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

Chapter 422: Chapter 419: Looking for a Beating (Third Update)

”Nai, it was the Little Aunt who struck first. She wanted to tear my mouth apart, and besides, it wasn’t me who took the Little Aunt’s things. During Qixi, it was Qingqing who took the Little Aunt’s things!”

Though shifting the blame isn’t very noble, remembering how often Mu Qingqing gossiped and badmouthed her, Mu Shuangshuang found it easy and natural to do so.

”Mom, look at her...” Mu Xiangxiang sat on the ground and began to roll around.

Her plain white clothes were instantly ruined.

Yet despite this, Old Mrs. Mu didn’t scold Mu Xiangxiang. Instead, she held the now-dirty Mu Xiangxiang with pity.

”Don’t bother with that stinky girl. Let’s go home, and I’ll make you something delicious.”

For once, Old Mrs. Mu didn’t want to rip Mu Shuangshuang’s mouth.

Perhaps she cared too much for Mu Xiangxiang, preferring to let Mu Shuangshuang go rather than see Mu Xiangxiang cry so miserably alone.

”No, I won’t...” Mu Xiangxiang kept crying.

”Mom, make that stinky girl give Fengzi to me, or I won’t get up.” Mu Xiangxiang cried out.

Old Mrs. Mu looked troubled but turned to Mu Shuangshuang and said, ”Stinky girl, how could you steal from your Little Aunt? Do you still have any decency left?”

To Old Mrs. Mu, Mu Xiangxiang was the apple of the Old Mu Family’s eye. Whatever Mu Xiangxiang wanted, no matter who it belonged to, had to be given to her.

Whether it was a person or a thing.

”Nai, first, Fengzi is a person, and secondly, feelings can’t just be given. You could ask Fengzi if he even likes my Little Aunt?”

Lu Yuanfeng naturally shook his head, not backing down in front of Old Mrs. Mu.

”Mu Family Nainai, I don’t like Mu Family’s Little Aunt at all. I’d appreciate it if she didn’t jump at me when she sees me.”

”Waa... I don’t want to live anymore...” Mu Xiangxiang cried even more pathetically.

Old Mrs. Mu’s face turned purple with rage.

”You two shameless pair! God’s going to strike you with lightning one day!”

Old Mrs. Mu stormed off, dragging a nearly breathless crying Mu Xiangxiang back to the Old Mu Family. Mu Shuangshuang was left with a deadpan expression.

”My nai is really senile, giving everything to my Little Aunt, not even sparing a person. It’s downright insane!”

Mu Shuangshuang didn’t say out loud the last part, but Lu Yuanfeng understood.

He comforted Mu Shuangshuang, ”Forget it, let’s not bother with them!”

”You’re right, let’s get back to cooking!”

Mu Xiangxiang’s interruption didn’t affect Mu Shuangshuang.

After lunch was ready, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng took their portions, along with a share for the patient, to his home. Yuanbao ate lunch with Little Zhi.

At this moment, the man was still lying weakly on the kang in Lu Yuanfeng’s house.

However, the heat was overwhelming, and his clothes were drenched with sweat.

Seeing Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng, the man struggled to get up, completely disregarding his current state.

”Come on, no need to rush getting up; healing is the most important thing right now.”

Mu Shuangshuang wasn’t one to speak softly; she was straightforward and not subtle.

Yet her voice often gave people a sense of comfort.

The man lying down suddenly froze.

He simply opened his big eyes, staring back and forth at Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng.

”Shuangshuang, what should we do with him?”

In this sweltering heat, sweating could easily lead to infected wounds. If he caught a heatstroke on top of that, this man could die.

”Fengzi, go and get him a bowl of wine to wipe him down with. It might help a bit!”

”Okay!”

Lu Yuanfeng went to the kitchen. The distance between Mu Shuangshuang and the man remained considerable.

”So, what’s your name?”

Mu Shuangshuang thought that since they were taking care of one more person, she’d better clarify who he was; otherwise, they wouldn’t even know how to address him in the future.

The man hesitated for a moment and then spoke. ”My name is Xing Beichen. Thank you and your friend for saving me.”

Xing Beichen?

Could he be related to the War God, Xing Ningtian?

Mu Shuangshuang frowned slightly, and the man explained, ”Xing Ningtian is indeed my father.”

”You’re telling me your identity just like that? Aren’t you afraid I’ll harm you?” Mu Shuangshuang asked curiously.

”Not afraid. Since you saved me, I should be honest with you. Besides, you don’t seem like a bad person.”

Hearing Xing Beichen’s words, Mu Shuangshuang had only one thought.

Fool!

So easy to trust a stranger.

But even if he didn’t say it, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng could have guessed most of it.

”Why are you so seriously injured?” Mu Shuangshuang was genuinely curious. Logically, such a big man shouldn’t be in Er Gui Village.

Isn’t this a typical case of a phoenix turning into a chicken?

But by this time, Xing Beichen stopped speaking. It was just when Lu Yuanfeng walked in with a bowl of wine.

He was holding a piece of cloth in his hand.

Cleaning up Xing Beichen was naturally his responsibility since he didn’t want Shuangshuang to see other men half-naked.

”Shuangshuang, I’m about to clean him.”

The implication was for Mu Shuangshuang to leave.

After receiving the message, Mu Shuangshuang left Lu Yuanfeng’s room and happened upon Xia Guagua sneaking around outside.

”What are you up to? How did you get in?” Mu Shuangshuang asked bluntly.

After being caught, Xia Guagua wasn’t at all embarrassed. Instead, she questioned Mu Shuangshuang.

”Who’s the man lying inside? Who did you save?”

”None of your damn business, now get lost!” Mu Shuangshuang snapped back.

This instantly angered Xia Guagua.

To Xia Guagua, the man on Lu Yuanfeng’s kang was surely sick or frail.

Perhaps he was a mountain bandit or some thug, seriously injured and saved by Lu Yuanfeng.

”Are you harboring mountain bandits?” Xia Guagua pointed at Mu Shuangshuang’s nose and yelled.

Mu Shuangshuang slapped her rude hand away.

”What mountain bandits or thugs? Did you take your meds before coming out? You’re acting like a lunatic!”

”You’re the lunatic! You jinx! Whatever you do, don’t drag my Yuanfeng brother into it! You’ll be the death of him!”

Xia Guagua was now convinced Mu Shuangshuang had brought back someone dubious and started to argue with her.

”Could you use your brain when thinking, please? Mountain bandits, thugs, have you ever seen any? In our area of Er Gui Village, it’s always been peaceful and safe. When has anything happened? The only thing that’s ever happened is wolves dragging away villagers, not bandits coming to kill us.”

Mu Shuangshuang was stating a fact, given that in this Niuwei Mountain area, even hunters were rare, let alone actual bandits.

Setting aside the infertile land, it’s truly a place to cultivate oneself.

”How dare you scold me!” Xia Guagua’s eyes widened, her body trembling as she spoke.

”Not only will I scold you, but I’ll also beat you up!” Mu Shuangshuang picked up a broom by her feet and swung it at Xia Guagua.

The broom hit the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, causing Xia Guagua to cough uncontrollably.

She assumed Mu Shuangshuang wouldn’t dare hit her, but once the pain hit her, Xia Guagua wailed endlessly.

She cried out as she ran away!

It was only after she ran out of Lu Yuanfeng’s yard that the pain on her head and body subsided.