CHAPTER 743: CHAPTER 739: FIGHTING WITH FAMILY (THIRD UPDATE)

Mrs. Lin began struggling desperately.

She didn’t want to die; she hadn’t lived in a big house or worn beautiful clothes. If someone had to die, let it be Old Mrs. Mu.

Suddenly, Mrs. Lin regained some strength. She lifted her foot and kicked Old Mrs. Mu in the stomach.

Old Mrs. Mu released Mrs. Lin’s hand in pain, and Mrs. Lin quickly got up from the ground.

Now, Mrs. Lin no longer wanted to apologize to the old woman. The old woman clearly wanted her life. If she stupidly begged for forgiveness again, she’d be out of her mind.

Mrs. Lin sprinted towards the courtyard gate. Seeing this, Old Mrs. Mu ignored everything and grabbed Mrs. Lin’s hair, pulling her backward.

Mrs. Lin’s scalp tightened into a ball.

"Mother, you’re going to pull all my hair out, let go, let go!"

Old Mrs. Mu exerted strength, and a handful of Mrs. Lin’s hair was pulled out.

Mrs. Lin collided with Old Mrs. Mu, and the two women instantly grappled together.

This fight could be said to shake heaven and earth, making ghosts and gods cry.

Half of Mrs. Lin’s hair was torn out by Old Mrs. Mu, and Old Mrs. Mu’s stomach was kicked several times by Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin’s face was scratched by Old Mrs. Mu, leaving no unspoiled skin, and Old Mrs. Mu’s neck was bitten by Mrs. Lin.

When Mr. Mu came out looking for Old Mrs. Mu, he saw Old Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Lin lying on the ground.

Both women were disheveled, but in Mr. Mu’s eyes, Mrs. Lin looked worse, with no unspoiled skin on her face, half of it smeared with blood.

"Hey, what are you two doing? Xiangxiang is sick, do you two also want to lie in bed?"

"Old man, beat this bitch to death and avenge Xiangxiang," Old Mrs. Mu shouted.

"Mother, I know I was wrong. Xiangxiang’s matter was my negligence. I promise I won’t dare to do it anymore. I was wrong..."

Mrs. Lin cried while begging for mercy, seemingly genuinely remorseful.

But Old Mrs. Mu refused to forgive Mrs. Lin.

Even though she was too weak to get up, Old Mrs. Mu kept clamoring. "Old man, think about Xiangxiang lying in bed; this bitch is not easy to deal with."

Mr. Mu grew weary of the quarrel and only wanted harmony in the family.

"Old woman, let it be. The second daughter-in-law has already been punished; look at her face and the hair on the ground. At worst, do it for the sake of our second son and forgive her."

Hearing this, Old Mrs. Mu got up in anger, picked up a wooden stick from the ground, and struck Mrs. Lin on the head, making her faint.

In one swift move, Old Mrs. Mu hit hard, and Mrs. Lin, lying on the ground, had blood continuously gushing from her head, terrifying in appearance.

Old Mrs. Mu was startled.

In panic, she fainted too.

Mr. Mu sent Mu Dazhong to fetch Zhang Huai Shu, busy for half an hour before the matter was resolved.

Mrs. Lin didn’t die, but she was in such a state that it was close. Her head was injured by Old Mrs. Mu, and for a while, she wouldn’t be able to do heavy work.

She couldn’t do laundry or cook.

Zhang Huai Shu was utterly speechless, thinking that if there had been an outsider involved, he might have come today only to find two corpses.

"Old Mrs. Mu’s body has no major issues, but the second son’s wife needs rest. Her body should avoid water contact, and she shouldn’t move her head unnecessarily, or she might easily become dumb."

Zhang Huai Shu explained the condition, collected his fee, and left the Old Mu Family’s courtyard.

Mu Dazhong looked at Mrs. Lin on the bed with a face full of impatience.

Last night he hoped this woman would come back to wash his feet and pour water for him.

Now this woman herself had to lie in bed, and he might have to take care of her. Had he known, he wouldn’t have wanted her to return at all.

"Daddy Gou Dan, come here quickly!" Mrs. Lin called, already awake but her head still aching.

Looking at the quiet room, Mrs. Lin felt relieved that she had survived this ordeal.

"What do you want me to do? It’s like this; say a few less words." Mu Dazhong complained impatiently, fearing Mrs. Lin would ask him to handle bodily waste.

"No, Daddy Gou Dan, listen. I came back because of the business opportunity with my big brother..."

Mrs. Lin explained fully to Mu Dazhong her discussion with her brother regarding the business.

Her brother was interested in a piece of land with a gold mine, though acquiring it wouldn’t be easy as it required both time and money.

Moreover, a family lived on that land, and her brother wanted Mu Dazhong to help resolve the issue.

"So, as big brother’s suggestion, once that family is dealt with, I’ll be in business with him?" Mu Dazhong couldn’t believe his ears.

This wasn’t just a business opportunity; it was like money falling into his lap.

"Yes, my big brother also said that as long as you follow him, you’d earn money every month, several hundred coins."

For rural laborers earning about ten coins a day, barely three hundred coins a month, Mu Dazhong doing nothing yet earning several hundred coins sounded too good to refuse.

"I’ll go find big brother now; staying here is just wasting time," Mu Dazhong said.

After speaking, Mu Dazhong packed his things to head straight to Mrs. Lin’s family, Lin Family Village, while the weather was hot at noon, to discuss making money in the future.

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In the following days, the weather grew colder, and Xue Yi’s restaurant in town no longer had guests ordering cold noodles.

Everyone going out for meals wanted steaming hot soup or noodles.

Mu Shuangshuang also adapted to the market, no longer delivering cold noodles and popcorn to town.

Winter’s cold winds blew fiercely, seemingly ready to take people away at any moment, and Mu Shuangshuang hardly dared to go outside.

Meanwhile, Lu Yuanfeng frequented the mountains more often, and Mu Shuangshuang guessed he was preparing to guard the mountains for hunting.

Mu Shuangshuang discussed with Lu Yuanfeng about bringing the Huang Brothers for this guard.

If they caught large prey, they’d split according to contribution, while small prey belonged to whoever caught it.

In the underworld, there are rules, and among hunters, there is their own code.

Another day, goose feather-like snowflakes began to fall from the sky, and Lu Yuanfeng took out all the tools from home.

He said this was the best time to hunt as heavy snow arrived suddenly and could seal the mountains.

At that time, animals lacking stored winter food would come out to hunt, and hunters just followed the tracks in the snow to pursue the prey.

Lu Yuanfeng re-sharpened each arrowhead on his bow specifically for when the snow was a few inches deep, ready to catch prey in the mountains.

The snow fell for three full days, and Mu Shuangshuang dared not leave her house because the cold was bone-chilling, making her shiver constantly.

Fortunately, Yu Si Niang had prepared winter cotton clothes for everyone in advance.

Everyone wore thick cotton jackets to alleviate the cold, but once in the mountains, the warmth of such clothing was far from adequate.