From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 899 - 895: Mu Danian Makes Plans for Himself (Part 1)
A few words from Mrs. Jin, and the people of the Old Mu Family were dumbfounded.
Previously, they thought Mrs. Jin was messing with Old Mrs. Mu, but now they felt that Mrs. Jin was really doing it for her son’s benefit.
Old Mrs. Mu said, "As long as it’s good for Da De, this old woman of mine dares to do anything.
My eldest daughter-in-law, I’ll leave this matter to you. Arrange it well and don’t let that damn girl affect my son."
Mrs. Jin squinted her eyes and nodded repeatedly.
On the surface, Mrs. Jin appeared to be respectful toward Old Mrs. Mu, but in her heart, she was mocking Old Mrs. Mu to death.
In front of the entire village, if her son rode a horse using his mother’s back, she wanted to see how the old lady could save face.
What Mrs. Jin thought of, Mr. Mu also thought of.
He said, "I still think this isn’t appropriate. After all, your mother is an elder. If the villagers see Da De stepping on her back, your mother will lose face, not to mention...
Da De might also be criticized by others. How can a son step on his mother’s back? He’s not a three-year-old baby."
Old Mrs. Mu was afraid Mr. Mu wouldn’t agree and would hinder Mu Dade’s fortune, so she quickly said, "Old man, I’m willing to do this myself, so what’s it to others?
Besides, if Da De becomes a Champion Scholar, our whole family will go to the Capital, and these mud-legged villagers won’t even be able to see us."
Mrs. Lin, standing by, fully agreed with Old Mrs. Mu’s point of view.
As long as Mu Dade could become a Champion Scholar, she could endure being gossiped about, even if beaten with a stick.
"Dad, in my opinion, the matter you’re worried about is actually quite simple." A glint of cunning appeared in Mu Danian’s eyes.
As he spoke, he twitched his thick, worm-like eyebrows.
Upon hearing Mu Danian had an idea, everyone in the main room focused their attention on him.
Impatient, Mu Dazhong urged, "Fifth, we’re all family. If you know something, just say it. Why hide it?"
Mu Danian finally spoke, but not before giving Mrs. Jin a meaningful look.
It seemed as if he could see through her little tricks.
Mrs. Jin felt a chill all over.
Among the entire Old Mu Family, Mrs. Jin always felt that the hardest to deal with was not the old lady but this Mu Danian.
Back when she often visited the main residence, Mu Danian dared to look at her lecherously.
Mrs. Jin wasn’t some naive girl. If she didn’t understand what that look meant, she wouldn’t dare claim she was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Old Mu Family, having had two daughters.
"Actually, it’s simple. Our goal is for big brother to step on mother’s back, not for everyone to see him doing it.
Tomorrow, we can just cover mother’s head with a burlap sack and tell the villagers she went back to her maiden home. Even if they guess, without evidence, they can’t say anything.
This way, we keep the Old Mu Family’s face, and big brother’s fortune keeps rising. Becoming a Champion Scholar will happen this year."
Mu Danian’s words had the people of the Old Mu Family all fired up with enthusiasm.
Mrs. Jin was a bit unhappy. Her original intention was for the old lady to lose face in the whole village. Now, no one would know the old lady got stepped on by her own son?
Mrs. Jin’s distraction fell into Old Mrs. Mu’s eyes and became a cardinal sin.
Old Mrs. Mu looked sharply at Mrs. Jin and said, "Eldest daughter-in-law, you aren’t disagreeing with this, are you? Do you want everyone in the village to see my face?"
"No no no, mom, that’s not what I meant." Mrs. Jin quickly waved her hand and then explained, "I just think the idea Fifth offered is good. It’s a win-win solution."
Old Mrs. Mu snorted coldly, waving her arm in front of Mrs. Jin’s eyes, "I don’t care what you say. In short, this time, Da De is in your hands, and if you don’t make him a Champion Scholar, don’t come back! Our Old Mu Family doesn’t need a daughter-in-law who only eats but does nothing."
In terms of infuriating speech, Old Mrs. Mu dared to claim second place; no one in the Old Mu Family dared to claim first.
This little old lady wasn’t physically robust, but her actions and words were far more aggressive than those of strong old women.
Mrs. Jin was shaking all over with anger, her teeth chattering, and her body trembling uncontrollably.
With sharp eyes, Mu Danian saw Mrs. Jin in this state and quickly reached out to support her, taking the opportunity to feel her up.
"Oh dear, big sister-in-law, you’re not having another attack like last time, are you?"
Back when Mrs. Jin quarreled with Mu Dashan and was hit back by the honest Mu Dashan, he even said she was just a scholar’s wife, not a Champion Scholar’s Wife.
As a result, Mrs. Jin was so angry she foamed at the mouth and rolled on the ground like she had a fit.
After that, Mrs. Jin spent quite a bit of silver to nurse herself, but there were always problems.
Her head would hurt out of nowhere, and if she got too angry, she would convulse just like now.
After seeing many doctors, they all said it was emotional instability.
Mrs. Jin didn’t pay it much mind, but this time, after Old Mrs. Mu angered her, Mrs. Jin felt she should go to a better doctor.
The Capital was a good choice!
"I’m fine!" Mrs. Jin withdrew her hand from Mu Danian’s grasp.
"Dad, mom, Dade and I are leaving tomorrow. I’ll go back and pack the extra things. Oh, right, Wang Banxian also said tomorrow we need a good omen, and we must prepare a hundred taels of silver as a travel gift."
"What, a hundred taels?" Mr. Mu drew a sharp breath.
Not to mention a hundred taels, even ten taels of silver, the Old Mu Family might not be able to come up with.
The second house’s Mu Dazhong and Mrs. Lin hastily spoke, "Big sister-in-law, last time when big brother took the scholar exam, he asked for fifty taels, and later made dad gather some silver. Why is it that this time going to the Capital requires so much?"
Mrs. Jin rolled her eyes inwardly.
The thing she disliked most about the second house was that they always wanted something for nothing, wanting the best without giving anything.
"Xiao Zao, you yourself mentioned it’s the Capital. This trip, Dade and I will go for half a year, for exams and living expenses, so we need a lot of money.
Never mind after we reach the Capital, we’ll need to prepare so much more silver to gather information."
Mrs. Jin detailed it, giving the people of the Old Mu Family the feeling that even a hundred taels were too little.
"Eldest wife, we understand the difficulties you’re talking about, but our Old Mu Family... truly can’t come up with this money."
The eldest daughter said when she left that she wouldn’t give even a penny for travel expenses to the Capital.
This relative of the Old Mu Family, if unnecessary, shouldn’t be maintained.
The Old Cao family isn’t getting involved in this mess.
"Big sister-in-law, I’m not one to talk, but a hundred taels of silver, how many acres of land would need to be sold to gather it? You’re asking for too much!" Mrs. Lin grumbled discontentedly.
