In the afternoon, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng were busy making cold noodles for the next day.
As the weather cooled down, they could grind the flour first and then finish the last process the next morning, which ant they finally didn’t have to stay up late.
Though they would still have to get up early.
But with the weather getting colder, Mu Shuangshuang estimated that custors at Jiu Si Xuan would gradually order less cold noodles.
This also ant her inco would decrease.
Mu Shuangshuang hadn’t figured out another way to replace cold noodles to make money, and once winter set in, she couldn’t deliver cold noodles to town early in the morning because it was simply too cold.
It’s said that during the winter of the Da Ning Dynasty, there’s a saying of hiding away for winter, with families preparing well for winter and avoiding going out if possible.
If that’s the case, winter would probably an relying on hunting and selling ga.
"Shuangshuang, what are you thinking about?"
Lu Yuanfeng asked while grinding mung beans.
"Nothing much, I was just thinking, if we don’t deliver cold noodles, and popcorn doesn’t bring in instant money, what should we do?"
After all, it’s a big family, so Mu Shuangshuang had to consider everything.
She had indeed saved so silver, but that was ant for Xiao Han and Yuanbao’s school fees and couldn’t be spent lightly.
"No rush, when it gets a bit colder, I’ll go to the mountains to hunt. The ga caught then will be large and worth quite a lot, enough to support both our families."
Lu Yuanfeng’s other identity was that of a hunter, and winter was their pri ti.
Mu Shuangshuang understood this, but the beasts in the mountains weren’t that easy to hunt.
"Fengzi, let’s save up so silver quickly, go to town to get a shop, and start selling food. The inco from that would be stable."
An idea of a snack using mung beans suddenly popped into Mu Shuangshuang’s mind. It was called mung bean pancakes, the process was relatively simple, and most importantly, they were warm and suitable for winter.
"Then tomorrow let’s go to town and carefully check out the shops, see how much the suitable ones cost, and set a target to earn that money."
People are like that, without a target, there’s no direction. Only when a target is set, can one calculate clearly how far they are from reaching it.
"Okay!" Mu Shuangshuang fully agreed with Lu Yuanfeng, and she also felt it was ti to consider making more money.
Always earning just this little, any issue and her inco would shrink entirely.
After reaching a consensus, Lu Yuanfeng continued grinding mung beans, with Mu Shuangshuang helping by feeding mung beans into the stone grinder, the green paste slowly oozing out.
After much toil, the task was finally completed.
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The next day, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng got up early to start popping popcorn, the booming sound from the kettle echoed throughout Er Gui Village, even waking up Mu Xiangxiang who was still asleep.
Mu Xiangxiang climbed out of bed, followed the noise, and rushed into Mu Shuangshuang’s courtyard.
"Oh my, there’s popcorn to eat, Fengzi, hurry and give so popcorn~" Mu Xiangxiang ran straight to Lu Yuanfeng, her face smiling almost to the point of a twitch.
At this mont, Mu Xiangxiang was barely dressed, wearing only a sleeping undergarnt, her hair ssy like she had just co out of a henhouse.
However, since she hadn’t put rouge on her face, Mu Xiangxiang looked more pleasing than usual.
But regardless of how pleasing, Lu Yuanfeng didn’t like it.
As Mu Xiangxiang approached, he stepped back.
Thus, the distance between Mu Xiangxiang and Lu Yuanfeng remained particularly far.
Mu Xiangxiang was unhappy, she sat on the ground with a thump, huffing, "Stinky girl, hurry and bring sothing to eat, or I’ll tell my mom."
In Mu Xiangxiang’s heart, everyone feared Old Mrs. Mu. Once she appeared, all matters were resolved.
But who was Mu Shuangshuang? She wouldn’t spoil freeloaders.
"Aunt, if you want popcorn, get it yourself, these aren’t for you." Mu Shuangshuang said.
Mu Xiangxiang instantly flared up, opened her mouth, and started yelling.
"Mom, the stinky girl is bullying , co quickly..."
These days, Old Mrs. Mu got up early because the house was piled up with cotton, coupled with occasional rains or cloudy days, the cotton bolls were almost rotten.
Old Mrs. Mu would go to different rooms daily to whip the daughters-in-law, urging them to work.
Upon hearing Mu Xiangxiang’s cries, Old Mrs. Mu rushed over to Mu Shuangshuang’s courtyard in no ti.
"Stinky girl, bullying your aunt again, what did she do to offend you, you ungrateful thing!"
Old Mrs. Mu scolded without asking questions.
"Grandma, you should know what kind of person your daughter is. Don’t say I didn’t bully Aunt, even if I did, would she call you so nicely without crying and running out?" Mu Shuangshuang replied annoyed.
Being scolded early in the morning would upset anyone.
"Oh, you even dare talk back to , you’re rebelling." Old Mrs. Mu rolled up her sleeves, threatening to hit.
Yet Mu Shuangshuang was no pushover.
"Grandma, it’s not new for Shuangshuang to talk back to you, don’t be surprised. If Aunt wants to eat sothing, you should pay for it, otherwise, I can’t help!"
Mu Shuangshuang made her stand clear, no freeloading.
She and Lu Yuanfeng continued popping popcorn, the sweet aroma making Mu Xiangxiang drool.
But Mu Shuangshuang wouldn’t give Mu Xiangxiang any to eat.
The noise of Old Mrs. Mu’s scolding traveled from the third branch’s courtyard to the main house of the Old Mu Family. Mr. Mu climbed out of bed, his face turning blue with anger.
On the way to the third branch, he could discern what was going on from Old Mrs. Mu’s chattering.
Upon arriving, he said to Old Mrs. Mu, "Why are you yelling? It’s just a bite of food, is it necessary?"
After scolding Old Mrs. Mu, he turned to Mu Xiangxiang, "You just eat and do nothing at ho, who will support you?"
"You’re going to die for sure, scolding Xiangxiang like that, what did she do wrong?" Old Mrs. Mu huffed.
Mu Xiangxiang was her darling, she couldn’t bear to scold her, anyone else did, she’d fight them.
Not even her husband was exempt.
"What did she do wrong? She’s not young anymore, has she helped the family with anything? When the eldest son returns, I must marry her off."
Mr. Mu was fuming inside, all these trivial matters at ho were made worse by the kids and Old Mrs. Mu, bullying this one today, bullying that one tomorrow, turning the Old Mu Family into a ss.
He didn’t even know how people were badmouthing him behind his back.
"Dad, let marry Fengzi, I won’t marry anyone else."
Mu Xiangxiang liked those with big muscles and tall statures. Lu Yuanfeng fit that bill.
Mr. Mu’s face turned green instantly.
His daughter, saying in front of so many people whom she wanted to marry, and this man was his niece’s intended, wasn’t this embarrassing or what?
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