Lu Yuan wasn't there that night, and Wen Moxue didn't sleep well.

I woke up before dawn and dared not fall back asleep, afraid that Lu Yuan would come back and not hear me knocking on the door.

I stayed awake until dawn, but no one came back.

Wen Moxue got up early and came to the abandoned house. Several people came to repair the house, but she didn't see Lu Yuan.

I walked around the village again, but didn't see a soul.

I couldn't help but feel a little worried. Where did this person go? It was bad enough that he didn't come home all night, but now that it's dawn, he still hasn't shown up.

Wen Moxue didn't wait for Lu Yuan to return, but instead saw Zhang Yuping return home in a disheveled state.

"Mother, you're finally back! Waaah—"

As soon as Zhang Yuping arrived home, Lu Xiaoqin, Lu Xiaofang, and Lu Xiaojun, the three siblings, surrounded her.

Just as the family was about to embrace and have a tearful reunion, Lu Xiaojun pinched his nose and withdrew from the encirclement.

"Mom, why do you smell so bad?"

Zhang Yuping still had tears in the corners of her eyes, and she stood there stunned, feeling a chill in her heart.

She hasn't washed or brushed her teeth for days, and it's so hot outside, how could she not smell bad?

He gave an awkward twitch of his lips.

"Xiaoqin and Xiaofang, which of you two will boil some water? I need to take a bath."

"I'll go."

"I'll go."

"I'll go."

Lu Xiaoqin and Lu Xiaofang rushed into the kitchen.

Even Lu Xiaojun, who never does any work, was vying to boil water.

Wen Moxue found this scene amusing.

However, she was a little worried about Lu Yuan, and couldn't quite manage a smile.

Too lazy to deal with that family, I went to the home of Sun Maodou, who was a carpenter in the village.

Sun Maodou's father, Sun Dadou, was a well-known carpenter in the village, with excellent skills.

Their family and the family of the brigade leader, Sun Changsheng, are related by blood, within five degrees of kinship.

Wen Moxue didn't have a good impression of the Sun family and didn't want to ask Sun Maodou's family to make furniture.

After asking around, I found out that only Sun Dadou knew how to make furniture in the village.

"Uncle Sun, how long will it take to finish making these things?"

Sun Dadou picked up the welding pipe, wanting to take a puff, but then he looked up and thought of Wen Moxue, and restrained himself.

He tapped his pipe and said, "Wen Zhiqing, the tables, chairs, benches, cabinets, and cupboards are all ready-made. It's just that the large wardrobe and bathtub you wanted aren't available; they'll need to be made separately. Give me ten days."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Uncle Sun. Please calculate the total amount, and I'll give you a deposit first."

Sun Dadou thought for a moment, "58 yuan in total is fine."

So cheap?!

Wen Moxue almost blurted it out.

You should know that she wants quite a lot.

A large square table with four matching long benches, a cabinet, two kang tables (heated platform tables), two large wardrobes, a bath tub, four small stools, and four small chairs.

Wen Moxue gave a deposit of ten yuan and prepared to go back.

Sun Maodou escorted her to the courtyard gate, but hesitated to speak.

Wen Moxue didn't have a good impression of him, and seeing this, she didn't ask anything, just wanted to go back as soon as possible.

I was even thinking of having Lu Yuan come next time I came to pick up the furniture.

Seeing that the person was really leaving, Sun Maodou finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Wait a minute, Wen Zhiqing."

Wen Moxue: "What's up?"

Sun Maodou looked around and, seeing no one, stepped forward.

Wen Moxue cautiously stepped back.

Seeing this, Sun Maodou knew she had misunderstood and quickly explained, "Don't be afraid, I just wanted to ask Lu Yuan."

Wen Moxue was already worried about Lu Yuan, but when she heard him mention it, she calmed herself down and asked, "What did you want to ask him?"

Sun Maodou lowered his voice, "Is he home? I need to talk to him about something?"

Wen Moxue shook her head, "Not now."

“Then tell him that I need to see him and that he must come over.”

Seeing his serious expression, Wen Moxue replied earnestly, "Okay, I'll tell him."

Back home, he was still wondering what important business this person could possibly have with Lu Yuan.

She didn't have much time to think it over; a big opera was being performed in the house next door.

Zhang Yuping was taken away by the Revolutionary Committee for two days of education, and then interrogated by the police for several days. You can imagine how frustrated she felt.

They attributed all of this to Lu Yuan's framing.

After returning home, washing up and having a good meal, he asked Lu Xiaojun to go to the abandoned house and call Lu Guoqing back.

Right now, she's inside the house, sobbing and crying.

"Honey, I've really been ruined by Lu Yuan. I raised him with so much hardship, I deserve some credit for it. I never expected him to go to the police and say that I was the one who hurt Old Man Liu."

"Oh dear, this was practically trying to kill me! Luckily, the police officers were very thorough and found out I was innocent before letting me go. Otherwise, my life would be over."

"Xiaojun is still so young. If something really happens to me, how will he live? What will happen to this family?"

"Old Lu, how can Lu Yuan be so heartless? He's such an ungrateful wretch."

Lu Guoqing wasn't completely out of his mind. He questioned, "Don't talk about A Yuan either. Why did you report that young couple? Weren't you trying to harm him?"

Zhang Yuping cried out that she was wronged.

"Old Lu, I'm innocent. I know you won't believe me now, but I really did see them hiding contraband."

"If you see it, you can tell them to take it out and throw it away, or you can tell me why you can't just tell the captain and ask him to report it?"

Zhang Yuping lowered her head and pretended to wipe away tears; she had thought about this problem a few days ago.

“Old Lu, when I saw that thing, I was so scared that I lost my mind. I didn’t think about anything else. I didn’t dare tell you. If someone found out, our whole family would be doomed. The only way to clear our names was for me to report it. That way, we wouldn’t have anything to do with it.”

Lu Guoqing frowned and asked, "What exactly did you see?"

Zhang Yuping sneered inwardly; this person finally believed what she had said.

She leaned close to the other person's ear and moved her lips.

Lu Guoqing's pupils dilated instantly, and he gritted his teeth and cursed, "That unfilial son!"

I was also extremely scared afterward.

Where did the things go?

Zhang Yuping shook her head, "I don't know. I'm starting to suspect that the young couple deliberately plotted against me."

"How so?"

“I’m wondering if they deliberately let me see the things, then secretly hid them, and when I reported them and they couldn’t find them, they arrested me and then accused me of having an affair and hurting Grandpa Liu. If the police had believed them, I wouldn’t be coming back.”

"Old Lu, tell me, why does this kid hate me so much? What deep-seated hatred could he possibly have for me that he wants me dead? I've been through the womb myself, you have to get justice for me."

Lu Xiaoqin and Lu Xiaofang, who were standing nearby, quickly chimed in.

"Yes, Dad, look how much weight Mom has lost these past few days. She's clearly suffered a lot. My older brother and the others have so many good things; they should definitely send some over to help Mom recover."

"That's right. The other day I saw that the box that the man surnamed Su had contained not only rice and flour, but also canned malted milk biscuits. They made Mom suffer so much, it's only right that they send some over to make up for it."

Wen Moxue pouted. So, it turns out she just wanted compensation.

Tsk, she just got back and she's already eyeing her things again.