Chapter 287 Opening Ceremony of the Store Is Booming (1)_1
The Bai people, also the barbarian tribe that invaded the borders of Great Chu in Mo Yan’s dream visions. Since the start of September, temperatures in the Bai people’s territory had plummeted, followed by a massive snow disaster not seen for fifty years, covering most of their lands and resulting in countless cattle and sheep freeze to death.
To address the internal unrest brought by the snow disaster, just half a month ago, the king of the Bai people convened eighteen tribes and dispatched eighty thousand troops to launch a full-scale attack on Great Chu’s Shan Hai City, which bordered their lands. Fortunately, the commanding officer stationed in Shan Hai City was well-prepared thanks to Xiao Ruiyuan’s warning, and he had managed to repel wave after wave of fierce attacks from the Bai people.
However, the Bai people were physically strong and skilled in warfare, and with a force that outnumbered the city’s defenders by a full thirty thousand, the defense of Shan Hai City was extremely arduous. The Court had already dispatched additional troops from nearby to support Shan Hai City, resulting in a deadlock in the battle for the time being.
At this moment, the main hall of the Mo Family was quiet. Although the great battle took place at the frontier, far from Jing City and the city itself remained unaffected by the war, the mere thought that many people would die in the conflict and numerous innocent civilians would be displaced heavily dampened everyone’s spirits.
Sensing the grim atmosphere, Little Flower also ceased her frolicking, nudged the relentlessly bustling Little Fur Ball onto her back, and lay quietly by Mo Yan’s feet.
Mo Qingze, with a heavy gaze looking into the pitch-black night outside, said to Mo Yan, "The day after tomorrow, our family’s shop will open. Let’s keep it simple; just hanging a string of firecrackers will do."
"Mhm," Mo Yan nodded in agreement, she had never intended to make a big fuss in the first place.
Throwing a grand opening would entail inviting guests, which would, in turn, require the people in the village they were on good terms with to bring gifts. However, since their family had just moved into a new house this year and had already held a banquet, it really wouldn’t be appropriate to make a big deal of it. Moreover, with the outbreak of war, they were under the Emperor’s watchful eye, and surely many civilians were also feeling apprehensive. Making too much of a commotion would be in bad taste now.