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

Chapter 556 - 552 Mu Xiangxiang’s Dowry Money is Gone (Part 3)

"Even I don’t know, how could they know?" Mr. Mu casually replied, ready to sleep soundly."True, if they knew, they would’ve emptied my money jar long ago. What a pity, the eldest took most of the silver last time, and the remaining silver is meant for Xiangxiang and Zhenzhen as their marriage dowry."

Speaking of Mu Zhenzhen, Old Mrs. Mu couldn’t help but blame Old Man Mu: "It’s all because of you, you stubborn old man. Why do you have to keep Zhenzhen locked up? Why not let Zhenzhen go out?

A girl being kept like livestock, no one can endure that, let alone our pampered daughter?"

"A girl? She’s already a cast-off woman, do you still want to tell people she’s a young maiden?" Mr. Mu angrily retorted Old Mrs. Mu.

Among the family’s children, some were spoiled endlessly.

Some were pressured into separate lives. Mr. Mu’s internal anger was far from little and not just momentary.

"Oh hey, you old geezer, what’s it got to do with you that I’m talking about my daughter? Are you perhaps happy-mad because the eldest passed the imperial exam? I tell you, Zhenzhen is the flesh of my flesh. I can prepare whatever I want for her, you have no say!"

Old Mrs. Mu made up her mind to find Zhenzhen tomorrow and tell her that good days are coming; she’s going to find a good husband for Zhenzhen.

And so, Old Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu quarreled and unexpectedly fell asleep.

Mu Shuangshuang emerged from the shadows.

She had been listening to Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu’s conversation and felt increasingly that Old Mrs. Mu was peculiar.

The daughter was treated like a person, while the sons were treated like weeds, with only Mu Dade being treasured.

"Little Black, it’s your turn now. Did you hear what my granny just said?" Mu Shuangshuang patted Little Black’s head and opened Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu’s window just enough for Little Black to enter.

Little Black flashed into the room, then swaggered over to find the jar that Old Mrs. Mu had mentioned.

In Old Mrs. Mu’s room, various jars of different sizes were placed all around; finding her money was no easy task. Little Black dug open two of the smallest jars, extracting five copper coins, and handed them over to Mu Shuangshuang through the door crack.

Mu Shuangshuang was puzzled.

After all that trouble, only five copper coins came out. As she was about to listen closely to what was happening inside, she heard Old Mrs. Mu’s scream.

"Oh dear, old man, something’s peeing on my face."

Then came a cacophony of noise, prompting Mu Shuangshuang to run away.

Inside Old Mrs. Mu’s room, chairs were knocked over, the mosquito net torn, jars shattered, and all types of sounds echoed endlessly.

By the time they lit lanterns in Old Mrs. Mu’s room, Little Black had long hidden in Old Mrs. Mu’s ramshackle cupboard.

As the lamp lit, the room was a complete mess, and Old Mrs. Mu’s head was still dripping with urine, not even wiped off.

"I’ve seen a ghost, seen a ghost... oh dear, what’s going on here..." Old Mrs. Mu’s screams echoed through the Old Mu Family, Mu Shuangshuang pounded her chest vigorously.

Today almost scared her to death.

Darn little Black, couldn’t even signal before causing trouble. It could easily hide because it’s small, poor herself; if the inside lanterns were lit, they would’ve surely seen her shadow.

Being caught would be mortifying beyond belief.

Mu Shuangshuang cursed Little Black in her heart but kept waiting in the night chill for Little Black to return.

Though she spoke unconcernedly, she really did care for Little Black, fearing that if she left, it would be caught by Old Mrs. Mu.

After more than an hour of waiting.

As Mu Shuangshuang was nearing exhaustion, a small dark figure swiftly darted over, flashed in front of her, dropped a heavy object at her feet, and then ran towards the third branch.

Mu Shuangshuang squatted down and picked up the heavy object.

It was a little cloth pouch, quite hefty.

Mu Shuangshuang knew it was Old Mrs. Mu’s silver, filled with joy, and took the silver home.

Little Black stood at the door gazing, and as soon as Mu Shuangshuang returned, it went to her, eyes expectantly waiting for something.

"Got it, got it. Tomorrow I’ll give you and Lai Mi a treat, even make some fruit desserts for after meals, how’s that?"

Little Black, unlike Lai Mi, must eat raw food as its main diet, otherwise it’d be bad for digestion.

Lai Mi’s a dog and can eat all sorts of food, though it’s best with cooked meals, otherwise not good either.

Generally, those two little creatures did nothing but eat and sleep.

If Little Black weren’t so agile, Mu Shuangshuang would suspect she’s raising a fake Black Mink.

Little Black squeaked for a good while and dashed into the house.

Mu Shuangshuang entered the house, first thing, she lit up to count the money in the pouch.

In actuality, there wasn’t much inside, most of it was broken copper coins, with the only larger broken silver weighing just one tael.

Mu Shuangshuang counted, and from this trip, it was less than two taels of silver. Adding the previous five copper coins, it totaled one tael and three hundred fifty-four copper coins.

That said, it’s understandable, since Mu Dade had long drained Old Mrs. Mu’s wealth, having over one tael of silver wasn’t bad. It could sustain a typical peasant household for half a year.

Thinking that Old Mrs. Mu would stir up trouble in the morning, Mu Shuangshuang felt delighted.

Per usual, the money was hidden by Little Black in the mouse hole.

But Mu Shuangshuang didn’t take the cloth pouch, she tossed it to Little Black to stash directly in the second branch.

Thinking back to the last time Little Black stashed a belly-binder, Mu Shuangshuang remembered it vividly. If this time could involve others, that would be good.

After completing everything, Mu Shuangshuang fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Old Mrs. Mu screamed in her room.

Her face turned pale instantly.

The quilt was thrown on the ground, she couldn’t stop asking: "Where’s my money... where’s my money gone?"

Mr. Mu was still groggy from sleep and wanted to ask what happened but was thrown off the bed by Old Mrs. Mu.

She flipped the mattress, threw back the quilt, opened cupboards, and checked all the money jars.

Old Mrs. Mu, like a madwoman, searched everywhere.

That was her last bit of silver. Without this silver, she was doomed.

A whole bag of bones already, nearly had his waist twisted by that toss. Opening his eyes, Mr. Mu saw Old Mrs. Mu searching wildly, the room increasingly chaotic.

Compared to last night, it was even worse!

"You crazy old woman, what exactly are you up to? What have you turned this house into?" Mr. Mu scolded Old Mrs. Mu angrily.

"Old man, the money I tucked into the quilt last night is gone... what do I do, this is the dowry money I saved for Xiangxiang, now it’s all gone... all gone!"

"Who was it, who the heck stole my silver?" Old Mrs. Mu shouted in anger, and for a moment, the entire Old Mu Family felt like it was frozen solid.