Mr. Mu looked surprised; he had no idea the eldest branch had money.

Just as he was about to argue, Mu Shuangshuang continued, "According to Sister Dandan, it seems my uncle is planning to buy a house in the county.

I estimate that a house in the county must cost dozens of taels, right? Asking Uncle to shell out some money should just be like plucking a hair from a cow’s back, nothing significant.

After all, in the end, all the grain from these fields will go to my uncle; just consider it a labor fee."

Mu Shuangshuang pointed out the little scheme in Mr. Mu’s heart without sparing any face.

Mr. Mu’s face turned red, not knowing how to respond.

However, what Shuangshuang said was somewhat shocking to him.

No wonder a few days ago, he asked, and the eldest said he didn’t want his money; turns out he had so much at hand.

All of a sudden, Mr. Mu felt a sense of betrayal.

"Shuang girl, I’ll head back first."

After saying this, Mr. Mu hurriedly walked towards the Old Mu Family.

The first thing he did when he got back was to tell Old Mrs. Mu about what he had heard from Mu Shuangshuang.

Old Mrs. Mu, upon hearing this, unlike Mr. Mu, didn’t feel a sense of crisis; instead, she was quite pleased.

"Old man, this is a good thing! The eldest has money to buy a house, we can go live with them. I must make him leave a room for Xiangxiang, and also let him prepare some dowry for Xiangxiang.

These days, I’ve asked a matchmaker from the neighboring village to investigate a bit. She said there’s a scholar in the town who is just right for our Xiangxiang, said the family has several houses and a few shops too."

Old Mrs. Mu smiled happily, clearly in a good mood.

"What? A scholar? Has a shop? Wants our Xiangxiang?" Mr. Mu doubted his ears, thinking he might have misheard.

"I say, old man, what’s your deal? What’s wrong with our Xiangxiang? Young and beautiful, and with such a good family background.

Eldest brother is a scholar; whose family wouldn’t rush to be in-laws with us? Anyway, the marriage with the Qin Family, I’ve already agreed to, even received a dowry of five taels of silver."

This shocked Mr. Mu even more.

Qin Family, scholar, house, shop, five taels of dowry, what kind of situation is this?

"Xiangxiang’s mother, are you out of your mind? Someone offers five taels of dowry for our Xiangxiang, and you just accepted it?"

Mr. Mu felt hit hard by reality today.

He felt as if in a dream.

However he listened, it seemed like a scam.

"You’re the one who’s nuts! People hope their daughters marry into good families, but you, suspect your own daughter? What on earth are you thinking?

Moreover, given such good terms, dowry, clothes, and rouge for Xiangxiang, could I not seize the opportunity?"

Just as Old Mrs. Mu finished speaking, Mu Xiangxiang burst in from outside the main room.

"Mom, I changed into the new clothes, do I look good?"

Mr. Mu followed the voice and looked over, seeing Mu Xiangxiang dressed in a beautiful orange-red silk skirt embroidered with exquisite crabapple flowers.

However, Mu Xiangxiang’s face was forever inappropriate.

The glaringly white powder, along with two vivid red blush patches on her cheeks, contrasted with the blood-red lipstick.

Mr. Mu was startled and took two steps back, while Old Mrs. Mu happily went up to greet her.

"Oh, my good daughter, you look so pretty today, let mom have a look..."

The mother and daughter exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Old Mrs. Mu took Mu Xiangxiang outside to show off, spreading the news of Mu Xiangxiang’s upcoming marriage, even alarming the third branch.

Mr. Mu’s opposition was futile, so he sent a few sons to bring in the rice.

Mu Dazhong, Mu Danian, and Mu Dajiang went to transport the rice from the threshing ground, inevitably facing Mu Shuangshuang.

This face-to-face encounter reminded Mu Dazhong of the previous incident where he sneaked some rice and was caught by Mu Shuangshuang, who then reported him to Mr. Mu.

"Shuang girl, you third branch haven’t secretly transported grain back, reducing the total, then took advantage of our Old Mu Family, have you?" Mu Dazhong asked loudly in front of the entire village.

Mu Shuangshuang sneered and replied, "Second Uncle must not be fully awake; our third branch always acts fairly. This rice was harvested separately, and not a single stalk was mixed in with the previous ones. If you want, you can ask others at the threshing ground."

Everyone was working together, so they knew what Mu Shuangshuang said was true and were willing to testify.

"Mu the Second, are you just picking on your niece? Shuangshuang and Fengzi worked here, we all saw it with our own eyes. Your family’s rice doesn’t have a lower yield per mu than others, so there’s no reason for these words."

Aunt Wang, who usually had little contact with Mu Shuangshuang, said this fair word first because Mu Shuangshuang politely greeted her these days.

Occasionally bringing food with her when bringing Fengzi meals, strengthening Aunt Wang’s resolve to speak fairly.

Mu Dazhong’s face turned awkward immediately. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

He thought Mu Shuangshuang couldn’t explain it.

Who knew, she had witnesses.

"That can’t prove you didn’t steal our rice, and you don’t know, those three plots of land were deceived from our Old Mu Family through the conniving of this brat and that fool. They originally belonged to our Old Mu Family."

Mu Dazhong shamelessly pushed the limits, leaving Mu Shuangshuang helpless.

"Second Uncle, if you have nothing to do, quickly finish the work and go rest. Shuangshuang doesn’t have time to bicker with you."

Mu Shuangshuang’s attitude was poor; after urging Mu Dazhong, she ignored him.

Mu Dazhong turned red with anger.

"You brat, make it clear, what do you mean by not having time to bicker? Are you just gonna let the matter of cheating us of our good land alone?"

"Second brother, enough! So many people are waiting to see the joke. You may have no pride, but we do!" said Mu Dajiang, who had remained silent, finally speaking.

His words were in support of Mu Shuangshuang.

Mu Shuangshuang gave him a grateful smile.

It was rare and precious for Mu Dajiang, usually one to avoid trouble, to stand up for someone.

"Fourth brother, what kind of spell has this brat put on you? You used to avoid these matters; what’s up? Do you want to stand up for her? Watch me bash you!"

Mu Dazhong raised a fist to strike Mu Dajiang, but before reaching his face, he suddenly found his hand immobilized.

Turning around, he saw Lu Yuanfeng standing behind him, grasping his arm.

A wave of intense pain struck him.

"Let go!" shouted Mu Dazhong.

Lu Yuanfeng grabbed Mu Dazhong’s arm and swung it, causing Mu Dazhong to fall to the ground, eating a mouthful of mud and even drawing nosebleed.

Struggling to get up, Lu Yuanfeng pressed him back down.

"Apologize to Shuangshuang!" Lu Yuanfeng said coldly.

"Apologize for what? I did nothing wrong. I’ll tell you, I’m the scholar’s brother! You dare touch me, I’ll tell my elder brother and have you and this brat imprisoned for life!"

(ps: Several Chapters of Fengfeng’s story were blocked by the website, Chapters 151, 293, and 304. The editor isn’t around on weekends, so we can’t release them, causing some readers to see repeated Chapters.

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