Chapter 841: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 841: Fooling the Scum (2)
Mo Yan nodded, "Yes, I’ve thought about it. But the winery isn’t finished yet, so I can't spare the energy to build the villas at the moment. Once the winery is completed next year, it will be fine to build them then."
She had made a casual joke with Yan Junyu before, suggesting that he build a few villas near the winery. To her surprise, he agreed. Not long after, he bought several places near the winery suitable for villa construction, ready to start the project at any time.
She also had a considerable amount of silver on hand, and if she sold a batch of precious herbs from her space, it would bring in a lot of money. Building a few small villas near the orchard wouldn't be a problem and wouldn't conflict with the ones Yan Junyu was planning to build.
Li Xiu laughed, "If this gets to Miss Liu, she will probably be overjoyed."
Last spring, Liu Tinglan came over to visit and saw the orchard full of flowers in red, white, and pink. It was so beautiful that she insisted on building a small cabin in the orchard. She wanted to take walks during the day and fall asleep to the scent of flowers at night.
Mo Yan remembered this and was suddenly inspired: "After the exams are over, the flowers in the orchard should be in full bloom. We can invite Sister Lan over to visit. I’ll ask my father to send an invitation to Uncle Liu, Uncle Han, and Brother Shen, and we can have a flower-watching and spring outing. We can prepare the roasting stove and food for a picnic outside. It will definitely be a fun time."
Li Xiu nodded, just about to speak when Xin'er hurried in holding a half-finished spring shirt, accompanied by Zhen'er and others. Zhen'er couldn’t wait and said, "What about Brother-in-law? Elder sister, don’t forget Brother-in-law. It would be great to invite Brother Yan and His Highness the Crown Prince too. The more, the merrier!"
Mo Yan tapped Zhen'er's forehead and scolded, "Your big sister isn't married yet, don't keep calling me ‘sister-in-law’! If someone hears that, they’ll think I’m desperate to get married!"
Zhen'er stuck out his tongue, then playfully clung to his sister's arm, "Then, big sister, let’s invite Brother Xiao. I haven’t seen Brother Xiao for so long!"
Mo Yan rolled her eyes. He had just been here seven days ago, it wasn’t that long!
Zhen'er understood the meaning behind his sister’s eye roll and shyly shook her arm, continuing her plea, "Big sister, just agree. Brother Xiao is so busy with work and has little time to rest. Isn't it a good opportunity to let him relax? Don't you feel sorry for him if he gets too tired?"
Mo Yan did feel sorry for him and was eager to see him too. So, she pretended to think for a moment, and as Zhen'er was about to give up, she reluctantly agreed, "Fine, I'll send a message later. If father asks, I’ll say it was your idea, so don’t blame it on me."
Although the two families, Mo and Xiao, were already engaged, it was still important to maintain proper decorum since they weren’t married yet. Mo Qingze placed great importance on this and didn’t want Xiao Ruiyuan to get too close to Mo Yan, fearing that the "older unmarried" youth might act rashly.
Zhen'er didn’t realize he had been "used" by his sister, but nodded eagerly, "If father asks, I’ll definitely admit it, but if he gets angry, big sister, you must speak up for me!"
"Of course, I’m your sister. I’ll always stand by you!" Mo Yan patted Zhen'er’s head, speaking confidently.
Zhen'er believed his big sister’s words, his face full of gratitude. The words to coax her were pouring out freely. Li Xiu, Xin'er, and the others, who had been watching the entire process, all turned their heads and giggled behind their hands.
Planting fruit saplings was much easier than clearing land and digging tree holes. Even women and children could do it. So, Mo Yan hired three hundred villagers from Liuyang Village and organized the planting of over a hundred thousand fruit saplings on the mountain. The day they finished planting, the imperial exam was just wrapping up.
(End of chapter)
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