Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 248 Moldy Grain Buries Hidden Dangers, Nightmare Comes to Warn (7)_1

Mo Yan suspected that this was because the land had been previously planted with vegetables using Spirit Spring Water, which had optimized the soil to a certain degree.

"Yan girl, while the weather is nice, we can find a few more people to help harvest the soybeans, so they can be dried and stored in time," Lizhong said, coming back from the field and consulting Mo Yan’s opinion.

Mo Yan smiled and said, "Grandfather Li, arrange it however you see fit, no need to ask for my opinion."

Lizhong smiled, knowing that Mo Yan trusted him, but as a servant of the Mo Family, he could make suggestions and carry out orders, but when it came to making decisions, that was for the master of the house.

"There’s another matter... Yan girl, this one requires your decision," Lizhong said hesitantly, but he decided to speak up.

Seeing his hesitant expression, Mo Yan became somewhat curious, "Grandfather Li, please tell me."

Lizhong said, "On my way back from the field, I ran into your second uncle, and he heard that the family was looking for people to harvest soybeans and wants to help."

Mo Yonglu wanted to help? Mo Yan was somewhat surprised, with the relationship between the two households as strained as it was, did he think she would agree?

Seeing her silence, Lizhong continued, "The second branch has had a big falling-out with the family, and it seems they are determined to go their own way."

The issues between the Mo Family and Lao Mo’s House were crystal clear to Lizhong. Although the likelihood of asking Mo Yonglu for help was small, the matter still needed to be clarified and confirmed.

Mo Yan understood. She heard about the recent incidents at Lao Mo’s House every day.

Mo Niu’s was causing a stir every day over splitting the family or demanding Mo Hong’s family pay silver to redeem Mo Erni. With Mo Hong’s greedy nature, how could she spit out the fat that was already in her mouth!

As a result, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’s relationship deteriorated day by day, and it was said that Mrs. Niu infuriated Mrs. Hong to the point of nearly being bedridden. This, Mo Yan did not believe.

However, it was true that Mo Yonglu had improved quite a bit, and he seemed more clear-headed than before.

Even so, Mo Yan didn’t want to agree to this matter. Although each person should be responsible for their actions, the things Mo Erni had done were too disgusting, and she couldn’t persuade herself not to resent Mo Yonglu.

"Next time he approaches you, just tell him we have enough hands. If he knows what’s good for him, he won’t ask again."

"Alright, I will go and see exactly how many people we have and then pick some of the more agile ones."

Mo Yan nodded her head, signaling him to make his own arrangements.

The Mo Family was always generous, as long as the work was done well, the wages were usually ten wen higher than those in the city. The news of hiring for the soybean harvest just went out yesterday afternoon, and many people had already come to sign up.

But with only twenty acres of land, it was impossible to keep everyone, naturally only those who were quick and diligent were selected. Keeping to this standard of quick hands and feet meant that the workers would understand the Mo Family’s hiring criteria and wouldn’t dare to slack off.

That afternoon, Lizhong finalized the list, totaling forty people. Soybean stems easily burst open and scatter on the ground once removed from the root, so they had to be harvested and bundled at the same time.

Among these forty people, thirty were responsible for harvesting, and the remaining ten were tasked with bundling and carrying the bundled soybean stems to an open space in front of the Mo Family residence to spread out and dry.

Most of these people had worked on building houses for the Mo Family before. They were quick with their hands and feet and worked hard. If everything went smoothly, it was possible to harvest thirty acres of soybeans in a single day.

After drying for a couple of days, once the pods along with the soybean stems were dried, another ten or so people would be hired to help thresh the soybeans, remove any sand, stones, and leaves from the soybeans, and then after a bit more sun drying, they could be stored away.

Knowing he was not among the forty people, Mo Yonglu felt disappointed but also thought it was normal. However, the next day, he still took a sickle and joined the others on the Mo Family’s land, swinging the sickle vigorously as he cut the soybean stems.

Upon seeing this, Lizhong felt it was improper to speak up to send him away, so he quickly went back to report to Mo Yan.

Mo Yan hadn’t expected Mo Yonglu to pull such a move, but since he was a blood-related elder, it wasn’t proper for her to go to the field and directly tell someone to leave. So she said, "One more person won’t make much difference; when the work is done, pay him according to his performance."

Lizhong understood Mo Yan’s intention and went to oversee the field.

By dusk, the thirty acres of soybeans had been completely harvested and bundled, then carried back to the open space in front of the Mo Family house. The ground was covered with oilcloth so that when the soybeans were threshed, it could prevent dirt and debris from getting mixed in with the soybean grains, which would be difficult to clean up.

Once everyone returned from the field, Lizhong began to settle their wages, as he had prepared. Strangely, there was an excess of thirty wen—it turned out that Mo Yonglu had not come to take his wages.

"What is he really up to?"

After learning of this, Mo Yan was somewhat puzzled. Could it be that Mo Yonglu had worked not for the wage?

Lizhong shook his head, just as unsure of Mo Yonglu’s intentions.

After some thought, Mo Yan said, "Grandfather Li, please make the effort to take his wages to him personally!"

"Alright, I’ll go now," Lizhong agreed and set off.

Mo Yan looked solemnly outside. She didn’t want to get entangled with anyone from Lao Mo’s House, apart from Mo Niu’s mother and son. Since Mo Yonglu had put in the effort, she had to pay him, as it was better to ensure clarity in matters involving money.