"Why can’t I? I just want to despise you, you stupid woman! Not only are you ugly, but your mouth is foul too. I should find a needle and sew up your stinking mouth!"

Mu Dazhong kept cursing relentlessly.

Mrs. Lin was shocked by his curses, her head felt numb, her blood boiled!

She couldn’t care about anything anymore and started a shouting match with Mu Dazhong, "You deadbeat, dare to despise me? Do you even look at yourself!

Looking rural and with a face like it’s been chewed by a dog, ugly and dirty! Besides me, who would want a short-bodied thing like you?"

"Fine, since you despise me, I’ll divorce you, let you find someone tall and handsome! Hopefully someone can tolerate your foul temper!"

Mu Dazhong was filled with anger. He had just managed to escape from Mountain Village, hadn’t even caught his breath, and this woman was buzzing around him like a fly, screaming non-stop!

"Go ahead! Do you think without you, I can’t find anyone better?" Mrs. Lin said defiantly. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Mu Dazhong lunged forward and slapped Mrs. Lin across the face.

Knocking her to the ground, Mrs. Lin sat on the ground wailing!

Seeing that the entire family would come over to watch the commotion, Mu Dazhong took a swift step forward and covered Mrs. Lin’s mouth with his hand!

"Alright, stop crying, this is my fault! I shouldn’t have called you ugly, my wife is prettier than a flower, she is the flower of Er Gui Village!"

Mrs. Lin knew Mu Dazhong was sweet-talking her but remained unmoved.

She used both her hands and feet, her long black nails scraping at Mu Dazhong’s arm, just wanting him to release his hand covering her mouth.

Mu Dazhong decided, "Go ahead and shout, bring everyone here, let everyone know I’m back!

When tomorrow comes, let them take me to prison, then everyone in the village will know your man Mu Dazhong is a prisoner, and you can forget about getting any benefits in the village!"

Mrs. Lin was stunned upon hearing this, and at that moment Mu Dazhong released his hand covering Mrs. Lin’s mouth!

She stared at Mu Dazhong dumbly, her mouth quivering, "Daddy Gou Dan, what... what did you do? Did you steal something? Or steal someone?"

Mu Dazhong remained unfazed, Mrs. Lin continued, "Killed... a person, you didn’t kill someone, did you?"

Mu Dazhong shook his head!

Mrs. Lin breathed a sigh of relief, muttering to herself, "As long as you didn’t kill someone, as long as you didn’t kill someone!"

But then, she was terrified by Mu Dazhong’s words.

"Worse than killing someone, your brother might be done for too!" Mu Dazhong said.

"What? My brother, what happened to my brother?" Mrs. Lin shouted loudly.

"Lower your voice, do you want me dead?" Mu Dazhong scolded!

Only then did Mrs. Lin cover her mouth and softly ask, "What happened? Tell me!"

Mu Dazhong finally began to recount his experience in Mountain Village.

One day, Wang Dali learned that his men had found a gold mine, and harbored murderous intent towards Wang Dali and Lin Dajun.

The bone-removing machete was already raised above their heads, about to chop off Mu Dazhong and Lin Dajun’s heads.

Just then, the room next to Lin Dajun’s mining site entirely sunk into the ground.

The house of that family collapsed instantly, burying everyone, regardless of age or gender, in the soil.

Lin Dajun’s gold mining activity in Mountain Village was completely exposed.

And it harmed another family!

Wang Dali abandoned the newly discovered gold mine below and fled hastily with his newly recruited underlings.

However, Lin Dajun was caught by the people of Mountain Village, reportedly to be sent to the government and put in prison, while Mu Dazhong seized the chaos to escape.

But these events can’t remain hidden, as soon as Lin Dajun is interrogated, it will be known that I was involved.

Not just me, even Wang Dali and those fleeing men cannot escape this.

But Wang Dali said he would resort to banditry, fearing the government cannot do anything about him for the time being.

Mu Dazhong stumbled back with great difficulty. Realizing he couldn’t let his family know about this, hoping it’s safest to flee!

"Gou Dan’s mother, is there any money left, I need to flee, can’t let those people catch me!" Mu Dazhong tugged at Mrs. Lin’s sleeve, pleadingly looking at her.

Mrs. Lin shook her head immediately, "Where is the money, you know the situation of our family, our mother controls the silver taels, I as the daughter-in-law can’t even get half a coin!"

"What to do then? Without money how can I escape?" Mu Dazhong said, starting to panic himself.

"Daddy Gou Dan, you can’t run, if you run, Gou Dan and I will have no way to survive!"

Mrs. Lin wasn’t foolish; this matter was Mu Dazhong’s doing, if he ran, she would be left a widow with an orphan.

The daughter, Qing, could marry off any time, but Gou Dan was her son, she would rely on him for retirement in the future.

So she couldn’t throw away her son, not only that, she had to raise him and find a wife for him.

That would undoubtedly need money!

Moreover, Mu Dazhong committed such a severe crime, surely those people would not let it slide, they would definitely come after her!

How could she, a woman, handle those people?

"You woman, even now you’re only thinking about yourself!" Mu Dazhong was red-eyed with anger, at this moment, he wanted to strangle Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin calmly replied, "Daddy Gou Dan, am I really thinking of myself? I am thinking of our son, since giving birth to Gou Dan, I can’t conceive another child for years.

I don’t know if I can conceive in the future, you know what happened to Da Lang, he abandoned his family and kin for an outsider girl, do you still hope he will inherit your business and continue your lineage?

Now Gou Dan is our hope, if you leave, would those people take a ruthless hand against Gou Dan?"

Mu Dazhong frowned, seriously contemplating.

"Yes! If I leave, they won’t let us off, but... if I don’t leave, I’ll lose my life!

Gou Dan’s mother, believe me, let me go find somewhere, earn good money, when I strike it rich, I’ll come back for you and Gou Dan!"

You’d only be fooling a ghost if you believe that!

What kind of person Mu Dazhong is, others may not know, but I do, Mrs. Lin thought to herself!

She added, "Dazhong, actually you don’t have to panic about this matter! Remember, your brother is now a county magistrate, his relationship with the County Magistrate is surely good!

Let’s go beg him, asking him to help us solve this matter, you won’t have to go to prison, and I and Gou Dan won’t have to worry about being torn apart, how about that?"

"Sounds good, but as for my brother, you know well, he might help with a little thing, but such a big matter, he won’t be willing!" Mu Dazhong said.

Among the brothers, actually Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian were more clever.

Mu Danian relied on knowing Mu Dade and Mrs. Jin’s secret to act arrogantly.

Mu Dazhong knew Mu Dade’s character, and also knew that just based on himself, it wasn’t likely to make his big brother give in!