Chapter 96 A Life for a Life
It's Lu Qingqing again!
Liu was tired of hearing it!
Now everyone in the village is praising Lu Qingqing.
How did things turn out so completely?
Her son was supposed to pass the imperial examinations, become a scholar, and rise through the ranks.
Lu Qingqing should be arranged to marry an old and ugly man by an official matchmaker, and complete the life of a village girl that she is meant to follow.
Both she and Dingxiang should be stepping stones for their son.
How did things go wrong?
She tapped her not-so-bright head, trying to sort out some thoughts.
The courtyard gate was suddenly kicked open.
"Ning Xiuwen! Come out and pay back the money!"
The sound of the Ning family's wailing attracted the attention of the villagers. Someone peeked out and saw a one-eyed, burly man brandishing a knife.
Ning Xiuwen and Liu Shi lay prostrate on the ground, trembling.
The villagers were so frightened that they ran away immediately.
"Don't go, don't go! Didn't we say the village would stand united against outsiders? Go and inform the village head—" Liu shouted.
The one-eyed strongman slashed Liu's thumb with a knife.
A scream immediately rang out.
"Call someone? It's all in black and white, it won't matter who you call!"
"Damn it! I've never had such bad luck before! I've never seen anyone get their scholar's title stolen in my entire life! How stupid can you be?!"
Ning Xiuwen collapsed to the ground, terrified and wet his pants.
"It wasn't me who borrowed it, it was my mother, it was my mother..."
"It wasn't borrowed by me, it's lilac, it's lilac!"
Liu finally understood why Dingxiang had been so docile that day. She bought her medicine, and after drinking it, Dingxiang became drowsy and went into a shop to rest.
He didn't even realize that someone had put his fingerprint on his hand.
But Dingxiang is no longer registered in the Ning family's household registration. No matter how insidious the loan shark is, he can't commit crimes openly.
Finally, after Liu pleaded and cried, they gave her a day.
If she could gather two hundred taels of silver in a day, she would spare her son.
After those people left, Ning Xiuwen looked at Liu Shi as if she were his mortal enemy.
"Go to hell! Why didn't you die sooner?!"
"I'm going to find that bitch Dingxiang!"
Liu, her hands covered in blood, looked like a demon crawling out of hell. She picked up a sickle, her eyes gleaming with a sinister glint, and staggered off to find Dingxiang.
Ding Xiang hid behind Ding Hongshi and began to shift the blame: "It was Lu Qingqing who gave me the idea."
"If you're looking for her, go find her!"
“Liu, I’m not trying to be mean, but you’re still so stupid. Who do you think caused your son to be like this?” Ding Hongshi coaxed.
"It's all Lu Qingqing's fault! Why are you looking for my daughter? She's carrying your family's child, which is your son's only son!"
Even if you burn down my house, you still can't come up with two hundred taels of silver to save your son.
"It's better to go find Lu Qingqing; she's rich, she has tons of money!"
Taking advantage of Liu's dazed state, Ding Hongshi kicked her out and quickly closed the door.
"Crazy woman!"
That kick landed squarely on Liu's chest, keeping her from getting up for quite some time.
That's right, Lu Qingqing is rich, and the most important thing now is to get money.
But now she probably can't even get through the door of Lu Qingqing's house.
Moreover, Lu Qingqing can kill wolves with her bare hands.
Liu stood there for a long time, then her eyes seemed to have made up her mind.
She staggered home again.
"Xiuwen, teach your mother to write a few words."
Ning Xiuwen looked at Liu Shi with hopeful eyes.
That night, the air was hot and humid.
The starry sky was like spilled ink, without a single ray of light.
At midnight, Lu Qingqing was suddenly awakened by a muffled clap of thunder.
It's going to rain again.
There was a light knock on the window frame.
"elder brother?"
"Miss Lu, it's me."
Mo Lang's voice came from outside.
Lu Qingqing was furious.
"What brings you to my house in the middle of the night?!"
“Miss Lu, my young master has not returned home since yesterday. I have come to ask if you have seen him.”
What?
Xu Rui didn't go back!
Good heavens, he wouldn't have died on the mountain, would he?
Lu Qingqing was startled awake.
“He went up the mountain yesterday, we need to go and look for him.”
"Okay, I'll go."
Where are you going? Do you even know where it is?
"Wait here, I'll go with you."
“No need, I can go by myself,” Mo Lang said.
If the young master knew that he had come looking for him again out of concern, he would scold him.
Bringing Miss Lu along will only make things worse.
"Oh, by the way, Miss Lu, someone just hanged himself at your door, and there were words written in blood on the door."
What! ! ! !
Lu Qingqing was so shocked she didn't even know how to dress herself anymore.
Mo Lang's voice was flat and without any inflection, just like talking about the weather.
"If you keep joking, I'll make you test the poison!"
Upon hearing about testing for poison, Mo Lang tensed up.
Testing poison is too cruel; he'd rather die!
In just a few days, several male servants had been replaced in the house. Fu Leng was going crazy, and all he could do was yell and cry.
The poor thing couldn't speak or gesture, and it was unclear what it wanted to express.
"The real Miss Lu was an old woman who wrote eight characters on the door: 'Pay back debts, pay back lives.'"
Then he hung a rope on the door bolt and hanged himself.
But don't worry, I've already washed away the bloody words.
I've moved that old woman's picture to another place.
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