Chapter 286: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 286: Securing the Shop, Trapping the Zhang Family (Part 8)
Mo Yan had someone tear down the wall between the front and back halls, creating a spacious room with the kitchen still intact. This way, Li Zhong could guard the shop, and Mo Yan could also cook hot meals for herself.
The walls on either side of the main door were also removed, and carpenters from the lumberyard were hired to measure and make sliding doors. With the door open, the room was bright, and even if customers stood at the entrance, they could easily see the items on display.
After carefully explaining the key points and details of the renovation to the workers, Mo Yan began searching for a warehouse.
Since the Mo family's land had not yet produced any grain, Mo Yan couldn't mix the grain from the space with others to sell at the shop. Just like when she supplied the refugee camp with food, she had to rent a warehouse, stack the grain from the space inside, let Li Zhong take it to the mill for processing, and then put it up for sale in the shop.
But doing this might make Li Zhong suspicious, thinking she didn't trust him enough to handle the grain procurement. It was unavoidable for now, but it would be fine once their land started producing grain.
The location of the warehouse also had to be relatively concealed, without arousing suspicion from others. Fortunately, there were many warehouses available for rent within the city, mostly used by merchants to store goods.
Through the help of a brokerage firm, Mo Yan searched for several days and finally settled on a warehouse of about fifty square meters. It was located at the edge of the warehouse area, with goods coming in and out nearby every day. As long as nobody was specifically watching, nobody would notice anything unusual happening there.
Apart from being a bit far from the shop, Mo Yan was satisfied with everything else. The rent was also reasonable, at two taels of silver per month, and she paid for a whole year upfront. After a year, they wouldn't need the place anymore.
With the warehouse sorted out, Mo Yan still had to keep an eye on the shop renovation. Li Zhong would send her to the city every morning, and if he couldn't pick her up in the afternoon, she would take a carriage back herself. At noon, she would go to Mo Qingze's place to cook and eat, which made Han Zhiyun very happy, and she would come over to have lunch every day.
Mo Qingze wasn't informed in advance about the shop and land purchase. When he found out, he didn't blame her for making decisions without consulting him. He only asked if there was enough money at home and even suggested moving to the academy to save some money.
His father's openness and trust made Mo Yan very happy, but Han Zhiyun was amazed at the enlightened mind of his classmate and the kindness of being a father. He was even more envious that he didn't have a capable son early on. Otherwise, wouldn't it be great if they could become in-laws?
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In the blink of an eye, it was late October, and the weather was getting colder. You had to wear thick cotton clothes to avoid feeling cold.
By now, the Mo family's shop was already renovated, and the grain from the space had been stacked in the rented warehouse by Mo Yan in advance. After Li Zhong processed what needed to be processed, he transported it to the shop. In addition to rice, wheat, and corn, there were also various grains such as millet, red beans, green beans, and eggs.
Everything was ready, and they were only waiting for the opening day on October 30th.
On the afternoon of October 28th, Li Zhong hurriedly drove a carriage to Changshan Academy to pick up Mo Qingze. The end of the month was a holiday for Changshan Academy every month.
Mo Yan deliberately set the opening day of the shop on October 30th so that the whole family could attend.
However, when Mo Qingze returned, he brought very bad news: Half a month ago, the Ba Ren tribe's army invaded the border of Da Chu!
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