Chapter 524 Settling Dust (5)_1
Looking at Mo Hong, whose face turned pale with fright, Liu Qingqing paused and said nonchalantly, "Besides the gold bracelet, doesn’t your family have anything else valuable? That can’t be true. Even a little boy around five or six sold to the palace to become a eunuch is worth ten or twenty taels, and a pretty little girl is even more valuable. If you find the right person, you could get a large tiled house, and even afford to buy several acres of fertile land!"
This remark seemed to awaken something in Mo Wu. Her cloudy old eyes suddenly brightened: right, why hadn’t she thought of the two little wretches born to that bitch surnamed Wu?
Liu Qingqing saw the greed in her eyes clearly, and the sneer at the corner of her mouth was fleeting!
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The next day, Mo Yan received news from the Hidden Guard that early in the morning, Mrs. Hong had gone into the city looking for "reliable" human traffickers. Feeling that the time was about right, she brought a chicken, a wild rabbit, and a piece of meat to the house of Mo Fang, the Clan Leader of the Mo Clan from Liu Yang Village, that very night.
Although Mo Fang was the Clan Leader of the Mo Clan, his family had many children, and both of his elderly parents were still alive. Compared to other households in the Mo Family, his family’s life was even harder. If it weren’t for the occasional work he did for the Mo Family to earn some wages, his family wouldn’t even have enough to eat to half their fill.
Mo Yan brought so much meat, and the old folks and children in Mo Fang’s house were overjoyed. However, Mo Fang frowned deeply, clearly understanding that such a quantity of meat was not something one took lightly.
At Mo Yan’s suggestion, Mo Fang sent his family to the ancient poplar tree to cool off. Then, the two of them closed the door and talked for a long time. During the talk, Mo Fang’s firm refusal could be heard, which was followed by silence.