CHAPTER 173: CHAPTER 173 TAKE GOOD CARE (SECOND UPDATE)

Mr. Mu grabbed a carrying pole and struck Mu Danian, who had just crawled up from the field.

Mu Danian clutched his head, crying out in pain.

"Dad, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong..."

Being lazy at work was something Mu Danian was accustomed to; in the past, if he didn’t work, he was at most scolded a few times or threatened, never actually beaten like now.

Such a thick carrying pole hitting his body really hurt deep to his bones!

"Oh oh oh... Dad, take it easy, it hurts..." Mu Danian was "dancing" on the field ridge, his hands and feet flapping around, looking just like someone performing a ritual dance.

Mu Shuangshuang covered her mouth and laughed secretly; it was rare for Mr. Mu to not protect his own, and to be so willing to use a heavy hand, it was on par with when she and Lu Yuanfeng ganged up on Mu Danian with a sack last time.

"Today I’ll teach you a good lesson, make you lazy again!" Mr. Mu shouted while hitting.

"Fifth Uncle, why are you dazing, hurry up and get to work!" Mu Shuangshuang "kindly" reminded aloud.

"You brat, it’s all your fault, it’s all your fault, you just wait, wait..."

Mu Danian, covered in mud, despite being in such pain, still didn’t forget to curse Mu Shuangshuang. He thought in his heart, if Mu Shuangshuang hadn’t kicked him into the field and tattled, he wouldn’t have been beaten.

Mu Danian struggled to run to a bundle of seedlings, picked up a basket, and dashed away quickly.

The way he moved swiftly, there was none of his usual laziness.

Sure enough, usually Mu Danian was just pretending, saying he had no strength, couldn’t do work, were all lies!

"Grandpa is truly the head of the family, even Fifth Uncle only listens to you. This way, the work in the field can be finished quickly." Mu Shuangshuang flattered Mr. Mu with a few words, and only then did the expression on Mr. Mu’s face ease up.

Mr. Mu thought: The work at home really needs to be done, if Fifth could do more work, the family could save more silver for Da De!

"Shuang, you are the oldest here, although the third branch has split, they came from the Old Mu Family after all, as a sister, you also have a responsibility for Old Mu Family matters.

If Qing and Gou Dan are lazy at work, you should give them a good lesson, in short, urge them to finish the work as soon as possible this morning."

This was probably the politest sentence Mr. Mu had said, Mu Shuangshuang was anything but polite, she just didn’t have a reason to discipline Mu Qingqing.

"Grandpa, why let that brat watch over us, she hasn’t even done much work herself." Mu Qingqing was dissatisfied, she didn’t want Mu Shuangshuang to lead her no matter what.

"Qing, you better behave too, don’t think I don’t know the little tricks you and your father play, if the work in the field isn’t finished, in the end, it’s still you guys who have to do it!"

Mr. Mu’s lessons made Mu Qingqing much more obedient, but her eyes still had a murderous look as she stared at Mu Shuangshuang.

In her eyes, Mu Shuangshuang was a jinx, ever since she showed up, the work she had to do increased, and now she could freely discipline her, who knew if she’d deliberately discipline her?

Mu Shuangshuang chuckled, the angrier Mu Qingqing was, the happier she felt.

"Grandpa, don’t worry, I’ll definitely take good care of sister Qingqing and brother Gou Dan. But as far as I’m concerned, dividing tasks like before is better.

Whoever finishes their work first gets to rest, if not, they stay here to continue working at noon, everyone has their own work, so no one will idle and have others complete their tasks."

This is the best way to prevent the people from Old Mu Family from being lazy, and it’s also the best way for honest people to get some rest.

If those capable of working must do extra work, then the remaining people will only get lazier.

"You..." Mu Qingqing’s face changed, she didn’t want tasks to be divided, last time tasks were divided, Lu Yuanfeng helped that brat finish the work in a day, while she didn’t finish hers even after several days.

"Grandpa, I don’t agree, we are one big family, we should work together, how can we just divide the work."

Mr. Mu directly ignored Mu Qingqing’s words, he waved his hand and said to Mu Shuangshuang and Mu Qingqing, "Qing, you and Gou Dan finish pulling these seedlings, and Shuang and Xiao Han over there, whoever finishes first leaves first, anyone who doesn’t finish stay here at noon and skip lunch."

Having assigned tasks, Mr. Mu returned to the field and assigned tasks to the daughters-in-law.

With tasks assigned, just like Mu Shuangshuang said, the work in the field quickly picked up pace; Lin, who was used to slacking off, even started working with both hands, as for Mu Dazhong, he was unexpectedly focused.

In one morning, Old Mu Family planted seedlings in several acres of land, the efficiency much higher than usual.

At lunch time, Mr. Mu gave a command and those who had finished their work started heading home, while Mu Danian tried to slack off and follow them but got caught by Mr. Mu.

"Fifth, today don’t eat lunch, along with Qing and Gou Dan, you finish the work in the field before you leave."

"Grandpa..."

"Dad..."

Mu Qingqing and Mu Danian said simultaneously.

"No use discussing it, from today until the harvest, no work, no food!"

Under the hot sun, Mu Danian and Mu Qingqing worked on their tasks in the field, while Mu Shuangshuang prepared lunch for the Zhao Brothers in Lu Yuanfeng’s home in the shortest time.

The speed of building the kitchen and pigsty at home was faster than Mu Shuangshuang expected, and by the time she returned home, the house was already taking shape, with a stack of timber piled up like a mountain in the morning reduced by more than half.

When working, Lu Yuanfeng and the Zhao Brothers all worked like mad, barely stopping to drink water, and Mu Shuangshuang seeing the barrel of water almost untouched, shook her head helplessly.

"Lu Yuanfeng, Da Niu, Da Hu, hurry up and take a break, it’s already noon, go home and eat lunch."

Upon Mu Shuangshuang’s shout, Lu Yuanfeng and the Zhao Brothers came down from the racks.

Knowing Mu Shuangshuang had to plant seedlings in the morning, only after finishing work she could cook, none of them said anything unnecessary, they went directly home to have lunch.

Yu Si Niang returned home, gulped down two full ladles of water, and finally calmed down.

This much water naturally caught Mu Shuangshuang’s attention.

"Mom, didn’t you drink the water this morning?"

Water boiled with fish mint has good cooling effects and is quite thirst-quenching, Yu Si Niang shouldn’t have drunk water so fiercely.

Yu Si Niang hesitated for a moment but still told Mu Shuangshuang what Mu Dazhong said in the morning.

"So, Mom hasn’t drunk water all morning, all thanks to that bastard?" Mu Shuangshuang squinted her eyes, her face suddenly clouded.

Yu Si Niang herself felt quite embarrassed, being bullied like this as an adult.

"Mom, it’s okay, we’re not angry, this afternoon listen to me, let’s teach Second Uncle well, let him know not to touch what’s not his!"

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(Second update is here, sorry, sorry, it’s really late.)