Chapter 59: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 59: Another Incident (Part 1)
"Silly girl, how can Aunt, a married woman, stay at your house? That's not proper!"
Wu Shi couldn't help but chuckle. The in-laws and sisters-in-law at home were not easy to deal with. If she didn't go back, she didn't know how to explain it. It would become widely known. There were more than ten families who fled from Mo's village to Liu Yang Village. She couldn't afford to offend them!
"Eh..."
Mo Yan scratched her head awkwardly. She hadn't thought about this before. After thinking for a moment, she suggested, "We have to go back to the clinic for a follow-up in a few days. It's not practical to run back and forth in such cold weather. How about leaving Shi Tou here and Aunt can come back in a couple of days?"
Wu Shi was somewhat tempted when she heard this. The house was a mess, lacking even warm quilts, and they couldn't even eat properly. It wasn't a good place to recuperate. However, she felt like she and her son were causing too much trouble. She didn't have the face to leave her child behind to bother others. So she declined, saying, "Aunt appreciates your kindness, but Shi Tou is still young. If I, as his mother, am not around, he might cause trouble. I'll take him home, and we'll come back for another visit on the day of the follow-up."
Seeing her determination, Mo Yan didn't insist anymore. She looked at the thin and listless Shi Tou and couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
Just when they finally had a child to play with at home, Zhen'er hadn't even had a chance to be happy before they were going to leave. He became anxious, "Can't we let Sister San Ni'er come over to take care of Shi Tou? With a real sister around, Shi Tou won't be so restless!"
Mo Yan thought it was a good idea. San Ni'er was Aunt's second daughter, the same age as Xin'er, also nine years old. With the two siblings in her house, their lives could be improved a bit. It would be considered as repaying Aunt for her care for them over the years.
After being persuaded by the three siblings, Mo Wu Shi reluctantly agreed. She instructed Shi Tou carefully, telling him to listen to his cousins. Although Shi Tou didn't want to leave his mother, he obediently agreed.
Mo Yan escorted Wu Shi to the street and arranged for a donkey cart for her.
Wu Shi already felt troublesome enough. How could she let Mo Yan spend money? She repeatedly refused, so Mo Yan had to say that the donkey cart would pick up Mo Qingze and San Ni'er anyway, so it was just a convenience. After Wu Shi thanked her several times, she finally got into the cart.
When Mo Yan returned home, she found that Zhen'er had already put on her shoes and was sitting on the bed playing with Shi Tou. However, Shi Tou was a little shy and not very familiar with Zhen'er, so he just quietly watched his little cousin play with the wooden horse and candy figure, not daring to touch anything.
Seeing that Shi Tou's clothes were worn out and thin, and thinking that there was still some cotton cloth left at home, Mo Yan decided to make him a set of padded clothes.
When Shi Tou heard that his beautiful cousin was going to make new clothes for him, he became spirited and cooperatively let Mo Yan take his measurements. In the end, he even shyly kissed Mo Yan's cheek, making her extremely happy and feeling closer to this little cousin.
While everything was harmonious here, it was a different scene in Liu Yang Village.
"What's wrong? You're prosperous now, so you're going to forget about us poor relatives?"
In the fields, Hong Shi pulled Mo Yong Xi, an old woman, and stared at Mo Qingze with indignation, "It was me who raised you back then. Now I'm just letting your cousin and niece stay with you for a few days, and you're unhappy?"
Humph, this ungrateful wretch! Now that he's prosperous, he wants to get rid of the old Mo family. He doesn't even give a damn!
"Poor children in the family are starving every day, but his uncle is living a good life and refuses to help. Sob!"
Beside her, Niu Shi also wiped her tears while pretending to cry, sneaking glances at Mo Qingze's expression through her fingers. Seeing him frowning and not speaking, she immediately cried out, accusing Mo Qingze of being heartless.
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