Chapter 1598 - 1593: That’s Your Good Fortune (Second Update)

"Where did this brat come from? Such big words! Don’t even mention buying your shabby house; I, Mr. Ma, can afford it!

Even this broken village of yours, I, Old Ma, wouldn’t mind buying!"

Old Ma touched his layers of flesh, his face full of arrogance.

"If you want to buy, you’ll need us to be willing to sell first! Less nonsense, hurry and take your people, get out of my house!" Mu Shuangshuang shouted.

"Get out? Hahaha, let me be clear with you, any place I, Mr. Ma, have my eyes on, there’s no getting around it.

Either you take the money and leave, or I’ll just seize it by force!"

Old Ma made his intentions so clear, and the group of men from the village were not to be trifled with.

Everyone started saying, "You’ve all heard what Mr. Ma said, right? He wants to buy our village, and if we won’t sell, he’ll seize it by force!"

"They’ve bullied us at our home, if we act like nothing’s wrong, we’ll definitely be bullied! Let’s all take up arms and fight them to the end!"

Zhang Yutou started inciting the men of the village.

Upon hearing this, everyone started grabbing hoes and axes, some grabbed axes and carrying poles, from the neighboring homes near Old Mu Family’s main residence.

A large crowd surged toward the side courtyard of the Third Branch of the Mu Family.

Mr. Ma was still hoping to turn the tables, "For me, Mr. Ma, to be willing to live with a bunch of mud-legged folks like you is your fortune!

If you have any sense, hurry and leave. If not..."

Old Ma’s words hadn’t finished when everyone said, "No more unnecessary words, we’ve made our point clear, now we’re taking back the third branch’s land, anyone unknown to us treading on even a single tile of their ground will get their legs broken!"

The first man rushed in, followed by the second and third...

Old Ma’s face turned a deep indigo with anger.

"Sir, don’t waste your breath on these mud-legged folks, let’s hurry and get out first!" said one of the protector guards.

Another guard followed suit, "Sir, there’s always hope as long as the mountains remain; don’t worry about firewood! Your main residence is safe, why worry about a shabby side house?"

"Right, you’re right, let’s leave!" Old Ma said, visibly embarrassed.

He left in a rush with a group of guards.

This time, to Mu Shuangshuang’s surprise, no conflict arose.

She originally thought at least that Old Ma would get a good beating, at least with a bruised face!

After Old Ma left, the crowd cheered.

But what made everyone happiest was seeing Mu Shuangshuang.

After all, she was the only one in the village who had ventured outside the courtyard.

The men flocked over, "Shuangshuang, tell us about your experiences in the Northwest, we’re all curious!"

Mu Shuangshuang smiled softly, "Sorry, uncles, I returned just last night, I kept saying I’d visit each home but haven’t been able to!

Why not come to our new house now? We’ve prepared fruits and snacks at home, let’s go chat and catch up, how does that sound?"

With food, a place to sit, maybe even a fire pit, everyone was indeed willing.

Nodding their heads, they said, "Let’s all go! But, Old Ma left, he might come back!

Why don’t we help Da Shan’s family rebuild that courtyard wall, so Old Ma can never occupy the third branch’s house again!"

Mu Shuangshuang had long wanted to fix the courtyard wall.

But back then, Mu Dashan disagreed, insisting that despite dividing the family, they were still part of the Old Mu Family.

Sealing the house meant facing a cold wall every day, which felt eerie.

In this current situation, Mu Dashan didn’t say more.

However, Mu Shuangshuang still said, "Thank you, uncles, for thinking of the third branch, but today is a festival, everyone should enjoy and have fun, what’s the point in making you work?"

"Silly girl, we’re many in number, with each person stacking a brick, it’s as good as your whole family’s work!"

"Since we’re all here anyway, why not solve the problem in one go!" added Zhang Yutou.

"Everyone, let’s get to work!" Zhao Gouzi also chimed in.

Everyone started moving.

Just like Zhang Yutou said, with so many people working, it was much quicker than the Third Branch of the Mu Family working alone.

Before long, the wall was completed, thanks to the soil bricks moved to the Third Branch’s side when the old house was torn down; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so fast!

Looking at the sweaty men from the village, Mu Shuangshuang showed a grateful smile.

Once the work was done, everyone headed towards the new house of the Third Branch.

The new house had been visited by everyone, inside and out.

Yet it still felt so fresh and exciting.

The house of the Third Branch was the village’s first brick-and-tile house, much more grand than the old brick homes, never feeling dull.

Mu Dashan arranged three tables in the main hall, all filled with men.

Yu Si Niang saw and laid out food bought for the new year, as well as sunflower seeds, peanuts, and some dried goods that Mu Shuangshuang had brought back, all of them spread on the table.

As for Huang Bita, Fu Xiaonan, and others who came, they were arranged in the dining hall.

Women always have private conversations that aren’t suitable for the men to hear.

The only regret was that Mu Shuangshuang had to talk about the Northwest with the men at this moment.

In the main hall, everyone was like in a teahouse, drinking tea, eating snacks, chatting.

Mu Shuangshuang, seated by the door, started telling them about the Northwest.

"Shuang, did you encounter anything major on your trip to the Northwest?" Zhang Yutou asked, "Yes, they’re fighting a war with Da Wei over there. When I arrived, the first battle had already happened!

During the new year, it was the second battle. As for the current situation, I don’t know!"

Er Gui Village was indeed remote, incomparable to the outside world.

News, if it traveled here, would take ten or fifteen days, maybe even three to five months!

By the time they got news, the war might be over, and the Xing City army would be ready to return!

"Did Feng fight on the battlefield?"

"Yes! He didn’t go to the first battle due to some issues, but he went to the second one!"

Lu Yuanfeng winning the battle, Mu Shuangshuang didn’t mention.

She worried the villagers might think she was bragging.

After all, once Feng returned, the village would know, so there was no rush!

"That kid is impressive; he was a hunter in the village, and now he’s on the battlefield, must be he’s making a name for himself!" the villagers said.

"Exactly, Old Lu Family must be blind, giving up such a good grandson, only to mess with those mean things!"

"True, I heard the old couple of the Lu Family are living worse than pigs and dogs now! That outside granddaughter is tormenting them terribly!"

"What do you say, why won’t Xia Guagua marry Wang San? She agreed to marry in the first place, otherwise, she’d have been thrown into the pig cage a long time ago!"