From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 838 - 834: Too Weak to Lift a Finger (Third Update)

Chapter 838: Chapter 834: Too Weak to Lift a Finger (Third Update)

"Shuang, can you not talk like that? I know you’re not like that."

Liu Zian said with a resolute expression.

"Not like that, then what kind of person am I? Do you think you know me well?" Mu Shuangshuang replied.

"Shuang, aren’t we friends? Can’t you give me another chance? I know my mom and I were wrong; I’m here to apologize to you." Liu Zian said.

It would have been better if he hadn’t mentioned being friends; as soon as he did, Mu Shuangshuang got angry.

Back then Liu Zian practically dragged her to apologize to the Song family, saying it didn’t matter if she hit them or not, just apologize first.

Her friends didn’t act so unreasonably, telling her to apologize without understanding the situation. She wasn’t a pushover, why should she take the fall for something she didn’t do?

"Say whatever you want! Anyway, I’m going to do my laundry."

Mu Shuangshuang picked up the wooden bucket and walked around Liu Zian. She hadn’t taken two steps before Liu Zian grabbed the bucket.

"Shuang, will you listen to my explanation? After I explain, if you’re still upset, I won’t bother you anymore, deal?" Liu Zian refused to let go, still trying to get Mu Shuangshuang to listen.

Mu Shuangshuang felt she’d made herself clear.

But what can you do with a scholar like Liu Zian who won’t listen to reason?

"Liu Zian, can you not waste my time doing laundry? I don’t want to hear your explanation." Mu Shuangshuang said impatiently.

"Shuang, if you’re going to do laundry, I’ll go with you. Just listen to me on the way." Liu Zian said, taking the wooden bucket from Mu Shuangshuang’s hands.

At this point, Mu Shuangshuang hadn’t let go, so Liu Zian didn’t feel the bucket was heavy.

Seeing his determined expression, Mu Shuangshuang simply released the bucket.

The bucket was filled mostly with bed sheets, three of them, plus some small clothes. The sheets hadn’t been wrung out properly, so it was heavier than a bucket full of water.

Mu Shuangshuang was used to this kind of work; given her strong foundation, this was no problem.

But Liu Zian was different.

Usually a scholar who couldn’t lift or carry anything heavy, he’d get tired just walking a bit farther than usual; now he had to carry such a big bucket of clothes.

It was clear this was quite a challenge for him.

Carrying a wooden bucket, Liu Zian struggled, while Mu Shuangshuang didn’t lend a hand, letting him show off.

After a while, Liu Zian started panting and couldn’t walk anymore.

He was too out of breath to explain anything to Mu Shuangshuang.

After a few more steps, Mu Shuangshuang couldn’t stand it any longer, grabbed the bucket, and said to Liu Zian, "You’d better not follow me. Fengzi and I are engaged, so it’s not appropriate for us to be alone together.

By then, it won’t just be your mom misunderstanding; the people in the village will have plenty to say about me."

In front of Liu Zian, Mu Shuangshuang picked up the bucket and briskly headed to the creek.

Watching Mu Shuangshuang carry the bucket without breaking a sweat, Liu Zian suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

He, Liu Zian, a grown man, not even as strong as a girl...

Liu Zian felt dejected. He turned towards the third branch’s courtyard, intending to wait for Shuangshuang there.

Before he reached the courtyard gate, Mrs. Lin, who had been observing secretly for a while, caught him.

Liu Zian had visited Er Gui Village a few times, and last time, while he was tutoring Mu Xiaohan, quite a few villagers came to watch.

Mrs. Lin had also watched, but back then she didn’t know Liu Zian was a scholar.

If she had known, she would have had her daughter approach Liu Zian a long time ago, rather than waiting until now.

"Zian, do you know who I am?" Mrs. Lin approached, trying to get familiar.

Mrs. Lin had taken some small dishes to Liu Family Village, wanting to see Liu Zian, and incidentally mention Mu Qingqing. Who knew, Song’s family was so sharp they didn’t let Liu Zian out.

So, Liu Zian hadn’t seen Mu Shuangshuang’s second aunt at his own house, but he had met her a few times at Mu Shuangshuang’s house.

"I know, you’re Shuangshuang’s second aunt!" Liu Zian answered honestly.

"You only know this part; your mom and I are good sisters. I’ve even visited your house a few times, but your mom said you’re preparing for the Imperial Examination, needing to study.

Right, why did you come to our village?" Mrs. Lin asked knowingly, aware of Mu Shuangshuang’s good relationship with Liu Zian.

To be honest, Mrs. Lin didn’t think Mu Shuangshuang and Liu Zian were interested in each other, especially since that girl was always hanging around with the Lu Family’s boy.

No way would she look at any other man.

"I... I came to find Shuangshuang." Liu Zian said.

"Because of your mom’s incident last time? Actually, I think you can’t blame Shuangshuang for this, but your mom is adamant. Is Shuang still mad at you?" Mrs. Lin asked tentatively.

Seeing that Liu Zian still treated her politely, without any familiarity. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Mrs. Lin straightforwardly said, "How about this, you come to my house, and I’ll tell you how to make Shuang not mad at you, okay?"

"Really?" Liu Zian didn’t think too much about it, he only knew that Mu Shuangshuang was still mad at him.

And what he needed to do was make Shuangshuang not mad at him.

"Of course, follow me! But be careful not to let Shuang’s grandma see, she doesn’t like Shuangshuang."

Mrs. Lin spoke with apparent sincerity, as if she was genuinely considering the relationship between Mu Shuangshuang and Liu Zian.

...

After washing the clothes, Mu Shuangshuang carried them back, expecting to still see Liu Zian at her house.

But to her surprise, he was nowhere to be found, not in the yard or the house.

Knowing Liu Zian as she did, he likely wouldn’t leave easily; not seeing him at her house meant he probably went to Old Mu Family’s place.

Perhaps he was called by Mu Xianxian to play the convenient son-in-law.

"It’s just as well he’s not here, saving me from any distraction!"

Mu Shuangshuang hung the clothes on the bamboo pole outside. In the winter, just after midday, the sun was quite strong; whether drying clothes or cured meat, it was a good time.

The third branch’s cured meat was already complete after Lu Yuanfeng’s several trips to the mountains.

The rest, as long as it was Lu Yuanfeng’s game, was sold at a fair price to the villagers.

Luckily, with no butchers left in the village, Lu Yuanfeng’s game was almost sold out as soon as it appeared.

Thanks to this, the two families were managing to get by.

A tavern and an academy had nearly spent all of Mu Shuangshuang’s saved silver; she didn’t have any extra silver taels for business now.

She only had about five taels in savings, most of which was earned by Fengzi through hunting.

So, to ensure both the third branch and Fengzi’s family could enjoy hot meals before the next summer harvest, she had to start considering promoting the academy and collecting the students’ gifts.

Due to financial concerns, Mu Shuangshuang had to be prudent.

The gifts couldn’t be too expensive, or the villagers from miles around wouldn’t be able to afford them.

Yet she also couldn’t afford to run such a large academy without sufficient gifts.