In the end, Bai Ruozhu persuaded her family to return home to rest, knowing that they needed to regain their strength to face the potential storm coming the next day. But the moment she returned to her room, her shoulders slumped, and she placed Dengdeng on the bed before burying her face in her hands and crying out loud.
She was unwilling, truly unwilling! Why should such a law exist? Her second brother had worked so hard and suffered so much, yet was implicated because of Bai Yibo's mistake. Why should it be like this?
FInally, she wiped her tears with her sleeves, moved to her desk to grind the ink, and began to write on a piece of white paper.
She planned to compile a joint letter signed by the villagers. This letter could not be without content. Though she was no talented lady, she was capable of writing a sincere memorandum of understanding.
