[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re":3,"chapter-from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1873982,2482,"Chapter 10: Mr. Mu and Old Mrs. Mu","from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>\"Damn it, if I die, I'll haunt you as a ghost!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jian Shuangshuang's words were full of vigor, her eyes glaring more fiercely than copper bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resentment in her eyes shocked even Mr. Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mrs. Mu's mouth twisted in anger, and Mrs. Lin was so shocked that her jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Si Niang rushed forward, holding the unconscious Jian Shuangshuang and crying endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Huai Shu's feet eventually didn't step out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought about it and came back, taking out two patches of medicine from his kit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consider these as a gift from us, whether this girl lives or dies is none of our business; we've done a good deed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two patches of medicine were worth fifty copper coins, enough for a day's dose; Zhang Huai Shu indeed did more than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Si Niang took the two patches of medicine, gratefully thanked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boil five bowls of water into one bowl, take it half an hour after meals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that, Zhang Huai Shu prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Mr. Mu hesitated a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talk of ghosts and gods was always a taboo for the villagers, some gods help, while some ghosts harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially little ghosts, maybe more terrifying; his granddaughter's scream was too shrill, her gaze too frightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Mr. Mu, who had lived many years, felt a bit afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind, get the medicine, old lady, go to the room to get the silver, four hundred big coins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Mu sighed and said to Old Mrs. Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Old Mrs. Mu snapped back, her mind quickly returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiangxiang's dad, are you out of your mind? Four hundred copper coins, how much good food can that get us for the Old Mu Family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single egg is worth just three copper coins, and you're spending hundreds like they're eggs. I disagree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with money, Old Mrs. Mu didn't agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her straightforward rebuttal was clearly undermining Mr. Mu's authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The affairs of the house were decided by Mr. Mu, how could he tolerate a woman talking back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Mr. Mu also got really mad, today the silver must be given out, no matter what, or else they'll all think his words mean nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you rebelling, you troublemaking woman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you keep talking, get back to the Liu Family, we don't have rebellious kinds in the Old Mu Family!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiangxiang's dad, what do you mean? You want to drive me away for a few hundred copper coins, and that rotten thing lying there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Mu's harsh words didn't silence Old Mrs. Mu; instead, they gave her more reason to cry out loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stomped her legs and started to make a scene, rolling on the ground, causing a cloud of dust to rise in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Mu and Zhang Huai Shu, being close, were choked with dust and coughed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cursed life, can't be lived this way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh heaven, the old lady has worked like an ox for this family, taking care of it with all the mess and trouble... no conscience...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mrs. Mu rambled on, from marrying into the Mu Family to taking care of her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present had their faces turning blue and white, each looking on in sighs watching Old Mrs. Mu make a scene, even breathing quieter than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Old Mrs. Mu acted up, Mr. Mu felt even more disgraced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daring to make a scene in front of outsiders was clearly disrespectful to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough! If you don't stop this nonsense, I'll divorce you today!\" Mr. Mu shouted fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Mu not only stopped but quickly got up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without bothering to dust off her legs, she promptly exited Mr. Mu's third son's room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Mu always meant what he said, and Old Mrs. Mu knew deep down that if she were to be divorced over such a trivial matter, she'd certainly be laughed at by the people of Er Gui Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention that life would be tough, she might not even have a place to go, so after much consideration, Old Mrs. Mu decided to compromise, would just deal with those lazy women later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bah, you'll all get what's coming to you eventually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once outside, Old Mrs. Mu spat emphatically and then walked toward her own room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four hundred copper coins were like her lifeline, worth over a hundred eggs, eighty days of wages, and even three months of the second son's wife sewing couldn't earn this money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Old Mrs. Mu felt like half her flesh had been dug out alive, it hurt immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside her room, she looked around, making sure no one followed, then locked the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she squat down, and fished out four hundred big coins from a pile of jars and pots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took about the time of two sticks of incense to count four hundred big coins, the copper coins in her hands going from initially cold to now hot and burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Mu sent the fourth son of Mu Family to urge eight times before Old Mrs. Mu reluctantly left her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The copper coins wrapped in black cloth made a clattering sound with every step Old Mrs. Mu took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mrs. Mu used to love hearing the clatter of copper coins before sleeping; in her words, it was a cure-all, could refresh the mind, and improve sleep...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it was like a deadly omen, every step felt like descending into hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bah, they're all troublemakers, better off dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, the fifth son of Mu Family, tried to say a word to help the third brother's family, but knowing his mother's hand, he swallowed his words whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it, take it, eat and quickly get rolling to work, don't think you can hide here to be lazy, just know how to suck the old lady dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someday you leeches will drain us dry, shouldn't have let the third marry you, bah, what rubbish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To vent her anger, Old Mrs. Mu threw the four hundred copper coins at Yu Si Niang's forehead, immediately causing a big bump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yu Si Niang didn't care about her injury at all, she quickly picked up the copper coins and shoved them to Zhang Huai Shu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Zhang, I beg you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Huai Shu glared at Old Mrs. Mu who ordered him to leave, then took the silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have that much medicine in my kit; later, send someone from the Old Mu Family to pick it up from my house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving this note, Zhang Huai Shu prepared to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Liu Mu wouldn't have it, \"Hey, you cunning old scoundrel, daring to cheat the old lady's money!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it a lie to take my money when you have no medicine? No, today I'll report you to the village chief for swindling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough, get back to your room, stop embarrassing yourself, Old Mu Family has lost enough face today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the Old Mu Family always seemed harmonious and friendly, now this was seen by an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going out to say it, the Old Mu Family wouldn't need to walk around the village, they'd be drowned in others' spit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mrs. Mu curled her lip, intending to say something but eventually swallowed her words due to fearing Mr. Mu's earlier threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave a cold humph and then walked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Danyan hurriedly followed, not forgetting he still wanted an egg, fearing his cooked duck would fly away, he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, you mentioned boiling an egg for me tonight...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished his words, Old Mrs. Mu burst into insults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eat, eat, what about eating, they've bullied your mom, why didn't you say a word?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't even think about eggs tonight, not even a shell; if I hear you wanting eggs again, I'll skin you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Danyan looked aggrieved, this time the duck in his mouth really flew away.\u003C\u002Fp>",1342,"2026-06-10T06:01:30.280Z",1,"novelbin.me","792bea63e2511c7a40d9e06fb8e9a172deca3b9a5bb336ce5622453ce1cc186f","from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-chapter-11","from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-chapter-9",1282,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-cover.jpg"]