Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 551: Beating into a Pig’s Head (2)_1

Chapter 551: Chapter 551: Beating into a Pig’s Head (2)_1

Wu’s breathed a small sigh of relief; she had truly been afraid that her daughter would stubbornly refuse to admit anything to the bitter end, unwilling to concede at any cost. Now that the girl had admitted it, the following matters would be easier to handle.

"Dani, who is that person? Do you know him? Your mother has told you, now that you are grown, if you truly have taken a liking to someone, as long as his character is decent and he knows how to cherish someone, and his family is easy to get along with, your mother will not oppose."

However, Dani shook her head, unwilling to reveal who that person was: "Mother, don’t ask anymore. Your daughter won’t disclose who he is. Rest assured, your daughter knows her limits and won’t act rashly."

Upon hearing this, Wu’s didn’t feel relieved but became even more worried: "You foolish child, you’ve always been more stubborn than anyone ever since you were little. If you don’t speak up, do you expect your mother to just stand by and watch you torment yourself in secret, until you corner yourself into a dead-end where you can’t escape?"

"No, Mother, your daughter won’t do that. It will be fine after a while; your daughter certainly won’t entertain foolish thoughts!" Dani vigorously shook her head and said directly to Wu’s, as if she was trying to convince her mother as well as reassure herself.

Seeing that, Wu’s felt even more heartache, but she knew that these things couldn’t be rushed, nor could she pressure her daughter too quickly. Therefore, she softened her expression and said gently, "Alright, alright, if you don’t want to talk about it, then don’t. Your mother won’t pressure you. Whenever you feel like talking about it, you can come and tell your mother. At my age, I don’t ask for much, I just hope that you and your siblings will live a healthy and happy life."

Dani looked at her mother, whose temples had already started to show white hair, and nodded her head fiercely with tears in her eyes: "Mother, your daughter understands, your daughter understands! Your daughter will be alright, and you don’t need to worry!"

How can you be like this and expect your mother not to worry? Wu’s silently sighed, stroking her daughter’s damp cheeks, nodded her head, and said nothing more.

...

The winery’s foundation was a sizable undertaking; each day, more than a hundred people wielded shovels and pickaxes tirelessly digging, and after a whole day, they would only dig out one-twentieth of what was needed for the construction. If the weather was good and it didn’t rain, it would still take a month and a half to finish the foundation.

By contrast, the rice harvest was much faster. With the help of four or five dozen efficient villagers, more than a hundred acres of rice were harvested in just three days. Fortunately, it was already after the start of autumn, and the weather had been clear and crisp, ideal conditions. The harvested rice was spread out on the ground, and after drying in the sun for a day or two, it would be ready to be transported to the threshing ground. There, it would be spread out evenly, and oxen would be used to drag a stone roller back and forth over it, separating the rice from the stalks.

As noon was fast approaching, Mo Yan hurried back from the construction site to prepare the midday meal. She had not yet reached home when she ran into an acquaintance on the road she wished not to encounter—Mo Yongxi.

This was the shortest route to the construction site from the Mo Family, and lately it had seen an increase in traffic. Mo Yongxi’s presence there seemed almost as if she was waiting intentionally for Mo Yan.

Watching Mo Yan approach, whose beauty became increasingly apparent, Mo Yongxi clenched her palms tightly to resist the impulse to rush forward and tear apart that face, managing a twisted smile on her face: "Yo, if it isn’t our dear miss, I wondered who it was. It turns out to be the little whore fresh from the arms of a man, no wonder I could smell the nauseating stench from afar!"

Such a vitriolic comment wasn’t just slanderous—it directly insinuated that Mo Yan had been indecent with the Helpers, the villagers, and Master Lv. If any other girl in the village had heard such words, those who were more timid might have been driven to suicide out of humiliation.

Mo Yan gave Mo Yongxi, filled with malice, a glance as if she saw something disgusting and quickly shifted her eyes away, walking past her without acknowledgment, completely ignoring her.

Such a person was purely seeking attention; the more you cared, the more they would harass you. The best strategy was to simply ignore them.