Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 518: No Strategy Left Unturned (2)_1

Chapter 518: Chapter 518: No Strategy Left Unturned (2)_1

The silver they earned, after deducting the cost, was split fifty-fifty between the two households. Over a few months, the mother and daughter had saved nearly a hundred taels of silver with her. To build a simple three-room house using good bricks and tiles would cost no more than ten or twenty taels. Even if they wanted to build a few more rooms, it wouldn’t exceed fifty taels. They had enough silver for that.

Seeing that Mo Yan understood her meaning, Mo Wu’s smile deepened, "It should be like this, or how else would we have the saying, ’A gold nest and a silver nest are not as good as one’s own dog nest’? When I have built a house, the Yan girl must help me think it through carefully to see how to make it comfortable!"

Mo Yan readily agreed, already having some preliminary ideas for the layout of the soon-to-be-built house.

Dani, who could only rest on her stomach due to a shoulder blade injury, listened to the two of them discussing the house-building with enthusiasm. The unease and restraint she had previously felt also vanished in this positive atmosphere.

Thinking of soon having a new home that was free of beatings, indifferent coldness, and completely theirs, Dani also began to look forward to it. She fantasized about the happy life of her family in the future, her smile growing even more radiant on her face.

Wu’s mother and daughter ended up staying with the Mo Family. Because of Wu’s "miscarriage," she had to go through "confinement." Since Dani’s injury would not heal in a short period, at Mo Yan’s earnest persuasion, they temporarily set aside their snack stall business and stayed at the Mo Family’s house to heal and recuperate.

Doctor Du visited every few days, brought home by Mo Yan to treat Dani’s injuries. With his excellent medical skills and Wu’s careful nursing, it took just over half a month for Dani, who had nearly gone moldy lying in bed, to be able to walk around, though she couldn’t do any work. Yet, she could at least sit at the dining table and eat with everyone.

Dani’s shoulder blade had been set correctly and was healing nicely, which relieved Wu. She wasted no time in finding Mo Yan to put into action the plan they had previously agreed upon, to get the other three children away from Lao Mo’s House as soon as possible. Otherwise, she would not be able to rest easy.

"Aunt Wu, we can’t rush this. Let’s stick to the plan we made before. As long as the people from Lao Mo’s House don’t notice, Brother Tie Tou and the others will definitely be able to leave Lao Mo’s House and reunite with you."

Mo Yan comforted the anxious Wu, her eyes exuding a confidence that incredibly calmed people down.

Wu held Mo Yan’s hand tightly, her eyes reddening as she said, "Yan girl, you are our family’s benefactor. Without you, I’m afraid my children and I might have sooner or later perished in that home."

"Aunt Wu, please don’t say that. If you hadn’t stood up for yourself, my help, no matter how much, would have been useless. Besides, I haven’t really helped much. You don’t owe me anything; otherwise, it would mean treating me like an outsider."

Mo Yan couldn’t stand Wu treating her like a benefactor, as she didn’t feel she had done much of a favor. Even if she did, the additional red patterns on the Merit Pearl had already compensated for it.

Wu quickly shook her head: "I don’t see you as an outsider. You are closer to me than my real nieces. Having a niece like you, I must have accumulated merit in my past eight lifetimes."

These words came from Wu’s heart; she truly felt that without Mo Yan, her adopted niece, there would be no her today.

Mo Yan, feeling helpless, decisively changed the subject and began talking about the next steps they needed to take. Wu’s attention was indeed diverted, and she stopped bringing up the previous topic.

Implementing the plan went smoother than either of them had imagined. When they heard that two matchmakers had gone to Lao Mo’s House, each proposing marriage for Tie Tou and Mo Yongxi, they let out a long sigh of relief and became even more vigilant in monitoring the activities at Lao Mo’s House.

Only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one emerge victorious in every battle. For this reason, Mo Yan did not hesitate to use one of the hidden guards sent by Xiao Ruiyuan to protect her (in fact, Ruirui, being worried, had later sent another four, unbeknownst to Yanyan, who knew it was for her own good, so she turned a blind eye), instructing him to keep close watch over Lao Mo’s House day and night.