Chapter 46: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 46: The Debut of High-Quality Goods (Part 2)
"I trust you!"
Mo Yan was momentarily stunned, then a brilliant smile spread across her face, her eyes shining like sunlight on a lake.
The feeling of being trusted was simply wonderful!
Lin Yong's prestige in the Lin family was unquestionable. Seeing him readily sign his name, others were even less likely to have any objections. They all rushed forward to sign the contracts one after another.
Seeing many villagers from outside the Lin family also coming to sign contracts, Mo Yan quickly asked them to line up and instructed them to come one by one.
To avoid unnecessary disputes later on, Mo Qingze and Li Zhong carefully read the contract aloud to each villager who wanted to sign it, confirming with them multiple times before allowing them to press their fingerprints.
"Da You, with so many people, won't we be left out at the end?"
Zhang Erniu, who was at the back of the line, had also fled here. Seeing the long line ahead, he couldn't help but ask Zhang Dayou in front of him. There were seven or eight people in his family, and they were still wearing padded jackets. He was hoping to get some cotton to make winter clothes.
"How could that be? Look at all the cotton and food piled up over there!"
Zhang Dayou and Zhang Erniu were childhood friends and had a close relationship. He pointed to the things stacked inside the house, his eyes filled with longing.
Zhang Erniu felt relieved and leaned over to whisper, "I've calculated. Working as a laborer in the city, you can earn at most twenty wen a day, and that's not guaranteed. But if you work for the Mo family for a day, you can get a jin of cotton and two jin of grain. If you were to buy them, you wouldn't get them for less than forty wen."
Zhang Dayou smiled kindly and looked at the busy Mo family with gratitude. "This family must be kind-hearted. They must have seen how difficult our lives are and want to help us."
Zhang Erniu nodded in agreement. "We should work hard when we go to the Mo family in the future. Otherwise, taking advantage of others' kindness would be shameful!"
Zhang Dayou continued to smile innocently, evidently thinking the same way.
Mo Yan walked over and happened to overhear their conversation, couldn't help but glance at them a few more times.
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. These two had clear eyes without a trace of greed. Both their words and actions were filled with gratitude. It seemed their character was not bad. With plenty of work to do at home in the future, it would be better to find reliable people.
While Mo Yan was observing others, she didn't know that someone nearby was observing her. This person carefully scrutinized Mo Yan, confirmed that they weren't mistaken, then quietly slipped away from the crowd and ran towards the west of the village.
After the people in line had finished signing, many more rushed over upon hearing the news, but the fifty contracts were already used up, leaving more than thirty people unable to sign.
Seeing the disappointed expressions on those who hadn't signed, Mo Yan could only tally their names and planned to come back tomorrow. Just now, she had a vague idea in her mind, but she needed to discuss it with her father before implementing it.
After confirming that there were no errors in the fifty contracts, Mo Yan and the others checked the numbers filled in by the villagers on the contracts and began to distribute the cotton, fabric, and food.
This time, the villagers didn't need special reminders and lined up voluntarily. They also understood that they were taking advantage of the Mo family's generosity. When most people heard their names read out, they would express their gratitude to Mo Yan and the others before happily taking their things and running back home under the envious gazes of others.
"Ze'er, you little bastard, you've squandered all of our old Mo family's things! Damn it, it's really infuriating!"
Amidst the cheerful atmosphere, a very discordant voice broke in.
An elderly woman of short stature and a round figure pushed her way into the crowd, pointing a fat finger accusingly at the bewildered Mo Qingze, cursing loudly!
Mo Yan saw her and a flash of insight came to her mind. She remembered who the person was. The smile on her face suddenly turned dark...
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