Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 831: The Coming of Age Ceremony and the Establishment of a School (4)

Chapter 831: Chapter 831: The Coming of Age Ceremony and the Establishment of a School (4)

Some masters were bewildered by the enormous temptation that Space brought, gradually straying off track, committing acts that harmed virtue, and ultimately suffering the consequences, disappearing from the world.

Some masters, however, remained resolute and were not led astray, but once they freed Space from its seal, they dumped all its affairs on it, treating it as a free slave, making it manage Space day and night to acquire a tremendous fortune. They disregarded its loneliness, never coming to keep it company, nor were they willing to continue performing good deeds to help it escape Space...

All the past events flashed before its eyes, and for the first time, tears welled up in Xuetuan’s eyes. Hope after hope followed by disappointment after disappointment, and even despair time and again, its heart had grown numb, not willing to continue searching for a new master, preferring to be trapped in the tiny Merit Pearl.

Yet, while it fell into slumber, it luckily awaited a young girl endowed with nine lifetimes’ worth of virtue. Even though the girl’s spirit was incomplete, at risk of dissipating from the world at any moment, it insisted on staying by her side until the opportunity to recognize its master came, smoothly activating Space.

As it turned out, its judgment that time was truly correct, even though it worried that the new master might die young, leaving it unable to escape the constraints of Space, it was willing to wait. Hence, when that explosion occurred, it took the risk of its spirit dissipating, breaking through the seal and leading its master through the void to return to her first life...

This was the most correct decision it had made since its consciousness had formed; it truly had found a master who genuinely considered its well-being, hadn’t it?

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Sharing a mutual understanding with Xuetuan, Mo Yan could certainly sense its turbulent emotions! Although she didn’t know much about its past, the repeated breaking of hope would have led any ordinary person to despair and become jaded.

She felt fortunate that Xuetuan had chosen her as its master; otherwise, she would have forgotten her past life and awaited reincarnation, and the tragic fate awaiting this life’s father and siblings, as well as the person she liked, would be unbearable to think about. Apart from fondness, she felt a deep gratitude towards Xuetuan in her heart.

Helping Xuetuan free itself from the confines of Space stemmed from her affection as well as a sense of compensation. Either motivation spurred her on to accumulate virtue and perform good deeds.

As she stroked Xuetuan’s smooth, soft belly, Mo Yan confidently said, "As long as we both work hard, there will come a day when you’ll leave Space. Then, I’ll take you to play, see, and eat whatever you want... After all, as long as I live, I’ll always be with you!"

"Yeah, we’ll work hard together to elevate Space to level ten! You’ve got to keep your word, take me to eat, drink, and be merry, or else, I’ll get angry and go on strike!" Xuetuan’s voice was hoarse, its tone imbued with petulant pride.

"Yes, I’ll keep my word, and if I can’t make good on it, then you can go on strike and punish me with hard labor!" Mo Yan agreed heartily, then added, "However, you also need to figure out how to help me accumulate more virtue. Doing good deeds with my own hands, one by one, is just too slow!"

Upon hearing this, Xuetuan’s eyes spun as it indeed thought of a plan: "Aren’t your villages planning to join together to build a school? Each household needs to contribute silver to build the school, but most families will likely contribute very little. Even if the school is built, it might be rudimentary. You can contribute more silver to make the school better, hire several qualified masters, and also sponsor children who wish to study but can’t afford the tuition. If well done, this could count as a great virtue!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan’s eyes lit up, lifting Xuetuan as she exclaimed, "That’s right, it’s a great idea! How come I never thought of it? Xuetuan, you’re so smart!"

The matter of building the school had been under discussion since last year, but the location was a point of contention among the villages. It wasn’t until Mo Qingze cleared himself of embezzlement suspicions and gained some respect in a public trial that the other villages agreed to have the school "settle" in Liu Yang Village.

The silver for building the school was supposed to be divided equally among the households, with each contributing a Hundred Wen. While some were willing, more were reluctant, so the necessary silver had not been collected in full.

Xuetuan, praised, proudly puffed out its round belly, boasting, "I’ve consumed more salt than you have rice, of course I’m smarter than you."

"Right, Xuetuan is the smartest!" Mo Yan lavishly praised, acknowledging Xuetuan’s intelligence, then said, "If I provide all the silver for building the school, create a private Mo’s School, that should increase the virtue, shouldn’t it?"

"No!" Xuetuan immediately objected: "Building a school is a boundless act of virtue, something that various villages had agreed upon together. Villagers willing to contribute will share in this virtue. If you pay all the silver, wouldn’t that deprive them of the opportunity to perform virtuous deeds? That’s not right. However, some villagers are short-sighted and unwilling to contribute, or too poor to afford it, you can instead pay their share. That kind of virtue would truly be yours!"

Enlightened, Mo Yan nodded, "Got it, I’ll speak with the village leaders after the hairpin ceremony is over, then we’ll get the school built as soon as possible."

"Yeah, it’s good as long as you’ve made up your mind!"

After discussing more with the Artifact Spirit, Mo Yan left Space. She arrived at the study, sat down at the desk, and began drafting the plans for the school.

When Liu Tinglan arrived in a rush, the plans were already half complete.

Learning of her close friend’s plans to fund a school, Liu Tinglan momentarily set aside teasing Mo Yan about getting betrothed today, insisting on contributing her own private assets to the school’s construction.

Eager to help her friend accumulate virtue, Mo Yan naturally would not refuse. She contemplated suggesting that after the school’s construction, a Virtue Stele should be erected at the entrance, with the names of all contributors, to inspire the students to study diligently and become virtuous individuals.

After finishing the discussion about the school, Liu Tinglan finally remembered the reason for her visit, smirking, "You sure act quickly, you settled things with Uncle Mo so fast. Tell me, how did you do it?"

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