Chapter 179: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 179: Yan Yan's Peril (1)
Looking at the various gift boxes piled on the table, Mo Yan felt a bit troubled. Originally, she intended for the master and servant to take them back. After all, the leader of the guards had already given them one thousand two hundred taels of silver as thanks. However, just as she mentioned it, Xiao Ruiyuan's expression turned cold, and he left with Xiao Shiyi without even looking back, leaving her feeling embarrassed.
The topmost purple gift box bore the words 'Hundred Flavors Pavilion', indicating that it contained the signature pastries of the most famous pastry shop in the capital, Hundred Flavors Pavilion. The pastries from Hundred Flavors Pavilion were limited in supply and highly sought after. To buy a portion, one had to queue up early in the morning.
However, despite their rarity, they were just pastries and couldn't be considered precious. Accepting them wouldn't be a problem.
The following gift boxes contained only ordinary items, nothing too valuable. However, two boxes were filled with hairpins and jewelry made entirely of gold, shining brightly and almost blinding Mo Yan's eyes.
Mo Yan could reluctantly accept these items. However, when she opened the bottom two gift boxes and saw the century-old ginseng, as thick as a child's arm, she almost closed the lids and hurried to catch up with Xiao Ruiyuan to give them back.
Wild ginseng from this era wasn't particularly rare, but century-old ginseng was extremely rare and expensive, fetching over five hundred taels for a single root.
Xiao Ruiyuan had given two roots at once, and they were of excellent quality, with their roots perfectly preserved. Their total value was definitely over one thousand two hundred taels.
This generosity was a bit too much!
Mo Yan silently closed the boxes and tossed the two roots of ginseng into her spatial storage, planning to return them when she had the chance. However, Xiao Ruiyuan's taste was really not that great. Those shiny, heavy gold ornaments, who could wear them out?
Well, when she needed money in the future, she could sell them and sustain herself for quite some time.
Mo Yan didn't know that Xiao Ruiyuan didn't understand the subtleties of gift-giving, and the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion didn't have any elders who sincerely cared about him. Those gold ornaments were all Xiao Shiyi's idea, naturally thinking that the more expensive the gift, the more sincere the intention.
In the end, Xiao Ruiyuan still felt uneasy about it. It was completely the behavior of those nouveau riche in the capital. The Mo family was not a money-grubbing family, so it was definitely inappropriate to send these gifts. But since they had already been bought, he had to carefully select two roots of century-old ginseng from his private treasury and purchase some ordinary yet practical items to avoid appearing disrespectful.
Upon returning that day, Xiao Ruiyuan applied for a month's leave, citing a recurrence of his injuries. He planned to spend this month focusing on following Xiao Hua into the mountains to find the Red snake. Even if Xiao Hua didn't want to lead the way, he would still go in search of it. The Crown Prince's condition could no longer afford any delay.
Early the next morning, Xiao Ruiyuan and Xiao Shiyi rode their horses through the north gate and waited for Mo Yan in a pavilion not far outside the gate. Soon, Mo Yan arrived in a carriage, and they set off together for Liuyang Village.
When the three of them arrived at Liuyang Village, it was still early in the morning, and Xiao Hua was lazily sleeping in its den, lying belly-up.
Mo Yan pinched its ears and scolded, "You sleep so soundly like this. If bad people come at night and carry you away, you wouldn't even know."
Disturbed from its sweet dreams, Xiao Hua looked very innocent, blinking its wolf eyes pitifully at Mo Yan. It whimpered in its mouth, hoping she would spare its already sore wolf ears.
Mo Yan's eye twitched. She couldn't resist the pitiful look in its eyes and reluctantly let go, urging it to get up quickly.
Xiao Ruiyuan was fine, but Xiao Shiyi was seeing for the first time Mo Yan's way of dealing with Xiao Hua. He stared at Xiao Hua in disbelief. Was this the same snow wolf that used to be fierce and arrogant, daring to bully anyone? Was it swapped out by someone?
Because of Mo Yan's arrival, Xiao Hua was in a good mood. After obediently having breakfast, it grabbed onto Mo Yan's hem and dragged her towards the mountain.
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