Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1054: Inquiring About the Whereabouts of Mo Erni (3)

Chapter 1054: Chapter 1054: Inquiring About the Whereabouts of Mo Erni (3)

That day, the last batch of materials needed by the tavern was delivered, and Mo Yan was settling accounts with the owners when Lixiu came over, "Yanyan, the Cloth Shop’s workers have delivered the cloth, do you want to call them in to settle the accounts together?"

Mo Yan had calculated the cost of the cloth early in the morning and took a purse out of the drawer to hand to Lixiu, "Take this to the workers. The half tael of silver left over is for the workers’ hard work, tell them that."

"Alright, I’ll go now." Lixiu took the purse and went out, but before long, she came back with a troubled expression, "Yanyan, among the people who came to deliver the cloth is Mo Yonglu, and he says he has something to look for you about."

"Mo Yonglu?" Mo Yan was extremely surprised, as she had not seen Mo Yonglu for a long time. All she knew was that he and Mrs. Niu were making a living in the city, but it was unexpected that he would work at the Cloth Shop, and now he had come to her house, "Did he say what it was about?"

Lixiu shook her head, "I asked him, but he didn’t say."

Mo Yan felt that Mo Yonglu’s sudden visit must be for a real reason, but no matter what it was, it had nothing to do with her, and she didn’t want to meet anyone from Lao Mo’s House again, so she said, "Tell him to leave, I will not see him."

It was not that she did not want to see him, or that she had no time, but that she would not see him.

Lixiu understood upon hearing this and nodded at Mo Yan before going out.

At this moment, the other workers from the Cloth Shop who had delivered the cloth had already taken the cart back, leaving only Mo Yonglu anxiously waiting in the main hall. He did odd jobs in the city, transporting goods for people, and was not one of the Cloth Shop’s workers, so he did not have to rush back to the Cloth Shop.

Mo Yonglu’s face had grown much more weather-beaten than before. Either he had not rested well the night before or had been too tired from work, his face was full of fatigue, and his eyes were bloodshot. He wore a set of old but fairly tidy clothes, with some dust on them and two big patches on the shoulders. The fraying edges of the patches indicated that they were from work involving manual labor.

Walking down the street in this state, anyone with discerning eyes could tell that he was a porter, someone who earned his living by sheer physical effort. Such porters were not scarce in the city, often seen wandering near the entrance of shops both big and small. Should any shop owner need someone to move goods, a call at the door would bring several such dressed individuals rushing over.

On seeing Lixiu come out, Mo Yonglu’s eyes brightened, and he hurriedly approached her. But before he could speak, Lixiu relayed Mo Yan’s message to him.

Mo Yonglu’s complexion changed, a look of pleading appearing on his face, "Miss Lixiu, I beg you to pass the message once more. I have urgent business with the Yan girl, please."

Lixiu was much younger than Mo Yonglu, and seeing him so humbly pleading, she hurriedly stepped aside, troubled, "I’ve already passed the message for you. The Yan girl is very busy and truly does not have time to see you. You should go back."

Mo Yonglu shook his head and gave Lixiu a deep bow, "Please, Miss Lixiu, pass the message just one more time. If the Yan girl really has no time, I will wait here until she has the time to come out to see me."

Lixiu, being of a gentle nature and easily softened by others, found it hard to turn away someone in such a state, but she did not go back to notify Mo Yan, only saying, "As you wish."

After speaking, she stopped paying attention and turned to do her own things.

The accounting room was only separated by two walls from the main hall, and Mo Yan quickly found out from Xin Er that Mo Yonglu was waiting in the main hall. She said nothing but asked Xin Er to ignore him.

By the time the accounts were clear, and she had settled all the payments with the few owners, two hours had passed. After the owners had left, Mo Yan stretched herself, thinking about getting up and walking around the courtyard, but remembering that Mo Yonglu might still be waiting in the main hall, she dismissed the idea and picked up a travelogue, reading it with relish.