Chapter 41: Good things come one after another
At this time, the atmosphere in the Mo family fell into a state of silence, with a trace of tension and uneasiness.
Mo Yan was already prepared for revenge. She prepared the food that Lin Yong would need in the next few days in advance, handed the keys to Uncle Meng, and even detained the three little guys at home, preventing them from going outside. , to avoid being plotted by Bu Shiren.
But until September 29, the day before his family was to leave the capital and return to Mojia Village, there was no movement from Bu Shiren!
Am I overthinking it, or was Bu Shiren frightened by her threat that day?
Mo Yan muttered to himself, but when he thought about how Bu Shiren dared to fabricate evidence to frame his father, and even resorted to lynching, he felt that his brain was broken, and he thought that the scum was too timid to take revenge.
Yaner, we are going back to Mojiacun early tomorrow morning. Do you think he will deal with us on the way?
Mo Qingze was always worried. If his three children were harmed because of his father, he would rather die than have such an outcome.
Mo Yan also had this suspicion: "We have to be careful on the road! Fortunately, Brother Lin and the others have to go with us for a while, so we can have someone to look after us on the way!"
As for Lin Yong, after he left that day, Mo Yan explained clearly that she had done him a favor, and this time the other party was willing to help and wanted to repay him, so Mo Qingze had no doubts.
Thinking of Lin Yong, who was good at martial arts and righteous, Mo Qingze obviously relaxed a little: "Thanks to him this time, otherwise our family would be broken up."
Speaking of this, he also broke out in a cold sweat! When he was forced by Bu Shiren, he had thought of dying to prove his innocence. Fortunately, he persisted, otherwise he would not be worthy of his child!
Just as the father and daughter were discussing, several uninvited guests came to the Mo family!
Who are you looking for?
Mo Yan looked at the three strangers in front of him warily. The leader was an old man with a gray beard, followed by two young men, each holding an identical maroon box in their hands.
Manager Shao didn't seem to notice Mo Yan's precautions. He cupped his hands at the father and daughter and said with a smile, "I guess these are Mr. Mo and Miss Mo, right? I'm the manager of Duke Wu'an Mansion. I'm here today to follow the instructions of the young master. I apologize to you!" After saying that, he asked the two boys to put the box on the table: "This is a little thought from our master, to calm your panic. I hope Mr. Mo can forget about being framed for being greedy! "
Wuan Government? Apologize?
So it turns out that Mo Qingze was framed? But even so, with the status of Wu'an Government, there is no need to send someone to apologize to civilians like them!
Mo Yan suddenly felt that her brain was running out of energy, even though this was quite normal in her previous life.
If Mo Yan was just confused, Mo Qingze and Li Zhong who came out later were frightened!
Seemingly sensing their uneasiness, Manager Shao explained considerately: "Since Bu Shiren is a domestic slave of Duke Wu'an, and he does evil with the help of Duke Wu'an, and your family has been framed, it is right for Duke Wu'an to make compensation. , now that all the evil deeds Bu Shiren has done have been found out and he has been sent to prison, he will not trouble you again in the future, so you can rest assured."
Until Manager Shao and others left, everyone was still a little confused, as if they couldn't believe that the problem they were worried about day and night could be solved so easily, and even the evildoers would be punished and would never cause harm to others again.
Mo Yan had an idea and suddenly remembered what Lin Yong said when he left that day. Could it be that he found that young master and then found Bu Shiren? But how did he successfully find the young master and the young master was willing to come forward to solve the problem?
She later discovered that Lin Yong had many secrets, such as that he was a country man with good martial arts skills, and that he might know the young father-in-law of a wealthy family...
For a time, Lin Yong became very mysterious in Mo Yans heart!
Opening the two boxes brought by Manager Shao, I saw that all the white items inside were twelve silver ingots, a total of sixty-six!
Six hundred and sixty taels! What a grand gesture! What auspicious numbers!
Even Mo Yan, looking at these blinding silver ingots, felt a little uneasy!
Yan, Yaner, these, what should I do with these?
Mo Qingze was also dumbfounded. He never expected that these two inconspicuous boxes contained so much silver. He only felt that the silver was very hot to the touch. If he had known it before, he would have let those people take it back.
Of course Ill keep it, keep it and use it slowly! After being surprised, Mo Yan quickly regained her composure: We didnt steal the money, just keep it with peace of mind!
The father suffered a crime and the whole family was frightened. What was the point of collecting some money?
Looking at his daughter who was calmly collecting cash, Mo Qingze felt that he was so useless, that he would be frightened by more than six hundred taels of silver. It was just inconvenient to carry so much money, so he suggested: "Then just keep it." Well, I just have to go on the road tomorrow, so I think it would be better to exchange it for a banknote!"
Mo Yan wanted to shout domineeringly: If there is space, we are not afraid of another silver mountain!
Seeing all this in Li Zhong's eyes, he was very happy for them. He just felt that the Mo family's luck was really good. But thinking about their usual behavior, he also felt that this was probably the so-called so-called good deeds, and he didn't realize it. He wants to do more good deeds in the future, maybe God will have mercy and let him find his daughter as soon as possible.
The happiest people are the three little guys. The unusual atmosphere at home these two days has also affected them. Now that the matter has been resolved satisfactorily, they no longer have to worry.
It was indeed a happy thing to have solved a major hidden danger. Thinking that he would leave for his hometown tomorrow and might never come to the capital again, Mo Yan simply suggested going shopping, which was unanimously approved by the three little guys. Mo Qingze and Li Zhong also I was a little excited, so I locked the door and went shopping together happily.
Its just that they never expected that there would be a big surprise waiting for them on the street!
Thats great. We dont have to rush home all the way. After the resettlement place is determined, we can go directly to the Yamen to change our household registration. My emperor is wise!
Looking at the announcement posted by the Yamen, Mo Qingze read it over and over again excitedly. It wasn't until he put all the information into his mind that he finally believed it was true.
"I didn't expect the twists and turns! It's good like this. Those who are willing to go back can get some food rations and will not starve to death on the way. Those who are unwilling to go back can also settle here in the capital. Now, all the people who fled can get what they want. !
Mo Yan is also very happy. He can think of the people. The current ruler may be a very sage emperor. As long as this continues, Dachu will be relatively stable in the next few years. It is better to live in a prosperous age than a troubled one. I just dont know. Did Lin Yong get the news...
Chapter 42: Divide land to build a house
There are many refugees gathered in the north of the city, and there are also many in the city. However, most of the people who can enter the city are those who have money or have connections and relatives. It is not difficult to stay in the city and settle down and buy property.
Ordinary farmers can only obey the government's arrangements and transfer them to villages under the jurisdiction of the capital. Those who have money can buy some fertile land, and those who have no money can put more effort into taking care of the wasteland allocated to their families by the government. , it is possible to support a family.
The Mo family now has more than a thousand taels of silver, which is quite a lot. If you are lucky and find a suitable house and shop to settle in the city, it will be enough. However, neither Mo Yan nor Mo Qingze wants to do this.
Mo Yan feels that it is much easier to get rich if there is a space, but to prevent others from noticing the secret of the space, one must buy land and cultivate it to cover it up.
Mo Qingze, on the other hand, feels that people's hearts are too complex and he can accidentally get into other people's hands. He is not good at doing business, and it is impossible for his daughter to show up, so he feels that it is more stable to farm in the countryside.
As for Li Zhong, he has three hundred taels of silver on hand and plans to buy some land for planting. If he can't plant it himself, rent it to others or hire others to plant it, life will not be difficult. As long as he can find his daughter within the capital, he I prefer to live a simple and ordinary life in the countryside.
After the two families made plans for their new lives, Mo Qingze and Li Zhong planned to go to the Yamen to register together. This way, they would have a higher chance of being assigned to the same place as neighbors, and they would also be able to take care of each other in the future.
After Mo Yan learned about it, he had an idea in his mind. She has space and money in her hands. No matter where she is allocated, life will not be difficult. But Lin Yong and the others are different. It is winter again and the fields are not producing anything. Life will definitely be difficult. If they can be allocated to one She can also help with the situation. Lin Yong has helped their family a lot, so it would be unreasonable not to help.
Just before she went to look for her, Lin Yong, Lin Da and the others came to her door.
Brother Lin, please come into the house quickly!
Seeing them, Mo Yan greeted them warmly, vaguely guessing their purpose of coming.
Sure enough, after they sat down and drank tea, Lin Yong explained his purpose in just a few words, just as Mo Yan guessed.
Great, I was thinking about this too and planned to go find you!
Lin Da and others were very happy when they heard this. Mo Yan is the benefactor of their entire Lin family'ao. They also know what happened to them before. The benefactor's family only has a few people. They are too weak. Without anyone to help them, they are easily bullied by others. If they are grouped with them, they don't have to. Worried about this issue.
Lin Yong thought even more deeply. For more than two months, Mo Yan had supplied them with so much grain and eggs every day. At first, he really thought she was from the city and wanted to dispose of the grain and vegetables produced by relatives. There are so many of them, who would know that their family also escaped from the disaster, so the grain and eggs must have been bought by her with money.
After learning this, Lin Yong had a lot of thoughts in his mind. Such a sincere and kind-hearted girl was so remembered by others. If she didn't pay close attention to her, she would easily be plotted by others. There are many bad people in this world, so Only then did he help without saying a word, and went to find the person he thought he would never go to in his life to help solve the Mo family's troubles. He felt that it was all worth it!
Mo Yan didn't know that he was thinking a lot, so he quickly urged his father to go to the Yamen to register with them so that he could come back early for lunch.
Lin Yong and the others, more than a dozen of them, were all young people with big appetites. They had no nerve to eat at Mo's house, so they declined one after another. In the end, Mo Yan got angry and reluctantly agreed, secretly planning to come back later. Control your appetite and eat less.
Mo Yan didn't care what they thought. After they left, she took the money to the butcher shop and bought a large piece of good pork belly, seven or eight kilograms of short ribs, a pair of pork liver, and a palm-sized crucian carp. She bought seven or eight pieces and three pieces of tofu. These ingredients, plus the vegetables and fruits in the space, were enough for her to prepare a table of delicious dishes.
Thinking that they were all young people in their twenties and thirties and probably liked drinking, they went to the wine shop to buy a few kilograms of good wine.
The three little guys were not surprised to see her carrying so many things back soon after going out. In fact, the living standard of the Mo family is quite good. Pork is almost never cut off, and eggs are eaten every day. In addition, Mo Yan is good at cooking. Everyone is full with every meal and almost all have meat on their bodies. Especially since Zhen'er is young, the baby fat on her face is very obvious, and now her face has become rounder. Mo Yan likes to squeeze it when she has nothing to do, but she can't help it, it feels so good!
Washing and cutting, with the help of Xin'er and Li Yan, the meal was quickly prepared. Although there were not many dishes, only eight dishes, each dish was generous and served in a pottery pot. There was no way, there were so many People, plates and bowls are simply not enough.
After waiting for an hour, Lin Da and others came back from the Yamen registration. When they saw a table of delicious, delicious and delicious food, everyones eyes widened!
Braised pork, steamed pork ribs, fried pork liver with hot pepper, crucian carp and tofu soup, roasted chicken with potatoes... My dear, they have never eaten so well during the Chinese New Year!
Seeing them staring at the food, looking stupid as if they hadn't eaten in eight hundred years, Lin Yong had a dark face, deeply feeling that he shouldn't stay to eat, but as the smell of the food became stronger and stronger , he couldn't help but swallowed.
Under Mo Qingze's greeting, everyone sat down around the dining table. At first, they thought about eating less and not eating all the food. But when they picked up the chopsticks and took the first bite, they wanted to eat the next one. After two mouthfuls, I couldn't stop at all. Even Lin Yong couldn't hold back and ate three large bowls of rice.
The meal lasted for half an hour. After the wine and rice were full, the eight food basins were almost empty, and not even the soup was left.
Seeing Mo calmly taking away the empty vegetable pots, Lin Yong and others were very embarrassed. It was so embarrassing!
After seven or eight days of waiting, the results of the yamen allocation finally came out. As expected, the Mo family, the Li family, and the Lin family were all assigned to a place called Liuyang Village.
Soon, Mo Yan knew that this place called Liuyang Village was located in the north of the city, backed by Yuhua Mountain, about forty miles away from the capital. Because the land was barren and there were wild beasts in the mountains, there was only a small village called Liuyang Village there. , there are about ten families living there.
There is a lot of unexcavated wasteland in Liuyang Village, and there are also a lot of people passing through this time. In addition to the 23 families of the Mo family, the Li family and the Lin family, there are also 83 families from other places.
Because it is wasteland, the grain output is low, and the government allocates land on a per capita basis, with each person receiving five acres, so the four members of the Mo family are allocated twenty acres. There is no need to pay taxes on these twenty acres of land for three years. Each mu of land is taxed as good land, and 15% of the grain produced is paid. Compared with the 30% tax of the previous dynasty, this is relatively light.
Chapter 43: Divide land for building and repairing
Most of the refugees who poured into the capital took the rations distributed by the government and knelt down to worship at the Eastern Palace. After thanking the Holy Grace, they returned to their hometowns happily with their families.
The remaining half left the refugee camp with just enough food to last until the beginning of next spring, returned to the previously allocated place, built mud houses, cleared the wasteland, and started a new life.
"Master, the case of corruption in the southern government involved hundreds of officials!" At this point, Xiao Shiyi pointed upward: "The man who issued three imperial edicts in succession to reprimand Prince Jing, and then took over the errands of Prince Jing's household department. , to make him shut up and think about his mistakes, why dont we take the opportunity..."
"No need!" Xiao Ruiyuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Prince Jing's faction is the most involved in the case of corruption in the south, but the other princes may not be clean either. In order to pluck themselves out, someone will naturally jump out to make trouble with Prince Jing!"
"It's my master's opinion!" Xiao Shiyi chuckled, flattered, and then said angrily: "Prince Jing ended up like this, it's not unfair at all! If he hadn't tacitly allowed his confidants to greedy Mo for disaster relief food, the disaster-stricken people would have been forced to live If you don't go down, how can you start a rebellion? What's even more annoying is that he actually colluded with the second young master to intercept and kill you, and wanted to destroy the evidence. If you hadn't been lucky and lucky, they would have succeeded!"
Speaking of this "Second Young Master", Xiao Shiyi's expression was very disdainful. In order to seize the title of Crown Prince from his master, this "Second Young Master" had been jumping up and down for many years without making any progress, and he even got involved with the prince. What does this have to do with committing suicide? the difference?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Thinking of this half-brother, Xiao Ruiyuan subconsciously held the wound on his abdomen that had not yet healed, and smiled coldly. He had not paid attention to this kind of idiot, but Prince Jing had to get rid of it. Relying on the fact that he was the eldest son of the emperor, he thought that as soon as the prince died, he would be the crown prince. He didn't want to touch him at first, but he acted more and more arrogantly, opposed the prince at every turn, and even tried to kill him to silence him. If that's the case, then what? He doesn't need to be polite anymore, it will be a disaster if this person remains.
"I was the one who exposed the corruption case, and it was the prince who won that praise. King Huai and those people will not let it go, and my good brother will not rest in peace either. You have people watch them carefully. If there is any trouble, Report immediately!"
Xiao Shishi looked solemn, cupped his hands and said, "I accept your orders!" After saying that, he quietly retreated and conveyed his master's instructions to the secret posts in each house.
With one person missing, the huge study became even more deserted.
Xiao Ruiyuan opened the latest secret message and looked at the contents, his eyes became more unpredictable. It seemed that he had made the right move in exposing the corruption case!
The prince was assassinated when he was young, and his roots were damaged. He was judged not to live past the age of twenty-five. Now the prince is already twenty-three, but he has no heirs, and his health is getting worse. When he went south to quell the chaos, he had no time to care about the prince. Those people began to make moves again. In the face of the national crisis, they actually encouraged that person to establish a new prince to consolidate the country's foundation.
If the case of corruption had not been exposed, and it was the prince's suggestion to distribute the disaster relief food that had been stolen by corruption to the refugees in the suburbs of Beijing, and to resettle the refugees who were unwilling to return home, the prince would have gained a good reputation as a virtuous and kind person. I'm afraid I really can't keep my position!
Thinking of this, the chill in Xiao Ruiyuan's eyes almost solidified! As long as he, Xiao Ruiyuan, is still here and the prince's life is safe, he will never allow anyone to interfere with the position of crown prince!
No matter how turbulent the court was, it could not affect Mo Yan. At this time, she was like a hard-working little bee, writing and drawing on the drawings in preparation for building a house next spring.
The reason why they chose to build a house in the spring next year is because their family wants to build a brick house. The weather is too cold now and it is easy to freeze, so it is not suitable for building a house.
Looking at the drawings that could find no faults in every aspect, Mo Yan imagined what the house would look like after it was built, and couldn't help but smile happily.
Mo Qingze entered the room and looked at his eldest daughter sitting at the desk with a silly smile. He couldn't bear to look directly at her, so he had to interrupt loudly: "Yan'er, just now my father went to Liuyang Village and met Brother Lin who was leading I was cutting down wood to build a house, and when I learned that we were going to build a house next spring, I wanted to prepare the wood we needed. Dad thinks this is fine, what do you think?"
Mo Yan came back to his senses, thought for a while and said: "We need a lot of wood, so let them build their own houses first and then help us cut the wood. But Dad, their life is not easy now. When the time comes, we will You have to settle wages with them!
Mo Qingze nodded, and the smile on his face faded a little: "Dad means the same thing. It's so cold now. I saw that they don't even have any clothes to keep out the cold. It's hard for adults to resist, but it's hard for the elderly and children." Got it!"
Mo Yan felt uncomfortable when she heard this. She hesitated for a while and then expressed her thoughts: "Dad, what Brother Lin and his family are short of most now is food and cotton. In addition to the money for buying foundations and building houses, our family still has money left. There is a lot of money. Our family will build a house next spring, and we will definitely ask Brother Lin for help. I think we can buy some cotton cloth and grain for them, and let them work to pay for it. This will not only help people, but also It wont hurt their face.
Mo Yan thought about these things for a long time. Previously, she planted nearly ten acres of cotton in the space. She picked it all in the past two days and stored it in the space. Based on her experience in growing cotton in her previous life, she roughly estimated that it should be six thousand kilograms. .
These cottons were originally prepared for the Lin family who returned home. Now that they don't go back, she doesn't think of a good way to give them to them. After all, cotton is much more precious than potatoes and sweet potatoes. If she bought it with money, Lin Yong would definitely not accept it, but if it was paid for with their labor, they would definitely be willing.
Mo Qingze thought for a moment and thought this was a good idea: "Okay, when they return to the outskirts of the city in the evening, dad will go over and tell Brother Lin that after we have dinner, we will go to the street to buy cotton and grain first."
In the past few days, the Lin family's house has not been built yet, and there is no place for them to live in Liuyang Village. They can only temporarily live in the house they lived in before.
Seeing that his father agreed, Mo Yan felt relieved, and he could now use up some of the mountains of food in the space!
Just how to get rid of the father and transport the food and cotton from the space? Mo Yan couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
After lunch, while Mo Qingze was taking a nap, Mo Yan explained to the others, then left the house and went straight to the room she rented. After entering the house, she was about to take out the cotton and grain. Little did she know that the connection between her and the space was actually broken, and she couldn't take out the things at all.
She quickly spread her right hand and found that the ancient jade mark was still firmly occupying the palm of her hand. The space was still there, but she couldn't make contact. There was only one possibility!
Thinking of the only possibility, Mo Yan felt as if he had been hit by a cash prize worth tens of millions. After being shocked, all that was left in his heart was ecstasy: the space is actually being upgraded...
Chapter 44: Upgrade the space again
In just half a month, the space was upgraded twice in a row. If everything hadn't been normal before, Mo Yan would have thought that the space had a seizure and was broken!
This upgrade was the same as last time, and it was not unexpected by Mo Yan. In the past two days, she had not done anything to save people. What she did was no different from usual. The only difference was that yesterday, when Lin Yong and the others arrived at the government office, After the food was distributed, she was determined not to let her send any more food.
Could it be said that because of her relief, those five hundred people had a chance to continue living, so their merits were fulfilled in the true sense, and the space was upgraded? Otherwise, why didnt a red line appear on the bead before?
Thinking of these two unconventional upgrades of space, the more Mo Yan thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible. She couldn't help but feel confused in the wind: She was carrying space with her, and she was taking the farming route. Binding, a sense of immediacy that you will be wiped out if you fail to complete the task?
After a short period of chaos, Mo Yan began to look forward to what the space would look like after the upgrade. However, this space upgrade took quite a long time. It was not until more than an hour later that she regained contact with the space. This was longer than the time it took in her previous life. Much, but when she entered the space and saw the second upgrade of the space, she couldn't help but feel that she was willing to wait another day.
I saw that the originally clear vision in the space became foggy. The spiritual energy was too abundant and condensed into mist. The original fifty acres of land expanded again. Mo Yan visually estimated that it was at least one hundred and thirty acres. After the second upgrade in the previous life, there were thirty acres more.
As for the spiritual spring in the center, the area is still so large, but it is covered with a layer of white mist that is richer than the spiritual energy of the space. Standing at the edge of the pool, you can't see the water at all. It can be seen that the spiritual energy has become so rich that it is terrifying.
As for how much the time ratio inside and outside the space has become, Mo Yan still has no way of knowing, but comparing the area and the situation of the spiritual spring, she thinks it should be higher than one hundred to one after the second upgrade in the previous life.
If the area expands, time flows faster, and Mo Yan can still maintain a normal mind, then the new functions added after the upgrade of Lingquan are worth looking forward to!
This time the space is upgraded for the second time, and the spirit spring is also upgraded for the first time. Not only the two original functions of regenerating all things and strengthening the body will be doubled, but also another powerful function has been added: Unlock intelligence for animals.
However, the upgraded spiritual spring water is not useful for all animals. Animals such as chickens, ducks and geese with small brains and low IQs will not be able to drink the entire spiritual spring water. However, mammals such as dogs, cats, and cows can develop spiritual intelligence if they are fed with spiritual spring water several times. Can understand simple speech.
In her previous life, she was an animal protection volunteer. In order to help stray cats and dogs find new owners, she usually fed them spiritual spring water to strengthen their physique and improve their intelligence. Even if no one adopts them in the end, or they are abandoned again, with their intelligence, they can still avoid danger in a crisis-ridden environment and live a better life.
For advanced creatures like humans, spiritual spring water has little effect. Apart from strengthening the body, it can only improve memory. If you want to cure diseases and people like in the novel, you need to upgrade it again.
No matter what, this space upgrade is much better than the previous life. Mo Yan thinks that it should be because he overfulfilled the task twice before and after. Well, he overfulfilled the merits, so it became like this.
As for the fact that she only saved one Xiao Ruiyuan, but she exceeded the quota and contributed to the first upgrade of the space, she could only think that Xiao Ruiyuan was God's own son, and saving him was a great merit.
Mo Yan seemed to have been given a shot of chicken blood, and she began to collect the mature grain and other crops in the space. After all that should be harvested, she transported out the needed cotton and grain.
The total population of the Lin clan is only over ninety, but almost all of them need cotton-padded clothes and quilts. Mo Yan prepared one thousand kilograms based on the standard of ten kilograms per person. Thinking that there were dozens of other families moving to Liuyang Village, and that the family would take advantage of the withered vegetation in winter to buy more hills and wasteland, which would require a lot of labor, they spent another two thousand kilograms.
As for food, she did not prepare rice, but potatoes and sweet potatoes. After all, life is very difficult for the entire Liuyang Village now. Taking out so much cotton at once is enough to impress. If she uses rice, she can't guarantee that no one has bad intentions.
When Mo Yan called a few oxcarts and donkey carts to transport all the cotton and grain to her home, Mo Qingze was standing at the alley, looking around anxiously. When he saw her coming back, he stepped forward to cover her face. Dun scolded.
Dad, I was wrong, dont be angry, I will never abandon you in the future! Um, why does this sound so awkward?
Mo Yan tried to please her father, bowing and begging for mercy. There is no way, since the last incident, this dad has become more and more likely to transform into Tang Seng.
Huh, you are old and have big ideas. What dad said is no longer useful. You may sound nice now, but in two days you will be like your old self again!
Mo Qingze looked at his cautious daughter and felt angry and funny. He could only suppress his smile and continue to scold her with a straight face.
Mo Yan was a little dumbfounded when she heard this. Could it be that in her father's mind, she was just a naughty child who refused to change despite repeated admonitions?
Mo Qingze saw that she was silent, so he just thought she had heard it, and talked more and more, and finally stopped! There is no way. Ever since his daughter survived the disaster, she has become more and more creative since she woke up. He doesn't dislike this, but when his daughter grows up, he will get married, but what man can stand a strong wife? As a father, he naturally I dont want my daughter to have a bad life at her husbands house.
Mo Yan didn't know that her father was thinking too fast and was already worried about her life-long events. Seeing that her father finally stopped nagging him, he quickly asked the coachmen to move the cotton and grain into the main room. This made the originally spacious main room instantly become narrower.
When Li Zhong came back from outside, he saw so much cotton and grain at home, so he asked curiously. After learning about their uses, he admired Mo Yan and his daughter even more. If it were before, he might still feel that The father and daughter are stupid, but after experiencing so many things, he really begins to believe that good people are rewarded!
Thinking of his daughter who is still missing, Li Zhong still panics. In the future, he will do more good deeds and ask for nothing else. He just wants his daughter to be well and to see her again in his lifetime.
In the evening, Mo Qingze went to the north of the city and expressed his thoughts. How could Lin Yong not know that the Mo family was helping them? It's just that life in the clan is indeed too difficult, and he can't refuse at all. He can only keep the Mo family's kindness firmly in his heart again in order to repay it later...
Chapter 45: The best debut (1)
Chapter 45 The best debut (1)
With the cotton grain ready, Mo Yan purchased a batch of coarse cotton and linen from the cloth village. Farmers with ordinary conditions often do menial work, and rarely wear good clothes except when visiting relatives during festivals. Coarse cotton and linen cloth are just right.
Sheng rice favors vs. rice hatred! Mo Yan is willing to help others, but she is by no means a good person. If the villagers in Liuyang Village are in urgent need of food and warm clothes, she can give them to them, but she will not give them in vain. What's more, she didn't calculate the market price of these things. After careful calculation, she still "suffered a loss".
Li Zhong volunteered to help draw up a written contract. This contract can be regarded as an ancient version of an employment contract. The contents of the agreement are clearly written and very fair.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Because they didn't know how many people were willing to do this, Mo Qingze and Li Zhong only copied fifty copies of the contract. Everything was ready. In the afternoon, Mo Yan couldn't wait to call several oxcarts to haul cotton, cloth and grain. Part of them went to Liuyang Village.
Several of the children had never been there, and now they saw the adults who wanted to go there, and they also begged to go and have a look. Naturally, Mo Yan and the others would not refuse such a trivial matter, so they spent a dozen more coppers, hired a donkey cart with a shed that could protect them from the wind, got in, and led the convoy behind them to Liuyang Village.
The originally peaceful Liuyang Village became lively after welcoming more than a hundred households.
Many villagers flocked to the mountain to cut wood and build houses. The original trail from the village to the mountain was widened after being trampled on. Along the way, villagers working together to carry wood could be seen everywhere. A cold wind blew by, and you could hear the sound coming from the mountain. The sound of voices coming, the sound of sawing wood...
When Mo Yan and others entered Liuyang Village, they saw a busy scene, and many thatched houses had been erected in the center of the village.
These more than 100 families are all refugees who have fled from the south. They are poor families who are assigned to a place like this. They cannot even have enough food to eat. Not to mention brick houses, even adobe houses are rarely built by anyone. Most people can only build two thatched houses to make do, and when they have money later, they will knock them down and build a better house.
Lin Yong knew that the Mo family would come over to do business in the past two days. When he went in and out to work, he kept an eye on the village entrance. As soon as the Mo family's motorcade entered the village, he knew about it and quickly put down his work to greet it.
After a few simple greetings, Lin Yong took the people to the thatched house that the Lin family had just built. There are three thatched houses in total. They are empty inside and exude the unique fragrance of wood. There are also a lot of sawdust and thatch piled on the ground, which looks very messy.
Mo Yan and the others didn't mind it either. They asked a few cart drivers to unload the things and pile them in the house. They also spent a few pennies to rent a table and four chairs from the original residents of Liuyang Village.
The Lin family knew about this the day before yesterday. They were not surprised to see the Mo family coming with so many things. Some people were still cutting wood on the mountain, so someone took the initiative to go up the mountain to call for help.
On the other hand, other villagers saw a row of ox carts and donkey carts pulling so many things into the village, and they secretly guessed which house had such a grand display.
Some curious villagers gathered around to watch the excitement. After learning what it was, their minds became more active. After secretly calculating an account, they felt that this was simply a bargain, so they hurried home to discuss it with their families.
Brother Lin, do you think this is appropriate? Mo Yan asked Lin Yong to sit down, took out a contract and placed it in front of him to ask for his opinion.
Lin Yong didn't even glance at the contract, he picked up the pen directly, wrote down the required quantity of cotton, cloth and grain, then signed his name, and finally solemnly pressed his fingerprint under the name, and waited for the ink to dry. , handed it to Mo Yan with both hands, and spoke three words in a rich voice:
Chapter 46: The best debut (2)
Chapter 46 The best debut (2)
"I believe you!"
Mo Yan was stunned for a moment, and then a bright smile broke out on his face, and his eyes were as bright as a lake full of water under the sun.
The feeling of being trusted is simply wonderful!
Lin Yong's prestige in the Lin clan is undoubted. Seeing him happily signed his name, it was impossible for others to have any objections, and they all rushed over to sign the contract.
Seeing that many villagers other than the Lin family came to ask for a contract, Mo Yan quickly asked them to line up and told them to come one by one.
To avoid unnecessary disputes in the future, Mo Qingze and Li Zhong carefully read the contract to every villager who wanted to sign the contract, and only after confirming with them again and again did they let them place their thumbprints.
Brother Dayou, there are so many people, and if we stay so far back, we wont be able to take our turn, right?
Zhang Erniu, who was at the end of the queue, also escaped. Looking at the long queue in front, he couldn't help but ask Zhang Dayou in front of him. There are seven or eight children in his family, and they are only wearing jackets now, so he thinks he can get some cotton to go back and make winter clothes!
How could that happen? There are piles of cotton and food!
Zhang Dayou and Zhang Erniu grew up together and had a close relationship. He pointed at the things piled up in the room, his eyes full of longing.
Zhang Erniu was slightly relieved, leaned over and whispered: "I have calculated that if you work hard for a day in the city, you can earn up to twenty wages. This may not necessarily lead to a job, but if you work here, The Mo family can get one pound of cotton and two pounds of grain for one day's work. If you spend money to buy it, you can't buy it without forty pennies."
Zhang Dayou smiled honestly and looked at the busy Mo family, full of gratitude: "This family must be a good family who has been doing good deeds. They were afraid that they would see us having a hard time, so they thought of trying to support us."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Zhang Erniu nodded in agreement: "Then let's go to Mo's house and work hard, otherwise we'll have to worry about taking advantage!"
Zhang You smiled as naively as ever, obviously he also thought so.
Mo Yan walked over and happened to hear these words, so she couldn't help but look at them twice.
It is said that love comes from the heart. The eyes of these two people are clear and there is no greed at all. They are also grateful in their words. I guess their character is not much different. There will be a lot of work in the family in the future. It will be easier to find reliable people. good.
Mo Yan, who was observing others, didn't know that someone was observing her not far away. The man looked at Mo Yan carefully, and after repeatedly confirming that he was not mistaken, he quietly withdrew from the crowd and ran towards the west of the village.
When the people in line finished signing, many people came over after hearing the news, but all fifty contracts were used up, and these thirty people failed to sign.
Seeing the disappointment on the faces of the villagers who had not signed, Mo Yan had no choice but to count the names of these people and planned to come back tomorrow. Just now, she had a vague idea in her mind, but she just wanted to discuss it with her father before implementing it.
After checking that there were no errors or omissions in the fifty contracts, Mo Yan and others began to distribute cotton, cloth and grain against the numbers filled in by the villagers on the contracts.
This time the villagers didnt bother to tell them, they just lined up on their own initiative. They also knew in their hearts that they had taken advantage of the Mo family, so when their names were read out, most of them would gratefully say "thank you" to Mo Yan and the others, and then happily take their things in front of the envious eyes of others. Run home.
Zezhao, you Yaoshou, all the things in our old Mo family have been ruined by you, a white-eyed wolf. Damn it, Im so angry!
In the atmosphere of joy, a very discordant voice broke in.
I saw an old lady with a short stature, a round face and a fat waist, squeezed into the crowd, pointing her short and fat index finger at the astonished Mo Qingze, and yelling!
When Mo Yan saw her, an idea flashed in his mind, and he remembered who it was, and her originally smiling face suddenly turned gloomy...
Chapter 47: The best family
Chapter 47 The best family
Sharp, greedy, and hypocritical!
These twelve words are perfect for describing Mo Hong, but she is such a top-notch person, but she is Mo Qingzes biological second aunt and the original owners second grandmother.
As soon as Mo Hongshi appeared, Mo Yan's face became extremely gloomy. When she heard her yelling and cursing, the anger and disgust on her face were even more undisguised!
Its just that this family obviously fled to Yongcheng with the people in the village, and they didnt know why they appeared here.
"Well done to you, Mo Qingze. Back then, I didn't mind that you were subjugating your father and mother. I kindly took you home and raised you up. Seeing that you had a smart mind, the whole family tightened their belts and even sent you to school. , but how do you, a white-eyed wolf, repay me? You used my money as a prestige, and made my granddaughter sick and unable to afford treatment. She died of illness on the road. Oh my God, why didn't you open your eyes and kill her? What an unkind and unjust evil..."
Mo Hong sat down on the ground, slapping his thighs with his fat palms, yelling and yelling, every word of which he aimed at Mo Qingze's head.
When Mo Qingze saw Mo Hong, he didn't react at all. When he came to his senses and heard her cursing words, his whole face turned dark!
Just as he was about to step forward, Mo Qingze's hand was grabbed. When he looked back, he saw his daughter shaking her head at him with a cold face.
"Dad, this is not Mojia Village. No one will believe her nonsense! You let her scold you, but I want to see where she got the nerve to come up with these words!"
If you scold her so hard now, don't blame her for slapping her in the face too badly later, even though now she wants to go up and scold her!
Sistersister, itsthe second grandma!
Xin'er held her elder sister's hand tightly and said through gritted teeth, her face full of anger. Zhen'er also grabbed her elder sister's sleeve. There was no longer a trace of smile on her young face, but there was still a faint trace of smile. Fear.
Feeling the anger and uneasiness of the two little guys, Mo Yan felt a lot of hatred in her heart. She had no grudge against Mo Hong, but the memory of the original owner and the reaction of her siblings made it impossible for her to ignore this evil woman who did not know what to do.
Damn it, my poor granddaughter was only six years old, and she was killed by her cousin. Why didnt God open his eyes and kill such a white sheep wolf..."
Mo Hong kept yelling and cursing, saying that her granddaughter was pitiful, but she didn't see a single tear shed. She squinted her eyes and saw that everyone in the Mo family was standing silently. She thought they were shocked. Thinking about the benefits they were about to get, she couldn't help but feel extremely proud and cried even louder.
Er Niu, why do you think this lady looks like a crazy woman? How can she be Mo Shanrens aunt?
Honest Zhang Dayou scratched his head and asked in confusion.
"Well, it's possible! If she wasn't a crazy woman, how could she be so noisy? You see, the Moshan family didn't say anything. Maybe they are poor relatives who ran away from somewhere. They are jealous of Moshan people and want to bring harm to Moshan people!"
Zhang Erniu smacked his lips and replied, he had to tell the truth!
Even though the two of them spoke in hushed tones, Zhang Dayou had a naturally loud voice, and the villagers watching the excitement heard him. They all took it seriously and couldn't help but point at Mo Hong.
This dirty woman, yelling and cursing, is either a crazy woman, or someone who came to make trouble. They still want to receive cotton and grain, but they can't let this shrew succeed!
Mo Hong, who was scolding vigorously, choked up suddenly when he heard the villagers' comments. As a result, he couldn't take another breath and choked in his throat. He suddenly started coughing, his face turned red, and his face was covered with snot and tears. , looks more like a crazy woman.
The jeers everywhere were getting louder and louder. These villagers didn't know Mo Hong, and they didn't know what her relationship was with the Mo family and what grudges she had. However, compared to Mo Hong, who could only curse at the top of her voice, she had just received a favor. They have a better impression of the Mo family.
The buzz around her became louder and louder. Mo Hong, who finally stopped coughing, realized that this was no longer Mojia Village, and people didn't do her thing at all, even if they scolded her for a while, or if they didn't scold her.
Seeing that the situation was very unfavorable, Mo Hong finally decided to take a cruel move. She slapped her **** and stood up, staring at the crowd with dead eyes and shouted: "You are all dead people. Seeing that I am being bullied, you will not come out." help?"
As soon as she finished speaking, more than thirty people squeezed in from the crowd. Seeing them, Mo Hong became even more arrogant than before. She glared at Mo Yan and others fiercely, and finally pointed at Mo Qingze and yelled:
You are such an unfilial person. When you meet these relatives from your hometown, you dont even say hello. Why dont you want to admit that you are a member of the Mo family? Arent you afraid that the ancestors of the Mo family will come up to you at night?
With this in mind, Mo Qingze could no longer remain silent. He was a descendant of the Mo family, and these people were indeed his close relatives. He could not deny these facts!
Mo Yan knew his fathers temperament well, how could he let him come forward? She took a step forward and stood in front of her father's siblings. Looking at the crowd of people cheering for Mo Hong, a sneer appeared on her lips: Do you want to make their family compromise like before?
Dream!
"What are you talking about, Second Mistress? When I first saw you, wasn't my father too happy to react? Even I was very happy! When I fled, Second Mistress took advantage of my father not being at home, so she took her second uncle with her. The second aunt broke in, kidnapped my two only chickens, and took all the food in my family. She also said that our family was born with a low life, and living was a waste of food. We might as well fill your stomachs. I will never forget it until I die! Now that we have met, shouldnt it be time for Second Mistress to return my familys food?
Mo Yan spoke softly and softly, and her gestures and tone were all respectful, but her words succeeded in making Mo Hong and others change their expressions.
If this best second mistress had not robbed the Mo family of food, the original owner would not have starved to death on the way to escape. It can be said that the death of the original owner was indirectly caused by Mo Hong. Since she took over this body by mistake, she has the responsibility to make Mo Hong pay for the death of the original owner!
When the villagers heard these words, their eyes widened one by one. Those who were still a little disbelieving saw that Mo Hong and others looked like they had eaten shit. What else did they not understand?
Are these really relatives? Enemies are nothing more than this!
No matter how thick-skinned Mo Hong was, she couldn't withstand so many disdainful looks. She rushed to Mo Yan angrily, opened her palms, and slapped Mo Yan in the face: "You are so mean..."
Chapter 48: Thirty-nine slap in the face
Chapter 48 Chapter 39 Slap in the face
Seeing that a heavy slap was about to fall on his face, how could Mo Yan stand and get beaten in vain?
In a moment, a tall figure stood in front of her, and Mo Hong, who was short in stature, slapped the figure on the chest.
A scream resounded through the sky, frightening the birds perched on the branches to fly away.
Mo Hong was seen covering his right wrist with his left hand, screaming in pain over and over again. His right hand turned outwards in a strange arc and was shaking like a cramp. It looked like his wrist was obviously broken.
"Where did you come from, you little brat? What did you do to my mother?"
The people who came with Mo Hong couldn't stand any longer. Several men and women stood up and started talking around Mo Hong. A man who looked more or less like her jumped out, pointed at Lin Yong and started to curse.
This man's name is Mo Yonglu, the second son of the Mo Hong family. He has the same virtue as his mother. When he was in Mojia Village, he often bullied Mo Yan's family.
Lin Yong looked at him condescendingly, with no expression on his face. Although he didn't speak, he let everyone see his contempt for Mo Yonglu.
You, you, you son of a bitch, you still dare to fight against me, you are seeking death!
Mo Yonglu, who had always been king in Mojiacun, could not bear this. He clenched his fists, mixed with hatred, and struck Lin Yong in the face.
When Mo Yan saw this, he subconsciously wanted to push Lin Yong away, but he didn't know that Lin Yong was like a rock and couldn't push him away at all.
Mo Yonglu's fist fell, and the fist that was supposed to hit Lin Yong's face instead landed heavily on his chest. There was only a "click" sound, and the next moment, a howl like a killing pig resounded throughout the area. Sky.
I saw that Mo Yonglu's right wrist formed the same weird arc as Mo Hong's, and it was obviously also broken.
The mother and son howled louder than the other. They looked at Lin Yong like a monster. Their eyes were full of fear, but they did not dare to curse anymore.
The surrounding villagers saw with their own eyes that the mother and son hit someone first. Although they didn't understand why it happened like this, no one sympathized with them. They just looked at Lin Yong with eyes filled with awe.
Internal force! Lin Yong must be a master!
Mo Yan stared at the back of Lin Yong's head with admiration. She wanted to reach out and poke his back to verify her suspicion, but the situation was not right and she finally did not do anything.
Zezhao, its not easy for our family to meet each other. Is this how you treat your aunt and cousin?
Seeing that his wife and son were injured, Lao Motou, who had been watching indifferently from beginning to end, finally stood up, but his expression was ugly and tense, and his words were also aggressive.
Second uncle, I...
"Second Grandpa," Mo Qingze's words were interrupted again by Mo Yan: "Second Grandma and Second Uncle made the move first, and everyone here can see it clearly, but my father didn't do anything! "
Mo Yan was wary of Old Mo Tou, and there was no warmth in the depths of her eyes. Who she hated the most in the entire Mo Village was none other than Old Mo Tou! This old man looks honest and loyal, but if he is really honest and loyal, why would he allow his wife and children to go to his nephew's house to plunder food?
In Mojiacun, the best mother and son would go to Mo's house every now and then to cause trouble, but every time something got serious, the second grandpa would pretend to be the nice guy in the middle and show his affection for her father. In the end, the matter was settled. Because of this, the mother and son became more and more aggressive. Otherwise, they would not have gone to the Mo family when they fled and emptied all the remaining food in the Mo family. She did not believe that the second grandfather did not know.
Her father has feelings for this only uncle, but she doesn't, and she doesn't want to get involved with this family because of her father's feelings. Otherwise, she won't be able to live a stable life in Liuyang Village in the future, and she can't let her live now. Dad comes forward.
When Old Mo looked at him again, his old face became even more ugly. He forced out a smile and said to Mo Qingze: "Zezhao, your aunt's cousin is just impatient and has no ill intentions. Your parents are here." Good morning, your aunt is the one who raised you up, and she has provided you with education and a wife all these years, and she is no different from her own daughter!"
Here it comes again, here it comes again, how thick-skinned do you have to be to have the nerve to say such a thing! If the other person was not an elder or the second grandfather of the original owner, Mo Yan really wanted to say the word "shameless" to his face!
Mo Yan clenched her hands and took a deep breath, suppressing the urge. Since she was shameless, why should she stay with this family?
"Why can't I understand what Second Grandpa said? When my grandparents passed away, they left my father a blue brick house with five square sides, ten acres of good paddy fields, and more than eighty taels of silver! "
At this point, Mo Yan deliberately stopped, and sure enough, he heard gasping sounds from all around.
The grandfather of the original owner was a scholar and quite capable. In just a few years, he accumulated a lot of family property. If the two elders had not fallen ill and lost most of it, I am afraid it would have been even more! These properties are quite rich for the villagers who rarely see a few taels of silver throughout the year.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Old Motou's dark old face. Mo Yan snorted coldly, and then continued before Old Motou could refute:
"My grandparents entrusted my father to my second grandfather. Among them, five acres of paddy fields and forty taels of silver were used as repayment for your kindness in taking care of my father. The remaining paddy fields and silver taels were left for my father to study and live. As for the house, it was also reserved for my father to marry a wife. For this reason, the old clan leader came forward to make a contract and asked several clan elders to be witnesses. Many people know about this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding discussion became louder. Forty taels of silver and five acres of paddy field, an ordinary farmer may not be able to earn it after a lifetime of hard work, but he only spends so much just to let his younger brother take care of his nephew. What the old man said before is shameful. Don't feel bad, isn't this a typical example of getting a good deal and still being nice? !
Lao Mo Tou's old face turned the color of pig's liver. Once again he realized that this was really not Mojia Village, and these villagers were not his relatives. His move was useless!
"So what, how about we protect it? How can your father, a five-year-old boy, keep the family property? They are white-eyed wolves, treating their benefactors like this, and they are not afraid of thunder from the sky!"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Before Lao Motou could open his mouth to defend himself, Mo Hong jumped out and scolded the Mo family again, but indirectly admitted these facts, which made Lao Motou so angry that he wanted to give this old woman who had little success but more than enough exposure, a slap in the face.
Originally, Mo Yan was worried that Lao Motou would not admit it, and was thinking of ways to deal with it. How could he expect that Mo Hongshi would come up with a stroke of genius to completely confirm the matter?
Is this the legendary pig teammate?
At this moment, Mo Yan only felt that Mo Hong was particularly pleasing to the eye, and ignored her cursing. She turned to look at Old Mo Tou, with his cold eyes reflecting Old Mo Tou's gloomy face, and added the last blow with a smile:
But Second Grandpa, how did I hear that as early as more than ten years ago, Second Grandpas name was written on those land deeds and house deeds?
Chapter 50: Opening up wasteland and growing vegetables (1)
How did the second aunt do it?
Mo Qingze remained silent, recalling some of the things that happened at his second uncle's house after his father and mother passed away. His memory went from far to near, from fuzzy to clear, and he found that some details that he had ignored in the past emerged in perfect detail. In the mind!
At that time, he had just passed the scholar examination, and at the urging of his second aunt, he married Du, a girl from a neighboring village. The next year he wanted to take the provincial examination, but his second aunt said that all the money left by his parents had been spent, and she did not give him the money to go to Fucheng.
Although he has not calculated it carefully, he also knows that the more than forty taels of silver left by his parents cannot be spent, not to mention that there are still five acres of paddy fields produced every year. Not to mention more, at least two taels of silver are available. , but he didn't want to think about it deeply, and would rather believe that the money was really spent by him.
So he started teaching in the town, earning one tael of silver a month. Three years later, after finally saving up enough money, the second aunt came to the school crying: "Zezhao, your second uncle is dying of illness. The doctor said he wanted to buy ginseng to make medicine. We don't have enough money at home. Please give us your money quickly." take it out."
At that time, he only hesitated for a moment, and his second aunt scolded him in front of the students in the school, saying he was a white-eyed wolf who didn't even care about his uncle's life or death.
He had no choice but to take out all his money and buy ginseng for his second aunt.
Later, after the second uncle recovered from his illness, he went to the school and told him with a guilty look on his face: "Zeya, it's the second uncle who is useless and has dragged you down. Don't worry, in three years, the second uncle will send you to Fucheng even if he is selling iron. .
He was moved and believed his second uncle's words. Other gentlemen in the school also praised him for being lucky to have a good uncle. He also felt that his second uncle was really kind to him.
He comforted himself that he was young and could save three more years to go to Fucheng. Three years passed by. When he had saved enough money and was preparing to go to Fucheng, his second aunt came again: "Zezhao, your third cousin was injured too badly by someone else. All the money at home has been spent. Hurry up." Use your money to save your cousins life!
Everything is exactly the same as three years ago! After the third cousin recovered from his injury, the second uncle took the third cousin to the school with a look of gratitude and guilt: "Zeyou, you saved Yongshou's life. When winter came, my uncle and several of their brothers went up to the mountain to chop wood. I will give you enough money to buy firewood."
With so many teachers and students watching, he could only smile and tell them not to take it to heart.
Even though he was delayed in the scientific examination by various things, he still did not give up. At that time, he naively thought that after waiting for another three years, he would be twenty-six and it would not be too late to take the provincial examination. But he never expected that it would be A year later, his wife Du Shi took advantage of his absence, took away all the valuables in the house, left her three children and eloped with others!
Looking at his son who was waiting for food, his innocent daughter, his sarcastic second aunt, and the villagers who were laughing at the joke, he completely gave up the idea of taking the scientific examination and took care of the three children as both a father and a mother.
He wanted to return to his five acres of paddy field to plant it himself, but his second aunt firmly disagreed. She actually asked to take care of the three children and let him continue to return to the town to sit in the restaurant. He thought about it for a long time, and finally went to school. As soon as he got the monthly silver, his second aunt would come over and ask for nine hundred coins. He thought that with this money, the children would live a better life, so he gave it willingly every time.
But every ten days when he went home and saw the children getting thinner and thinner, he finally became suspicious, and quietly asked his eldest daughter, only to find out that the three siblings were only allowed to eat two small steamed buns a day, and Yan'er was only six years old. Washing dishes and washing clothes for a dozen people in the family.
Finally he couldn't bear it any longer, and finally ignored his second uncle's persuasion to stay and his second aunt's curse, insisting on moving out of the big tile-roofed house with his children and living in the dilapidated ancestral house.