Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 762: Arrest and Return to the Palace to Plead for Mercy (3)_1

Chapter 762: Chapter 762: Arrest and Return to the Palace to Plead for Mercy (3)_1

After giving it some thought, she asked Xue tuanzi, "So what about now? Can Brother Tie Tou and Liu Qingqing be together now?"

"They can!" Xue tuanzi said without hesitation. "Without your help, the Wu Family would not have separated from Lao Mo’s House, and Brother Tie Tou would never have married Liu Qingqing. Heartbroken, Brother Tie Tou would have left and worked for the Escort Agency transporting goods, but ultimately have his leg cut off by bandits and die in destitution and loneliness; Liu Qingqing would have met no better fate, dying of depression from missing Brother Tie Tou... In short, you did a good deed, truly saving two lives! Do you still feel guilty now?"

Mo Yan wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and shook her head vigorously.

Xue tuanzi nodded approvingly and rolled the two eyeballs on the top of its head, saying in an affected manner, "Well done, a child worth teaching!"

Mo Yan’s mood brightened, and she picked up Xue tuanzi joyfully, spinning around with it before frowning suddenly, saying with unease, "Aunt Wu will never agree to Brother Tie Tou marrying Liu Qingqing. If they really were torn apart, would they end up on the path you mentioned?"

Xue tuanzi shook its freshly-white body and replied, "Of course they would! However, if you are willing to help them and let them marry smoothly, then it would be fine!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan sighed, "Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire! If Zhenzhen fell in love with a woman from the Brothel and wanted to marry her into the family as my sister-in-law, I would probably be unwilling too! Aunt Wu has even more conservative views, persuading her to agree to Brother Tie Tou and Liu Qingqing’s marriage is going to be very difficult!"

"Difficult it may be, but not impossible! Setting aside the merit involved, you wouldn’t bear to see the Wu family destroyed, would you?" Xue tuanzi urged gently and insistently.

Even the smallest fly is still meat. Eager to gain its freedom sooner, it would not miss any opportunity to accumulate merit.

"Indeed, I have to help!"

Mo Yan, aware of the consequences, naturally couldn’t just watch the Wu family fall to ruin. But how to help required some serious thought.

After playing with Xue tuanzi for a while, Mo Yan left Space and headed home.

The rest of the Mo Family were still awake, obviously concerned about the Wu family.

Mo Yan didn’t say much, only that Tie Tou had done something wrong and was punished, without going into details.

The others guessed that the situation wasn’t so simple, but seeing that Mo Yan didn’t elaborate, they didn’t ask further. After chatting for a bit, they each went back to their rooms to rest.

After bathing, Mo Yan lay in bed thinking of solutions. Ideas came to her one after another, but she pushed them down. In the end, she still felt that it was not an easy matter, and while pondering, she drifted off into a hazy sleep.

In the following days, things at the Wu family were relatively calm. However, Mrs. Wu was adamant about making Brother Tie Tou cut ties with Liu Qingqing, insisting that he come home to sleep after the rice shop closed.

Brother Tie Tou, being filial, dared not make his mother sad any longer, no matter how reluctant he was. So he went to work at the rice shop early every morning and returned home late at night under the stars. In the bitter cold, with the wind buffeting him coming and going, his face, ears, and hands soon developed chillblains, swollen like steamed buns.

As a mother, how could Mrs. Wu not ache for her son? Clenching her teeth, she refused to let Brother Tie Tou continue sleeping in the rice shop. Instead, she bought cotton and good fabric, and worked through the night to make him thick cotton garments, socks, and shoes, even sewing several pairs of sleeves.

But Brother Tie Tou became stubborn and absolutely refused to wear the new cotton clothes and shoes. Within a few days, those chillblains began to burst one after another, continuously bleeding and festering, causing pain to anyone who saw them.

Mrs. Wu had no choice but to buy high-quality ointments, sneaking into Tie Tou’s room at night to apply the medicine to her son who was fast asleep.

For the first few days, Brother Tie Tou didn’t notice, but once he found out, he locked his room door. Perhaps, with no other method in mind, he could only resort to this foolish approach, hoping his mother would consent. Little did he know that this method hurt not only himself but also deeply wounded his mother’s tender heart.