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

Chapter 508 - 504: Mu Danian’s Impotence

Mu Dajiang thought carefully for a while and finally made a decision.He walked up to Mrs. Liu and said to her, "Xiaxia’s mother, I won’t divorce you. Rest assured, our fourth branch as a family will stay together. If father and mother want me to divorce you, we’ll break away from them."

The man’s words were powerful and immediately put the worried Mrs. Liu at ease.

This man is her husband, the father of her child. She would believe him.

"Alright!" Mrs. Liu nodded heavily.

This time, the people of the fourth branch did not cry.

"So should I still do these chores?" Mrs. Liu pointed at the pile of dishes in the wooden basin.

"No, since mother wants me to divorce you, let her do these chores herself!"

With the fourth branch not working, the Old Mu Family had no one to do the chores.

"Today we’ll go together to Lotus Pond River. I’ve fished there before. Today we’ll handle our lunch and dinner there."

Mrs. Liu didn’t know what would come from going out with Mu Dajiang, but she hadn’t gone out happily with the whole family for a long time, and she was eagerly anticipating it.

"After a while, I’ll make pancakes, and we’ll bring water out too!"

The fourth branch left, and the entire Old Mu Family fell into paralysis as Mu Shuangshuang had predicted.

At lunchtime, Old Mrs. Mu came over to call Mrs. Liu to set the meal but still found the stove cold, her anger rising all the way from her feet to the top of her head, nearly making her hair stand on end.

She stood on tiptoe, angrily heading towards the fourth branch, reached it, and kicked the door of the fourth branch hard.

"Mrs. Liu, come out here!"

"Mrs. Liu, don’t think that I don’t know you’re in there just because you’re quiet. Hurry up and get out here!"

Old Mrs. Mu kept shouting, pounding on the door while calling.

The people of the second branch were already hungry and came over when they heard the noise, asking, "Mother, what’s going on? Why isn’t lunch being served today? I’m starving!"

Old Mrs. Mu was also furious.

She clamored loudly, "It’s that lazy woman, Mrs. Liu. She isn’t cooking, not washing clothes, and is trying to starve the whole family. Now she hides inside and won’t come out. Today, I will skin her!"

Mrs. Lin heard these words, and her eyes rolled around.

She was very pleased to see the fourth branch having bad luck.

"Mother, I think the fourth daughter-in-law is about to rebel! Do you remember how the third branch split up? They first opposed your wishes. This fourth branch might learn from the third branch and kick us out!"

Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Mu kicked the door even more furiously.

"Fourth, Mrs. Liu, get out here and explain clearly to me!"

Mrs. Lin chuckled secretly; she was waiting for the old lady to teach the fourth branch a lesson.

But after kicking for a long time, no one from the fourth branch came out.

Old Mrs. Mu said, "Not coming out? Do you have what it takes to never come out? If you’re thinking of splitting up like the third branch, I tell you, you can split up, but you’ll have to give me the house.

I won’t give you a single piece of land. You can wait and starve!"

After the cursing, Old Mrs. Mu was still angry, and seeing Mrs. Lin gloating nearby made her face turn ugly.

"Mrs. Lin, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and cook! Is no one doing the housework? Why, do you want this old woman to serve you like some brood sow?"

Mrs. Lin was scolded until her face turned pale and unwillingly went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

She was furious; these chores were obviously Mrs. Liu’s tasks from the fourth branch, so why should she do it?

Thinking this, Mrs. Lin didn’t even want to hold the dishes and cutlery in her hands. One slip, and the earthenware bowl fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.

Just then, Old Mrs. Mu came in to supervise Mrs. Lin’s work.

"Well, well, you reckless woman, dare to break my bowl. Pay me back!"

Saying this, Old Mrs. Mu stepped up and gave Mrs. Lin a slap, swelling her face.

Mrs. Lin whimpered a few times, her hatred for Old Mrs. Mu already sky-high.

That old hag, once the fourth branch left, all she could do was stare at her.

If she really divorced that woman from the fourth branch, wouldn’t all the housework be left to her alone?

Thinking of this mess, Mrs. Lin decided she must quickly find someone to take over.

"Mother, I really think we need to find a wife for the fifth. There’s so much to do at home, and my belly grows bigger by the day, making work difficult. With Fifth’s wife, there’s someone to wash Xiangxiang’s clothes, and we don’t have to worry about the fourth branch pulling any tricks."

Old Mrs. Mu gave Mrs. Lin a blank look. "You sure have wild ideas. Marry a wife, where will we get the money?"

"Mother, think about it. We haven’t held a banquet for so many years. Our gift money only goes out and doesn’t come in. If we could host a banquet, the money for the marriage would come, wouldn’t it?"

"Besides, having another person to work, what could be bad for us?"

Old Mrs. Mu thought about it and agreed; it was indeed sensible. Since she married off the second daughter, they hadn’t held any banquets for years.

All these years, she had been giving, but it was unbalanced.

"Then what kind should I find for Fifth?" Curiously, Old Mrs. Mu consulted Mrs. Lin.

"Naturally, it’s the last time’s Bita. Her family has three unmarried sons who will certainly help out with work when she comes, and since she’s an outsider, nobody will know if we push her around."

"In any case, just a few slaps. Besides, once she arrives, maybe she’ll give Fifth children, and our Old Mu Family will grow stronger."

Mrs. Lin reasoned convincingly, and Old Mrs. Mu nodded with satisfaction.

She decided to find Matchmaker Sun immediately.

Unexpectedly, Matchmaker Sun came voluntarily.

And she spoke precisely about Huang Bita.

Mr. Mu got up from bed to personally receive Matchmaker Sun.

He also had a favorable impression of Huang Bita.

"How do you find it? Did the Huang Family agree?" Mr. Mu asked.

Matchmaker Sun flicked her sleeves and said with a smile, "Agreed, agreed! But for the betrothal money, they’re asking this amount."

Matchmaker Sun waved one hand in front of Mr. Mu.

Mr. Mu nodded.

Five taels of silver wasn’t much; even the poorest peasant families had at least three taels.

Huang Bita wasn’t lacking anything and was quite good-looking. This bride price was reasonable.

But Old Mrs. Mu was unwilling.

"Five taels, why doesn’t she just rob us? Our Danyan is one of the best young men in Er Gui Village, and women are fighting to marry him."

Matchmaker Sun was displeased.

"Old sister, that’s not how it is. People in the village are saying your Danyan has hidden issues, like something’s wrong!

A man like that is a living widow, isn’t he? The fact that they aren’t asking for fifty taels is already nice, and you’re still complaining. Be grateful they’re not bothered!"

"You... how dare you say our Danyan has hidden issues? He’s perfectly fine! I warn you not to speak libel!"

(End of Chapter)