Chapter 676: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 676: Evidence of Framing (1)
With the busy scene of driving stakes, building frames, and digging ditches, the village was abuzz with activity. Many onlookers were speculating whether this year’s greenhouse vegetables would succeed. If they ended up like last year, where losses surpassed the initial investment, more families would face starvation next year. Some even maliciously wished for a storm to come and wipe out these families, hoping that Mo’s family would be held responsible and suffer a tarnished reputation.
Mo Yan heard these rumors but chose to ignore them with a smile. Instead of arguing, she preferred to let the results speak for themselves and prove her critics wrong.
The 90 acres of land had been prepared in advance, awaiting the completion of the irrigation ditches and the construction of the greenhouses before planting. With 70 workers laboring tirelessly, they worked until the last day of September.
On the previous day, all the vegetable seeds and melon seedlings had been planted. While the melon seedlings were watered right after planting, the vegetable seeds needed to be sprinkled with water.
Proper watering was crucial: too much water would compact the soil, making it hard for seeds to sprout and risking them rotting. Too little water would leave the soil dry, making it hard for seeds to swell and germinate. The best method was to use a watering can, which allowed for better control of the water distribution.
The villagers, experienced in farming, were more skilled in watering and fertilizing than Mo Yan, so she left it to them.
With the good weather, Zhen’er and Yun Zhao returned for a rare visit. Mo Yan decided to take the Five Beasts and her younger siblings into the mountains to look for some tasty wild fruits. She hoped to transplant these fruit trees into the space for optimal cultivation, possibly adding new varieties to the orchard.
However, Zhen’er had blurted out their plans to the village children the day before. Early in the morning, Mo’s family found themselves surrounded by a group of eager little ones. The children gazed up at Mo Yan with pleading eyes, promising to behave and not wander off if they could come along.
These children had long wanted to explore the mountains but were forbidden by their families and scared by recent encounters with mountain bandits. Finally, they saw an opportunity and were determined to join, especially with the impressive Five Beasts accompanying them. They were eager to boast about their adventure to other village kids.
Mo Yan could not make the decision on her own and sent the children back home, promising to bring fruits later in the afternoon and inviting them to visit. However, the allure of the mountain adventure overshadowed the promise of fruit, especially with the exciting presence of the Five Beasts.
Faced with the persistent pleas of the children’s parents, who were eager for their children to join the fun, Mo Yan reluctantly agreed to take them along. To prevent any from getting lost or straying, she decided to only bring ten older children, aged seven or above, who seemed less likely to cause trouble.
The younger ones were disappointed and started to pout and cry. Mo Yan, frustrated, directly threatened the older children: if they couldn’t keep the younger ones in line, no one would go to the mountains that day.
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