Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 858: The Truth Behind the Broken Engagement (4)

Chapter 858: Chapter 858: The Truth Behind the Broken Engagement (4)

Liu Tinglan heard this and a look of urgency indeed flashed across her face, but she pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Well, if he wants to meet, let him meet. Can you make decisions for him?"

Mo Yan suppressed her laughter and with a reproachful tone, said, "I didn’t expect you to be so heartless. Brother Shen is truly pitiable! In that case, I really hope that Brother Shen finds the woman of his dreams soon and lives a happy and blissful life together till old age."

Even though she knew her friend’s intention, hearing her say so made Liu Tinglan’s heart sour as if marinated in vinegar, and she said annoyedly: "Stop it, Smelly Yanyan, I won’t fall for your trick!"

Mo Yan was about to tease her friend about falling for some trick, but seeing Liu Tinglan’s nearly tearful face, she feared overstimulation and that it would be hard to coax her back, so she swallowed the words she had ready to say.

The two chatted aimlessly about other topics until sleepiness overtook them in the late night, and they fell asleep without realizing it...

Liu Tinglan rested at the Mo Family home for a full seven days, until Mr. and Mrs. Liu thought she was more or less recovered, and then sent their coachman to fetch her back home.

Having enjoyed good food, drink, and fun at the Mo Family home, Liu Tinglan really didn’t want to leave, and grabbing Mo Yan’s hand, she pleaded, "Yanyan, I haven’t had enough fun. Could you write a letter to my parents, telling them my poison hasn’t completely cleared, and let me rest at your place for another ten days or half a month?"

Mo Yan found this amusing and urged, "You’d better hurry back and deal with the Du Family’s affairs. There’s no need for me to write a letter, your father and mother will be eager to send you over to ’clear your mind’ soon enough!"

She deliberately emphasized the words "clear your mind."

Liu Tinglan was a smart girl and understood instantly. She immediately put on a sad expression: "Like this?"

Mo Yan held back her laughter and praised her friend’s excellent performance with a thumbs up: "Not bad!"

Liu Tinglan, delighted, got on the carriage with the demeanour of one utterly disconsolate in front of her own family’s coachman.

The Liu Family coachman, not knowing what had happened, was momentarily terrified. Once she was on the carriage, he hurriedly bolted the door from the outside and sped towards the Liu Family home, whipping the horses into a faster pace for fear that the young lady would do something drastic halfway.

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Once Liu Tinglan left, Mo Yan became busy. She needed to take care of the construction site as well as the farmland and the building of the schoolhouse.

From early March, the second phase of the winery’s construction had begun, and the vegetables in the greenhouses had almost entirely been sold out. Apart from the Mo Family, the other thirty-five households made at least One Hundred and Eighty Taels of Silver each from the greenhouse vegetables, with some earning nearly Two Hundred Taels.

This considerable income could almost be described as overnight riches. Now, all thirty-five households decided to build new houses after the spring plowing, and the schoolhouse would be constructed simultaneously.

Mo Yan felt that Liu Yang Village was a large one and would become increasingly wealthy in the future. Building a better schoolhouse would meet the children’s educational needs.

So, when discussing how to build the schoolhouse with the village heads and representatives from several villages, she shared her idea of constructing a medium-sized schoolhouse with bricks and tiles, providing better living and dining conditions to retain better teachers.

The village heads agreed to this, but many villagers were not wealthy. When they heard Mo Yan’s plan for the schoolhouse, which would cost at least Three Hundred Taels of Silver, they balked. The contribution of Three Hundred Taels spread over each household meant that each had to come up with at least Eight Hundred Wen, with many reluctant to spend the money. When shared like this, those willing to contribute often ended up paying much more.

Eight Hundred Wen was not a small sum for farming families. Those who were willing but couldn’t afford it objected strongly upon hearing the amount, insisting on the initially agreed Hundred Wen contribution. Meanwhile, families in better financial situations, like the thirty plus households growing vegetables, each offered One or Two Pieces Of Silver.

Mo Yan didn’t force the issue. After the willing villagers handed Hundred Wen to their village heads and the final amount was tallied, she covered the remaining Two Hundred and Forty Taels of Silver herself. Two Hundred and Twenty Taels came from her, and the remaining Twenty Taels came from Liu Tinglan.

With the schoolhouse matter settled, the next task was the spring farming. The Mo Family’s thirty mu of dry land and over a hundred mu of terraced fields needed care. Fortunately, after nearly half a year of training, Tang Xin was capable of handling things on her own. She managed the land works well on behalf of Mo Yan, freeing Mo Yan to focus on the construction site and the affairs of the Liu Family.

Half a month flew by, and there had been no word from the Liu Family. Just as Mo Yan was about to send Maomao over to the Liu Family to check, Liu Tinglan showed up at their doorstep, looking forlorn and personally escorted by an anxious Father Liu and Mother Liu.

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