"Of course it’s true!"
Facing such an important life matter, Mrs. Lin had no choice but to compromise.
"Alright then, squat around the outhouse and bark like a dog. Once you’re done, I’ll come out."
"What?" Mrs. Lin almost spat blood from anger. She fiercely spat towards the outhouse door. "You wish! You stinky girl, don’t push your luck. You actually want me to... Ow, it hurts!"
Halfway through her words, Mrs. Lin’s stomach started to ache like needle pricks.
The churning stuff in her stomach was about to spill into her pants.
She cursed loudly. "You stink girl, fine, you win!"
After cursing, Mrs. Lin reluctantly squatted down and barked twice towards the outhouse. "Woof woof~"
Mu Shuangshuang clutched her stomach, almost laughing herself into a fit. It’s said that when you need to use the bathroom, it’s urgent, more urgent than hunger, which can wait, but when you need to go, it won’t wait.
"Are you done?" Mrs. Lin asked, clutching her own stomach, struggling to speak clearly, sweat, the size of beans, started to trickle down her forehead.
All because of the unrelieved stuff inside her.
"Second aunt, your voice is too low, I didn’t hear it." Mu Shuangshuang nonchalantly picked her ear.
This almost made Mrs. Lin spit blood from rage.
"You stinky girl, you just wait and see!"
"Second aunt, feel free to come in, anyway, I’m not the one feeling uncomfortable and needing to poop, it’s not me suffering."
As Mu Shuangshuang spoke, she had already lifted her foot, ready to kick as soon as Mrs. Lin came in, then we’d see who’s more powerful.
Mrs. Lin twitched a few times and then barked a few more times like a dog.
"Woof woof~" Her voice was trembling!
She weakly asked the Mu Shuangshuang in the outhouse, "Shuang, are you done? I really need to poo..."
"Alright, alright, I’m putting my pants on, second aunt, no rush!"
After a while, Mrs. Lin saw that Mu Shuangshuang still hadn’t come out, she anxiously stepped forward to pull on the outhouse door, but somehow couldn’t open it, and suddenly she let out a fart...
Instantly, a foul stench filled the air...
Finally, Mu Shuangshuang pushed the door open, vigorously waving the fan in her hand to disperse the smell.
"Second aunt, I’m done, go on in!"
But Mrs. Lin had already soiled herself, and because of the unfinished business inside her, her stomach made a crackling sound!
Mrs. Lin stood awkwardly at the side, not knowing what to do, unable to move because if she did...
"Second aunt, you take your time, I’ll head back first!"
Mu Shuangshuang waved her fan as she walked away, her face beaming with a spring-like smile.
Before she could get far, Mu Danian rushed over, holding his backside, in a flustered hurry as well.
As he neared Mrs. Lin at the door, he couldn’t help but cover his nose with a disgusted look.
"Second sister-in-law, what are you doing? Why didn’t you poop in the outhouse, you..."
Mu Danian nearly gagged, feeling utterly gross, losing any intent to use the outhouse himself.
Mrs. Lin blushed furiously, wanting to explain to Mu Danian but not daring to move, awkwardly staring at him.
"Second sister-in-law, you... don’t gross me out, you..."
Mu Danian stepped back multiple times, finally stopping next to Mu Shuangshuang.
"Hey, Shuang-girl, what are you holding, let your fifth uncle see."
Feeling safe from Mrs. Lin’s odor, Mu Danian leaned closer to Shuangshuang, enjoying a refreshing breeze that made him almost sigh with relief.
"What do you think it is, fifth uncle? It’s a fan, obviously, something that can make a breeze." Mu Shuangshuang gave Mu Danian a look, as if saying he was out of touch.
Mu Danian nearly blew a gasket from irritation.
This stinky girl always loved to annoy him.
"Come on, let your fifth uncle see, how come it looks different from the fans I’ve seen in the town."
Mu Danian thought that what Shuangshuang held was a good item, shaped like a disc, but fanned out a breeze much stronger than those paper fans in town.
He recalled how he would leave the outhouse drenched as if he’d worked all morning.
If only he could have such a fan, he wouldn’t fear the heat while doing his business again.
"No way, this fan is precious. What if my fifth uncle breaks it?" Mu Shuangshuang rolled her eyes at Mu Danian, speaking crossly.
"Why are you so stingy, girl? Looking wouldn’t break it. Besides, I’m your fifth uncle, so what’s wrong with letting me take a look?"
"I said no, so no. If you want one, fifth uncle, buy it yourself!"
Having said that, Mu Shuangshuang waved the fan and headed towards her own place, not paying any attention to Mu Danian behind her.
Mu Danian stomped around, furiously cursing at Shuangshuang before finally calming down.
Meanwhile, Mu Zhenzhen, having eaten two eggs and drunk three bowls of soup, patted her full belly and stepped out of the Old Mu Family’s gate. At the village entrance, she first looked to see if there were any bullock carts.
Usually, sometimes with market days or people renting out carts, she could catch a ride.
Dahuo Village is on a fork in the road that leads to the town; getting a cart ride could save her more than half the journey.
Sure enough, at the village entrance, a man was waiting with his bullock cart, occasionally glancing towards the village as if expecting someone. When Mu Zhenzhen approached, she recognized it was Liu Wangcai.
Mu Zhenzhen knew him too, before getting married, they used to play together. Back then, she was pretty, while Liu Wangcai was ugly. Not only did he have sores on his head, but in summer, his dandruff fell like rain.
"Hey, Wangcai, what’re you doing here? Waiting for someone?"
Liu Wangcai looked up to see Mu Zhenzhen, dressed neatly with rouge on her face, lighting up his eyes, almost making him drool.
"Zhenzhen, what are you doing here? Haven’t you gotten married?"
Mu Zhenzhen raised her hand to cover half her face, pretending to be shy. "Yes, I did. What about you? Got yourself a bride?"
Liu Wangcai was already married, but charmed by Mu Zhenzhen’s beauty, he shook his head like a rattle drum.
"No, I’m still single. Hehe, your husband sure is lucky, marrying such a beautiful wife, he must treat you like a treasure."
Being complimented on her looks, Mu Zhenzhen laughed heartily, then coyly said, "A woman considers her husband her sky. How can I let him pamper me, of course, I’m the one pampering him. Otherwise, I’d be gossiped about."
By the way, Wangcai, where are you heading? Can you take me to Dahuo Village? I’m in a hurry to get back to my in-laws’ today."
"Hop on, I don’t have anything to do today, I can chat with you along the way." Liu Wangcai smiled.
So the two of them headed off in the direction of Dahuo Village.
After a while, Liu Wangcai’s wife, with her family, rushed to the village entrance, only to find Liu Wangcai had long gone.