At this time, although it was winter, the weather in the northwest was cold, but the ground had not frozen enough to make reclaiming wasteland difficult.
When they heard there was money to be earned, the clansmen of the Zhao and Zhou families were willing to come and earn this money as long as they were not lazy.
Anyway, the wages were not calculated by days. The more they did, the more they earned. As soon as the two families got the news, they brought their tools and rushed to work on the wasteland.
This matter of reclaiming wasteland was arranged, and the problem of feed for the rabbits raised at home also had to be solved.
It was just the day when Mo Jiuye had agreed to meet with Nan Rui, so Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran went to Yuncheng early in the morning.
The two first went to the Tang house to see Tang Mingxin's situation. The little girl's rash on her body had not subsided except for the other symptoms that had improved. He Zhiran left some scar removal ointment for her before leaving with Mo Jiuye.
After wandering around the city, the two found an abandoned house.
He Zhiran took out the carrots and cabbage produced by the space and piled them up there, while Mo Jiuye went to hire an ox cart to transport them back to Xiling Village.
When it was about time, the two went to meet with Nan Rui as agreed.
Nan Rui was more attentive about this matter and had been waiting here an hour ago. When he saw Mo Jiuye, he eagerly asked, "How is it? Can you contact that expert?"
Mo Jiuye did not answer immediately, but pulled He Zhiran straight into the private room and sat down before slowly opening his mouth.
"Luckily, I did contact the expert, but the expert is going to retreat soon, supposedly for three months. If you want him to help lift the Gu poison, you can only wait until after three months."
This was the time Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran had agreed on.
On the one hand, the New Year was coming soon. At that time, Third Elder Brother who had gone out to investigate would come back, and they didn't know if he would have any next moves. Therefore, they left themselves enough time to deal with things.
In addition, the capital was far from the northwest, not a short distance. If they traveled on foot as exiles, even if they could walk every day, it would take at least three months.
For Nan Rui to bring his mother here to lift the poison, he would have to return to the capital to arrange everything before he could smoothly bring people out.
Round trip, even if only going by horse carriage, would take at least three months.
So the three months they talked about was just right.
Nan Rui didn't expect that he could help lift his mother's Gu poison in three months.
Although the time was a little tight, just being able to contact that expert was extremely fortunate, and he could not be tangled over the time issue.
Nan Rui stood up and cupped his fists towards Mo Jiuye: "I will leave for the capital immediately."
Mo Jiuye raised his eyebrows, seemingly smiling, "Aren't you afraid that the expert will notice something wrong if you don't take my Eighth Elder Brother back with you?"
"This..." Nan Rui hesitated a little, but still spoke his mind: "If you had told me today that you couldn't contact that expert, I would have asked Mo Chuhang to come back to the capital with me.
Now that we've contacted the expert, no matter what I can endure three months."
As long as his mother's Gu poison was lifted, he would never be controlled by others again. Even if he had to live in hiding with his mother in the future, he would no longer participate in the deceitful struggles in the court.
These later thoughts were just in Nan Rui's mind. This was his biggest goal now, but to achieve this goal, he would still have to make great efforts.
Since Nan Rui had given a reasonable explanation, Mo Jiuye also temporarily dismissed his doubts for the time being.
"Then in three months, I will be here waiting for Prince Rui and Imperial Concubine Mother."
With that said, Mo Jiuye took He Zhiran and left the restaurant.
Leaving the restaurant didn't mean they went far.
They had to watch Nan Rui and everyone he brought leave the city before they could rest assured.
Nan Rui did not disappoint them. Soon after Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran had just left, he summoned all his men to leave Yuncheng.
Only when they saw Nan Rui's group disappear from sight did Mo Jiuye hurry back home on the mule cart.
The tricky matter was finally over, and life in the Mo family finally got back on track.
Eighth Elder Brother got up early every day to go to work at the yamen. Fifth Elder Brother and Fifth Sister-In-Law were busy raising rabbits.
By now, the couple had completely gotten the hang of raising rabbits, busily enjoying themselves every day.
They had even discovered several pregnant mother rabbits and kept them separately in a cage for special care.
Besides pestering her owner for affection, Baozi would occasionally go for a run in the mountains, but most of the time she was in the rabbit shed laying down rules for the little ones.
With Baozi's participation, it was very convenient for Fifth Elder Brother and his wife whenever they went to clean the hutches. They didn't have to worry about the rabbits running out at all.
Because with one order from Baozi, all the little rabbits would line up against the walls of the cage and not move.
Tang Mingrui also gave accurate news that he planned to sell a batch of dolls in other cities before the New Year.
Other than preparing three meals a day, the sisters-in-law had already started making plush dolls.
He Zhiran did not leave out the Fang and Xie families when it came to making dolls. After all, everyone had supported each other along the way. She had thought of making dolls in the first place because she wanted to help them out a bit.
The Xie and Fang families were even more grateful to He Zhiran. They had never imagined that after arriving in the northwest, He Zhiran would still be willing to earn money with them.
Fortunately when they were dividing up the village, they didn't hesitate at all to choose to stick with the Mo family through thick and thin.
Now they could earn so much silver just sitting at home. If not for He Zhiran giving them this, they might never find such a livelihood in their lifetime.
For this batch of dolls, He Zhiran drew several new styles again based on the books.
With more doll styles, everyone didn't feel bored at all making them.
While the women were busy here, Fifth Sister-In-Law came over to ask He Zhiran,
"Ninth Younger Sister, I found that half of our adult rabbits are male. Ten or eight are enough as studs. Keeping the rest is a waste of food."
That was true. Excess male rabbits couldn't reproduce like females, and they were already adults without room to grow. Continuing to feed them would only increase costs.
He Zhiran had thought of this when she planned to raise rabbits, but recently she had been busy with other things at home and had neglected this matter.
"Fifth Sister-In-Law, have Fifth Elder Brother slaughter ten male rabbits first, be sure to peel off the fur completely intact."
Fifth Sister-In-Law didn't know why Ninth Younger Sister only agreed to slaughter ten male rabbits, but she was used to listening to everything Ninth Younger Sister said. She responded and hurried to the backyard.
More than an hour later, Fifth Sister-In-Law came to call He Zhiran again.
"Ninth Younger Sister, your Fifth Elder Brother has slaughtered the male rabbits."
