Chapter 13: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 13: Selling Vegetables (Part 1)
That night, heavy rain poured down, lasting for three days and three nights.
Under the careful care of everyone, Grandpa Li's condition improved significantly. A few days later, he was able to stand up and move around slowly. He was a grateful person and knew that his life had been saved by the Mo family. Although he didn't express much gratitude verbally, he deeply remembered this kindness in his heart.
Originally, Mo Yan's family planned to continue their journey after the rain stopped. However, encountering Li Yan and her grandfather, who were also heading to the capital, forced them to change their plans. They decided to wait until Grandpa Li fully recovered before setting off, so that the two families could look out for each other on the road.
On this day, the sun was shining brightly, another good weather!
Except for Li Yan taking care of her grandfather, everyone else was not idle. Mo Qingze went early in the morning to inquire about shortcuts to the capital, while Xin'er and Zhen'er got up early to gather firewood. Mo Yan, on the other hand, pretended to be looking for food and went to a deserted place, then slipped into the space.
A rich aura rushed towards her, and the fragrance of vegetables filled her nostrils. Her eyes were filled with golden rice and corn. Every time she saw the vibrant scene in the space, Mo Yan couldn't help but feel happy.
In the past half month, she had already harvested three batches of cabbage, and the newly grown ones had been eaten. Tomatoes had also been changed twice. When she first brought out tomatoes, radishes, and even corn, it didn't cause too much attention. Radishes were also good. Eating them boiled tasted even better than cabbage.
Relying on the vegetables in the space, their family didn't go hungry again. Compared to their appearance when they first arrived, the few of them not only didn't become thinner from the journey, but also gained a little weight, and their complexion improved.
However, eating boiled vegetables without salt and oil made Mo Yan almost sick. This time, when she finally encountered a small town, she planned to sell the vegetables and grains in the space for some salt and oil. Long-term absence of salt and oil was not good for the body.
Although she could find food every time, it was not enough to fool the adults. When she first brought out cabbage, Mo Qingze was suspicious. Later, when she brought out tomatoes, radishes, and even corn, he wasn't too surprised. However, he never asked, and Mo Yan never took the initiative to speak. The father and daughter tacitly kept this secret.
Mo Yan packed a lot of cabbage, tomatoes, and corn. There were no radishes this season, so she didn't pick any. As for the ripe rice, without tools to thresh and shell it, she couldn't take it out to exchange for money or let the family eat rice.
Putting the cabbage, tomatoes, and corn into the tattered basket she had picked up, Mo Yan stepped out of the space and hurried towards Longshi Town.
On the way, she met some peasant women from nearby villages who were going to the market. Mo Yan subtly mingled among them and struck up a conversation with a middle-aged woman in her fifties who was carrying pears and seemed easy to talk to. She was good-looking and had a sweet mouth. Although the other women felt unfamiliar with her, they didn't say much, and soon the group arrived at the gate of Longshi Town.
Today, the gate was still guarded by the same yamen runners who had given Li Yan and her grandfather a hard time a few days ago. They charged ten wen per person for outsiders who couldn't produce the Longshi Town pass. Local residents with a pass were allowed to pass freely.
Mo Yan felt her palms sweating when she saw this. She reached into the basket, pretending to search for the pass. Of course, she found nothing. She pretended to panic, her voice trembling with a crying tone, "What should I do, what should I do, I've lost my pass, my father will kill me when I go back!"
The middle-aged woman in front of her heard this and turned around with concern. "Child, don't worry, just search carefully."
Mo Yan nodded hurriedly and continued to search in the tattered basket, naturally finding nothing. To make it more convincing, she even forced out two tears, looking very pitiful.
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