Chapter 501: How do you feel about what I asked you to consider yesterday?
To put it bluntly, although the Mohists' current actions are to defend their homeland, if viewed from the perspective of outsiders, they would be considered a heinous crime of treason.
The men of the Mohist school once had a heart dedicated to serving their country. Although they have now fallen into exile, no one wants to be the rebel unless it is absolutely necessary.
Helpless and forced by the situation, they can only do their best to protect their own safety.
Mo Qing was still somewhat hesitant, but when he saw his four sons all said so, he immediately made the decision.
"Okay, let's do as Jiuye said. You take He Shi to Beijing first, and the others will wait for your news in the northwest."
Mo Jiuye originally thought that it would take some effort to convince his family to take He Zhiran to Beijing alone, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.
Even so, he did not forget about He Zhiran.
"Dad, there's one more thing. My mother-in-law doesn't know that Ranran is going to the capital with me. I hope she won't know about this before we leave."
This was also what He Zhiran meant. She did not refute Mrs. He last time because she understood her temperament and was worried that she would be in danger and would definitely not agree to let her go to Beijing.
Even if Mo Jiuye didn't say it, she would have reminded him herself.
As a parent, how could Mo Qing not understand Mrs. He's feelings?
He sighed helplessly.
"Hey, let's not talk about this publicly for now. We can find a way to appease my mother-in-law after you leave."
With Mo Qing's guarantee, He Zhiran had nothing to worry about.
"Then I'll ask everyone to take good care of my mother and elder brother."
The couple's trip to Beijing has been put on the agenda, and Mo Jiuye is even more anxious to deal with everything at home in advance.
After leaving the old man's yard, he went to Hu Cong.
If it were a normal day, Hu Cong would not be at home at this time. His business of contracting projects is booming. Not only does he make a lot of money himself, but he also pays a considerable amount of dividends to He Zhiran.
Everyone saw that the houses he built were not only beautiful but also practical. Word spread quickly and business kept coming to him, so much so that the work he received was scheduled until before winter.
Hu Cong just took on a big business yesterday, which was to help a wealthy family in Yuncheng build a large courtyard house. The structure of the courtyard house was almost the same as that of the Mohist one, the only difference was that there were no glass windows.
The size of the courtyard houses built by Hu Cong in the past was basically the same as that of the Mohist one. This time, they wanted to build one twice as big according to this style. In order to have a more accurate layout, he stayed at home today to replan the drawings.
Mo Jiuye found him and explained that he was going to build another courtyard house.
Hu Cong would definitely agree without hesitation to his benefactor, and the construction period would naturally be advanced a lot.
Mo Jiuye had also chosen a location to build the house, which was right next to Mo Hanyue's courtyard.
The wasteland in the west has not been fully developed. He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye's original intention was to build several large workshops.
For example, the future milk powder business and some other businesses that may involve processing can all be done there.
Anyway, the reserved space is large enough. Even if a courtyard house is built for the He family, it will not affect the future construction of a workshop.
After explaining the matter clearly to Hu Cong, Mo Jiuye paid the deposit and would pay him the balance after the work was completed.
The entire process is being carried out in accordance with Hu Cong's recent project contracting method.
Because this time all the house construction matters were directly contracted to Hu Cong, Mo Jiuye did not have to go out to buy materials himself. He only had to provide Hu Cong with the glass.
Mo Jiuye was busy discussing the house building with Hu Cong, and He Zhiran was also busy because she knew that she and Mo Jiuye would be leaving for the capital in a few days.
After leaving the old couple's yard, she went straight back to her own home.
When Lan'er is free, she will go to her sister-in-law to get some materials for making dolls. At this moment, she is sitting in the room making dolls.
However, she kept making mistakes while making it today, and had to dismantle it twice in a short period of time.
Lan'er was struggling with the doll in her hand with her head down when she heard someone knocking on the door.
"Lan'er, are you there?"
"Madam Jiu, I'm here." Lan'er stood up in a panic and went to open the door.
She thought all night and hardly slept. Her eyes were a little bloodshot and the big dark circles were clearly visible.
He Zhiran stood at the door, first glanced at Lan'er's side, then walked in.
Seeing Lan'er still standing there obediently, He Zhiran pointed at the chair beside him and said, "Don't stand there either. You know I don't like these rules."
Lan'er sat down obediently as she was told.
He Zhiran didn't want to beat around the bush and asked directly, "How are you thinking about the thing I asked you to consider yesterday?"
"Madam Nine, I..." Lan'er felt it difficult to speak.
He Zhiran knew that giving her only one night to think about it was indeed a bit short.
However, she was about to go to the capital and had no more time to take care of this matter, so she wanted to make it as perfect as possible before leaving.
"I know you've been reminding yourself to be careful about your status in front of me, but you can also see that I don't care about it. Besides, I've already considered you a friend. Just say whatever you want to say."
Lan'er hesitated for a moment, then pursed her lips and said as if she had made up her mind:
"Young Master He has a distinguished family background, is handsome, and is well-educated. Such a wonderful man is rare. If Lan'er says she is not moved, she would be lying.
However, Madam Nine, you also know Lan'er's situation. If the Fourth Princess were still alive, Yu'er and I would stay by her side and serve her for the rest of our lives. Therefore, before this, Lan'er had never thought about her own lifelong affairs.
The Fourth Princess was tortured to death in southern Xinjiang. If the Ninth Master and the Ninth Madam had not appeared at that time, Lan'er would no longer be in this world.
Lan'er is also a girl, of course she would fantasize about her future life like other girls, but Lan'er is just a maid, and marrying Mr. He would probably tarnish his status."
After all the talk, He Zhiran understood what Lan'er was worried about.
It was simply that his eldest brother was an official of the imperial court with unlimited prospects, and his father was a minister. It was unheard of since ancient times for a young man from an official family to marry a maid.
He Zhiran doesn't care about these things. If her future sister-in-law has to choose between character and background, she will definitely choose character.
Living together for two people is a lifelong thing, and the He family doesn't care much about family background. It's just that no one expected that He Ziming would fall in love with Lan'er.
In He Zhiran's view, these are not problems. Regardless of whether his elder brother resigns from his official position, even if he does not, there is nothing wrong with marrying a girl he likes.
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