Mu Xingsheng did indeed think so. He glanced disdainfully at Tao Shi beside him. She was pale and thin, as if she had been ill for three years. He sighed inwardly. He had married too early, marrying such an unpresentable woman. He was about to become an official, so he would deal with it later. He would just do what he had to do.
Now, witnessing the prosperity of the capital, the sons of the Mu family are all restless and their daughters are full of fantasies. Even Mu Lao Si's wife, Wu, thought that she was only in her thirties and might be able to marry a wealthy widower. She glanced at her husband next to her, who was already balding and had a greasy face, and moved away without saying a word. How come she never thought that the person next to her was so disgusting before?
Mu Taoxian and Mu Taoqiu got into a fight.
You pull my hair, I tear your clothes.
The shepherd family had a hard time separating the two of them.
"Alright, stop making such a racket, everyone quiet down. Finding Mu Xinghe is the priority," Boss Mu said with a stern face.
"Brother, how are we supposed to find them? There are so many businesses, it's hard to tell which ones are merchants and which ones are officials," said Mu Laosan.
“Yes, when you ask people for directions, they either ignore you or can’t explain it clearly,” said Wu, the wife of Mu Lao Si.
Especially when people ask about the Qiao family, passersby always scrutinize them carefully, then wave their hands and say they don't know, and hurry away. It's really strange.
Unbeknownst to the Mu family, the Qiao family was very popular. They often offered discounts on good products and had an army to protect the country, which garnered them a large following. People in the capital did not want the Qiao family to be entangled with thugs.
This family is obviously no good.
After a moment's thought, Elder Mu came up with an extremely "clever" idea: "Then let's go knock on doors one by one and ask."
In fact, many royal and noble families had signs on their gates that read "X Mansion" or "X Residence," which were easy to identify. It was just that no one in the Mu family could read; they were all illiterate.
"Good idea! Just like in the village, if we don't know someone, we can just knock on their door and ask." Mu Laosi immediately agreed.
"With so many families, we need to split up and act quickly." Mu Lao Er looked up at the sky. It was already past dusk and getting dark. Only after finding Mu Xinghe could they settle down; otherwise, they would have to pay for their own lodging.
They endured their hunger and ravenous stomachs so that Mu Xinghe could take them to a restaurant for a big meal.
Exhausted, hungry, and thirsty—a torment beyond measure.
So they split into two groups, each knocking on doors from either end of the main street.
Mu Laosan was the first to knock on the door. He went around the screen wall, raised his arm, and started banging on the door.
The commotion caused passersby to stop and stare in surprise, while whispering amongst themselves.
"What are they doing, knocking on someone's front door? I've never seen that before."
"Are you crazy? Are you out of your mind?"
It's no wonder pedestrians were so surprised, because the main gate of a grand mansion is only opened on important occasions such as receiving imperial edicts, welcoming weddings, and funerals; normally, people use the side gates.
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