Chapter 547: Chapter 547 The Cooked Duck Has Flown Away Chapter 547: Chapter 547 The Cooked Duck Has Flown Away Maintaining a scholar for studies truly requires a great deal of money.
The village head felt this deeply; his son Mo Shaoxing studied for so many years, who knows how much silver it cost. Luckily, he didn’t disappoint and returned as a Scholar, earning him respect all around the neighborhood.
But even when home finances were tight, that was no excuse to seize assets that didn’t belong to oneself, right? Besides, the Mo family in Mo Family Village wasn’t considered poor, being of above-average wealth. So, the issue of lacking money, in theory, shouldn’t exist.
“Exactly! Exactly! Village head, I was compelled by circumstances, Xuexue that wretched girl lacks any human decency,” Mr. and Mrs. Mo Daoyan also complained bitterly. “Even though she’s made a fortune, she refuses to contribute to her brother’s education fees—utterly outrageous.”
“That’s right! Uncle Village Chief, Xuexue is unfilial to her elders, the whole Mo Family Village knows it,” Mo Xiuzhi didn’t miss the chance to besmirch Xuexue and promptly stood forward.
“The girl isn’t even of age yet, and she has to provide for her mother and little sister. How can you expect her to be filial to you as well?” The village head glared at Mo Xiuzhi, feeling that she was scheming and did not like her. His son had been keeping close company with her for some time, and despite his many warnings, he hadn’t changed his behavior.
Feeling the village head’s displeasure, Mo Xiuzhi lowered her head and said no more. She couldn’t afford to offend the village head; if she were to marry Shaoxing, she’d still need his approval.
“Alright! Let’s put an end to this matter. Don’t go to the watermelon field to make trouble anymore. No matter how much you fuss, you can’t change the facts,” the village head warned sternly and then turned to leave.
The mood among the Mo family members shifted from jubilant to despondent.
Madam Ruan threw the basket from her shoulder onto the ground in anger and said, “All that effort for nothing. Had I known, I would’ve picked more watermelons yesterday. Look, just overnight, and we’ve got nothing.”
Mo Daoyan retorted, “I asked you to pick more last night, but you were too lazy to do it. Whose fault is that?”
“Are you even a man? A grown man like you makes his wife do the heavy lifting. Aren’t you ashamed?”
“I’m not a man? If I weren’t a man, how would we have our two children?”
“Ever since you gave birth to the girl, you’ve stopped being a man.”
Mr. and Mrs. Mo Daoyan started to blame each other, and the entire courtyard echoed with their quarreling voices.
Old Lady Mo, infuriated by the noise and already frustrated that the silver had slipped through her fingers, couldn’t take it anymore and bellowed, “Enough! Can’t you two be quiet for a moment?”
The Mo Daoyan couple immediately fell silent and stared blankly at Old Lady Mo.
Seeing Old Lady Mo’s fury, Madam Ruan didn’t dare to provoke her and quietly tugged at Mo Daoyan’s sleeve.
Having been husband and wife for over a decade, Mo Daoyan and Madam Ruan had a deep understanding of each other, and he immediately turned to ask Old Lady Mo, “What now? Mother, are we just going to let this go?”
“What can we do if we don’t let it go? Didn’t you hear what the village head said? That vile shrew Madam Xie has the land deed in her hands!” Old Lady Mo was filled with regret, wishing she had never given the deed to her. The more she thought about it, the angrier she grew at that decrepit Old Master Mo.
Old Lady Mo looked around and, not seeing Old Master Mo, asked Mo Daoyan, “Yaner, where’s your father? Have you seen him?”
“No, I haven’t. He’s probably in his room sleeping.”
Old Lady Mo, upon hearing this, instantly turned and strode back to her room, ready to settle the score with Old Master Mo.
“Seems like the eunuch’s in for it this time,” Madam Ruan said with schadenfreude, content as long as Old Lady Mo wasn’t taking out her frustrations on her and her husband.