activa-t Chapter 598 - 594: You’ve Taken a Fancy to This Old Thing (Fourth Update)
Chapter 598 - 594: You’ve Taken a Fancy to This Old Thing (Fourth Update)
"Old woman, what are you doing? This is Matchmaker Sun, who is supposed to find a match for your daughter. If you kill her, who will find a husband for your daughter?"Mr. Mu tried to stop the frenzied Old Mrs. Mu.
"You old fool, at a time like this, you’re still defending this woman. Could it be that you fancy this Granny Sun?"
"You... how can you say such a thing, you shameless woman?" Mr. Mu was so angry that he almost threw away his dry tobacco.
But Old Mrs. Mu was relentless.
"I just know this old hag keeps running to our Old Mu Family, it’s because you have a fling with her! You filthy coward, Mu Dabiao, I’ve given you children, and yet you dare to sneak around behind my back. Today, I’m going to beat this shameless woman to death!"
Mr. Mu had never suffered such grievances. He was so enraged by Old Mrs. Mu that he almost coughed up blood, standing there coughing uncontrollably.
"You... you..."
The most pitiful was Matchmaker Sun. Old Mrs. Mu had truly lost her temper, sitting on Matchmaker Sun’s head, continuously pulling at her.
Pig-like squeals echoed out.
Meanwhile, Mu Shuangshuang was in the courtyard, counting the materials needed for the banquet at Zhao Village tomorrow.
Upon hearing the noise, she couldn’t help but glance towards the direction of the Old Mu Family.
Just then, Yu Si Niang came over. Mu Shuangshuang asked, "Mom, that sounds like Matchmaker Sun over at Grandma’s place. What’s happening?"
Yu Si Niang nodded.
"I went over to talk to your fourth aunt, asking her to help make a bowl of rice for your father tomorrow. We have all the materials at home.
Matchmaker Sun is indeed there, supposedly finding a match for your little aunt. But something was said, and your grandma began hitting Matchmaker Sun, even saying something about your grandpa and Matchmaker Sun..."
Yu Si Niang couldn’t even say the rest.
Because it was simply too vulgar.
Not something a woman would say.
Mu Shuangshuang found it bewildering and began analyzing things in detail with Yu Si Niang.
"It must be that Grandma said something offensive, or set super high conditions for Auntie’s marriage prospects, like demanding the son of a landlord or insisting on a hundred acres of fertile land."
"Huh? Our family only has these conditions. Even if your uncle became an official, it’s the glory of your uncle’s family line. It has nothing to do with your little aunt!" Yu Si Niang was astounded.
"That’s the problem. In Grandma’s eyes, Auntie is an extraordinary beauty. She doesn’t fancy just anyone. Even when she spoke of Fengzi, she would only call him a fallen hunter, a mud-legged peasant. Deep down, perhaps she thinks only the position of Empress is worthy of Auntie."
Yu Si Niang gasped.
The position of Empress is the country’s mother. Without a prominent family background, or unless one is the reincarnation of an immortal, who can assume such a position?
"Your grandma’s demands are too high. Your little aunt can’t possibly reach such a status," Yu Si Niang said frankly.
"That’s right! Mom, you see, even you say so. Matchmaker Sun, being clever, would definitely not let Grandma have such unrealistic ideas, so it’s normal for them to have a fight."
Yu Si Niang then nodded in agreement. Her daughter was indeed clever, analyzing the situation thoroughly.
"What about what your grandma said about your grandpa..."
Everyone loves gossip, and Yu Si Niang is no exception.
Before she came, she even heard Mrs. Lin talking about using the relationship between Grandpa and Matchmaker Sun to find a wealthy family for Qing. It didn’t matter if they were mud-legged peasants.
"It must be false. Grandma once claimed Grandpa took a fancy to Sister-in-law Bita, and what happened? Now she is forcing my eldest cousin to marry Sister-in-law Bita? I bet it’s because the two matriarchs were fighting, Grandpa tried to intervene, and Grandma blamed him!"
Mr. Mu, though biased and prideful, wouldn’t stoop to sneaking around.
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"That’s good, that’s good..." Yu Si Niang patted her chest, showing a face of relief.
"By the way, Shuangshuang, have you finished checking the materials for tomorrow’s banquet? Do you need Mom’s help? Are you certain the fish can be delivered tomorrow?"
It’s Yu Si Niang’s first time helping her daughter organize a banquet, and she’s unfamiliar with many things. She’s afraid something might go wrong, so she keeps reminding her.
"No need for your help. Just watch out tomorrow. I’ll teach you how to cook the banquet dishes!
The fish you mentioned don’t need to be delivered tomorrow. Fengzi already took a cart to transport them early this morning.
I’ll process them all once they’re brought back, salting them for preservation, especially since the weather won’t spoil them easily!"
Yu Si Niang finally nodded with satisfaction.
"Fengzi is really good. Going out so early in such cold weather, you have a keen eye, Shuangshuang."
Yu Si Niang, as the mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, grows fonder the more she looks.
Mu Shuangshuang covered her mouth, chuckling to herself, thinking: Of course, what she chooses is the best!
"Mom, go rest. I’ll continue to check everything."
These things were prepared by Mu Shuangshuang for several days, and tomorrow, she, Fengzi, her mom, as well as Huang Da and Huang Er, and Mu Dalang, will head to Zhao Village to organize a wedding banquet for Zhao Si’s family.
Huang Da and Huang Er were laborers hired by Mu Shuangshuang for serving dishes.
This banquet, Zhao Si’s family entrusted everything to Mu Shuangshuang for three taels of silver.
Even the servers weren’t provided by them.
After a quick calculation, she realized she could earn at least two taels of silver from this outing!
The largest piece, the pork, was from a wild boar Fengzi hunted in the mountains, enabling her to earn so much.
Having finished checking the raw materials, Mu Shuangshuang heard Matchmaker Sun still screaming in Old Mu’s courtyard, seemingly still being beaten by Old Mrs. Mu.
Just as she was considering whether to go over and take a look, the commotion intensified.
Driven by curiosity, Mu Shuangshuang moved her feet, making sure to sneak over without being noticed.
In the hall of the Old Mu Family
Matchmaker Sun’s carefully done makeup was smeared, her clothes were torn by Old Mrs. Mu, and her hair somehow got disheveled by the old woman, making her look no different from a madwoman.
Matchmaker Sun should have never provoked Old Mrs. Mu, and that was Mu Shuangshuang’s opinion!
"Third lady’s, your grandma’s gone mad, please save me..."
Upon spotting Mu Shuangshuang, Matchmaker Sun acted as if grabbing a lifeline, crying out while approaching Mu Shuangshuang for cover.
Mu Shuangshuang felt that Matchmaker Sun treated her fairly, and recalling a previous promise regarding Mu Dalang, she decided to speak.
"Grandma, what are you doing? If you beat Matchmaker Sun, you won’t find a match for the sisters at home? My uncle’s two daughters won’t find matches? If others hear that Grandma beat Matchmaker Sun, who would dare come to our Old Mu Family?"
"Get lost, you treacherous wench, helping outsiders instead of me. Be careful the Duke of Thunder doesn’t strike you dead!" Old Mrs. Mu cursed Mu Shuangshuang, while her hands continued to slap fiercely without mercy.