Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 409: Ruthless (1)_1

Chapter 409: Chapter 409: Ruthless (1)_1

Upon hearing Mo Qingze’s words, the honest and slow-witted Tang Zhutou was stunned, seeming unable to believe his own ears. He glanced at his daughter, who was showing happiness, and then looked at the person before him, who made him feel inferior; the suppressed paternal love in the depths of his heart due to poverty and domination by Tang Yushi suddenly surged forward. He looked at his daughter with guilt and was about to nod, managing to utter a "yes," but he was interrupted by a sharp voice.

"Hold on! That girl was clearly chosen by me first, and the price had already been agreed upon. Does the Tang Family intend to go back on their word?" Mother Yu saw that the situation wasn’t going well, and spoke up hurriedly to stop them, her eyes coldly fixed on Mo Qingze, obviously not intending to give up.

Mrs. Yu’s eyes darted about, and with a forced smile, she said, "What are you saying, Mother Yu? If no one else wanted the girl, she would naturally be yours. But now that Mr. Mo has taken a fancy to the girl, and he is the only Scholar Master in the village, I, I can’t just drive people away. Right?"

While she spoke as if she was in a dilemma, her heart was bursting with joy! She hadn’t expected the Mo Family to take an interest in that worthless girl. Now it had become a matter of the highest bidder. All she had to do was wait and count the silver. She was truly going to strike it rich, haha!

Putting aside how Mrs. Yu was feeling thrilled and smug, Mother Yu, upon hearing that the person challenging her was a Scholar, did hesitate. She examined Mo Qingze carefully, noting that although his clothes weren’t extravagant, the materials and tailoring were indeed fine. Clearly, he wasn’t one of those poor Scholars with no silver and only a house full of tattered books. She couldn’t help but feel a bit intimidated.

Yet, she was not willing to let a good opportunity slip through her fingers so easily. With a more amiable tone, she said to Mo Qingze, "Since you are a Scholar Master, why grapple with an ordinary woman like me? If your household is lacking a maid, I have plenty of well-trained girls here. How about if you let this girl go to me, and in return, I’ll let you pick several good maids from those I have?"

Mo Qingze shook his head, "Thank you for your kindness, Mother Yu, but I have set my sights on the Tang Family’s girl because my daughter wants her as a companion. The maids you have trained, though good, are not what my daughter is looking for."

Upon hearing this, Mother Yu’s repressed anger surged again, and with a harsh tone, she said, "Are you saying that you, a Scholar Master, are adamant about fighting with me for her?"

As if Mo Qingze hadn’t noticed the coldness in her tone, he continued calmly, "Mother Yu and the Tang Family have not yet signed a contract, so it cannot be said that I’m snatching anyone."

Seeing his unyielding attitude, Mother Yu was so frustrated that she was left speechless and couldn’t help but speak sarcastically, "Humph, I never thought that you, a dignified Scholar Master, would stoop so low as to compete with someone as lowly as me. If word of this gets out, it surely won’t sound good, will it?"

"As a father, my only wish is to fulfill my daughter’s desire. If even cherishing one’s daughter depends on the judgment of others, what kind of father would one be?"

Mo Qingze smiled and returned the words smoothly. Having lost his parents at a young age and being scorned as a jinx, he had struggled through years of studying and weathered the fickleness of human nature. How could he back down at a few sharp remarks?

Mother Yu was taken aback, staring at Mo Qingze without words. If it were an ordinary countryman, she could have gotten tough and handled it directly, but the man in front of her was a Scholar. Even if she wasn’t competent herself, she couldn’t guarantee that he didn’t know powerful people. If she really started a fight, it was unlikely to end well for her.

However, to let go so easily was out of the question!

Mother Yu looked at Mo Qingze with a cold sneer, and said doubtfully, "Since the Scholar Master insists, I have nothing more to say! But I really do like that girl dearly, and I can’t bear to let her go. I am willing to offer forty-five taels of silver to buy her. If the Scholar Master is willing to pay a higher price than that, then the girl will belong to the Scholar Master!"

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