Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 406: Ruthless (2)_1

Chapter 406: Chapter 406: Ruthless (2)_1

That family background, appearance, and future prospects were all impeccable. Using the terminology of a previous life, he would be described as a top-tier "tall, rich, and handsome" man, no doubt the dream son-in-law of many aristocratic madams, not someone just anyone could aspire to marry. Yet she was merely a farmer’s daughter, and between the two of them lay a chasm too vast to cross. Even if her feelings were not unrequited, this reality could not be changed!

Mo Yan looked at the letter in her hands, her expression complex as she slowly unfolded it, to find only a brief eight words: "With utmost joy, I shall hold dear!"

Her eyes fixed on those eight words, a wave of warmth rushed to her cheeks, muddling her mind, as an indescribable whirl of thoughts entwined tightly around her heart, unable to be dispelled for a long time.

It was only when her fingers became numb from the cold that Mo Yan came to her senses. Looking at the eight words again, they seemed to weigh a ton each. They burned her hands, and she hurriedly closed the letter, stuffing it into the furthest corner of the drawer and locking it tightly with a small lock, as if only by doing this could she calm the deep pounding in her chest...

This time, Mo Yan did not reply to the letter!

The next day, the snow stopped, and it seemed a bit brighter outside, not as gloomy as before, though the sun was still nowhere to be seen. The accumulated snow on the ground hadn’t melted a bit, as the extremely low temperatures made it somewhat solid, crunching underfoot.

With her mind preoccupied, Mo Yan had tossed and turned in bed all night, only dozing off when the sky began to lighten. When she got up with dark circles under her eyes, everyone was taken aback, fearing that she had nightmares like she did before, and had damaged her health.

"Dad, Uncle Li, I’m fine. Mao Tuan was restless all night, so I didn’t rest well. Don’t worry about me!"

Mo Yan made up an excuse on the spot, placing the blame on the innocent Mao Tuan.

Mao Tuan, getting blamed for no reason, looked wronged under everyone’s reproachful gaze, meowing plaintively as if to express its grievance. Unable to defend itself, it could only open its mouth wide, licking and gently nipping at its owner’s fingers as a form of punishment.

Mo Qingze knew that Mo Yan slept with Mao Tuan every day, but he was still somewhat apprehensive about this increasingly large cat, fearing that it might hurt his daughter if it lost control of its animal instincts. Therefore, he advised Mo Yan, "It’s grown quite large, and it’s not appropriate for it to always sleep with you. Since we’ve built it a wooden house, let it sleep on its own!"

Before Mo Yan could speak, Mao Tuan became irate, baring its teeth and growling at Mo Qingze in dissatisfaction.

It had no intention of being separated from its owner. It loved snuggling with its fragrant master, and if anyone dared to separate them, it would bite them!

Seeing this, Mo Qingze shook his head and chuckled, "This fellow sure has a temper, and you can’t even talk about it. But it seems like it understands what we say!"

Lizhong, stroking his beard, laughed, "I feel the same. Not just Mao Tuan, Little Flower, and Dabai, even the two horses and three cows in the backyard seem smarter than usual. Look at Little Black and Da HongZao now, who doesn’t praise them as ’good horses’ when taken out?"

The once inferior horses, Little Black and Da HongZao, one small and lacking strength, the other thin and frail, had become sleek and completely transformed after a few months at the Mo Family, becoming not just average but two fine horses.

"It must be the good Feng Shui of our home that makes them thrive! When Yanyan insisted on building the house here, it was indeed the right choice." Mo Qingze, looking at Mo Yan, could not hide his pride in his words.

"It seems that’s the only reason!"

Lizhong also agreed, as he remembered how those few heads of livestock had diarrhea as soon as they were bought, but they grew more spirited as they went on, eventually turning into how they looked now. If that wasn’t a sign of good feng shui, what was?

Although the conversation had started about changing Mao Tuan’s nest, the two of them got so excited discussing feng shui that they completely went off-topic.

Mo Yan listened with embarrassment, lightly pinching Mao Tuan’s soft ears and chiming in with a dry laugh. The Spirit Spring Water had transformed the family’s livestock, which could technically be linked to the "water" aspect of "feng shui", thus diverting any suspicion from herself.

Mao Tuan was quite happy about this, as it meant it could continue sharing a quilt with its master!

After breakfast, the sky seemed to clear up a bit more, and Mo Qingze and Lizhong looked up at it and discussed the situation, concluding that it probably wouldn’t snow again. Subsequently, they took shovels and brooms out of the storeroom and started clearing the snow from the courtyard, to prevent water stains everywhere after it thawed in the sunny weather.

Mo Yan wasn’t idle either, grabbing a shovel and beginning to shovel the snow herself. After more than a year of rebirth, her body was well-nourished, and since she worked in the Space every night, her strength had developed significantly. She wasn’t slower than the two adults at shoveling snow, which surprised them both.

Xin Er, along with Lixiu’s nephew and the other, were using large brooms to sweep away the snow left behind after shoveling. With this activity, they no longer felt cold. The younger children, eager to help, also picked up tools to assist.

The snow on the ground was very thick, and it took a while for everyone to clear just half of the front courtyard, each breaking out in sweat, necessitating the removal of their fur coats.

As noon approached, after busy work of four hours since breakfast, everyone’s hunger returned as their earlier meal had been digested. Lixiu’s nephew and the other stopped working to start preparing lunch, while Mo Yan and the others decided to continue working for a short while longer, planning to take a break for the meal soon after.

Right at that moment, the bell at the gate rang. Xin Er quickly put down her broom and ran to open the gate, only to see an unfamiliar middle-aged woman standing outside.

Seeing the Mo Family in the courtyard, the woman didn’t come in but stood anxiously at the gate, shouting, "Mr. Mo, it’s the Tang Family’s third girl who sent me to call you. The Tang Family has sold her, and a group of bad people have come to take her away. You must go see what’s happening!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Qingze dropped the shovel he was holding and, with a gesture of thanks to the woman, said, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for letting me know. Allow me to change my clothes and I’ll be right there."

The woman nodded, not daring to urge him further, greeted him, and hurried away.

Mo Qingze wasted no time, hurried back to his room to wash his hands, preparing to go to the Tang Family.

Mo Yan also put down her shovel, went back to her room, and took out fifty taels of silver from the Space, intending to give it to Mo Qingze. Mrs. Yu’s intention in selling Tang Xin to such a place was simply to get more silver. The group of people that came today were either from the Brothel or traffickers providing girls to the Brothel, and the amount they’d pay certainly exceeded ten taels.

Although Tang Xin had means to deal with the situation, Mo Yan was still not at ease. If it really came down to competing with silver, these fifty taels should be enough!

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