of the Lin Mansion, they both kept silent about what happened in Rongcheng and just chatted about home affairs.
In the evening, the servant brought a coat to Liu Mo, and then went to the banquet with Mrs. Zhou and Lin Shiqi.
Tables of the Eight Immortals were set up in the main hall and several large courtyards, making it very lively.
Children were running around, and the crowd was shouting, greeting, and chatting.
However, Liu Mo didn't like this atmosphere very much.
The reason is simple, he is a complete outsider.
The sun has not yet set and the banquet has already begun.
Mrs. Zhou and Lin Yuan sat at the main table in the middle. Lin Yuan's other two brothers were not in Linyang, so only the eldest son came to the banquet.
Liu Mo sat with Zhao Da and other "senior servants". This was his own choice.
Under the cheerful encouragement of the servants around him, every time he drank a glass, they encouraged him to have another drink. Liu Mo was happy to be with them and listened to them telling each other all kinds of stories with relish.
It was getting late at night, and there were all kinds of noises. People who played guessing games, people who were drunk and crazy, people who came over to say good things to Mrs. Zhou, and a few children even came over to read some poems they had written.
Suddenly, Liu Mo seemed to see a familiar face in the crowd: Zhou Zhushan!
At first, he thought he had seen it wrong, but when he took a closer look, he was shocked.
Mrs. Zhou looked at Zhou Zhushan's face lovingly, and after the latter presented her with a pair of exquisite ornaments, Mrs. Zhou even laughed loudly.
The same surname is Zhou.
They...are relatives!
"Guangjuxuan", Mrs. Zhou's family also participated!
This realization made Liu Mo tremble!
At that moment, Liu Mo found that he could hardly take his eyes away from Zhou Zhushan.
As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, I have to go back and deal with this person!
Liu Mo frowned and started to drink wine.
The dinner party started early but gradually came to an end soon after dark.
Next are the special programs of the Mid-Autumn Festival, including moon appreciation, listening to operas, reciting poems and writing poems, etc.
Mrs. Zhou loves to listen to operas. On such a festive occasion, her children and grandchildren naturally organized a troupe and set up a stage for her to please her.
As soon as the banquet was over, she happily went to the stage with the support of her children and grandchildren.
Liu Mo drank all the wine in the cup and planned to go back to rest.
However, what he didn't expect was that Zhao Da came to see him.
"Uncle, the old lady wants you to go over."
Liu Mo was surprised, he would never let me shake hands with Zhou Zhusheng and become good brothers, right?
With mixed feelings, he followed Zhao Da.
Arriving in front of the stage, the old lady was sitting upright on the couch.
The good news is that Zhou Zhushan is not with the old lady, which makes Liu Mo breathe a sigh of relief.
On the stage, "Sheng" and "Dan" were babbling and singing opera lyrics. Although Liu Mo had also heard opera, Daxia was not the earth, and he had never heard the songs sung.
Seeing Liu Mo arriving, Mrs. Zhou smiled.
"This is Liu Mo, Mr. Liu, whom I mentioned to you." She introduced to the descendants of the Lin family who were waiting on the side.
"Hello Brother Liu Xian." The person who spoke was Lin Yi, Lin Shiqi's cousin and the eldest son of Lin Yuan.
Although the name "brother-in-law" sounds unpleasant to say, and the status of being a family member is low, in the Lin family, the son-in-law is basically called a brother. Lin Yi calls him Liu Xiandi, so the matter of marrying into the bride must have been confirmed.
"Hello, brother!" Liu Mo bowed and saluted.
"I heard from the old lady that you took good care of the 'Jingshui Pavilion' in Rongcheng!" said a man with a tall figure, wearing a dark satin robe, and an elegant demeanor. "She rarely knows how to do it.
Praise people.”
This person's name is Lin Zhe, the eldest son of Lin Shiqi's third uncle.
"No, no, that's ridiculous." Liu Mo could only say modestly.
"Hmph, I think it's just a blind cat that meets a dead mouse." Lin Yuan was still full of hostility.
Mrs. Zhou's face changed suddenly when she heard this. However, due to the large number of people, she didn't want to embarrass Lin Yuan too much, so she didn't say anything to scold him.
"Second uncle, you can't say that. You can't bring Jingshui Pavilion, which has suffered losses for many years, back to life by just relying on luck." Lin Yi said with a smile.
Lin Zhe nodded, "Brother Yi is right. If you don't have real talent and practical knowledge, how can you earn thousands of taels of silver in just a few days? Second uncle, how can Shiqi have such a capable husband, let alone get married?
Even if you get married, you can enjoy all the wealth, haha."
"Getting married? His mission has not been completed yet." Lin Yuan spoke again, "There are still four thousand taels left."
"That's easy to come by!" Lin Zhe said.
"Second uncle, we all know that you feel sorry for Shiqi. But Shiqi has reached the age of getting married, so we can't keep you."
When Liu Mo heard the praise from the two brothers, he felt mixed in his heart.
Given their status, they both flattered each other when they first met, so there must be a purpose.
Sure enough, before Liu Mo could say a few words of humility, Lin Yi spoke directly. "Brother Liu Xian, I heard that the reason why you achieved such success in Rongcheng was because of fried chicken and pearl wine?"
"Good guys, are you two openly asking for a meeting gift?" Liu Mo thought. "Okay, for the sake of the compliment just now, I will tell you two the recipe."
So he said directly: "Brothers, if you are interested, I will write down the recipe for you tomorrow."
"Really?" Lin Yi said in surprise. "It's such a generous gift. How can I be so embarrassed as a brother?"
"Brother, you call me a good brother. Since you treat me as one of your own, I'm afraid you won't accept me."
"Haha, Brother Liu Xian, thank you very much. If you need my brothers in the future, just ask."
"We are all brothers, so we should support each other, haha."
Seeing that Liu Mo got involved in the relationship between Lin Yi brothers as soon as they met, he was unhappy.
"Hmph, I think you are deliberately trying to please the old lady. How can you give me the real recipe?" Lin Yuan said.
"I, Liu Mo, am willing to give everything to help the Lin family's business prosper. I will tell you tomorrow whether it is true or not."
"Hahaha!" Mrs. Zhou suddenly burst out laughing, "Mo'er, you really didn't disappoint me."
After saying that, she stood up, glared at Lin Yuan, then took Lin Shiqi's hand directly and placed it on Liu Mo's hand.
"Shiqi, please accompany Liu Mo to attend the poetry meeting."
Damn it!
Liu Mo was so shocked that he almost fell down.
Although I know that I have passed the test, this operation is too hard-core now... The old lady is obviously creating an opportunity for me to go on a date with Lin Shiqi alone.
The recipe of fried chicken and milk tea brought the two cousins closer together, and they also got such a date opportunity.
value!!
Lin Yuan and Lin Shiqi's cousins were all speechless and could not speak for a long time.
"Old lady..." Lin Shiqi was also surprised, and her face suddenly turned red. "Me!"
"What am I, don't stand in the way and let me watch the show." Mrs. Zhou said, "Zhe'er, Yi'er, if you are interested, you can go together. You don't have to stay here with me."
She turned to her two grandchildren and said.
These words immediately made Lin Shiqi's two cousins feel embarrassed.
Unless you are an imbecile, everyone can understand the old lady's move.
Holding hands in person and giving them to Liu Mo, isn't this just creating an opportunity for the two of them to have a date and cultivate their relationship.
What are the others going to do? Be lightbulbs?
"Grandma, it's rare for a grandson to serve you, so I won't go to this poetry party!" Another cousin also echoed.
"Humph, it's not like my old lady forbids you to come. You know whether you have such filial piety or not." Mrs. Zhou said. "Mo'er, why don't you go quickly?"
As she said that, she glanced at Liu Mo.
Liu Mo understood the idea and immediately bowed and said goodbye.
Chapter completed!