Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1267 - 397: The Unromantic Yanyan_3

Chapter 1267: Chapter 397: The Unromantic Yanyan_3

The premature "family planning" of the oxen caused Mo Yan great distress, although she had no choice but to agree. Great Chu did have protections for oxen, but they were not strict. For instance, if an ox fell sick and was not treated, or if it worked to death, the owner would not suffer any punishment.

This led to many people exploiting loopholes, treating oxen like cash cows, renting them out to others during peak farming seasons. As a result, the oxen had endless work every day, and sometimes they couldn’t even eat their fill, so they typically had short lives and endured a very tragic existence.

Da Huang, Er Huang, and San Huang had thought of birth control methods, and that was something they had considered.

As for Little Black and Da HongZao, although they were male and female, Da HongZao was older and, despite being healthy and strong, no longer wanted to give birth to calves. Living with Little Black, their relationship resembled more that of mother and son. Little Black, even in heat, would not produce offspring, so the number of horses in the Mo Family did not increase.

The horses kept at the Scholar Mansion for pulling carriages were also male and were rarely at the Mo Family’s residence. With Uncle Sun taking care of them, there was no need for concern.

Both the oxen and horses possessed Spiritual Wisdom, so letting them graze outside on their own, they knew to return. However, it was still better to have someone watch over them, to prevent ill-intentioned people from targeting them. In the neighboring village, there had been an incident where an ox grazing alone was killed and gutted before being dragged away and sold.

The Zhang Family ancestors and grandsons also knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Mo Yan, resolved to take good care of the oxen and horses. As long as they were useful, they wouldn’t be sold again or even driven out to wander.

For the remaining three people, Mo Yan made separate arrangements. The oldest, who couldn’t do heavy labor, became the gatekeeper, the one with some knowledge of plants took care of the flowers and grass in the yard, and the last one, called Mu Bo, was an unexpected joy.

Mu Bo had once been a Medicinal Farmer, skilled in managing medicinal herbs. However, one year, just before the harvest of his medicinal garden, someone plotted against him, and his garden was destroyed overnight.

Having signed a contract with a medicinal hall, Mu Bo, lacking the herbs, was sued and had to sell everything he owned to barely make the hefty compensation. But misfortunes never come singly. While he was bedridden from the shock, his wife couldn’t cope with the drastic fall from grace and left him and their only son.

Later, his son was taken by a bout of cold wind. With all hopes dashed, Mu Bo no longer had the ambition to start over and chose to sell himself into servitude, eventually arriving in Jing City. A man not yet forty, he already had white hair and a face full of weathering, looking even older than Uncle Huang, who was in his sixties.

"Mu Bo, we just so happen to have a medicinal garden at home. From now on, you’ll be in charge of it. I will arrange for a few children to assist you, and when the time comes, you can teach them," Mo Yan decided then and there, as Mu Bo’s arrival was nothing short of timely assistance.

"Wuu— wuu wuu—" Mu Bo, who had not expected to have the chance to handle herbs again, was momentarily stunned before breaking into loud sobs. After being comforted by others, it took him a long time to stop crying and then he kowtowed to Mo Yan in thanks.

Mo Yan saw a spark of life returning to Mu Bo’s eyes and a slight smile appeared on her face, "Then the medicinal garden is entrusted to you. If it’s not well managed, I’ll simply have to find someone else."

Mu Bo’s expression was resolute, "Miss, I will take good care of the medicinal garden, and the children Miss arranges for me, I will do my best and teach them wholeheartedly."

Mo Yan nodded in satisfaction, and that settled the matter.

After sending them off to familiarize themselves with their new environment, Mo Yan collapsed into the chair without any concern for her appearance, not wanting to move and only wishing to sleep.

Xin Er ran over to playfully scratch her sister’s waist, giggling as she said, "We’re going on a trip tomorrow and will be having fun for several days. Shouldn’t we start preparing what we need?"

Mo Yan suddenly sat up straight, patting her head as she said, "I would have forgotten if you hadn’t mentioned it. I’m not sure where Dad is taking us, nor am I certain what to prepare."

Xin Er didn’t know either, but just as she was about to shake her head, Shengsheng spoke up, "Yesterday I heard Father and Mother say that we will first visit Bao Hua Temple to pray to the Buddha, and we might stay there for a day."

Bao Hua Temple? The sisters exchanged glances, feeling that it was highly probable.

"Never mind that for now, Dad and Mom will be back this afternoon. We can ask them what we need to prepare, and it will still be fine to pack up in the evening." Mo Yan didn’t want to fret over this, as she was simply looking forward to the outing.

Xin Er nodded her head, saying nothing more.

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