Free Web NovelChapter 1371: Chapter 1366: Mu Dade and Qin Xianglan
"How much silver does dad have?" Mu Dade asked.
"About forty taels! This is the savings from your mother and me over a lifetime. Originally, it was the land in the countryside, now turned into this silver!"
"Forty taels are enough to buy a one-in-one-out courtyard, but with so many people in our family, we have to get a three-in courtyard. Without eighty taels, it won’t work!"
"What? Eighty taels?" Mr. Mu was completely dumbfounded.
Even after selling the land, he didn’t have that much silver!
And eighty taels would be enough to support the Old Mu Family for forty years.
"Dad, it’s like this in the county! Even houses in the town require twenty or thirty taels? Houses in the county, even small ones, cost forty or fifty taels, but they are no different from where we’re living now. People still need to sleep on the floor!
Dad, why don’t you keep the money with Mom for now, and when we’ve saved enough, then we’ll buy. For the time being, we just make do, okay?"
Mu Dade himself had a place to stay; how others lived was none of his concern. He wished Mu Danian and Mu Dazhong would show up soon.
The more people in the family, the easier it is to manage conflicts.
By then, without him having to lift a finger, things would become chaotic on their own.
"That’s the only way then!" Mr. Mu’s plan was scared off by the thought of an eighty-tael big house.
He still hadn’t snapped out of it.
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The Old Mu Family remained restless.
Mrs. Lin didn’t gain any advantage and went to persuade Mu Dajiang to stir up trouble too.
Unfortunately, Mu Dajiang was unwilling to listen to her.
No matter what, he wouldn’t go to Mr. Mu.
Mrs. Lin was furious, "Fourth, I’ll be honest, your fourth household is the worst off in the entire Old Mu Family. Even I, Lin Xiaozao, have a utility room to stay in!
Your daughter lives in the main room, your son sleeps in the main room, you sleep in the haystack! Look at these red marks on your body, aren’t they made by the haystack!
You’re like this, keeping things to yourself, you’re not even a man! If Dazhong and Fifth were here, they’d definitely dare to make a fuss!"
"Second sister-in-law, you can say whatever you want, but I won’t go, nor will I use returning to the countryside to threaten Mom and Dad!" Mu Dajiang said firmly.
"You really have something wrong with your head, not fighting for what you want and living like a turtle, your daughter and son suffer along with you!
If you don’t go, you don’t go, but if big brother changes his mind, gets a big house, and eats big fish and meat, don’t eat! Continue sleeping on your haystack, I’ll see when your fourth household will die!"
Mrs. Lin’s words were extremely unpleasant, even honest man Mu Dajiang couldn’t stand it.
"Second sister-in-law, you can talk about me, but not about Xiaxia and them! If you speak again, I won’t be polite!"
"Oh, you’ve grown some skills, daring to act tough with me? Why don’t you go find big brother and sister-in-law? Just bullying me, Lin Xiaozao? Because my man isn’t by my side?
Hmph, bullying a weak woman, look at how great you are, really think you’re somebody now. Frankly, seeing your fourth household suffer, I’m quite happy! Anyway, you keep suffering through it!"
With these words, Mrs. Lin swaggered away.
Although still full of anger, but who let them be the fourth household!
This fourth household will only suffer misery in this lifetime!
Mrs. Lin wandered around the Old Mu Family’s house but still couldn’t swallow this anger in her heart.
She came to enjoy prosperity, not to endure hardship.
How can one live such a life?
Ugh—
Mrs. Lin sighed, ready to return to the front yard when she suddenly saw Mrs. Jin sneaking around.
She was holding a cloth bag, occasionally observing her surroundings for anyone passing by.
Looking like a thief, Mrs. Lin knew something was up!
Follow her! Mrs. Lin thought to herself!
