CHAPTER 215: CHAPTER 214: STARTING TO FARM OUR OWN LAND TOMORROW (FIFTH UPDATE)

Mr. Mu called out and scolded each of the troublemakers who had caused a scene in Shuangshuang Courtyard, but since Old Mrs. Mu was an elder, she escaped the scolding.

However, Mr. Mu still gave her a fierce glare, which finally made her leave in anger.

Mr. Mu stared at Mu Shuangshuang for a long time, scrutinizing her. To him, it seemed unlikely that Shuang would return so quickly after going to find someone. How did she come back after just a day?

And she brought back so many fish?

"Shuang, how did you find that Xiao Mizi from Zhuangzi’s family? Did you encounter any danger?"

Seemingly concerned but actually questioning, Mu Shuangshuang bravely met Mr. Mu’s gaze, patting her chest, and answered straightforwardly.

"The people of Dahuo Village all helped us look. It took quite a while. As for the danger you mentioned, I didn’t encounter any."

Mu Shuangshuang didn’t explicitly mention the situation she encountered in Dahuo Village, after all, previously because of this matter, Zhuangzi’s mother had caused trouble.

Moreover, she wanted to drag Mu Zhenzhen to be drowned in a pig cage. If she claimed that the child’s disappearance was the doing of the villagers of Dahuo Village, it was hard to say that Old Mrs. Mu wouldn’t find trouble with Zhuangzi’s family for the sake of her beloved daughter.

Listening to Shuang’s words, Mr. Mu knew that she didn’t want to tell him the truth. Since that was the case, he didn’t push further. The fact that she returned was better than anything else.

"Shuang, you’ve... worked hard! Go on, your third branch doesn’t need to help with the family work anymore. The two acres of land assigned to you, you can decide what to plant, and future harvests will also be yours."

From Mr. Mu’s words, Mu Shuangshuang realized that nothing had been planted on that piece of fertile land and that barren patch of land. She initially thought they would at least plant something there before giving it to their third branch, but it seems that was never the case.

"Grandpa, will we also get the seedlings?"

Without seedlings, it would be impossible to plant rice, although she had seen people scatter grains directly in the field, but that required first growing seedlings and disinfecting them. It was already the end of the double harvest season; they might not make it in time.

"Of course, the seedlings in the nursery field, you can pull out for yourself."

On this point, Mr. Mu didn’t make things difficult for the third branch. In fact, he mainly feared being criticized by others; in a village, people didn’t have other hobbies, they just enjoyed gossiping about other families, and he didn’t want his family to become the topic of others’ idle conversations.

"Thank you, Grandpa. When Mother comes back, I’ll tell her. Grandpa, there’s one more thing. Second Aunt asked me to tell you that Second Aunt is still the Zhao family’s daughter-in-law, and it’s time she returned."

"I understand!"

Mr. Mu replied in a low voice. In fact, he had long decided to let Zhenzhen return. The family’s double harvest was almost finished. If she stayed any longer at the Old Mu Family, Zhuangzi would indeed divorce her. But little did the old man know, Zhuangzi’s mother was determined this time to make Mu Zhenzhen return so she could be divorced!

Once Mr. Mu left, Shuangshuang’s house finally calmed down completely. Lu Yuanfeng came out of Mu Dashan’s room, carrying a stack of straw fans, all made by Mu Dashan over the last few days, representing a substantial income.

"Shuangshuang, where should I put this?" Lu Yuanfeng asked curiously.

"Just put it in my room; find a corner to pile it up. I’ll organize it later."

Mu Shuangshuang casually mentioned to Lu Yuanfeng as she planned to gather some firewood herself.

Lu Yuanfeng blushed instantly, thinking that entering a girl’s room might be inappropriate...

He stood still in the corridor. Seeing that he hadn’t gone in, Mu Shuangshuang turned around, hurriedly urging him.

"Fengzi, what are you standing there for? Hurry up, once we finish this, we’ll prepare dinner."

At this time, Little Zhi, Xiao Han, and Yuanbao were all out catching cicadas outside. Summer dusks were when cicadas rested low, making them easy to catch.

Village children, when they had nothing to do, would catch cicadas, fish, or if they had firecrackers, blow up cow dung for fun. While it might sound boring, participating in these activities made them feel like these were indispensable childhood joys.

Lu Yuanfeng took a deep breath and finally stepped into Mu Shuangshuang’s room.

Mu Shuangshuang’s room, previously a storage room, now had everything neatly arranged, without any trace of a cluttered storage space.

What attracted Lu Yuanfeng the most was the bedspread on the bed, neatly folded like a block of tofu, without a single wrinkle.

This was Lu Yuanfeng’s first time entering a girl’s room, and he couldn’t help but be a bit nervous, so after looking around the entire room, he finally found a corner and placed the straw fans down.

Suddenly, he caught the scent of lotus flowers. Looking around, he found lotus petals scattered in the corner.

Pale and lovely, they appeared quite appealing.

Lu Yuanfeng suddenly felt it was inappropriate. Shuangshuang had asked him to place the items and hadn’t said he could look around, so he quickly retreated with his heart still pounding.

In the blink of an eye, Mu Shuangshuang returned with a bundle of firewood. It was already late, making it inconvenient to gather firewood. She simply borrowed a bundle from Aunt Zhao Yun, agreeing to return it the next day.

The day after, she would have to make another trip to town. Delivering cold noodles every three days, barring extreme weather, was something she absolutely couldn’t delay.

Thinking about the amount of work left at home made Mu Shuangshuang feel she needed to put in extra effort.

"By the way, Fengzi, Uncle Yu mentioned that Aunt Xiao Yun has already made dinner, so they won’t be joining us tonight. For dinner, we’ll just make a few simple dishes and make do, okay?"

"Yeah, I can eat anything. If you’re short on time, I can go home and cook for myself." Lu Yuanfeng still dared not meet Mu Shuangshuang’s eyes because his mind kept replaying scenes of her room.

"What nonsense are you talking about? We agreed on this while we were on the road. Since you’re not willing to take these vegetables, you have to eat at my house. Once we’ve finished these vegetables, then you can go home for meals."

Zhuangzi’s mother had prepared a sack of vegetables that Lu Yuanfeng refused to take, so Mu Shuangshuang chose this silly method. Luckily, it wasn’t his first time eating there, so nothing felt particularly awkward.

"Okay... alright then."

...

In the kitchen, Mu Shuangshuang was busy selecting vegetables by herself. She planned to make a cold cucumber salad and stir-fried bitter melon for dinner. Unfortunately, there were no eggs; otherwise, she could make bitter melon scrambled eggs. Additionally, she would use what was at hand to make braised fish.

There wasn’t enough time to buy meat, which gave her a headache. Dinner would be rather simple.

Fortunately, half a jar of lard was spared from theft last time because she had hidden it in her room, or else there wouldn’t even be cooking oil today.

The large iron pot that Lu Yuanfeng gave her fit perfectly with her stove, which might be due to the fact that the stove was crafted by him.

While she was busy, Aunt Zhao Yun walked in from outside.