In the evening, several ruffians from Green Willow Village somehow found out that Li Shuanzi had a substantial amount of "huge funds" on hand. They had Li Shuanzi's second brother, Li Zhuzi, coax him out, and together, they won all twenty taels of silver from him.
Qian Mandua cried and made a fuss, refusing to hand over the silver.
The ruffians were also audacious, refusing to leave the Li household, threatening to take her son, Li Ahcai, out and sell him.
Grandma Li said, "Your maternal family is wealthy, with so much farmland and lotus ponds. Just let them hand over another twenty taels of silver."
Qian Mandua cried, "The Dessert House at my maternal family has lost a lot of money, and I heard that they won't even get a share of the profits this year. They've already given me twenty taels of silver, and my brother has also been conscripted, for which he also paid twenty taels of silver. Where would they find extra money to give me now?"
