Rather than making her own request, it would be better to avoid the Zhang family pulling at her like a rubber band and making endless arguments.
It would be better to pass the ball to them.
Old Zhang cursed Fang Yan in his heart.
He had planned that if Fang Yan dared to ask for an exorbitant amount, he would have his wife sit on the ground and cry poverty, determined to reduce Fang Yan's demands by at least half.
But Fang Yan kicked the ball back to him.
He knew very well that the Zhang family was the ones who had handled the matter unfairly.
If he makes the compensation seem too meager, the Zhang family's reputation will soon follow in Zhang Laowu's footsteps.
In the end, Old Zhang had no choice but to put on a pitiful look and say, "Third brother's wife, look at this, you've let Qibei bite my pig too."
"You'd better go see for yourself before you say that. Your pigs are so filthy, even my Qibei wouldn't dare to eat them," Fang Yan interrupted him.
Old Zhang: ...
Could he let his wife continue to cause trouble and eventually let the matter drop?
Of course, this thought only flashed through Old Zhang's mind for a moment.
He knew very well that the reason Qibei hadn't bitten yet was simply because Fang Yan hadn't given it the command.
If Fang Yan really gave it the order, this beast wouldn't care about the dirtiness and would bite off a piece of flesh from her pig.
This year, their family is counting on this pig for the Spring Festival.
Old Zhang didn't dare to be careless, and quickly changed his tune, saying, "Even if Qibei didn't bite him, my pig must have been quite frightened today by being chased around by Qibei like that."
"So what do you mean?" Fang Yan asked.
"My eldest grandson hurt Qibei, and Qibei scared my pigs. I'll compensate you with another twenty catties of sweet potatoes, and that'll be the end of it?" Old Zhang thought it over and over, but he still couldn't bear to compensate too much.
Fang Yan turned her head directly to the pigpen and called out, "Qibei..."
"The third son's wife!" Old Zhang could easily see that she was trying to give Qibei an order to bite the pig.
He was so frightened that he quickly called out to Fang Yan, gritting his teeth, "Add another ten catties of sweet potatoes."
"The sweet potatoes you grow are for your pigs. I don't raise pigs, so what would I do with these sweet potatoes?"
Fang Yan looked at Old Man Zhang with displeasure, "If you really want to compensate, then show some sincerity."
There are many varieties of sweet potatoes, some of which have low yields but are fragrant and glutinous, and are specifically grown for human consumption.
Some have a high flour yield and are specifically grown for grinding into flour;
Some varieties have high yields but poor taste and texture; they are specifically grown to feed pigs.
Almost every household that raises pigs likes to grow this breed.
This variety of sweet potato doesn't fetch a good price, so what does Fang Yan intend to do with it?
"Then I'll give you two yuan," Old Zhang said reluctantly, seeing that he couldn't fool him.
Fang Yan came to settle scores with them today for only two reasons: first, to spread the word about Zhang Weicheng's scheme against Xiaoyuzai.
She never imagined that she could get a result out of this matter today;
Secondly, no matter how much, Zhang Weicheng must pay the price for injuring Qibei.
Isn't the Zhang family the family that values money the most?
Then she demanded they pay her compensation.
Three pieces.
Fang Yan immediately raised the price, "Qibei's fur is so thick, and your grandson managed to hurt it like that. You can tell how much force he used. I don't even know if it suffered any internal injuries."
“There are no hospitals in the county that specialize in treating dogs. I can only go to the hospital and find a doctor who knows a little about veterinary medicine to help me check it up. In the county, everything costs money. Even three yuan is not enough.”
"Is there no justice left? It's just a beast, yet it tries to extort so much money from my family!" Aunt Zhang sat on the ground and wailed loudly again.
Fang Yan realized that Old Man Zhang still held a certain amount of influence in the Zhang family.
So she completely ignored Aunt Zhang.
Zhang Zongde and the village chief also spoke to Fang Yan in a timely and measured tone, saying, "You should calculate the compensation yourself based on the hospital's charging standards. Don't cheat Lao Zhang, but don't lose too much yourself either."
"If it weren't for the sake of my uncle and the village chief, I would have brought you Qibei's hospital bill tomorrow."
Everyone knows that a trip to the hospital, even for a simple wound treatment, costs five or six yuan. These three yuan are practically nothing.
Aunt Zhang wanted to continue howling, but Old Man Zhang was clever. He quickly rushed over and covered her mouth, then turned to Fang Yan and said through gritted teeth, "Fine, three yuan it is."
Three yuan isn't much.
However, Zhang's son was overly ambitious and thought farming was a dead end. He wanted to do business but didn't have the capital.
The Zhang family's income depends entirely on the vegetables that Old Man Zhang grows, which he sells in the county town or township.
The family's total annual income is estimated to be less than two hundred yuan.
This hundred yuan is probably all saved up for Zhang Weicheng's education.
The whole family is extremely frugal, but unfortunately, their family values are distorted, so they naturally can't raise a filial son with sound values.
Instead, it fostered Zhang Weicheng's competitive spirit, making him only want to compare himself with classmates who lived in the county town and whose families were well-off. If this continued, trouble was bound to happen sooner or later.
Old Zhang was quite decisive this time. He gave Old Aunt Zhang a few warnings in a low voice, got up, went inside to get three yuan, and handed it to Fang Yan, saying, "Here you go."
"If anyone dares to secretly injure Qibei again, they will definitely not have to pay just this little bit of money."
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