From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!

Chapter 547 - 543 Cut Off That Thing (Second Update)

"Mr. Mu, Da De is the only scholar in Er Gui Village, our sole academic achiever. Surely, the future holds great things for Old Mu Family!""If Old Mu Family rises to the heavens, don’t forget us poor villagers. We all endured the famine together back in the day."

"Da De is truly amazing. He’s different from us common folk now."

The villagers each offered flattering words to Mr. Mu.

The items in their hands occasionally dangled in front of Mr. Mu.

The aim was to seize the initiative.

To gain the Old Mu Family’s approval in advance.

After all, to a farming family, a scholar is akin to a lord.

Mr. Mu’s mouth was already stretched into a wide grin.

Recently, Old Mu Family had been under criticism but had never been praised like this before.

He suddenly felt like a long-suffering daughter-in-law who finally became a revered matriarch; for once, he’d straightened his back with pride.

Mr. Mu, excited, straightened his already bent spine, making it as straight as a rod.

"No matter how our eldest changes, he will always be from Er Gui Village. One must not forget one’s roots. Even if he becomes Lord Qing Tian in the future, Da De will surely help everyone in the village."

With Mr. Mu’s words, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They were anxious earlier.

Uncertain whether things would work out, they offered items their families didn’t need, like the longest-kept eggs, fearing Mr. Mu couldn’t call the shots.

However, Mr. Mu didn’t keep a single gift from the villagers.

Not only did he refuse them, but he also told everyone not to send things anymore; Old Mu Family didn’t need those gifts.

With his words, many indeed stopped sending gifts, as they had already received assurance.

With so many people hearing it, could Mr. Mu fake it?

Everyone took their gifts back as they were.

Luckily, Old Mrs. Mu was away giving Chen Hong a hard time; otherwise, all those things would have belonged to the Old Mu family.

At this moment, Old Mrs. Mu was marching towards Fifth (Mu Danian)’s room with a fierce determination.

Her head held high, exuding the aura of a fighting cock, she marched up to Mu Danian’s door, banging on it.

"Open up, open up, Fifth..."

Mu Danian knew well about his second brother; he couldn’t stand seeing others doing well if he wasn’t doing well himself.

So he had already briefed Chen Hong.

It was now up to Chen Hong and Old Mrs. Mu’s first confrontation.

Mu Danian worried in his heart; among Old Mu Family’s daughters-in-law, including his eldest sister-in-law, none dared provoke his mother. Could Chen Hong handle it alone?

He couldn’t move himself, so he had to let Chen Hong take charge.

Chen Hong stepped forward to open the door, and Old Mrs. Mu’s claw-like hand rushed in to scratch Chen Hong’s face, wanting to ruin it.

"You brazen wench, shameless hussy! How dare you seduce my son? This old lady will rip that foxy skin off you today!"

Chen Hong was indeed no pushover.

She dodged Old Mrs. Mu’s first wave of attack adeptly.

Then she lunged forward to engage in a fight with Old Mrs. Mu.

"You wicked old woman, I’m sleeping with your son, not you. Why meddle? Or do you, a woman past your prime, wish to serve your son alongside me?"

Chen Hong had fought against all the women in Tie Dao Village and was not intimidated before Old Mrs. Mu.

Unlike Mu Zhenzhen, who got divorced and had her jewelry and luggage snatched by village women,

when Chen Hong left, she not only took her own belongings but also whisked away belongings from those two old geezers from the Wang Family.

Chen Hong’s words nearly made Old Mrs. Mu faint with rage, as her blood boiled.

By now, Old Mrs. Mu wanted to tear Chen Hong to shreds.

"You filthy-tongued woman, I’ll tear your mouth apart!"

"Come at me, old hag. You speak so filthily at your age. If others don’t dare insult you, I, Chen Hong, will thrash you."

The two women tangled into a chaotic fight.

Pulling hair!

Pinching arms, kicking below—every vicious trick of female combat was used.

Being younger and hitting harder, Chen Hong soon tore out a clump of Old Mrs. Mu’s hair, with blood trickling from it, looking quite terrifying.

Truth be told, Mu Danian and Mu Dazhong, watching the scene, felt their blood boiling and were thrilled.

They’d watched for years, only seeing Old Mrs. Mu hitting others, never witnessing her getting hit.

This was perhaps a case of one villain being subdued by another!

Just as everyone thought Chen Hong had won, Old Mrs. Mu suddenly let out a furious roar: "Hussy, how dare you hit me? This old lady will fight you to the end..."

Old Mrs. Mu headbutted Chen Hong’s stomach. Chen Hong was knocked to the ground, her back thumping heavily against the kang bed.

Old Mrs. Mu, fearless, rushed forward, delivering a series of heavy slaps across Chen Hong’s face—

The slaps resounded clearly, mingled with Chen Hong’s contorted curses and cries.

Clearly on the winning side, yet she got taken over by Old Mrs. Mu.

Chen Hong’s fury erupted within.

Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian were stunned.

The plot twist was too fast; the once-dominant party suddenly lost all advantage, being firmly suppressed.

The old is wiser after all, seems fitting here.

Chen Hong was beaten close to fainting when Mu Danian came over. He reached to pull Old Mrs. Mu away, only to be pushed aside by her, plopping down on the ground, the tines of a rake poking two holes, starting to bleed again...

Mu Danian let out a miserable cry.

The sound was heard by Mr. Mu in the main room.

Even Mu Shuangshuang from the third branch heard it.

They hadn’t eaten dinner yet; Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng stood in the yard watching the chaos.

Mr. Mu rushed inside to see Old Mrs. Mu still hitting someone.

He wasn’t there when Mu Dazhong went to report, so he didn’t know the person was Chen Hong.

Mr. Mu separated them, the two fierce fighters already looking disheveled and terrifying.

Old Mrs. Mu’s hair looked like a bird’s nest, awkwardly piled atop her head.

"What are you doing? Want everyone to see Old Mu Family bullying people? To make Old Mu Family a laughingstock?"

Mr. Mu’s word "laughingstock" sounded extremely bitter.

He always cared for Old Mu Family’s reputation, and now that Mu Dade passed the exam, he wanted to maintain the family’s image even more.

But Old Mrs. Mu didn’t understand; she only heard her husband scold her.

And it was over a hussy.

So naturally, she spoke without restraint.

"Don’t give me these nonsensical hierarchies. You’ve been with this woman, right? Whether old or young, you all just care about that thing below. If I had known, I should’ve cut it back then, see what you’d use to pleasure women!"

The words made Mr. Mu’s face turn green, choking as blood surged in his throat, unable to spit or swallow it.

"You shameless old hag, you’re worthless! Your words stink more than dung, shameless!"

Mr. Mu cursed loudly.

Thinking to himself: In Old Mu Family, there’s never a peaceful day, just a pile of messy affairs...