Free Web NovelChapter 1306: Chapter 1301: Searching for Old Mrs. Mu
The two men, hurriedly going to the main house, naturally couldn’t find out Old Mrs. Mu’s whereabouts.
Not only that, Mrs. Jin said something infuriating.
"Dad, don’t think I’m lying. You know what kind of person my mother is. If she came, I’d surely be the one to suffer. I don’t have a scratch or bruise, so it can’t be that she was here!"
"Sister-in-law, why do you speak so harshly? Dad and Mom are still our elders, why, why..."
"What did I do? Am I not speaking the truth? Every time Mom comes, it’s like a bandit raid, turning the main house into chaos! Has she not criticized Dandan and Yingying enough?
Hasn’t she scolded me enough? Dad, we’re all smart people, some things don’t need to be said openly, otherwise, you’d lose face and Da De’s reputation would suffer!"
"You..." Mu Dashan wanted to argue with Mrs. Jin, but Mr. Mu stopped him.
"Forget it, third son, your mother isn’t here, let’s go! No need to waste time!" Mr. Mu said.
Mrs. Jin watched Mr. Mu leave the main house’s courtyard with a cold smile. The people of the Old Mu Family are really foolish, still thinking about Da De’s glory at a time like this.
But precisely because of this, Mrs. Jin had leverage over Mr. Mu!
The two men wandered around the village entrance, searching everywhere.
They practically asked every household, and everyone said they hadn’t seen her.
Only then did Mr. Mu feel something was amiss.
"Oh no, could that old woman have done something foolish?" Mr. Mu slapped his thigh heavily.
"What should we do? Dad, let’s gather more people to search. If something really happened..."
Mu Dashan’s suggestion got Mr. Mu’s support.
They returned home together and woke up the second branch and Mu Danian, who were napping, including a few kids in the family.
All were set to search for Old Mrs. Mu.
Mrs. Lin yawned repeatedly, covering her mouth as she said, "Dad, you’re worrying too much. My mom is a grown woman, surely she can take care of herself?
Besides, Xiangxiang is her darling; would she really leave Xiangxiang for anything?"
What Mrs. Lin said was reasonable, but it sounded somewhat callous as it was spoken.
"Second daughter-in-law, if I tell you to go, you go! Where’s all this nonsense coming from? If you’re not willing, I won’t call on you in the future for anything big or small in the Old Mu Family." Mr. Mu said.
In her heart, Mrs. Lin definitely didn’t want to look for that dead old woman, Old Mrs. Mu!
She wished for nothing more than for Old Mrs. Mu to never come, so she could have free rein in the Old Mu Family.
But Mr. Mu’s words, while relieving her, also equated to stripping her of all future rights in the Old Mu Family, so she firmly refused. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Mrs. Lin chuckled, "Dad, I was just kidding. To find Mom, of course, count me in!
I’ll go find Mom now, and I promise to be the most diligent in our group!"
With that, Mrs. Lin was the first to run out, disappearing in a flash.
The remaining people, seeing that even the least reliable Mrs. Lin had gone, stopped complaining or making excuses to refuse.
Everyone went out together to look for her.
This time, because of the large number of people, they searched the well, the stream, and even the manure pit, but still found nothing.
Whenever they met someone, they asked, only to be told they hadn’t seen her.
As dusk neared, Mu Shuangshuang drove a carriage into the village from outside!
As soon as she got home, Yu Si Niang informed her of Old Mrs. Mu’s disappearance.
Mu Shuangshuang frowned and, without hiding anything, said, "In the morning, Grandma was at the village entrance with a bundle, asking me for a ride to town.
Later in town, she got off the carriage and told me off fiercely, telling me not to tell anyone where she went!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Si Niang was instantly stunned, "If that’s the case, your dad and the others searched the village for no reason all afternoon!"
Mu Shuangshuang nodded, "That’s indeed what happened!"
"Then Shuangshuang... you stay home and rest, I’ll go tell your dad and grandpa about this, and have everyone looking for your grandma come back!"
Yu Si Niang found Mu Dashan and Mr. Mu on a low hill in the village just as everyone had been searching the entire afternoon.
They were nearly going crazy with no sign of Old Mrs. Mu.
Yu Si Niang’s appearance finally gave the headless chickens some direction!
After listening to Yu Si Niang, Mr. Mu fell into silence. After a long while, he said, "Is your mother going to town? Could she be looking for the eldest daughter?"
Ever since Liu Zian broke off the engagement with Mu Xianxian, she hadn’t been to Er Gui Village for a long time, not even sending shoes annually as usual!
No one knew what she had become!
As for Old Mrs. Mu looking for her, Mu Dashan was a bit skeptical, but he didn’t voice his doubts, fearing she might really be there!
"Dad, should we go to town now and see if Mom is at Big Sis’s place? If she is, we’ll be relieved."
"This... this..." Mr. Mu hesitated, "No need! It’s late, and we’re far from town. Besides, if your mother is in town, she’d be safe!"
"But what if she’s not?" Mu Dashan asked.
"Dad, we should make a trip, anyway we have our own carriage, it will be quick!" Mu Dashan said.
Mr. Mu and he quickly headed to the third branch. Mu Shuangshuang had just taken the horse out to graze, so finding Mu Shuangshuang took some time.
Mr. Mu mentioned the idea of borrowing the carriage to Mu Shuangshuang, who immediately agreed!
She too wanted to see where Old Mrs. Mu had gone today.
Back at the third branch, Mu Shuangshuang unloaded the carriage, then handed a box of pastries to Mu Dashan and Mr. Mu.
"Eat these on the road; my aunt probably won’t have dinner ready for you!" Mu Shuangshuang remarked.
Mr. Mu glanced at Mu Shuangshuang, muttering a low thanks.
Mu Dashan sped towards town with the carriage, but even so, it was dark by the time they arrived.
The two went straight to Mu Xianxian’s house, and as soon as the carriage stopped, Mu Dashan was startled by the lanterns hanging outside the Cao family’s residence.
"Dad, these... these are white lanterns! At Big Sis’s house..."
In the Da Ning Dynasty, white lanterns were only hung when someone died, otherwise, people would hang red ones outside their courtyard gates.
Mr. Mu jumped off the carriage to look and indeed saw white lanterns.
"This... could it be that someone - either the father-in-law or mother-in-law - has passed away? But why didn’t they notify us?" Mr. Mu muttered to himself.
"Dad, I guess Mom didn’t come!" Mu Dashan said.
Mr. Mu also thought the same, but given such a significant event at the Cao’s, it was unlikely they’d leave immediately!
