Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1243 - 391: Buying People_3

Chapter 1243: Chapter 391: Buying People_3

Liu Tinglan, unwilling as she was, could not insist on keeping her there any longer and thus asked many questions about Cui Qingrou. Seeing that there were no traces of dissatisfaction with her stepmother in Mo Yan’s written words, Liu Tinglan knew that Mo Yan was very pleased with her stepmother and intended to get along well with her. With this reassurance, she felt at ease.

Given that Mo Yan had come from afar and held another identity as a distinguished guest of the Shen family, the Elderly Couple of Shen Family did not dare to neglect her. Upon hearing that she wished to stay overnight, they immediately had their servants clean up the best guest room, fearing they might inadvertently show any discourtesy.

Having stayed at the Shen household for a bit more than a day, Mo Yan remained by Liu Tinglan’s side until the following afternoon, when the tree shadows slanted eastward. In Liu Tinglan’s reluctant gaze, Mo Yan boarded the carriage home.

Upon returning home, Mo Yan became busy again, this time with preparations for the wedding banquet.

"Sister, isn’t this number of banquet tables a bit too much? I think forty tables would be more than enough," Xin Er said, looking at the fifty tables listed on the roster, thinking her sister had made a mistake.

Mo Yan, busy writing something on paper, replied without lifting her head, "I can’t be sure exactly how many people will come on the day, but fifty tables is not a lot, I’m actually worried it might not be enough!"

The Mo family had held several large banquets before and could be said to have rich experience; however, this time was quite different from the past. Previously, the guests had all been friendly families, mostly villagers. This time, in addition to these people, there were also ministers from the court.

In the more than a year since Mo Qingze had taken office, he had not only earned Chu Heng’s trust but, being a son-in-law of the Cui family, the guests invited were just a few friendly officials. Nevertheless, it was possible that some people, in hopes of gaining favor from Chu Heng and the Cui family, would come uninvited. Therefore, a few banquet tables had to be reserved. It would be rude if people came to offer congratulations but had no place to sit.

Having heard this explanation, Xin Er suddenly understood, "Indeed, we need to reserve some. Mao Tuan and the others are going to be tired. So many banquets will require a lot of fresh game!"

Ever since their home acquired the Six Beasts, the Mo family had scarcely bought meat and vegetables from the market. Every time there was a large banquet, these creatures would hunt in the mountains, claiming the prey were their gifts of congratulations. Since the gifts were meant to be sincere, they had to be captured personally; they could not count on the rations from the Space.

Had Mo Yan not known the nature of the Six Beasts, she might have truly believed they thought so. In fact, they simply did not want their personal rations to be squandered on irrelevant people. Compared to the mountain game, the rations they raised in the Space tasted noticeably better, and they were not willing to share with others.

Mo Yan, not willing to complain to her sister about the "pettiness" of the Six Beasts, simply said, "With their hunting skills, one trip out is all that’s needed to handle everything, so there’s no need to lock the back door at night for the next few days."

Xin Er nodded, remarking, "If one day our family falls on hard times, with the Six Beasts around, we’d still live well! Sister, you don’t know, many people in the village are envious of our family, wishing they had a Rui Beast too. They wouldn’t want them to do anything else, just to occasionally bring them some game for a feast."

Hearing this, Mo Yan frowned slightly and looked up at her sister seriously, "The Six Beasts appeared when our family was prosperous. If one day our family fell on hard times, are you sure they would stay?"

Although the Space was there and the Six Beasts would not leave easily, she did not allow her family to harbor such thoughts of gaining something for nothing.

Xin Er was taken aback, as she had not considered this question.

Not wanting to dwell on the topic, Mo Yan handed several pages to Xin Er, "These are the items that need to be purchased. Take them to Zhao Mu and ask them to buy them as soon as possible; we’ll need them tomorrow."

Xin Er came to her senses, took the pages, glanced over them briefly, and nodded her head, "I’ll go right now."

Just as she was about to step out the door, Xin Er suddenly remembered the purpose of her visit. She turned her head back to ask her sister, "Should our family buy a few servants? Aunt Cui... Aunt Cui was used to being served at home and, although she will bring attendants in her dowry, she obviously won’t bring all the household servants she’s used to. When you marry and go out, you can’t do without maids by your side, so it’s probably better to buy some clever ones now and train them well."

Mo Yan had never thought of purchasing servants, but reminded by her sister, she truly felt it was necessary. She thought for a moment and said, "It’s probably too late to buy them now, but after father’s wedding is dealt with, I’ll personally go to the Dentist to have a look."

Xin Er opened her mouth as though she had more to say; hesitating for a moment, she still did not speak.

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