Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 313: Mo Wu’s River Plunge and Xiao Ruiyuan’s Search (8)_1

Tie Tou wouldn’t dream of looking down on them, let alone burn them. His eyes reddened as he took off his coat and put on the soft and thick new cotton-padded clothes; the new jacket was worn on the outside as well.

Not long after wearing them, his body began to warm up, and his frozen hands also regained warmth. Wiping his face, Tie Tou sat in front of the stove, fondly touching the bit of cotton clothing that peeked out from the sleeves. It was the first time he had ever worn such warm new cotton-padded clothes!

While the family gathered around the table for breakfast, upon learning that Lao Mo’s House didn’t have breakfast and that Tie Tou hadn’t eaten either, Mo Yan quickly called him over to join them. freewёbnoνel.com

"No, no, I, I’m not hungry!" Tie Tou said, feeling awkward and looking down, but the fragrant scent of corn porridge and pork buns on the table kept wafting into his nose, and uncontrollably, his stomach growled.

Zhenzhen was about to cover her mouth and stealthily giggle when Mo Yan fixed her with a stern look.

"Brother Tie Tou, even if you’re not hungry, you should eat a little. Otherwise, you might not be able to move the grain in the shop," Mo Yan said naturally, pulling him to sit at the table. Lixiu had already gone to the kitchen to serve him a large bowl of corn porridge.

Sitting at the table, Tie Tou felt out of place. His mother had instructed him before he left to work hard and not to be lazy just because the shop belonged to his cousin. But now, before even starting work, he had put on new cotton clothes and was about to eat. How could this be alright!

Seeing that he wasn’t moving, Zhenzhen quickly grabbed a pair of chopsticks and stuffed them into his right hand, then took a big pork bun from the basket and stuffed it into his left hand, saying somewhat imperiously, "Big cousin, this is the corn porridge and buns made by my sister. They’re really delicious! Eat them quickly. If you don’t, it’s like you’re disrespecting us."

Tie Tou, being simple-minded, thought not eating would indeed be disrespectful. He hurriedly took a bite of the bun. The skin of the bun was thin, and the filling was plentiful, with chicken broth mixed in. One bite filled his mouth with the flavor of the meat.

Such a delicious pork bun had not only never been tasted by Tie Tou before but also not by Lizhong, who had once been well-off, until he came to the Mo Family.

Before he knew it, one bun had gone down his stomach, and Tie Tou felt even hungrier. Zhenzhen quickly picked two more buns for him and pushed his bowl, indicating that he should eat and drink at the same time.

Mo Yan bit into a bun and shot Zhenzhen an approving glance. The little one’s eyes curled up with pride.

In a short while, Tie Tou had eaten four large buns and finished a bowl of corn porridge. As Zhenzhen was about to pick the fifth bun for him, she was stopped by a look from Mo Yan.

While eating, Mo Yan subtly inquired about the situation of Mo Wu. Upon learning that Mo Wu could eat and sleep well and that she had not been troubled by Mo Hong’s family, Mo Yan was relieved. Upon hearing that Old Man Mo had beaten Mo Hong’s wife so severely that she couldn’t leave the bed, Mo Yan cursed inwardly, "Serves her right!"

Tie Tou had long been accustomed to undernourishment at home and had no habit of eating breakfast. Sudden overeating might upset his stomach.

Zhenzhen didn’t understand these nuances, but she knew that following her sister’s lead was never wrong, so she withdrew her chopsticks.

Tie Tou was close to full, and although he could have eaten a few more buns, he didn’t feel it was right to take more.

Seeing him glance unconsciously toward the basket of pork buns, Mo Yan wrapped the remaining few with an oil paper, instructing him to take them to the shop to eat.

After breakfast, Wang Pangtou also arrived, and Lizhong, along with the others, headed to the city in a flat cart. Now that they had the flat cart, Lizhong refused to shuttle back and forth in a carriage.

Time flew, and half a month had passed. The business at the rice shop was getting better day by day. Although it couldn’t compare with the first three days of the opening, nearly twenty taels of silver were sold daily. However, the situation at the frontier was tense; it was said that the Bai people had sent an additional 50,000 troops and captured Shan Hai City, as well as two nearby cities.

To prevent the Bai people’s army from advancing further into the heartland, the Court was planning to dispatch another 100,000 Army for reinforcements and was currently gathering a large stock of grain and fodder. Many rice shops were struggling to supply enough grain, and there was a trend of rising grain prices.

Just as Mo Yan was considering whether to raise prices to avoid suspicion from other shops, Xiao Ruiyuan suddenly paid a visit...