Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 479: Meeting (1)_1

Chapter 479: Chapter 479: Meeting (1)_1

Aunt Tong’s family of three found it a bit difficult to manage the orchard on regular days, and now, with over a thousand chickens suddenly being raised in the orchard, six hands were definitely not enough to take care of everything.

Most of the released chickens were egg-laying hens, and Mo Yan certainly didn’t want to waste these hens by not taking good care of them and causing them not to lay eggs, so she asked four well-regarded elderly ladies from the village to feed them.

All four ladies were around forty-five years old, each already grandmothers, with sufficient labor at home and no need to toil in the fields themselves. Usually, they took care of household chores and looked after the children, so they had quite a bit of spare time. Now, by feeding the chickens and collecting eggs for the Mo Family, sweeping the chicken coop, they could earn four hundred wen of labor money each month. Such a great opportunity made them extremely happy. They hurriedly accepted the offer, fearing that if they were too slow, Mo Yan might find someone else.

Other elderly ladies in the village became envious when they heard about it, and they indirectly approached Aunt Cai, Mrs. Zhou, and Xiong’s, who were on good terms with the Mo Family, expressing a desire to help at the chicken farm and asking them to see if the Mo Family was still looking for workers.

Being fellow villagers, Aunt Cai and the others did not want to refuse such a matter, so they went to the Mo Family to inquire. However, they didn’t make demands, leveraging the relationships between their families, to pressure Mo Yan to agree to anything.

Mo Yan understood the thoughts of these ladies. Although the chicken farm did not need so many people, she still declined politely, saying that if the farm did well and there were plans to expand breeding in the future, they would hire more helpers.

The ladies, having been declined politely, did not feel they had lost face; instead, they hoped that the Mo Family’s chicken farm would do well and expand, so they might still have a chance, right?

Two days later, Little Flower, from Mrs. Zhou’s family, turned one month old. Mo Yan brought a large rooster as a thank-you gift to her house and carried back five puppies in a bamboo basket.

The five little dogs came in three different colors; two had white with black spots, two had black with white spots, and one was earthy yellow. Maybe because their dog mother had not eaten enough nutritious food and did not have enough milk, the puppies looked frail, only palm-sized at one month old, with weak whining that sounded so fragile it seemed like a little more force could end their little lives.

With these endearing little fellows coming to the house, the young girls were beside themselves with joy, each holding one and unwilling to let go, eagerly feeding them when they heard them whimpering.

The five little fellas were only a month old and could not handle anything too hard yet, let alone too much meat or fish. It was best to feed them porridge or broth, and they would be easier to feed as they grew.

Since they were to be raised to guard against the Yellow Weasel, the five puppies couldn’t be too weak. If they were raised the regular way, they would definitely not stand a chance against the Yellow Weasel. In order to maximize their potential, Mo Yan would put a few drops of Spirit Spring Water in their bowls when feeding them. The puppies were still too young, and drinking too much water at once would probably cause them to burst, so for now, she had to take it slow.

The three beasts were not so friendly, though. Dabai was okay, it was always aloof, and to it, the little puppies were no more than ants, barely deserving a glance; Little Flower bared its teeth as soon as it saw them, as if it wanted to wipe them out in one bite. No wonder it was so "ferocious"; perhaps the little fellows missed their mother too much. The first time they saw Little Flower, they mistook it for their mother and eagerly latched onto it, clumsily searching for milk under Little Flower’s belly.

At that time, Dabai and Mao Tuan were both present. Seeing this, they let out an impolite scoff, seemingly mocking Little Flower. One was the heart’s "wolf," and the other a "little brother," and such an embarrassing incident witnessed on the spot made Little Flower insanely angry—it would’ve definitely devoured the puppies if Mo Yan hadn’t timely intervened.

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