Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 403: Ruthless (1)_1

Chapter 403: Chapter 403: Ruthless (1)_1

Tang Xin’s kneeling was a sight no one could bear to refuse. Mo Qingze also felt sympathy for her but did not agree directly. He extended his hand in a guiding gesture and said in a gentle voice, "Child, please get up first, then we can talk."

Feeling somewhat disappointed inside, Tang Xin knew remaining on her knees would only cause displeasure, so she stood up, her once hopeful eyes dimming, making her look all the more pitiable.

"Father, let’s just give the Tang Family some silver and keep Tang Xin here. Daughter begs you," Xin Er pleaded, unable to hold back as she embraced her father’s arm. It wasn’t just because Tang Xin was her good sister; she would have wanted to help even a stranger.

Zhenzhen also shook her father’s other arm, chiming in to plead, "Father, please help Sister Tang Xin. If we don’t have enough silver at home, I have some here."

"Adoptive father..." The Yun Zhao siblings did not outright ask but looked eagerly at Mo Qingze with eyes full of entreaty.

The grandfather and grandson of the Li Family genuinely sympathized with Tang Xin from the bottom of their hearts. Although they too hoped Mo Qingze would agree, they were more restrained by their sense of duty and therefore did not speak up.

Mo Yan was somewhat conflicted. If he had not known, it would have been easy, but this young girl kneeling before him in utter desperation was too much to bear. Helping was not easy, yet not helping was a hurdle he could not get over in his heart. There was nothing to say if he chose not to help; but if he did, he needed a good plan to completely solve the girl’s plight without attracting any trouble.

Worn down by his children’s gentle coaxing and persistence, Mo Qingze felt a bit helpless. Seeing his eldest daughter had not spoken, he turned to her for an opinion, "Yanyan, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Mo Yan knew her father was also in a dilemma, so she said, "Father, you decide. I have no objections."

Upon hearing this, Mo Qingze cast aside his reservations and asked Tang Xin with a serious expression, "Are you truly willing to sell yourself to the Mo Family? You must understand that once I buy you, you can only be a servant of the Mo Family."

Tang Xin’s face turned pale, her hands, thin as withered branches, clenched tightly.

Before the hardships had struck, her village had a sister who was sold to a wealthy family in the city. The village people all said that sister was off to enjoy a life of fortune, with endless rice to eat and new clothes to wear. At that time, she naively believed them, envious of that sister who could eat her fill and dress warmly, even longing to enter that grand household herself.

But not long afterward, that sister was returned to the village, her body bloodied and eyes unshut in death. The man who brought her back threw down a few silvers, and her once inconsolable parents suddenly dried their tears, picked up the silver from the ground while kneeling, respectfully sent off the man, and simply wrapped their daughter in an old mat before burying her in a hollow on the back hill.

It was only later that she heard the sister had been beaten to death for a minor infraction by her owners. No one stood up for her, and her parents even thanked the owners for having the heart to compensate them with silver. That was when she realized that the life and death of servants were in the hands of their masters; where could they speak of freedom and dignity?

She did not want to live as a servant, even if the Mo Family was known for kindness and would not kill her on a whim. But if those people came to her house the next day, what choice did she have? Would she let Mrs. Yu sell her to some filthy place to live a lifeless, ghost-like existence?

No, rather than let that venomous woman Mrs. Yu benefit from the silver received for selling her and live a good life, she would rather sell herself to the Mo Family as a servant and watch their family face retribution!

With this thought, Tang Xin abruptly raised her head, her expression resolute as she declared, "Mr. Mo, Tang Xin will work like an ox or a horse, with no regrets!"

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