From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 880 - 876: Writing Spring Festival Couplets (Third Update)
"Old Fourth, that’s not how you should talk. You’re a farmer and it’s relaxed when it’s not a busy season.
But Dan Dan’s dad needs to study all the time. What if his performance gets affected, then what?"
Mrs. Jin hurried to prevent her husband from working, and her words carried a hint of threat.
Unfortunately, she touched Old Mrs. Mu’s sore spot.
Old Mrs. Mu slammed her chopsticks heavily on the table.
She scolded Mrs. Jin, "What nonsense are you spouting? How come the eldest’s performance isn’t good? If you talk nonsense again, I’ll tear your mouth apart!"
Mrs. Jin looked aggrieved, "Mother, that’s not what I meant, I was just giving an example."
Old Mrs. Mu’s face turned even uglier, "Mrs. Jin, just because you accompanied the eldest to Qianzhou Prefecture, you think you’re somebody?
As for Dade’s matters, are you, a daughter-in-law, allowed to speak? If I hear you speak ill of Dade again, you know what the consequences will be."
In front of the whole family, Old Mrs. Mu started scolding Mrs. Jin, which showed just how little status Mrs. Jin held in Old Mrs. Mu’s heart.
Mrs. Jin cursed the old woman countless times in her heart, but on the surface, she had to politely say to Old Mrs. Mu, "Mother, you’re right in your teaching. I won’t dare again in the future, but Dan Dan’s dad doesn’t have to work anymore, right?"
"Grandma, I don’t think so. Eldest brother sits in the study reading books all year round, and he doesn’t move around. We all know that the more a man does farm work, the healthier he becomes.
If the eldest brother works, it’s not a bad thing, it’s a good thing! Perhaps with this workout, he’ll get stronger, have no illnesses or calamities, and when he takes the exam, it’ll save him time and go smoothly."
Mu Dalang, who seldom got involved in Old Mu Family matters, also gave his opinion.
His thoughts were similar to Mu Dajiang’s, but his starting point was for the good of Mu Dade, which pleased Old Mrs. Mu even more.
"Old man, what do you think?" Old Mrs. Mu looked at Mr. Mu, waiting for the head of the household to make a decision.
"The idea’s not bad, since everyone thinks the eldest should exercise, then let’s arrange some work for him too. Eldest daughter-in-law, you follow the second daughter-in-law to the kitchen, and prepare tomorrow’s New Year’s Eve dinner together.
Tidy up all the nooks and crannies in the house! Also, if there are any places you can’t get clean, go see how other families do it. Our Old Mu Family, united as one, will clean the house thoroughly."
Mr. Mu said a long string of words that made everyone feel energized, inspired.
Mu Dade’s face had already changed. He shook his sleeves, ready to ignore this bunch of people.
Mrs. Jin noticed this sharply and quickly said, "Dan Dan’s dad, how about you write couplets? This task is festive, and maybe you’ll catch some of the joyful spirit. Besides, now in the entire village, you’re the only one who can do this!"
In Er Gui Village, not many have studied, and even fewer stayed in the village. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Before, Wang Fugui’s family had a long-term worker who knew how to write, and in past years, that worker helped the whole village write couplets, with Old Master Wang paying him.
But after Wang Fugui fell ill, Old Master Wang dismissed quite a few workers, among them, that long-term worker.
Now, there’s only Fu Wu left, who deals with land transactions all year round, but long ago he said he wouldn’t write couplets for anyone.
With things as they are, the village people could only turn to her husband for help.
In fact, Mrs. Jin’s plan was that writing a couplet in town costs five coins, and the villagers surely wouldn’t want to spend that. If her husband helped write, everyone would surely remember her husband’s kindness.
When they have conflicts with the third branch, those people would surely side with their branch.
Some words, people in their branch can’t say, but the coarse villagers will speak.
Moreover, they can help anyone write couplets, except they won’t help the third branch.
Let the third branch be without spring couplets during the New Year.
As soon as Mrs. Jin spoke, Mu Dade understood what she meant.
After all, after being married for so many years, if they didn’t have this little bit of tacit understanding, they wouldn’t really be a family.
"Alright! Then I’ll go get the brush and ink. Every household should have red paper! Parents, tell the villagers that I can help write spring couplets, and the time is today!"
What Mu Dade said made the old couple of the Old Mu Family smile broadly.
Writing spring couplets is indeed a festive task.
In the future, no matter whose house they visit, upon seeing those bright red, festive couplets, everyone would definitely point out that they were written by their son.
"Alright then, I’ll go call the villagers to come to our house to write spring couplets!" Mr. Mu stood up happily.
Old Mrs. Mu also quickly gobbled a few mouthfuls of food.
"Old man, I’ll go with you!"
At the dining table, soon only a few younger members who hadn’t eaten yet were left.
Mu Dalang placed some greens into Huang Bitang’s bowl, urging her to eat quickly.
"Bitao, let’s go to Huang Family Village after dinner to see how the three brothers are spending New Year’s tomorrow." Mu Dalang said.
"Okay!" Huang Bitao grinned at Mu Dalang.
The two were showing off their love early in the morning.
For a moment, the expressions of a few people at the dining table were somewhat unusual.
Mrs. Lin silently cursed Huang Bitao as a little tramp, shameless.
Mu Dazhong appeared indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with him.
As for Mu Danian, he wished he could take Mu Dalang’s place, personally picking vegetables for Huang Bitao, and at the same time, holding her in his arms to comfort her well...
Only Old Fourth’s family reacted normally.
Mu Dajiang said, "Dalang, before you head to Huang Family Village, stop by my room, I have something to give you."
Although Mu Dajiang hasn’t divided the family yet, he can now save many things for himself.
And the old man had implicitly allowed this behavior from the fourth branch.
Or it might be said that after Mu Dade passed the exam, aside from the income being handed over, each branch more or less had some things.
As for Old Mrs. Mu, as long as no one mentions it, she wouldn’t know.
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As soon as news spread that Mu Dade would write spring couplets for everyone, the threshold of the Old Mu Family was almost worn out by visitors.
Villagers, one by one, hurriedly came to the Old Mu Family carrying large sheets of red paper, and almost half the village showed up in no time.
The courtyard of the Old Mu Family was packed so tightly, there wasn’t even room to squeeze through.
Everyone clamored for Mu Dade to write spring couplets.
Mu Dade had never seen such a scene before, and even felt a bit scared.
But seeing the adoring and expectant eyes of the crowd, Mu Dade felt light-hearted, willing to write as many spring couplets as needed.
However, where there are many people, disputes arise.
Just after Mu Dade finished writing the first couplet, an argument broke out.
It was between two women who had arrived last.
They were arguing about who got to go first.
One of the women was none other than the village’s troublemaker, Aunt Zhang!
Aunt Zhang, used to her domineering ways, wanted to jump the queue for couplets even though she had arrived late, which naturally displeased everyone.
"Aunt Zhang, first come, first served, queue up!" said the woman who got cut off.
"Queue up for what? My niece is Ruan Xiao Jiao, the concubine of the County Magistrate, are you really up for provoking that?"
