From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 907 - 903: The Whole Village Sees Mu Dade Off (Second Update)
Mu Shuangshuang burst into laughter after hearing Lu Yuanfeng’s words.
She had almost forgotten there was someone at home freeloading off them.
It had been mooching for so long, it was time to show its face.
Although deep down, Mu Shuangshuang actually preferred solving problems with her fists. Clearly, in her past life, she wasn’t a violent person—it’s just that she didn’t know why, after spending so much time with the Old Mu Family...
She always felt that fists were the most straightforward way.
By the time she returned to the Old Mu Family, it was already dusk, and Yu Si Niang was waiting at the courtyard gate. The Old Mu Family had been busy all day, engaged in activities that involved a lot of hammering and clanging.
She heard that on the sixth day of the first lunar month, the Old Mu Family even called people from the neighboring village who beat drums and gongs to send off Mu Dade for the Champion Scholar examination.
And the entire village would escort Mu Dade to the town.
After reaching the town, everyone would return to the village together.
This was arranged by the village head, and everyone in the village, regardless of gender or age, had to attend.
After hearing Yu Si Niang’s words, Mu Shuangshuang really wanted to bury her head in the ground.
It was just too embarrassing, truly too embarrassing.
Did her uncle plan to let everyone from the neighboring ten miles know that he was going for the Imperial Examination?
What if he didn’t pass?
Wouldn’t that be utterly humiliating!
Her daughter didn’t say a word. Yu Si Niang, standing at the courtyard gate, also looked thoroughly embarrassed.
"Shuangshuang, should we go or not? The village head arranged it, and I didn’t have the heart to refuse," said Yu Si Niang.
"Sigh, let’s go then, I’m just afraid that by then, the third branch will embarrass themselves along with us," Mu Shuangshuang said honestly.
Logically, this imperial exam is more terrifying than the modern college entrance exam. Where does Mu Dade get his confidence that he could pass?
But Mu Shuangshuang didn’t dare to ask this.
Because she felt that Yu Si Niang and Mu Dashan were quite hopeful that Mu Dade would become Champion Scholar.
"Mom, on that day, you can call me again!" Mu Shuangshuang said.
Only then did Yu Si Niang believe that her daughter agreed to go.
"By the way, where’s Fengzi? Didn’t you two go to the town together?" Yu Si Niang asked.
"Fengzi went back; he’s not having dinner here tonight!" Mu Shuangshuang said.
Early the next morning, Old Mrs. Mu woke up all the sleeping members of the Old Mu Family.
There was only a day left before Mu Dade went to the Capital, and many matters had not been clearly instructed. Naturally, Old Mrs. Mu had to explain things well.
"You all know that on that day, everyone in the village will accompany Dade to the town. Your father meant to set up a good meal at home and invite everyone in the village to eat together," Old Mrs. Mu said.
"That’s women’s business, what does it have to do with us men?" Mu Dazhong grumbled as he rubbed his sleepy eyes, speaking reluctantly.
Mu Danian also looked half asleep; he agreed with Mu Dazhong’s words.
"Mom, just let the sisters-in-law do the work, why call us? It’s so early, even the chickens haven’t crowed yet."
Old Mrs. Mu thought about it and agreed, then waved her hand. "You two go back to sleep, and you too, Lao Si!"
Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian yawned and returned to the room.
Only Mu Dajiang didn’t understand, he was still standing by Mrs. Liu’s side.
"Mom, I’m not going to sleep. If there’s anything, just tell me, I’ll help Xiaxia’s mom with it."
Old Mrs. Mu said, "Help with what? Are you going to do women’s chores too? Get back in there and sleep!"
Reluctantly, Mu Dajiang turned to walk back to the room.
Mrs. Lin hadn’t had the chance to rinse her mouth and wash her face, being woken up so early, she naturally didn’t want to.
"Mom, let’s have one person from each family doing the cooking. Our family will have Huang Bita do it; she’ll be in charge of the cooking. Xiaxia’s mom from the fourth branch will assist her."
Old Mrs. Mu rolled her eyes. "Easy for you to say, why don’t you go?"
Mrs. Lin shivered and instantly woke up. "Mom, it’s what you said, it’s only right for a daughter-in-law to show filial respect to her mother-in-law. Surely, you wouldn’t have me, as a mother-in-law, working together in the kitchen?"
"Or what? Did you think you could slack off?" Old Mrs. Mu said.
Mrs. Lin was fuming, she looked at Huang Bita, and the more she looked, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Other sons would marry daughters-in-law and the mothers-in-law would live well.
Her son married a wife, who had even more airs than her, the mother-in-law.
"Mom, I wanted to go to the town with everyone else. Why don’t you treat me as if I were farting, just let me go, and let me go with my elder brother to catch some of the good luck..."
"You fart! Da Lang’s wife is going to accompany and send your elder brother to the town; if you don’t work, who will?"
Mrs. Lin then realized, should everything not be with Huang Bita alongside her, it would be her alone.
My goodness, has the old woman had her brain squeezed by the door? Letting her, a mother-in-law, do the work. Mrs. Lin cursed in her heart.
"Mom, why don’t you hire some people from the village to help? I’m part of the Old Mu Family, I must go with them to send my brother to the town, otherwise, the village people will talk about me behind my back if they don’t see me."
Mrs. Lin hadn’t gone out much for a long time, all because of that tuft of hair on the back of her head.
Now that her hair had grown out a bit, and she wore a hat, she just wanted to wander around with everyone.
"Enough, what I say goes, say another word of nonsense, and I’ll tear your mouth apart!"
Mrs. Lin pursed her lips and dared not utter another word.
...
Huang Bita returned to her room and told Mu Dalang about what she and Dalang had to do on the day Mu Dade went to the town.
Both needed to dress festively, then stand by Mu Dade’s palanquin, one on each side.
All these arrangements were made by Mrs. Jin, as instructed by that fortune teller Wang Banxian.
Mu Dalang knew very well that Wang Banxian was just a facade, but he couldn’t say.
"Bita, I’m so sorry, ever since coming to the Old Mu Family, you’ve either been asked to do this or that," Mu Dalang said, full of guilt.
While speaking, he pulled Huang Bita into his arms.
Other people pamper their daughters-in-law after marrying them.
But when it came to him, none of the promises he made were fulfilled, and Mu Dalang always felt uneasy.
"What are you talking about, it’s not about being sorry, we... we are husband and wife, we should share both joy and sorrow."
Huang Bita actually had something weighing on her mind.
Ever since marrying Mu Dalang, they hadn’t consummated the marriage yet.
Every night, although they lay under the same quilt, they never... never crossed that line.
Huang Bita hadn’t been married before, so she didn’t know what went wrong.
But Matchmaker Sun clearly said that after getting married, a man and a woman should have children to continue the family line.
Otherwise, this woman would be looked down upon by the man’s family and by the man himself.
"Da Lang, we..." Huang Bita still felt that such things couldn’t be said out loud, it was terribly embarrassing.
Mu Dalang, deep down, also had a knot in his heart.
He didn’t know if it was his imagination, but as soon as night fell, he always felt there was a pair of eyes watching him and Bita from outside the door, night after night.
Several times, when Mu Dalang wanted to make a move on Huang Bita, that feeling emerged.
Mu Dalang didn’t dare to tell Huang Bita, matters between a husband and wife, he could only delay again and again!
