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

Chapter 599 - 595: Mrs. Lin’s Dirty Tactics (Part 1)

"Grandpa, are you just going to watch as Grandma beats someone to death? My uncle has just become a scholar, and if this gets out of hand, our Old Mu Family might not be able to keep a single title! Do you want to see all my uncle’s years of effort go to waste?"Mu Shuangshuang spoke slowly and deliberately.

No matter how Old Mrs. Mu cursed at her, she didn’t care, knowing it would all rebound back.

Mr. Mu originally wanted to intervene, and now hearing Mu Shuangshuang’s words, he became even more anxious.

"Second and Fifth, why are you still standing outside? If Matchmaker Sun is beaten to death, your good days are over too!"

Only then did Mu Danian and Mu Dazhong, who had been watching the commotion, reluctantly come inside.

They pulled Old Mrs. Mu away.

At this point, Old Mrs. Mu still wanted to jump up and hit Matchmaker Sun.

Matchmaker Sun had already gotten up from the ground in fright.

As she retreated, Matchmaker Sun pointed at Old Mrs. Mu and angrily cursed, "Old Mu Family, what happened today, I will let the entire village know! You’re all depraved, doing inhuman things!

I will go tell the village chief, you cannot just beat people without reason. I’ll have the village chief deal with your Old Mu Family. I’ll also let everyone know that no one should marry into the Old Mu Family, whoever does will have bad luck!"

Limping, Matchmaker Sun headed out of the yard, and with her departure, Mu Xiangxiang’s marriage proposal was dashed.

Old Mrs. Mu continued to curse in the main room, and seeing that there was nothing left for her to do, Mu Shuangshuang turned to leave, giving Old Mrs. Mu no chance to recover and curse her.

Mrs. Lin, seeing that no one at the Old Mu Family noticed, followed Matchmaker Sun out of the Mu Family house.

"Matchmaker Sun, Matchmaker Sun..." Mrs. Lin called after her.

"What do you want?" Matchmaker Sun disdainfully rolled her eyes at Mrs. Lin.

"Matchmaker Sun, I’m here to apologize to you. What my mother did earlier was really too much. I know Xiangxiang’s personality well, even if others don’t. You might think she just eats a lot, but she’s actually very lazy."

"She even has Qing from the fourth branch wash her underwear. And when it comes to beating and scolding her nieces, she’s quite skilled. Who would dare take someone like that?"

Mrs. Lin seized the opportunity to disparage Mu Xiangxiang to the fullest.

In the end, Mrs. Lin had her own considerations in mind.

Mu Xiangxiang was her brother’s sister, her daughter Qingqing’s aunt. No matter how you looked at it, Mu Dade and Mu Xiangxiang would have a closer relationship.

If Matchmaker Sun first arranged a marriage for Mu Xiangxiang, without even mentioning the dowry, her daughter would suffer losses. And when it came to choosing a family, the best ones would be picked over by Xiangxiang. She had to act first and find a better family for her daughter than for Mu Xiangxiang.

"Don’t worry. I definitely won’t arrange a match for Mu Xiangxiang. With her like this, she deserves to be left an old maid by that damn old lady, causing trouble for the Old Mu Family her whole life!" Matchmaker Sun muttered curses.

Mrs. Lin was completely embarrassed. Mu Xiangxiang had to marry; the Old Mu Family couldn’t support such a useless person.

Otherwise, she’d be stuck cleaning up after Mu Xiangxiang, and she couldn’t stand that.

"Matchmaker Sun, the families you introduced to Xiangxiang before, what are their conditions? Is our Qingqing suitable for them? Our Qingqing is impeccable in both character and looks, and being this year’s weaver, marrying her will bring prosperity to the whole family!"

Mrs. Lin finally got to the point.

Matchmaker Sun, being the savvy woman she was, immediately understood Mrs. Lin’s intentions.

"Your Qing is indeed good and matches those young men well! I’ll go back and ask to see what they say, and I’ll inform you of the results!"

Matchmaker Sun didn’t dare to make any promises, as some people might have been interested in Xiangxiang due to her being the scholar’s sister. Although Mu Qingqing was also part of the Old Mu Family, she was a generation away, and who knew if it would still matter.

Matchmaker Sun’s politeness was taken by Mrs. Lin as assurance. She quickly leaned in.

"Matchmaker Sun, tell me about the conditions of those families so I can prepare and have a word with our Qingqing. She’s a shy one, and if I don’t give her a heads-up, it might get complicated later!"

Matchmaker Sun described the families to Mrs. Lin.

The more she listened, the happier Mrs. Lin became.

She found each family quite suitable.

"Matchmaker Sun, let’s settle on this for now. Don’t tell other families about these. I’ll take our Qingqing to check out their appearances. If Qingqing nods, quickly arrange it!"

Mrs. Lin’s almost commanding tone left Matchmaker Sun a bit uncomfortable.

She thought to herself: What kind of luck did the Old Mu Family have? Except for the third branch, none of them are good, yet the third branch went out on its own long ago.

Sigh, hopefully, the heavens will soon take back the little fortune given to the Old Mu Family and let that damn old lady experience what it’s like to fall from grace. Then, she’ll be the first to add insult to injury.

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Mu Shuangshuang returned to her yard, and soon after she had rested, Lu Yuanfeng came back from town.

He was sweaty, not to mention filthy.

But the cart full of fish was fine.

Mu Shuangshuang couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Fengzi, were you out catching fish? How did you end up covered in mud?"

"No, Shuangshuang, on my way here, I came across someone pitiful who’d been hit in the leg, and the person who hit him refused to pay for medical expenses, so..."

"So you beat that person up?" Mu Shuangshuang raised an eyebrow, her face full of curiosity.

"Yes! I did hit him, but not too hard! Though there’s one thing I can’t figure out: why was that person constantly claiming innocence? I wanted to ask more, but I had so many fish to carry, so I came back!"

Lu Yuanfeng spoke with a puzzled expression.

The incident had stuck in his mind, and without resolving it, he couldn’t seem to get anything done.

"So Fengzi, tell me what the situation with the old man and the young man was," Mu Shuangshuang said, eager to dive into unraveling the mystery as it had been a while since she’d done such analytical work.

"The old man was about fifty, short and thin, wearing tattered clothes. You’d think he was a homeless person. But even so, when you’re hit, there should be compensation!"

"As for the young man, he seemed honest and straightforward, but everyone said he hit the old man..."

As Lu Yuanfeng spoke, he began to doubt himself.

Upon hearing this, Mu Shuangshuang had a vague suspicion that it might be something akin to modern-day extortion, but she needed more clarity and decided a firsthand look was necessary.

"Alright then, Fengzi, let’s go over now and see if that old man is still there. If he is, we’ll take him to see Grandpa Zhang; if not, we’ll stake out the day after tomorrow!"

If it really was an extortion scheme, they might still encounter it. If not, then the matter could be considered closed.

Mu Shuangshuang’s suggestion gained Lu Yuanfeng’s approval, and he nodded, saying, "First, I’ll tie up the ox!"