Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 236 Mo Hong’s Family Sells Daughter and Gains an Uncle (4)_1

Chapter 236: Chapter 236 Mo Hong’s Family Sells Daughter and Gains an Uncle (4)_1

At the mention of a dim room in a brothel, Mo Hong’s face became extremely unsightly, but upon hearing the words "Forty taels of silver," a flicker of hesitation crossed her face.

"Mother, you can’t do this, you just can’t!" Mo Yonglu couldn’t bear it, and to everyone’s shock, he, a grown man, began to weep and clutch his head in anguish.

Mo Hong was torn by his crying and also lured by the forty taels of silver. With that silver, their family’s life could improve, and her Yongxi would be able to have a proper dowry, perhaps marrying into a better household.

As she wavered, Old Man Mo suddenly interjected, "Eight taels is enough, my family may be poor, but I will not send my daughter into the flames."

In the corner, Mo Yan heard this and curled her lip in disdain; she didn’t believe Old Man Mo was not greedy for silver. It was more likely that he feared losing face if his family produced a prostitute!

Once Old Man Mo had spoken, Mo Hong certainly dared not oppose him. Under the pleading eyes of Mo Yonglu and Mrs. Niu, she took the silver without hesitation.

Seeing Mo Hong take the silver, the two men behind her walked over to Mo Erni, and each man lifted her up, one on each side.

"Get away, don’t touch my Erni, all of you get away from me," Mrs. Niu screamed as if mad, rushing over only to be pushed away by one of the men.

Mo Yonglu also rushed over to stop them but was kicked away by another man, who seemed to be skilled in martial arts.

Seeing this, Mo Yan knew that Mo Erni being sold was a settled matter, and lacking the heart to watch any further, she felt the IOU in her sleeve and quietly slipped away unnoticed.

With Lao Mo’s House having just sold a daughter, people were feeling sympathy for Mo Yonglu and his wife. If she went to demand silver now, she would be scorned behind her back, and the good reputation that was not easy to build would be destroyed. It wasn’t worth it!

Moreover, although Mo Yonglu’s suggestion to split the family hadn’t changed Mo Erni’s fate, it had strengthened his determination to do so. As the future held likely disputes within Old Man Mo’s household, perhaps unexpected events would unfold without her intervention. She would just wait and see!

Indeed, events unfolded as Mo Yan had anticipated. With Mo Erni sold, Mrs. Niu seemed to understand that no matter how much she tried to please Mo Hong, if Mo Hong chose to be cruel, she would still turn her back on her own without hesitation.

In the following days, Mrs. Niu caused almost daily disturbances, demanding a division of the household and individual management of the silver. Regardless of whether Mo Hong beat or scolded her, Mrs. Niu insisted on causing a scene.

The act of their parents selling a daughter had utterly broken Mo Yonglu’s heart. Although he didn’t make a fuss, he also didn’t stop Mrs. Niu from doing so. He handed over only a small portion of the silver he earned from chopping wood and working, just enough for the family’s food expenses, and saved the rest with the intention of buying back Mo Erni.

Lao Mo’s House’s reputation had already been ruined, and the second branch didn’t care for one more stain on it. Their behavior not only constrained Old Man Mo and Mo Hong but infuriated them to near-death...

Upon returning home, Mo Yan went to her room and from under the bed mats, she picked up Little Fur Ball, who was still asleep.

She wondered whether Little Fur Ball’s good health was innate or had been influenced by the milk of Da Huang, which contained Spirit Spring Water; Little Fur Ball didn’t exhibit any of the weakness or illnesses that she had worried about.

After all, Little Fur Ball was so small when he had arrived that he hadn’t even opened his eyes, and she had truly feared he wouldn’t survive.

"Big sister, you’re feeding it milk again? It’s opened its eyes, but it’s still just like before, either eating or sleeping, not fun at all," Zhenzhen said, as she was feeding grass to Da Huang but gently stroking Little Fur Ball’s soft hair all the while.