CHAPTER 155: CHAPTER 155: STOLE A DUDOU (SECOND UPDATE)

"You brat, tell me, your grandma, why didn’t you give Zhenzhen the lotus pods? Why is your heart so black?" said Old Mrs. Mu.

"Grandma, that’s not right. I’m just a kid, finally got something to eat, why should I give it to Second Aunt? She can get whatever she wants with her own hands and feet."

"Pfft, your Second Aunt wants to eat, so you must give it to her. No need for argument, hurry up and hand over the lotus pods, or I’ll skin you alive."

Old Mrs. Mu is very domineering, asking for the lotus pods Mu Shuangshuang brought back as soon as she spoke.

"Sorry, I already ate them all, they’re gone." Mu Shuangshuang shrugged, and replied to Old Mrs. Mu.

"Mom, she’s lying, she took a lot of lotus pods earlier, the brat is just stingy!" Mu Zhenzhen said beside her.

"You dare lie, seems I need to teach you a lesson to know my grandma’s might today."

Mu Zhenzhen shrugged her shoulders because of Old Mrs. Mu’s words, watching as if it’s a good show, and laughed sinisterly on the side.

Old Mrs. Mu glanced around but didn’t see anything, then raised her hand and aimed a slap towards Mu Shuangshuang.

Mu Shuangshuang easily dodged it and gradually moved towards Mu Zhenzhen.

"Wow, you dare dodge, I’ll beat you to death."

Old Mrs. Mu’s expression became more ferocious, she jumped up, aiming another slap at Mu Shuangshuang’s face, concentrating on hitting, unaware that Mu Shuangshuang had reached in front of Mu Zhenzhen.

Just as Old Mrs. Mu’s slap was about to land on Shuangshuang’s face, she dodged quickly, leaving Mu Zhenzhen to take the slap brutally.

A loud "slap" was heard, the sound so loud it stunned Mu Dashan who had just stepped out of the room.

Mu Zhenzhen froze for a moment, then let out a pig-slaughtering scream.

"Oh my, it hurts... Mom, why did you hit me? My face..."

Old Mrs. Mu panicked, ran over to hug Mu Zhenzhen, showering her with concern.

"Oh dear, don’t cry, you’re the apple of mom’s eye. If you cry, mom’s heart will break, it’s mom’s fault, mom didn’t see clearly..."

"Sob sob..."

Mu Zhenzhen cried with snot and tears flowing, continuously shouting about the pain, Old Mrs. Mu hurriedly dragged her back to her room, asking for ointment and calling for the doctor.

Mu Shuangshuang shrugged, turned to head back to Mu Dashan’s room, but saw Mu Dashan standing at the door, furrowing his brows involuntarily.

"Dad, what are you doing out here, why not go inside."

Ten taels of silver for the medicine, such disregard cannot be afforded.

Mu Dashan’s eyes glistened with tears, he said.

"Shuangshuang, dad’s sorry, it’s dad’s fault, dad should have divided the family earlier..."

Mu Dashan heard all of Old Mrs. Mu’s words, causing him heart-wrenching pain inside.

His daughter, humiliated like this, even considered being hit.

"Dad, I’m fine, you should go rest."

Mu Shuangshuang had no demands of Mu Dashan, as long as he stood by her in key moments, after all, he was the most filial son of the Old Mu Family in the past.

However, it seems Mu Dashan’s behavior now is increasingly departing from being a good son, is this an unexpected joy?

After Mu Dashan rested, Mu Shuangshuang started to soak mung beans; tomorrow she’d be busy delivering cold noodles to the town, her work was cut out today.

When there’s time in the afternoon, she’d have to go to the mountain to pick some mountain berries.

...

After completing her day’s work, it was already late at night, Mu Shuangshuang dragged her exhausted body, washed up, and let Little Black in the treehouse roam around for a while.

Once free, Little Black excitedly circled the whole house non-stop, its head shaking, looked like a weasel to Mu Shuangshuang.

Mu Shuangshuang took off her clothes, ready to sleep, a copper coin fell from her pocket, and Little Black rushed to pick it up, handing it to Mu Shuangshuang in a flattering manner.

Mu Shuangshuang’s eyes rolled, suddenly thought of something.

She trained Little Black as a police dog, repeatedly teaching it to fetch money, maybe it’s time to see the results.

"Little Black, can you do something for me..." Mu Shuangshuang babbled on, hugged Little Black out the door, heading towards the Old Mu Family.

After a while, Mu Shuangshuang returned alone.

In another moment, Little Black returned as well, scratching Mu Shuangshuang’s door, when she opened it, it leapt towards her carrying something.

Bright red, Mu Shuangshuang frowned.

"What did you bring back, a piece of tattered cloth?"

Little Black seemed to understand Mu Shuangshuang’s words, biting that heap of bright red stuff, approached Mu Shuangshuang’s foot, seemingly trying to prove that it didn’t bring something bad.

Mu Shuangshuang got interested, she squatted down and picked up the heap of cloth.

"Whoa, pretty heavy."

When she unfolded the cloth, her mouth twitched.

The so-called cloth was actually a bellyband, the chest position sewn with two pockets, weighted heavily.

She tore open the pockets, inside were two heaps of copper coins, estimated to add up to at least ten-plus coins.

It seemed, this thing was worn by someone every day.

She just put Little Black outside Old Mrs. Mu’s room, meaning Old Mrs. Mu wore two lumps of copper coins every day?

Pfft! With this thought, Mu Shuangshuang’s stomach hurt from laughter, she took out all the copper coins from the bellyband and handed the bellyband back to Little Black.

"Aside from nearby home, you can place this wherever you want."

A blissful night, Mu Shuangshuang was awakened early morning by Mu Zhenzhen’s scream.

Early in the morning, Mu Zhenzhen was woken by the urge to pee, originally wanting to kick Zhuangzi, letting him hand over the chamber pot so she could relieve herself in bed, but upon opening her eyes, saw Zhuangzi wearing a red bellyband on his head, clearly a woman’s bellyband.

"Zhuangzi, you heartless thing, I worked like an ox for your Old Chen Family, cleaned up after your parents, and you secretly find a woman behind my back."

"Oh, I won’t live, I won’t live..."

"Mom, Dad, Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, there’s an ungrateful wretch here." Mu Zhenzhen shouted loudly.

Waking the entire Old Mu Family.

Old Mrs. Mu opened her sleepy eyes, hearing her daughter’s cries, hurriedly climbed up to search for her bellyband for a while but couldn’t find it.

Thought at her age, even if she didn’t wear it for a day, nobody would notice, so Old Mrs. Mu didn’t bother brushing her hair and got up.

"What’s the matter, what’s the matter? Zhenzhen, what’s wrong?"

Old Mrs. Mu pushed aside the other sons who were watching, speaking to Mu Zhenzhen inside the house.

Mu Zhenzhen was now living in Mu Danian’s room, while Mu Danian was living in a cluttered storage room.

The storage room was dirty, Mu Danian frequently complained, but Old Mrs. Mu only cared for her second daughter, disregarding Mu Danian.