Chapter 59 Another incident (1)_1
"Silly girl, it’s not proper for a married woman to stay at your house!"
Mo Wu found it somewhat amusing. Her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law were a source of constant worry. If she did not return, she couldn’t fathom the rumors they would conjure up, causing widespread gossip. Over a dozen families had fled from Mo Family Village to Liu Yang Village to escape hardships, and she had to be considerate of them!
"Uh..."
Mo Yan scratched her head awkwardly, not having considered this. After thinking for a moment, she suggested:
"In a couple of days, we still need to go for a follow-up at the medical hall. In such cold weather, running back and forth isn’t ideal. How about leaving Shitou here, and then the Count’s wife can come back in a few days?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Wu was quite tempted. Her home was a mess, lacking even warm quilts, and there was hardly enough food to eat, much less a place to recuperate. But they had already imposed enough on others, how could she have the face to leave her child behind? She therefore declined:
"I appreciate your kind offer, but Shitou is still young, and I’m worried he’ll cause trouble without his mother around. I should take him home, and we’ll come back the day of the follow-up."
Seeing that she was resolute about leaving, Mo Yan didn’t push further. Looking at the frail and listless Shitou, she just felt so sorry for the child.
Just as their house had finally gotten a child to keep her own company, and Zhenzhen had not even had the chance to be happy about it, she saw they were leaving, which made her anxiously protest, "We could have San Ni come and take care of Shitou. With his sister here, he won’t make a fuss!"
At this idea, Mo Yan thought it wasn’t a bad plan. San Ni was the Count’s wife’s second daughter, the same age as Xin Er, also nine years old. Having the brother and sister at her home could improve their living conditions, and it would be a way to pay back the Count’s wife for her years of care for Mo Yan and her siblings.