Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 695: Speculating Expansion (4)_1

Chapter 695: Chapter 695: Speculating Expansion (4)_1

Mo Yan was pleased that Wu’s had such an idea, but putting it into practice wouldn’t be easy. She said, "It’s feasible, but first we need to find trustworthy people to help. Otherwise, just with you and Big Sister Dani’s four hands, managing three stalls will be too much."

Preparing the food at the snack stall wasn’t difficult, but making it taste good was another matter entirely. At least several businesses on the street had tried to emulate it, but their flavors were nowhere near as good. This was partly due to the ingredients coming from the Space, but more so because of the noodle sauce, seasonings, and control of the heat!

Seeing Mo Yan’s agreement made Wu’s very happy, but she couldn’t think of a suitable candidate right away and asked Mo Yan for her opinion.

Mo Yan thought it over carefully, first dismissing the idea of hiring someone from the village. While the snack stall was doing well, it was still a small business, which meant they could only afford to pay wages instead of sharing the profits.

If they hired someone from the village, any dispute over Silver Coins would likely sour relationships and lead to trouble. There was also no guarantee that the person wouldn’t become selfish, learn the craft, and then set up their own stall.

The best solution was to have someone from her own family do it, but San Ni and Shitou from the Wu family were too young to be of help, and the Mo Family was too busy to spare anyone with their feet hardly touching the ground all day. So, they would have to look outside the village.

Seeing the difficulty the two were having in finding someone suitable, Lixiu couldn’t help but suggest, "Why not buy someone from the trafficker? As long as you hold onto their sale deed, you won’t have to worry about them causing trouble."

"Buy someone?" Mo Yan was stunned. The idea that trading in human lives was a criminal act was still firmly ingrained in her mind, so she hadn’t considered this option.

Now that Lixiu had brought it up, it did seem like a good idea. She quickly asked Xuetuan in the Space, "In my previous life, trafficking in human lives was illegal and would certainly lead to karmic obstacles. Would it be the same here?"

The voice of Xuetuan quickly responded in her mind, "It depends on the circumstances. If you buy this person to save them, then it’s an act of merit and won’t bring about any karmic obstacles."

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan was relieved and said to the still hesitant Wu’s, "Then let’s buy someone. It’s much simpler than finding someone."

Wu’s, seeing her consent, naturally couldn’t say anything against it and even took the matter of buying someone upon herself, insisting that Mo Yan should not spend any Silver.

The current Wu family could afford to support one more person, so Mo Yan didn’t press the matter. She only reminded Wu’s to make sure they bought someone who was willing to sell themselves, to avoid affecting the Wu family’s accumulated virtue and fortune.

Wu’s assented repeatedly.

...

When dinner time came, Mo Qingze hadn’t woken up, so Mo Yan had no choice but to feed him a bowl of diluted Spirit Spring Water. She had Lixiu keep the food warm in the pot, then went to the storeroom to get the five Beast Cards bestowed by the Emperor, and returned to her room to enter the Space with the five animals.

The five Beast Cards were made of pure gold, each about the size of an adult’s palm, with a small hole at the top for threading. Below the hole, a gemstone was set, and each of the five stones was of a different color. The front had a raised "Imperial" character, signifying that the cards were an imperial gift, and the rest of the blank space was adorned with patterns of auspicious clouds. The Beast Cards appeared very exquisite and had obviously been made with care.

It took Mo Yan half an hour to craft five colorful cords that matched the gemstones, and thread them through the Beast Cards to make necklaces for the five animals.

Little Flower, being silver-white all over, matched well with the refreshing green Gem Beast Badge. Dabai, with its darker furred neck, sported the vibrant Ruby Beast Badge. Mao Tuan, black and yellow striped, looked striking with the Sapphire Beast Badge. The Golden Beast, being all gold, was best suited for the Black Gem Beast Badge, and the remaining Purple Gem Beast Badge was given to the Red Python.

With the Beast Cards, the five animals could move freely among people even without Mo Yan by their side.

Unaccustomed to having gold around their necks, the five animals felt a bit awkward. Seeing Little Flower scowling and scratching at it with its paws, Mo Yan thought it didn’t like the badge and was about to take it off, planning to only put it on when necessary.

Instead, the creature became adamant, racing over to the edge of the Spiritual Spring and howling at its reflection in the water. Its vain display attracted seven pairs of disdainful eyes!

The five animals chased and frolicked in the Space. Mo Yan, while familiarizing herself with the medicinal properties of the plants in the Space using a personal letter from Doctor Du, discussed the matter of the Lin Family with Xuetuan. She didn’t want to become Emperor Huian’s pawn in dealing with the Lin Family, so she needed to understand the grievances between Emperor Huian and the Lin Family.

Expecting a quick answer from Xuetuan, which was usually easy to talk to, she was surprised when it refused to say anything, urging Mo Yan to explore on her own instead.

Frustrated, Mo Yan grabbed Xuetuan and continuously tickled its sensitive spots, "Why won’t you speak? If you can’t explain things properly, I won’t stop!"

"Stop it... ah... bad Yanyan, bully... hee hee... wu wu... no more, no more, please, let go, let go, ah ha ha... ha ha ha..." Xuetuan, shaking with laughter and sounding half-crying, half-laughing, finally pleaded with its master for mercy.

Mo Yan showed no mercy, tickling even more fiercely, "So will you speak or not?"

"Don’t want, don’t want to speak... ah, wu wu... hahaha... ok, ok, stop, I’ll speak, I’ll speak, please stop!" Xuetuan’s eyes were spinning from the tickling, and eventually, it sobbed and surrendered to the "tyranny" of its master.

Facing such a ferocious master, even an Artifact Spirit couldn’t bear it!

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