The light in Xue Zheng’s eyes dimmed again, it was obvious she didn’t want to find Old Mrs. Xue.

Mu Shuangshuang might have guessed the reason.

"Xue Zheng, do you not like it here? Want to go back to the Capital?"

Xue Zheng is not very old, and in Qingshan Town, she’s considered far from home, away from her parents.

From the moment the light left her eyes, Xue Zheng basically ignored Mu Shuangshuang.

Mu Shuangshuang didn’t insist, she talked to him for a while, mostly about how handsome Lu Yuanfeng was at hunting.

Of course, most of the time, Mu Shuangshuang was just making things up.

When it was finally time to leave, Mu Shuangshuang left all the mushrooms in Xue Zheng’s room, where he could see them.

Outside the room, she saw Lu Yuanfeng waiting for her.

Mu Shuangshuang ran up and talked to Lu Yuanfeng about Xue Zheng’s situation, including some of her own thoughts.

Lu Yuanfeng was also very concerned about the child, he said, "I think it’s not right for the old lady to keep Xue Zheng’s parents in the dark like this.

This situation with Xue Zheng probably isn’t new; maybe it’s been there before at home, and nobody noticed.

If his parents cooperate, the issue might be alleviated significantly."

Lu Yuanfeng didn’t know medicine, but he could guess some things about people and relationships.

And coincidentally, his guess was quite similar to Mu Shuangshuang’s.

"I think the same, we should go talk to Old Mrs. Xue about this situation. This child is still young, he can’t stay disconnected from the world forever."

Mu Shuangshuang found Housekeeper Xue and asked to be taken to the old lady.

The old lady was as before, not looking very well, but she forced a smile upon seeing Mu Shuangshuang.

"Old lady, I just went to see Xue Zheng, he spoke."

Just as Mu Shuangshuang finished her words, Old Mrs. Xue came over, grabbing Mu Shuangshuang’s hand and asking, "Really? My Zheng’er really spoke? What did he say?" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Mu Shuangshuang explained the situation to the old lady and shared both Fengzi’s and her own ideas.

"Old lady, you should write a letter to Xue Zheng’s parents, asking if he was like this before. I feel like Xue Zheng’s condition didn’t develop overnight.

Also, you can’t just indulge him like this, avoiding the outside world and not speaking to people. I think you should let him get familiar with the surrounding people, go out more, and slowly get used to it."

Old Mrs. Xue sighed.

"Girl, I understand what you’re saying, but it’s difficult to do. Zheng’er starts trembling all over once he leaves the courtyard; as his grandmother, it breaks my heart."

Old Mrs. Xue’s thoughts were understood by Mu Shuangshuang.

She also wanted to help Xue Yi, but after all, she wasn’t a doctor, much less a psychologist.

If the elders couldn’t guide Xue Zheng properly, there wasn’t much this outsider could do.

"Girl, I want to do something, but I don’t know if you’d agree," Old Mrs. Xue suddenly said.

"Go ahead, I’m listening!" Mu Shuangshuang replied.

"I want Zheng’er to go with you to the countryside for a few days, your family has children, perhaps they can keep Zheng’er company."

"Old lady, are you sure? My home only has a large kang bed, the food and clothes can’t compare to Xue Mansion, and if you come to my place, you can’t bring servants, it’s just a simple farmer’s life."

What Mu Shuangshuang said was partly to avoid causing trouble for herself.

She was living well in Er Gui Village and didn’t want a sudden intrusion of people to disturb her peaceful life.

Actually, this was a challenge for Old Mrs. Xue.

When she was young, she worked the fields with her husband; she knew the hardships of that life. She could endure it herself, but if it involved her grandson, Old Mrs. Xue couldn’t bear it.

The struggles and hesitations of Old Mrs. Xue were seen by Mu Shuangshuang.

She said, "Old lady, make sure you think it over before deciding. You know where Shuangshuang’s village is, you can send someone to inform Shuangshuang when you’ve made up your mind, and she’ll come over then."

Mu Shuangshuang gave Old Mrs. Xue ample time.

Old Mrs. Xue was deeply grateful, personally seeing Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng out of the Xue family gate, going back in only after they had walked a good distance away.

For now, the Xue family matters could be set aside. Mu Shuangshuang went with Lu Yuanfeng to the cloth shop.

There, she met Ah Ru, who had just sold a garment.

Upon seeing Mu Shuangshuang, Ah Ru quickly came over.

"Shuangshuang, you finally came. Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for you? I was almost going crazy, you never showed up."

"What happened?" Mu Shuangshuang blinked, full of confusion.

"I’ve been selling the clothing so well, almost thirty pieces, and there are some orders, with deposits already paid.

I even made some changes to the shop, come in and take a look, I’ll get the ledger for you."

Mu Shuangshuang followed her into the shop, the layout had changed a lot, many ready-made garments were hanging in the store.

As soon as you walked in, you could see those finished garments.

Ah Ru’s shop has always been small, and the clothes were all made by her and her mother.

But this time, Mu Shuangshuang found there was another shop assistant, probably because, as Ah Ru said, she was too busy to manage alone.

After a while, Ah Ru came out holding the ledger.

In total, there were thirty-two garments, and according to their original agreement of one-tenth, Mu Shuangshuang could get three taels and two coins of Silver.

"Shuangshuang, this is your share." Ah Ru handed over the prepared Silver to Mu Shuangshuang, then continued, "Shuangshuang, I have something to discuss with you."

"Go ahead!" Mu Shuangshuang said.

"I want to enlarge the shop’s scale. With the money earned these days, plus what I already had, I want to buy a store in a busier place and then promote these ready-made clothes."

When Ah Ru talked about this, her face was slightly flushed.

Her eyes were full of anticipation.

In these days, with the help of the designs from Mu Shuangshuang, Ah Ru gradually gained some clientele, some of whom were quite reputable.

But almost the first thing they said when they came in was how inconvenient her shop location was, and she guessed she’d earn more if she moved to a better place.

Ah Ru’s mother was a concubine at home, and her father hadn’t taken care of them for a long time. If Ah Ru didn’t possess some sewing skills, they might have starved to death already.

"Ah Ru, I think your idea is great, but good locations, as I’ve inquired, cost around a hundred Silver taels, do you have that much?"

Mu Shuangshuang wasn’t foolish, though the cloth shop profits were high, as Ah Ru herself said, the location wasn’t advantageous.

Plus, those buying cloth were mostly the poor, and the cloth didn’t sell for a good price.

"That’s why I wanted to ask if you would consider partnering with me, so we can pool our Silver.

I have fifty taels, and the shop I asked about costs a hundred taels to take over."

Mu Shuangshuang frowned a bit, Ah Ru only had fifty taels; she herself had more than that, but it was earmarked for opening a restaurant.

Food is fundamental to people, and catering businesses make money the fastest.