Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 43 Allocating Land for Housing Repairs_1

Chapter 43: Chapter 43 Allocating Land for Housing Repairs_1

Most of the refugees pouring into Jing City, having received rations from the Government, knelt down in the direction of The Eastern Palace to express their imperial gratitude. Afterwards, they happily returned to their hometowns with their families.

The remaining few, having received enough food to barely last till the next spring, left the refugee camp. They returned to the predetermined areas and began their new lives by building mud houses and tilling the fallow land.

"Master, the corruption case in the southern provinces involves over a hundred officials!" Xiao Eleven said, pointing upwards, "The one who issued three consecutive Imperial Edicts to reprimand King Jing and stripped him of his duties in the Ministry of Revenue, commanding him to reflect behind closed doors... why don’t we take this opportunity..."

"There’s no need!" Xiao Ruiyuan’s phoenix eyes slightly squinted, "In the southern corruption case, King Jing’s faction is most deeply implicated, but the other princes are not necessarily clean either. To extricate themselves, there will naturally be some who will come out against King Jing!"

"Master is truly far-sighted!" Xiao Eleven chuckled sycophantically and then said angrily, "King Jing deserves his fall! If he hadn’t turned a blind eye to his confidants embezzling the relief grain, forcing the disaster victims to desperate straits, how could they have been driven to revolt? Even more infuriating is that he colluded with the Second Duke, ambushing you on the road to destroy evidence. If not for your great luck, they would have succeeded!"

Mentioning this "Second Duke," Xiao Eleven’s expression was full of disdain. For years, he had been scrambling to snatch the Princely Heir title from his master but showed no progress. And now he even got involved with a prince. Wasn’t this tantamount to seeking death?

Thinking of this half-brother, Xiao Ruiyuan subconsciously touched his still healing wound on his abdomen and laughed coldly. Such a fool was not worth his attention, but King Jing was a different matter. Relying on his status as The Emperor’s Eldest Son, he thought the Crown Prince’s position would belong to none but him once the Crown Prince died. Initially unwilling to move against him, Xiao Ruiyuan watched as he became more and more arrogant, opposing the Crown Prince at every turn and even plotting his murder. Since that was the case, there was no need for courtesy – such a person was a disaster waiting to happen.

"I was the one who exposed the corruption case, and the Crown Prince received praise for it. Those allied with King Jing will certainly not let things rest. My dear half-brother will not stay quiet either. Have someone keep a close watch on them, and report back immediately at any sign of trouble!"

Xiao Eleven’s expression turned solemn as he bowed, "Your subordinate obeys!" Having said that, he quietly withdrew and began relaying the master’s orders to the spies in various offices.

With one less person, the spacious study seemed even colder and quieter.

Xiao Ruiyuan opened the latest secret message, looking at its contents with a gaze growing more profound and unfathomable. It seemed that exposing the corruption scandal was indeed the right move!

The Crown Prince had been sabotage in his youth, injuring his vitality, and was not expected to live past twenty-five. Now, at twenty-three, he had no sons, and his health was deteriorating. Taking advantage of his absence in the south to suppress rebellion and his neglect of the Crown Prince, some people began to stir again amidst the national crisis, even persuading the concerned parties to establish a new Crown Prince to solidify the foundation of the nation.

If it weren’t for exposing the corruption case and the Crown Prince’s suggestion to distribute the embezzled relief grain to the refugees in the suburbs of the capital, and finding places for those unwilling to return to their homes, the Crown Prince would have earned a reputation for being wise, compassionate, and benevolent, and his place as Crown Prince would have indeed been in jeopardy!

At this thought, the chill in Xiao Ruiyuan’s eyes nearly solidified into something tangible. As long as he, Xiao Ruiyuan, was still alive and the Crown Prince was unharmed, he would never allow anyone to lay a hand on the title of Crown Prince!

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No matter how turbulent the court intrigues, they could not affect Mo Yan. At the moment, she was busy like a diligent little bee, constantly writing and drawing on the blueprints, preparing for the construction of houses next spring.

The reason they decided to build the house next spring was that they were planning on constructing a blue brick and tile house, which was unsuitable during the current freezing weather, as it was too cold and easy to freeze.

Gazing at the flawless blueprint before her, Mo Yan couldn’t help but chuckle with joy as she imagined the finished look of the house.

Mo Qingze entered the room and saw his eldest daughter sitting at the desk, laughing foolishly. It was difficult for him to keep looking at her, so he spoke up to interrupt, "Yanyan, I just went to Liu Yang Village and saw the Lin brothers cutting wood to build their house. Hearing that we’re planning to build ours next spring, they want to prepare the wood we’ll need as well. I think that’s a good idea, what do you think?"

Mo Yan came back to her senses, thought for a moment, and said, "We need a lot of wood. Let them finish building their own house first, then help us cut the wood. But Dad, they are having a tough time now. When the time comes, we must pay them for their labor!"

Mo Qingze nodded, his smile fading slightly, "That’s what I was thinking too. It’s terribly cold now, and I saw that they didn’t even have warm clothes. The adults might endure, but it’s hard on the elderly and children!"

Hearing this, Mo Yan also felt uneasy. She hesitated for a while and then shared her thoughts, "Dad, the Lin brothers are in dire need of grain and cotton right now. Our family, after setting aside the silver for buying the foundation and building the house, still has a decent amount left. We will definitely ask Brother Lin for help when we build and turn the land next spring. I think we can buy some cotton, cotton cloth, and grain for them to use now. Later, they can work to offset the cost. This way, we help them without wounding their pride."

Mo Yan had been pondering these matters for a long time. She had grown nearly ten acres of cotton in her Space, and just two days ago, she had harvested and stored it all inside the Space. Drawing from her past life’s experience with growing cotton, she estimated there should be around six thousand kilograms.

The cotton was originally prepared for the returning members of the Lin Clan. Now that they were not going back, she couldn’t think of a good way to give it to them. After all, cotton was worth much more than potatoes and sweet potatoes. If she said she bought it with silver, Lin Yong would certainly refuse to take it. However, if they used their labor to compensate for it, she thought they would be willing.

Having contemplated for a moment, Mo Qingze felt this was a good idea, "Alright, when they return to the suburbs of the capital in the evening, I’ll go and talk to the Lin brothers. After we’ve had dinner, we’ll go to the street and buy the cotton and grain."

These days, the Lin Clan’s house was still under construction, and Liu Yang Village had no place to accommodate them, so they had to stay in the house they previously lived in for the time being.

Seeing her father’s agreement, Mo Yan breathed a sigh of relief; now she could finally make use of the mountain of grain piled up in her Space!

But how could she distract her father and move the grain and cotton out of the Space? Mo Yan couldn’t help feeling a bit troubled.

After lunch, while Mo Qingze was resting, Mo Yan excused herself to the others and stepped out of the house, heading straight to the room she had rented. Once inside, she was about to take out the cotton and grain when she suddenly realized she had lost her connection with the Space, unable to take anything out.

She quickly spread her right hand and found that the Ancient Jade Mark was still firmly embedded in her palm. The Space was still there, but she was unable to make contact, which left only one possibility!

As the realization of that sole possibility struck Mo Yan, she felt as though she had been hit by a windfall of millions in cash. After the initial shock, only exhilaration remained in her heart: the Space was actually

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