Chapter 695: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 695: Expanding Speculations (4)
Mo Yan was pleased with Wu Shi’s idea, but knew that implementing it wouldn’t be easy. She said, “The idea is feasible, but you need reliable people to help. Otherwise, with just you and Big Sister Da Ni’er, handling three stalls will be too much.”
Running a food stall isn’t difficult, but making the food delicious is another matter. Many stalls imitate the recipes, but their taste doesn’t compare. The quality of ingredients plays a role, but so do the sauce, seasonings, and cooking techniques.
Wu Shi was thrilled that Mo Yan agreed, but she couldn’t think of suitable candidates at the moment and asked for Mo Yan’s opinion.
Mo Yan considered it carefully and decided not to look for someone from the village. While the business was good, it was a small-scale operation, and hiring someone would only mean paying wages, not sharing profits.
If someone from the village was hired and disputes arose over money, relationships could become strained, and there would be complications. Furthermore, there was no guarantee that such a person wouldn’t take the skills learned and start their own business.
The best option was to hire someone from outside. However, Wu Shi’s younger children were too young to help, and Mo Yan’s family was too busy to spare anyone. Thus, the person had to be recruited from elsewhere.
Seeing their difficulty in finding a suitable candidate, Li Xiu couldn’t help but suggest, “Why not buy a person from a slave trader? As long as you hold their deed, they can’t rebel.”
“Buy a person?” Mo Yan was taken aback. She still thought of human trafficking as illegal, so the idea hadn’t occurred to her.
Now, hearing Li Xiu’s suggestion, she found it reasonable and quickly asked snow ball in the space, “In my previous life, human trafficking was illegal and involved karma. Is it the same here?”
snow ball’s voice soon echoed in her mind: “It depends. If you buy someone to save them, it would be considered merit rather than karma.”
Mo Yan was relieved to hear that and told the still-hesitant Wu Shi, “Then let’s go ahead and buy someone. It’s much easier than finding someone.”
Wu Shi, seeing Mo Yan’s agreement, naturally didn’t oppose and took on the task of purchasing someone herself, insisting that Mo Yan not spend any money.
Wu Shi could still afford to support one more person, so Mo Yan didn’t insist. She only reminded Wu Shi to ensure that the person they bought was willing to sell themselves, to avoid affecting the Wu family’s good fortune.
Wu Shi agreed readily.
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During dinner, Mo Qingze still hadn’t woken up, so Mo Yan fed him a bowl of diluted spiritual spring water. She asked Li Xiu to keep the food warm and then went to the storeroom to retrieve the five beast tokens granted by the emperor. She brought them to her room and entered the space with the five beasts.
The five beast tokens were made of pure gold, each the size of an adult’s palm, with a small hole at the top for threading. Below the hole was a gemstone, each of a different color. The front had a raised “Imperial” character, indicating that the tokens were imperial gifts. The rest of the token was decorated with cloud patterns. Overall, the tokens were exquisitely crafted.
Mo Yan spent half an hour making five colored strings that matched the gemstones and attached the tokens to the five beasts.
Xiao Hua, being silver-white, was suited to the fresh green gemstone token; Da Bai, with darker fur on his neck, wore the bright red gemstone token; Mao Tuan, with black and yellow fur, looked striking with the blue gemstone token; Huang Jin, being entirely golden, matched the black gemstone token well. The remaining purple gemstone token was given to Chi Mang.
With the tokens, the five beasts could now move freely among people even if Mo Yan wasn’t around.
They were a bit unaccustomed to the new golden adornments. Xiao Hua, in particular, seemed displeased and scratched at the token. Mo Yan thought it might not like it and was about to remove it, intending to put it back on only when necessary.
However, Xiao Hua dashed to the spiritual spring, howling at its reflection in the water with an air of vanity, provoking several exasperated looks from the others!
The five beasts frolicked in the space while Mo Yan read through the handwritten notes from physician Du, familiarizing herself with the medicinal properties of the herbs. She also discussed the Lin family issue with snow ball, determined to understand the enmity between Emperor Hui’an and the Lin family.
Mo Yan expected snow ball to quickly provide answers, but surprisingly, it remained tight-lipped, only telling Mo Yan to explore on her own.
Frustrated, Mo Yan grabbed snow ball and relentlessly tickled it, “Why won’t you say anything? If you don’t tell me, I won’t stop!”
“Don’t… ah… Bad Yan Yan, you’re so mean… haha… stop, stop, I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you!” snow ball, shaking with a mix of laughter and tears, finally begged for mercy.
Mo Yan showed no signs of softening, intensifying her tickling, “So, are you going to tell me or not?”
“No, no, ah, woo woo… hahahaha… stop, stop, I’ll tell you!” snow ball, its eyes spinning from the tickling, finally gave in to its master’s “tyranny.”
Facing such a ruthless owner, even a spirit tool couldn’t take it!
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