From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 1055 - 1051: Treating the Pigsty as Home (Second Update)
Marrying a new wife should certainly mean she’s prettier than that ugly woman.
Thinking this way, Mu Dazhong was even more determined to find Mrs. Lin.
Everyone split up and began searching all over the Old Mu Family’s place.
Then it was into every room and every corner; in the end, they even went to search the third branch.
Mu Dazhong ignored Mu Dashan’s obstruction, insisting on barging into Mu Dashan and Yu Si Niang’s room, only to be stopped by Mu Shuangshuang.
"You silly girl, get out of my way!" Mu Dazhong yelled.
"It’s late at night, what are you doing barging into people’s rooms? My second aunt isn’t in our house!" Mu Shuangshuang said.
But Mu Dazhong didn’t believe it; at this moment, he thought anyone could be the person who stole his wife.
"If you want me to believe you, then let me in to take a look!" Mu Dazhong refused to back down.
Mu Dashan was also angry: "You beast, is our house someplace you can barge into? Si Niang is sleeping, Little Zhi is sleeping, even Xiao Han has gone to bed!"
"Hmph, not letting me see means you’re in cahoots with that wench, right? Tell me, when did you start this affair, was it during my time at the mine?" Mu Dazhong said unreasonably.
"You’re talking nonsense! I’ll beat you to death!"
Having been slandered, Mu Dashan was furious. He lifted the mugwort from the window, ready to hit Mu Dazhong with it.
Suddenly Mu Danian burst out, shouting as he ran.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law has been found, she’s asleep in the pigsty!"
Mu Danian’s words were like a bolt from the blue, startling both Mu Dazhong and Mu Dashan to the point their jaws nearly dropped.
Even Mu Shuangshuang was a bit surprised.
She had been wondering what the effect of those mandala pollen could be, so she hadn’t gone to bed early, just waiting to be the first to rush out and see if something happened.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Lin ended up sleeping in the pigsty.
Mu Shuangshuang felt amused but also curious.
Mu Dazhong threw aside the switch in his hand, Mu Dashan discarded the mugwort, and the two brothers rushed together toward the pigsty in the Old Mu Family’s place.
Mu Shuangshuang followed behind, happening to hear Mu Danian speaking.
"Just now, Fourth Sister-in-law was thinking of adding some hay for the pigs. You know, that debt-collecting pig, small in size, often falls ill. If you don’t take care of it, it becomes a hassle!"
The Old Mu Family’s pig was one of the two sick pigs Mu Dazhong had bought from Wang Erma, and the other one had died from diarrhea.
This one had always been the treasure of the Old Mu Family, but ever since it survived, it seemed cursed.
It never grew fat; whenever it gained some weight, it would get sick, lose weight again, very delicate.
Half a year had passed, it was still the same pig. The idea of slaughtering it for the New Year meal was out of the question!
"She took hay to the pig and saw a dark lump in the pen. Went and got an oil lamp from the cooking hut, and that’s when she saw Second Sister-in-law sleeping soundly inside.
No matter how much she shouted, she couldn’t wake her up. Looks like she mistook the pigsty for her own house! At least she’s found."
With Mu Danian’s endless chatter, everyone finally reached the pigsty at the Old Mu Family’s place.
Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu were already gathered outside the pigsty, and Old Mrs. Mu had been cursing for a while.
"Rotten foot! Shameless! Instead of being human, insists on being a pig, now sleeps like a dead pig in the pigsty.
If being human doesn’t suit, just be a pig, then we can slaughter you for two pounds of pork at New Year!"
Old Mrs. Mu had cursed for nearly half an hour; Mr. Mu had listened for the same duration, his ears were calloused. Now that Mrs. Lin was found, he no longer wanted to hear Old Mrs. Mu’s nagging.
"Enough, tomorrow is Xiangxiang’s big day, as a mother, hold your tongue and accumulate some virtue!" Mr. Mu said.
"How am I not virtuous? If it weren’t for this wench sleeping in the pigsty, would I even need to curse?" Old Mrs. Mu disagreed with Mr. Mu, retorting.
"I don’t care. Just don’t curse anymore; it disturbs everyone!"
Mr. Mu was increasingly unable to tolerate Old Mrs. Mu’s temperament.
She couldn’t go a day without cursing, restless like a sow in heat.
If this continued, the ancestors of the Old Mu Family might be cursed to the end.
"Is it Lin Xiaozao who feels bad or you? Why’re you, as a father-in-law, so eager to speak up for your daughter-in-law?"
"Before it was the third daughter-in-law, then the fourth daughter-in-law, afterward the first daughter-in-law, now are you preparing to meddle with the second daughter-in-law?"
Old Mrs. Mu’s mocking words made Mr. Mu turn his back in anger.
He puffed hard at the dry tobacco in his hand, stubbornly refraining from speaking another word to Old Mrs. Mu.
Reaching the pigsty door, Mu Dazhong first used the oil lamp to confirm Mrs. Lin was inside, then rushed into the sty and pulled Mrs. Lin up.
Mrs. Lin was all dirty, probably having rolled in the sty; Mu Dazhong felt pig manure instantly with one grab.
He was disgusted enough to almost vomit.
He started shouting at Mrs. Lin: "You filthy woman, get up, filthy woman..."
The jostling and cursing stirred Mrs. Lin from sleep. She opened her eyes, glanced at Mu Dazhong, and felt annoyed.
"What are you doing? Can’t I even sleep without you bothering?"
"You silly woman, sleeping in the pigsty and still arguing. You must be crazy!" Mu Dazhong yelled angrily.
Shouted at by Mu Dazhong, Mrs. Lin became somewhat lucid.
"I’m not sleeping in the pigsty; I’m sleeping on..."
Before she could finish saying "kang," the pungent smell of pig manure wafted over her, and Mrs. Lin immediately vomited.
She clung to Mu Dazhong, vomiting uncontrollably. The dumplings she had eaten earlier all turned into filth.
The little pig happily munched away...
Mrs. Lin glanced around, illuminated by the oil lamp. When she realized she had been sleeping this long in the pigsty, she let out a miserable scream.
Ah—
The scream was heart-wrenching, more so than when she was slapped.
Mu Shuangshuang coldly watched as Mrs. Lin rushed out of the pigsty, headed to the kitchen hut to draw water for washing.
As for the others, once they knew Mrs. Lin hadn’t been sneaking around, they lost their interest in the spectacle.
Mr. Mu was the first to leave, followed by Old Mrs. Mu after more grumbling.
Mu Dazhong, having touched Mrs. Lin’s body, also hurriedly went to wash his hands.
The noisy Old Mu Family was suddenly calm.
Mu Shuangshuang and Mu Dashan headed back to the third branch together, with Mu Dashan bringing up the incident along the way.
Mu Shuangshuang didn’t dare tell the truth and only dared to chuckle to herself.
When Mu Dashan asked for her opinion, she seriously fabricated a reason.
"Maybe she’s tired of eating meat and wanted something fresh. My second aunt has lain on the kang for decades, now she wants to try the taste of a pigsty, so here she is fulfilling her dream!"
Mu Dashan thought it over, deciding it was the only explanation that made sense. Otherwise, why would anyone sleep in a pigsty?
But he overlooked the truth behind Mrs. Lin’s scream...
