Chapter 705: Chapter 704 No Way Out for Help
The Lu family was in complete disarray, with chickens flying and dogs running about. Upon waking up, Old Lady Lu wailed and cried as if her entire family had been wiped out, a perfect picture of misery. The rest of the won were no better off, all of them utterly distraught.
The first to regain her senses was Second Sister-in-law Lu, the one with the least presence. She mustered the courage to ask Old Lady Lu if they should find soone to intercede, considering that so many had been thrown into the jail, fearing they would suffer inside.
This reminded Old Lady Lu, who cursed Heaven for a while for its cruelty, and then told her daughters-in-law to take out their private savings to bribe the officials and look for soone with connections to help.
“Mayor Ma, doesn’t he also have a share in the pig farm?” Old Lady Lu wasn’t foolish this ti. Thinking of Mayor Ma, she said, “Have him intercede. We can’t let our family suffer!”
Eldest Sister-in-law Lu replied, “Mother, Mayor Ma was also taken in, and before the incident occurred, his damned son sent back the deeds for the forty percent dry shares.”
She had rejoiced over it at the ti, but it turned out to be joy over nothing. Now that the pig farm was gone, the papers were useless.
“That curse-worthy wretch, when disaster strikes, they all scatter. He deserves to die childless, the bastard. He will not die well!” Old Lady Lu cursed again, and after a while, she gasped for air and said, “What do we do now? Oh, the sin of it! The cruel heavens want
to be restless in my old age!”
Seeing the old woman was about to start wailing again, Third Sister-in-law Lu, trying to suppress her irritation, said, “Mother, the Old Zhou family, doesn’t Zhou Yingi have a connection with the Lord County Magistrate? Let’s ask for her help!”
Old Lady Lu was stunned, then angrily retorted, “What use is that, if they were any good, Zhen Zhu would have been released by now. But have you seen them do anything? Old Lady Zhou couldn’t care less to make an effort. What use would it be for us to go!”
The vulgarities in her tirade caused everyone else to remain silent.
“So what do we do? We have to try sothing, or how will the n cope?” Third Sister-in-law Lu said, clutching her stomach. “If sothing happens, none of us will want to live either!”
“You go call your brothers, have them take a trip to the county, and first make arrangents to ease the situation, so they don’t suffer!” Old Lady Lu instructed. “Eldest Sister-in-law, you co with
to the Old Zhou family. I’ll kneel before that old thing and beg her!”
Eldest Sister-in-law Lu nodded, and the two of them imdiately prepared to visit the Zhou family.
However, upon arriving at the Zhou household, they found it empty. As it turned out, Old Lady Zhou had said that there were too many calamities at ho, the year had begun unluckily, and so she took her sons and daughters-in-law to the Putuo Temple to offer incense and pray to the gods.
Who would believe such a coincidence? It was clear they were avoiding them!
At a critical mont like this, their in-laws behaved in such a manner, causing Old Lady Lu to furiously berate the Zhou family at their doorstep, calling them cold-blooded and inhuman, less than people, drawing onlookers from Wozi Village.
But no matter how much she cursed, nobody appeared. Old Lady Lu and her group had to return ho, as they had urgent matters to attend to.
When Lady Liang and others later heard about this, they couldn’t help but admire the mother-in-law’s resolute decision. It was fortunate she had decided to go offer incense and pray to the gods, otherwise, they would have had to be the villains again. As for going to plead for rcy? As Old Lady Lu had said, had it been possible, Zhou Xuennian and the others would have been released long ago.
With nowhere else to turn for help, the Lu family had no choice but to withdraw their savings and attempt to bribe their way into the county jail to intercede for their nfolk. As for seeking help from the Wufu family?
Wufu had been prepared all along. Before the Lu family could even state their intentions, they were shooed away from the doorstep, forbidden to co closer, or else they would be thrown in jail too.
Old Lady Lu and the others trembled with anger, but had no other recourse except to reluctantly take their silver to grease the wheels and wait for the judgnt.
If only they knew that the whole disaster that had befallen their family had been orchestrated by Wufu, they would probably have wanted to consu her flesh in rage.
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