Chapter 366: First Mention of Marriage for Little White Cabbage Female Lead (Part 2)
Chapter 366: First Mention of Marriage for Little White Cabbage Female Lead (Part 2)
Today was November 28th, a day for Mo Qingze to rest and also the day when Guo Guanshi and Zhang's mother and son were sentenced.
Mo Yan sent Li Zhong as the plaintiff to the yamen, while she stayed in the shop to tally up the month's accounts. The shop had been open for a full month, and she wanted to see exactly how much silver had been earned.
In the end, it turned out to be nearly seven hundred taels of silver! Food is a basic necessity, and running a rice shop truly was a profitable business. Of course, this was under the premise where costs were negligible, coupled with the outbreak of war causing grain prices to rise. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible to earn so much.
Even so, Mo Yan was very pleased. If things continued at this rate, the rice shop could easily earn five thousand taels in a year. This was much easier than standing in the cold wind selling vegetables.
At noon, Li Zhong returned from the yamen with the verdict on Steward Guo and Zhang's mother and son. Steward Guo, as the mastermind and the scapegoat pushed out by the Xue family to appease Lord Yan's anger, received the harshest punishment and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Unless there was a new emperor granting a general amnesty, he would never see the sun again.
Zhang's mother and son, as accomplices, were sentenced to ten years. If they managed to survive the ten years, Zhang Fugui and Hu Shi had a chance to reunite as a family. However, conditions in prison were harsh, both of them were over fifty years old, and with no relatives to support them, whether they could survive these ten years was uncertain.
Such a verdict was within Mo Yan's expectations. In any case, whether it was the Zhang family or the Xue family, they wouldn't come looking for trouble with her anymore. Especially with Young Master Yan's respect and compromise, even those who had thoughts about the high-quality grain didn't dare to act rashly.
As long as Young Master Yan's banner flew, Mo Family's fragrant rice business could continue to prosper smoothly. That was the most important thing!
With the Zhang family's pitiful situation, Li Zhong's heart's resentment had nearly dissipated completely, and the gloom between his brows had also cleared up a lot, making him appear much more relaxed.
Evil doers received their just deserts, and Tie Tou and Wang Pangtou were overjoyed. They could go home every day now and didn't have to guard the shop anymore.
By the afternoon, estimating the time the Longshan Academy would let out, Mo Yan personally drove a carriage to Longshan Academy to pick up Mo Qingze. Li Zhong and the others closed the shop and returned to Liuyang Village together.
When they arrived home, before they could even drink hot water, Wang Dali burst into the hall, and Li Xiu and others couldn't stop him. This time, he not only brought several children but also the old father and mother who couldn't walk and were carried in on a door panel.
Wang Dali's eyes lit up when he saw Mo Qingze. Scholars value their reputation, and especially someone like Mo Shanren, who was also known as Mo Shannren, wouldn't drive their whole family away.
Thinking of this, he hurried to Mo Qingze's side, with a mournful expression on his face, pleading, "Master Mo, for the sake of my elderly parents and young children, please show mercy and let our family stay a little longer. As long as we survive this winter, we will definitely move out in the spring."
"Yes, Master Mo, you also have children. If you were in my shoes, would you just watch your children freeze to death outside?" Wang's wife also thought of this and wiped her eyes feigning tears, trying to appeal to his emotions.
Several children joined in the plea, and even the two elderly lying on the door panel wiped away tears.
Mo Qingze put down his teacup and looked at Mo Yan in confusion, silently asking her what was going on.
Mo Yan was thoroughly annoyed. She explained the situation briefly and then spoke loudly to the Wang family members, "Father, since the village chief has decided on this matter, let's not meddle. Otherwise, if others follow suit and don't listen to the village chief in the future, how will the village chief manage village affairs?"
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