Chapter 147 finally ended.
Fan Zhong was eager to try, but Village Chief Yan's face was grim; there was no need to even try. He clearly believed Daya's words more than Granny Zhang's.
But he still took the key from Fan Zhong and tried them one by one. On the third try, the lock on the small box clicked open.
Village Chief Yan's expression was gloomy. He took the bunch of keys and threw them directly at Old Man Zhang. "Hurry up and hand over the money! Aren't you ashamed? Your son is like this, and your wife is like this too. Is this what you taught them?"
"No, I don't know, village chief."
"Enough with the nonsense, get out of here and get the money." Seeing that Granny Zhang was about to wail again, Village Chief Yan had no patience left. "If you dawdle any longer, get out of Da Yan Village right now, as far away as you can go."
Old Man Zhang pulled Old Woman Zhang along, and the two of them went into the house.
Shu Yu added from behind, "And my sister's dowry items, like cabinets and chests, I suppose given the Zhang family's shameless behavior, they're probably not in my sister's room anymore, right?"
Da Hu nodded vigorously, "I just went in and checked. There's only a tattered wardrobe in my sister's room."
Daya looked at Madam Feng and Madam Zhou and said, "The two trunks are in your two sisters-in-law's rooms, and the cabinet and dressing table are in your parents-in-law's rooms."
Village Chief Yan looked at the eldest and second sons of the Zhang family and asked, "What, do you want me to personally carry the things out?"
The Zhang family members were utterly humiliated and muttered under their breath as they returned to their rooms.
Before long, they took out the items one by one.
The old lady looked through the dowry list one by one. Fortunately, Da Ya hadn't been married for long. Apart from looking a bit dirty, none of the items were damaged.
In the end, Old Zhang gave Da Ya the two taels of silver that she had given as dowry. However, under the stern gaze of Village Chief Yan, he gave her another two taels of silver as compensation for the two years Da Ya had been cheated out of.
Therefore, neither side said anything more.
Now that things had come to this, Fan Zhong gave Village Chief Yan face and didn't pursue the matter further. Otherwise, how could two taels of silver be enough to compensate for all the suffering Daya had endured over the past two years?
But he was afraid that if he pushed the Zhang family too hard, they might go crazy.
He called to the young men in the village, "Come on, carry all these boxes and cabinets back. Be careful not to bump them."
Everyone eagerly got to work, while the Zhang family watched helplessly as these precious possessions that originally belonged to Shu Yu and the others were carried out, their hearts breaking.
These people, like bandits, stormed into their house, looted their belongings, and then left in a great commotion, leaving their home in complete chaos.
Shu Yu walked at the back, holding Da Ya's hand on her left and Da Hu's hand on her right.
As she reached the door, she turned back and looked at Zhang Shu.
The latter's eyes were filled with hatred, and his gaze fell on Daya with a sinister look.
Shu Yu smiled, opened her mouth, and silently said to him, "This matter is not over yet."
Zhang Shu was unwilling to give up and refused to let Daya go. But was Shu Yu really willing to accept it? She wouldn't let go of the suffering Daya had endured and the wasted youth she had endured over the past two years.
It's like they're making it sound like no one would retaliate.
The three siblings disappeared completely from the Zhang family's doorway. Soon after, the sounds of Zhang's mother wailing and the two daughters-in-law arguing fiercely could be heard from inside.
Shu Yu smiled and bent down to rub Da Hu's head. "You've got some nerve, daring to sneak up behind us and even get into a fight?"
(End of this chapter)
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