New ink fragrance in old times

"You really don't want to eat it?" Lin Sixuan seemed a little unconvinced. He handed the egg forward again, his eyes full of concern.

Lin Mo shook his head firmly again and said, "I really don't want to, big brother, you can keep it for yourself."

However, Lin Sixuan did not withdraw his hand. He insisted on putting the egg in Lin Mo's hand.

Lin Mo looked at the egg in his hand, and a warm feeling surged in his heart. He turned to look at Lin Sizhe, only to see the little guy staring at the egg in his hand eagerly. Lin Mo smiled slightly and handed the egg to Lin Sizhe: "Silang, this egg is for you."

Lin Sizhe was stunned for a moment, then happily took the egg, but then hesitated again. He looked up at Lin Sixuan and Lin Mo, as if he wanted to say something.

Finally, he mustered up the courage and handed the egg back to Lin Sixuan: "Brother, eat it. You have worked hard."

This scene really surprised Lin Mo. He stared at Lin Sizhe's serious and determined face with wide eyes, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart: What's wrong with Silang? Usually, when he sees food, he is more enthusiastic than anyone else. Why did he suddenly change his nature today?

"Silang, what's wrong with you? Don't you love eggs the most?" Lin Sixuan asked with a smile, curiosity flashing in his eyes.

Lin Sizhe looked at Lin Sixuan seriously and pushed the egg towards him again: "Brother, you have worked so hard. Every time I see you come back so tired, I think that if I can let you eat more good food, you will have more strength to work and be smarter to take the exam."

After hearing this, Lin Sixuan's eyes reddened slightly. He didn't expect that his efforts were seen and remembered by his younger brother.

He touched Lin Sizhe's head and said with a smile: "Silang, you are such a sensible child. But I tell you, I can pass the imperial examination even if I don't eat eggs."

As he spoke, Lin Sixuan split the egg in two again, and this time he handed one half to Lin Mo more resolutely and the other half to Lin Mo.

"Sanlang, Silang, you have helped share a lot of the family's burdens during this period. You can enjoy this egg."

As he spoke, Lin Sixuan suddenly had an idea. He split the egg in his hand into two, handed half to Lin Sizhe and the other half to Lin Mo, who was sitting next to him. He smiled and said, "How about this, the three of us will share this egg and work hard together. We will all have a promising future."

At this time, the man who had just finished driving away the birds in the yard came over and said to Lin Sixuan, "Da Lang, you eat it. You don't have to give it to San Lang. You have worked hard during this period."

When Lin Sizhe heard this, he immediately handed the half egg in his hand to Lin Sixuan and insisted: "Aunt is right, brother, you eat it, you have worked hard too."

Lin Sixuan was amused by Lin Sizhe's serious words.

Lin Sizhe suddenly took out a small object tightly wrapped in brown paper from the small bag hanging on his chest. He carefully handed it to Lin Siyuan, who was sitting next to him, with anticipation on his face: "Second brother, this is my birthday present for you."

Lin Siyuan was stunned for a moment, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and then turned to confusion. He had been so busy these past few days that he had long forgotten about this special day. "What? Today is the seventh day of the first lunar month?"

"Sugar!" Lin Sizhe answered concisely and excitedly, as if these two words were enough to express all his feelings.

Lin Mo was listening at the side, and then he suddenly realized that today was Lin Siyuan's birthday, but he had not noticed it at all. He felt a sense of regret and embarrassment in his heart.

"Brother, happy birthday." Lin Mo quickly added a belated blessing, with a hint of embarrassment in his voice.

Hearing this, Lin Siyuan's lips curled up into a warm smile, a smile that expressed both gratitude for his brothers' kindness and the feeling of being remembered. "Have fun together, have fun together." He gently patted Lin Mo's shoulder, trying to ease his embarrassment.

Lin Mo's eyes involuntarily turned to Lin Sixuan, and he secretly wondered: Could it be that they both have the same birthday? This thought flashed through his mind, making him curious and surprised.

He whispered, "No way?"

Lin Sixuan seemed to see through Lin Mo's thoughts, and smiled and shook his head: "I borrowed Erlang's light today, and grandma also prepared eggs for me, but my birthday is not today."

His explanation answered Lin Mo's doubts and also gave him a deeper understanding of the Lin family's atmosphere.

Lin Siyuan took over the topic and said with a bit of pride: "No, it's not like that. Yesterday was my little aunt's birthday. My birthday is only one day apart from mine. Grandma always celebrates our birthdays together. She always cooks two eggs, one for each of us. After my little aunt got married, grandma sometimes forgets, so she cooked two this time."

After hearing this, Lin Mo was even more curious about the Lin family: "Little aunt? How many other people in the Lin family have I not met?"

Han listened to the children's conversation from the side, feeling relieved. She gently interrupted their conversation: "Okay, children, eat it while it's hot. Eggs don't taste good when they're cold."

However, when faced with the eggs on the table, everyone started pushing them around, and no one was willing to enjoy the love from their elders alone.

Lin Sixuan finally compromised: "Okay, okay, let's stop arguing." Lin Sixuan broke the deadlock with a smile. He picked up the egg, cracked it gently, broke off a piece, put it in his mouth, and then said with satisfaction: "Look, I have eaten half of it, you can share the rest." After that, he pushed the remaining half of the egg to Lin Mo and Lin Sizhe.

Lin Mo and Lin Sizhe smiled at each other, split the half egg in half, and each savored the love from their brother.

Lin Siyuan looked at the egg in his hand, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart. He gently split the egg in half and handed one half to Han who was sitting beside him: "Mom, this is for you. You have worked hard."

Han waved her hands quickly, tears glistening in her eyes: "No, no, this is for your birthday, mother can't eat it."

Lin Siyuan insisted, "Mom, please accept it. This is for my little sister in my belly." His words were full of anticipation for his unborn sister and respect for his mother.

After hearing this, Han's eyes could no longer hold back the moisture. She took the half egg with trembling hands, tears welling up in her eyes: "Good boy, mother will eat it, mother will eat it."

Lin Mo walked into the house and carefully picked up a small bamboo cage with a faint blue light flickering inside - those were the fireflies he caught when he was bored. He put them in the bamboo cage made by Lin Xuebao and made a simple flashlight.

He walked up to Lin Siyuan and said a little embarrassedly: "Brother, this is my birthday gift for you, I hope you like it."

Lin Siyuan happily took it and looked at it carefully: "Sanlang, thank you, I like it very much."

Chapter 69 Who can grow better than you