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

Chapter 348: Chapter 346 Buying Pigs (Third Update)

Mu Dazhong carried six hundred coins and spent the whole way thinking of how to save money.

Finally, he arrived at Wang Erma’s house.

As the only big pig slaughterer in the nearby villages, Wang Erma’s family still had dozens of pigs.

There were three sows that were just for birthing.

The latest litter of piglets was born more than a month ago, and now they weighed nearly twenty pounds.

Wang Erma had been hoping every day for someone to buy his pigs, so he could make another profit.

”Erma, where are you?”

Wang Erma’s house always smelled terrible; even at the door, Mu Dazhong caught whiff of the stench and couldn’t help covering his nose.

Wang Erma had just finished clearing out the pig manure from the pig pen, and upon hearing someone call for him, he came out.

But he didn’t expect to see someone he didn’t really want to see.

Mu Dazhong was Mu Shuangshuang’s second uncle, so he wasn’t welcomed.

”What are you doing here? Our family doesn’t welcome people from that smelly girl’s family.”

Last time, half of Wang Erma’s pork ended up spoiled because of Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng, losing a huge sum of silver.

Wang Erma dreamed of teaching Mu Shuangshuang a lesson.

”People from the smelly girl’s family?” Mu Dazhong repeated this sentence before quickly saying, ”Erma, what are you saying? You know the third branch has split off. I’ve never liked that smelly girl.”

Wang Erma hesitated for a moment; indeed, Mu the Third had divided the household, everyone knew, but could he just let it go after his losses?

”Erma, don’t think I’m talking too much. I’ve wanted to deal with that smelly girl for a long time, but there’s never been a way. You don’t know, today I even got beaten up by her.”

As he spoke, Mu Dazhong rolled up his sleeves, and Wang Erma noticed there were indeed red marks there.

Immediately, he decided to let Mu Dazhong into the yard.

”Dazhong, you say you’re her second uncle and being bullied like this by a smelly girl, don’t know how to fight back? If I were you, I’d have strangled that girl.”

”I want to, but that smelly girl has Lu Yuanfeng by her side; he can punch a wild boar dead, and I’d lose half my life going up against him.”

Mu Dazhong spoke half-truthfully, unknowingly striking a chord with Wang Erma.

The enemy of an enemy is a friend.

Wang Erma began to be nicer to Mu Dazhong.

”Dazhong, tell me, what did you come here for today? To buy meat?”

”My mother wants me to catch two pigs, can you take me to look at them?”

”Alright, let me know which one you like, I’ll give you a discount as long as you have the chance to give that smelly girl a good beating in the future.”

Following Wang Erma, Mu Dazhong entered the Wang Family’s backyard pig sty.

You have to admit, the Wang Family’s backyard is indeed big; it’s just because of the pigs that it’s terribly smelly.

Leading Mu Danian to stop outside the pigsty, Wang Erma pointed to the sows and piglets in the pen, ”Pick whichever you want in here, once you’ve chosen, we’ll weigh them, and I’ll give you a discount.”

Mu Dazhong personally went into the pig pen, selected a few pigs, but found them too fat.

With great difficulty, he chose two, both weighing twenty pounds.

At this rate, he definitely couldn’t save money.

”Erma, although we didn’t spend our childhoods together all the time, we did catch fish in the river together. I’ll be honest, I came today to find cheaper piglets.”

”You know my mother, stingy, cheap, miserly, unwilling to spend money. All the household money was given to my eldest brother; now, catching piglets, it’s all from pennies saved.”

”Even so, there’s not much...”

Mu Dazhong spoke as if pitifully, and Wang Erma sighed.

”Dazhong, I understand your family’s situation. How much can you offer? Let me see if I can get you a pig.”

Mu Dazhong extended his hand, holding back all fingers except the index and middle fingers.

”Two hundred coins? For one pig? Let me think...”

Wang Erma calculated the cost in his heart; two hundred coins could only buy a suckling pig, but the pigs at home have been raised for so long, it’s not worthwhile!

”Erma, I haven’t finished speaking; I meant one hundred coins per pig, is there any?”

One hundred coins for a piglet — this was the funniest joke Wang Erma had ever heard in his life.

”Dazhong, you’re joking to the point of killing me with laughter; a normal piglet can’t be sold for one hundred coins. You think you’re buying a sick, dying pig!”

”Go back and tell Old Mrs. Mu; buying a pig is one coin for one goods. If it’s truly one hundred coins, then it’s only for a dead, sick pig.”

This was the most patient Wang Erma had ever been.

Since he started selling pork, they’d always been short of weight.

His attitude towards people had never been good, but this time, if it hadn’t been for the fact that this person had a grudge against that smelly girl from the Old Mu Family, he wouldn’t have bothered explaining so much.

Mu Dazhong was about to die from frustration inside; holding these six hundred coins without being able to do anything.

Just as he was thinking of buying the two skinniest pigs, Wang Erma slapped his thigh.

”Look at me, there are two pigs at our house, started having diarrhea a few days ago, stopped recently but just stayed in the pigpen, I’m afraid of infectious diseases, so threw them aside, if you want, take them for two hundred coins.”

Wang Erma estimated that the pigs would live at most three days; anyhow, the rule here was once out the door, no returns.

”Really? Then I’ll take these two, but you have to make it festive, add a red flower or something.”

Mu Dazhong laid out his demands, then followed Wang Erma to another pigsty to see the two piglets.

Just as Wang Erma said, the two piglets had dull eyes and weak steps.

Obviously destined for a short life.

But Mu Dazhong was still determined to buy; when Wang Erma hung a flower on the pig’s head, Mu Dazhong paid.

He used Wang Erma’s wheelbarrow to bring the two piglets back.

The Old Mu Family exploded on the spot.

Originally, one piglet from Mu Shuangshuang’s house attracted the villagers to gather round; now with two pigs, the threshold was almost trampled over.

Someone pointed to the pigsty, saying, ”The Old Mu Family really isn’t just an ordinary family; first Da De going for the imperial exam, then the third branch buying pigs and chicks.

Now it’s the Old Mu Family’s turn; they bought two golden pigs at once, looks like they’re about to strike it rich!”

Old Mrs. Mu couldn’t stop smiling, glancing at the pigs in the pen every so often.

The piglets were lying in the corner sleep; but the red around their necks was glaringly bright.

”Old Second, you’re the family’s hero, accomplished great deeds.” Old Mrs. Mu praised Mu Dazhong.

”That’s right, but it’s all thanks to Mother’s guidance; here are five coins, Mother can keep them.”

Mu Dazhong pulled five coins from his pocket and gave them to Old Mrs. Mu, who smiled even more happily.

Mrs. Lin didn’t know what had happened, just knew her man was foolish for not keeping the five coins to himself.

”Don’t know how your Fifth is doing, should’ve reached Tie Dao Village by now!”