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

Chapter 519 - 515: The Troubles of the Old Mu Family (Part 1)

Old Mrs. Mu kept calling out while spitting in the direction of Matchmaker Sun.Matchmaker Sun almost got disgusted to death, but due to the purpose of her visit today, she didn’t back away. Instead, she laughed and said, "Old sister, I’m not here today to arrange a marriage for Danyan, nor for Miss Huang."

In the Er Gui Village area, Matchmaker Sun had some prestige, so Old Mrs. Mu didn’t dare to offend her too much.

Last time, offending Fu Wu already cost her quite a bit of silver.

Moreover, because Matchmaker Sun might still need to propose a marriage for Mu Xiangxiang in the future, Old Mrs. Mu’s expression softened.

"Then why are you here? Do you have a girl from a good family to introduce?" Old Mrs. Mu asked.

"No, actually, it’s like this. Didn’t you ask me to find a wife for Mu Dalang last time? I saw that Danyan and Miss Huang’s eight characters weren’t compatible, so I simply tried matching Miss Huang with Dalang.

Who would have thought, the fortune-telling showed that the two are a match made in heaven and being together would bring prosperity to the east.

When I looked, isn’t the east your eldest son’s room? Maybe if they marry, your eldest son’s good news will come."

Using the eight characters of Huang Bita and Mu Dalang to talk about marriage was a method taught to Matchmaker Sun by Mu Shuangshuang.

She said that as long as she used this method, her grandmother would agree for sure.

Matchmaker Sun had been a matchmaker for many years and had never thought of using fortune-telling or matching eight characters as a reason.

First, it simply didn’t occur to her.

Second, she had professional ethics, and if she fabricated stories and got exposed, it would ruin her reputation as Matchmaker Sun.

However, Mu Shuangshuang told her that she could say this without having to take responsibility later, which gave Matchmaker Sun the courage to use it.

Old Mrs. Mu’s expression suddenly became strange, not for anything else, but because of the words Matchmaker Sun said.

Mu Dade was the apple of Old Mrs. Mu’s eye, her darling treasure, and Mu Dade carried the hopes of the entire Old Mu Family.

Becoming an official and shaking off the identity of a commoner all depended on Da De alone.

"Is what you’re saying true?" Old Mrs. Mu asked suspiciously.

"Oh, my dear sister, those words place me in a tough spot. This was all personally said by Wang Banxian from the town."

"Do you know why my reputation as Matchmaker Sun spans the entire Er Gui Village and the surrounding villages? Do you know why the couples I introduce rarely end in divorce?"

"How would I know, if I did, I wouldn’t need you as a matchmaker." Old Mrs. Mu replied disdainfully.

Matchmaker Sun forcibly suppressed her anger, knowing that there was a spoiled little girl in the Old Mu Family she would eventually get back at.

"Hehe, let me tell you, for all the couples, I go to the town to consult Wang Banxian. As long as he says the eight characters are suitable and they’ll have fortune together, I bring back the proposal. If not, I don’t even mention it."

Old Mrs. Mu understood now, but since it was a big matter, she couldn’t immediately agree with Matchmaker Sun: "Well, you go home first. I’ll discuss this with my old man."

Matchmaker Sun wasn’t in a hurry because Mu Shuangshuang told her that people from the Old Mu Family would come to her.

Once Matchmaker Sun left, Old Mrs. Mu rushed to her own room.

In the past few days, Mr. Mu inexplicably fell ill, lying in bed all day, finding no joy in eating or doing anything.

Even when Old Mrs. Mu spoke to him, he was indifferent.

In truth, the concerns he and Old Mrs. Mu had were similar, all about the Autumn Examination of the eldest son, as the entire family’s hopes rested on him.

Thinking about all the silver collected for the eldest son, Mr. Mu felt a pang of regret. Over the years, front and back, it amounted to nearly two hundred taels of silver.

Had it been converted to land, the Old Mu Family would have over thirty mu of second-grade land.

Old Mrs. Mu entered the room and talked to Mr. Mu about the matter.

Mr. Mu, who had been lying for several days, actually sat up.

"You’re saying our family’s situation turned out like this because we initially wanted to match Miss Huang with Fifth?"

"Exactly, that’s what the old hag said. And she said that our family would prosper if that promiscuous girl from the Huang Family were with Da Lang."

Mr. Mu thought it over carefully and realized there was some truth: from the moment Huang Bita came to the house, the Old Mu Family ran into various misfortunes, starting with losing face at the Old Yu Family’s feast, then Fifth disappeared.

And now, there’s no news from the eldest son.

It seems to be an unfavorable match.

The concept of mutual generation and restraint in nature is something even Mr. Mu understood.

But for this mutual generation, must it specifically be Miss Huang?

Mr. Mu still had some reservations, after all, he would be introducing this girl to his son as a daughter-in-law, and now to transform her into a granddaughter-in-law, how could he overcome this hurdle?

"Let me think about this. Old lady, don’t bicker with the fourth branch. Fourth can’t divorce his wife; in a few days, the second son’s wife’s cooking is just awful."

He lay bedridden because of a mental block, but now that he had an opportunity to resolve it, he regained his strength.

So he started talking about household matters.

"The second son’s wife is too lazy, grabs ingredients carelessly, I often see when she picks vegetables, she doesn’t clean them thoroughly, and the bowls remain greasy; she doesn’t even know if they’re washed."

Without mentioning it all was well, but bringing it up made Old Mrs. Mu uncomfortable all over.

"The second son’s wife’s belly, you’d think it’s been several months, why hasn’t there been any sign?" asked Mr. Mu suddenly.

"Who knows, maybe it’s a girl. When she was pregnant with Qing, wasn’t she barely showing?"

Old Mrs. Mu became increasingly convinced that Lin’s pregnancy was with a girl, and knowing it might be a girl, she didn’t even want to feed Lin.

"Alright, alright, let’s put this matter aside. At the fourth’s place, quickly have his wife cook meals. Arrange for the second son’s wife to do other tasks, like raising pigs or cleaning, just don’t have her cook, I’m getting up to walk around."

Mr. Mu got out of bed, completely unlike how he was before.

Listening to him, Old Mrs. Mu went to the fourth branch to tell Mrs. Liu to prepare lunch.

The two walked in different directions, and Mr. Mu wandered over to the third branch.

Mu Shuangshuang was in the yard raising the big black pig, cutting pig feed into small pieces, mixing in some swill, and a little coarse rice bran; the wild boar ate with relish.

It snorted incessantly, and Mu Shuangshuang occasionally used a stick to scratch it, making Little Black docile under her touch.

Mr. Mu felt momentarily awkward.

The family pig and the third branch’s pig were raised around the same time, but the third branch’s pig was three times the size of the Old Mu Family’s white pig.

No idea if it was damaged at the root, but no good thing could fatten up that white pig.

Mu Shuangshuang sensed someone behind her and turned to see Mr. Mu watching the big fat pig, immediately putting her on high alert.