From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!

Chapter 577 - 573: The Reckless Eldest House (Third Update)

"Back then, that cheap girl from the third branch was stingy, she wouldn’t share the cold noodles recipe. Now see, she’s not partnering with anyone and is better off being poor for life!"Mrs. Jin looked absolutely indignant.

Her hatred for the third branch surpassed even her dislike for the Mu Family’s Fifth.

Mu Dade also disliked the third branch; after all, they hadn’t helped him at all.

But disliking them wouldn’t help; the third branch had already separated, and no matter what he said, they wouldn’t necessarily listen;

Not to mention they wouldn’t listen to him, even his parents, considering the cunning nature of that girl from the third branch, would definitely not hear them.

"But there’s no other way. You’ve said it yourself, even though they’ve stopped cooperating with Jiu Si Xuan, people are still coming directly for the recipe. Can you really say the third branch is failing? Do you think their recipe is really that good for so many people to vie for it?"

Mu Dade had never tried cold noodles and didn’t know what was so appealing about them.

It’s just that with so many people wanting it, it definitely couldn’t be a poor thing.

But deep down, he was dissatisfied; even when he passed the imperial exams, not so many people came, and those who did were just poor villagers with things of little value.

Even eggs, no matter how good, were only worth one coin, not to mention the winter jujubes that could be found at the village entrance.

Mrs. Jin was also thinking.

How exactly should they handle this to make the third branch suffer a loss.

After thinking for a long while, she finally came up with an idea.

"How about we stop those people at the village entrance and claim we know the recipe too? Make them give us the silver? Then we’d have travel money, and we could still push the third branch out, and they’d be the ones in trouble!"

Even now, Mrs. Jin’s mind was entirely focused on scheming against the third branch.

But this plan seemed unsuitable to Mu Dade.

"Dan Dan’s mother, we can’t directly get involved. If we do, everything might fall back on me, and it might negatively affect my official career; it’s just not worth it!" Mu Dade said.

Mrs. Jin thought about it and agreed; whatever happens, the main branch mustn’t step forward.

"Then should we ask Father and Mother to do it? They surely wouldn’t mind if we didn’t ask for travel money!"

"Father and Mother wouldn’t work; what they do still counts on us! It’s best to find the second or fourth brother, and if caught, we’d just kick them out of the Old Mu Family, and it’s not our responsibility!" Mu Dade suggested.

"Then let’s go with the fourth branch. Yesterday, the Fourth helped us speak, and they’re honest and easy to handle. Even if they are pushed out, they won’t say anything. Plus, the fourth and third branches have a good relationship. Maybe to save the fourth, this whole thing will just be settled!"

The couple calculated their plan with loud claps.

Once finished, they exchanged smiles full of scheming. Mrs. Jin stood up to visit the fourth branch to find Mu Dajiang and Mrs. Liu—

Mu Shuangshuang had just seen off the last guest, and it was time to prepare lunch.

It was her first time dealing with so many people.

Some of their conditions were indeed attractive, but none were well-known.

She ultimately trusted Xue Yi.

Beside her, Lu Yuanfeng poured a cup of tea for Shuangshuang and comforted her: "This thing can’t be rushed. Let’s take one step at a time. What do you think?"

Mu Shuangshuang naturally agreed with Lu Yuanfeng.

"Fengzi, isn’t it strange? I was still thinking last night about how if we can’t strike a deal, our income will drop significantly.

I spent a lot of silver when I went to the county a few days ago. If I don’t earn it back, I’ll cry to death!"

Mu Shuangshuang calculated her expenses for Lu Yuanfeng like a little steward.

Every time she talked about how much she spent, her face showed pain.

Lu Yuanfeng watched with a chuckle.

Shuangshuang is such a little money grubber!

"Don’t worry. It’s getting colder now, so we can walk into the mountains more. And the vegetables we planted can be sold in town!"

These are sources of income.

Sure enough, hearing these, Mu Shuangshuang’s mouth widened in a smile, and the previous gloom instantly disappeared as she quickly counted this potential income in her mind.

In this era, there wasn’t much entertainment, and Mu Shuangshuang found making money was one intriguing thing for her.

Besides, without these family matters, she felt life was meaningless.

"Fengzi, I’m going to make lunch. When my mother comes back, tell her not to worry!"

"I’ll help you."

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...

Feng Xiaohua arrived when Mu Shuangshuang had just finished preparing lunch, her eyes red as if she had cried for a long time.

Even her embroidered shoes were dirty and frayed.

Mu Shuangshuang was setting the table when she saw Feng Xiaohua standing at the kitchen’s door, looking at her with a face full of grievance.

"Aunt Six, what’s wrong? Why are you crying? What happened?"

Mu Shuangshuang rushed over to ask, her face full of concern.

"Shuangshuang... your Uncle Six..."

As soon as she mentioned Yu Liulang, Feng Xiaohua started sobbing as if something terrible had happened.

Mu Shuangshuang panicked.

"Aunt Six, don’t worry. Let’s talk about it slowly."

Yu Si Niang had just returned from the vegetable plot when she heard the commotion in the kitchen. She came out to see it was Feng Xiaohua with red eyes and tears, and she asked, "Did Sixth Son bully you? Tell me, and I’ll deal with him!"

When it comes to Yu Liulang, Yu Si Niang had absolute authority.

She was not above teaching Yu Liulang a lesson.

Feng Xiaohua, seeing everyone supporting her, finally began to speak.

"That... that Luo Xiu’er is back, and Sixth Son only has eyes for her now. He and I are bound to end..."

Feng Xiaohua sobbed as she recounted the whole story.

In summary, it was like this.

Luo Xiu’er had initially pursued wealth and status and married someone else before getting engaged with Yu Liulang. Even later, when the family she married into fell from grace, and life became tough, she never returned to the Old Luo Family.

But this time, she returned with a divorce paper in hand.

Luo Xiu’er was no longer the same; years of suffering had stripped her of her good looks and made her considerably older.

Even so, Feng Xiaohua felt utterly defeated.

Because as soon as Luo Xiu’er returned, Yu Liulang went to see her.

Mr. Yu and Old Mrs. Yu initially concealed this from Feng Xiaohua, but it was Mrs. Li who revealed the matter to her.

If Yu Liulang had told Feng Xiaohua himself from the start, she wouldn’t have worried. But now, with the current situation, Feng Xiaohua felt deceived.

It boiled down to miscommunication!

"Aunt Six, don’t worry. I think my uncle stands by you. Not telling you might have been to spare your feelings. But I suspect my Second Aunt said this on purpose!"

Li Juhua is sneaky and selfish, and this whole incident might be her doing.

"Do you really think your uncle doesn’t want to get back together with Luo Xiu’er?" Feng Xiaohua asked wide-eyed, full of disbelief!