From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 835 - 831: Forced into the Cesspit

Old Mrs. Mu flailed her hands, pulling and tugging at Qian the Fourth’s hair, pulling out quite a few clumps, yet he couldn’t resist at all.

Mu Shuangshuang tightly held down Qian the Fourth’s arms, with one foot stepping on his waist.

Unable to exert strength in his waist, naturally, he could only let this old lady teach him a lesson.

Qian the Fourth wailed continuously, muttering, "You damn girl, you’re wronging me!"

However, Old Mrs. Mu was convinced that it was Qian the Fourth who did this; therefore, it was indeed Qian the Fourth’s doing.

By the end of the beating, Qian the Fourth was barely breathing.

The two men observing were so frightened they wet their pants, trembling all the while.

"Grandma, what should we do here?" Mu Shuangshuang pointed to Qian the Fourth, who had become limp on the ground.

"Throw him into our latrine, this son of a bitch needs to be taught discipline, or he won’t understand the power of this old lady!"

Old Mrs. Mu didn’t care who said this, she only knew that she needed to vent her emotions.

Mu Shuangshuang nodded with a smiling face, signaling to Huang Bita.

The two of them joined forces to drag Qian the Fourth toward the direction of the latrine.

Mu Shuangshuang did this after careful consideration. Qian the Fourth had a notorious reputation in the entire village and might resort to tricks to frame Huang Bita.

Now that they ruined his reputation first, no one would believe anything Qian the Fourth said about wronging Huang Bita in the future.

It was a way to protect Huang Bita while also helping Old Mrs. Mu resolve the knot in her heart.

Haha, it really killed two birds with one stone.

Mu Shuangshuang dragged Qian the Fourth to the latrine, squatting down to warn him.

"Qian the Fourth, remember this, my elder sister-in-law is not someone you can mess with. If you dare to harm her or even think of something you shouldn’t, I, Mu Shuangshuang, will make you understand what it means to wish you were dead rather than alive!"

After saying this, Mu Shuangshuang grabbed Qian the Fourth’s head, which was already like a bird’s nest, and shoved it into the latrine.

Having been beaten and then choked by the latrine, Qian the Fourth fainted completely, unresponsive to any further discipline from Mu Shuangshuang.

After tossing him aside, Mu Shuangshuang patted the dust off her clothes.

Huang Bita watched Mu Shuangshuang closely, her eyes flickering with various emotions.

She hesitated for a moment before asking, "Shuangshuang, don’t you... aren’t you afraid?"

Without thinking, Mu Shuangshuang immediately answered, "Afraid, but not afraid. After all, I’m human too, afraid of retaliation, afraid of being hurt. But these things can’t be avoided just by fear.

If someone hates me, and I hide and cower, they’ll still retaliate when they want to. So I’d rather seize the opportunity, teach him a good lesson, beat him until he’s scared, and then he’ll naturally avoid me."

Mu Shuangshuang didn’t believe that avoiding things would keep them from happening.

Moreover, one might avoid something for a while but not for a lifetime.

Since Qian the Fourth dared to verbally harass Huang Bita at the Old Mu Family’s, he surely dared to do worse things outside.

Can Huang Bita avoid Qian the Fourth for her entire life?

No, she can’t!

Huang Bita seemed to understand a bit more.

"Shuangshuang, I think you’re right." Huang Bita clenched her fists.

"Sister-in-law, you should talk to my cousin about this, and be on guard against my Fifth Uncle in the future."

After Mu Shuangshuang said this, Huang Bita quickly shook her head.

"No... Shuangshuang, don’t tell your cousin. In the eyes of the Mu Family, I was introduced to Mu Danian as a wife, but now...

If Da Lang finds out about this, he will really get angry."

Huang Bita always had a knot in her heart.

Initially, Matchmaker Sun introduced her to Mu Danian, and she didn’t refuse.

Especially when she heard that Mu Danian had a brother who was a scholar.

She even thought about how, by relying on Mu Danian, her brothers could all find wives.

Mu Shuangshuang understood what Huang Bita was thinking.

She and Yu Si Niang were both influenced by ancient thoughts, that women should be devoted to one man for life.

When a man was present, listen to him; when he was gone, live a life of purity and die maintaining chastity.

Yet if the wife died, the man could continue to have multiple wives, with a house full of children and grandchildren.

To her, this was unfair, but to the people of the Da Ning Dynasty, it seemed normal.

"Shuangshuang, I’m begging you as your sister-in-law, okay?" Huang Bita tugged at Mu Shuangshuang’s sleeve, her face full of red marks also full of pleading.

She stared at Mu Shuangshuang, her eyes showing utter humility.

Mu Shuangshuang felt a heavy weight pressing on her chest.

It seemed like the remarks she made earlier had no effect.

Huang Bita was still in avoidance mode.

"Alright, then... sister-in-law, be cautious in everything, never be alone with my Fifth Uncle, and firmly refuse when any situation arises."

Mu Shuangshuang felt somewhat resigned and defeated.

There were some things she didn’t agree with, but was powerless to change.

She couldn’t make decisions for anyone else, so all she could do was give her best effort to support Huang Bita and gradually instill modern thinking in her.

"Also, let my cousin handle things with my aunt, mothers will always listen to their sons more than their daughters-in-law. Just avoid my aunt when you see her, like today, don’t get involved, just come to the third branch, understand?" Mu Shuangshuang said.

Huang Bita nodded firmly.

"Thank you, Shuangshuang!"

Mu Shuangshuang meticulously examined the injuries on Huang Bita’s face.

They were all surface wounds but very apparent, and when Mu Dalang returned, it was unavoidable that he would also throw a fit and cause trouble for Mrs. Lin.

It was excessive for a person like Mrs. Lin to beat her to this extent.

Perhaps Mu Dalang’s previous consideration about separating the family was indeed timely.

"Sister-in-law, let me get some medicine for you!"

...

In the blink of an eye, it was midday, and the men who were helping on the worksite returned.

These few days, Mu Shuangshuang had nothing to do, so she cooked by herself, and the location changed from the small shed on the worksite to the Mu Family’s Third Branch.

A large number of good dishes were made by her and Huang Bita together.

Mrs. Lin came by a few times in between, always trying to take advantage of Mu Shuangshuang’s inattention to take Huang Bita away, but Mu Shuangshuang saw through her every time.

Now Mrs. Lin just stood outside the courtyard waiting.

After all, she needed to use the Third Branch’s kitchen to cook.

Before resolving the kitchen issue at the Old Mu Family, all the meals needed to be handled by Mrs. Lin on her own, as ordered by Old Mrs. Mu.

These few days, Mu Dalang didn’t go to the town anymore, as he was waiting for spring to collect the dairy sheep from the master. In the meantime, he was doing odd jobs at Mu Shuangshuang’s construction site, earning twenty coins a day, which included three meals.

The prices set by Mu Shuangshuang were relatively high, mainly because the hired hands were exceptionally hard-working.

Over a few days of work, much had been accomplished, and the progress exceeded Mu Shuangshuang’s expectations.

Others only paid twelve coins with one meal included, but she included three meals with meat in every meal, making everyone happy to work for her.