Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 982: Autumn Harvest Seeking Medical Help (3)

Chapter 982: Chapter 982: Autumn Harvest Seeking Medical Help (3)

Yang Bao, upon hearing this, smiled and said, "It’s good that the day is set. I’ll give the exact date to the villagers later, so they can make their own arrangements."

"Right, then I’ll have to trouble Uncle Yang," responded Mo Yan with a smile as she expressed her thanks.

Yang Bao waved his hands dismissively, insisting it was a small matter, then hesitated for a moment before asking with some confusion, "Yan girl, this house you’re building seems even bigger than your family’s courtyard. What are you using it for?"

The Mo Family was a unique presence in Liu Yang Village and even in the nearby villages, any slight movement at the Mo Family home could attract a crowd of onlookers and gossipers. The Mo Family’s sudden hiring of so many people to build such a large house, without revealing its purpose, only fueled more speculation.

Some said it was to be a workshop for medicinal herbs—hadn’t they seen the large expanse of well-growing medicinal fields on the back hill? Others suggested it was to be a residence to sell to rich and noble families from Jing City. Even more far-fetched was the idea that the Mo Family had found a feng shui treasure site and were constructing a large mansion to ensure the family’s wealth and prosperity flourished...

Mo Yan lived in the village and had heard these speculations. Since they were not negative, she didn’t feel the need to explain. Now, seeing that Yang Bao had asked again, she did not want to reveal the purpose of the house and have it become a topic of discussion before it was even completed, so she played coy, "Uncle Yang, naturally, the construction has its important uses, as for what it will be used for, you’ll know in time."

Upon hearing this, Yang Bao refrained from asking any further, but his curiosity deepened. He even thought that if the Mo Family really had found a feng shui treasure site and planned to build a new residence, he might build his new house nearby to benefit from the Mo Family’s good fortune.

Last year, when growing greenhouse vegetables, Yang Bao’s House had made quite a bit of Silver Coin. He had planned to tear down the old house and rebuild a new one, but the old house’s footprint was too small to accommodate a grand new residence—it wouldn’t be nearly large enough, especially since his grandson would need to take a wife in a few years. He wanted to build something larger so that the family could continue to live together.

For this reason, he even consulted a Feng Shui Master to choose a site for the house, and the Feng Shui Master pointed directly at the Mo Family, stating that the best feng shui in the entire village belonged to them, and suggesting building a new house next to theirs.

However, the Mo Family had purchased all of the vacant land around them. Though Yang Bao was very tempted, he knew that the Mo Family had chosen to build their house alone on the back hill not only because of the good feng shui but also for the sake of privacy, so he didn’t have the guts to ask the Mo Family to sell him a piece of land.

Putting the construction of the new house on hold, he decided to give a portion of the earned Silver to his two sons who wanted to start a small business. He planned to make more Silver Coin and choose a good piece of land to build a large house.

Mo Yan was unaware of Yang Bao’s thoughts. After discussing a few other matters, Yang Bao took his leave and left.

On the day of breaking ground, the sixth day of the lunar month, Mo Yan solemnly offered sacrifices to the deities and then dug the first spade of earth at the selected site. The villagers who participated in the ritual then scattered to various foundations, each picking up shovels and picks and energetically starting to dig.

After making a round of the worksites, Mo Yan returned home. Just as she was catching her breath, a visitor arrived. It was none other than one of the two maids who had previously accompanied Cui Qingrou to the Mo Family to take Cui Pingan home.

"...County Lord, my Lady truly had no other choice but to ask you to come to our house. Considering the acquaintance between Seventh Master and yourself, we hope the County Lord can lend a hand to help Seventh Master."

After listening to the maid’s tearful plea, Mo Yan learned that Cui Pingan had come down with a severe illness as soon as he returned home, burning with fever for six days and nights without regaining consciousness.

In the meantime, the Cui family had summoned all the well-known Doctors from Jing City to examine Cui Pingan, all to no avail. Old Lady Cui had used her own calling card to request the Imperial Physician from the palace, but not only could the physician not diagnose the illness, even after prescribing several strong medicines, he had failed to lower Cui Pingan’s fever.

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