Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 70 Test_1

Chapter 70: Chapter 70 Test_1

"Second Grandfather, if you knew you were putting someone in a difficult position, why did you still speak up and trouble my father?"

The voice was gentle and soft, extremely pleasing to the ear, yet it made Old Man Mo’s face turn bright red with anger, a hint of viciousness flashing through his eyes.

Against the light, the people in the room couldn’t see the mocking expression on Mo Yan’s face, but Mo Yan could clearly see the expressions on everyone else’s faces, naturally not missing the flash of cruelty on Old Man Mo’s.

"Yanyan, don’t be disrespectful! Won’t you apologize to your Second Grandfather right away?"

Mo Qingze frowned and reprimanded in a low voice, believing that no matter what, a girl should not lose her manners toward her elders.

Mo Yan pouted her lips, manners depend on the person, after all. These people would open a dye shop at the slightest flattery. Polite? She’d be surprised if she could be! But she still had to give face to her father.

Thinking this to herself, Mo Yan stepped forward, approaching Old Man Mo, who had the look of constipation, bowed deeply, and said with full apology, "Second Grandfather, Yanyan was just anxious, worried that father would be deceived and thus acted rudely. Please, Second Grandfather, be magnanimous and don’t take offense at a junior like me."

Worried that her father would be deceived?

Upon hearing this, Old Man Mo felt a sting in his chest, his painstakingly feigned affectionate expression instantly freezing on his face. He barely restrained his hand, which he had nearly slapped harshly onto the face of Mo Yan, who repeatedly thwarted his plans, "No, no problem!"

Seeing that she had managed to infuriate this pretentious paternal saint, Mo Yan felt incredibly satisfied. She beamed a brilliant smile at Mo Qingze and said, "Father, Second Grandfather is really kind. He’s not even blaming me, so please don’t scold me anymore!"

Mo Qingze: "..."

However, Mo Hong’s family failed to detect the underlying sharpness in the conversation. Seeing that the subject had been diverted again, she became anxious and said to Mo Qingze, "If you’re unwilling to drive those outsiders away, then don’t, it would actually be better for you to sit at home and count your money with Yanyan, handing over the business to your brothers. Give them each Five Ounces of Silver a month as salary, after all, we’re all family, there’s no need to nitpick over these details!"

The more Mo Hong’s family talked about it, the better she thought the idea was. By the end, she even put on an "I am generously not nitpicking" expression, as if they were making a huge concession!

Five Ounces of Silver a month?

Everyone in the room was dumbfounded by Mo Hong’s family’s words. Mo Yonglu, Mo Yongshou, and the others were overjoyed; Mrs. Niu and Mo Yongfu were frightened, while Xin’er Zhen’er were angered.

"Heh!"

Mo Yan was so angered she laughed, looking at the self-satisfied Mo Hong’s family with even thicker sarcasm. Manage their family’s business? And want Five Ounces of Silver a month? Such grand pretenses, such a thick face!

"Well, Yanyan, does this mean you agree?"

Seeing Mo Yan, the toughest little minx in the Mo Family, actually laughing, Mo Hong’s family couldn’t help feeling overjoyed. For a moment, she even thought the salary she had mentioned was too little, it should be Ten Taels per person as her three sons had to rise early every day to face the cold wind, it’s not easy indeed!

"Agree? I don’t want to be standing in the cold wind early in the morning either!" said Mo Yan, laughing merrily.

No sooner had she finished speaking than everyone’s gaze suddenly converged on her. There was excitement, urgency, and puzzlement. Seeing her younger siblings nearly jumping up in anxiety, Mo Yan could only toss them a ’don’t worry’ look and continued, "However, managing the selling of vegetables and the money does require knowledge. Not knowing how to do accounts simply won’t do. I wonder if my uncles..."

"It’s just counting, who can’t do that!"

Before she could finish, Mo Yongshou hastily interjected, a smug look on his face he couldn’t hide. He had attended school and could not only count but also read quite a few characters!

"Right, right, I can do it too!"

Not wanting to be outdone, Mo Yonglu also stepped forward and said.

Seeing that both of his younger brothers had spoken, Mo Yongfu said somewhat downheartedly, "Yan girl, Count doesn’t know how to count, just, just let it be!"

"How can we just let it be? Your eldest niece has agreed, why are you being stubborn again? Are you trying to anger your old mother to death?"

Before Mo Yan could speak, Mo Hong’s family exploded, pointing at her eldest son and speaking reproachfully.

"But, but mother, I truly can’t count. What if I make a mistake and lose the silver coin, what then?"

Mo Yongfu said timidly with his head lowered, feeling increasingly inferior from his own mother’s words.

Mo Yan looked amused at the very different reactions of the family members, and her impression of Mo Yongfu improved a bit. At least he knew his own limitations, didn’t he?

She then glanced at Old Man Mo, but met his eyes directly, not missing the astonishment and wariness in them, her smile growing more pronounced.

But to Old Man Mo, that smile appeared insincere, making him very uneasy.

Old Man Mo’s reaction delighted Mo Yan immensely. She turned to Mo Hong’s family, who was still endlessly scolding her son, and said, "Since Count is unwilling, Second Grandma, there’s no need to force him. Later, we could have Count help by delivering vegetables to the big families in the city, which would be more frugal than selling vegetables and managing accounts."

Having said that, she saw Mo Wu’s face flush with urgency as she shook her head vehemently at Mo Yan, who, taken aback, then understood her meaning and chuckled, shaking her head as well.

Seeing this, Mo Wu covered her mouth as tears streamed down her face.

Mo Yan, helpless, could not say much; she could only call out to the yard, "Brother Lin, Sister-in-law Lin, could you come inside for a moment?"

"Yan girl, what, what are you bringing those people in for?"

Mo Hong’s family and her three sons looked nervously at Mo Yan, fearing she might renege.

Mo Yan ignored them and after Lin Da and Mrs. Xiong entered, she said, "Yanyan isn’t sure about the abilities of my two uncles. Let’s give them a test now! These people help sell vegetables for my family, and they’re barely qualified. Since my two uncles want to take charge of the business, they naturally have to be better than them to be convincing. Otherwise, it’s hard for everyone to accept, and neither my father nor I would be at ease!"

With that, Mo Yan looked at Mo Hong’s family, whose expressions were already turning sour, and teased with a wink, "Why do my uncles look so upset? Surely you’re not afraid of being outdone by them?"

"Hmph, let’s have the competition then. I, your uncle, am educated. How could I possibly be outdone by a bunch of bumpkins?"

The provocation worked perfectly, and before Old Man Mo, who had noticed something amiss, could intervene, Mo Yongshou eagerly jumped out, looking disdainfully at Lin Da and the others, his chin almost poking the sky.

"Good, Uncle Three truly is a ’capable person’; let’s get started then!"

Mo Yan said loudly with a smile, yet no one caught the sarcasm in her words!

Capable person? Aren’t those who love to show off and take the lead also called ’capable persons’?

Having heard this, Lin Da, Mrs. Xiong, and the others understood completely.

They had seen shameless, but never to this extent. They weren’t even family anymore, and after such a huge quarrel earlier, now they came running eagerly to take over as master of the house—what a fanciful idea!

It was only because the master considered the face of relatives that he didn’t outright refuse and instead came up with this plan. They had to be smart now, to deflate the arrogance of this thick-skinned family, and absolutely couldn’t afford to lose and cause trouble for the master.