Chapter 518: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 518: A Plan with No Regrets (2)
The money they earned, minus costs, was split evenly between the two families. Over the past few months, the mother and daughter had accumulated nearly one hundred taels in Wu Shi's possession. Building a simple three-room brick-and-tile house would cost no more than twenty taels. Even if they wanted to build a few more rooms, it wouldn't exceed fifty taels. That money was more than enough.
Seeing Mo Yan understood her intentions, Wu Shi's smile grew even brighter. "It should be like this. Isn't there a saying, 'One's own dog kennel is better than a golden palace'? When I build my house, ah Yan, you must help me plan it well and make it comfortable!"
Mo Yan readily agreed, already having preliminary ideas about the layout of the house.
Da Ni, who could only lie down to recuperate due to a shoulder injury, listened to the enthusiastic discussion about building the house. Her previous unease and restraint vanished in this positive atmosphere.
Thinking that soon they would have a new home where there would be no scolding, no indifference, completely belonging to their family, Da Ni began to look forward to it. She fantasized about the future happiness of their family, her smile becoming even brighter.
Wu Shi and her daughter settled in at Mo's residence. Due to Wu Shi's recent miscarriage and need for postpartum care, and Da Ni's injury not healing quickly, under Mo Yan's strong persuasion, they temporarily set aside their snack stall business and stayed at Mo's to recover.
Physician Du, who visited every few days, was brought over by Mo Yan to treat Da Ni's injury. With his excellent medical skills and Wu Shi's meticulous care, after more than half a month, Da Ni, who had been lying on the bed for a long time, could finally walk around. Although she couldn't work, at least she could sit at the dinner table and eat with everyone.
Da Ni's shoulder injury was properly treated and recovering well. Wu Shi breathed a sigh of relief. She couldn't wait to find Mo Yan and implement the plan they had previously discussed to get the other three children out of the old Mo family as soon as possible. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to rest easy for another day.
"Aunt Wu, this matter can't be rushed. Let's stick to the plan we made earlier. As long as the old Mo family doesn't notice, Tie Tou and the others will definitely be able to leave the old Mo family and reunite with you."
Mo Yan comforted the anxious Wu Shi, her eyes showing a confidence that strangely calmed her down.
Wu Shi tightly held Mo Yan's hand, her eyes red. "Ah Yan, you are our family's benefactor. Without you, the few of us would probably have died in that house sooner or later."
"Aunt Wu, please don't say that. If it weren't for you standing up for yourself, even if I helped more, it wouldn't have made a difference. Besides, I haven't done much, and any credit I have is already offset by the red lines on the merit bead."
Mo Yan couldn't stand Wu Shi treating her as a benefactor. She really didn't think she had done much. Even if she had, any extra credit had already been offset by the red lines on her merit bead.
Wu Shi quickly shook her head. "Aunt Wu doesn't see you as an outsider. You are closer to me than my real niece. With a niece like you, Aunt Wu must have accumulated eight lifetimes of virtue."
These words came from Wu Shi's heart. She really felt that without Mo Yan as her adopted niece, she wouldn't be where she is now.
Mo Yan felt helpless hearing this and quickly changed the subject, talking about the next steps. Wu Shi's attention shifted accordingly, and she stopped mentioning those words.
The implementation of the plan was even smoother than the two had imagined. When they heard that two matchmakers had gone to the old Mo family to propose marriages for Tie Tou and Mo Yongxi respectively, they breathed a long sigh of relief. Subsequently, they paid even closer attention to the activities of the old Mo family.
Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy ensures victory in a hundred battles! To this end, Mo Yan even used one of the two undercover guards Xiao Ruiyuan had sent to protect her (actually, Ruiyuan was worried, and later sent four, just that Mo Yan didn't know, and the mind knows that this is for her.)
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