Chapter 451: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 451: No One Inquires (2)
“Yan girl, don’t worry. ‘Good wine needs no bush.’ This wine is excellent; people will fight over it sooner or later, haha!” Li Zhong, who had been in business for decades, had a sharp eye. After tasting the delicious grape wine, he knew it held enormous potential value. Originally, he had thought about how to dissuade Mo Yan if she planned to lower the price, but it turned out she was already on the same page.
Mo Yan stayed in the shop for a while and then went outside to stroll around. She noticed many shop assistants on the street climbing wooden ladders to hang two red lanterns at their doors. Out of curiosity, she asked about it and learned that tomorrow was the Lantern Festival, and hanging red lanterns at the door was a sign of wishing for prosperity and good fortune.
So, another Lantern Festival had come around!
Recalling last year's Lantern Festival, Mo Yan couldn't help but remember that thrilling experience. In that courtyard engulfed in flames, she and a dozen abducted girls had finally escaped the dungeon, only to be discovered by the traffickers.
She had thought the escape would fail, but then a man, clad in silver-black armor and accompanied by a group of soldiers, appeared like a god. He captured all the traffickers, rescuing the terrified girls and children. It was then she met Liu Tinglan and became good sisters with her, found Xiao Hua, and, by a stroke of luck, reunited with Aunt Li…
Fate's many threads often connect everything in unexpected ways!
If she hadn't met him for the first time when he saved her family, she might not have saved him later, and their ensuing bond wouldn't have existed. Looking back, it seemed as if everything was orchestrated by the heavens. She was destined to meet him, destined to be entangled in this relationship, like a tangled mess she wanted to cut off decisively but couldn't bring herself to do so.
With a complicated heart, Mo Yan wandered the bustling market for a long time. Immersed in the lively crowd, her somewhat restless heart gradually calmed down. After buying the necessary household items, she bid farewell to Li Zhong and drove the carriage back to Liuyang Village.
At home, she happened to encounter Lin Da, Lin An, and others coming out. Upon inquiry, she learned they were here to ask about opening up new land.
Last year, the Mo family had bought a total of 120 mu (8 hectares) of land, including low-lying and sloping land. Due to the heavy snowfall and bad weather, about 30 mu (2 hectares) of sloping land remained undeveloped. Now that the new year was over and spring busywork had not yet started, Lin Da and the others planned to clear Mo's land first, hoping to earn some extra wages to buy seeds.
Mo Yan calculated that if the same people from last year's land clearing were employed, it would take about twenty days to finish the 30 mu (2 hectares) of land. After a spring rain, the land could be turned over, and the dikes sealed with mud to prevent leakage. Planting some deep-rooted grasses wouldn't be an issue.
This process would take at least two months, just in time for March, without delaying water storage and seedling planting.
With time being ample, Mo Yan said, "Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. If the weather is good after the festival, you can start the day after tomorrow. If you want to rest a few more days, we can start at the end of the month."
Upon hearing Mo Yan's suggestion, which indicated that they would still be employed, Lin Da and the others were pleased and unanimously said, "The weather has been good lately. It seems there won't be any rain or snow soon. The sixteenth is an auspicious day, perfect for starting work!"
Since the workers had no objections, Mo Yan had none either. Thus, the start date was set for the sixteenth day of the first month. Lin Da and a few others volunteered to inform everyone else.
Thinking about tomorrow’s Lantern Festival and the lantern show by Qu Shui River, Mo Yan assumed the younger family members would be eager to go. Surprisingly, no one mentioned it by dinner time. When she brought it up, no one was interested. She found out it was because her kidnapping last year had cast a shadow over the family, and they had decided not to watch the lanterns anymore.
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