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

”Dad, let’s go in!” Mu Dashan said.

”Third one, isn’t it too improper for us to just go in like this? Old Cao’s house, won’t they gossip about our family? Saying we don’t understand the rules?” Mr. Mu asked.

Mu Dashan understood the old man’s meaning. According to custom, for this sort of funeral, someone from Old Cao’s house should first come to receive them, and then they would go.

When coming, the whole family should come together, bringing firecrackers and whatnot, and set them off along the way.

Mr. Mu and Mu Dashan came like this, without preparing anything, fearing they would be looked down upon!

”Dad, we can’t be bothered with all that now! Moreover, right now we don’t even know who has passed away! What if it’s not someone from Old Cao’s house, wouldn’t we not need to prepare those things?” Mu Dashan said.

Mr. Mu thought it over and agreed!

He then boldly walked to the entrance of Cao’s house and gently knocked on the door.

”Knock, knock~”

After knocking about ten to twenty times, a gatekeeper finally came to open the door.

In the light of the oil lamp, the gatekeeper saw clearly who the two visitors were and his face instantly changed.

He staggered backward repeatedly, then slammed the door shut!

”What... what does this mean? Why did he close the door as if he saw a ghost upon seeing us?” Mr. Mu asked.

Mu Dashan shook his head, ”Dad, I don’t know either! But, this matter, we must ask clearly, we can’t just go back without understanding!”

Mr. Mu nodded along, ”Then I’ll knock the door and inquire, in case your elder sister really faced a difficulty, we have to help out emotionally and rationally!”

...

The gatekeeper closed the door and hurriedly ran toward the backyard.

While running, he mumbled, ”Sir, madam, that... that... someone from the Old Mu Family is here!”

The people of Old Cao’s house were finishing dinner.

Hearing the gatekeeper’s words, they all stood up.

Mu Xianxian’s expression turned a bit fierce. She gritted her teeth and asked, ”Who from the Old Mu Family has come?”

”Mr. Mu and the wife’s third brother!” The gatekeeper explained.

”Send them away!” Mu Xianxian demanded.

”I’ve already closed the door, but when they came just now, they were still knocking. Seems like they won’t give up!” The gatekeeper said.

”Won’t give up, huh! They dared to come and cause trouble after turning my daughter into a ghost like that!” Mu Xianxian yelled in anger.

Cao Jianmin stepped forward and held Mu Xianxian.

”Xianxian, don’t fight with them. Now that your big brother has become the county magistrate, we might need their support for future matters!”

”I don’t care, what useless county magistrate, what useless family ties, I should never have let Mu Xiangxiang that beast into our Cao family, I regret it...”

Mu Xianxian said, and started tearing up.

She leaned against Cao Jianmin and began to cry again.

These days, she’s been crying every day, her eyes are almost blind from crying, yet the culprit is completely unaware of her tears.

Her daughter Miao also...

”Sob, sob...”

Cao Jianmin patted Mu Xianxian’s shoulder, gently comforting her.

Old Cao’s couple, for the first time, did not mock Mu Xianxian.

They picked up Mu Xianxian’s youngest son Dou Dou and said to Mu Xianxian and Cao Jianmin, ”We’ll take Dou Dou to sleep, you both take care, everything... will eventually get better!”

No one paid attention to them, Mu Xianxian was too busy crying, as miserable as could be!

Old Mrs. Cao shook her head and left with Dou Dou!

Outside, after knocking for a long time and seeing no response, Mr. Mu and Mu Dashan climbed over the wall and entered Old Cao’s house.

Although they knew their behavior was akin to thieving, if the matter wasn’t resolved, there might be bigger trouble!

In the front yard, Mr. Mu and Mu Dashan noticed something odd.

Old Cao’s house was peacefully quiet, unlike the typical situation after a death.

However, upon reaching the backyard, it became a bit eerie as the faint sound of a woman crying could be heard.

The sky was already dark, and with that crying sound, it felt even more chilling.

Luckily, Mr. Mu and Mu Dashan, being two grown men with plenty of yang energy, were not afraid of such things.

They walked toward the direction of the crying and finally reached Cao’s dining hall, where they saw Mu Xianxian crying in Cao Jianmin’s arms.

Mr. Mu was stunned and rushed forward without thinking.

”Daughter, what’s wrong with you?”

Mu Xianxian heard Mr. Mu’s voice and lifted her head from Cao Jianmin’s embrace.

As she looked up, Mr. Mu thought he saw a ghost.

Mu Xianxian’s hair was messy, her complexion deathly pale, eyes sunken, and her cheeks lacked any flesh.

Her gaze towards Mr. Mu was filled with resentment and malice.

”Make him leave, make him leave...” Mu Xianxian pointed at Mr. Mu.

Cao Jianmin held Mu Xianxian tight: ”Xianxian, don’t get agitated. Can we talk calmly? This is your father, not a stranger!”

Cao Jianmin was still fearful of offending Mr. Mu, as that would mean offending Mu Dade.

Thus, he couldn’t help but persuade Mu Xianxian.

”Shut up! How did you promise me before? From now on, don’t associate with the Old Mu Family, unless Mu Xiangxiang that wretch dies in front of us!” Mu Xianxian yelled at Cao Jianmin.

Her fists relentlessly pounded against Cao Jianmin’s body.

At first, Cao Jianmin could endure, but later, as Mu Xianxian’s blows hurt him, he felt she was being unreasonable.

However, he said nothing, but Mr. Mu, from their conversation, picked up some clues.

”What’s wrong with you all? Does this have something to do with Xiangxiang?” Mr. Mu asked.

”Shut up, don’t mention that wretch’s name!” Mu Xianxian cursed.

At this moment, Mu Dashan couldn’t hold back.

”Big sister, that’s enough! You keep cursing Xiangxiang without telling us what’s going on! How are we supposed to help resolve this?

And is this the way you talk to father? Do you know how difficult it was for us to come here?” Mu Dashan asked, his face tense with anger.

Perhaps due to Mu Dashan’s assertive attitude, Mu Xianxian, who had been ranting, calmed down slightly.

But soon, she crouched down and started crying again.

Cao Jianmin sighed, ”Dad, third brother, here’s what happened! This time, the issue is with Miao, all the things you see inside and out are prepared for Miao!”

”What? Miao girl? What happened to her? Has she... died?” Mr. Mu asked.

Upon hearing Cao Miaomiao’s name, Mu Xianxian cried even harder!

”She... she...” Cao Jianmin also found it hard to speak.

He adjusted his emotions for a long time before he barely managed to speak: ”Miao was originally very plump, everyone in Old Cao’s house knew that, but later, Miao lost weight!”