Chapter 99 Lantern Festival (2)_1
"Hmm!"
The three little ones’ eyes shone as they nodded their heads vigorously, afraid that if they were slow, the adults would change their minds.
The lantern festival was being held in the evening and didn’t affect the Mo Family’s business; on the fifteenth, the Mo Family’s business went on as usual. When they learned that the Mo Family intended to go see the lanterns at Qu Shui in the evening, Lin Da and other families with children were also tempted.
However, upon thinking of the distance from Liu Yang Village to the city, and the fact that they couldn’t afford to stay a night in an inn in the city, they had to let go of the thought.
Since it was the Upper Yuan Festival, it was customary for families to gather and eat sweet dumplings together. Therefore, Mo Yan went to the rice shop to buy a lot of glutinous rice flour, giving Lin Da and a dozen others three pounds each and telling them to take the remaining thirty-plus pounds back to share with Zhang Dayou and others in Liu Yang Village.
Lin Da and the rest were both surprised and delighted, not knowing how to adequately express their gratitude.
Glutinous rice was expensive, and processed glutinous rice flour was even more so. Before the flight from hardship, their families could only afford a little glutinous rice flour each year, using it to wrap steamed sweet potatoes to make the sweet dumplings.
Such generous gifts of glutinous rice flour were something only the kind-hearted Mo Family would do.
Mo Yan accepted their thanks with a smile, not forgetting to remind them, "If you sincerely help out at my place, I naturally won’t treat you unfairly. This little bit of stuff isn’t worth much."
The meaning behind her words was clear to Lin Da and the others. Fortunately, they were sincere and eager to work diligently, wishing to stay and work for the Mo Family.