Finally, the Ye Family Clan Leader stepped forward, taking out two taels of silver himself and asking for donations from the clan members.
Unfortunately, times were tough for everyone. Even with the numerous members of the Ye clan, they managed to scrape together only twelve taels of silver, which included the two taels Ye Jiu had given to Old Man Ye to donate.
Still eight short of the needed twenty taels, there truly was a significant gap.
The Clan Leader handed over all twelve taels of silver to Ye Wenzheng, a big pile of copper coins, with only the Clan Leader's and Old Man Ye's silver ingots being noticeably different, before gathering them up and stuffing them into a cloth bag.
The Clan Leader's face flushed with shame, "Wenzheng, as you can see, this is all the help your clan can provide. Beyond this, we are truly powerless!"
Everyone was having a hard time; even a few copper coins represented a bit of kindness from the clan members.
But alas, it was still not enough!
