From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!

Chapter 129: Chapter 129 Aunt Xiao Yun Is Really Nice (Part 1)

”Shuangshuang, don’t overthink it. Your grandpa said he’s going to the town tomorrow to borrow the money for your uncle’s exam from your aunt.”

Mu Dashan couldn’t believe that his parents would do such heinous things for money, no matter how biased his mother was, there was a line she wouldn’t cross.

”Shuangshuang, don’t worry, no matter what happens, I’ll protect you and our whole family.”

Mu Dashan was already starting to plan for himself gradually.

This morning, when the old man wanted him to finish all the remaining work alone, Mu Dashan said he wasn’t feeling well and came back with his second brother and fifth brother.

This was the first time he refused, but he felt a sense of relief.

”Hmm!”

All these were just Mu Shuangshuang’s suspicions, she actually knew that Mu Dashan wouldn’t believe it.

At least, without evidence right now.

Even a tiger wouldn’t eat its cubs, deep down, Mu Dashan believed Old Mrs. Mu and Mr. Mu still had good conscience and kindness.

”How about, dad, I go to the town with grandpa tomorrow? The road to town is far, and I can help take care of grandpa, which could put everyone at ease.”

Since it was about raising money for Mu Dade, she must accompany and see it through, ensuring the sum of silver is collected successfully.

Meanwhile, she could try to get some words out of the old man on the road, see if her suspicions were correct, and if they were, ask Mu Dashan to bring up the family division again.

As for delivering the cold noodles to town, Lu Yuanfeng could handle that.

He’s quick and efficient and would certainly deliver the cold noodles intact.

”Alright then, I’ll talk to your grandpa and see what he says.”

At the dinner table, when Mr. Mu heard what Mu Dashan said, he agreed without a second thought.

Right now, the fields needed hands, and it wasn’t practical for others to accompany him to town.

If it wasn’t for Dade’s situation, he wouldn’t have taken a whole day to go to town.

”Dad, what does Shuang know? Why would you agree to let her go? Big Sis might not like her.” Mu Dazhong opposed for the first time.

He was planning to take the opportunity to be lazy for a day; in this scorching sun, staying outside harvesting rice daily had taken a toll on his skin.

And also, Big Sis’s house in town surely had plenty of good food and drinks.

”Second Brother is right, what does Shuang know? When she meets Big Sis, she’ll just be scared and might anger Big Sis.

Or seeing how nice Big Sis’s house is, she might get mischievous and take something; that’ll bring shame to our Old Mu Family.”

Mu Danian thought the same as Mu Dazhong; he also wanted to loaf around in town.

”If you all go, who will do the work in the fields? Who will handle the farm work?”

Mr. Mu picked up his dry tobacco pipe that he had hidden for a long time and knocked it heavily on the dining table.

He usually stopped smoking it as soon as summer arrived because firstly, it was hot; secondly, it was inconvenient to do farm work while holding a pipe all day.

But ever since Dade urgently needed money to hire a teacher in the county, he brought out the pipe again, smoking a few puffs when he was agitated.

With each puff, as the smoke was exhaled, it seemed his worries were also reduced.

”Second Uncle, Fifth Uncle, now is a critical time, what you should be doing is harvesting our rice quickly, so we can store the grain safely.

This way, there’s one more layer of security for First Uncle’s exam fees.

And after all, Big Sis is my real aunt, why wouldn’t she like Shuangshuang, Second Uncle please don’t say such things in the future. If overheard, people will blame Big Sis for being ungracious.

As for Fifth Uncle, Shuangshuang is your legitimate niece. They say uncles are close with their nieces, sharing similar temperaments, claiming Shuangshuang would steal is akin to scolding yourself indirectly, how will that be resolved?”

Mu Shuangshuang retorted to Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian’s words slowly and deliberately, maintaining a smile throughout.

However, her composure was bound to anger Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian.

”In adult conversations, you little brat have no place, now scram to the side.”

”Second Uncle, once again you are mistaken, back then grandpa set the rules, as long as it’s reasonable, both adults and children are allowed to speak, grandpa, isn’t that right?”

Upon hearing Shuangshuang’s words, Mr. Mu was slightly touched for a moment.

This young girl, her every word was justified, whereas his own two sons were clearly unreasonable.

Unfortunately, this child was a good child, but sadly born as a daughter; after all, a daughter is like water thrown from a basin that can’t be gathered again.

If she were a son, after Dade passed his exams, she could be groomed nicely.

Mr. Mu felt somewhat regretful in his heart, but on the surface, he gave a just verdict. ”Shuang is right, stop arguing, and she will accompany me tomorrow.”

”Mom...” Mu Danian still wanted to say something, but Old Mrs. Mu was unusually silent, as if her throat had been muted.

At this moment, Old Mrs. Mu was contemplating in her mind, she had planned that once the old man left tomorrow, she would talk to Dashan about marrying off Shuang.

While the old man was away, they would secretly obtain the marriage certificate with a few people.

By then, anyone wanting to regret would have to ensure Shuang would never marry, otherwise, no one would dare propose to her.

Others didn’t know what Old Mrs. Mu was planning, but Mrs. Jin knew very well, so she kept her silence too.

After dinner, Mu Shuangshuang went to Aunt Xiao Yun’s house to grind mung beans, Little Zhi and Xiao Han went along.

The three of them laughed and chatted as they arrived at Zhao Yun’s house.

On the way, Mrs. Jin watched Mu Shuangshuang run eagerly toward Zhao Yun’s house, though puzzled, she didn’t follow.

In her heart, soon this niece would disappear.

Yu Si Niang came over after cleaning the kitchen. When she arrived, her forehead and body were covered in sweat. It was only after Shuangshuang handed her a handkerchief that she wiped the sweat from her forehead.

At this moment, Shuangshuang had already begun grinding the beans; originally Yu Si Niang wanted Mu Dashan to come over, but they were held back by the old man busy making straw ropes from rice ears, unable to leave at the moment, so she gave up on that.

After grinding the green beans, following last time’s method, Mu Shuangshuang began cooking the cold noodles.

”Xiao Han, today’s task of managing the fire is once again entrusted to you, our family’s fire-handling master.”

Mu Xiaohan was already used to it, but his most exciting thing right now was the few books Mu Shuangshuang brought.

Those were treasures, and although he was illiterate, just the scent of the paper from the books made him feel like he should be the one holding them.

People are like this; there are things you have always pursued, but there are also things that suddenly appear, prompting you to decide to pursue them.

”Si Niang, are you guys still working on it?” Zhao Yun craned her neck, walking into the kitchen from outside.

”Yes, Xiao Yun, have you finished eating?” Yu Si Niang went up to meet Zhao Yun as soon as she saw her.

”Yes!”

The two chatted for a while before getting to the main topic.

”By the way, are you making any money from this? I feel bad taking Shuangshuang’s silver.”

Zhao Yun wasn’t a fool, over time, Shuangshuang had given her quite a bit of silver, far exceeding the value of what her family provided. She was truly worried that Shuangshuang would end up with little money while giving all she had to her.

How would Shuangshuang manage then?