Qian Dagui and Lady Wang, after hearing what Qian Sangui and his wife had said, were both angry and worried, fearing the worst. They thought that the Old Yang family was shameless beyond belief. How could they demand such a large dowry not even a month after their daughter-in-law had entered their household, and yet the mother-in-law still felt it wasn't enough. The thing people fear the most is shamelessness; once someone has abandoned all sense of shame, there are no limits to how low they might stoop.
Anxious about what other great losses Qian Mandie might have suffered, they sent a young lad from Lady Wang's maternal side to discreetly gather information in the town, even giving him some silver as a bribe.
The youngster returned in less than half an hour, reporting that he had inquired with two neighbors of the Old Yang family.
