Chapter 440: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 440: Divine Protection Ends the Relationship (3)
Xin'er came to report, her words ambiguous due to the crowd, but seeing her younger sister-in-law seemingly seriously injured, she feared her father-in-law and mother-in-law would blame the incident on Tang's family.
Hearing the concern in her words, Mo Yan was touched and explained the whole situation to her.
After listening, Wu shi looked her up and down with suspicion, then suddenly slapped her forehead and exclaimed excitedly, "Yan, Yan girl, it must be divine protection that saved you and punished those who harmed you. Yes, it must be like this, it must be."
Mo Yan smiled wryly at Wu shi, wanting to explain that it wasn't like that, but she couldn't be sure of her own suspicions right now. Moreover, it wasn't harmful for so many people to believe that she had been saved by divine protection from a fate of disfigurement, both for her and for the Mo family.
Seeing her puzzled expression and silence, Wu shi thought she was scared and comforted her, "Don't worry, divine protection is something others can't beg for. It must be because of your kind heart. The gods won't harm you."
Mo Yan nodded helplessly, reluctantly agreeing with the "divine protection" aspect. "Auntie, thank you for explaining it to me. Otherwise, I would have thought something was wrong with me!"
"You silly child, there's nothing to thank me for! This matter has nothing to do with you, so Aunt can rest assured." Wu shi put down her worries, speaking lightly.
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Hong shi sat on the ground, holding the still unconscious Mo Yongxi, crying incessantly. Not a single good word came from her mouth; every word was a condemnation of Mo Yan's family for their malicious intentions and for harming her precious daughter. Mo Yongfu and Mo Yonglu, trying to persuade her from the side, couldn't stop her vicious curses, causing many to look at her with disgust and disdain.
On the other side, with Yang Bao's impartial account and the confirmation of several villagers, the situation quickly became clear to him. He looked discreetly towards Mo Yan, who was talking with Wu shi not far away.
Could it be true that divine protection spared this girl from disaster? Otherwise, why would Mo Yongxi, who attacked without reason, fly out and cough up blood, still not waking up?
Leaving aside other considerations, the Mo family's luck was extraordinarily good. While others barely escaped starvation after fleeing here, the Mo family didn't worry about food and clothing, lived in a large house, and even set up a thriving business in the city. They could turn a deserted wasteland into fertile fields, finding a spring where others would find nothing. If it wasn't for great fortune, who could achieve so much in just one year?
At this moment, Yang Bao was deeply convinced that Mo Yan was blessed with great fortune and divine protection, not to be harmed lightly. Otherwise, who knew if the next Mo Yongxi would be him?
He suddenly felt fortunate that he had established a good relationship with the Mo family from the beginning, and their relationship was now quite good. Whether he could gain any advantage wasn't the point; at least he wouldn't suffer any retribution, right?
Looking at Old Mo's troubled expression, Yang Bao sighed inwardly. Having such a troublesome daughter was indeed a curse. Now that things had turned out like this, it was self-inflicted. Otherwise, who dared to seek revenge from the gods?
"Uncle Mo, you've heard it too. It was your girl who tried to harm Yan girl and was punished by the gods. It has nothing to do with Master Mo's family... What do you think?" He didn't finish his words, but the meaning was clear to anyone who wasn't a fool.
Old Mo's head froze for a moment, trembling as he opened his mouth, taking a long time to find his voice. "V-Village... Village chief, it's not necessarily divine protection. Maybe... maybe it's an evil spirit at work!"
As he spoke, his voice suddenly became louder, whether to convince others or himself, "Yes, that's right, it must be an evil spirit at work! Otherwise, my Xi girl wouldn't have hurt someone with broken pottery. Absolutely not!"
Hearing his words, everyone looked at each other. They didn't really believe it was the work of an evil spirit, considering the Mo family had never harmed anyone. Even when they first arrived at Liuyang Village, they brought cotton and grain. Later, when they worked at the Mo family's place, the wages were higher than in the city. Just recently, when wild beasts came down from the mountains, the Mo family took the initiative to have their dogs patrol the village and even provided grain. If the Mo family's girl was truly under the protection of an evil spirit, would she have done all these good deeds?
Mo Qingze's face turned pale. So this was his second uncle, the "good second uncle" he had once regarded as almost a father figure! He really wanted to ask loudly if he had ever treated him as his nephew!
Closing his eyes, the memories flashed through his mind like a series of pictures. He sadly realized that after more than ten years of being with his second uncle's family, there were hardly any good memories worth cherishing.
It turned out that all along, he had mistaken these people for his family, while they had never treated him as a true nephew!
Opening his eyes, Mo Qingze cast a final glance at Old Mo, his gaze now filled with an unprecedented coldness and detachment. In Old Mo's panicked eyes, he uttered a sentence with clarity and determination, "Second Uncle, Qingze will call you Second Uncle for the last time..."
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