pappabearbooks Chapter 1340 - 1335: Qin Xianglan’s Plan (First Update)
Chapter 1340 - 1335: Qin Xianglan’s Plan (First Update)
Selling the land, Mr. Mu has completely severed his roots in the village.Unlike the other members of the Old Mu Family who were dazzled by the sight of silver, Mr. Mu felt a sense of loss, an extraordinary sense of loss.
The things he had struggled for most of his life had now turned into those visible silver taels.
The fields were gone, the land was gone!
In the future, if he ever returns, perhaps all that will be left is this broken house.
In a few years, the house will also become dilapidated. Maybe in this lifetime, he really has no fate with this village where he has lived most of his life!
Mr. Mu, alone, walked out of the Old Mu Family house, looking at the village and its various familiar scenes.
Whether it was the houses in the village or the flowers and grass, they had all become the most precious things in his eyes because these were the things he was about to part with, things that might never be seen again.
Suddenly, Mr. Mu felt that this village was so good.
The more he looked, the more reluctant he was; the more reluctant he was, the more he wanted to look!
Usually, it would take an hour or two at most to circle the village, but today he spent half an hour and still hadn’t finished.
Mr. Mu finally stopped outside the school at Mu Shuangshuang’s house.
Standing at the school gate, Mr. Mu listened to the clear sound of children reading inside. He didn’t know why, but his thoughts went back to many years ago, to the scene of sending his eldest son, Mu Dade, to study.
At that time, everyone in the Old Mu Family tightened their belts to send the eldest son to study. Those were truly good times when nothing else needed to be considered.
Just bury your head in work!
Who would have thought that after more than a decade or two, many things would completely change!
The Old Mu Family is not the Old Mu Family of the past anymore!
Mr. Mu stood outside the school, listening for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.
When his emotions calmed down, he returned to the Old Mu Family house.
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The news that Mr. Mu sold the land and fields quickly spread throughout the whole Er Gui Village.
Then everyone believed that the people from the Old Mu Family were really planning to leave.
People who wanted Mu Dade’s help from the Old Mu Family started flocking one after another to the Old Mu Family with all kinds of food, various necessities, and even tossed small Copper Coins to the Old Mu Family without hesitation.
The relatives from the main family even sent over the family tree, asking Mr. Mu to take it to the county so that future generations of the Old Mu Family could recognize their ancestors and return to their roots according to the family tree!
Mr. Mu was forced to keep various requests from the villagers in his mind.
He was almost busy for the entire day. At dusk, Mr. Mu remembered he had to tell Qin Xianglan about the sale of the land!
Qin Xianglan now lived in the house where Mu Dalang used to live, and Mr. Mu felt a bit embarrassed to call her himself.
So he asked Mrs. Liu to call Qin Xianglan.
Qin Xianglan had already known the despicable thing Mr. Mu had done.
Selling the land and fields clearly showed he didn’t want her to have a good life.
However, on the surface, Qin Xianglan still pretended not to know and went to meet Mr. Mu.
In the hall, Mr. Mu personally invited Qin Xianglan to sit and poured her tea.
He was in the wrong about selling the fields, so he had to have a good attitude.
"Xianglan, you should know that all our family members are going to the county, right?" Mr. Mu said.
"Yes, I know! Uncle Mu, I’ve already prepared the Silver for the fields and land you wanted!" Qin Xianglan said, taking out two taels of silver from her pocket and placing it on the table.
The moment Mr. Mu saw the silver, he felt even guiltier.
"Xianglan, there’s something, uncle is sorry to you! I... I... we sold all the Old Mu Family’s fields and land, and there’s no land left for you!"
After Mr. Mu finished speaking, he started to observe Qin Xianglan’s expression.
Tears welled up in Qin Xianglan’s eyes, and even her nose turned red.
"Sister Xianglan, please don’t cry. I will find a way to get you other people’s land. Can you not cry anymore?!" Mr. Mu was almost dying of anxiety.
Qin Xianglan was made to cry by his untrustworthy behavior, and no matter what he said, he felt guilty.
But the more he talked, the more Qin Xianglan cried.
Mr. Mu had no way. For some reason, he suddenly blurted out: "Xianglan, how about you come with us to the county! My son is there. Although it may not be a wealthy or noble life, at least we won’t worry about food and clothing."
A thought flashed quickly in Qin Xianglan’s mind.
She wanted to go to the county, to a better place, to live a better life!
"Uncle Mu, stop saying that. I won’t go to the county with you! Even if you agree, I won’t go.
Besides, I promised Aunt Mu to stay here and help Sister Jinhua take care of Sister Xiangxiang!"
Qin Xianglan had experienced storms and waves, and with just a few words, she turned Mr. Mu’s heart in her favor.
"Xianglan, I’ve made up my mind about this! I will go speak to your Aunt Mu in person!"
Mr. Mu said, already standing up.
Qin Xianglan kept opposing and advised Mr. Mu not to go.
But the more she did this, the more Mr. Mu wanted to take her with him, and he wouldn’t allow anyone to refuse.
Mr. Mu went to talk to Old Mrs. Mu about this.
As soon as he spoke, Old Mrs. Mu immediately opposed.
"No way, Xianglan can’t go. If she goes, who will help take care of Xiangxiang? Who will supervise the fourth daughter-in-law? What if she maltreats Xiangxiang?"
"But, once we leave, Xianglan won’t get any land to plow. Isn’t she going to starve to death at the Old Mu Family?" Mr. Mu said.
Beside him, Mrs. Lin’s eyes rolled at Mr. Mu’s words.
"Mother, why not call Xianglan over? Don’t we need a maid? Right on time, Xianglan can be our maid, serving us!
As for the fourth daughter-in-law, you can rest assured. For so many years, I, Lin Xiaozao, know clearly what kind of person she is. It’s impossible for her to abuse Xiangxiang."
Speaking of a maid, not only did Old Mrs. Mu’s eyes brighten, but even Mu Dajiang, the most honest person in the fourth house, brightened his eyes.
Going to the county, who wouldn’t prepare a few maids?
The Old Mu Family is the family of the County Chief Clerk, not a very bad family.
A maid is definitely needed!
"No way, Xianglan can’t become a maid if she goes? Old woman, did you forget she saved your life? If it weren’t for her, would you be back?" Mr. Mu disagreed with making Qin Xianglan a maid.
"I say, old man, life-saving grace, life-saving grace! How many times have you mentioned it? That Qin Xianglan did save me, but she has been eating and drinking at the Old Mu Family for so many days.
If I didn’t take her in, wouldn’t she starve to death? Balancing it out, I don’t owe her, do I?
And then, what’s wrong with being a maid? Doesn’t everyone become a maid? If you have no money or power, you have to be a maid! It’s better to be a maid for our Old Mu Family than anyone else, isn’t it?"
Old Mrs. Mu always had a bunch of crooked reasoning.
Mr. Mu couldn’t argue with her, but he still wouldn’t easily compromise.
"Don’t even think about making her a maid. If you disagree, then take out some silver and buy a few acres of land back for Xianglan to farm!"