Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1113 - 356: Rings, Zoo_3

Chapter 1113: Chapter 356: Rings, Zoo_3

After Court adjourned for the day, many officials donated food or silver, and without the Court having to spend "One Wen" money, there was enough to settle those affected by the disaster within Jing City.

As for areas outside Jing City, to what extent the local officials managed the disaster relief for the affected people was unknown.

Mo Qingze added two pieces of charcoal to the brazier and said with concern, "This snow disaster is far more severe than the one two years ago. If the affected people can’t be properly settled, I’m afraid it may lead to unrest. When we fled here during that disaster, weren’t there officials who embezzled the food and silver relief from the Court? They drove those severely affected people to desperation, forcing them to rebel. Otherwise, who would engage in an act like family extermination?"

Mo Qingze’s worries were not unfounded; every time a severe natural disaster occurred, there would always be people causing trouble at the Government offices. Like the year of the refugee crisis in the south, when refugees clashed with the Court, or like the snow disaster two years ago, when the price of grain skyrocketed and, due to the delay in governmental relief, starving people stormed into government offices and rich households to loot, resulting in the deaths of many innocent people.

This snow disaster seemed to have no effect on the Mo Family, but if the heavy snow continued, a real human disaster would inevitably come, and the Mo Family wouldn’t be able to remain unscathed.

In the past few days, people from several nearby villages frequently came to Liu Yang Village seeking shelter and borrowing grain. Not all of these families were out of food; they were just worried about running out before the snow ceased and wanted to prepare in advance. It was manageable for now, but who knew whether these disaster-stricken people might target Liu Yang Village once their food was consumed?

In the eyes of the other villages, Liu Yang Village was like a fat sheep, especially the Mo Family, coveted by many in secret. In a life-or-death situation, who would care about one’s status?

The topic was incredibly heavy, and except for Lixiu and the Yun Zhao siblings, no one else could forget having lived through that disaster. Gradually, the cheerful noise in the room subsided.

Mo Yan couldn’t stand the somber atmosphere. Seeing Xin Er looking uneasy, she took her hand and said, "Things haven’t reached such a severe point yet. It may clear up in a couple of days. ’When the sky falls, there’s a tall one to hold it up.’ What use is there in worrying so much right now? It’s better to enjoy the New Year cheerfully."

Mo Qingze also realized it wasn’t good to talk about this during the festive period, so, following Mo Yan’s lead, he chimed in, "You’re right. Our family isn’t lacking in food and money now. Should it come to that, with the Six Beasts keeping guard, no one would dare to barge in. We can just close our doors and live our own lives."

With their father and sister so optimistic, Xin Er and the others were not so scared anymore. Zhenzhen pinched Mao Tuan’s ears, which was crouching by his side, and jokingly said, "I’ll give you meat to eat, will you protect me?"

Mao Tuan shook its fluffy ears and glanced disdainfully at Zhenzhen, then got up and lay down on the other side of Mo Yan, even placing its paw on Mo Yan’s foot. It was obvious whom it really wanted to protect.

"Argh— You thankless wolf, I save up my pocket money to buy you osmanthus candy, and this is how you repay me?" Zhenzhen let out a cry of utmost heartache, mourning the loss of his spending money.

Mao Tuan rolled its eyes and decisively buried its head under its paws, in an "I can’t hear you" manner, infuriating Zhenzhen who began to cry out loudly.

The melancholic atmosphere was instantly dispelled thanks to the antics of these two clowns. The next moment, Little Flower, who had gone to deliver meat to their little friends in the mountains, returned with several little beasts that were on the brink of freezing to death, making the room all the more lively.

Of course, to others, the Six Beasts had just taken a stroll in the mountains, delivering the "food" which was about to overflow from Space to the nearly starved beasts in the mountains—a secret task Mo Yan could only do quietly. But if it continued like this, their home would turn into a zoo, and a zoo filled with fierce beasts at that...