Chapter 668: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 668: The Decision to Accept (1)
The children’s legs were tired, and the mountain path was rough. What was originally a one-hour journey to Liuyang Village took an hour and a half due to frequent stops.
When father and daughter brought the children back home, Li Xiu and the others, who had been anxiously waiting all night and refusing to rest, were finally relieved.
The children were starving, having eaten only in the morning. After walking such a long distance, they were only sustained by the thought of reuniting with their families. Now that they had finally returned to the safety of their village, they were clamoring for food.
Li Xiu and her niece went to the kitchen to prepare a pot of warm dumpling soup, which they served in bowls to each child. While the children ate, Mo Yan and her family went around the village to notify the children’s families.
The families who had lost their children thought they would never see them again and were grieving over the children's clothing. They were unable to sleep. When they heard a knock on the door, they were dazed and thought their children had come home. They hurried to open the door, and to their amazement, the children had indeed returned and were eating dumpling soup at the Mo family’s house!
The villagers almost ran to the Mo house, expecting to see their children’s frightened faces and hear their cries of fear. Instead, the twelve children were in the Mo family’s dining room, arguing loudly about who was the hungriest and had eaten the most dumpling soup. They didn’t look like they had just narrowly escaped danger, which only irritated the worried villagers.
A few villagers, known for their fiery tempers, momentarily forgetting their earlier concern, immediately started scolding and spanking their children with their hands, hitting their bare bottoms while scolding them.
Even after their hands grew sore from the spanking, the children didn’t cry out as usual. When the villagers looked closer, they saw their children’s eyes welling up with tears, gazing up at them with a mixture of sadness and relief. They immediately hugged their children tightly, feeling a wave of fear and regret: they had almost lost this mischievous little troublemaker forever.
Once everyone had calmed down, they expressed their gratitude to Mo Yan and her father in tears, and then inquired about how the children were rescued.
When notifying the villagers, Mo Yan only mentioned that the children had been captured by bandits and were now safe at the Mo house. She didn’t have time to explain how they were found and rescued.
Anticipating the questions, Mo Yan had already prepared her response. Since it was inappropriate to discuss these matters in front of the children, she had her father invite the villagers to the hall adjacent to the dining room while she went to the kitchen to bring the Five Beasts over. As soon as she stepped into the room, she saw the villagers’ faces change instantly. A few timid women even hid behind their husbands in fear.
Mo Yan crouched down, patted Mao Tuan’s head, and softly said to the villagers’ uncertain eyes, “This is the first time you’re meeting my uncles and aunts, so let’s greet them!”
Revealing the Five Beasts today was inevitable. Additionally, the Beast Badge promised by Emperor Hui’an would be arriving soon, so there was no need for further secrecy. It was necessary to let the villagers know in advance.
The Beast Badge would allow the Five Beasts to move freely among people, but it wouldn’t dispel the villagers’ concerns. In the future, if a chicken went missing in the village, they might suspect the Five Beasts. Mo Yan hoped that, since they would be living here, the villagers would be able to coexist harmoniously. Tonight was a good opportunity to establish a positive impression of the Five Beasts in the villagers’ minds.
Mao Tuan, behaving obediently, rubbed against Mo Yan’s hand and then took a couple of steps forward. Standing on its hind legs, it extended its fluffy front paws and, despite the villagers' fear and hostility, made a respectful bow.
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