Mingqing said, “It’s not that something happened at home; it’s that something happened to the Wu Ming family. His grandfather was driving a carriage and accidentally hit someone. They accused Wu Ming, demanding five taels of silver as soon as they spoke. Now, they are blocking the Wu family, demanding money! Wu Ning’s maid ran over to ask for help. Grandpa wasn’t at home, so Xuehan took out her own silver and borrowed the rest from me to gather the five taels for Wu Ning. She asked Wu Ning to take it back first, and Aunt Han asked me to wait for you at the door.”
Zhulan didn’t naively think it was just an accident. With only a few days left until the entrance exam, this was too coincidental. She said to Mingqing, “I’ll give you the silver in a moment.”
She then said to Zhou Shuren: “Let’s go over and have a look!”
A timely opportunity came to her door!
Zhou Shuren lowered his head and looked at his clothes. “They have given them the five taels of silver. Even if they don’t give up, they won’t resort to violence. Let’s change our clothes first before going over there.”
Then he said to Ming Qing: “You’ve been to Zhao Bo’s house too, go and see if Zhao Bo is at home or not. If he is at home, take him to Wu’s house. You know the address of Wu’s house.”
Mingqing said, “I will go to Zhao Bo’s house right now.”
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren returned to the yard, Xuehan was waiting in the yard, Zhulan said: “Mom already knows. It’s okay. Don’t worry about it. Lock the door when mom is not at home. You guys stay at home.”
Xuehan felt relieved when her parents came back. “Yes.”
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren put on their best clothes, Zhulan also put on all the hairpins, bracelets, and earrings that she had never worn before.
Zhou Shuren sat aside and watched with astonishment in his eyes. If it wasn’t for the wrong timing, he would have wanted to step forward and draw her eyebrows.
Zhulan also took another twenty taels of silver.
The Wu family was some distance away from Zhulan’s family. When they arrived at the Wu family, the people watching the excitement had left, but the blackmailers didn’t leave.
When they arrived at the door, Zhulan looked at the carriage and exclaimed, “That carriage looks familiar.”
Zhou Shuren examined the place carefully and said, “It looks vaguely familiar.”
Zhu Lan widened her eyes and exclaimed, “Isn’t this the carriage that went to Fourth Wang’s house, the Shi family’s carriage? Why is it parked here?”
Zhou Shuren’s eyes were filled with wonder, “It’s interesting, let’s go in and have a look.”
The Wu family lived in a small courtyard, which they rented for 150 wen per month. Originally, they were in the eastern part of the city, and they sold two rooms there for some money. They moved to this place for a better environment and to have more opportunities for manual labor to supplement their income.
The yard was not big, with a total of three rooms and a small kitchen. People gathered in the main room. Zhulan didn’t count carefully how many people were there in the room. Zhulan saw Wang Ru at a glance. Wang Ru was dressed like a rich girl. Yes, standing in the middle of the room, she looked a bit outstanding.
When Wu Li Shi saw Zhulan and Zhou Shuren, she hurriedly greeted her, her voice was a little hoarse, “Why are you here?”
Upon seeing Wu Li Shi, Zhulan couldn’t hold back her tears. Wu Li Shi, who was already in her fifties and had aged prematurely due to years of hard work, looked even older today. She said, “Just now, Wu Ning came to our house. We weren’t at home, but when we heard about it, we naturally came to see it. Didn’t they get the silver? Why haven’t they left?”
Wu Li Shi was angry, the victim’s family was obviously bullying, “They’ve increased the price again, they want ten taels of silver now.”
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren looked at each other, and it turned out that this was more than just a ploy, “Let’s go in and take a look.”
Wu’s family really had no choice. Their family’s roots were in Dongcheng, but Dongcheng was poor. Even if they had relatives, they couldn’t help. So they shamelessly went to Zhou’s family to borrow money. They borrowed the money, but still couldn’t solve the problem. She grasped Zhou Shi’s hand tightly as if grasping a life-saving straw. She did not want to affect her grandson’s college entrance examination. The eldest grandson was the hope of the family.
Zhulan helped Wu Li Shi into the hall. Everyone in the hall looked at Zhulan and his wife, especially Wang Ru’s look of seeing a ghost, which was particularly conspicuous.
Wang Ru’s pupils tightened, why was Zhou’s family in Pingzhou, and was Zhulan dressed like a rich lady. Her temperament was more like an official lady than any official lady she had ever seen. During the more than two months that she had been locked up at home, with no news, what happened to the Zhou family?
An unknown fear completely panicked her. Although the plot of the novel became increasingly vague, the Zhou family had never left the village. Why did they appear in Pingzhou?
Zhulan ignored Wang Ru and helped Wu Li Shi sit down.
Zhou Shuren also talked to Wu Ming and briefly understood what happened. Although Wu Ming didn’t explain it clearly, Zhou Shuren also understood it. It was almost as he guessed. Some people didn’t want Wu Ming to be admitted as a xiùcái or even didn’t want Wu Ming to continue sitting for the imperial exam.
Wu Ming had a gloomy look on his face, and he could kill without a single answer. He plotted against his grandfather and even forced his family. If he didn’t know the Zhou family, he would have no one to rely on but to be bullied and suppressed.
Zhou Shuren and Zhulan were well dressed, and Zhulan looked particularly like an official wife. The blackmailing family was frightened for a while.
Zhulan saw clearly and knew what was going on. If the background of the blackmailer was strong enough, they couldn’t be frightened by seeing them or use such low-end calculations, then this matter would be easy to solve.
Mingqing said, “It’s not that something happened at home; it’s that something happened to the Wu Ming family. His grandfather was driving a carriage and accidentally hit someone. They accused Wu Ming, demanding five taels of silver as soon as they spoke. Now, they are blocking the Wu family, demanding money! Wu Ning’s maid ran over to ask for help. Grandpa wasn’t at home, so Xuehan took out her own silver and borrowed the rest from me to gather the five taels for Wu Ning. She asked Wu Ning to take it back first, and Aunt Han asked me to wait for you at the door.”
Zhulan didn’t naively think it was just an accident. With only a few days left until the entrance exam, this was too coincidental. She said to Mingqing, “I’ll give you the silver in a moment.”
She then said to Zhou Shuren: “Let’s go over and have a look!”
A timely opportunity came to her door!
Zhou Shuren lowered his head and looked at his clothes. “They have given them the five taels of silver. Even if they don’t give up, they won’t resort to violence. Let’s change our clothes first before going over there.”
Then he said to Ming Qing: “You’ve been to Zhao Bo’s house too, go and see if Zhao Bo is at home or not. If he is at home, take him to Wu’s house. You know the address of Wu’s house.”
Mingqing said, “I will go to Zhao Bo’s house right now.”
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren returned to the yard, Xuehan was waiting in the yard, Zhulan said: “Mom already knows. It’s okay. Don’t worry about it. Lock the door when mom is not at home. You guys stay at home.”
Xuehan felt relieved when her parents came back. “Yes.”
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren put on their best clothes, Zhulan also put on all the hairpins, bracelets, and earrings that she had never worn before.
Zhou Shuren sat aside and watched with astonishment in his eyes. If it wasn’t for the wrong timing, he would have wanted to step forward and draw her eyebrows.
Zhulan also took another twenty taels of silver.
The Wu family was some distance away from Zhulan’s family. When they arrived at the Wu family, the people watching the excitement had left, but the blackmailers didn’t leave.
When they arrived at the door, Zhulan looked at the carriage and exclaimed, “That carriage looks familiar.”
Zhou Shuren examined the place carefully and said, “It looks vaguely familiar.”
Zhu Lan widened her eyes and exclaimed, “Isn’t this the carriage that went to Fourth Wang’s house, the Shi family’s carriage? Why is it parked here?”
Zhou Shuren’s eyes were filled with wonder, “It’s interesting, let’s go in and have a look.”
The Wu family lived in a small courtyard, which they rented for 150 wen per month. Originally, they were in the eastern part of the city, and they sold two rooms there for some money. They moved to this place for a better environment and to have more opportunities for manual labor to supplement their income.
The yard was not big, with a total of three rooms and a small kitchen. People gathered in the main room. Zhulan didn’t count carefully how many people were there in the room. Zhulan saw Wang Ru at a glance. Wang Ru was dressed like a rich girl. Yes, standing in the middle of the room, she looked a bit outstanding.
When Wu Li Shi saw Zhulan and Zhou Shuren, she hurriedly greeted her, her voice was a little hoarse, “Why are you here?”
Upon seeing Wu Li Shi, Zhulan couldn’t hold back her tears. Wu Li Shi, who was already in her fifties and had aged prematurely due to years of hard work, looked even older today. She said, “Just now, Wu Ning came to our house. We weren’t at home, but when we heard about it, we naturally came to see it. Didn’t they get the silver? Why haven’t they left?”
Wu Li Shi was angry, the victim’s family was obviously bullying, “They’ve increased the price again, they want ten taels of silver now.”
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren looked at each other, and it turned out that this was more than just a ploy, “Let’s go in and take a look.”
Wu’s family really had no choice. Their family’s roots were in Dongcheng, but Dongcheng was poor. Even if they had relatives, they couldn’t help. So they shamelessly went to Zhou’s family to borrow money. They borrowed the money, but still couldn’t solve the problem. She grasped Zhou Shi’s hand tightly as if grasping a life-saving straw. She did not want to affect her grandson’s college entrance examination. The eldest grandson was the hope of the family.
Zhulan helped Wu Li Shi into the hall. Everyone in the hall looked at Zhulan and his wife, especially Wang Ru’s look of seeing a ghost, which was particularly conspicuous.
Wang Ru’s pupils tightened, why was Zhou’s family in Pingzhou, and was Zhulan dressed like a rich lady. Her temperament was more like an official lady than any official lady she had ever seen. During the more than two months that she had been locked up at home, with no news, what happened to the Zhou family?
An unknown fear completely panicked her. Although the plot of the novel became increasingly vague, the Zhou family had never left the village. Why did they appear in Pingzhou?
Zhulan ignored Wang Ru and helped Wu Li Shi sit down.
Zhou Shuren also talked to Wu Ming and briefly understood what happened. Although Wu Ming didn’t explain it clearly, Zhou Shuren also understood it. It was almost as he guessed. Some people didn’t want Wu Ming to be admitted as a xiùcái or even didn’t want Wu Ming to continue sitting for the imperial exam.
Wu Ming had a gloomy look on his face, and he could kill without a single answer. He plotted against his grandfather and even forced his family. If he didn’t know the Zhou family, he would have no one to rely on but to be bullied and suppressed.
Zhou Shuren and Zhulan were well dressed, and Zhulan looked particularly like an official wife. The blackmailing family was frightened for a while.
Zhulan saw clearly and knew what was going on. If the background of the blackmailer was strong enough, they couldn’t be frightened by seeing them or use such low-end calculations, then this matter would be easy to solve.
