Many men, preoccupied with the big knife and wanting to see how the Fan family would cause trouble, didn't even go home, but instead turned around and headed to the land allocated to the Fan family.

When we arrived, there were already many people gathered inside and outside the area—people preferred watching the excitement to doing the work.

Sun Jinhua sat on the ground, looking like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water, and muttered, "Our Dazhu and Erzhu are injured and can't work, so their pay should be deducted. It's fair that this section of the road should be reduced!"

"The number of people in the family is based on the total number of people, not the number of people who can work! Your Dazhu and Erzhu are injured and can't work, and other people's men can't work when they go out, but they didn't ask for a reduction in the number of people in the family, did they?"

"If we calculate based on the number of people doing the work, wouldn't everyone's share be reduced? If everyone's share is reduced, wouldn't it be the same if the extra road sections were divided equally?" The old village chief, though advanced in years, was still quite sharp. His aged eyes looked at Sun Jinhua, then around at the onlookers, and asked clearly.

"Yes, the old village chief is right!"

"Isn't it the same? Sun Jinhua, what are you making a fuss about?"

“Then my family members, young and old, can’t work, and I didn’t say anything.”

Sun Jinhua's initial arrogance subsided somewhat, and she lowered her head and remained silent.

Fan Sanzhu, standing beside him, immediately shouted, "Men who go out can earn money! What's the big deal if their families have to do more work when they earn money? My brothers Dazhu and Erzhu can't earn money or do any work, so it's a real loss if we calculate it as two people!"

The others were displeased upon hearing this and started chattering, saying, "Isn't it their own fault that Dazhu and Erzhu are injured and can't earn money?"

"It's not our fault."

"It wasn't our fault."

The Fan family remained unmoved. They only cared about what the old village chief said, and they were determined to reduce their share today!

The old village chief looked at Fan Qian, the head of the family. Although Sun Jinhua was throwing a tantrum and Fan Sanzhu was yelling after they arrived, Fan Qian hadn't said a word from beginning to end. But the old village chief knew that Fan Qian was the one who was truly in charge.

In other words, his wife and children wouldn't dare to make such a fuss without Fan Qian's consent!

This whole thing even happened at his behest.

"If we're calculating based on whether or not someone can earn money, shouldn't the Zhang family and the Ding family be deducted? Neither of their families had anyone going out to earn money, yet they're still counted based on the number of people. Your Dazhu and Erzhu at least went out to earn some money, so how should that be deducted?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chunhua got excited and immediately started making a fuss, expressing her displeasure.

It needs to be reallocated.

Fan Qian paused for a moment.

He only wanted to benefit himself and didn't want others to benefit as well. Besides, if his family's share was reduced, it wouldn't matter much to others in the village, since there were many families. But if all three families' shares were reduced, the other families would naturally be unhappy about having to do more work, and the blame would still fall on them.

With his bandages still on, Fan Erzhu blurted out without thinking, "We can't control what other people do, but we definitely have to reduce the number of people from our own families!"

My older brother and I are both injured. My older brother is still bedridden and can't move. Besides, even if we don't fight, what can you do to us?

At least they're still working now. If you really push them too far, they might just quit and see how upset they get!

Fan Qian glared at his second son and muttered under his breath, "Brainless!"

They want others to build the wall, not for it not to be built!

Our house is located at the very entrance of the village, so if there is any danger, we will be the first to be affected. If we don't build a wall or if the wall has holes, won't our house be the first to suffer?

“Dad, we’re afraid of danger, but aren’t they afraid? I don’t believe the old village chief has anything else he can do to control our family.”