Chapter 145: Unknown Fear

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 car, and he got on Wu Ming's case. 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, and my aunt wasn't at home. Xue Han took out her own money and borrowed the rest from me to raise five taels for Wu Ning. She asked Wu Ning to 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, "Auntie will give you the money later."

Then he said to Zhou Shuren, "Let's go and take a look!"

An opportunity to help you when you need it most!

Zhou Shuren looked down at his clothes and said, "Take the five taels of silver. Even if you don't stop, we won't make it difficult for you. Let's change our clothes first and then go over."

Then he said to Ming Qing, "You have also been to Zhao Bo's house. 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'm going 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, "Yes."

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 surprise in his eyes. If it wasn't for the wrong timing, he would have wanted to go forward and draw the eyebrows.

Zhulan and her partner brought another twenty taels of silver.

The Wu family was some distance away from Zhulan's family. When we arrived at the Wu family, the people who had gathered to watch the fun had left, but the people who were chatting had not left.

Arriving at the door, Zhulan looked at the carriage and exclaimed, "This carriage looks familiar."

Zhou Shuren took a closer look and said, "It looks familiar to me."

Zhu Lan's eyes widened. "Isn't this the carriage going to Wang Laosi's house and 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 coins a month. Originally, the Wu family lived in Dongcheng and had two houses, which they sold for not much money. They moved here for a better environment and to have 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 carefully. Among the people in the room, Zhulan saw Wang Ru at a glance. Wang Ru was dressed like a rich lady, standing in the middle, looking a little standout.

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 Li. She was already over 50 years old, but she worked like a 60-year-old all year round. 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 money? Why hasn't she left yet?"

Wu Li was furious and said, "They have raised the price again. They want ten taels of silver."

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren looked at each other and realized it was not just a scam. "Let's go in and take a look."

Wu Li was really at a loss. Their family's roots were in Dongcheng, but Dongcheng was poor. Even if they had relatives, they could not help at all. So she shamelessly went to the Zhou family to borrow money. She borrowed the money, but it still did not solve the problem. She clutched Mrs. Zhou's hand tightly as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw. She did not 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 as if she had seen a ghost was particularly noticeable.

Wang Ru's pupils constricted. Why was Zhou Yangshi in Pingzhou, and was dressed like a rich lady? Her demeanor was more like that of an official lady than any official lady she had met before. During the more than two months that she was locked up at home with no news, what happened to the Zhou family?

A fear of the unknown made her completely panic. Although the plot of the novel became increasingly vague, the old couple of the Zhou family had never left the village. Why did 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 had happened. Although Wu Ming did not explain it directly, Zhou Shuren also understood that it was similar to what he guessed. Someone did not want Wu Ming to pass the exam and did not even want Wu Ming to continue taking the imperial examinations.

Wu Ming had a gloomy face. He was not only murdering someone, but also plotting against his grandfather and forcing his family. If he didn't know the Zhou family, he would be helpless and could only be bullied and oppressed.

Zhou Shuren and Zhulan were well dressed, and Zhulan looked especially like a government official's wife, which made the whole family, who were trying to please others, feel frightened.

Zhulan saw it clearly and knew what was going on. If they had a strong background, they wouldn't be scared and they wouldn't have resorted to such low-level calculations. Now that she had confidence, the matter was easy to resolve.