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

Chapter 923: Chapter 919: He Never Touches Me (Fourth Update)

When Mu Dalang first started doing business, he told Mu Shuangshuang that he wasn’t interested in the honors of the Old Mu Family.

All he wanted was to live a happy life with Huang Bitao.

Moreover, Mu Dalang and the three brothers from the Huang Family had sworn promises.

Within five years, he wanted to save enough silver to give Huang Bitao a respectable life at the Old Mu Family.

Mu Shuangshuang discussed with him and concluded that the best way was to quietly make a fortune.

All of Mu Dalang’s money-making ventures would be done in Mu Shuangshuang’s name, and to outsiders, Mu Shuangshuang would claim that she was paying Mu Dalang thirty coins a day to raise and slaughter pigs.

This way, it would be nine hundred coins a month.

Only half needed to be handed over to Old Mrs. Mu, and from the remaining four hundred and fifty coins, two hundred would be given to Mrs. Lin and Mu Dazhong.

”Shuangshuang, let me help you! I made tofu back at my parent’s home too, and even carried it to the town to sell it. Unfortunately, at that time, I didn’t know how to preserve it. By the time it reached town, the tofu had already gone bad.”

When Huang Bitao spoke about tofu, the look in her eyes was filled with regret.

”It went bad? Bad tofu can be made into stinky tofu!” Mu Shuangshuang replied casually, not expecting to see Lu Yuanfeng and Huang Bitao’s shocked expressions.

She realized the two gazes were fixed on her.

Mu Shuangshuang raised her head, looking innocently at the two, ”Why are you staring at me? You can’t possibly not have heard of stinky tofu, right?”

”No, Shuangshuang, is this something new?” Lu Yuanfeng grinned and asked.

”Hahaha, you really haven’t heard of stinky tofu? Looks like heaven is good to me, Mu Shuangshuang is destined to make a fortune!”

What is stinky tofu? It’s an indispensable snack in modern streets and alleys.

It smells bad but tastes delicious, and it’s made from cheap tofu.

At the moment, Mu Shuangshuang was beside herself with excitement, while the two outsiders were still looking puzzled.

”Shuangshuang, the stinky tofu you’re talking about, is it made from spoiled tofu?” Huang Bitao recalled Mu Shuangshuang’s words and couldn’t help asking.

”Yes! But there’s no chance to make it for you today, wait a few days for the tofu to spoil, and then we can talk!”

After saying that, Mu Shuangshuang lit the fire and stuffed the firewood into the stove.

The bean water needed to be boiled at the right temperature, and after it’s boiled, it needs brine.

With Huang Bitao’s help, Mu Shuangshuang had plenty of time saved.

She only needed to light the fire and control the heat.

Because of Huang Bitao’s presence, Lu Yuanfeng didn’t have much to do.

He looked at Mu Shuangshuang with a contented smile: ”Looks like I’m freeloading again today.”

Mu Shuangshuang moved the fire tongs in her hand, rolling her eyes at Lu Yuanfeng: ”You’re dreaming, you’ll have work to do later.”

Seeing Mu Shuangshuang’s expression, Lu Yuanfeng laughed heartily.

The bean water in the pot was almost done boiling, and Huang Bitao started adding the brine.

Seeing her adding the brine, Mu Shuangshuang was convinced she had truly been in the tofu business before.

Just as Huang Bitao had said, tofu really doesn’t last long after being made.

The tofu made today has to be sold by tomorrow, otherwise, it will likely go bad.

If it’s a hot day, a piece of tofu wouldn’t last half a day.

”Shuangshuang, it’s been so long since I did this. I really miss it. Thank you for letting me feel that way again.” Huang Bitao said to Mu Shuangshuang as she busied herself at the stove.

”Haha, speaking of which, it’s me who should thank Sister-in-law, you’re helping me work.”

The two girls chatted away, and the conversation ended up on the secrets of a daughter’s home.

Lu Yuanfeng was discerning; he picked up a wooden bucket in the corner and said to the two, ”I’ll go to the village to fetch some water. You two keep chatting.”

Mu Shuangshuang smiled and said to Lu Yuanfeng: ”Fengzi, hurry back, later we’ll have tofu pudding!”

After Lu Yuanfeng left, Huang Bitao’s face suddenly turned gloomy, as if she hadn’t been chatting with Mu Shuangshuang at all.

Mu Shuangshuang immediately sensed something was wrong, ”Sister-in-law, if there’s something you want to say, let me know. I’ll help however I can.

Don’t tell me... he’s been troubling you again?”

By ’he,’ Mu Shuangshuang meant Mu Danian. It had only been a day since their big house left, yet Mu Shuangshuang hadn’t found a chance to teach Mu Danian and Hu Sheng a lesson.

Even the hibernating snake seemed stirred by her bedtime ramblings, ready to scare Hu Sheng, that little thief.

”No... it’s not him. Uncle hasn’t been home since the farewell party yesterday, he didn’t even eat dinner last night.”

Huang Bitao hesitated to admit that she thought it was quite nice right now, as long as Mu Danian didn’t return.

She didn’t know that Mu Danian had gone to town yesterday. He spent the money made from selling Old Lu Family’s chickens and Wang Fugui’s clothes during New Year, feasting and drinking, even finding a mistress in a brothel, planning to indulge in pleasure for a few days.

Once he runs out of money, he’ll return to the Old Mu Family.

”Well, if it’s not him, then let’s not talk about him. Too much of a mood killer.” Mu Shuangshuang said.

”Yes! Shuangshuang, there’s something I need to tell you, but you mustn’t share it with anyone, absolutely no one!” Huang Bitao said.

Normally, Huang Bitao rarely added ”anyone” when speaking with Mu Shuangshuang.

Since marrying into the Old Mu Family, she had only done so twice, and with this incident, it was the third time.

The first time was when she suspected something between Mu Dade and Ruan Xiao Jiao, but feared wrongly accusing them.

The second time was about Mu Danian’s affairs, and as for the third time, it still awaited her words.

”Go ahead, I’ll keep your secret.”

”Shuangshuang, I... I haven’t consummated the marriage with Dalang yet.” Huang Bitao said, blushing.

”Ah...!” In her excitement, Mu Shuangshuang broke the wooden stick she was holding into two pieces.

”Shuangshuang, do you find it embarrassing? Never mind, I won’t say more.”

Feeling annoyed, Huang Bitao regretted telling Mu Shuangshuang, who was still unmarried and a sheltered girl.

Telling her this tainted her ears.

”No... I don’t feel embarrassed, just surprised! My cousin... shouldn’t have a problem, right?”

Mu Shuangshuang, a modern woman, wasn’t particularly taboo about this kind of thing.

Back in school, her roommates had shared anecdotes bound to blush.

Humans are inherently driven by desires and emotions, not reserved like nuns where this and that can’t be spoken of.

But this was peculiar; newlyweds usually can’t resist.

Could it be that Mu Dalang feels that Huang Bitao is too young, and waits a few years to approach her?

But that can’t be right. Besides her own belief that women shouldn’t get too involved before eighteen, most women here marry around the age of fourteen or fifteen.

They have no such mindset.

”I... I don’t know.” Huang Bitao shook her head.

”Since the wedding night, it’s been like this. I can’t figure it out, but several times, I felt Dalang was tempted, yet he always ended up backing away.”