Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1006: Disturbance (3)

Chapter 1006: Chapter 1006: Disturbance (3)

The family suddenly had such a large income, Xin Er was also very happy. Thinking about the additional twenty-plus orchards this year, next year’s income could double or triple, her face flushed with excitement.

Mo Yan smiled and shook her head, not saying a word. Earning money seemed simple, but without the Spirit Spring Water, Southern fruits like longan and lychee couldn’t be grown at all.

The most important thing was that the Spirit Spring Water not only made those Southern fruit trees adapt to the climate of the North but also changed the season when the fruit ripened. Take longan and lychee as examples, they ripen during the hottest part of the summer, but here, they ripen in early autumn.

Nobody knew it was with the Spirit Spring Water that she was able to grow these fruits; others just thought Liu Yang Village had good soil and water, and Yuhua Mountain even nurtured Rui Beasts. If the trees at the foot of the mountain thrived, it wasn’t considered anything special.

In the future, even if others grew envious and wanted a slice of the pie, it would depend on whether she was willing to share. Nearly all the barren hills around Liu Yang Village on Yuhua Mountain, suitable for planting trees, had fallen into her hands. Anyone who wanted to buy land would have to look elsewhere.

Other places were too far away, and the soil and water were naturally different from Liu Yang Village. Whether Southern fruits could be grown depended on "luck" and had nothing to do with her.

Mo Yan collected the silver notes into a rosewood box with a smile and said to Xin Er, "The day after tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival. Father and Zhenzhen will have a three-day holiday. It’s a rare opportunity for us to celebrate the festival at the manor."

"Really?" Xin Er jumped up joyfully, then frowned and said, "The rice can be transported back in a couple of days, but there’s still a lot to be done at the construction site. Can you really leave it?"

"How can’t I? When we’re celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival, don’t the workers at the construction site also get a break?" Mo Yan said with a laugh, tapping Xin Er’s head. How could she not know that her sister seemed worried about the construction site hindering her from leaving, but actually, she was worried that the trip to the manor would fall through?

Xin Er stuck out her tongue and said sheepishly, "With so many miscellaneous things at home, and you being so busy every day, I’m just afraid that the Mid-Autumn Festival will be delayed and it’ll all be for nothing, right?"

Mo Yan said with a smile, "You can rest assured this time, I won’t let your excitement be in vain."

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On the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the various construction sites of the Mo Family all stopped work. The master builders and villagers who came to help from different villages all took a three-day break to go home for the festival. Even the school had a three-day holiday, and Master Zeng went back to the city with his spouse and grandson to reunite with his children. Master San had nowhere to go, so he spent it with his daughter San Zhen at the school.

Liu Yang Village was to the north of the city, while the imperial-granted manor was to the south, separated by seventy li. Walking would take three to four hours, and by horse carriage, if fast, one and a half hours, and at a slower pace, two hours.

In order to arrive at the manor before noon, the six members of the Mo Family got up early. After a simple breakfast of steamed buns and rice porridge, they brought along snacks and water for the road and took the carriage, heading to the manor in the South.

This time, Mo Qingze acted as the coachman outside, directing Little Black. Although Little Black didn’t need guidance, there would be many people on the road, and a horse carriage without anyone controlling it would attract too much attention; there was no need to be so high-profile.

Moreover, Mo Yan planned to stay at the manor for at least three days, and the Six Beasts were not willing to wait at home. As soon as they knew they were going to the manor, they bit her skirt, insisting on going along.

Mo Yan originally didn’t plan to bring them, but the few big creatures threw a small tantrum, sulking in their own rooms, not even glancing at Mo Yan. Not even their favorite food and toys could lure them out. It wasn’t until Mo Yan helplessly agreed to take them that they calmed down and licked her palm as a sign of forgiveness.