Chapter 525: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 525: Dust Settles (6)
Establishing ancestral shrines, erecting ancestral tombs, and founding the Mo Clan School... Each of these undertakings was advantageous for the clan. As the patriarch, Mo Fang wished for nothing more than the prosperity and development of the Mo clan. Just the establishment of the Mo Clan School alone made it impossible for him to refuse!
With the clan school, children would have books to read. Even if not every child was suited for scholarly pursuits, there was always hope, right? Even if in the end none of them achieved academic success, enhancing the family's reputation was better than toiling in obscurity. In the future, even if they sought menial jobs in the city, they would be looked upon with more respect than mere peasants.
At the same time, he valued Mo Qingze's talent and believed his name would surely appear on the autumn examination list this year, perhaps even further. With such considerations in mind, sacrificing the old Mo family's interests was nothing at all. Moreover, it was their own ruthless actions that brought this upon them!
With Mo Fang's bias and the support of clan members who endorsed the new clan rules, Hong Shi and the others couldn't stir up any trouble. Tie Tou smoothly led his siblings away from the old Mo household and temporarily settled in Mo Yan's home, awaiting their new household registration and the construction of a new house where they could start afresh.
However, Hong Shi demanded a "fostering fee" of one hundred taels, citing her years of raising Tie Tou and his siblings as justification. This demand seemed reasonable, and Wu Shi and Tie Tou agreed to it for the sake of peaceful days ahead.
Yet, the children had never enjoyed good days in the old Mo household and had always helped with chores, far from justifying one hundred taels. Eventually, with Mo Fang's intervention, they settled it with thirty taels of silver, severing all familial ties devoid of affection.
Wu Shi's family finally reunited. Once their new registration was settled, they joyously bought a plot of land and began purchasing bricks and tiles, preparing to build their new home once the weather cooled after the autumn harvest.
When Hong Shi heard that Wu Shi planned to build a brick-and-tile house, she went mad, smashing everything in her home as if possessed. When Mo Yonglu returned from the fields, he vented all his pent-up anger and frustration onto Mo Yongfu, who grew increasingly silent.
Upon hearing the news from a well-wisher, Niu Shi's expression remained indifferent, showing neither feigned sympathy nor schadenfreude, as if she were merely listening to a story.
Once she had observed for several days and confirmed that the old Mo family dared not entertain any sinister thoughts, Mo Yan fully devoted herself to the construction of the winery business.
However, while receiving the first sum of money from Ye Junyu, she kept her promise and bought a piece of land in the village. She also enlisted Master Lu, Lu Tinglan's uncle, to help construct the Mo Clan Ancestral Shrine.
The construction of the ancestral shrine wasn't solely for aiding Wu Shi's family; Mo Yan had this plan since Mo Qingze decided to participate in this year's autumn examinations.
Mo Qingze aimed for a successful examination and an entry into officialdom without any blemish on his reputation.
It was common knowledge in the village that the Mo family was wealthy, yet they lacked an ancestral shrine despite having a clan leader. Though it wasn't right to impose the construction of an ancestral shrine on the Mo family just because they were wealthy, if Mo Qingze were to offend someone in the future, this could be used against them. She had to be cautious.
This time, due to Wu Shi's family affairs, she approached Mo Fang and proposed the construction of the ancestral shrine. While it would cost a significant sum, in the long run, it would definitely benefit the Mo family more than harm!
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