Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 49 Father-Daughter Conflict_1

Chapter 49: Chapter 49 Father-Daughter Conflict_1

On the way home, the expressions on everyone’s faces were not good.

Lizhong glanced at Mo Qingze, whose eyebrows were tightly furrowed, then at Mo Yan, who was wearing a cold face, and wanted to say something to persuade them not to fall out over those upsetting matters, but as an outsider, it wasn’t appropriate for him to meddle in father-daughter affairs. He could only stroke his granddaughter’s head and silently sigh.

Xin’er Zhen’er were at an age when they could discern right from wrong, and they didn’t hide their emotions. Each one huddled close to their sister, looking across at their father’s gloomy face with dissatisfaction written all over their small faces.

Second Grandma and Second Uncle had come to bully them again, and Big Sister was not at fault, so why did Daddy scold Big Sister? Their family had finally started living good days; were they going to let those bad people take everything from their family like before?

During those years in their old home, if it hadn’t been for Big Sister’s protection, they would have long been bullied to death by Goudan and Shitou from Second Grandpa’s house. Daddy only knew how to favor Second Grandpa’s side, humph!

Mo Qingze felt very uncomfortable being stared at by his daughters and son as if he was a bad person, and upon seeing his expressionless daughter, he felt a trace of regret. But when he thought of his elderly second uncle’s disappointed and sorrowful look before he left, he felt that his daughter shouldn’t have been so aggressive.

He knew that his second aunt wasn’t too kind to the children, but his second uncle was his only close elder, who had treated him well in his childhood. As his second aunt had said, without them, not only would it have been difficult to protect the inheritance left by his parents, but whether he himself could’ve grown up safely was questionable, not to mention that his second uncle had followed his father’s last wishes and sent him to school, where he eventually earned the title of Scholar.

Although after getting married, his second uncle’s family didn’t return the fields and houses to him, he was grateful for their care. Wasn’t it damaging to his second uncle’s heart when his daughter publicly spoke of those sordid matters in front of so many people?

Mo Yan couldn’t ignore her father’s conflicted gaze, but she didn’t want to explain anything just yet.

Initially, her father’s scolding did indeed upset her, but now that she had calmed down and put herself in her father’s shoes, she could understand why he had scolded her.

However, understanding was one thing, and even if time could turn back and she had to do it all over again, she would still take the opportunity, while Old Man Mo’s family’s foothold in Liu Yang Village was not yet secure, to expose their true nature. Having been so ruthlessly bullied in Mo Family Village in the past, and even the death of the original host was closely linked to that family, she simply couldn’t bring herself to endure such offensive people.

By the time they arrived home, it was already dark.

Despite everyone’s mood not being very bright, dinner was still a necessity.

When Mo Yan was feeling down, she liked to cook delicious food to dispel her unhappiness, so tonight she didn’t feel like sticking to the dietary principle of eating less and consuming less salt. She was planning to make a sumptuous meal to put all the unpleasantness behind.

At home, there was pork and chicken, as well as plenty of pig offal that had been marinated a couple of days earlier. Coupled with the variety of vegetables and fruits from the Space, Mo Yan decided to take out some seasonal radishes and cabbages to prepare three meat and two vegetable dishes.

Considering that it wasn’t suitable to have greasy food in the evening, Mo Yan planned to make a steamed dish with pork that she had been very fond of in her previous life — Pearl Meatballs with Tofu.

The ingredients for Pearl Meatballs with Tofu were simple—just glutinous rice, tofu, and pork for the main components, and scallion, ginger, cooking wine, soy sauce, salt, and sesame oil for the seasonings.

The glutinous rice needed to be soaked in clear water for at least one and a half hours. Only after steaming would it have the right soft and sticky texture. Luckily, Mo Yan loved to make the nutritious and tasty silver rice lean meat and egg soup pancakes. She had previously made a good amount of silver rice and stored it away, which was very convenient to use.

Silver rice is made from glutinous rice, and its texture after steaming is not inferior to that of fresh glutinous rice, which makes it perfect for making pearl tofu meatballs.

Mo Yan chopped the meat stuffing, mixed it with tofu at a two-to-one ratio, then added chopped green onions, ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine, oil, and salt. She used chopsticks to stir in the same direction repeatedly until everything was evenly mixed. Finally, she set it aside to marinate. After a quarter of a moment, she began rolling the mixture into balls half the size of an egg and then coated them in the silver rice. Once they were evenly covered, they were ready.

Xin’er Zhen’er didn’t want to talk to their father, so they snuck into the kitchen to help out. Seeing that making the balls was fun, they washed their hands and also helped with rolling.

Liyan couldn’t help directly, so she fetched water from the well to wash the vegetables. The well water, which was just drawn, was warm and wouldn’t freeze their hands, making it just right for washing vegetables.

Once the pearl tofu meatballs were prepared, Mo Yan added water to the pot and placed two layers of steamers on it. The first layer was for steaming rice, and the second held two large plates of meatballs. After covering the pot with a lid, she let Xin’er tend the fire below, while she cooked other dishes in a separate pot.

In less than half an hour, Mo Yan had cooked potato chicken stew, dry-fried pork intestines, sautéed radish, and stewed cabbage that was refreshing and good for the stomach. By that time, the rice and meatballs in the steamer were also ready. The aroma of rice and meat filled the entire kitchen and drifted into the main room.

Unable to resist, Lizhong walked into the kitchen just as the meatballs were taken out of the pot. Learning that the dish was called pearl tofu meatballs, he couldn’t help but clap and laugh, "The grains of glutinous rice are plump and lustrous, just like pearls! Hearing ’tofu’ gives away the ingredients inside—what an excellent name, sophisticated yet accessible!"

Mo Yan listened with a face full of black lines. Weren’t they just ordinary steamed dishes? Isn’t the point of food to eat it, what’s with bringing sophistication and vulgarity into it?

"Grandpa, please spare us a few words. We already thought the dish looked good, but if you keep talking, we’ll be too embarrassed to eat it!"

Seeing that Grandpa was about to continue, Liyan quickly interrupted him. She genuinely thought the dish looked appetizing and could hardly wait to drool.

The newly made meatballs were especially popular, especially with the three little ones who loved them. Even Lizhong, who preferred stronger flavors, consumed a good amount, and Mo Qingze, who hadn’t been much of an eater, was so appetized that he ended up having two bowls of rice.

After the meal, everyone was in a great mood. Mo Yan, seeing her father’s face had softened considerably, felt it was necessary to explain the afternoon’s events. She didn’t want any misunderstanding to grow between them, especially since she still had another important matter to discuss.

Mo Qingze felt the same way, so after adding an extra layer of clothing, father and daughter went out to the yard together.

Under the moonlight, Mo Yan looked at her father, who was increasingly resembling her dad from her previous life, her eyes involuntarily welling up as her voice trembled slightly, "Dad, I know Second Grandpa is our elder, and I shouldn’t have spoken out in front of so many people, but have you thought about it? If we hadn’t addressed these issues publicly, given Second Grandma’s words, how would we establish ourselves in Liu Yang Village?"

As Mo Yan spoke, she recalled the revolting things Mo Hong’s family had done, and her tone grew even harsher, "Back when you were teaching in town, dad, you could earn one or two pieces of silver a month. Our family had no land, everything depended on buying, and that one or two pieces of silver just about covered our family’s living expenses. But what did Second Grandma do?"

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