Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 823: The 280th Betrothal in Reclamation (4)

Chapter 823: Chapter 823: The 280th Betrothal in Reclamation (4)

Mo Yan listened and pinched his ear, saying, "Do you know the saying ’look before you leap’? Before you act, first consider whether you can do it, what the consequences will be if you do, and whether you can bear those consequences. Once you have thought through these three points, you will know what to do."

The kid was clever, and the older he got, the more tricks he had up his sleeve. Especially with a little schemer like Yun Zhao around, whenever the two of them teamed up to make mischief, they could drive someone mad. Just when you were determined to punish them, they’d present you with a bunch of twisted logic that made you laugh and cry at the same time, draining you of all your anger.

Zhenzhen sniffled and said with a sad face, "Alright, Zhenzhen will try to think more in the future, so as not to make Dad angry!" But it seemed really hard!

Yun Zhao always abided by the principle of ’if we die, we die together, but in poverty not enjoined’. However, he always had to maintain the image of a "good brother". Seeing his little brother so troubled, he patted him on the shoulder and said righteously, "Brothers share weal and woe. When you’re unsure about something, come find your brother. If you still mess up and Dad wants to beat you, brother will take half the punishment for you."

"Really?" Zhenzhen looked at Yun Zhao skeptically, his little face full of distrust. He had been tricked by his brother so many times that it had left a psychological scar.

"Really!" Yun Zhao promised earnestly, "Every time our foster father wanted to punish you, when hasn’t your brother helped you?"

It’s precisely because you help me that I end up getting punished even harder! Zhenzhen felt a pang in his heart, not even understanding why it was so.

Mo Yan pinched his silly little brother’s face, smiling helplessly. The little guy’s cleverness was all spent on doing bad things, and yet he lacked the ability to bear the consequences. Even though he had learned quite a lot from Yun Zhao, he couldn’t keep up with Yun Zhao’s rapid "evolution". Getting tricked was inevitable.

These were just the brothers’ pleasures among themselves. Outside, Yun Zhao was very protective of his little brother, and he didn’t refrain from instructing him in some "skills" so he wouldn’t be foolishly deceived by others in the future. She and their father didn’t stop it because there were always adults watching over them, making sure they didn’t actually do anything outrageous.

Outside the study, Mo Qingze hadn’t really left. Listening to the children’s childish banter, the melancholy feeling in his heart miraculously began to dissipate. Thinking of Xiao Ruiyuan’s previous words, a relieved smile appeared on his face.

He took one deep look at the study and then Xiao Ruiyuan left with a step.

Thus, the marriage between Mo Yan and Xiao Ruiyuan was settled.

As for the betrothal gifts and the formalities of Six Rites, Xiao Ruiyuan dared not be careless. After returning to Jing City, he immediately consulted experts to pick an auspicious date for the ceremonies.

Since the new year had not yet arrived, the betrothal gifts and Six Rites could only begin after the first month.

Upon hearing this, Chu Heng breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Emperor Huian hadn’t mentioned that matter again, Chu Heng knew that it wasn’t over yet. The reason he had been restrained was that he was waiting to make up his own mind.

On this matter, the cousins tacitly kept it a secret from Emperor Huian. By the time Emperor Huian became aware, the families had already completed the first betrothal gift and three rites. Even if Emperor Huian, as the ruler of a country, wanted to interfere, he wouldn’t have a leg to stand on.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the bustling Lantern Festival was over. It dispersed the festive atmosphere of Liu Yang Village, and the villagers were busy in the fields again, preparing for spring plowing.

Everyone in the Mo Family became extremely busy as well. In addition to preparing the materials for the second phase of the winery after the spring, they also needed to cultivate the more than twenty barren hills they had purchased to plant fruit trees.

The more than twenty hills required a large number of fruit seedlings. The cost of transporting them from the South was too high and clearly unrealistic. Fortunately, Xue tuanzi had prepared in advance, using the original fruit trees in the Space to cultivate many seedlings. Especially the grapes—a small section of grapevine, no longer than a pinky finger, could grow into a high-quality grape seedling.

Xue tuanzi spent a few days cultivating all the fruit seedlings. Once they were big enough to be transplanted, she sealed off the Spiritual Energy and adjusted the flow of time to be the same as the outside world. They just had to wait until the barren hills were cultivated, then they would transplant the seedlings.

As for the origin of the seedlings, they would have to rely on Xue tuanzi’s Dream Entering Technique. Without Xue tuanzi, Mo Yan wouldn’t dare to take such a big step all at once; the secret of the Space had to be guarded no matter what.

With so many barren hills, even if all the labor in Liu Yang Village were mobilized, three months would not be enough. Therefore, Mo Yan went to Yang Bao and asked for his help informing the heads of the neighboring villages, so that laborers from other villages could come to help. The wages would be the same as those for the people of Liu Yang Village.