Chapter 206: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 206: Moving into a New Home, Xin'er Faints (6)
"That's the idea. Let's inform them then," Mo Qingze nodded. He had the same thoughts, but he asked just in case his daughter disagreed.
After discussing some details, the father and daughter began to act separately, each busy with their own tasks.
Originally, the carpentry shop was supposed to deliver the furniture, but there was too much furniture in the Mo family's house, including large beds, tables, and cabinets. It would take too long for the carpentry shop to deliver each item individually. Mo Yan waited at the street corner and found an old acquaintance, Uncle Meng, to help find ox carts to transport the furniture.
Soon, Uncle Meng found more than a dozen ox carts, most of which had previously helped transport vegetables for the Mo family. Although they weren't too old, they were strong enough to help move the furniture. Mo Yan led them to the carpentry shop.
One by one, the ox carts slowly entered Liuyang Village, and soon, everyone in the village knew that the Mo family was moving their belongings into their new home. Many people came to watch the commotion.
"One, two, three... fifteen! Good heavens, they need fifteen ox carts. The Mo family has so much furniture!"
"This is just the first trip. I heard there's still a lot more behind!"
"Tsk tsk, the Mo family is really wealthy. Look at all this furniture, it's all made of good wood. Just this furniture alone is worth quite a sum of money!"
Seeing so many beautiful pieces of furniture being moved into the house one after another, the villagers were all excited. Such a big house, such good furniture, it seemed that the Mo family was truly prosperous.
Some people felt bitter after seeing this. They had all fled here, but the Mo family's life was getting better and better, while they couldn't even afford to eat.
Others became more resourceful. Knowing that the Mo family couldn't be easily taken advantage of, they thought of ways to get on their good side. In this way, whenever the Mo family had good news, they would naturally think of those who had befriended them.
Hmm, if their child could play with the Mo family's only son, wouldn't that bring the two families closer together?
There was more than one person with this idea, silently scheming in their hearts on how to ingratiate themselves with the Mo family.
Listening to the envy of the villagers around her, one person stood in the crowd, staring at the gate of the Mo family's house with a gloomy expression, full of resentment...
Meanwhile, Mo Yan, who was arranging the placement of furniture in the house, had no idea that the villagers' thoughts had taken several twists and turns. Even if she knew, she wouldn't care. As long as they didn't cause trouble for her family, she would naturally think of the people in the village when good things happened.
The furniture was made according to the dimensions of each room. Since there was so much furniture and the sizes varied, when the carpentry shop made them, they assigned each piece a number. Now, they just needed to carry the furniture to each room according to the numbers, which saved a lot of trouble.
It took fifteen ox carts for the Mo family's furniture. They made two trips each day, and it took three full days to move everything. By then, it was already August 5th.
The next day was the official moving day. As the head of the family, Mo Qingze got up very early and set off a long string of firecrackers at the gate, informing the gods to bless and protect them.
The people in the village knew that the Mo family was moving today, and many villagers came to watch the commotion, especially the children. For them, when a family had good news, it meant they would get candies.
The moving ceremony in Da Chu was very particular, and everything had to be carefully confirmed beforehand to avoid any mishaps.
Mo Yan wasn't familiar with these customs, so she just watched from the side. Whatever Mo Qingze asked her to do, she would do.
Mo Qingze carried the offerings and led his three children to step through the first gate, then began to kneel and bow in the four directions. This was to greet the land deity, hoping that the land deity would drive away all evil spirits and protect the peace of the Mo family's home.
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