Chapter 167: Dealing with the Troublemaker on the Roof (1)

As Mo Yan walked out, she saw a group of people pushing and shoving their way over. Among them were men and women, young and old, and the one shouting the loudest was a middle-aged man of about thirty. Behind them, a crowd of villagers followed, eager to witness the commotion.

When the group saw Mo Yan, their expressions became somewhat evasive, and none dared to meet her gaze.

The middle-aged man suddenly pushed away the people holding him back and rushed towards Mo Yan, his face fierce as he shouted, "Call your father out, now!"

Mo Yan's expression turned cold, and she ignored him, looking instead at the group behind him with a softer expression. "Fellow villagers, my father is not here right now. If you have any issues, you can talk to me."

Treat others with the respect they give you. Mo Yan didn't even bother to entertain the middle-aged man who started cursing as soon as he arrived.

The group of people looked at each other, all shrinking back, none willing to step forward to speak.

Mo Yan frowned. These people clearly came with a purpose, but now they were acting like this. What was going on?

The middle-aged man, seeing Mo Yan ignore him, became furious. "You little wench, what qualifications do you have to act so arrogantly? Go and bring your father here!"

"Little wench?" Mo Yan looked at him coldly. "Are you from the gutter? Otherwise, why is your mouth so foul?"

"Pfft, hahaha!"

The spectators burst into laughter, pointing at the middle-aged man and laughing heartily.

Enraged, the middle-aged man's face turned red as he waved his fists and cursed at those laughing at him, threatening Mo Yan, "Just because you're a girl, don't think I won't hit you. Get your father here now, you little brat!"

Mo Yan was furious, wishing she could slap the annoying guy away. "If you have the guts, go find him yourself. If not, then get lost. The Mo family's land is not welcoming to bullies who prey on the weak."

"You! You little wench, I'll teach you a lesson!"

In a fit of rage, the middle-aged man swung his fist at Mo Yan's face.

Mo Yan snorted and swiftly dodged the blow, avoiding it entirely.

The middle-aged man was stunned, clearly not expecting Mo Yan to dodge his fist. Feeling embarrassed, he rushed forward, aiming an even heavier punch at her.

"Wang Dali, you dare hit a little girl. You're quite capable!" 

Just as Mo Yan was considering whether to dodge this punch and teach the man a lesson, a familiar voice sounded in her ears. A bony hand appeared in front of her, gently pushing the descending fist back.

Wang Dali, the middle-aged man, stumbled and fell to the ground like a clumsy turtle, looking particularly ridiculous.

Laughter erupted all around, and Wang Dali quickly got up from the ground, his face turning as red as a pig's liver. He glared angrily at those who laughed at him, but didn't dare to direct his anger at the "culprit," Lin Yong.

Lin Yong cast a cold glance at him and turned to ask Mo Yan, "Are you alright?"

Mo Yan smiled, "I'm fine, luckily Brother Lin arrived just in time."

Lin Yong pulled the corner of his lips, his face cold as he asked Wang Dali, "Why are you causing trouble for the Mo family?"

"I, I just want, want to represent the, the villagers who were, were cheated by the Mo, Mo family and seek, seek justice from the Mo, Mo family."

Wang Dali stammered, his neck shrinking as he spoke under Lin Yong's icy gaze, clearly afraid of Lin Yong. 

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 Chapter 940: Finding a Suitable Estate

Shu Yu saw that her father had everything well organized, so she didn't approach him and instead went to see Zheng Gong and the blueprints.

They had made some modifications to the blueprints yesterday, so she wanted to understand what had been changed.

Upon closer inspection, she noticed that the modification was made to the position of the backyard, specifically the pond in the backyard.

Originally, the pond was stagnant, but Zheng Gong discovered that there was an underground water channel connected to the pond, which could turn the stagnant water into flowing water.

Flowing water was naturally better than stagnant water, so Lu Erbai and Zheng Gong had discussed how to proceed.

In this aspect, they were the experts, and Shu Yu only needed a general understanding.

However, this would increase the cost. But that wasn't a problem for Shu Yu. She told them to go ahead with the plans and assured them that if they ran short of money, she would borrow from someone.

Although she said that, Shu Yu actually had tens of thousands of taels of silver on hand. Even if they turned the pond upside down, she had more than enough.

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw someone running over in excitement.

"Ah-Yu..."

Shu Yu raised her gaze and saw it was Da Niu.

"Ah Yu, I've found a few estates, and one of them seems very suitable. Do you want to go take a look?"

Da Niu had been running around helping her look for lands these past few days, and in such a short time, it seemed like he had gotten a tan.

Shu Yu's eyes brightened slightly. "You found a suitable one?"

"Yes, but it's a bit far from here."

Distance didn't matter to Shu Yu. It wouldn't be too far as long as it wasn't in the capital city. As long as the location was suitable, she was fine with it.

"Then let's go see it now."

She returned the blueprints to Zheng Gong and informed Lu Erbai before quickly walking out with Da Niu.

The villagers from Shishi Village who were working nearby were momentarily stunned. They had wanted to greet Da Niu, but before they could, he said a few words and ran off.

Someone whispered to Lai Jin Hai, "What did Da Niu mean by 'estates'? Do you know?"

Lai Jin Hai had no idea, so he instinctively took a few steps forward.

"Da Niu!"

Da Niu halted his steps and turned around, looking somewhat surprised at Lai Jin Hai. "Brother-in-law, what are you doing here?"

Lai Jin Hai explained, "We're all here to work on the mansion. Besides me, your little uncle and cousin are also here."

Da Niu suddenly realized, but he didn't have time for pleasantries. He said to Lai Jin Hai, "Brother-in-law, you guys have just arrived here, right?"

Seeing Lai Jin Hai nod, he continued, "Alright then. I'll come over later to see you all. I have some business to attend to outside the city right now."

"Sure, take care of your matters first. We'll talk when you have time."

As they spoke, the two continued walking. When they reached the shadow wall, Lai Jin Hai stopped.

Da Niu went around and walked a few steps to reach the entrance.

But to his surprise, Shu Yu was standing at the entrance without moving. He walked over, puzzled. "Ah Yu, what's wrong?"

With narrowed eyes, Shu Yu looked towards the corner outside the gate and coldly shouted, "Come out!"

Da Niu was taken aback and immediately turned around to look at the empty corner, furrowing his brows. "Is there someone bad there?"

Ying Xi, who was following closely behind Shu Yu, was about to draw the dagger from her waist, but Shu Yu held her back.

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  Chapter 166: Trouble Knocks on the Door (9)

Mo Yan remembered that in her past life, after a house was renovated, it usually needed to be left vacant for about six months before people could move in. If their house had to wait for half a year as well, wouldn't they have to wait until next year to live in it?

Thinking that her daughter was eager to move into the new house, Mo Qingze smiled and said, "If you're in a hurry, once the house is decorated and the walls are dry, we can add some furniture and move in. Then, we can pick a good day to warm the house and invite friends and family to celebrate. If you're not in a hurry, we can move in on the day of warming the house."

So soon? Mo Yan was taken aback for a moment, then realized that this wasn't the modern era with chemicals and various additives everywhere. The paint and lime powder in this era were naturally processed and didn't contain harmful substances like formaldehyde. They could move in whenever they wanted.

"How long will the decoration take? Let's just decide on the day for warming the house while we're at it," she said, eager to move in.

Mo Qingze thought for a moment and replied, "Our house is quite large, so the decoration will take about half a month, and another half a month for the walls to dry. Plus, the house needs to be thoroughly cleaned, so altogether it will take more than a month. None of these days are quite suitable."

It was already May 20th. The farthest of these good days was June 28th, which wouldn't leave enough time for warming the house. There were no good days in July either. It would have to be in August at least.

Mo Yan also thought of this. August it is then. They had already waited for more than half a year, so she didn't mind waiting for these three more months. But since the house was already built, it was time to invite the carpenters from the city to measure the house and make furniture.

The father and daughter discussed some details and then went about their own business.

Mo Yan went to inspect each room in the house and found that the structure was exactly as she had envisioned it. Some details were even more perfect under Master Lu's careful craftsmanship.

She walked around in the courtyard, observing the progress of the workers, and made some suggestions to Master Lu about certain areas.

After careful consideration, Master Lu felt that these small suggestions would make the layout of the courtyard more harmonious with the house, and he would improve it according to Mo Yan's suggestions.

Mo Yan admired Master Lu's character. Although he was highly skilled in construction and was already a master in his field, he was not stubborn. When faced with the opinions of others, if they were good, he would gladly accept them and sincerely thank the person. If he felt that they were not suitable, he would patiently explain why they wouldn't work, always managing to convince others with his sincerity.

It was no wonder that within a few short years, Master Lu's construction team had become famous throughout the capital city. Even though he was just a humble bricklayer, people didn't look down on him because of his identity. Besides having real skills, there must have been some personal charm!

With nothing else to do, Mo Yan sat in the grass shed, bored, and looked at the account book her father had organized. When she saw the total cost of building the house on the last page, she couldn't help but be amazed.

Although she knew that building a house would cost a lot of money, she didn't expect that just building a bare house would cost nearly six hundred taels. The biggest expenditure was the purchase of bricks, stones, wood, and tiles, totaling four hundred taels. The remaining hundred or so taels were the wages paid to the villagers.

As for the wages of Master Lu and his team, they would be calculated separately after the house was completed. Based on their skills, they would need at least three hundred taels.

Mo Yan secretly calculated the cost of decoration and the subsequent custom-made furniture, which would probably require another six hundred taels of silver, nearly half more than her initial budget of eight hundred taels. No wonder she often saw her father sighing over the account book. It turned out that they had spent too much money.

Fortunately, they still had some savings at home. Otherwise, as soon as the house was built, they would immediately go from being landlords to poor farmers. The disparity was simply too great!

Although the money spent was quite a lot, Mo Yan felt that it was worth it to live in a spacious and comfortable house in the future.

Isn't the lifelong effort of a person all about having enough to eat, wear, live, and travel? If you have the ability to enjoy a high-quality life, why should you compromise and settle for less?

In Mo Yan's view, as long as what you earn is with your own hands, there's nothing wrong with eating well, living well, and dressing well, as long as you don't squander and waste recklessly.

"Don't stop me, today I must seek justice! The Mo family has made a fortune and built a nice house, but they want to harm their fellow villagers. I want to see if their hearts are black!"

As Mo Yan continued to flip through the account book, she heard the noisy voices outside, faintly hearing the loudest voice mentioning the Mo family. She quickly stood up and walked out...

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