Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 521 Settling Dust (2)_1

Chapter 521: Chapter 521 Settling Dust (2)_1

At this moment, neither of them knew that the girl who was wholeheartedly good to Tie Tou would appear so quickly, even more so because of the girl’s identity, they were caught off guard!

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Seeing that the marriage deal, which in Mrs. Hong’s eyes was "good," was about to fall apart because Lao Mo’s House couldn’t produce a decent dowry, Mrs. Hong stepped up her efforts to pressure Tie Tou. She not only forbade him from working at the rice shop but also locked him in the house, refusing to give him food or water, hoping to coerce him into agreeing through these means.

But Tie Tou was stubborn as iron, and even though Mrs. Hong praised the kiln girl to the skies, it just wasn’t enough to coax him into signing the marriage certificate.

"Hmph, just keep being stubborn. I’ve eaten more salt than you have rice, and I refuse to believe there’s no way to cure you!" Mrs. Hong spat out in hatred, kicked the silent Tie Tou, and left the room with a face as dark as iron, going to consult with Mo Yongxi about what to do.

The kiln girl had said that as long as a marriage contract was signed and recorded with the government, she would give their family a hundred taels of silver! That was a hundred taels of silver! She had lived for most of her life and, at most, only had more than thirty taels, most of which were left by her dead husband’s deceased older brother and sister-in-law.

With those hundred taels, she could take out half to put together a decent dowry for Yongxi, buy two sets of fine clothes, and make two sets of silver jewelry, so she could marry off into the city in style and fortune.

The remaining silver could be used to build several spacious and bright brick and tile rooms. Living in brick and tile houses was far better than their thatched cottage, which almost collapsed under the snow, and in the entire village aside from that white-eyed wolf family, nobody else had the means to live in such houses!

Hmph, she was determined to be the second one; even if she couldn’t outdo that white-eyed wolf family, she wanted to trample those despicable villagers who gossiped underfoot!

Mrs Hong and Mo Yongxi, the mother and daughter, were in cahoots, yet no matter what they tried, they couldn’t force Tie Tou to submit. The matter of her cutting off food and water to her own grandson again spread through the entire village, and there were all sorts of nasty things said. Some villagers even went to the village chief’s home of their own accord, asking Yang Bao to drive Lao Mo’s family out of Liu Yang Village, so they wouldn’t corrupt the village’s morals.

Although Yang Bao also wanted to do so, Lao Mo’s family hadn’t violated any of the village rules they had previously drafted. No matter what they did, they were dealing with their own family members; they hadn’t disturbed others nor harmed the interests of the village. To really drive them out, they needed a justifiable reason; otherwise, given Lao Mo’s family’s shameless nature, who knew what trouble they might cause if backed into a corner.

Seeing the village chief didn’t intervene, the other villagers, even if they sympathized with Tie Tou’s plight, had no way to help him. They could only spit venomously when they came across anyone from Lao Mo’s house, as an expression of their contempt.

Mrs. Hong’s entire focus was on forcing Tie Tou to give in. Facing the villagers’ disdain and contempt, she simply ignored it. But no matter what she and Mo Yongxi tried, soft or hard, it was futile; not only did Tie Tou not die of thirst or hunger, but he also seemed even more spirited than before.

The mother and daughter of Mo Hong found it very strange. After taking turns observing for a few days, they finally caught Mo Yonglu secretly bringing water and food to Tie Tou. The two were so angry they smashed the bowl on the spot.

Mo Yonglu, with harsh words raining down on him, didn’t bother arguing with the two women who had gone mad. He simply picked up a hoe and headed to the fields, his heart aching for his starving nephew.

After Mo Yonglu was scolded away, seeing Tie Tou’s ruddy complexion, the despicable mother and daughter were so furious their livers ached. They wished they could hold a knife to his neck to force him to press his handprint and be done with it!

But they didn’t have the guts!

Tie Tou was becoming more and more spirited the more he got locked up, of course, thanks to Mo Yan. After learning that Tie Tou was deprived of food and water, she started preparing food and water mixed with Spirit Spring Water and had the Hidden Guard deliver it to him at night.

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