Chapter 382 Li's Change of Face
That day, Shu Yu took Xiao Zhen and Quan Quan to the county government office. The three wives of the Yuan family couldn't catch up with their mule cart and could only wait for news at home.
They had initially hoped that Shu Yu, who seemed to know the official well, might be able to rescue the Yuan family.
Who knew that the village chief, who had gone to the county government office with them, would return that evening.
The underlying message was the same old one: they had to find Yuan Shanchuan, otherwise everything was off the table.
Only by finding Yuan Shanchuan and finding out the truth can the Yuan family members be released.
Upon hearing this, Yuan's third daughter-in-law nearly burst into tears.
They thought that the girl from the Lu family was very capable, but they could only meet her once outside and couldn't bring her home at all.
She couldn't save the Yuan family, and even her own aunt, Lu Sixing, was helpless.
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
The third daughter-in-law of the Yuan family, who had initially had some expectations and fear of her, suddenly seemed to have found an outlet for her anger. She not only resented Yuan Shanchuan, but also pushed all the blame onto the Lu family.
The day Lu Sixing was arrested, the three of them said she was a jinx.
These rumors are getting stronger and stronger. At first, the villagers of Daxu Village knew that they were taking their anger out on others and that some of what they said was not credible.
But the three of them talked freely, revealing some private things from their past at home, some of which they omitted. They said that her family's fortunes had declined because of her, and that after she got married, this bad luck was passed on to the Yuan family.
The Lu family is gradually getting better off, but the Yuan family is getting worse and worse, all because of Lu Sixing.
They cited many examples, blaming Lu Sixing for every little misfortune that happened to the Yuan family, saying it was related to her.
This solidified Lu Sixing's reputation as a jinx.
Village Chief Chen did try to talk to them, but these rumors were impossible to stop, especially since all three of their husbands had been arrested. They'd started to give up entirely. Anyway, they hadn't hit or cursed anyone, just exchanged a few words—what was the big deal? Were they going to sew their mouths shut?
Village Chief Chen couldn't use force, and to make matters worse, there was no news from the government office.
Those words had already reached the ears of Li Shi from Shangshi Village. Even Li Shi, a member of her own family, thought the rumors made sense, let alone the villagers of Daxu Village.
Upon hearing this, Da Niu's brows furrowed tightly.
"Mother, there's no time to lose, let's go to Daxu Village now."
He had originally said that his fourth uncle was not fully recovered and that it would be better for him to rest in the county town before returning, and there was no rush. But his fourth uncle said that he had been missing for many days, caused such a big commotion, and even implicated the Yuan family, so now that he was back, he should naturally come forward as soon as possible and clarify things.
Looking back now, it seems they really should have appeared sooner. Otherwise, if they had delayed for another two days, the rumors would have intensified, and Aunt Si's reputation would have been completely ruined.
Although Li was still unwilling after receiving the silver, she didn't say much, just nodded and followed Da Niu out.
In the courtyard, Yuan Shanchuan was talking to Lu Dasong, who had roughly learned about the situation.
Upon seeing Da Niu and his companion emerge, Lu Dasong immediately glared at Li Shi. He was about to say something when Li Shi stepped forward, smiling, and said, "Then be careful on your journey, and come back soon."
(End of this chapter)
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