From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 975 - 971: You’re All in Cahoots (First Update)
The Sun Family still refused to give up, especially Mrs. Lin’s remark about Mu Shuangshuang hiding their child, which prompted Sun Dawu’s wife to demand Mu Shuangshuang return the child.
Mu Shuangshuang finally erupted: "Why are you all yelling? A child is missing; isn’t the most important thing to find the child? Can you find the child just by swearing here?
If you have the energy, why don’t you try calling the child’s name? What if the child is just playing around and has hidden in some corner!"
Mu Shuangshuang’s words received agreement from the villagers.
"That’s right, Sun Family wife, the child is missing, it’s certain Shuang doesn’t want this either. Shouting here won’t find the child, it’s better to try.
Children think differently from us. If they’ve done something wrong, they’ll surely hide, not take responsibility like us," Zhao Yun chimed in from the side.
"Exactly, Sun Family brothers, Sun Family wife, the matter with the child is the big issue. You are the child’s parents; if you call, the child will surely come out," Zhang Yutou also echoed.
Originally, it was expected that Sun Dawu’s wife would understand, but who would have thought it got even worse.
"You are all in cahoots with her, of course you defend her. Give me back my son, give me back my son..."
Sun Dawu stood beside them, also looking excited.
Lu Yuanfeng walked over to Sun Dawu: "Brother Dawu, we’ve known each other for five years, we’re lads from the barracks, let’s not speak those false words. Just say, how is Shuangshuang to you, to the Sun family?"
As for Lu Yuanfeng, Sun Dawu still remembered the bond from their military days.
"Fengzi, this affair has nothing to do with you. If it wasn’t for you looking for me to come to Qingshan Town at that time, stay out of it." Sun Dawu said.
"Brother Dawu, Shuangshuang is my wife, her matters are my matters. I don’t ask you to remember what Shuangshuang has done, I only ask you to temporarily calm down sister-in-law, don’t worry about searching for the child, we will look ourselves.
We’ll take full responsibility for the consequences, no matter what, just give us this chance for now."
Lu Yuanfeng’s attitude was sincere.
Plus, Sun Dawu indeed still had brotherly feelings for Lu Yuanfeng.
He stopped making a fuss and began to persuade his wife.
Mu Shuangshuang shouted to some villagers willing to go out to help find the person, searching at the academy, in the fields, by the well, the manure pit, and other places.
As for herself, she pulled Lu Yuanfeng aside.
"Fengzi, help me go see the Sun family, I keep feeling that Sun Xiaozhu’s disappearance isn’t that simple."
Mu Shuangshuang had an answer deep down, perhaps... Sun Xiaozhu was taken away by Sun Daya.
But this wasn’t backed by evidence, Mu Shuangshuang didn’t dare even tell Lu Yuanfeng.
Because it seemed too much like shirking responsibility.
Following Mu Shuangshuang’s instructions, Lu Yuanfeng rode a fast horse galloping towards Qingshan Town.
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After Sun Dawu and his wife were taken away by Lu Yuanfeng in a carriage, Sun Daya led her younger brother Sun Xiaozhu by the hand, stumbling back to the Sun family’s house.
The courtyard was pitch black.
The usual oil lamp that was always lit was not lit this time.
Sun Xiaozhu tugged at Daya’s clothes, pitifully saying: "Sister, I’m scared..."
"Don’t be afraid, you’re a big kid now, and sister is here." Daya stroked Xiaozhu’s head, speaking dotingly.
The two children met after lunch.
Recalling from memory, Daya spent the morning finding Er Gui Village, and behind Mu Dashan and Luo Bai’s back, secretly took Sun Xiaozhu out of the academy.
The sole purpose was to force their parents to return to Shigou Town.
Daya didn’t want to stay in this unfamiliar place, with no friends, where all day she either sold baked pancakes or stayed home.
"But sister, will Mr. Luo be angry? I didn’t tell him before leaving, what if he gets angry and hits me?"
In class, Mr. Luo had a ruler on his desk. Although he never hit anyone, all the children in the academy were afraid.
"He won’t, Xiaozhu, trust your sister. Once mom and dad know you’re missing, they surely won’t let you go back to the academy.
Then we can go home, back to Shigou Town, to our own house."
Before leaving, Sun Dawu hadn’t sold their dilapidated house in Shigou Town.
However, it wasn’t renovated; it remained dilapidated.
Listening to Daya, Sun Xiaozhu’s gaze dimmed significantly.
He said: "But I want to study... Sister, Mr. Luo and Grandpa Dashan are actually very good, they really treat me well."
"Sister, maybe we should go back, it’s so late, they must be worried about me."
Looking at his sister, Sun Xiaozhu pleaded.
"Be good, Xiaozhu, we can go to school in Shigou Town too. Do you wish to always be like this, not seeing sister for several days?" Daya asked.
Sun Xiaozhu shook his head: "I don’t want to be separated from sister, but it would be great if sister could come to the academy with me."
"Alright, enough talking, mom and dad went to find us, by morning they will come back.
By then, seeing the two of us determined, they naturally won’t force you to go to the academy."
Sun Daya entered the house, lit the oil lamp.
Heated water for Sun Xiaozhu, washed, and let him soak his feet.
After completing everything, Sun Daya hurriedly washed her feet with the water.
Originally wanting to go back to her room, Sun Daya was stopped by Xiaozhu: "Sister, stay with me, I’m scared..."
"Be good, Xiaozhu is a big child, can’t sleep with sister, but don’t be afraid either, sister is nearby, if anything happens, just call sister, she’ll come over."
Sun Daya put Sun Xiaozhu to sleep.
Then plans to sleep herself when the courtyard gate was opened.
Holding the oil lamp, Sun Xiaozhu just saw Lu Yuanfeng’s fluctuating expression.
The oil lamp slipped from his hand, falling to the ground.
"Is Sun Xiaozhu home?" Lu Yuanfeng approached, asking.
"N-no..." Daya stammered in reply.
Just at this moment, the door to Sun Dawu’s room creaked open.
Sun Xiaozhu poked his head out, timidly asking: "Sister, what’s going on..."
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The people of Er Gui Village helped Mu Shuangshuang search for the child again.
Almost turning over every nook in the village.
Fearing the child had fun and fell into the manure pit, people even took sticks and prodded the pit.
But usually, a seven or eight-year-old child generally wouldn’t fall into a manure pit.
The person was not found, and Sun Dawu’s wife started the commotion again.
All night, the curses from the third branch disturbed the peace even at the Old Mu Family’s.
"Such sin, making noise so late at night, what’s going on!"
In Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu’s room, Old Mrs. Mu was upset, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
"You old woman just bear with it; they lost their child, being upset is normal," Mr. Mu said.
"What part of it is normal? Listen, our Old Mu Family’s ancestors are being cursed endlessly!"
