Chapter 74: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 74: Plans (Part 2)
Due to his perspective, Mo Yan did not notice Zhen'er's unusual behavior and carefully explained the reasons to him, "Everyone in Liuyang Village knows that we don't get along with Second Grandpa's family, but no matter how bad the relationship is, Second Grandpa's family is still our relatives. If relatives are in trouble and we can help but if we don't, outsiders will only say we are heartless and wary of us, maybe even speaking ill of us behind our backs."
Zhen'er had never thought about this before and became fascinated by what Mo Yan was saying, forgetting his sadness for the moment.
Seeing this, Mo Yan continued to pat his head and said, "This time, when Second Grandpa brought his family over, everyone in the village must know about it. If we had refused to help, Second Grandma and Second Grandpa would have criticized our family just like before. Moreover, they did take care of father and us siblings in the past, regardless of whether it was good or bad. In the eyes of others, it was still a great favor!"
Hearing this, Zhen'er nodded thoughtfully, his bright eyes darting quickly.
"We haven't firmly established ourselves in Liuyang Village yet. We can't let them ruin the good reputation our family has worked hard to build. If our uncles take their work seriously, they will be a few more helpers in the family, and outsiders won't find fault with us. But if they dare to cause trouble, we will have a reason to deal with them. At that time, others won't stand with Second Grabd because we are in the right. Do you understand, Zhen'er?"
Those three contracts were not signed for nothing!
"Yeah!" Zhen'er nodded heavily.
In the past, when they lived in their old home, every time Second Grandma came to steal things, if they tried to stop her, she would sit at the doorstep and curse. If they dared to talk back, she would curse even more fiercely, and even call the village chief and clan elders to judge. Despite being young, others only believed Second Grandma. Later, whenever they went out, people would gossip behind their backs, making them unable to hold their heads up and no one wanted to play with them.
Mo Yan affectionately rubbed Zhen'er's hair. The little guy was indeed clever, but she didn't mention the most important reason.
From the memories of the original owner, although Father had abandoned the idea of continuing the imperial examinations, he had never given up on studying. This showed that he still wanted to continue his education. It was just that the family was poor before and forced to give up. Now that they were not short of money, when the new house in Liuyang Village was completed next spring, there would be a good environment for studying.
If Father wanted to continue his studies and participate in the imperial examinations, with his intelligence and years of accumulation, passing the examinations wouldn't be difficult. Passing the examinations not only could improve the Mo family's status in Liuyang Village but also slightly deter some malicious people. Even if Father could not become an official, at least in this era where people were treated like grass, the family would have a bit more security.
In this case, reputation was very important for the Mo family!
However, all of this was just Mo Yan's own speculation. She hadn't found a suitable opportunity to ask Father's opinion yet, and Zhen'er was still young. She didn't want him to bear such pressure at such a young age. Everything should go with the flow.
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Early the next morning, Mo Yongfu and his two brothers followed the vegetable delivery convoy into the city.
Mo Yan didn't trust these three brothers at all and wanted to observe them closely to see if they were really working seriously. So she asked Mo Yongfu to accompany the middle-aged man named Yu Fa, who had been hired from Liuyang Village, to deliver vegetables to the wealthy households.
"Don't worry, Young Miss, I will take good care of Young Master Yongfu."
After Yu Fa assured her, he and Mo Yongfu got on the ox cart filled with vegetables and went to deliver them to various households.
Yu Fa was one of the villagers who had helped the Mo family cut wood before and had fled with them. Later, he became familiar with Lin Yong, and Lin Yong thought he was a good person. Knowing that Mo Yan was looking for someone to deliver vegetables, he introduced him to her.
Mo Yan had deliberately observed him for a while, remembering the amount of vegetables he delivered each time. In the end, the amount of silver he handed over to her was always exactly correct. Some wealthy households would give him a little extra for delivering the vegetables promptly and with freshness, but he always honestly handed it over to Mo Yan, even though she never accepted it.
This time, she let him take Mo Yongfu to deliver the vegetables, and she wasn't worried that they would collude to steal money.
As for Mo Yonglu and Mo Yongshou, Mo Yan had never trusted them. Mo Yonglu was not very bright and easily influenced by others, while Mo Yongshou was scheming. When the two were together, who knew what might happen. She had to keep an eye on them to feel at ease.
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