[{"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-1098":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},1874970,2482,"Chapter 1098 - 1094: Usury Debt Collection (First Update)","from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-chapter-1098",1098,"\u003Cp>Mr. Mu’s reprimand didn’t subdue Xiangxiang; instead, Xiangxiang cried even more fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Old Mrs. Mu’s attempts to calm her, she couldn’t, so she had to pull Xiangxiang out of the main room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought that not standing with Mr. Mu would resolve everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Mu stood in the main room, puffing on his dry pipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in a bad mood, not only because of Xiangxiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent days, he’s been feeling uneasy, with a heavy chest and a constant buzzing in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an omen of bad things to come for Mr. Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems I need to visit the Land God Temple; otherwise, I can’t find peace! I wonder how the news from Da De is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the days drew closer, everyone knew the court’s Imperial Examination results had been out for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the village was too far from the Capital, and nobody knew whether Mu Dade had become the Champion Scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every day, one or two groups of people from the village came to inquire about Mu Dade’s situation; Mr. Mu felt he couldn’t express his troubles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically speaking, by now, his son should have sent word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why was there no news yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be he didn’t pass?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Mr. Mu had this thought, he immediately dismissed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His son was bound to become the Champion Scholar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another day passed, and Gao Tiezhu, from whom Mr. Mu had borrowed \"usury\", sent two people from the Gao family to inquire about the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, the Old Mu Family borrowed fifty taels of silver from the Gao Family, with a one-year term, promising to repay once Mu Dade became the Champion Scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, some people knew the list was out from the Capital, so naturally, the Gao family came to urge repayment and inquire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Mu gave the same response to the Gao family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Gao family wasn’t so easily fooled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Mu, you know Boss Gao’s reputation; no one in this area doesn’t fear him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We don’t know if your son became the Champion Scholar, but as his family, surely you must know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, you are Mu Dade’s father. If he became the Champion Scholar, wouldn’t he have sent someone with the news at lightning speed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men from the Gao family were no pushovers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on their years of experience, it was highly likely that Mu Dade hadn’t become the Champion Scholar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the reason they came this time wasn’t purely about this matter; Gao Tiezhu’s daughter, Cuihua, was getting older, and the village mocked her increasingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Tiezhu wanted to take this opportunity to marry his daughter to the Old Mu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Mu Dade became the Champion Scholar, his daughter could share in the riches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not, then Mu Danian could serve Cuihua as a horse and ox, using the marriage to repay the fifty taels of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s what you say, I have no choice!\" Mr. Mu was very angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About the Gao family’s money, he might just throw these two out of the Old Mu Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Mu, don’t think our words are harsh; repaying debts is your rightful duty! Even if your son is a scholar, he can’t shirk it.\" one of the men said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right, we just came to inquire this time, and Mr. Mu is already impatient. If Mu Dade becomes the Champion Scholar later, will he simply deny the debt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two flunkies kept prodding Mr. Mu’s pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Mu was flushed with embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Old Mrs. Mu entered from outside; she heard the two men’s words, and her voice was instantly raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you even speaking human language? Why wouldn’t my son become the Champion Scholar? Why would our Old Mu Family deny the debt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady, don’t act tough with us; we brothers aren’t easy to deal with!\" one of the men, raising his fist at Old Mrs. Mu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he continued: \"Our boss knows your family’s Fifth hasn’t married yet, and coincidentally, our boss’s precious daughter isn’t married either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you have no objections, choose a date for them, and get them engaged and married. By then, our boss and your Old Mu Family will be in-laws, and the fifty taels of silver won’t need repayment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say? Marry that Gao family’s Cuihua?\" Mr. Mu’s voice suddenly raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still remembered what Gao Cuihua looked like, with a wrinkled face, and full of sores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, that girl, looking masculine, was so rough that no man would marry Gao Hua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, upon hearing fifty taels of silver and getting a daughter-in-law for free, Old Mrs. Mu had some thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing her old man so agitated, she felt there was a catch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old man, what’s really going on, what’s wrong with that Gao Cuihua?\" Old Mrs. Mu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong? That woman is outrageously ugly, and looks exactly like her dad, with boils on her face!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Mr. Mu finished speaking, Old Mrs. Mu exploded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well then, I was wondering why they would willingly let us not repay the fifty taels of silver; turns out, they want to stick us with an unwanted ugly melon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tell you, we’ll repay the money when my son returns, and as for Gao Tiezhu’s stinky daughter, our Old Mu Family absolutely won’t take such a daughter-in-law!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mrs. Mu was also a person concerned with appearances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having married someone like Mrs. Lin, she’d been criticized by people her whole life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were to bring in someone worse than Mrs. Lin, would she still have any face in Er Gui Village?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mrs. Mu’s words were indeed unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men couldn’t bear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t want to waste time at the Old Mu Family, so they directly left harsh words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You refuse to settle matters privately, so don’t blame my boss for going too far!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, the two men left the Old Mu Family one after the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Mu was still furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mrs. Mu was still cursing: \"It’s outrageous, how dare they bring such malformed melons to our Old Mu Family, if Fifth doesn’t marry, I’ll never let him find such an ugly wife!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Mu, what’s really going on with Da De? Why is there not even a single message? The gossip in the village is terrible!\" Old Mrs. Mu muttered, a bit unhappy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How would I know? If they want to talk, let them talk. Last time Da De’s documents came slowly, and they still accused us of being liars?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mrs. Mu thought about it and found reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had long felt her son had the makings of an official.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, having waited so long, a few more months wouldn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>County, a secluded courtyard——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Dade had returned from the Capital three days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trip yielded nothing at all; never mind entering the Palace Examination to vie for the Champion Scholar seat, he didn’t even pass the Imperial Examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even obtain the qualification of a tribute student. In the Imperial Examination, Mu Dade and Ruan Xiao Jiao spent all their savings, finding connections and buying test questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it all turned out fruitless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ruan Xiao Jiao hadn’t promised to help secure a good post with the County Magistrate, Mu Dade would have been crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to return to the Old Mu Family, to face the scornful glances of those country bumpkins, nor did he want to see his parents looking disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1258,"2026-06-10T06:02:01.829Z",1,"novelbin.me","57c4dd24775c9ba3ba96da7b266ddd7b0f78d4dd9efa686a8fb7388f65d11a2b","from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-chapter-1099","from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-chapter-1097",1282,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-cover.jpg"]