Free Web NovelChapter 1311: Chapter 1306: An Impossible Task
After speaking, he realized he spoke too harshly, so he quickly explained, "Old Third, I didn’t mean it that way! I was just thinking, your mother didn’t return all night, we should have gone earlier!"
Mu Dashan shook his head, showing no signs of anger.
"Dad, Shuangshuang has prepared breakfast. You haven’t eaten yet, have you? Later, I’ll drive the cart, and you can eat on the way!"
Mu Dashan handed the two steamed buns wrapped in oil paper to Mr. Mu.
He helped Mr. Mu onto the carriage.
The carriage headed towards the town, and they soon arrived there.
After storing the carriage, Mr. Mu and Mu Dashan split up to search in the town, asking a lot of people, exhausted and drenched in sweat, but they didn’t hear any news.
Both tired, hungry, and thirsty...
Mr. Mu was fine, he ate the two buns Mu Dashan gave him, so he wasn’t too hungry, just tired and wanting to find a place to rest!
"Dad, let’s go to Shuangshuang’s place, have a hot meal, and then continue looking!"
"Alright!"
When they arrived at the restaurant, it was no longer meal time, and many seats were already empty.
As soon as Mu Dashan appeared, the staff began calling for Mu Shuangshuang.
They said the owner’s father had arrived.
Mu Shuangshuang came out from the private room, seeing Mr. Mu and her father looking disheveled, she quickly instructed the kitchen to cook some light dishes and prepare a pot of tea for them.
Mr. Mu and Mu Dashan sat in the hall, near the window.
A cool breeze occasionally blew by, cooling the body nicely.
Mu Shuangshuang went up to greet the two of them.
"I’ve asked the kitchen to prepare the dishes, they’ll be ready soon!"
This was the second time Mr. Mu sat in the restaurant to eat. Looking at the setup inside, a satisfied smile crept onto his face.
At least, his Old Mu Family was no worse than others, and his granddaughter’s restaurant was doing well!
"Shuangshuang, have you eaten? Sit down and have a few bites with us!" Mr. Mu said.
"No, I had some porridge at noon, I can’t eat anything else right now!" Mu Shuangshuang replied.
"Alright then, once your father and I have finished eating, we’ll continue to look for your grandma! I have no idea where that old woman has gone, and she didn’t go to Xianxian, and there are no other relatives in this town!"
Upon hearing Mr. Mu’s words, Mu Shuangshuang frowned slightly.
"Could she have gone to the county to find my grandpa?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.
"Impossible, that old woman has only ever been to the town, she doesn’t even know which way the county is! How could she go there!"
Mr. Mu absolutely refused to believe it.
Mu Shuangshuang glanced at him, then looked at her father sweating profusely, and felt that at this rate, if her grandpa didn’t get exhausted, her father would wear himself out!
"Grandpa, why didn’t you ask my second uncle and fifth uncle to help? The more people, the greater the chance of finding her!"
Mr. Mu was stumped by Mu Shuangshuang’s question.
He didn’t know why he only asked Old Third and not the others to come to town.
"Well..." Mr. Mu stammered, unable to come up with an answer for a while.
"Is it because my dad doesn’t know how to refuse, doesn’t complain, and goes wherever he’s told?" Mu Shuangshuang answered for Mr. Mu.
Mr. Mu’s face turned red, that seemed indeed to be the reason.
This morning when he got up, he mentioned going to town.
Before he could ask the others, they said they would look around the village, thinking perhaps she was there.
He knew it was just an excuse, but he didn’t say anything and just left! ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
"Shuangshuang, it really was my decision!" Mu Dashan interjected to smooth things over, naturally not wanting Mu Shuangshuang to target Mr. Mu.
Mu Shuangshuang stopped speaking. She stood up and went back to the second floor of the restaurant.
After about half an hour, she came out again, holding several sheets of paper in her hand.
She went to Mr. Mu and Mu Dashan, who had finished eating.
"These are sketches of my grandma. First, go to the town’s entrance and ask around. She was there yesterday and scolded me for no less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick, so someone should remember!
Also, ask around the carriage services to see if she’s been there. Be polite and if necessary, you can slip them some silver.
If she really has gone to the county, ask my second uncle to go. They’d certainly be willing to go to the county!"
Mu Shuangshuang was giving Mu Dashan and Mr. Mu some tips.
To be honest, she didn’t really want to help, but she had no choice.
Mu Dashan was her father!
Mu Dashan was a soft-hearted man, willing to help Mr. Mu wholeheartedly.
She didn’t want Mu Dashan to suffer, so she had to assist a bit.
But to not go against her principles, Mu Shuangshuang decided not to get involved.
However, she overestimated the capabilities of the two men, and after another half hour, they returned, panting and shaking their heads, having found nothing.
Mu Shuangshuang took a deep breath, took the sketches, and went to ask the town’s entrance herself.
Unlike the two big men, she had courage and asked questions thoroughly.
And she knew how to catch people’s attention—
She said she was looking for her grandma, who scolded her while giving her a ride yesterday, and today she found her grandma had run away from home.
She just wanted to find her grandma to ask why she scolded her so harshly! freeweɓnovel.cøm
There were many gossipers around, and when Mu Shuangshuang said this, people got curious.
Why scold someone for no reason, and why run away from home?
Finally, someone pointed in a direction.
They said they saw her grandma heading that way!
Following others’ directions, Mu Shuangshuang went to the carriage services and finally found the one her grandma had visited.
When she showed the sketch to the staff, he was startled.
"It’s that old woman, not even ten coins, she wouldn’t pay, and made a scene for all the neighbors!
Luckily, everyone understood, or else my job would be done for!"
"What about fifty coins? To the county?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.
"Yes, miss, you know about it? Then you should know I didn’t cheat that old woman, right? She was so unreasonable, I’ve never seen such a person!"
The staff got more and more excited as he spoke.
Mr. Mu’s face turned dark, just about to argue with the staff, but Mu Shuangshuang stopped him with a look!
Once the staff finished venting, Mu Shuangshuang said a few comforting words and then asked, "Do you know which carriage services might negotiate for twenty to thirty coins to go to the county? I’m not going there, just looking for someone, yesterday’s old lady!"
Mu Shuang guessed her grandma, being so frugal, would only be willing to pay at most twenty coins for a carriage ride.
"Impossible! Not even for a lift! First, they don’t know her, second, she’s not friendly enough, no service would give her a discount! Unless..."
