Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1190 - 377: A Bamboo Basket Sparks a Business Opportunity

Chapter 1190: Chapter 377: A Bamboo Basket Sparks a Business Opportunity

Twenty-three children were rescued from Jinxiu Textile, and among them, four remembered the exact locations of their homes but not a single one wished to return.

Of the four, three were heartlessly sold by their relatives and were so deeply hurt that they did not want to return home; the other came from an extremely poor household that had sold her out of necessity. Even if she could return, she wouldn’t be able to solve any problems for her family, and the misfortunes she had suffered would subject her family to ridicule in their village. So she too chose not to go back.

The remaining nineteen had been sold by their families when they were very young and had passed through the hands of traffickers many times before ending up at Jinxiu Textile. They had no idea where their homes truly were. Falling into the hands of such evil, their lives were almost ruined. Even if they could find their families, they did not wish to return, just like the other four children.

For now, they stayed on Xiao Ruiyuan’s estate. Although they had food and drink every day and were only required to do tasks within their abilities, with no one beating or scolding them, or harming them in any way, they still bore a great psychological burden and lived each day very unhappily.

Several of the older children even entertained thoughts of suicide. If the estate’s staff had not been vigilant, watching them closely every day, there might already have been an incident.

These children still had their whole lives ahead of them. Letting them stay on the estate was not a long-term solution. If they could find them a home, allowing them to emerge from the shadows of their past, they might well welcome a new life.

An offhand remark from Xin Er had reminded Mo Yan. There were plenty of parents in the world who didn’t care for their children, but there were also people who longed for children yet could not have them, just like the elderly couple before, who had lost their son and wished for a grandchild but never managed to have one. If these children could be accepted by such people, wouldn’t that be a win-win situation?

In the Space, Mo Yan watched over the fire refining the Panax Notoginseng and Ligusticum Chuanxiong Bolus while pondering the feasibility of this plan.

By her side, Xue tuanzi couldn’t help but speak discouragingly, "Those children have suffered so much, they don’t even trust their own kin anymore, how would they trust strangers with no blood relation? And as for the elderly couple you mentioned, how could they possibly have the capacity to care for a child at their age? I think you’d better not waste your effort."

Hearing this, Mo Yan sighed, "Do you think I haven’t considered the difficulties? But no matter how difficult, we have to try. If it’s successful, it’s a merit beyond measure. Aren’t you always urging me to accumulate virtue to level up? Now is the perfect opportunity, isn’t it?"

Xuetuan silently rolled its eyes, as if to say that Mo Yan didn’t want the Space to upgrade at all!

While grumbling was one thing, Xuetuan was actually quite reliable and shared its thoughts, "Instead of going to great lengths to find families willing to take them in, why not teach them how to secure and establish their own lives? Don’t you want to carry on your master’s legacy and expand Du’s Medical Hall? Why not train these children to become your valuable assistants in the future?"

Mo Yan’s eyes lit up, thinking that this seemed to be a much more reliable idea than finding a foster family. The problem was she had too many things to do, where would she find the time and energy to teach them carefully? Should she just leave them to her master? But her master didn’t have the time to teach them either!

Xuetuan felt almost driven to tears by its owner’s stupidity, and said with exasperation, "Yanyan, how can you be getting dumber and dumber? Does a woman in love really have zero intelligence?"

At these words, Mo Yan pretended to be angry and flicked Xuetuan’s belly with her finger, speaking fiercely, "If you have a solution, just say it. What’s the point of badgering me like this?"

Xuetuan looked at its master with disdain, deeply feeling that her intelligence did not justify the many years she had been drinking Spirit Spring Water, and said with a sigh, "Your herb garden still lacks a suitable person to manage it, right? Why not assign it to them? Begin by teaching them to recognize different herbs and some of the most basic knowledge about their medicinal uses. As they become thoroughly familiar, you can intermittently teach them medical theories. Over time, they will naturally learn a lot. When it comes to formally teaching medical skills, that will depend on their individual aptitudes. If someone shows promise, spend some time and effort to cultivate them. At the very least, if you teach one of them well, they can go on to instruct the others, sparing you from too much worry."

A smile flashed in Mo Yan’s eyes as she reached out and grabbed Xuetuan, lavishing praise without reserve, "That’s a brilliant idea! I’m so lucky to have you. Ah, I feel like as long as you’re around, I could live well without a brain."