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

Chapter 1061: Chapter 1057: Frightened (Second Update)

Mrs. Lin squatted on the ground, shouted for a long time, yet didn’t encounter any danger or hear any sound, not even the wind. She mustered some courage and raised her head.

Just as she was about to shout for Yu Si Niang once more, a figure with only half a body suddenly appeared before her.

”It” floated in mid-air, its body swaying side to side, glaring fiercely at her.

It charged at her, and suddenly, the wind began howling in her ears. Mrs. Lin felt goosebumps rising all over her body, and the hairs standing on end.

Her legs went weak, her voice hoarse, and large beads of sweat continuously poured down her forehead...

She couldn’t run, nor make a sound; all she could do was watch as the thing swooped down toward her.

Even more terrifying was that the thing in mid-air could make a horrifying sound, as if squeezed out from the throat.

When the half-bodied figure got close to her, Mrs. Lin’s vision went blank, and she fainted from fear.

Mu Shuangshuang, who was enjoying the prank, heard a dull thud—the sound of Mrs. Lin hitting the ground heavily —reach her ears.

She realized Mrs. Lin had fainted from fright and suddenly found it boring!

”How did she faint from fright? Shouldn’t she be running away?” Mu Shuangshuang muttered to herself.

Just then, Yu Si Niang peeked out from Mu Dashan’s room.

Mu Shuangshuang quickly sat the dummy on the ground.

Scaring outsiders is fine, but if family members get scared, it would be a loss.

”Mom, why are you out? Hurry back to sleep, it’s getting late!” Mu Shuangshuang said.

Her words carried an obvious urgency, but Yu Si Niang didn’t think much of it. She was about to go inside when she noticed a dark figure lying in their yard.

She held up an oil lamp and was about to ask when Mu Shuangshuang spoke first: ”Mom, my second aunt somehow fell asleep in our yard.

Please wake her up while I go inside!” Finishing these words, Mu Shuangshuang grabbed the dummy and quickly went inside.

After hiding the dummy, she came out of the room again.

Yu Si Niang, heeding Mu Shuangshuang’s words, approached Mrs. Lin holding an oil lamp and gently pushed her: ”Second Sister-in-law, why are you sleeping in our yard? The ground is too cold, you might catch a chill!”

At this point, Yu Si Niang hadn’t realized Mrs. Lin had fainted.

She merely thought, as Shuangshuang had said, that Mrs. Lin had fallen asleep in their yard.

After all, she had heard from Mu Dashan about Mrs. Lin sleeping in the pigsty the previous night.

If there’s a first time, there might be a second. Even if Mrs. Lin sleeps on the ridge tomorrow night, Yu Si Niang would think it normal.

In a daze, Mrs. Lin felt someone calling her. Reluctantly, she opened her eyes and saw a face, but before she could see clearly who it was...

Mrs. Lin scrambled up from the ground, running while screaming for help.

”Dad, Mom, there’s a ghost...”

Mrs. Lin ran desperately, falling numerous times along the way. By the time she reached the main hall of Old Mu Family, she was covered with bruises.

Her whole body was dotted with small injuries, yet Old Mrs. Mu just asked her for soapberry.

Mrs. Lin was scared out of her wits, clinging tightly to her husband, muttering, ”Help, there’s a ghost...”

”Lin Xiaozao, what are you up to again? What ghost? Did you get the soapberry? No, right! I told you, yesterday it was sleeping in the pigsty, today you say there’s a ghost at home, what’s next with you, woman?

Lazy and deceitful, that’s what you are, and doing just this little bit of work isn’t possible for you!”

Old Mrs. Mu didn’t spare Mrs. Lin any face and immediately scolded her.

Mrs. Lin was too scared to argue with whatever Old Mrs. Mu said, and her only reaction was to keep clutching her husband’s hand.

Mu Dazhong was also enraged; this woman was like his mother said, changing day by day, and this wouldn’t do.

”Enough, with so many people here, aren’t you embarrassed!” Mu Dazhong.

”You think I want this? There’s a ghost in Third Branch’s yard, I’m scared!” Coming to terms with herself, Mrs. Lin countered her husband immediately upon hearing his words.

”Well, you shameless woman, learning to talk back, huh? See if I don’t teach you a lesson!” Mu Dazhong said, raising his hand as if he was about to discipline Mrs. Lin for real.

Mr. Mu saw this and immediately intervened: ”Enough! It’s getting late today, let’s go to sleep if there’s no problem! As for Zhenzhen, she won’t die if she doesn’t bathe with soapberry!”

Once Mr. Mu spoke, everyone felt relieved and quickly dashed out of the room.

Even Mu Dazhong, who was about to hit Mrs. Lin, scurried away.

For a moment, only Mr. Mu, Old Mrs. Mu, and Mu Zhenzhen waiting to bathe were left in the main hall.

Mr. Mu soon left too.

Old Mrs. Mu busied herself helping Mu Zhenzhen with her bath and finding clean clothes, occupied until late at night.

As for the third branch, Mu Shuangshuang was in an exceptionally good mood.

Scaring Mrs. Lin this way, at least for ten or fifteen days, Mrs. Lin wouldn’t come to the third branch with crooked ideas.

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The next day, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng headed to the restaurant at dawn.

With the festival one day and Mu Xiangxiang’s wedding the next day, neither of them had gone to town for a couple of days, leaving the restaurant’s business unknown. It was about time to check on it.

As soon as they left, Mu Qingqing followed them to town.

Mu Qingqing’s relationship with Mrs. Liu was on the rise, and now she had become Mrs. Liu’s goddaughter.

Though Mu Qingqing knew she was merely a comfort for Mrs. Liu’s emotions, it was far better than being a complete nobody from the countryside.

To connect with Mrs. Liu, Mu Qingqing exerted all her efforts.

Luckily, the results were evident. Now, everyone at Liu Mansion recognized her as Mrs. Liu’s goddaughter and the most respected guest of Liu Mansion.

Today, Mu Qingqing would accompany Mrs. Liu to various restaurants in town to taste dishes, and they would choose a good restaurant for the birthday banquet.

Mu Qingqing woke up early today and left her house dressed in the new clothes Mrs. Liu gave her.

The pink gauze skirt alone cost more than two taels of silver.

Mu Qingqing was quite fond of it, knowing that as long as she pleased Mrs. Liu, she would benefit.

Riding in a carriage arranged by the Liu Family, Mu Qingqing happily made her way to town.

Halfway, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng’s carriage almost collided with Mu Qingqing’s, though Mu Shuangshuang didn’t know Mu Qingqing was inside.

As for Mu Qingqing, she never came out of her carriage, so she didn’t see Lu Yuanfeng either.

The three passed by each other unknowingly.

Upon reaching town, Lu Yuanfeng dropped Mu Shuangshuang off at the restaurant and drove the carriage elsewhere.

Lu Yuanfeng’s tasks for the day were quite demanding; he needed to go to a small village about three miles from town, which was a minor channel for Chengfeng Restaurant’s supplies. Previously, Huang Da was in charge, but recently, Huang Da had a small conflict with someone.

Lu Yuanfeng had to resolve the dispute and, in addition, finalize the supply contract with someone.