Chapter 217: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 217: Discussing Marriage Matters in the Boudoir, Banquet with Hidden Calculations (1)
The words of the middle-aged woman infuriated Mo Yan and the others. However, Mo Qingze and Li Zhong, being men, couldn't argue with a woman in public. They only furrowed their brows, showing their extreme displeasure.
Mo Yan had no such concerns. She glanced at the spiteful woman and loudly addressed the villagers:
"Dear villagers, although my Mo family may not be a family of great virtue, last year when everyone just moved to Liuyang Village, times were hard. My Mo family thought of our fellow villagers and sent over grains, cotton, and cloth, hoping to help alleviate your immediate difficulties. I believe everyone here has received some. Later, whenever my Mo family needed help, we paid generously for your assistance. Everyone knows the character of my Mo family."
Seeing no one refuting her, she stared coldly at the middle-aged woman and sternly said, "You accuse my Mo family of wrongdoing. I want to ask, what wrongdoing has my Mo family done? If you can't give a reasonable explanation, my family's reputation cannot be slandered so easily."
The middle-aged woman was momentarily stunned by Mo Yan's imposing manner. She then stepped forward and shouted to the surrounding crowd, "Listen to this girl's sweet words! Last year, the cotton and grains you brought home were earned through hard work. The Mo family paid high wages to the workers because they did good work. Otherwise, why would the Mo family pay such high wages? I don't believe this hypocritical family would do a loss-making business."
With a smug look on her face, she stared at Mo Yan and pointed at Mo Qingze, saying, "Your Mo family has done plenty of wrongs. Uncle Mo and Aunt Mo, at the very least, raised your father. Even if their youngest son schemed against your family, they are still relatives. But when they, who have raised you, came to seek help, you actually drove them away. Tsk tsk, isn't this hypocrisy? Are you sleeping peacefully at night with a clear conscience?"
Most people disagreed with her words. The entire Liuyang Village knew what had happened. In the end, it was Mo Yongshou who swindled someone's money. When the other party sought justice, what could the Mo family do? The Mo family didn't even hold a grudge. Instead, when Old Mo fell ill later, they sent a lot of meat and eggs. How could they be as ruthless as she described?
A small number of people who were jealous of the Mo family hoped that the woman would reveal more dark secrets about the Mo family, wishing to tarnish their reputation completely. However, seeing the arrogant woman and the solemn faces of the Mo family father and daughter, they dared not join in.
"This is a matter between my family and my second grandfather's family. Everyone knows the truth. Even if there's something, it's not for an outsider like you to comment on," Mo Yan said with disdain. She felt disgusted by the woman's intentions to seek "justice" for Old Mo's family. Could it be that Old Mo's family was planning something again?
However, the woman's next words dispelled her suspicion.
"Hmph, if there's nothing wrong, why be afraid of what others say?" The woman's arrogance grew even stronger when she heard Mo Yan's words. "My husband demanded five hundred taels of silver from your Mo family, and you sent him to the yamen, where he was severely injured. If you weren't willing to give it, you shouldn't have pretended to be generous. If you didn't give it, could my husband still snatch it away?"
"Aunt Wang, what you're saying is unfair," someone who couldn't stand it anymore spoke up. "Your husband, along with his gang, arrogantly demanded money. What could a young girl do? It was your husband who was in the wrong from the start. Shouldn't the matter be reported to the authorities?"
At this point, someone else couldn't bear it and spoke up, "You've come to their house to cause trouble, and your words are so harsh. Are you not ashamed?"
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