Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!-Chapter 26 - A Human Life_1

She was preoccupied with the plot.

Today marked the beginning of the Zhou family’s decline.

The original text had merely mentioned it in passing.

Wu Chun ultimately didn’t make the trip.

Two hours later, a torrential downpour unleashed a flash flood.

Because they had an oxcart, he went to pick up the two children who were studying.

As fate would have it, the bridge to the neighboring village collapsed during the storm, the ox was swept away, and Wu Chun, trying to save the ox, was accidentally caught in the current.

By the time he was found, he was lifeless, his head bloodied and battered.

The original body had a good relationship with her natal family, being the only daughter.

The Zhou family wasn’t just respected for their scholarship; it was also because the Yang family had some martial skills and were renowned for having many sons.

The original body’s brother had made a name for himself during the chaos of war, becoming someone no one within miles dared to provoke.

The Zhou family also inadvertently earned the label of not being easy to provoke.

However, the death of the eldest grandson, Yang Wuchun, created an irreparable rift between the two families.

Subsequently, the reputation of the original body’s family worsened, and they faced an unending string of vexing issues, growing increasingly distant from the Yang family until they moved away.

Yes, they moved away.

Zhulan furrowed her brows.

The novel sparingly mentioned the Yang family, probably because it served the purpose of the female supporting character, hence deliberately writing off Yang Wuchun, ultimately facilitating the departure of the Yang family.

Otherwise, as the only daughter of the Yang family, how could the old master and the old lady bear to leave?

With the Yang family’s connections, it would have been difficult for Wang Ru to harm the Zhou family.

Zhulan estimated the time, two hours in the modern-day for one Chinese hour.

The oxcart would reach the neighboring village in twenty minutes, so two hours should be enough.

To change the fate of an entire family, she had to alter the destiny of Yang Wuchun.

Besides, this was no longer fiction but reality.

Even if it had nothing to do with the plot, she couldn’t stand by while a life was lost.

Zhulan briskly moved the vegetables she had loaded onto the cart back down.

Lady Li was stunned, “Mother, what are you doing?”

Zhulan had no time to pay attention to Lady Li.

She shouted towards the house, “Wu Chun, lend me the oxcart.”

Wu Chun quickly responded, “Lend?

There’s no need for such formalities, Auntie.

Use it as you wish.”

Zhulan then called the second eldest son, who had finished eating.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to call the eldest, but relatives had come to the house, and the eldest couldn’t leave.

He had to stay and entertain them.

That was the importance and status of the eldest son.”

Zhou Shuren, trusting Zhulan, knew she wouldn’t waste efforts needlessly, said to the stunned second son, “Listen to your mother and go pick up your brothers.”

The second son, who had been worried about his father’s reaction, was surprised to find his father’s support, making him even more bewildered for a moment.

Despite their parents’ harmonious relationship, when it came to educating the sons, their mother never interfered, especially regarding their studies, which they always left to their father.

He knew all too well how seriously his father took education, having experienced it deeply himself.

He and his elder brother weren’t suited for studying and had suffered their fair share of beatings to avoid it.

Today, with their mother intervening to pick up his younger brothers for no significant reason, and his father not only supporting the idea but also not angry?

He felt rather dazed.

The eldest, Zhou Changli, kicked his brother, “Get going already.”

Aren’t you seeing our father’s stern face?

The second son, Zhou Changyi, glanced at his father, shuddered, and quickly ran out.

Zhulan reminded the second son who was about to leave, “Pick up your brothers and come back quickly.”

Zhou Changyi had now experienced his mother’s authority firsthand.

Even their father listened to her, “Understood, Mother.”

Zhou Changyi, driving the oxcart, recalled his memories.

It seemed not that his mother feared his father, but rather that she had never bothered to ask.

He had always thought his mother was afraid, but now it seemed he had thought too much.

His mother simply didn’t care to meddle.

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He elevated her standing in his heart once more.

In the Zhou household, it wasn’t just Zhou Changyi who thought this way.

Everyone placed Zhulan in the highest regard!