Free Web NovelChapter 1312: Chapter 1307: Old Mrs. Mu’s Hard Times
"Unless what?" Mu Dashan asked from the side.
"Unless she got greedy for a deal and was tricked! Once she gets in the car, on the way to the county, they might fleece her!
But judging by that old lady’s temper, I bet she wouldn’t fork over any money. People who live life licking the knife-edge despise folks like her," the young attendant whispered.
Mr. Mu and Mu Dashan both felt a chill in their hearts.
With Old Mrs. Mu’s money-loving nature, this could indeed happen.
Mr. Mu glanced at Mu Shuangshuang, his face full of anxiety, "Shuangshuang, what do we do about this? If your grandma really got into someone’s car and they demanded money from her... her nature is such that she would never give it up!"
Old Mrs. Mu is the kind who would rather keep her money than her life.
No matter what, she would never hand over her cash!
If she really encountered those who demand money, she’d end up with no choice but losing her life!
"Your grandma’s been gone an entire day and night, if there really is danger, I..."
At this moment, Mr. Mu started recalling all of Old Mrs. Mu’s good qualities.
He realized he couldn’t be without Old Mrs. Mu!
"Grandpa, don’t worry yet, let me think, let me think first!"
Mu Shuangshuang actually didn’t know what to do either, but relying on past experiences, she thought the matter needed to start from the town.
Old Mrs. Mu went from the town, and thankfully it’s not some remote place, with many people around.
In a crowded place, if you’re willing to spend time, you can surely gather valuable information.
Moreover, it’s just yesterday when this happened; it’s easier for people who saw Old Mrs. Mu to remember.
"Let’s first ask if anyone had seen her with someone. If we find out, we’ll go find that person. If not, I suppose we’d have to try our luck in the county!"
The three of them took a sketch of the old lady and carefully asked around the carriage stop and passing pedestrians for information.
Initially, they couldn’t get any useful information.
Eventually, after more than half an hour, finally someone had some impression of Old Mrs. Mu.
A woman in her thirties shook her head after thinking for a long while and finally remembered.
"I saw that old lady walking with a strange man, but I have no idea where they went."
The woman pointed at Old Mrs. Mu in the sketch.
"What does the man look like? Can you tell me in detail, especially anything unique about him?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.
After thinking, the woman said, "Seems like an old guy, around fifty or so, slightly hunched, pretty ugly! They stood together talking for a while, and then the old lady followed him."
After hearing the woman’s words, Mr. Mu was enraged.
"That dead old lady, is she looking to die? How dare she go with a strange old man."
The old man seemed frantic, continuously cursing Old Mrs. Mu.
As if this would make her return, Mu Dashan kept comforting him.
Saying the situation wasn’t as bad as it seemed and such!
Mu Shuangshuang was always affected by Mr. Mu’s intense emotions, making her almost unable to think straight.
She took a sketch and said to Mr. Mu and Mu Dashan, "Grandpa, Dad, why don’t you head to the tavern first? With you here, I can’t calm down at all!"
"No way, I must find that dead old lady, I want to see just how foolish she is!" Old Mrs. Mu insisted on wandering the street.
Mu Shuangshuang saw he wouldn’t listen to her and felt a little unhappy inside.
Were it not for her dad’s sake, whether that old lady got lost or not had nothing to do with her.
She could completely go back to the tavern and relax while watching.
Mu Shuangshuang distanced herself from Mr. Mu. As she was about to continue probing, Mr. Mu noticed she had dropped out of the group and quickly shouted, "Shuangshuang, hurry and inquire, your grandma is missing, this is serious!"
"I’m looking, Grandpa, let’s search separately. You head front, and I’ll check the back, okay?" Mu Shuangshuang spoke politely.
Mu Dashan echoed, "Dad, this place is only so big, by splitting up, we’ll cover more area!"
Mr. Mu finally agreed.
Once separated, Mu Shuangshuang’s mind cleared considerably, holding the sketch she inquired nearby beggars and shopkeepers.
Indeed, she found some answers.
The response came from the lady boss of a nearby pork stall.
"The old man you mentioned is Zhu San! He’s a swindler, has a bullock cart, always tricking those unwilling to pay for the horse carriage or find it too expensive.
Then he robs people on the road, lots of folks know about this, just nobody bothers to intervene."
"Where does he live? Does he come to town every day?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.
"That’s uncertain, the guy shows up once in ten days or half a month, and as for his home, nobody knows!"
Mu Shuangshuang understood the woman’s meaning.
He rarely makes a score, but when he does, it’s huge.
Zhu San certainly uses this method to con those wanting to go to the county.
Typically, those who go to the county aren’t entirely penniless.
With this information, Mu Shuangshuang’s face grew heavy.
Old Mrs. Mu probably really is in danger!
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Outside Qingshan Town, thirty miles in Wang Family Village, in a dilapidated house near the hillside.
Old Mrs. Mu was tied and bound, with a smelly sock stuffed in her mouth, unable to move and forced to endure the foul smell.
She was captured yesterday and hadn’t been released ever since.
Because once that smelly sock was removed from her mouth, she would start cursing.
Almost everyone in the village could hear Old Mrs. Mu’s voice swearing at the mountain door.
The door creaked open, an old man in big shorts entered from outside.
None other than Zhu San, who had conned Old Mrs. Mu into taking the free ride yesterday.
"Hey, old lady, you sure are feisty, asking you to cough up the money, you just wouldn’t, now look! I’ve robbed both you and your silver together!"
Zhu San felt smug about the transaction with Old Mrs. Mu; he profited!
Two liang of silver, enough for him to live for half a year!
Zhu San isn’t someone extravagant, to him daily meals are sufficient!
But he had a foolish son, around thirty, goofy, often with tears and snot smearing his face.
A few years back Zhu San considered getting his son a wife but never succeeded.
His son’s silliness is one thing, but he’s also troublesome. freёwebnovel.com
Nobody’s willing to take him, Zhu San had initially thought he’d muddle through life like this, calling it quits!
Upon seeing Old Mrs. Mu, he changed his mind!
Though old, the woman still had some charm, making a match for his foolish son perfect!
"Hey, old lady, I’m removing the thing from your mouth now, but don’t you dare curse at me. Otherwise, I’ll show no mercy!" Zhu San said.
After speaking, he removed the cloth stuffed in Old Mrs. Mu’s mouth.
