Not only will he be unable to stay in our village, but he will also have no place to stand in the academy, in the prefectural city, and among his classmates.

Fan Damu, who was leading the way, heard the conversation between the two behind him and said with great distress, "I never thought that my cousin, as a scholar, would not learn propriety and integrity, but instead learn to cheat and deceive, and pretend to be rich when he is not!"

But he didn't consider that this wasn't a long-term solution. The grain he exchanged could only last for a while; once he ran out of grain, wouldn't he be exposed? Besides, the grain might even have been obtained on credit under Brother Fugui's name!

"It's bad enough that he's ruining his own reputation, but now he's dragging Brother Fugui down with him. He's really malicious."

Zhao Fugui thought it made a lot of sense and nodded emphatically in agreement.

After the rain, his brocade shoes became filthy on the muddy ground, and even the hem of his long robe was splattered with mud. He was already feeling irritated, but after hearing Fan Damu's words, he suddenly felt that compared to the mud on his clothes and shoes, the stain on his reputation was the most intolerable thing.

"We absolutely cannot allow Fan Jin to use my name to swindle and deceive!"

“I initially considered letting him off the hook out of consideration for our shared school days, but then I thought, his deception of the villagers not only ruins his and my reputation, but also the reputation of our academy's teachers and the reputation of all scholars in the world!”

Fan Damu and the other two echoed in unison, "That's right! Brother Fugui is truly selfless."

"Young Master Zhao is absolutely right."

"The reputation of all scholars in the world must not be tarnished by Fan Jin."

When passing by their own homes, in order to make a big splash, they each went home and brought their families along.

Fan Qianfan Damu's family members all appeared, but this time Wang Mazi's son and daughter-in-law resolutely refused to listen to him.

Enraged, Wang Mazi jumped up and down at the door, cursing, "A bunch of ignorant fools, they can't even catch the hottest shit!"

"When I get rich, don't blame me for disowning you if you come up to me again."

"Fine, don't deny it! Dad, can't you just stop causing trouble and ruining your children at your age?"

"My daughter-in-law advised her father to be more content with his lot. The family is already doing well, so why bother doing things that won't bring any good results?"

"Go to hell with you all! You dare to tell me how to do things?"

Seeing that Wang Mazi was not one to listen to advice, the cursing became increasingly offensive, and the doors of each room slammed shut with a bang.

"When I get back, I'll beat you to death!" Seeing that he couldn't get his son and daughter-in-law to listen, Wang Mazi cursed them for a while longer, then left with a dark face after uttering these harsh words.

The elderly neighbors who stayed behind to cook, whose legs were weak and unable to move easily, secretly shook their heads.

When the elderly are healthy, the whole family can live peacefully and harmoniously.

Wang Mazi is going to cause trouble in the family. It seems he'll end up like the youngest son of the Fan family, having to separate and live separately.

It's probably for the best that the family has separated. Having such an unreasonable father who always listens to him, the son and daughter-in-law would never have a good life together...

Zhang the Bald was initially tempted, but after remembering the old village chief's words, he became too lazy to move.

So what are you so diligent about?

It's better for him to lie down. As long as he has a place to lie down, it doesn't matter whether he eats well or not.

Seeing that even Zhang the Bald couldn't be roused, Fan Qian and the others angrily cursed.

After summarizing everything, Wang Mazi's family consisted of only one person, Fan Damu's family had thirteen members, young and old, and Fan Qian's family had nine members.

Bai Ziqian was also inside.

He looked at the fat man at the front, dressed in a long purple-red robe, with a haughty expression, his gaze deep and heavy.