Chapter 189 Thank you for saving me
Seeing the county magistrate and the Mo family couple talking and laughing, the Zhao and Zhou families seemed to understand something.
Today, several people from the Mohist family came to their place and wanted to temporarily rent a yard to spend the winter. Due to the threats from the Cui family, they did not dare to agree even though they had a vacant yard.
This not only resulted in the loss of a substantial income, but also seemed to have offended these people.
I just hope the Mo family won't bother with these little people, and won't complain to the county magistrate. It's not my intention to isolate them...
He Zhiran also discovered that these villagers were climbing the wall, but he didn't know what they were thinking.
At this moment, she only hoped to see her family as soon as possible and give the antidote to her fifth brother.
Together with a group of officials, the group marched towards the foot of the mountain.
Just as I got closer, a black and white ball came running towards me, staggering.
Fantuaner ran straight towards He Zhiran, and Mo Hanyue chased after him.
"Rice ball, don't run away. Sister-in-law Jiu will be back soon."
Fantuaner rolled several times on the road and dived into He Zhiran's arms.
At this time, Mo Hanyue also caught up.
There was a bend here. Mo Hanyue was in a hurry to catch up with Fantuan and didn't pay attention to his feet. Suddenly, he was tripped by a big rock.
The whole person rushed forward in an instant.
Mo Jiuye's attention at this moment was all on Fantuaner in He Zhiran's arms. When she found that the girl had fallen and wanted to rush over to rescue her, it was too late.
At the critical moment, Meng Huaining jumped up from the horse's back and steadily caught Mo Hanyue who was about to fall.
"Girl, be careful."
Mo Hanyue had been learning the etiquette and rules of a wealthy family since she was a child. When she felt that she had physical contact with a strange man, she quickly stepped back a few steps.
After she stood firm, she looked at the person who came to her rescue.
Meng Huaining was about twenty years old, gentle and refined. He looked a little mature but still handsome in the county magistrate's uniform.
At this time, Mo Jiuye also rushed over and asked with concern.
"Hanyue, are you hurt?"
Mo Hanyue shook his head: "Brother Jiu, I'm fine. Fortunately, this gentleman came to my rescue."
Mo Jiuye also saw the scene of Meng Huaining saving people. He didn't thank him immediately because he was too concerned about his sister.
Seeing that Mo Hanyue was fine, he clasped his fists towards Meng Huaining and said, "Thank you, Brother Meng, for your help."
When Mo Hanyue saw that this gentleman was an acquaintance of his ninth brother, and that they could even call each other brothers, the nervousness in his heart immediately disappeared by more than half.
She politely bowed to Meng Huaining and said, "Thank you for saving me, sir."
When Meng Huaining saw Mo Hanyue fall, he thought it was a villager from Xiling Village, and he just saved him out of instinct.
Unexpectedly, the person he saved was actually Brother Mo's sister. Only then did he carefully look at the little girl in front of him.
The little girl has a pair of clean and lively big eyes, curved willow-shaped eyebrows, and her smile is very adorable.
She spoke in a straightforward and natural manner, completely different from the ladies from wealthy families he had met before.
In front of the Mo family, Meng Huaining never regarded himself as an official, but only wanted to maintain a friendly relationship with them.
After a moment of silence, he clasped his fists towards Mo Hanyue in return.
"It's just a small favor for me, Miss Mo, you don't have to be polite."
It was the first time that Mo Hanyue had such close contact with a man other than her father and brother. Seeing that the dignified county magistrate returned her greeting without any airs, she lowered her head and ran to find He Zhiran in embarrassment.
She had been with Fantuaner the whole day today, and she was really scared when she saw Fantuaner running away just now.
Seeing Fantuan'er lying comfortably in Jiu Sao's arms, Mo Hanyue immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Mo Jiuye was also anxious to go back and asked Meng Huaining to continue walking towards the foot of the mountain.
It was almost evening at this time. Because they were unable to rent a yard in the village, everyone had already built a simple stove outside, and the women were busy preparing dinner.
Meng Huaining had just walked to the foot of the mountain when he was stunned by the dilapidated houses there.
At the same time, he also hated County Magistrate Cui's abuse of power for personal gain.
"Brother Mo, how can a house like this be habitable? Why don't you all just come with me back to the county government office and stay there for one night? I'll find you new places tomorrow."
He had already promised Mo Jiuye that they could continue to live in Xiling Village. Despite the Cui family's pressure, he believed that the matter could be resolved satisfactorily after he personally stepped in.
They never expected that the house allocated to them by Xiling Village would be like this.
The crooked ones are still relatively good, but a large part of them has collapsed...
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran had already made up their minds and didn't want to change them.
"I think this place is nice. I'll buy it next spring and renovate it. Then when Brother Meng comes back, he won't see this scene anymore."
Meng Huaining shook his head helplessly. He could see that Brother Mo was determined to stay here, so he couldn't persuade him too much.
Mo Jiuye formally introduced Meng Huaining to his family and briefly talked about some details of their acquaintance.
When the Mo family heard that Meng Huaining was specially arranged to be the county magistrate in Yuncheng, they had a better impression of him.
Meng Huaining had just learned that Mo Chuhan and Mo Chongyuan were still alive, and he was truly happy for the Mo family.
It was already unfair enough that the entire Mo family was exiled, and now that they can find two living males, it is simply a blessing from heaven.
Meng Huaining has always admired the heroic deeds of the Mohist men. Therefore, he treated Mo Chuhan and Mo Chongyuan with great respect. Like Mo Jiuye, he called them Fifth Brother and Eighth Brother.
At the same time, the name for Mo Jiuye was changed to Ninth Brother.
He carefully looked around the surroundings. If it weren't for the dilapidated houses that made it look so shabby, this location would have been a good place to settle down.
In order to further understand the situation here, Meng Huaining called an official.
“Who owns these yards?”
The one who came forward to report was Ma Junshan, who was relatively familiar with this generation.
“In reply to your Excellency’s words, these courtyards are the old houses of the villagers of Xiling Village. I heard that they are where their ancestors lived.
Because the barbarians would harass the villagers from time to time, the elders of several families decided to move their homes to the center of the village for greater safety. Gradually, the houses here became empty.
It has become what it is today because of years of disrepair.”
After listening to Ma Junshan's story, Meng Huaining had a headache again.
"Brothers, this location is indeed good, but it would be very troublesome if we were to encounter harassment from barbarians. How about..."
Mo Jiuye knew that Meng Huaining was still planning to persuade them to change places, so he interrupted:
"Brother Meng, don't worry. Even if the barbarians come to harass us, I believe their numbers won't be too large. With us brothers here, there's nothing to worry about."
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