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

Chapter 521: Chapter 517 Mu Danian’s Comfortable Days (Third Update)

Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu had taken care of all the worries of Da Lang, giving him no chance to refuse.

Five taels of silver, if it were any other time, Old Mrs. Mu would definitely not agree.

Not only wouldn’t agree, she’d make sure the whole village knew not to marry off any daughters to that ”ugly-faced” Miss Huang from the Huang Family.

But when it came to Mu Dade, everything was an exception.

The efficiency of Old Mrs. Mu and Mr. Mu was indeed fast. They told Matchmaker Sun about this matter that afternoon and planned to propose to the Huang Family the next morning. They’d hand over one tael of the bride price now and the remaining four taels after setting the wedding date.

With this one tael gone, Old Mrs. Mu’s purse was nearly empty, and they could only wait for the autumn harvest, sell the rice, and save up more silver.

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At this moment, Mu Danian, who had been missing for several days, was mingling at Chen Hong’s house.

Last time he got bitten by a dog at the Old Yu Family’s place and was thrown into the river. Mu Danian soaked in the river for the better part of a night, crawled up at dawn, and immediately went to find Chen Hong.

Chen Hong was happy to hide a man in her house, anyway, her in-laws were not good to her, so she boldly cheated on them in their own home.

”I say, are you really planning to stay here for a few more days?”

Chen Hong took some food from the kitchen and handed it to Mu Danian.

Mu Danian laid on the bed like a woman in confinement, not having moved for days.

It was nice being at Chen Hong’s place. Although Wang Tiejiang didn’t like Chen Hong, he never shouted at her, and his wife, Mrs. Zhou, was always polite. Although she liked to hide things, she never entered Chen Hong’s room.

After lunch, Mu Danian, feeling more energetic, said, ”Why are you in a hurry? My parents haven’t come looking for me yet. This time, I must make them realize my importance.”

”My older brother is about to return. If I don’t make a fuss, where will I stand when he comes back?”

Mu Danian had the most thoughts on this.

His older brother was as vain as his father, so he wasn’t worried about being abandoned by his parents.

But Mrs. Jin had always disliked the other members of the Old Mu Family and might resort to trickery.

Thinking of this, Mu Danian played the waiting game, not doing any household work while being well-fed and cared for.

”That might make sense, but are you sure you don’t want to treat where the dog bit you?” Chen Hong was still a bit worried.

The dog bite was significant, but Mu Danian just wouldn’t get it treated.

”Come on, I don’t have much else, but I do have good fortune. Isn’t it just a dog bite? When I was a child, I even bit a dog, and nothing happened, right?”

Mu Danian was indifferent.

Thinking Chen Hong was making a fuss over nothing.

”But there was someone in our village who went crazy after a dog bite. He started biting people like a dog and was especially afraid of water. You wouldn’t believe it; afterwards, he became a madman and almost got beaten to death.”

Chen Hong was from Chen Family Village and hadn’t returned since she married, but childhood memories were vivid, so she had advised Mu Danian countless times to see a doctor.

She didn’t want him to go mad.

Mu Danian was confident. Not only did he believe he was healthy and didn’t need to see a doctor, but even if something were wrong, he wouldn’t spend money needlessly.

”Alright, alright, I got it. I’ll go back tomorrow. It’s been long enough, and it’s time to show up, lest my parents think I’m dead.”

Mu Danian impatiently waved his hand.

The weather was starting to turn autumn cool at this time, sleeping with someone was very comfortable, and coupled with the revealing clothes Chen Hong wore today, Mu Danian pulled Chen Hong to start that thing, and soon, soft moans were heard.

Temptation, allure, and debauchery!

Outside, the Old Wang Family couple were so furious they were livid, wishing they could rush in and tear Chen Hong apart.

The thought of Chen Hong doing shameless acts in their son’s room with another man made the Wang Family couple feel murderous.

They had long known Chen Hong was not a virtuous person, but hearing her audacious sounds now made them feel utterly disgusted.

”Husband, I think it’s time we made a decision. This wench is bringing affairs into our home.”

Mrs. Zhou wasn’t one to curse people easily, just unwilling to waste her breath on someone like Chen Hong.

These days, she had watched Chen Hong indifferently, just hoping she’d give a little face to her son, considering that she and her husband had supported her for so long without her showing any gratitude.

”Yeah, what Chen Hong’s doing is truly outrageous, she brought affairs into our home.”

Wang Tiejiang lamented; he had just one son. After his son died, he initially planned to keep supporting Chen Hong, as long as she didn’t remarry and continued being the Wang family’s daughter-in-law, everything would be fine.

”Sigh, but if we send Chen Hong away, our family will have no one left.” Wang Tiejiang felt a deep pain in his heart.

There is no worse pain in life than losing a child in middle age.

That’s what he was experiencing now.

”How about we have the human trafficker sell Chen Hong, and with the money, we buy a child to raise?”

Mrs. Zhou tentatively suggested.

Chen Hong had been brought to their home from Chen Family Village. Even though her son Wang Xiaojiang was dead, she was still their daughter-in-law, and they had the right to decide what to do.

”A child... buy a child...” Wang Tiejiang repeated several times.

After a while, he finally nodded. The household needed some life.

”Wife, we should quickly take care of this. Chen Hong always despised our son, didn’t she?

Let’s sell her to someone old and ugly. That Wang San from Er Gui Village, I heard he’s fifty and hasn’t married yet. Selling this whore to him couldn’t be better.”

With Wang Tiejiang’s approval, Mrs. Zhou felt assured to proceed with the matter.

By dusk, Mrs. Zhou returned from outside the village, saying, ”The matter has been handed over to the human trafficker to handle, and they are contacting Wang San to see if he wants Chen Hong.

I heard Wang San previously offered ten taels, but it’s been a while since then, so who knows what the price is now.”

In any case, as long as it wasn’t a loss.

”And the child’s matter...” Wang Tiejiang felt more urgency in his heart.

Previously, they hadn’t considered buying a child, but now that the thought occurred, they were very eager.

”Don’t worry. I told the human trafficker to find a chubby one, about one or two years old, a child that young is easier to raise, and they wouldn’t remember their original family. After a couple of years, they’d become ours.”

With Mrs. Zhou’s assurance, Wang Tiejiang felt at ease.

By this time, the noise from Chen Hong’s room had finally subsided. Sporting a face flushed from the man’s attention, she stepped out and saw the two old folks seemingly deep in thought.

Chen Hong complained, ”Why haven’t you cooked yet? Are you trying to starve me? If you don’t cook soon, I might as well leave and find a good family to marry into, better than staying with you two miserly old folks who won’t even feed me.”