Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1108 - 355: Committing Violence Under the Influence of Alcohol, the Little Swindler

Chapter 1108: Chapter 355: Committing Violence Under the Influence of Alcohol, the Little Swindler

Xuetuanzi’s words brought some comfort to Mo Yan’s heart. Since she had saved the child, she couldn’t abandon her halfway, no matter what. Even if she couldn’t find the girl’s family in the end, she would arrange a good place for her. Her fate from then on would be up to her.

Mo Yan returned to her room and washed her wound with Spirit Spring Water. After applying ointment, she wrapped it with white cotton cloth. Although her constitution was strong and the bite would heal quickly, the weather was too cold now. She couldn’t expose it to air to avoid the cold seeping into the wound and causing frostbite.

"Big sister, big sister, brother-in-law is here, come out quickly,"

Mo Yan had just left Space when she heard Zhenzhen shouting in the small hall, followed by a loud banging on the door.

"Take it easy, you’re going to break the door," Mo Yan scolded with a smile as she stepped forward and opened the door, then gave Zhenzhen a flick on the head.

"The door is sturdy, it won’t break so easily. Hurry up and go outside, as soon as brother-in-law arrived, he’s been looking everywhere for you," Zhenzhen said, rubbing the spot on his head where he’d been flicked, as he made faces at his big sister.

Mo Yan laughed and flicked him again, "At home you can shout, but don’t let others outside hear you, they will laugh at your sister and me."

"I know, I know, hurry up. I’m still waiting to see the gift brother-in-law brought for me," Zhenzhen urged, impatient to run ahead.

Mo Yan suddenly realized why her little brother was so eager. It was for this reason. "It’s yours, it won’t run away, what’s the hurry?"

Saying so, she was about to close the door when she inadvertently noticed the glaring white cloth on her wrist. After thinking for a moment, she went back to her room and found a cotton-padded jacket with longer sleeves. Once it completely covered her wrist, she put on her leather coat and went to the front.

This time, Xiao Ruiyuan did not come alone. Besides Xiao Eleven, who had been there a few times before, there were more than a dozen men in light armor who followed him. The snow on the road was too thick, reaching above the knees, making it impossible for horse-drawn carriages to pass. This year’s gifts were brought over by horseback.

When Mo Yan arrived at the main hall, more than a dozen tall and imposing men stood up in unison and saluted, shouting "Lady" towards her.

Having been called that countless times before, aside from being startled by their thunderous voices, she calmly accepted it. Mo Qingze, however, had a dark expression and glared at Xiao Ruiyuan, who was sitting at the left-hand position several times.

General Xiao’s eyes saw no one but his fiancée, and he didn’t notice the bold "I am not pleased" on his future father-in-law’s face.

He subconsciously reached for something inside his robe, but realizing the inappropriate context, he silently withdrew his hand and pointed to a square black wooden box on the table, saying to the eagerly awaiting Zhenzhen, "Inside is a puzzle, which is said to have come from the Western Ocean. See if you like it."

In Great Chu, there were puzzle toys, but they were monotonous and very simple. Zhenzhen had played with them a few times and lost interest. Once, he saw a classmate flaunting a complex and beautiful puzzle and out of curiosity, he inquired about it, learning that it came from the Western Ocean, so he took note of it.

However, the seas were not safe, and ships from the Western Ocean might not come once a year. Interesting toys like puzzles were even rarer, since such items were not valuable. Only some crew members would secretly bring a few and sell them as soon as the ship docked, so they were hard to come by, and money might not guarantee obtaining them.

Zhenzhen had casually mentioned it once in front of Xiao Ruiyuan, and to his surprise, Xiao Ruiyuan remembered it and had actually managed to get him one. Zhenzhen wondered how much trouble Xiao Ruiyuan had gone through to get it.

Overjoyed, Zhenzhen did not forget his manners. He stepped forward, made a respectful bow, and said loudly, "Thank you, brother-in-law."

Mo Qingze felt even more disheartened and redirected his glare fiercely at his son several times.

Zhenzhen, not understanding why, mistakenly thought that his father was unhappy with his brother-in-law for giving him a gift first, so he held the black wooden box delivered by the attendants and said to his father, "Dad, don’t be jealous, I’ll play the puzzle with you tonight. Maybe brother-in-law has prepared an even better gift for you."

Under her own roof, Mo Yan thought her silly little brother was likely going to have a swollen bottom again.

As expected, Mo Qingze’s face showed more restraint, but considering there were guests present, he didn’t make a scene. Instead, he said to the happily smiling Zhenzhen, "Dad isn’t interested in that, go play with Zhaozhao."

Zhenzhen sensed something was wrong but couldn’t understand the intricacies of his father’s heart. So, he nodded, happily holding the puzzle box and left.