Chapter 262 Forced Gifts
If it were in modern times, Aunt Mo's request would not be high, but this was in ancient times, and marrying into the wife's family and adopting a son were both big events. The Wu family had a village head, and Wu Tie learned a craft from Aunt Mo.
Even though Aunt Mo didn't explicitly say that she wanted Wu Tie to marry into her family, it was as obvious as lice on a bald man's head.
"Boss..." There was a hint of pleading in Aunt Mo's eyes.
Ye Mingzhu thought for a moment before saying, "I'll go back and feel out Wu Zhuangtou's attitude. Fortunately, Wu Tie and Mo Wan are still young, so there's no rush for this matter."
Aunt Mo looked embarrassed and didn't say anything.
Ye Mingzhu could see that she was a little anxious, but she didn't know the reason.
There was a knock on the door, and Mo Xing peeked out from behind it: "Mom, Boss, the meal is ready."
Ye Mingzhu stood up and said, "Let's eat first. Who made today's meal? I can already smell the fragrance."
Mo Xing replied crisply, "My mother made it. I helped light the fire."
The anxious look on Aunt Mo's face had disappeared, and she forced a smile: "It's just helping to light the fire, you are not worthy of asking. Let's go eat first, the boss has to go back to the farm later."
Before they reached the backyard, a little girl outside the door called Mo Xing's name. Aunt Mo's face suddenly turned ugly, and Mo Xing looked at her worriedly.
Ye Mingzhu was a little confused: "Who is calling Mo Xing outside?"
"He's a neighbor nearby, about the same age as Mo Xing." Aunt Mo replied with a frown.
Ye Mingzhu suddenly remembered what Wu Yue said, that the little girls who came to play with Mo Xing and her sister all had older brothers at home. She wanted to ask, but she glanced at Mo Xing and swallowed her words.
The shouting outside paused for a moment, as if someone went out and said something to her.
"Mo Xing, go and take a look and come back quickly." Aunt Mo finally let Mo Xing go out.
"Does the little girl outside have a brother at home?" Ye Mingzhu asked after Mo Xing left.
"The boss knows?" Aunt Mo didn't ask who said it, but smiled bitterly: "It's just a few snacks, but many people are worried about it."
Ye Mingzhu simply called Aunt Mo, and the two of them walked to the counter of the shop together and watched the two little girls talk.
"Mo Xing, this is the red hairband my brother bought for me. I'll share one with you." The little girl in the goose yellow skirt stuffed the red hairband in her hand to Mo Xing.
Mo Xing quickly waved his hand: "This is a gift from your brother. I can't accept it."
The little girl pouted and insisted that Mo Xing accept it: "My brother gave it to me, so it's mine. We are close friends, so I brought this especially for you."
Mo Xing just refused to reach out, and the little girl stamped her feet anxiously.
"Whose girl is this? Why is she being forced to give me gifts?" Ye Mingzhu found the interaction between the two girls a little funny.
"That's Widow Guo's daughter. She's the girl who comes to our shop the most often." Ruan Linlin stood next to the two of them with a look of disdain on her face.
Aunt Mo had been frowning, but she couldn't help but shout, "Mo Xing, it's time to eat."
"I'm here." Mo Xing turned around and answered. The little girl took the opportunity to throw the red hairband at her and turned around and ran away.
Mo Xing reacted quickly and grabbed the little girl almost instantly: "Guo Xiaoyu, I already said I don't want it anymore, don't give it to me."
Guo Xiaoyu struggled to break free from Mo Xing, saying, "I gave it to you because we're good friends. Why are you doing this?"
"Our whole family are servants. We can't just accept other people's things, especially from outsiders." Mo Xing said this expressionlessly, then stuffed the red hairband into her hand and turned away.
When she got closer, she found that her boss and mother were both there. Her face immediately changed into a nervous expression: "Boss, mother."
"What you said just now was very good." Ye Mingzhu nodded at her appreciatively, then walked a few steps outside.
He gave a faint smile to the stunned Guo Xiaoyu: "Little girl, my Mo Xing never wears a red hairband. She always wears pearl flowers or gold and silver hairpins."
Guo Xiaoyu's face was filled with shame and anger: "You, who are you?"
"Me?" Ye Mingzhu raised her eyebrows, and her smile brightened a little: "I am the owner of this shop, they all listen to me."
The little girl's eyes suddenly widened, and she turned and ran away.
Ye Mingzhu ignored her and walked back to the shop, touching Mo Xing's hair. "A red hairband like that doesn't suit our Mo Xing. I brought some pearl flowers and silver hairpins with me when I came here. I'll give them to you when you go back."
Aunt Mo quickly refused, and Ye Mingzhu smiled and said, "It's not for you, it's for Mo Xing and Mo Wan. My mother is planning to live on the farm for a while, and I want to ask them if they are willing to go to my mother's yard."
Aunt Mo nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes."
The Jiang family was about to rise. If Mo Xing and Mo Wan went to serve Aunt Jiang, they would learn some etiquette and housekeeping skills, which would be enough for the two sisters to benefit from in the future.
Ye Mingzhu looked at Mo Xing and said, "There's no rush for this. Mo Xing, you can think about it first."
After lunch, Ye Mingzhu called Aunt Mo out alone and asked, "Aunt Mo, has this kind of thing happened many times?"
Aunt Mo had a wry smile on her face. "Mo Xing and Mo Wan were each given gifts. At first, they didn't know and thought it was just food given to each other by sisters. But the next day, a boy came outside and snooped around. I was so angry that I made them return everything."
"It's fine now that they're just sending gifts, but I'm worried that some people will resort to some underhanded tactics. Neither Mo Xing nor the other sister can handle the provocation."
Ye Mingzhu consoled him, "I'll go back and find a chance to test the waters with Wu Zhuangtou. If you're really worried, why not let Mo Xing and the others go back with us first?"
Aunt Mo said with gratitude: "Thank you, boss."
After the two of them finished talking, Ye Mingzhu used the excuse of helping to pack up and asked the Mo Xing sisters to follow her back to the farm.
Aunt Jiang glanced at Ye Mingzhu, then smiled and extended her hand to Mo Xing, asking her to help her get into the car.
When they returned to the farm, Aunt Jiang yawned and said she was a little tired, and asked Ye Mingzhu to go to the house with her to rest.
After entering the room, Aunt Jiang turned around and said, "Mingzhu, you asked Mo Xing and Mo Wan to return to the manor. Did something happen?"
Ye Mingzhu didn't expect Aunt Jiang to be so perceptive. She told her what had just happened at the door of the shop.
"Although Mo Xing and the others both have injuries on their faces, as long as they have the skill to make dim sum, they will be a golden goose that lays eggs."
Ye Mingzhu had seen the bill of Sweetheart Place and could imagine how many people went there to buy snacks every day. The people around her who watched them every day must have been more affected than she was.
Money is attractive to people, so naturally some people want to take the golden rooster home.
"But if you call them both back, will the shop be able to handle the work? Do we have to find more people from the farm? I heard from Wu Yue that a lot of people helped make and sell snacks some time ago. We can ask them to go to the farm to help."
Aunt Jiang told Wu Yue what she had said casually today.
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