From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 951 - 947: The School Begins (First Update)
Mr. Mu remained silent for a long time, and the village head knew what he meant.
He didn’t agree with his way of handling things.
He turned to Mu Shuangshuang, "Shuang, do you have a better solution for this matter?"
Mu Shuangshuang shook her head, "Chief, I’m just a little girl, I don’t understand anything, and really can’t think of a good solution."
Mu Shuangshuang didn’t want to get involved in this matter, seeing the village head’s attitude, he seemed to be supporting her.
She had no reason to take responsibility upon herself.
"What about Da Shan and Si Niang?" the village head asked again.
Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang also shook their heads, "We don’t know either, whatever the chief says goes!"
Although they said that, the village head knew himself that the Zhao family had already paid the school fee and registered in the school logs. Letting them go would cause a significant loss of face.
"How about this, Mr. Mu, you bring out twenty taels of silver, I’ll call Matchmaker Sun to go together to discuss with Zhuangzi’s mother, the silver can be compensation. In the future, the Zhao family shouldn’t appear in our Er Gui Village, okay?"
This was the village head’s strategy. The Old Mu Family couldn’t come up with twenty taels of silver. Even if they could, Mr. Mu wouldn’t give it.
Upon hearing the village head’s words, Mr. Mu hesitated.
Compensation was necessary to make the Zhao family leave, but... does it really have to be that much?
The Old Mu Family was no longer as it once was. Mr. Mu was reluctant to admit that since his son became a scholar, the family had only become poorer.
This would only make people look down on the Old Mu Family.
He thought and thought, again and again.
Finally, Mr. Mu gave up; the Zhao family was beyond his control.
But he couldn’t just let it end like this.
"Since the village head wants to keep the Zhao family for schooling, I won’t oppose it, but Zhuangzi’s mother cannot enter the village in the future."
"Back then, she brought a group to the Old Mu Family, almost injuring our family members. Even our girl, Zhenzhen, left the Old Mu Family due to heartbreak after being divorced by Zhuangzi."
"Whether for the Old Mu Family’s reputation or for Zhenzhen, I can’t allow Zhuangzi’s mother into the village."
After Mr. Mu spoke, he looked at the village head, wanting to hear his opinion.
The village head then turned to look at Mu Shuangshuang.
Surprisingly, Mu Shuangshuang nodded.
"I can discuss this with Zhuangzi’s mother, but regardless of whether she agrees, these terms only apply to picking up and dropping off the kids for school."
"I remember Zhuangzi’s mother has relatives in our village. If any of their relatives have something going on, we have no right to keep them from entering."
Mu Shuangshuang said.
After some thinking, Mr. Mu finally nodded.
A great drama of the year finally came to an end.
But the outcome didn’t satisfy the Old Mu Family.
Mrs. Lin, upon hearing that her son was going to school and signing an IOU, started crying and yelling, cursing the third branch thoroughly, saying all kinds of things.
Old Mrs. Mu also complained that the village head was not helping the Old Mu Family but helping the third branch’s brat.
These words reached the village head’s ears without missing a single one.
The village head’s impression of Old Mrs. Mu worsened further.
Mu Shuangshuang invited the village head to the third branch, brewed some good tea brought by Yu Liulang, and started a chat with him.
She wasn’t a fool; today’s words from the village head were clearly meant to help her.
"Chief, thank you for your intervention today; this cup of tea is my respect for you."
Mu Shuangshuang expressed her gratitude sincerely, and the village head was happy to accept the tea.
"Girl, there’s no need for all this formality! But my visit today was worthwhile at least.
At least I saw how you handle things, brave yet protective, making me more comfortable leaving my grandson in your care!" said the village head.
The chief’s family was not short of money, nor the few taels of silver as a gift.
However, what the young girl and his wife said was right.
The child was too young; leaving him in town was worrisome.
Only under their own care could they enjoy family bonding while allowing the child to learn more.
"Chief, thank you!" said Mu Shuangshuang.
Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang also thanked the chief.
Everyone understood that if it weren’t for the village head’s intervention, Mu Shuangshuang confronting her elders was a matter that couldn’t be resolved easily.
Perhaps it would have escalated into something bigger.
After seeing off the village head, Mu Dashan immediately called a doctor for Yu Si Niang, got some medicine, attended to the bruises, and let Yu Si Niang rest.
After doing all this, Mu Dashan called Mu Shuangshuang to the kitchen to discuss what happened today.
Mu Dashan felt bitter inside; in such a big event, it wasn’t him standing in front as the father and husband.
But his yet unmarried daughter.
Mu Dashan felt guilty.
He shared his thoughts with Mu Shuangshuang, only to be comforted by her instead.
"Father, Grandpa and Grandma came to you because they saw you as honest and easy to talk to.
If you were the one to act today, they would definitely use it against you, forcing you to comply.
I know it’s not that you don’t want to help this family but that I got you flustered."
Old Mrs. Mu acted suddenly, and Mu Shuangshuang’s retaliation was also unexpected.
"Of course, I still hope that as the backbone of the third branch, you’ll always put mom and your siblings first."
In Mu Shuangshuang’s eyes, Yu Si Niang was a weak person, as were her siblings.
She had endured many hardships and could find joy in struggles.
The ones who could bully her probably hadn’t been born yet!
Mu Dashan’s eyes instantly filled with a sour emotion...
"Girl... Father will definitely protect your mother, Xiao Han, Little Zhi, and you in the future!"
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The school started, and Mu Shuangshuang relayed the village head’s and Mr. Mu’s demands to Zhuangzi’s mother.
Unexpectedly, Zhuangzi’s mother agreed immediately.
Dahuo Village had a total of six children, and five families sent their kids over, so they discussed among themselves to hire a cart for the kids in the village.
It cost six coins a day to transport six children.
However, the children were still young, and Zhuangzi’s mother suggested that it would be better if Mu Shuangshuang could have someone see them onto the cart.
Mu Shuangshuang agreed.
The matter between the Old Mu Family and the Zhao family temporarily came to a close. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
The school headed in a good direction, Luo Bai’s teaching was flawless, and Mu Shuangshuang started focusing on the tavern.
The tavern renovation proceeded day by day. Mu Shuangshuang had to oversee it during the day and check on Xiao Han and Yuanbao’s studies at night.
Life suddenly became quite busy.
It wasn’t until three days before the renovations completed that Sun Dawu arrived, bringing his entire family from the neighboring town. Mu Shuangshuang set a time to invite Sun Dawu to her home and discuss the menu.
Everyone felt that the tavern’s opening was imminent.
Having come all the way from Shigou Town, Sun Dawu certainly looked travelworn.
This time, Sun Dawu brought all his family belongings. When Mu Shuangshuang suggested he should pass his skills on to others, set up a stall, and just count money from home, he didn’t accept it because he felt he wouldn’t settle in Shigou Town in the future.
He thought it better to cut off that hope rather than be caught up in it.
