[{"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-695":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},1874517,2482,"Chapter 695 - 691: The Lion’s Greedy Request (Second Update)","from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-chapter-695",695,"\u003Cp>\"I’m going to cook now. You guys can continue chatting or playing.\" Mu Shuangshuang said and started heading to the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two men immediately perked up and moved towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shuangshuang, let me help you with the chores!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both spoke almost simultaneously and, without waiting for Mu Shuangshuang to refuse, they started nudging her towards the kitchen, one on each side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once in the kitchen, Liu Zian said, \"Shuangshuang, I’ll help you wash the vegetables. What are you making for dinner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shuangshuang, I’ll tend the fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, what’s up with you two today? Both of you want to help in the kitchen? Are you planning to use my dinner as a test for your cooking skills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shuangshuang joked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two goofballs naturally shook their heads again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, you two can leave. Tonight, I’m making dumplings and sauerkraut soup, it’s simple enough; I won’t need your help. Liu Zian, aren’t you feeling unwell? Go rest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Fengzi, aren’t you tired from pushing the cart for so long? I won’t chat with you guys any longer; I still have work to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shuangshuang pushed the two men out of the kitchen and closed the door, keeping herself busy inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as dinner was ready, Yu Si Niang hurried into the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shuangshuang, something’s wrong...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Si Niang shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s happening?\" Mu Shuangshuang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your sixth uncle...your sixth uncle, he...\" Yu Si Niang had red eyes, almost crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on? Mom, speak slowly, no need to rush!\" Mu Shuangshuang patted Yu Si Niang’s back, calming her softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your sixth aunt and your sixth uncle want to separate; they’ve gotten someone to write the letter of separation, just waiting for your sixth uncle to seal it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shuangshuang was baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, wasn’t everything okay last time? How come they’re talking about separating now?\" Mu Shuangshuang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know, it’s what the people from Yu Family Village said, and they left right after. I’m really worried; their relationship was so good, how did it come to this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Yu Si Niang thought, the more unsettled she became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she’s unsettled, she can’t seem to do anything right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shuangshuang, I want to go to Yu Family Village now. If this isn’t resolved, I’ll be restless and uncomfortable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shuangshuang understood Yu Si Niang’s feelings; Yu Liulang was practically raised by her, just like her own child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything happened to her children, Yuanbao, or Little Zhi, Yu Si Niang’s reaction would be even more pronounced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, the weather outside is really cold. Traveling at night might make you catch a cold. My sixth uncle’s situation won’t change overnight. How about I have Fengzi take you there once the sun comes up tomorrow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Si Niang was hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shuangshuang continued, \"You always say health is more important than anything. Look at this mid-winter night; the wind is so loud, and it’s not even a full moon. How will you see the road?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If my sixth uncle knew, he definitely wouldn’t want you to take the risk. So maybe it’s better you don’t go, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shuangshuang knew that telling her this, Yu Si Niang might not be able to sleep tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if she agreed to let her go, and something happened on the way to Yu Family Village, she’d regret it immensely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Si Niang had no choice but to go discuss the matter with Mu Dashan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Mu Dashan said almost the same thing as Mu Shuangshuang, also advising Yu Si Niang not to go today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, hearing the same words from Mu Dashan felt very different from hearing them from Mu Shuangshuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Yu Si Niang, Mu Dashan’s words were comforting without any sense of dissonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, since Mu Dashan was willing to go back to her family home with her, Yu Si Niang’s inner panic finally eased a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, Lu Yuanfeng took Liu Zian home to rest, and Yu Si Niang stayed up talking with Mu Dashan all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the night, the north wind was howling, and the branches and leaves outside were rustling loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From time to time, there were banging sounds, and Mu Shuangshuang also didn’t sleep well all night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Yu Si Niang and Mu Dashan went to Yu Family Village. Lu Yuanfeng borrowed a bullock cart to take them there and then went directly to Chen Family Village to meet Mu Shuangshuang and Liu Zian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shuangshuang followed Liu Zian to Chen Family Village to find Chen Sheng, to see if he would be willing to teach in Er Gui Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Family Village is three miles away from Er Gui Village, and walking there takes about the time of two cups of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Zian had never been to Chen Sheng’s home, so he had to ask door to door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, perseverance paid off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They finally found Chen Sheng’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Mu Shuangshuang had suspected, Chen Sheng was not working as a teacher in town, for reasons that were similar to what she had guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The town’s teachers needed to be older scholars with some prestige, and Chen Sheng fulfilled none of those requirements, so he was not chosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chen family was also poor; their house was nearly as dilapidated as a dangerous building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, in order to send Chen Sheng to study, the family had sold almost everything, even their only two acres of land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Mu Shuangshuang arrived, the Chen family was basically out of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without much thought, Chen Sheng directly agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I am not young anymore and also want to get married. The teacher gift in town is typically three to four liang of silver, but I don’t need that much, just one liang per child from you, and you don’t need to provide anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no need to provide meals or anything; I can handle that myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shuangshuang hesitated a bit. She personally didn’t mind; she had prepared quite a bit for the initial gift and jerky money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the issue was, now with a school being established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t just be Xiao Han and Yuanbao as students, perhaps children from nearby villages would also attend, bringing more students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each child paying one liang to Chen Sheng would indeed fill his pockets, but with her building the school and hiring, she wouldn’t gain anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how you calculate, it was a losing deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chen Sheng, how much would you earn if you got the teaching job in town?\" Mu Shuangshuang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Sheng thought for a moment before replying honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five liang of silver a year, and five pieces of jerky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that’s the rate in town, but that five liang doesn’t all end up in your pocket; you have to rent a place there and buy ink and paper, so you’d only net about four liang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now with me, demanding one liang per child seems a bit steep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m the one establishing the school and managing the canteen. There’s no reason for you to take the lion’s share, and I don’t plan to charge the kids that much for the gift. I want to enroll more kids and make it cheaper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shuangshuang spoke almost bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might be a village woman, but that didn’t mean she was ignorant. Since she decided to open a school, she needed to organize everything properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Shuangshuang had thought about it all last night; she wanted the school to be exemplary, allowing her to earn some money while ensuring more children received an education.\u003C\u002Fp>",1265,"2026-06-10T06:01:47.099Z",1,"novelbin.me","e366c9249885d339d585b47c518204377ba4dc2063109e4742970e495a628aaf","from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-chapter-696","from-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-chapter-694",1282,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-folly-to-fortune-i-rewrite-my-life-after-re-cover.jpg"]