Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 688 Xiao Ruiyuan’s Little Calculation (1)_1

Chapter 688: Chapter 688 Xiao Ruiyuan’s Little Calculation (1)_1

The affair had come to a close and the leading government officers, managing their subordinates, escorted the six despondently faced individuals away from the Mo Family. Watching their retreating figures, those present knew it was not only these six who would face a bleak fate—Mo Yongxi had thoroughly fallen this time, and serving a few years in prison would be considering getting off lightly.

However, no matter what the Government decided in the end, all the consequences were of Mo Yongxi’s own making, with no one else to blame. No one here would sympathize with her, not even Sister-in-law Wang and others who had previously conspired with Mo Hong’s family were now shivering, hiding behind the crowd, too afraid to show their faces.

Finally, seizing the moment when everyone’s attention was on Mo Yan and the rewards, Sister-in-law Wang and the others left the Mo Family’s residence dejectedly, fearing their involvement in the plot would be revealed.

The group hurried to Lao Mo’s House and recounted everything that had occurred at the Mo Family that day to another instigator, Mo Hong’s family.

Mo Hong’s family, guilty and worried that her encouragement of Mo Yongxi against the Mo Family would be discovered, had not dared to join the onlookers at the Mo’s that day. Though she was confident in her most capable daughter and believed her daughter’s scheming would succeed, she could not be at ease until she received the news she had been waiting for.

But reality had dealt her a harsh slap on the face. The very people they had plotted against soared high into the sky, becoming the exalted County Lord, while her daughter was on the verge of becoming a prisoner, and even she might be dragged out, mother and daughter possibly reuniting in a prison cell.

At the thought of this possibility, Mo Hong’s family was struck with horror. Her face contorted with a fierce spasm, and foam began to spill from her mouth. Soon after, she collapsed to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably as if possessed by a spirit.

Upon seeing this, Sister-in-law Wang and the others screamed in terror, awakening Mrs. Niu, who had been sleeping in the next room. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Mrs. Niu emerged cursing and saw Mo Hong’s family foaming at the mouth and unconscious. The fright shook her from her drowsiness, and she screamed as she rushed to the fields to call back Old Man Mo and Mo Yongfu, who were working there.

By the time the father and son hurried back, Sister-in-law Wang and the others, afraid of being blamed, had already run off, leaving only Mo Hong’s family lying on the cold ground, her life status unknown.

The father and son shook Mo Hong’s family, slapped her face, and poured cold water on her, but no matter how they called, they couldn’t wake her. The two men, in utter despair, collapsed side by side on the ground...

In contrast to the gloomy atmosphere at Lao Mo’s House, the Mo Family was a hive of bustling activity. Villagers who were present for the declaration of the County Lord’s title clamored with congratulations, sincere in spirit and those who were flattering; others, hearing the news in the fields, put down their hoes and sickles and streamed incessantly to the Mo Family’s home.

The noises were so loud that even from outside the yard, they could be heard clearly.

People enviously eyed the chests of rewards piled up in the courtyard; although they couldn’t see the contents, they could guess that anything inside was beyond their means to buy or use.

Mo Yan understood that it was best not to flaunt wealth, and even if many already knew of these precious rewards, the lack of direct sight meant that they could only imagine them, a far cry from the shock of witnessing them with their own eyes by opening the chests.

The village might not have had any criminals, but there was no guarantee that outsiders hearing the news wouldn’t harbor ill intentions. For safety’s sake and to avoid gaining a reputation for showing off, she declined the requests to open the chests from the villagers. She requested the help of Lin Yong, Lin Da, and others to carry the rewards to the storage room in the house.

Without waiting for Xiao Ruiyuan’s order, Xiao Eleven eagerly volunteered to assist. It was no surprise; the County Lord was his future mistress. By ingratiating himself now, if he made a mistake in the future, he might have someone to plead for him with the master, right?

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