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

Chapter 604 - 600: Provoking Shuangshuang (Second Update)

"What Shuangshuang said is right, I’m worrying for nothing!""Mom, hurry up and eat. You can just watch later, whether you lend a hand or not, it’s fine. We should be able to handle it."

The formal banquet for the Zhao family is in the evening; lunch is simpler, easier to deal with.

The main event is at night, so Mu Shuangshuang has to start getting ready now, but there’s enough time.

"It’s okay, Mom can say she’s helped with cooking before. Washing and picking vegetables, cooking rice, not many people can beat you at that!"

The feast prepared for the Zhao family in the evening consists of twenty tables, twelve dishes per table. Apart from the main dishes and the standard chicken, fish, and meat, the rest is up to Mu Shuangshuang’s creativity.

However, the menu was prepared in advance, so Mu Shuangshuang just needs to follow it.

There’s still a lot to be done, and as soon as they finish breakfast, they start clearing the dishes to get ready for washing.

Every now and then, fireworks go off at the Zhao house, followed by relatives arriving in succession.

From what Mu Shuangshuang has gathered over the days, the Zhao family’s wedding is indeed quite grand.

For most rural families, after spending a lot on the betrothal gifts, they would prepare a banquet, and cut costs on welcoming the bride.

Especially for nearby ones, they might not even rent a sedan chair or a horse, opting for the matchmaker to carry the bride in directly for a fee.

The Zhao family, on the other hand, not only has horses but also uses a particularly valuable ornate sedan chair from town, decorated with a lot of bright red tassels and two large bells at the front. When the chair moves, the bells tinkle melodiously, drawing many onlookers.

While washing vegetables, Mu Shuangshuang sneaks a peek at the prepared carriage outside the courtyard.

When Yu Liulang got married previously, she wasn’t interested much, believing that cooking well was more important than anything else.

Now, her mindset seems to have changed for some reason.

As if she wants to learn more!

"When we get married, we’ll use this sedan chair!"

Lu Yuanfeng suddenly appears beside Shuangshuang. His voice isn’t loud, but it carries a firmness, making him sound sincere rather than deceitful.

These words make Mu Shuangshuang blush.

She playfully punches Lu Yuanfeng’s arm.

"Just enjoy the spectacle, don’t drag me into it!"

Even though lu Yuanfeng got hit, his heart is sweet with joy.

He glances at Mu Shuangshuang. Dressed in a plain white outfit, Shuangshuang wears an apron of the same color, protecting her from grease and adding a touch of homeliness.

Under Lu Yuanfeng’s prolonged gaze, Mu Shuangshuang feels shy.

She lowers her head and continues working.

"Shuangshuang, are these snails soaked directly?" Yu Si Niang, while washing vegetables, comes over to ask Mu Shuangshuang.

A few days ago, while idle, Mu Shuangshuang went to the fields and ditches to pick some snails and dried them after extracting the meat.

Stir-fried snail meat is a dish specially requested by the Zhao family after having tasted it in Yu Family Village, claiming they can’t forget the flavor.

Besides white chili peppers, Mu Shuangshuang didn’t spend a coin on this dish, meaning she earns more from the banquet than the average chef.

"Mom, let’s not handle those yet, let’s focus on preparing lunch. We’ll deal with tonight’s after lunch."

"Alright, I won’t touch them!"

Mu Shuangshuang sets down her tasks to check if the water heated by the large cauldron is ready.

It’s time to slaughter the fifteen chickens and remove their feathers.

Lu Yuanfeng is chopping pork now. As for the chicken slaughtering, Huang Da takes over. Mu Shuangshuang uses a wooden bucket to collect hot water, and as soon as Huang Da finishes with a chicken, she throws it into the bucket to pluck.

The villagers of Zhao Village have never seen such a feast prepared in the courtyard, and the spatula used looks somewhat like their spades.

People start to gossip.

"What kind of cooking method is this, letting us watch so openly?"

"I heard the Zhao family was impressed by the cook’s food before, so they invited her for this banquet," someone answers.

"Whether it’s good or not, it’s what we say that counts, isn’t it?"

"Are you silly? The Zhao family isn’t short of money; they wouldn’t hire an incompetent chef. This person must be exceptionally talented!"

These comments are mostly from the young women and small wives in the village. They usually enjoy gossiping and now with a rare fresh incident, they eagerly await some juicy tidbits.

No one notices a horse-faced woman in the crowd heading briskly towards Mu Shuangshuang.

This woman is married to someone from the Ma family, known in the area for catering to weddings. This job from the Zhao family is quite lucrative; she could easily earn half a silver, or even a full silver with some shortcuts.

The Ma Family’s Daughter-in-law had been waiting for a long time, expecting an invitation from the Zhao family, but instead hearing about some inexperienced country girl getting hired, felt deeply slighted.

Mu Shuangshuang is plucking chicken feathers when suddenly, a pair of dirty shoes, half-missing their surface, appears in her line of sight.

She thought it was someone from the Zhao family, but looking up sees a horse-faced woman glaring at her viciously.

"What are you doing?" Mu Shuangshuang asks warily.

"What am I doing? I heard you took my place to cook here?" the horse-faced woman questions.

Mu Shuangshuang looks completely baffled.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about. The Zhao family invited me from the start; there’s no question of replacing anyone!"

"Pretend all you like! So young, yet at such dirty deeds. My work isn’t something a dirty girl like you can steal. I’m telling you, you better hand over all the money you earn from the Zhao family today!"

The woman roars at Mu Shuangshuang.

At this time, the Zhao family was busy entertaining guests and hadn’t noticed the brewing commotion near Mu Shuangshuang.

Much less imagined the Ma Family’s Daughter-in-law causing trouble for a girl in her teens.

"Ma’am, did you take your medicine before leaving today?" Mu Shuangshuang asks.

"You... you dare curse me? Aren’t you a cheeky girl who knows how to cook a few dishes? Perhaps you’re overreaching, but remember, you’ll face consequences. If you’re capable, compete with me, and the loser goes back home to drink her mom’s milk."

The woman easily issues a challenge, but it’s up to Mu Shuangshuang whether to accept.

"I don’t even know who you are, why should I compete with you? You’re not here to scam money, are you?"

Mu Shuangshuang raises her voice several times before someone from the Zhao family comes over.

"Cuihua, what are you doing?" Old Sir Zhao asks.

"What am I doing? We’re from the same village, but you choose to give my job to a young girl. That’s looking down on me!"

(Tomorrow should be the last day for the IV drip. Updates are resuming quickly...)