Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 364: Refusing to Leave and Asking Someone to Leave (Part 4)_1

Chapter 364: Chapter 364: Refusing to Leave and Asking Someone to Leave (Part 4)_1

Mo Yan nodded, smiling, "A mud-brick house is indeed much better than a thatch-roofed one. It seems Aunt Wang’s days are going well; to be able to build a mud-brick house so quickly is much better than the other families in the village."

But in her heart, she was well aware that due to the debts accumulated from growing greenhouse vegetables in the summer, the Wang Family wasn’t able to pay off their debts and certainly lacked the ability to build a mud-brick house.

Sister-in-law Wang also remembered that there were only about one hundred copper coins in the money jar. She laughed awkwardly, and with a forced smile, she said, "It doesn’t matter if adults suffer a bit and get tired, as long as the elderly and children don’t have to endure hardship, right?"

"That is true!" Mo Yan agreed. However, she wondered, after all the roundabout talk, what did it have to do with cutting down trees and repairing houses?

Sister-in-law Wang’s eyes brightened, sensing the time was right, and she revealed her true purpose with a giggly tone, "Even if the thatch-roofed house gets fixed, when it comes time to build the new house, it’ll have to be torn down anyway—what a waste of effort! Auntie was thinking of discussing a deal with you. Let’s continue living here for a few months, and only move out once our house is built next spring. After all, your family isn’t lacking these few rooms. Please consider our neighborly relationship and lend us the space for a few months."

Listening to her tone as if it were only natural, Mo Yan had an epiphany. They were going in such a big circle because this was their real intention. Had it been someone else making such a request, she might have agreed, provided they had decent morals. But she knew the character of Wang Dali and Sister-in-law Wang all too well. Who knew what schemes they would come up with once she agreed!

Meeting Sister-in-law Wang’s expectant gaze, the corners of Mo Yan’s mouth lifted in a smile that was both mocking and ironic. She said in a firm voice, shattering her illusion, "Aunt Wang, our families are neither relatives nor close friends. I lent you the house previously out of kindness to a fellow villager! Now that we are nearing the twelfth lunar month and New Year’s is soon, it’s not really appropriate for your family to continue staying. It’s better if you repair your house now so that by next spring, you can choose a new foundation and not worry about having nowhere to live when you build your house."

Not expecting her request to be rejected so bluntly, Sister-in-law Wang’s smile faltered, her words now carried an edge, "Yan girl, your family is wealthy, and the house is empty anyway. If you lend it to Auntie’s family, at least I can help you clean. It’s better than leaving it empty! If you’d prefer not to let us stay for free, renting it to Auntie would also be fine. In these cold days, surely you can’t be so heartless as to kick us out into the cold!"

Seeing her words becoming unpleasant, Mo Yan decided to speak plainly, "Aunt Wang, even if my family is wealthy, it’s all earned through our own hard work; there’s no reason to let outsiders live in our home for free! If you truly desire it, the Wang Family should work hard, and in a few years, you might earn it for yourselves! As for renting, I’m sorry, but my family isn’t in need of those few silvers and won’t rent to others. Sister-in-law Wang had better make use of the good weather and fix the house sooner rather than later—that’s the proper thing to do!"

With things having reached this point, any reasonable person would agree to move out right away. But the Wang Family only dreamed of living in the spacious and warm brick-tiled house of the Mo Family. What did face and dignity matter to them if they could eat and live comfortably?

Seeing that Mo Yan’s refusal was so final with no room for negotiation, Wang Dali couldn’t sit still. He stood up from his chair with a swoop and came up to Mo Yan with a jesting tone, "Yan girl, it’s not that we’re refusing to move; it’s really a difficult time for us. You know how old my parents are and that they’re not in the best of health. This back-and-forth will be too much for them to handle. If something were to happen, who would take responsibility?"

Indeed, Wang Dali’s parents were not in the best health. They could manage in spring, summer, and autumn, but come winter, their chronic leg pains acted up, confining them to bed. Still, the way Wang Dali said it sounded like a threat—if they moved and something happened to his parents, it would be the Mo Family’s fault. This was no longer a plea, but blatant blackmail!

Looking at Wang Dali, who had a trace of smugness in his eyes, Mo Yan’s understanding of his shamelessness deepened. Facing such a brazen rascal, there was no point in continuing to argue; they would not move out. Worse, to stay in her house, they might really do something unexpected. In that case, the only option was to take a tough stance and drive them out...

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