Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 656 Rampage (1)_1

Chapter 656: Chapter 656 Rampage (1)_1

The Wu family’s house was built very spacious. At that time, Wu’s had spent three taels of silver to buy three acres of land for the foundation. One acre of land was used to build the house, while the remaining two acres were entirely enclosed with green bricks, part of which was used as a vegetable garden, and part for raising poultry and livestock. The rest followed Mo Yan’s suggestion, planning to plant some rare fruit trees in the spring of the following year, and the fruit seedlings naturally were also provided by Mo Yan.

To build the house as quickly as possible, Wu’s hired quite a few villagers to help. Combined with the clear and dry autumn weather, despite the house being quite large, it took only a month to complete.

The Wu family of five, after buying some simple furniture, quickly moved out of the Mo Family and into their new home.

The layout of the house was also very straightforward: a total of six main rooms and six side rooms. Wu’s intention was that after Tie Tou and Shitou, the two brothers, got married, if they got along well, the whole family could live together; if they didn’t get along and wanted to divide the household, they could just build a wall down the middle. That way, each brother would get half and there would be no squabbling over bricks and tiles, avoiding becoming a laughingstock to outsiders.

The twelve rooms and the courtyard wall, which was taller than a person, were all made of green bricks. From the outside, it looked square and imposing. Although in size it was only as big as a Mo Family’s small courtyard, and the interior decoration was not as exquisite and elegant as the Mo Family’s, in the entire Liu Yang Village, it was the best house next to the Mo Family’s.

Building such a spacious house with good materials naturally cost a considerable amount of silver. After acquiring some furniture, Wu family’s property had decreased significantly. Fortunately, the family now had a place to live, and their days were only going to get better. Wu’s did not regret spending a good amount of silver and even planned to send Shitou to a school in the city to start his education in the future, seemingly hoping to cultivate a scholar.

To avoid Mrs. Hong’s envy and shameless troubles, the Wu family gave a consistent statement to outsiders, saying the silver used to build the house was borrowed from the Mo Family and would have to be repaid in the future.

Even so, that did not stop the villagers’ envy. Thinking about how the families close to the Mo Family were living better and better lives, potentially benefiting from the Mo Family’s prosperity, they all hoped to catch the Mo Family’s eye someday and improve their own lives as well. In fact, several families with daughters of marriageable age began inquiring about Tie Tou, intending to establish a marriage alliance with the Wu family.

Wu’s thought that two of the girls were quite good and asked Tie Tou for his opinion, but Tie Tou didn’t say a word, shaking his head very resolutely.

The next morning, after a simple breakfast, Mo Yan brought five sets of brand-new quilt covers as housewarming gifts and, together with Xin Er, Lixiu, and others, arrived at the Wu family’s home.

Wu’s, upon receiving the quilt covers and feeling their smoothness, knew they were made from fine materials and couldn’t help but scold jokingly, "You child, just coming over to help would make Aunt very happy. Why send such valuable gifts? Our home’s bedding is more than enough."

Mo Yan, smiling, said, "Today is a joyous day for Aunt Wu. I, as a niece, can’t show up empty-handed. Besides, these materials were gifts from others. I’m just passing them on! If they’re not needed, they can be kept for Big Sister Dani’s dowry anyway."

Wu’s knew her niece was making excuses and, feeling helpless, tapped her on the forehead, accepting the kind gesture all the same.

After assigning tasks, everyone got busy. Xin Er, Liyan, and Tang Xin, the three younger ones, washed the vegetables while Mo Yan, Lixiu, and Dani chopped. For a time, the sounds of knives hitting cutting boards mixed with running water filled the previously empty and quiet courtyard, buzzing with activity.

As the sun rose higher, women on good terms with Wu’s also arrived at the Wu family’s home one after another, ready to roll up their sleeves and help. Seeing that the vegetables were already washed and only some remained to be chopped, they felt slightly embarrassed and hurriedly took the knives from Mo Yan and the others, urging them to rest.

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