Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 370: The Proposal to Little Cabbage, the Female Lead (6)_1

Chapter 370: Chapter 370: The Proposal to Little Cabbage, the Female Lead (6)_1

Seeing that it was almost noon, Mo Yan went to the kitchen to start preparing lunch, and Liyan helped out as her assistant. Ever since the little ones had tasted the hot pot, they couldn’t stop thinking about it, but eating hot pot too often could lead to an imbalance of internal heat, so they hadn’t had it again for more than ten days.

Today the family was together, and although the sun was shining brightly, the temperature remained quite low — a bustling hot pot meal would be perfect for such a gathering!

With Little Flower and Dabai around, the house never lacked for game. Two full rows of cured wild game hung from the eaves outside the kitchen, perfect for either personal consumption or as gifts for relatives and friends.

Liyan, carrying a basket, took a trip to the backyard, and soon returned from the greenhouse with a basket full of fresh vegetables and fruits. As she washed them, she said, "This winter is so cold, yet the vegetables we grew are still doing so well. The greenhouses in the village can’t compare; gourds and chili peppers hardly bear fruit, only leafy greens and spinach can be turned into a bit of money. The villagers are suffering heavy losses, and one family even took out a ’Loan with interest.’ If they can’t recover the principal before the New Year, they will have to sell their daughter to repay the debt!"

"Sell the daughter to repay the debt?" Mo Yan was shocked, "Can’t they wait and pay back the money when they have some silver? Even if they have to pay back a little more later, it’s surely better than selling one’s own flesh and blood!"

Liyan curled her lip disdainfully, "That family is run by a woman, and it was she who borrowed the ’Loan with interest!’ She’s the stepmother, and the daughter she wants to sell isn’t her own child. Why would she care? She’s probably eager to use any excuse to sell the stepdaughter to provide a larger dowry for her own two daughters!"

Mo Yan frowned but said nothing. Not all stepmothers are bad people, but everyone has their biases, unconsciously favoring their own flesh and blood — that’s human nature. However, if in the process of favoritism one deliberately harms another, that’s malicious!

Liyan, however, did not stop with the gossip and continued, "It’s said that on the road fleeing from disaster, that woman wanted to abandon her stepdaughter. But the stepdaughter was strong, followed closely behind, and survived by drinking water and eating grass roots. Now that their life had just stabilised, that woman started causing trouble again, and now she’s even targeting her stepdaughter. She is utterly ruthless!"

"Doesn’t the girl’s father care?" Mo Yan couldn’t help but ask. Although a stepmother implies a stepfather, no matter what, that girl is still his biological daughter. He surely can’t just stand by and watch her be mistreated!

Upon hearing this, Liyan’s tone became even more disdainful, "Her father is a complete good-for-nothing. The woman is running the house, and she’s given birth to his only son. Does he dare to intervene?"

Mo Yan shook her head; this stepdaughter’s life was like the "little white cabbage" protagonist from those past-life farm novels — unloved by her father and without a mother. She just didn’t know whether this girl could have a successful turnaround like those in the novels, transforming into a wealthy and beautiful woman capable of dealing with ridiculous relatives.

Liyan had no idea that Mo Yan’s thoughts had soared to incredible heights, and seeing that Mo Yan seemed interested, she shared even more stories about stepmothers and stepdaughters—tales as thrilling as those found in novels and storybooks.

But since these were real events happening around her, Mo Yan couldn’t treat them as mere entertaining stories. She felt more sympathy for the girl, but as for doing something to help the pitiable girl, it was beyond her reach. After all, it was someone else’s family affair, and it wasn’t her place to meddle.

Mo Yan kneaded the dough forcefully, and when it was just about ready, she lit the stove, heated the pot, and placed the mixing bowl inside. The temperature was too low, and the dough wouldn’t rise if left on the cold stove, but the heat below would undoubtedly speed up the process.

After that, she began to wash and chop along with Liyan. After more than half an hour of busy work, she had prepared all the ingredients, and the dough in the pot had risen.

Mo Yan fetched a large winnowing basket, poured the dough onto it, added honey, shaped it into long strips, then used a kitchen knife to cut them into small buns, arranged them neatly and covered them with a clean white cotton cloth, placing them on top of the pot to continue rising with the residual warmth from the stove.

When the small buns were ready, Liyan lit the fire under the stove while Mo Yan added some water to the pot and started to steam the buns. After the buns were steamed, she cleaned the pot, dried it, and poured in half a pot of oil. When the oil was boiling, she began to fry the steamed buns. These fried buns were fragrant and soft, with a crispy exterior that was incredibly tasty.

Attracted by the fragrance of the fried buns wafting from the kitchen, Zhenzhen, who was being quizzed by his father, stumbled over a piece that he had known perfectly, earning himself several brutal knocks from Mo Qingze.

On the other hand, Yun Zhao performed very well. Despite the hunger pangs emanating from his stomach, he managed to recite a challenging piece smoothly and accurately analyze its meaning, much to the satisfaction of Mo Qingze.

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