Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 288 Opening Ceremony of the Store Is Booming (2)_1

But as long as there is war, civilians—powerless as they are—will always be the casualties under the shadow of conflict, and death is inevitable. Mo Yan could only pray that the soldiers of Great Chu could be strong enough to hold the Bai people at Shanhaiguan.

She didn’t know how long the war would last; in her dream, it had gone on for several months, until the weather warmed up in the spring, and the Bai people, having suffered countless deaths and injuries due to the desperate resistance of the Great Chu soldiers, had no choice but to withdraw from the lands of Great Chu and return to the great plains.

No matter how much she sympathized with those innocents caught in the vortex of war, Mo Yan knew there wasn’t much she could do. In her previous life, she could have donated money, goods, or food. In this era, however, with inconvenient transportation and communication, even that was not possible.

Mo Yan sighed dejectedly and decided to focus on the preparations for the business opening the day after next.

Only a few people knew the Mo Family had bought a shop in the city to open a rice store, and almost no one in Liu Yang Village was aware. The Liu Family, Punishing Shopkeeper, and Owner Mu from the city were in the know, and they would surely come to support on the day.

With just these few people, once the opening ceremony was over, it would be relatively cheap to take them to Huixian Residence for a meal, which was much easier than the feast given to warm the house.

Everything that needed to be prepared inside the shop was ready; all that was left was for the family to ride the carriage over on the day.

On the thirtieth, the weather was quite good. Although there was wind, the sun was shining brightly. Having clear skies for the grand opening was also a good omen.

The Mo Family rose early and dressed in new clothes. After a simple breakfast, everyone gathered at the front gate, where Lizhong had already harnessed the carriage.

Once everyone was aboard, Lizhong put on the windbreak cloak specially made for him by Mo Yan and sat outside to drive the carriage. The cloak made the task of driving in such weather far less miserable.

As soon as the carriage started moving, Zhenzhen and the other little ones began to chatter excitedly, guessing how big the rice store was, how much rice it could hold, and whether the customers would pack the shop to bursting.

The children were engrossed in their discussions, and the adults interjected from time to time, making the journey far from dull.

Little Black walked steadily, automatically avoiding any pits in the road, making for a smooth ride that didn’t require much attention from Lizhong.

Previously, as Mo Yan went back and forth to renovate the shop, she felt it was too troublesome for Lizhong to chauffeur her, and since she couldn’t drive herself, she gave Little Black undiluted Spirit Spring Water from Space.

Little Black, already modified by the diluted Spirit Spring Water, did not react adversely to drinking a small basin of the undiluted Spirit Spring Water and seemed to gain an extra glint of Spiritual Energy in his eyes. freewёbnoνel.com

After a few more drinks, Little Black’s Spiritual Wisdom was fully stimulated; now he could understand human speech and even engage in simple thinking.

The Mo Family had all noticed the changes in Little Black. But given that horses are inherently intelligent creatures—and with Little Flower having set a precedent—they simply thought he was becoming smarter due to eating and drinking well.

Seeing this, Mo Yan gave Da Huang, Little Yellow, and Little Little Yellow the Spirit Spring Water too, and the effects were already becoming apparent.

They chatted and laughed all the way and arrived at the shop’s doorstep, where everyone alighted from the carriage in turn.

By this time, the shop’s exterior had undergone significant changes, compelling passersby to glance involuntarily at it. After all, having a door as large as a whole wall was extraordinary. In the entire street—no, the whole of Jing City—it would be hard to find a second one.

Mo Yan took out the key, unlocked the door, and with a gentle push, the door folded and opened to both sides. The light penetrated inside, revealing all the store’s arrangements at a glance.

Two rows of waist-high barrels were lined up neatly in the middle of the shop, four in each row making eight in total, filled to the brim with grains like rice, flour, cornmeal, glutinous rice, glutinous rice flour, and so on. Along the walls, thigh-high smaller barrels held various grains and legumes such as red beans, green beans, and there were also three large baskets of eggs placed to one side.