CHAPTER 226: CHAPTER 225: TRANSPLANTING RICE SEEDLINGS (16TH UPDATE)

Yu Si Niang was tirelessly advising, aiming more towards making Shuangshuang aware of marriage and finding a partner.

Mu Shuangshuang was overwhelmed by the talking and just kept saying she would certainly pay attention to this matter.

"Mom, marriage is a big deal, I must see clearly before deciding. And I want to find someone who can respect me and complements my personality. You know, I have a pretty impulsive nature and I’m quite forceful, the average person can’t handle my few blows."

Mu Shuangshuang was doing a self-analysis, letting Yu Si Niang know her own shortcomings.

She might as well have not said anything, because Yu Si Niang felt a rush of happiness inside.

Respecting Shuangshuang, complementing personalities, able to withstand beating, isn’t that Fengzi?

So Yu Si Niang decided not to meddle in this matter anymore, perhaps her daughter already has Fengzi in her heart, but she just doesn’t know it herself.

People who are together every day, feelings are always slow to realize.

"Mom understands, do whatever you want. Are you hot? Let mom fan you."

Yu Si Niang got from Shuangshuang’s mouth more or less the answer she wanted. Seeing her daughter constantly wiping her eyelids, she knew it was because she got up too early in the morning and was tired now.

She picked up the straw fan by Shuangshuang’s bedside and gently fanned Shuangshuang, while humming the lullaby she used to sing to her when she was little.

Yu Si Niang’s lullaby was very soft, and she occasionally patted Shuangshuang’s shoulder as well.

Shuangshuang only felt very comfortable, and soon fell asleep.

After Shuangshuang fell asleep, Yu Si Niang took the cloth in her room and went back to her own room.

She had to seize every moment to help the family make clothes so that the kids at home could wear new clothes soon.

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After a nap, only half an hour had passed; it should be noon now, around two in the afternoon, just the hour to go out and work.

Mu Shuangshuang climbed out of bed as Yu Si Niang was getting ready to go out. She wore a headscarf, and had a water jug tied to her waist, Little Zhi and Xiao Han followed behind her, seemingly ready to go out and work as well.

"Little Zhi, Xiao Han, you two don’t go out. Xiao Han, there are some books on sister’s bed in her room for you to familiarize yourself with and then tell sister later how you feel about it. Little Zhi, you take care of Little Black, walk it a bit in the afternoon, it’s grown too fat, sooner or later it won’t be able to climb trees."

Little Zhi and Xiao Han were only five or six years old, really not the age for work; it’s better for them to stay home.

Xiao Han’s eyes were somewhat bright and black now. He stared blankly at Mu Shuangshuang, completely petrified.

Mu Shuangshuang’s books were bought from the scholar who doesn’t eat food given in contempt. She had been flipping through them casually these days, and had recognized most of the words, so it’s about time to teach Xiao Han.

Although it’s a bit strange for her to read, after considering Xiao Han’s future, she still decided to find an excuse to teach him more.

Xiao Han could be sent to the school for primary learning after spring starts, by then he would almost be eight years old, just the right age for school.

But compared to those taught at home, initially he would definitely be a bit behind.

Mu Xiaohan almost raced into Mu Shuangshuang’s room and took the few books she had bought from her bed.

He cautiously opened a book, the black characters attracted his gaze; though he didn’t recognize a single word, seeing the book made him feel unusually at peace.

Perhaps, he really could go to school.

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Mu Shuangshuang and Yu Si Niang were going to plant crops today on the fertile land forcibly acquired from the Old Mu Family. This morning, Fu Jiu brought the land deed to Yu Si Niang, so now Mu Shuangshuang could boldly state that their third branch now owned one acre of high-yield land.

Along the way, Mu Shuangshuang and Yu Si Niang dragged back the cart they borrowed from Zhuangzi’s family and headed towards the seedling field.

They encountered several young wives from the village, greeted each other, and continued working.

In the seedling field, Mu Qingqing and Mrs. Liu were pulling seedlings, while Gou Dan played with mud on the bank. After more than ten days of double cropping, Mu Qingqing was already very tanned, looking no different from the young wives who work all year round in the village; whereas Mu Shuangshuang, actually didn’t work much.

So her skin was almost the same as before, not much tanned.

Mu Qingqing looked up and saw Mu Shuangshuang with her head wrapped in a scarf, legs tucked into her pants, she looked at herself, going out without even a piece of cloth for shade.

Mu Qingqing disdainfully glanced at Mu Shuangshuang, then began to mock.

"Oh, who did I think it was? This young lady finally tasted the good life and came to work today?"

Mu Shuangshuang didn’t even look at Mu Qingqing, just found a corner and prepared to go into the field to pull seedlings.

Generally, seedlings for a few plots of land are predetermined in quantity, neither too much nor too few. Mu Shuangshuang’s family had two acres, so they didn’t need too many seedlings.

But because their family had few people working, everything had to be done by themselves, they might end up being the last to finish planting.

Mu Qingqing didn’t get the expected answer, and Mu Shuangshuang ignored her, leaving her stewing with anger and without energy.

Mrs. Liu saw Mu Qingqing like this and couldn’t help but remind her. "Qingqing, we need to pull more seedlings, later your grandfather will need seedlings to plant."

Mrs. Liu always had no position in the Old Mu Family. Mu Qingqing didn’t like her, feeling that the fourth branch was the same as the third branch, poor and foolish.

Moreover, her fourth aunt always shrank back whenever bullied, timidly standing aside, so Mu Qingqing never regarded Mrs. Liu highly.

"Move aside, don’t order me around, you fourth branch are the most hopeless." Mu Qingqing elbowed Mrs. Liu, nearly knocking her into the field.

Mrs. Liu clutched her stomach, which was hit painfully, moved to one side, just thinking of resting, when Mu Dazhong came over carrying seedlings.

These days, Mu Dazhong was more reliable than Mu Danyan, though he still liked to slack off, but wouldn’t go to the toilet four times in the morning anymore.

He picked up a few seedlings into his bucket, not even filling one side, he paused and spoke to Mrs. Liu.

"Fourth sister-in-law, move quicker, don’t act like you haven’t eaten, our dad is still waiting for seedlings to plant."

Mrs. Liu nodded meekly, quickened her pace a bit.

But Mu Dazhong was still unsatisfied. "Fourth sister-in-law, Qingqing is a child and pulls seedlings faster than you. Speed up, I need seedlings urgently."

At this moment, Mrs. Liu was almost using both her hands, still couldn’t get many seedlings in one go.

Mu Dazhong coldly stared at Mrs. Liu working alone in the field, not offering any help.

Mu Shuangshuang was furious seeing this, her fist couldn’t help but clench.

Suddenly, a small dark green object caught Mu Shuangshuang’s attention...