CHAPTER 747: CHAPTER 743: PAST SCANDALS (PART 1)

Gu Jiulian was stunned. She stared at Mu Shuangshuang, seemingly not expecting that Mu Shuangshuang would dare throw snow at her.

As she opened her mouth, intending to curse Mu Shuangshuang,

another snowball hit Gu Jiulian right in the mouth.

This time, Gu Jiulian fell into the snow, eating snow like a dog.

Mu Shuangshuang covered her mouth and laughed out loud.

"Mu Shuangshuang, you little bitch, you... don’t be too excessive." Gu Jiulian shouted angrily at Mu Shuangshuang from her snow pile.

"Old witch, your mouth stinks too much, you should eat more snow to clean it.

Besides, Fengzi’s mother isn’t dead; she’s doing just fine now. As for you, you’re no different from a madwoman. Look at yourself, I feel embarrassed just looking at you."

Mu Shuangshuang, hands on her hips, defiantly shouted at Gu Jiulian.

Gu Jiulian struggled to get up from the ground, but slipped again, eating snow like a dog.

Mu Shuangshuang laughed even more joyfully.

Standing nearby, Lu Yuanfeng felt his heart warm because of that laughter; even when Gu Jiulian called him a curse, the hidden shadow in his heart completely vanished.

Shuangshuang’s laughter was contagious; at least, it filled Lu Yuanfeng with happiness.

In a snow-covered world, a little girl in a red cotton jacket laughed freely and boldly.

Her face full of confidence, seemingly never to be defeated by the difficulties ahead.

Beside her, the tall and strong young man looked at the little girl as if she were a treasure. Together, they were so dazzling, so harmonious.

"Fengzi, let’s go inside and get some stuff; just this bit of fighting strength isn’t worth me tearing apart." Mu Shuangshuang said confidently to Lu Yuanfeng after dealing with Gu Jiulian.

Lu Yuanfeng nodded with a smile, and the two turned and entered Lu Yuanfeng’s house without looking back.

Leaving Gu Jiulian alone in the snow, angry, flailing, and cursing.

Before entering the house, the two said nothing and went inside, taking only tools, then headed to Shuangshuang’s house.

When they came out, Gu Jiulian had already fallen countless times, yet she was still cursing, spouting all sorts of unpleasant words, seemingly trying to provoke Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng.

Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng directly bypassed Gu Jiulian; for such shameless women, ignoring them was best.

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In the courtyard of the Third Branch of the Mu Family, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng placed the tools: a large wooden basin and a few pig slaughtering knives.

The Huang Brothers, who were warming themselves inside the house, also came out, each giving Lu Yuanfeng a thumbs-up.

"Fengzi, you were only gone a short while and caught a roe deer. Last time, our brothers wandered in the mountains for two days and didn’t even see a rabbit." Huang Da said with envy.

"Brother, I’ve always said that following Brother Fengzi will surely lead to catching good things. Once we borrow winter coats from the village, we’ll follow Brother Fengzi into the mountains to hunt big game." Huang Er said excitedly.

The Huang Brothers discussed the clothing issue in the morning; since Lu Yuanfeng suggested they wear something warm to the mountains, they had none themselves and had to borrow from the village.

Mu Shuangshuang knew the Huang Brothers lived a tight life but didn’t know they had to borrow even coats.

Hearing this, Mu Shuangshuang felt uncomfortable inside; after all, the Huang Brothers helped her significantly.

"Huang Da, Huang Er, Shuangshuang will prepare coats for you. It’s cold now, so hurry to the kitchen and warm up." Mu Shuangshuang urged.

The Huang Brothers stared dumbfounded at Mu Shuangshuang, before saying, "Miss Shuangshuang, don’t be so kind to us. We brothers once thought about taking your and Brother Fengzi’s lives, we..."

The Huang Brothers recalled past events with immense shame.

"No fighting, no knowing. I also fought back then." Mu Shuangshuang laughed.

Speaking of it, her fiery temper hasn’t changed even now.

"Haha, speaking of which, I remember the day in the cave when we brothers were taught a lesson by Miss Shuangshuang. Back then, Miss Shuangshuang was so formidable, most men weren’t her match." Huang Da recollected, not with resentment but with amazement.

Lu Yuanfeng also recalled; his Shuangshuang has always had this fiery temper.

Lu Yuanfeng never knew that intelligence, calm and fiery temper could combine so well.

And Shuangshuang is just such a person who combines them perfectly.

"Alright, alright, let’s move past the past, think of nothing more." Mu Shuangshuang said, slightly embarrassed.

"Okay, we won’t talk about it anymore. Anyway, thank you, Miss Shuangshuang."

Having said that, the Huang Brothers went into the kitchen, and Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng continued busying themselves in the courtyard.

"Fengzi, I’ll get a wooden bucket to catch the roe deer blood."

Mu Shuangshuang went inside and came out again holding a clean wooden bucket.

Lu Yuanfeng picked up a slaughtering knife and started bleeding the roe deer; with a cut, the roe deer began to struggle, and Lu Yuanfeng held it down hard.

Mu Shuangshuang caught all the roe deer blood with the wooden bucket and planned to give a bowl to Aunt Zhao Yun’s home and Zhao Gouzi’s home later.

And also send some roe deer meat.

Lu Yuanfeng skillfully skinned the roe deer with the slaughtering knife; he placed the pelt aside, planning to tan it later in the storeroom.

Roe deer pelts aren’t as valuable as those of animals like deer, so Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng decided to tan it and use it to make shoes, perfect for wearing during snowy days.

The snow came so suddenly; Shuangshuang’s house still had many cold-proof items unprepared.

The quilts weren’t thick enough, and there wasn’t enough charcoal for warmth at night.

Furthermore, Yu Si Niang only made coats but not shoes; it’s estimated that they will have to go to town to buy materials for making shoes soon, like fabrics and things for thousand-layer soles.

In winter, wearing straw shoes or embroidered shoes isn’t wise; the former is too cold, and the latter too easily wet. If they can make cotton shoes with roe deer pelt as the upper, it would be perfect.

Lu Yuanfeng cut the roe deer meat into several pieces and took off a leg for Mu Shuangshuang to use for lunch. He also cut two pounds of roe deer meat to send to Zhao Yun and Zhao Gouzi’s homes.

Mu Shuangshuang watched as Lu Yuanfeng sliced up the remaining roe deer; she placed the sliced roe deer meat into a large jar, salted it for preservation.

The biggest benefit of winter is that these stored items won’t easily spoil.

Mu Shuangshuang covered the salted roe deer meat with a pot lid and began dealing with the rabbit with the broken leg in the courtyard.

Lunch included dry-fried roe deer meat, braised rabbit, and some side dishes.

The side dishes were picked by Yu Si Niang from the vegetable patch early in the snow; perhaps due to the cold, Mu Shuangshuang noticed the vegetable cores seemed somewhat frostbitten.