Chapter 1322: Chapter 1317: Qin Xianglan Helps Handle the Aftermath (First Update)
"Miss Shuangshuang, rest assured! Since I’ve taken on this matter, I will see it through to the end. Just as I’ve made plenty of money over the years running taverns and doing various businesses,"
"Even if there are ten or twenty women, I can ensure they live without worry for the rest of their lives!" Zheng Zhi stated.
Mu Shuangshuang managed a faint smile, "Giving someone a fish pales in comparison to teaching them to fish. I actually have a way that can solve their problems for the rest of their lives!
Of course, I’m referring to those willing to start anew!"
"What method?"
"Find work for them! Once they have work, they can earn wages!
With money, maybe after a few years, they’ll want to remarry. At that point, with a small savings, they’ll have some confidence!" Mu Shuangshuang said.
"But didn’t you say before there was nothing suitable for them to do?" Zheng Zhi asked, puzzled.
"Yes, which is why we need to create opportunities! Establish a cloth workshop, have them make garments; they make clothes, we pay them wages. As for the finished garments, we can sell them.
Or lease a few hundred mu of land, not for grain but for vegetables! We’re both in the tavern business, so eventually, the vegetables from our own fields will supply our taverns."
After listening to Mu Shuangshuang, Zheng Zhi’s eyes suddenly gleamed with many brilliant ideas.
Indeed, Mu Shuangshuang’s method is excellent.
Helping others, they can profit from it too.
"Miss Shuangshuang’s ideas are completely different from ordinary people. I’m quite curious, what exactly fills your mind with such novel things!?"
Zheng Zhi had traveled far and wide doing business over the years, and his father was the County Magistrate.
He had met many capable men and master minds, but none were like Mu Shuangshuang.
Everywhere, she’s different, everywhere, she’s full of surprises!
What a stroke of luck for that foolish lad!
"Well..." Mu Shuangshuang pretended to think deeply, then brazenly said: "Broader than the sea!"
Zheng Zhi was filled with helplessness, the first time seeing someone praise themselves this way.
Skin as thick as that, but that’s what makes it interesting, right?
"Let’s go, find Qin Xianglan and resolve the matters here!" Mu Shuangshuang put away her playful expression, speaking seriously.
Zheng Zhi nodded, and the two quickly grabbed their horses, galloping towards Qingshan Town.
Within half an hour, they arrived at Qingshan Town.
At this moment, Old Mrs. Mu and the Huang Brothers were still on the road, traveling by cart, much slower.
Also, along the way, with Old Mrs. Mu incessantly nagging, the Huang Brothers contemplated several times to boot her out of the carriage, causing further delays!
Mu Shuangshuang hadn’t returned overnight, and suddenly here she was.
Mr. Mu, Mu Dashan, along with Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian, rushed out together.
Despite Mr. Mu being a little old man, his speed was unusual for his age, as he was the first to rush up, looking repeatedly behind Mu Shuangshuang.
He immediately asked: "Shuang, where’s your granny? Why did you come back alone? Didn’t you say you were going to rescue your granny?"
Mr. Mu voiced his concerns, causing Mu Shuangshuang to feel angered.
"Grandpa, this matter, let’s talk about it later. What about Aunt Qin?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.
"No, you first tell us how your granny is, it’s a matter of our Old Mu Family’s reputation!" Mr. Mu was slightly insistent.
"Sir, Miss Shuangshuang and I do have an urgent matter that can truly wait for later!" Zheng Zhi chimed in.
As an outsider, he disliked Mr. Mu’s attitude when speaking.
Even though he tried to conceal it, he felt like Shuangshuang was being treated merely as a tool!
"Who are you? My father speaks with Shuang, when do you get to interrupt?" Mu Dazhong arrogantly interjected.
This moment, his unreasoned questioning reminded Mu Shuangshuang of how Old Mrs. Mu nearly killed her the previous night.
Like mother, like son!
Damn it, clearly cut from the same mold, their temperament just as mean, making unreasonable trouble!
"Father, big brother, please stop, it’s been a whole night, Shuangshuang is tired. Can you give her some time and freedom?"
Mu Dashan had long wanted to speak up for fairness, but since Mr. Mu spoke first, he hesitated to interrupt his father.
Now that Mu Dazhong jumped in rudely, Mu Dashan couldn’t remain seated.
"Old brother, we all know you protect the girl, but at a time like this, you should be fair; it’s our mother who’s missing, she raised you through hardships!" Mu Dazhong appeared earnest in his approach.
Originally planning to address Qin Xianglan first, Mu Shuangshuang couldn’t hold back!
"Since you all want to know what happened last night, I’ll tell you!
Last night, when I went to find my granny, I was ambushed! Do you know why? Because my granny colluded with Zhu San to provide details on each of us, including our personalities!
Zhu San predicted I’d go last night, brought men to block me, if not for my good fortune, I would’ve been burned alive last night!"
After speaking, Mu Shuangshuang deliberately asked Mr. Mu: "Grandpa, is this answer satisfactory to you?"
Mr. Mu’s mouth hung open in shock.
Mu Shuangshuang’s statement that Old Mrs. Mu colluded with Zhu San was a harsh slap to his face.
"Shuang, I... I’m sorry!" Mr. Mu offered an apology.
But Mu Shuangshuang didn’t accept it, "I need justice for this, an apology alone won’t fix it!"
After speaking, Mu Shuangshuang entered the tavern and asked Yu Dahai about Aunt Qin’s whereabouts.
Aunt Qin had been arranged to stay at an inn since yesterday.
Initially, Yu Dahai considered letting Aunt Qin stay with Xiuxiu, since Xiuxiu had a spare room.
Mu Shuangshuang flatly rejected this idea; although Aunt Qin escaped from Wang Family Village and had tied up Old Mrs. Mu,
she wouldn’t easily bring someone unfamiliar to her private quarters!
Together with Yu Dahai, they summoned Aunt Qin, rented a carriage, paid the fee, and the four headed to Wang Family Village.
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Returning to Wang Family Village, Qin Xianglan felt everything had changed.
She was no longer the woman controlled by Zhu San, nor would she be subjected to beatings whenever she left the village.
Qin Xianglan glanced at Mu Shuangshuang, anxiously asking: "Miss Shuangshuang, have all the bad people in this village been taken away?"
"Mhmm! The men from those twenty-five households you mentioned have all been delivered to the government, yet the women still refuse to open their doors.
We thought perhaps you could persuade them, being here for two years, whether to leave or stay, the choice is theirs!"
Qin Xianglan nodded eagerly, "Sure, I’ll go ask each household!"
