Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 423 Sending New Year Gifts Request (1)_1

Chapter 423: Chapter 423 Sending New Year Gifts Request (1)_1

Mo Yan hadn’t expected that a small reprimand of the Wang Family would cause such unease in the village, as if a beast had come down from the mountains in the bitter cold, necessitating patrols. She couldn’t help but feel guilty, so she took the initiative to bring the thirteen local dogs home, guarding the entrance to the mountains every night as they had before.

The villagers still had faith in Little Flower’s abilities, and her previous performance in guarding the mountain was commendable. However, they felt embarrassed to expect the Mo Family to provide food for the dogs, so most households brought over some coarse rice or sweet potatoes, contributing what they could.

Mo Yan, however, felt it wouldn’t be right to accept this, and instead suggested that she let Little Flower lead the dogs into the mountains to hunt during the day, so there would be no need to spend food on them. Seeing her insistence on refusing, the villagers respected her even more for her generous and capable handling of matters and had to take their food home with them.

Perhaps truly frightened, combined with the clamor within the village, the Wang Family didn’t make any further trouble for the Mo Family. Mo Yan felt relieved and, together with Mo Qingze, loaded the New Year’s gifts for Yan Junyu, the Liu Family, Punishing Shopkeeper, and Owner Mu onto the carriage and drove Da HongZao into the city.

The New Year’s gifts for Han Zhiyun and Mr. Academy had already been delivered by Mo Qingze the day before. That very afternoon, the Han Family sent a manager and a servant with a carriage full of return gifts. The gifts included fabrics of various colors, fashionable jewelry, fruit preserves, pastries, and, impressively, two or three dozen books rarely available on the market, clearly prepared with much thought and care.

Father and daughter first drove their carriage to the Liu Family’s house, coincidentally just as the Liu Family had finished preparing their New Year’s gift for the Mo Family and were ready to send it over. The Liu couple didn’t look down upon the wild game sausages, fresh vegetables, and pots of wine unloaded from the Mo Family’s carriage.

Though these items weren’t expensive or worth much money, what mattered was the thought behind them. The Liu Family, having a tradition of valuing books above all, would have found it insulting if they were presented with common riches like gold and silver.

Liu Tinglan was delighted to see Mo Yan and after paying her respects to Mo Qingze, she immediately pulled Mo Yan to her room for a private chat.

"Yanyan, you really let me down; you haven’t visited me for so long, I’ve been so bored at home!" Liu Tinglan, holding Mo Yan’s hand tightly, sat on the bed and began to complain with a pout.

Mo Yan knew that her parents kept a tight rein on her, rarely allowing her to go out, so she didn’t take it to heart, and said with a smile, "It’s been snowing before, and the road was difficult to travel, so I couldn’t come over. After the weather cleared, I’ve been busy preparing for New Year’s. Forgive me, like a forgiving adult, don’t blame me!"

By the end of her plea, she put on a pitiful face, which made Liu Tinglan burst into laughter, and even if she had been truly upset, the annoyance dissipated.

"Hmph, you talk like this, if I were still to hold a grudge against you, wouldn’t I be petty!"

Mo Yan shook her head helplessly. This girl always maintained a gentle and pleasant facade in front of others, but in private she was totally different. She reveals her true self around family and friends.

"By the way, last time you mentioned your mother had arranged a match for you, so how did it go, is it settled yet?" Recalling another reason for her visit, Mo Yan eagerly asked about the important matter.

As soon as Liu Tinglan heard this, her beautiful face scrunched up, "Don’t mention it; that man is only to my mother’s liking. He’s not handsome nor particularly talented; I don’t favor him in the slightest."

Setting aside wealth and status, every young girl hopes that her future husband will be a strong and upright man. Liu Tinglan was no exception. Although she didn’t yearn for power or status, she desired a husband who was both talented and handsome, someone who would protect her and bring happiness.

Being a woman herself, how could Mo Yan not understand her thoughts? However, Mrs. Liu was set on finding a son-in-law to marry into the family, and any man with a decent family background and talents would not condescend to become a son-in-law.

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