Chapter 36: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 36 Something Big Happened
Early the next morning, Zhen'er returned with water and saw the pile of things on the table. He hurriedly ran to the room and saw the empty bed by the west window, feeling a sourness in his nose, and couldn't help but cry sadly!
Why did big brother leave without saying a word? He still had many stories to tell!
Zhen'er's crying woke everyone in the house. They all rushed out without even dressing properly. Seeing the things on the table, they instantly understood what had happened. For a moment, they all looked at each other in silence.
Quietly tidying up the things on the table, Mo Yan felt a little uneasy in her heart. Although she had saved the person because of the other party's lifesaving grace to her family, when she thought of the other party's identity, she couldn't help but feel some resentment. She couldn't wait for the person to leave quietly to avoid bringing trouble to the family. But now that the person left without a word, she felt narrow-minded.
Realizing her own contradictory mentality, Mo Yan couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly.
Learning that the silver notes and silver left by Xiao Ruiyuan amounted to nearly a thousand taels, not only did the Mo family feel shocked, but even Li Zhong, who was originally wealthy, was also very surprised. That young master Xiao was indeed generous. It seemed that his identity was not simple!
"Yan'er, what should we do with these things?"
Mo Qingze looked at the pile of silver and silver notes, feeling shocked, feeling distressed... but not greedy.
"Daughter doesn't know. If we knew where he lived, we could return it, but now..."
Mo Yan also felt it was tricky. Originally, she thought that by repaying the lifesaving grace, she had settled a matter of her heart. Later, with the upgrade of the space, she received even more blessings. She really didn't want this silver! Li Zhong had already understood the nature of this family, so he smiled and advised, "I think you should just accept it with peace of mind. We'll need it when we return home in a few days. We can't just leave it or throw it away! Besides, that young master is so generous; he probably doesn't care about this silver."
Li Zhong didn't understand the ins and outs of the matter, but his words reminded Mo Yan.
Although there was no need to worry about food and drink at home, with the increase in the yield of crops produced after the space upgrade, she couldn't casually exchange these things for silver in order to maintain the secrecy of the space. When she returned to Mo's village, with this silver, she could buy a large amount of land, legitimately exchange the things in the space for silver, and when she earned money, it would be easier to do good deeds and accumulate merits.
In this way, the silver would play the greatest role, as if it were performing acts of kindness and accumulating virtues for that person. Thinking of this, Mo Yan's last trace of hesitation disappeared.
She took out five hundred taels of silver notes and handed them to Li Zhong. "Grandpa Li, take these with you. You'll need them on the way!"
Li Zhong's face changed, and he said with a stern face, "Miss Mo, by doing this, you're looking down on me, Li Zhong!"
Unexpectedly, his reaction was so strong, Mo Yan explained helplessly, "Grandpa Li, that day you also worked hard for half the night, and you worried the Yanzhi. This silver should rightfully be half yours! The capital is not a place to stay. There are still many places where silver is needed. If you don't think for yourself, you should also think for the Yanzhi. Please accept it!"
Mo Qingze also persuaded him on the side. It was an unexpected windfall, and he was happy to help the Li family.
Li Zhong's eyes became moist when he heard this. He blinked and smiled, "I misunderstood, but I haven't done much. How can I take so much? If you think highly of us, giving us one hundred taels would be enough. Anything more, I won't feel comfortable taking!"
But Mo Yan felt it was too little and refused to agree. After several rounds of decline, both sides compromised. Li Zhong took three hundred taels, and the remaining nearly seven hundred taels of silver coins and the sword were accepted by Mo Yan.
During breakfast, Mo Yan suddenly remembered that her father was still working at the silver shop, so she reminded him, "Dad, we'll be going back the day after tomorrow. Have you handed over the job at the silver shop to the shopkeeper?"
Mo Qingze swallowed the corn soup in his mouth before replying, "Don't worry, I told the shopkeeper a few days ago, and he's already found someone to take over. He's in the process of handing it over. If all goes well, it should be done today!"
Mo Yan nodded and didn't say anything more. Over the past two months, nothing bad had happened while her father worked at the silver shop. Now that they were leaving, she finally felt relieved and laughed at herself for being too anxious before.
Not long after Mo Qingze left, Mo Yan also went out and came to the grocery store on the street. She handed over the agreed three hundred eggs to the shopkeeper. Although the shopkeeper raised the price of the eggs again, she still terminated the cooperation with him under the pretext of moving, putting an end to the partnership between them.
After leaving the grocery store, Mo Yan went to another more secluded street. When she arrived at an old house, she found that Uncle Meng was already there.
"Uncle Meng, I'm late again!"
Mo Yan greeted Uncle Meng with a smile, and Uncle Meng waved his hand while smoking dry tobacco, indicating it was no problem.
Since Li Zhong and his son moved in, it was inconvenient to transport grain from the alley, so Mo Yan could only use the old method and found this place through the tooth shop. This place used to be very prosperous, but more than ten years ago, one night, this area was struck by lightning, causing a fire that burned down many houses and killed many people. So, this place was considered ominous. The people who used to live here gradually moved away, and outsiders also avoided it as unlucky. Over time, this area became empty.
But for Mo Yan, this place couldn't be better. Moreover, the rent was cheap, only one hundred wen per month. If it weren't for the fact that this place was too old and couldn't be lived in, she would have wanted to move her family here.
After moving the grain onto the donkey cart with Uncle Meng, Mo Yan also got on. This time, she came to find Lin Yong to ask about the arrangements for returning to her hometown. There were nearly a hundred people in the Lin family, and there were also many old, weak, women, and children who lacked clothes. It would be difficult for them to endure.
Coincidentally, after the expansion of the space, she had spent several nights planting a lot of crops, and a large area of cotton had already grown. With the help of the Ling Spring, they were ready for harvest. If she took them out, she could indeed help a lot of people.
As for other people in distress, she couldn't help them at all, she could only help one at a time.
Lin Yong was also worried about this matter. When he heard that Mo Yan had a way to help, the seven-foot tall man couldn't help but tears filled his eyes. He suddenly knelt down towards Mo Yan and said, "Miss Mo, for your great kindness, Lin Yong has no way to repay you. Please accept Lin Yong's bow!"
Mo Yan was caught off guard by this sudden gesture. When she reacted, Lin Yong had already stood up again, and his expression had returned to being expressionless, as if the kneeling just now had never happened.
Lin Yong's kneeling made Mo Yan feel uncomfortable for a long time. She couldn't help but think self-entertainingly, wondering if the kneeling just now would shorten her lifespan!
After dealing with the big event, Mo Yan returned home in a cheerful mood. However, before she could enter the house, she heard the earth-shaking cries of Xin'er and Zhen'er inside. She hurried in and learned from Li Zhong the reason. The whole person felt as if she had been struck by lightning...
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