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

"My dad said, our family is moving out, moving away from the Old Mu Family!" Mu Xiaxia shouted at Old Mrs. Mu.

"You little brat, shut up. Is it your place to speak here?"

Old Mrs. Mu yelled at Mu Xiaxia.

Mu Dajiang then continued, "Mom, we... our family is splitting out!"

"That’s nonsense!" Old Mrs. Mu cursed.

"Fourth one, are you sick, or is there something wrong with your brain? Your family is so poor, and you want to split out? Pah, look at your own capabilities before saying such things!

Do you think you’re the third one, born lucky with a daughter who can make money? Talking about capabilities, you can’t compare to the third one, but you sure talk bigger than him!"

Old Mrs. Mu spat a gob of phlegm at Mu Dajiang’s face.

She belittled Mu Dajiang with all her might.

She certainly didn’t want their family to split out, as there were few people left at home who could do work.

If they left, who would she command around, who would do the laundry and cook for her?

Mu Dajiang, not bothering to wipe the phlegm from his face, continued like a walking corpse, "Mom, we want to split out, please grant us this!"

"If you split out, I’ll make sure to beat you until you’re bruised all over, then we’ll see if you still want to split out!"

Old Mrs. Mu withdrew the broom she was using to hit Mu Xiaxia and started striking toward Mu Dajiang.

It looked like it was about to land on Mu Dajiang.

Mr. Mu, Mrs. Jin, and Mu Dade arrived.

Mr. Mu sternly scolded Old Mrs. Mu, "You old hag, stop it!"

Old Mrs. Mu wouldn’t listen. Watching Mr. Mu approach, she still struck out with the broom, hitting Mu Dajiang’s neck.

Mu Dajiang’s neck immediately turned red and swollen from the blow.

"What are you doing? I told you to stop, why did you still hit him?"

Mr. Mu was so angry he jumped up and down.

"What’s the matter? I discipline my son, and you won’t allow it? I gave birth to him; I can hit him or scold him if I want. If he makes me unhappy, I’ll even kick him out!"

Old Mrs. Mu held her head high.

She looked extremely infuriating in this demeanor.

Mrs. Jin saw Xiao Chu and Mu Xiaxia lying on the ground and pretended to be worried as she approached.

"Xiaxia, Xiao Chu, hurry over to your auntie, let me see how bad your wounds are!"

She said, walking over to them, first lifting Xiao Chu’s chin so Mr. Mu and Mu Dade could see the injuries on Mu Xiaochu’s face.

Then, she rolled up Mu Xiaxia’s sleeve.

Red blood marks everywhere made for a ghastly sight.

Mr. Mu glanced at Old Mrs. Mu, couldn’t hold back, and slapped her directly.

"You old beast, to be so harsh on such young kids, you... you’re not human!"

"You... you dare hit me!" Old Mrs. Mu covered her slapped right cheek and glared viciously at Mr. Mu.

"Not only will I hit you, but I’ll also divorce you! You useless woman who can do nothing but bring shame, go back to your Liu Family Village! Get out!"

Mr. Mu pointed outside, angrily shouting at Old Mrs. Mu.

"You want me to leave? Good for you, Mu Dabiao, since I was fifteen, I’ve been with you, giving you sons and daughters, and now that you think you have wings and can fly, you dare to hit me and even want to divorce me! Fine, divorce me. If you don’t, then you’re a cowardly Wang Ba!"

Old Mrs. Mu’s momentum showed no signs of weakening.

"You think I don’t dare? Dade, write a divorce letter for me, I want this disgrace of a woman out of here!"

Mr. Mu turned and said to Mu Dade.

Mu Dade, of course, didn’t want to, so he replied, "Dad, let’s not talk about divorce for now, let’s hear what the fourth one has to say and see what’s really going on, okay?"

Mrs. Jin couldn’t wait for Old Mrs. Mu to be divorced. Once divorced, she definitely couldn’t stay in their home anymore.

But as her husband said so, she couldn’t disagree.

"Dad, you and Mom have been together for so many years, it’s not something that can be broken off just like that. Let’s first hear what Xiaxia and the fourth one have to say, why did Mom hit so hard!" Mrs. Jin said.

"Shut your mouth, you stupid woman. Matters of the Old Mu Family are not for you to manage!" Old Mrs. Mu angrily scolded Mrs. Jin.

Mrs. Jin pursed her lips, "Mom, what you said, even though I’m just a daughter-in-law of the Old Mu Family, I’m still part of the Old Mu Family.

I’m Dade’s wife, Dan Dan and Yingying’s mother, how do I not have the right to manage affairs of the Old Mu Family?"

Mrs. Jin was not one to take things lying down; the old lady wanted to suppress her, no way!

"You..." Old Mrs. Mu was nearly dead with anger from Mrs. Jin’s retort.

At this time, Mr. Mu turned to Mu Dajiang and Mu Xiaxia and said, "Fourth one, you and Xia, explain what happened, will you!"

Mu Dajiang: "I..."

"Grandpa, let me say it! Early this morning, my grandma made me cook and do the laundry. I saw that Xiao Chu was young and there was nothing she could do, so I asked grandma to let Xiao Chu sleep a bit.

Grandma started scolding, calling Xiao Chu and our family freeloaders. I said I’m not, my dad’s not, and neither is Xiao Chu!

My dad got sick, wasn’t it because he was trying to make money, going to the docks to move goods, wearing too little clothing?

Even though I didn’t hand over my wages this month, I did all the washing of clothes for breakfast and dinner at home. I think I’ve earned my keep!"

Mu Xiaxia was full of determination.

Mrs. Jin joined in from the side, "Of course you have, Xiaxia. You and your dad and Xiao Chu, what you eat and use all belong to your uncle.

Your dad paid a lot for your uncle back in the day, now is the time for your uncle to repay it, there’s no such thing as freeloading!"

What Mrs. Jin said was clearly a slap to Old Mrs. Mu’s face.

Old Mrs. Mu’s face was full of anger, "What my son’s is mine, whoever I say is freeloading, is!"

"Shut up, do you want people to pin you down in the mess?" Mr. Mu scolded angrily.

Old Mrs. Mu glared back but finally kept silent.

"Xiaxia, what do you want to do about this? Did your grandma hit you, Xiao Chu, and your dad?" Mr. Mu sighed and asked Mu Xiaxia.

"Grandpa, we want to move out! My dad has been sick for so long, isn’t it because he’s been sleeping in the woodshed?

And Xiao Chu, you may not know how cold the floor is, Grandpa. At night, Xiao Chu’s body is completely cold, if it goes on like this, we’ll all die sooner or later!"

Mu Xiaxia finished saying this.

Mr. Mu let out another long sigh.

"You’re right, your family has suffered enough, this weather is cold, it’s indeed not suitable to stay in the main house and the woodshed anymore!"

Mu Dade was afraid Mr. Mu would ask him to buy a house, so he quickly shed a few crocodile tears.

"It’s my fault, if I hadn’t spent money on gifts for others and for the County Magistrate’s birthday, there would’ve been enough money to buy a house!"

"Oldest, don’t say that, you supporting this family isn’t easy already!" Mr. Mu said sullenly.

"But as for the fourth one’s family..."

"For the fourth one’s family, I thought about it, I’ll take out some silver with your mother, and find a place nearby for them to stay first!"