The Lu Family’s chaos did not end with the closure of the case. Although they accepted the punishment from the Government Office, the anger of the common people was far from subdued.

Bringing in plague-infected pigs and attempting to mix them with good meat to sell was an utterly disgraceful act, one that cut off descendants and enraged both humans and gods. In this town, even if not everyone ate meat daily, who didn’t buy some occasionally? What if they bought pork from sick pigs? Eating such meat could cost lives, couldn’t it?

Therefore, everyone was furious with the actions of the Lu family members and looked down upon them. They had never liked the Lu family, and now their hatred was bone-deep.

Because of this, whenever the Lu family members walked on the street, they would be cursed and pointed at, people would throw stones and rotten, stinking vegetables at them, and the youngest children were even ostracized by their peers.

Moreover, the Lu family’s townhouse was splashed with manure, emitting an unbearable stench.

The Lu family members had become everyone’s target, akin to rats crossing the street, and they dared not even step outside their doors. In the end, it was Lu Da who decided to move back to the old family residence in Lu Family Village, but the Lu family had tarnished the reputation of the entire village. The villagers did not show them a kind face either, but refrained from causing too much trouble, considering the connection of clan kinship.

Even so, there were whispers about expelling them from the clan to prevent negative impacts on other members of the Lu family. Lu Da had no choice but to send an enormous sum of money and benefits to the clan leader, paying a hefty price to prevent their expulsion from the clan.

This disaster, compounded with the compensation and the need to smooth things over with gifts, had drained the Lu family’s coffers, leaving them financially exposed. As a last resort, they had to sell their townhouse.

One blow after another left the Lu family shrouded in gloom, crying and wailing all day long. Without their pig-slaughtering business to rely on for a living, what could they possibly do? Even if they turned to farming, they hardly owned any land, just a mere ten or so acres, but with so many of the Lu family mouths to feed, they could not solely depend on that small patch of land.

The first to leave home was Lu Xinxing of the second branch, who found a job in the county as an apprentice.

The rest, especially Lu Xinlong, who had always only known how to indulge in pleasures and was useless in matters of work, brought this disaster upon the family and became a great sinner. He had no face to say anything and could only shrink to one side like a quail, crying for injustice, claiming that he had been framed.

Lu Da believed his son’s words to be true; they had been targeted by someone. But as for who, he had no idea. Over the years, the Lu family had offended too many people!

It wasn’t until Zhou Dajun came running to find his mother and told Lu Da that his grandma had said that eight or nine out of ten, this calamity befalling the Lu family had been orchestrated by Wufu.

Lu Da was stunned!

"Do you have any evidence?" Lu Da grabbed his nephew’s arm.

Zhou Dajun shook his head, "I overheard her talking to my uncle, and she even warned him not to offend her."

Lu Da was shocked, "Why?"

What had their Lu family done to her to deserve such grudge and resentment?

Zhou Dajun hung his head, "How would I know why? Wasn’t it because of me at the start..." He still hadn’t recovered, and feared that his life was ruined.

"It must be because of that time we went to her house and caused trouble. She’s taking her anger out on us," Eldest Sister-in-law Lu came over like a gust of wind, her voice sharp, "I knew there’d be no good days after offending her. At the time, you just wouldn’t listen, wouldn’t listen to me. Damn her, that cruel girl, she won’t die a good death."

Lu Da was utterly dumbfounded, scarcely able to believe that just because they had gone to her to plead and caused a little trouble, she could wreak such havoc on his Lu family?

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