Ming Qing said, "It's not my family that has an accident, it's Wu Ming's family that has an accident. His grandfather hit someone while driving a carriage, and he blackmailed Wu Ming. He asked for five taels of silver right away, and now he's blocking the Wu family to ask for money! Wu Ning came here to ask for help, but her uncle and aunt were not at home, so Xue Han took out her own silver and borrowed the rest from me to get five taels for Wu Ning. Let Wu Ning take it back first, and my sister asked me to wait for you at the door."
Zhulan would not simply think it was an accident. Seeing that the entrance examination was only a few days away, this was too much of a coincidence. She said to Mingqing, "I'll give you the money later."
Then he said to Zhou Shuren: "Let's go and take a look too!"
An opportunity that comes right to your doorstep!
Zhou Shuren looked down at his clothes and said, "Take the five taels of silver. Even if you don't give up, I won't make things difficult for you. Let's change our clothes first and then go over."
Then he said to Ming Qing: "You have been to Zhao Bo's house before, go and see if Zhao Bo is at home. If he is, take him to Wu's house. You know the address of Wu's house."
Ming Qing, "I'll go to Zhao Bo's house now."
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren returned to the yard. Xuehan was waiting in the yard. Zhulan said, "Mom knows everything. It's okay. Don't worry about it. When Mom is not home, lock the door and you stay at home."
Xue Han was relieved to see her parents coming back, "Yeah."
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren took out their best clothes and changed into them. Zhulan also put on the hairpins, bracelets and earrings that she had never worn before.
Zhou Shuren sat aside and watched with amazement in his eyes. If it wasn't the wrong timing, he would have wanted to go forward and draw the eyebrows.
Zhulan and her companion brought 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 who had gathered to watch the fun had left, but the family who was blackmailing them did not leave.
Arriving at the door, Zhulan looked at the carriage and exclaimed, "The carriage looks familiar."
Zhou Shuren took a closer look and said, "I've seen it before, so it looks familiar."
Zhu Lan's eyes widened. "Isn't this the carriage going to Wang Laosi's house, Shi's house? Why is the carriage parked here?"
Zhou Shuren's eyes were full of amusement, "Interesting, let's go in and take a look."
The Wu family's house is a small courtyard, which they rent for 150 cents a month. Originally, the Wu family lived in Dongcheng District and had two rooms that they sold for a small amount of money. They moved here in order to have a better environment and to get more help.
The yard was not big, with a total of three rooms and a small kitchen. Everyone gathered in the main room. Zhulan didn't count them carefully, but she saw Wang Ru at a glance among the people in the room. Wang Ru was dressed like a rich lady, and she stood out in the middle.
When Mrs. Wu Li saw Zhulan and Zhou Shuren, she hurried out to greet them, her voice a little hoarse, "Why are you here?"
Zhulan started crying as soon as she saw Wu Lishi. She was already over fifty years old, but she worked hard all year round and looked like she was sixty. She looked even older today. "Wu Ning came to our house just now, but we were not at home. When we came back and heard about it, we naturally came to see her. Didn't she take the silver? Why hasn't she left yet?"
Wu Li was furious. It was obvious that they were bullying her. "They raised the price again. They want ten taels of silver."
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren looked at each other and realized that it was not just a scam. "Let's go in and take a look."
Mrs. Wu Li was really at a loss. Their family's roots were in Dongcheng, but Dongcheng was poor. Even if they had relatives, they couldn't help. So she shamelessly went to the Zhou family to borrow money. She got the money, but it still didn't solve the problem. She held Mrs. Zhou's hand tightly as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw. She didn't want to affect her grandson's college entrance examination, as her eldest grandson was the hope of the family.
Zhulan helped Wu Li into the hall. Everyone in the hall looked at Zhulan and her husband, especially Wang Ru, whose look of astonishment was particularly noticeable.
Wang Ru's pupils constricted. How come Zhou Yang was in Pingzhou, and was dressed like a rich lady. Her temperament was more like that of an official lady than any official lady she had seen. During the more than two months that she was locked up at home with no news, what happened to the Zhou family
An unknown fear made her completely panic. Although the plot of the novel was becoming increasingly vague, the old couple of the Zhou family had never left the village. Why would they appear in Pingzhou
Zhulan ignored Wang Ru and helped Wu Li to sit down.
Zhou Shuren also talked to Wu Ming and briefly understood what happened. Although Wu Ming did not explain it directly, Zhou Shuren also understood that it was similar to what he guessed. Some people did not want Wu Ming to pass the imperial examination and did not even want Wu Ming to continue to take the imperial examination.
Wu Ming had a gloomy face. He was determined to kill people and not just go through with it. He even schemed against his grandfather and forced his family. If he didn't know the Zhou family, he would be helpless and would have been bullied and suppressed.
Zhou Shuren and Zhulan were well dressed, and Zhulan looked especially like an official's wife. For a moment, the blackmailing family was frightened.
Zhulan saw it clearly and knew what was going on. If the person had a strong background, they wouldn't be scared and wouldn't use such low-level calculations. Now she had a clear idea in her mind, the matter was easy to resolve.