Seeing the magistrate talking and laughing with the couple from the Mo family, the Zhao family and the Zhou family seemed to understand something.
Today, several people from the Mo family came to their place and wanted to temporarily rent a yard for the winter. Due to the threat from the Cui family, they did not dare to agree even if they had a free yard.
This not only lost a huge amount of income, but also seemed to offend these people.
I just hope that the Mo family will not argue with ordinary people like them, and will not complain in front of the county magistrate. Isolating them is not the original intention...
He Zhiran also noticed these villagers climbing on the wall, but he didn't know what they were thinking.
At this moment, she just hopes to see her family soon and give her fifth brother the antidote.
Together with a group of official servants, the group walked toward the foot of the mountain in a mighty manner.
Just as they were approaching, a black and white dumpling came waddling in front of them.
Fan Tuan'er ran straight in the direction of He Zhiran, while Mo Hanyue chased after him.
"Fantuan'er, don't run away. Sister-in-law Jiu will be back soon."
The rice ball rolled a few times on the road and plunged into He Zhiran's arms.
At this time, Mo Hanyue also chased after him.
There was a detour here. Because Mo Hanyue was in a hurry to catch up with the rice balls, she didn't pay attention to her steps and suddenly tripped over a big stone.
The whole person immediately rushed forward.
Mo Jiuye's attention was all on the rice ball in He Zhiran's arms at the moment. When she found that the girl had fallen and wanted to rush over to rescue her, it was already too late.
At the critical moment, Meng Huaining jumped up from his horse and firmly caught Mo Hanyue who was about to fall.
"Girl, be careful."
Mo Hanyue has learned the etiquette and rules of wealthy families since she was a child. After feeling that she had physical contact with a strange man, she quickly took a few steps back.
After she stood firm, she looked at the person who came to save her.
I saw that Meng Huaining was about twenty years old, with a gentle appearance. He was dressed in a county magistrate's official uniform, which made him look a little mature but handsome.
At this time, Mo Jiuye also rushed over and asked with concern.
"Hanyue, are you hurt?"
Mo Hanyue shook her head: "Brother Ninth, I'm fine. Fortunately, this adult came to the rescue."
Mo Jiuye also saw the scene of Meng Huaining rescuing people. Just now, he was too concerned about his sister that he didn't say thank you immediately.
Seeing that Mo Hanyue was fine, he raised his fist towards Meng Huaining and said, "Thank you, Brother Meng, for helping me."
When Mo Hanyue saw that this gentleman and Ninth Brother were acquaintances, and that they could call each other brothers, most of the nervousness in his heart immediately disappeared.
She politely made a gift to Meng Huaining: "Thank you, sir, for saving me."
Meng Huaining had just seen Mo Hanyue fall and thought it was a villager from Xiling Village. He just saved people out of instinct.
Unexpectedly, the one who accidentally saved was Brother Mo's sister. Only then did he carefully look at the little girl in front of him.
The little girl has a pair of big, clean and smart eyes, curved eyebrows, and a very endearing smile.
There was no pretense in her speech, which was completely different from the ladies he had seen in the past.
Meng Huaining never regarded himself as an official in front of the Mo family, and only wanted to maintain contact as a friend.
After a moment of silence, he returned the gesture with a fist to Mo Hanyue.
"It's just a matter of a little effort, Miss Mo, there's no need to be polite."
This was the first time that Mo Hanyue had such close contact with a man other than her father and brother. When she saw that the well-dressed magistrate actually returned the gift to her without any pretense, she lowered her head in embarrassment and ran to find He Zhiran.
She had been with Fantuan'er all day today. She had just seen Fantuan'er run away, but she was quite frightened.
Seeing Fantuan'er lying comfortably in Sister-in-law Jiu's arms, Mo Hanyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Mo Jiuye was also anxious to go back and asked Meng Huaining to continue walking towards the foot of the mountain.
It was already approaching evening. Because they failed to rent a yard in the village, everyone had already set up a simple stove outside, and the women were busy preparing dinner.
Meng Huaining had just reached the foot of the mountain and was stunned by the dilapidated houses there.
At the same time, he also hated Cui Xian Cheng even more for using power for personal gain.
"Brother Mo, how can such a house be lived in? Why don't you follow me back to the county office for the night, and I will reassign you a place tomorrow."
Originally, he had promised Mo Jiuye to let them continue to live in Xiling Village. Despite the opposition from the Cui family, he believed that the matter could be resolved satisfactorily after he personally came forward.
They never expected that the house assigned to them in Xiling Village would look like this.
The crooked one is still in good condition, but a large part has collapsed...
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran had already made up their mind and had no intention of changing it.
"I think this place is good. I will buy it next spring and repair it. When Brother Meng comes back, the scene he sees will not be like this."
Meng Huaining shook his head helplessly. He also saw that Brother Mo insisted on staying here, and he couldn't persuade him too much.
Mo Jiuye formally introduced Meng Huaining to his family and briefly shared some details of their acquaintance.
The Mo family heard that Meng Huaining was specially arranged to come to Yuncheng to be the county magistrate, and their impression of him became even better.
Meng Huaining also just learned that Mo Chuhan and Mo Zhongyuan were still alive. He was sincerely happy for the Mo family.
It was enough injustice for the whole Mo family to be exiled, but to find two men alive now was simply a blessing from God.
Meng Huaining had always admired the heroic deeds of the men of the Mo family, so he treated Mo Chuhan and Mo Zhongyuan with great respect. Following Mo Jiuye, he called them fifth brother and eighth brother.
At the same time, the title of Mo Jiuye was also changed to Ninth Brother.
He carefully scanned the surrounding environment. If it weren't for the shabby appearance of these dilapidated houses, this location alone would be a good place to settle.
In order to further understand the situation here, Meng Huaining called an official.
“Who owns these yards?”
The one who came forward to report was Ma Junshan, who knew this generation fairly well.
"Sir, these courtyards are the old houses of villagers in Xiling Village. I heard that they are the places where their ancestors lived.
Since the barbarians would harass them from time to time, the villagers wanted to be safer. The elders of several families decided to move their families to the center of the village. Gradually, the houses here became empty.
It became what it is now because of its age and disrepair. "
After listening to Ma Junshan's story, Meng Huaining had another headache.
"Brothers, the location here is indeed good, but if you encounter barbarians coming to harass you, it will be very troublesome. How about..."
Mo Jiuye knew that Meng Huaining was planning to persuade them to change places, so he interrupted:
"Brother Meng, don't worry. Even if the barbarians come to harass them, I believe there won't be too many of them. With our brothers here, there is no need to worry at all."
