Villagers never ceased their gossip, claiming that though Lady Chen was cutting and villainous, her death was truly undeserved. They looked at Pei Wenli with disdain and fear. If one could sell their own mother's murderer, what else couldn't they do?
Old Scholar Fang and Fang Li hurried to the county town and collected the compensation of fifty taels of silver.
Even though their household's income had increased, fifty taels of silver was no small sum, and Fang Li's gaze kept drifting toward the silver pouch his father held.
Old Scholar Fang discussed with Pei Qin and Mo Heng, "Dalang was initially unharmed, just some superficial skin wounds, so let's not mention those. As for this silver, let's not keep it for ourselves; we should compensate the Li family instead!"
Before Pei Qin could speak, Fang Li stood up, "Why should we!? This compensation is for our family, for Dalang. Why should we give it to the Li family!? Dad, have you lost your mind!?"
