Chapter 62 Seeking Justice

The sight of the drawn knife terrified everyone, and no one dared to make a move.

"Pah! What are you doing? I'm not going to steam buns, I'm going to fight for my pride! When I came here, I told my father that I had no intention of going back today!"

The Wu family is shameless, framing my elder brother. Well then, I'll show you that bad deeds will be punished!

"Guys, hold them back! Today I'm going to make sure each of them loses one of their hands!"

Lu Yun snatched the axe from Lu Feng's hand and raised it high.

"Don't cut! Don't cut! It wasn't me, it wasn't me, it was Zhou Shen, it was Zhou Shen who told us to do this!"

Wu Laosan screamed in fright.

The axe whistled past his ear and landed heavily on the ground.

"Wow!" Old Wu was so scared he wet his pants.

Upon hearing this, the village heads of the two villages exclaimed, "Well, it turns out the Wu family has indeed wronged us!"

The village head of Dahuaishu Village immediately looked dejected.

The village magistrate of Liuyun Village also lost control of the situation.

Zhou Shen, still wearing his wedding red attire, was grabbed by the collar by Liu Erzhu and thrown to the ground.

"It wasn't me, it wasn't me."

"I heard you even went to school in town? How come your heart, liver, and lungs are all stained black with ink?" Lu Yun said fiercely, stepping on his wrist.

"If your heart is not pure, you can't write decent characters. You might as well ruin your hand!"

"No, no! Ning Xiuwen taught me this method. He was the one who came up with the idea. He also taught me about inscriptions. I don't want to do this!"

Zhou Shen broke down, tears streaming down his face, filled with deep regret.

He was terribly harmed by Ning Xiuwen. The idea that the Lu family was honest and easy to fool was even more frightening than bandits!

Not only is his wedding canceled, but his reputation is also ruined!

The villagers in both villages were in an uproar.

The village head of Liuyun Village, who had just felt relieved, now looked dejected.

How is Ning Xiuwen involved here?

"Hey! Let's not laugh at each other, neither of our villages has its bad apples," said the village head of Big Locust Tree Village.

But the village chief of Liuyun Village still didn't want to believe it.

Just a while ago, Ning Xiuwen went to the yamen to plead for the Lu family. How come he's now trying to harm them?

Is Zhou Shen lying this week?

The Zhou family was so angry that they didn't care anymore.

"You reap what you sow! How could your clan produce such wicked people! Aren't you afraid of shortening your lifespan by doing such insidious things!"

"You've wasted your time reading! It's all gone to waste!"

"a shame!"

"Why are you still drinking at the wedding? Don't call me if anything happens to your family in the future. Let's go!"

The surrounding chatter made the elderly Zhou couple feel dizzy and almost faint.

The Wu family members also looked humiliated and left in a huff.

Old Wu covered his face, filled with regret.

Zhou Shen scanned his surroundings in despair, when he suddenly spotted a furtive figure hiding behind the crowd.

"Ning Xiuwen! Ning Xiuwen is there, go find him!"

Ning Xiuwen was discovered and was about to run when Lu Qingqing rushed forward, grabbed him, and threw him over her shoulder.

Ning Xiuwen felt like his internal organs were about to shift from place after the fall.

"Ah... Lu Qingqing... I am, I am a scholar, why are you hitting me..."

"Xiuwen, did you really do this?" The village head ran over and questioned.

"It wasn't me, it wasn't me! It was Zhou Shen who tried to steal business for his younger brother, who had just learned carpentry!" How could Ning Xiuwen possibly admit to that?

But a sharp-eyed villager immediately pointed out: "It must be him. I saw him come out of the Zhou family's house yesterday afternoon, and he had been drinking!"

"What's wrong with drinking! Lu Qingqing, let me go! Do you believe that even if you take this to the county government, you won't get away with it!"

Lu Qingqing looked at him quietly without saying a word.

"Hey, Xiuwen, you shouldn't have done that! Even if you made a mistake before, you should still think about your future. It's not easy to pass the imperial examination."

"Uncle Village Head, I told you it wasn't me!"

Ning Xiuwen bit his lip and refused to admit it.

Lu Qingqing suddenly smiled, her dark eyes looking frightening.

"If it wasn't you, then it wasn't you. Even if it was you, you were just giving an idea. The ones who did the bad things were the Zhou and Wu families. I won't hold you accountable."

Lu Qingqing turned and left.

Ning Xiuwen was a little stunned, but he still endured the pain, quickly got up, clutched his waist, and ran out of the crowd.

The village head sighed heavily.

"Little sister, are you really going to let him off the hook?" Lu Yun whispered, "Should I... in the middle of the night..."

"No need. They're using dirty tricks against us, so we'll naturally retaliate in kind." A sinister glint appeared in Lu Qingqing's eyes.

She's going to destroy what Ning Xiuwen cares about most!

Seeing that she seemed to have a plan, Lu Yun stopped paying attention to her.

My younger sister is in charge; she can take on a hundred men single-handedly.

That Ning Xiuwen is doomed!

He kicked Zhou Shen again: "Apologize to my older brother! I'll hold back this time!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Brother Lu, I was wrong, I was blinded by greed, I'm not human!"

The five Wu brothers also knelt down and apologized.

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"Then congratulations on the marriage between the Zhou and Wu families, may you be united forever!"

"Uncles and brothers of Liuyun Village, let's go!" Lu Yun waved his arm.

Many people stared at the dishes on each table with shining eyes, especially the roast chicken placed in the center.

Someone reached out to take it.

"What are you doing?" Lu Qingqing stared at everyone!

"Qingqing, everyone's gone anyway, no one's going to eat..."

"No one is allowed to eat it, and you're not allowed to take it. We're here to seek justice, not to become bandits! Put it all down!"

The group was unwilling, but the village head shouted again in a deep voice, and only then did they throw down the roast chicken.

Lu Qingqing continued, "Second brother, have you forgotten that you and eldest brother were beaten and injured? We haven't even asked them to pay our medical bills yet."

"Oh right!" Lu Yun suddenly remembered his injury, which was still hurting terribly!

I was so happy after venting my anger that I forgot all about my injury.

"Also, you should give them the five taels of silver for making the bed."

Lu Feng looked at the broken bed and opened his mouth: "Little sister, how about..."

"No, you bought the materials and put in the labor, so you should have received five taels in advance. We're destroying the bed because they used it to ruin your reputation. It deserves to be destroyed!"

Lu Qingqing knew what Lu Feng wanted to say. He was kind-hearted by nature, and after venting his anger, he didn't want to pursue the matter further.

But it's not that cheap. She mobilized so many villagers without any cost.

Of course, the blame should be placed on the instigator!

Lu Qingqing said to the Zhou and Wu families:

"I'm not trying to extort money. My older brothers' injuries, although not broken bones, were still skin and flesh damage. It would take at least seven or eight days to heal with the medicine bought from outside clinics, including topical application and oral administration."

Is three taels of silver a reasonable price for their medicine?

Of course it makes sense; they really didn't try to extort any money from us. The Zhou and Wu families nodded dejectedly.

This is truly a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead!

But the family really couldn't afford eight taels of silver; they only had three taels.

Old Man Zhou took out the money he had just received as gifts and managed to scrape together the money for the bed.

"Lu family, can you write an IOU for the remaining three taels? We're here right now, we won't renege on our debt."

Lu Qingqing accepted five taels.

"No need for that. I've already settled the score with you, and you agree. Let's end this here."

Our Lu family is here to demand an explanation and to tell you not to bully people again.

You have eight tables here, which should only cost about two taels of silver. Treat the villagers to a meal, and that will settle the bill.

Old Man Zhou was stunned.

Does this mean... one meal cost three taels of silver?

The village head of Dahuaishu Village was quick to intervene: "Aren't you going to thank them!"

"Take your seats, everyone! Everyone, please sit down! We'll keep in touch as before, let's just have a drink and call it even!"

Lu Qingqing pouted.

They really know how to talk. Who would want to associate with them?

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