Seeing she steadfastly refused to take clients, the madam directly had soone drug her with an aphrodisiac and send her to a patron’s bed, which happened to belong to Fat Brother.
For so unknown reason, Fat Brother developed feelings for Lixiu and took out all his silver to book her for a year, also planning to earn the One Thousand Taels of Silver needed to buy her freedom in the following year.
Among the dozens of people kidnapped during the Lantern Festival, if it weren’t for the unexpected appearance of Mo Yan, Fat Brother would have made his transaction successfully and bought Lixiu’s freedom.
By that ti, he had already decided that after redeeming Lixiu, he would quit the underworld and live a quiet life. However, one cannot escape retribution by engaging in too much evil, and he was never ant to be with the person he loved...
Mo Yan sighed continuously, thinking that if Fat Brother wasn’t a human trafficker and Lixiu had t him earlier, perhaps they really might have beco a loving and happy couple. Fate can be so cruel!
"Yan girl, if it weren’t for you, we three would never have had the chance to be reunited and alive. I, I don’t even know how to thank you properly!"
Tears filled Lizhong’s eyes as he thanked Mo Yan over and over again. If it weren’t for fear of offending her, he would have preferred to kneel down to express his gratitude. Now that his daughter had been found and the case was about to close, they would be able to reunite as a family, all thanks to the Mo Family.
"Grandfather Li, look at what you’re saying. Aren’t we just like family? How could I stand by and do nothing when you are in trouble?"
In the face of Lizhong’s gratitude, Mo Yan felt quite helpless. Lizhong, like her father, was a good parent who loved his children dearly. Such a kind and decent man shouldn’t be tornted by the wicked.
Even if it had been a stranger in such dire straits, she would have helped as much as she could. Who’s to say who the next person to fall into such a predicant could be? Could it be one of her own relatives?
Helping them didn’t go against her conscience and also aligned with the requirents for uplifting her "Space." Both morally and rationally, she could not just stand aside.
"No matter what, for the great kindness you and your family have shown us, we three would work like oxen and horses to repay you."
Lizhong didn’t know what Mo Yan was thinking, but it didn’t stop him from feeling heartfelt gratitude. Looking at Mo Yan’s calm, her resolve strengthened even more.
The determination in Lizhong’s eyes made Mo Yan’s eyelids twitch, sensing sothing amiss...
In the following days, Lizhong no longer kept the long hours he used to. Besides visiting his daughter at the Governnt Office, he was helping Mo Yan keep an eye on the barren mountains and occasionally assisting Mo Qingze with managing the construction site.
After carefully studying the topography of the barren mountains, he offered Mo Yan many valuable suggestions on issues such as how to draw water for irrigation, how to preserve soil moisture, and the future managent of the orchard.
In comparison, Mo Yan was an utter novice. By following Lizhong’s advice, she knew that managing the orchard in the future would certainly be easier and more efficient.
Early that day, the Punishing Shopkeeper brought a carriage full of gifts. It just so happened that he t Lizhong on his way out and inford him that he could go to the Governnt Office to pick up his daughter.
Lizhong, overwheld with excitent, forgot even to express his thanks, hastily leaving to fetch his daughter.
Looking at a whole carriage full of cloth and grains, Mo Yan’s eyes twitched, "Punishing Shopkeeper, shouldn’t I be the one giving gifts and thanks since your master has helped greatly?"
"Miss Mo, you are too kind. Indeed, my master sent to express his gratitude. The power behind the secret brothel had so old scores with my master. This ti, by catching that person red-handed, my master was very pleased to have vented so of the old grudge! My master also said you can ask for his help with any trouble you encounter, he will not hesitate to assist," the Punishing Shopkeeper smiled stiffly, too embarrassed to look at Mo Yan, internally rolling his eyes once more at his whimsical master.
His master’s actual words were, "Why is it that every ti that girl gets into trouble, the evidence we seize is sohow related to those scoundrels? Hm, seems like I need to keep a closer watch on that girl. Cleaning up after her ties those guys up in knots, saving us the trouble of catching them ourselves!"
Listen to that, isn’t that cursing Miss Mo with bad luck?
Unaware of Yan Junyu’s opportune mindset, Mo Yan, although not having interacted with him much, felt he was trustworthy and loyal, not the prodigal son the outside world depicted. He was simply more spirited and free than so people who were sticklers for rules.
When the Punishing Shopkeeper left, he took several barrels of Spirit Spring Water and the return gifts from Mo Yan. The return gifts included the usual Spatial Chicken, Space Vegetables, but this ti they added about ten kilograms of deer at. It wouldn’t be right if Little Flower hunted the Plum Deer and its owner couldn’t taste it!
Thinking of Little Flower, Mo Yan felt she should return it soon while her attachnt wasn’t too deep. Otherwise, it would be painful to part with it after becoming closer...
Little Flower had been cast out to the construction site two days ago, but wasn’t aware of Mo Yan’s plan to return it. At this mont, it was preparing to go into the mountains, intent on avenging the sha that wolf inflicted on it with a single swipe!
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