Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 155 Result (2)_1

Chapter 155: Chapter 155 Result (2)_1

The arson incident was temporarily not pursued by the village due to Old Man Mo’s "coma," but it needed to be resolved. After a couple of days, Yang Bao, accompanied by Mo Qingze and the villagers whose houses had nearly burned down, arrived at Old Man Mo’s House to demand an explanation from Old Man Mo.

When everyone learned that Mo Yongxi had set fire to the fruit seedlings simply because Mo Yan was beautiful, well-fed, wore pretty clothes, and was about to move into a big house - and that her jealousy had compelled her to teach the Mo Family a lesson - they were all dumbfounded.

Mo Yongxi’s behavior was not just a matter of pettiness or intense jealousy; it was sheer foolishness and maliciousness.

Initially, Yang Bao wanted to drive the entire family out of Liu Yang Village; after all, a person who could set fires without regard for others’ lives due to jealousy was far too dangerous. What if Mo Yongxi became jealous of another girl next time and decided to set fire to someone else’s house?

But Lao Mo’s House wasn’t just Mo Yongxi; if more than ten people were expelled, they would have nowhere to go but back to their hometown.

However, Mo Yongshou had previously offended Landlord Chen at their hometown, losing both their house and land, so even if they returned safely to their hometown, the whole family, unless selling themselves into slavery, would have only death waiting for them.

Seeing the children crying bitterly, everyone’s hearts softened after all; it wasn’t their fault.

At this moment, the people of Lao Mo’s House should feel lucky that the fire had been put out in time on that day, only causing the loss of most of their lumber and not more severe consequences. Otherwise, the villagers of Liu Yang Village would never allow Lao Mo’s House to remain in the village.

However, punishment was still necessary. At Yang Bao’s insistence, Old Man Mo’s family had to compensate for the Mo Family’s lumber at market rates in silver, as well as apologize to the other villagers in person.

Apologizing was one thing, but Lao Mo’s House only managed to stave off hunger by selling the firewood the men chopped in the mountains and the needlework the women did for money. Where would they find the extra silver to compensate for the lumber?

In the end, Yang Bao, following the example set by Mo Yan that day, had them sign an IOU to Mo Qingze and also draft a deed that essentially stated that if any member of Lao Mo’s House dared do anything that harmed the interests of other villagers in the future, they would be driven out of Liu Yang Village.

Upon returning to the town, Lizhong reported the outcome to Mo Yan.

This result was within Mo Yan’s expectations. Although she’d have liked to see Old Man Mo and Mo Hong’s family expelled from Liu Yang Village, Mo Wu and the others were innocent.

If they were expelled from Liu Yang Village, to survive, the heartless Mrs. Hong, who could bear to sell off Si Nier, would surely target Mo Wu’s other children. Thus, in Mrs. Hong’s eyes, Dani and San Ni, who were seen as properties for debt payment, would be in danger.

Even though they weren’t expelled this time, Lao Mo’s House’s already poor reputation plummeted, becoming universally despised. Coupled with the deed in Yang Bao’s hands, if anyone in Lao Mo’s House thought of causing trouble again, others would be reluctant.

In this way, Old Man Mo and his kin would probably settle down and live their lives timidly.

As for Mo Erni, another instigator, Mo Yan had plans to not let her off. Through Xiong’s daughter, she gave Mo Yongxi a few suggestive remarks. Although Mo Yongxi wasn’t smart, she wasn’t truly a fool either, and Mo Erni’s instigation was quite apparent, so she could naturally figure out what had happened after some thought.

However, Mo Yan had overestimated Mo Yongxi.

While Mo Yongxi harbored suspicions, she wasn’t certain she had been set up. But since that incident, she had lost the favor of Old Man Mo and even Mrs. Hong no longer doted on her as before, causing her status within Lao Mo’s House to plummet drastically. To regain her parents’ affection and secure her unique position in the family, she naturally pushed all the blame on Mo Erni.

Therefore, upon returning home, Mo Yongxi exaggeratedly recounted to Mrs. Hong everything Mo Erni had said to her, crying and demanding that Mrs. Hong make a decision on her behalf.

Faced with a choice between a dispensable granddaughter and her daughter, Mrs. Hong naturally sided with her daughter and concluded that Mo Erni had led her daughter astray. In a fit of anger, she exaggerated the story even further when telling Old Man Mo.

Old Man Mo understood his daughter; though a bit foolish, she wasn’t particularly cunning. Reflecting upon her actions, he believed she had been incited by others.

Under the crushing pressure of two authoritative figures, even Mo Erni’s slight cleverness couldn’t help her escape. Not only was she beaten and scolded by Mrs. Hong, she had to do the laundry, cook, take care of all the household chores, and work on needlework for money whenever she had a moment to spare, without a moment’s rest. Her life in Lao Mo’s House was appropriately described as living in dire straits.

So goes the saying, "A scoundrel needs another scoundrel to grind." Upon hearing this, Mo Yan let out a "Heh heh" and then paid it no further attention.

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