Chapter 19 This is what a Mohist woman should be like
Mo Hanyue stared at Old Madam Mo with eyes wide open, her face full of disbelief.
"Mother, where do I get any money?"
"If you don't have money, just eat whatever you have." It's not that Old Madam Mo doesn't feel sorry for her daughter, but when she left the Mo Mansion, all the banknotes she had hidden on her body were searched away, and she is now penniless.
Although several of her daughters-in-law had money, as an elder, she couldn't ask her younger generations for it.
"Mother, I have some silver here. Why don't I go buy some white flour buns from those officials?"
Seeing her usually lively and lovely sister-in-law crying because of stuttering, the third sister-in-law felt a little distressed.
"Third sister-in-law, don't be anxious, look at what others are doing."
This was He Zhiran's original intention. All the silver in the national treasury was in her space, so she naturally wouldn't feel bad about buying some white flour buns for her family.
However, it was only the first day of her exile, and she had not yet figured out the situation of the officials and other prisoners, so she did not want to show off too much.
"What Mr. He said makes sense. Let's observe and see first." Old Lady Mo also agreed with He Zhiran's proposal.
All the Mo family members were obedient and did not take any action, just waiting and watching.
Speaking of which, the other four families who were exiled were really unlucky.
When they received the imperial edict to confiscate their property and exile them, it was almost at the same time as the Mohists, and they were completely unprepared. It can be said that it was a spur-of-the-moment decision of Emperor Shunwu.
Because of this, these four families can be said to be penniless.
Originally, escorting exiled prisoners was a very lucrative job.
They always turn a blind eye to the relatives who come to see them off, and they are happy to do so from the bottom of their hearts.
Only in this way will the prisoners have money in their hands.
If the prisoners have money, they will gain benefits.
Who would have thought that after shouting for a long time that two white flour buns cost one tael of silver, no one actually took out the silver to buy them.
In a fit of anger, the officer changed the amount of free black-faced steamed bun given to each person from one to half a bun.
The Mo family is fine. Except for Mo Jiuye, all the members are women, and they usually don’t eat much.
The sisters-in-law all thought that even though there was only half a steamed bun, as long as they were not starving to death, it would be fine.
Unexpectedly, when they got the steamed buns, they were dumbfounded.
That black flour bun is as hard as a rock, and I think it would break your teeth if you bite it...
"Mom, the steamed buns are so hard, I can't bite them." Mo Hanyue burst into tears again.
"Yes, mother, if we rely on steamed buns like this to survive the whole journey, we will probably starve to death or choke to death."
"Mom, my third sister-in-law and I have some money, why don't we go buy some white flour buns?"
After hearing what her daughters-in-law and daughters said, Mrs. Mo looked at He Zhiran naturally for some reason.
Although she didn't know much about this new daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mo could see that He Zhiran was a person with strong opinions.
He Zhiran slowly shook his head slightly towards Madam Mo.
"Mom, please be patient and wait and see."
As soon as she finished speaking, a child's cry was heard from the Xie family team closest to them.
The second sister-in-law quickly got up and ran to check.
"Brother, what happened to Lin'er?"
Xie Chao's eyes were filled with pain, and he stretched out his palm in front of Xie Fang.
"Lin'er's loose front tooth got knocked out by the steamed bun."
Looking at Xie Lin, who was only five years old, there was blood on her lips.
Xie Lin is the only grandson of the Xie family. The child has been well educated and has been obedient and sensible since childhood.
Just three months after Xie Fang and Mo Erlang got married, they received the tragic news that Mo Erlang had died on the battlefield.
Unfortunately, she was unable to conceive her own child after marriage.
Knowing that she would not have children in this life, she put all her thoughts on her well-behaved and sensible nephew, and even thought about letting her nephew take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life.
Therefore, Xie Fang's feelings for Xie Lin are much deeper than those of an ordinary aunt and nephew.
Xie Fang felt heartbroken as she watched Xie Lin's lips ooze blood from her crying.
She snatched the coarse flour bun from Xie Lin's hand and threw it on the ground, then turned around to argue with the officer.
“Although we were exiled, we were not sentenced to death, so we still have the right to live.
How can we survive and reach the northwest if we are fed these hard, black-faced steamed buns that have been stored for who knows how long?
He Zhiran knew that something was wrong and quickly ran towards his second sister-in-law.
Because she noticed with her sharp eyes that when her second sister-in-law started to accuse her, an officer had already taken out a whip.
It can be said that she came at the right time.
Seeing that the whip was about to hit Xie Fang, He Zhiran took a step forward and caught one end of the whip steadily, thus saving Xie Fang from physical pain.
After working as an escort officer for so many years, this was the first time he was defeated by a prisoner, and the prisoner was a young woman.
The officer's face immediately darkened, and he began to curse and vent his anger on He Zhiran.
Mo Jiuye was lying on the cart listening to all this, and he was extremely anxious.
I even had the urge to stop it.
His tense body was noticed by the attentive Madam Mo, who quickly patted his back and signaled him not to act rashly.
After comforting Mo Jiuye, Old Madam Mo stood up and walked to the sides of her two daughters-in-law.
In Madam Mo's opinion, the men of the Mo family are brave and the women cannot be cowards. If something happens, they must share the responsibility.
Xie Fang knew that it was her impulsiveness that caused the trouble, and when she saw the officer about to whip her ninth brother's wife, she quickly stood in front of her.
"I said those words. If you have any grievances, just come to me alone. Don't take it out on my ninth brother's wife."
He Zhiran was ready to confront the official, but unexpectedly, he was blocked by his second sister-in-law.
In a hurry, she grabbed her second sister-in-law by the collar and pulled her back, and with her other hand she caught the whip that the officer swung at her again.
With a clever effort, she snatched the whip and held it in her own hand.
The other officers were still there, deliberately eating white flour buns with big mouthfuls, intending to provoke the prisoners and watch the show at the same time.
Seeing their companion’s whip being snatched away, they could no longer watch the good show.
He put down the steamed bun in his hand, drew the sword from his waist and surrounded the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
He Zhiran was full of energy.
"You bunch of cowards, we Mohist men sacrificed our lives and shed our blood for the peaceful life you have today.
Now that my Mohist family has been framed and fallen to this point, you people are following the example of those villains and taking advantage of the situation to show off your power in front of us weak women.
"Look at how cowardly you all seem. This is all you have left. If I sent you to the battlefield to fight the enemy, I'm afraid your heads would have been chopped off long ago."
He Zhiran's words were so powerful that Mrs. Mo felt her blood boiling instantly.
"Well said, this is what a Mohist woman should be like."
As Madam Mo spoke, she glanced at the expressions of the officials.
It can be seen that not all the police officers are evil people. Some of them have quietly put away their weapons and are waiting and watching.
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