"Is there something you need?"
A young man opened the door.
"Is there a steward named Sun Shen in the manor?"
The old village chief gave the name of Sun's father.
"Let me think... there isn't anyone with the surname Sun..."
The young man recalled that there was no manager surnamed Sun.
"Then I'm sorry to bother you."
The old village chief and his wife turned and headed towards the Wan family's house.
"Knock knock knock~".
Once again, they knocked on every household's door.
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
This time, a little girl opened the door.
“We’re looking for Sun Shen to manage things; we’re his relatives.”
The old village chief didn't mention that they were in-laws; he wouldn't stoop to being in-laws with someone surnamed Sun.
"Wait a moment."
The little girl closed the door again and went back to report.
"It really is here."
The village chief's wife was surprised that things went so smoothly.
"Pay attention to your facial expressions."
The old village chief felt something was amiss when he saw his wife's playful and smiling face; this matter couldn't be taken lightly.
"good".
The village chief's wife quickly resumed her half-dead expression.
"Squeak~".
The door opened again, and sure enough, it was Grandpa Sun.
"Oh, it's my in-laws! I'm so sorry for not greeting you properly. What brings you here today?"
Mr. Sun was puzzled. Why had his in-laws come all this way?
“I dare not accept the title of in-law. I am here today to seek justice for my Cuifang.”
Do you know that your son Sun Wei has found a lover outside and even kicked my Cuifang out of the house?
My daughter Cuifang came home crying and sobbing. I thought to myself, "Is there no justice in this world? I'm going to confront you about this today."
The old village chief's eloquence was undeniable; he left Sun Shen speechless, almost unable to lift his head.
"What?! This unfilial son actually did such a thing! I will definitely not let him off the hook. My dear in-laws, please calm down. I will go back tonight."
Sun Shen was an upright man who never engaged in promiscuous behavior or indulged in debauchery.
So when she heard that her son had found a lover, she was immediately a little angry.
"No rush, no rush. We came to you today not to ask you to uphold justice."
My daughter has never enjoyed a single day of happiness since she married into your family. Now she's been kicked out of the house. What are you going to do about it?
The old village chief didn't care whether he went back or not; his goal was to get money.
“I understand what you’re saying. Our Sun family was in the wrong first. Please wait here while I go back to get something.”
Sun Shen naturally understood what the old village chief was referring to, and that it was reasonable for the village chief to demand compensation.
As the door closed again, the old village chief and his wife could no longer help but laugh.
"Old man, did I hear that right? You agreed so easily?"
The village chief's wife was a little excited, wondering how much silver the old man Sun Shen could come up with.
"Stay calm, we still don't know how much he'll get."
The old village chief calmed down again.
Sun Shen returned to his bed, opened his cabinet, and unlocked it. Inside were four taels of loose silver, which he took all of.
They then continued towards the small door. Sun's mother was helping her master urge him to prepare the bird's nest soup in the kitchen when she saw Sun Shen hurrying towards the small door from the corner.
Sun's mother, out of curiosity, went over to take a look.
“My dear in-laws, this is a small token of my appreciation, a way for my family to make amends to Cuifang.”
Sun Shen felt that four taels of silver was not a small amount. Nowadays, the bride price for ordinary families in the countryside is only four or five taels of silver, and poor families can only afford three taels of silver.
The village chief's wife quickly took it and saw that it was four taels of silver; her eyes immediately lit up.
"What are you doing?"
When Sun's mother opened the door, she saw the three of them standing there, with the village chief's wife holding a money bag in her hand. She immediately sensed something was wrong.
"If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now. Our two families will have no further connection from now on."
The old village chief gestured to his wife to put the money bag away, then turned and left.
"Why are you here?"
Sun Shen closed the door and walked and talked with his mother.
"I saw you coming this way and I was curious, so I followed you. Why would those two come to see you? Are they here to borrow money?"
The reason Sun's mother asked this question was because some poor relatives had come to the mansion to borrow money before.
Another thing is that I just saw Liu Cuifang's parents holding a money bag.
"No, well, it's hard to explain in just a few words. In short, they said that Sun Wei found another woman outside and kicked Liu Cuifang out. Today they've come to me to compensate Liu Cuifang."
Sun Shen briefly explained the situation.
"What? You actually gave them money? What if they were just making things up?"
When Sun's mother heard that money had been given, she became a little agitated. She thought it was Liu Cuifang's own fault for being kicked out, so why should she have to pay compensation?
"We'll find out tonight whether it's nonsense or not. I'll go back tonight if I don't have anything else to do, and see what's really going on with Sun Wei."
Sun Shen has decided to go home that night to find out what exactly happened.
"Alright, I can't leave here. Be careful going back by yourself. Don't leave after dark, set off early."
Sun's mother instructed that it was too late to see clearly on the road, and since Sun Shen was in charge, he didn't need to stay in the mansion all the time. She just needed to give him the instructions.
"Old man, four taels of silver. Oh dear, this guy surnamed Sun still has some conscience."
The village chief's wife looked at the silver again and again.
"It was worth the trip we made."
The old village chief was also very happy.
Evening~
After Sun Shen finished handing over the miscellaneous affairs in the mansion, he hurried home before dark, and by the time he reached the town, it was already dark.
He was leading the oxcart back to his alley when he saw three people beating his son.
"Hey~, what are you doing? Stop it~"
Sun Shen rushed over to stop him, only to find his son clutching his head, his face bruised and swollen from the beating.
"Old man, mind your own business, or I'll beat you up too."
The thugs were not afraid of Sun Shen.
“I just saw the officers outside. If I shout now, they will come in immediately.”
Old ginger is spicier, and Sun Shen wasn't easily intimidated.
"Hmph, Sun Wei, let me tell you, the women of Qinghua Lane are not for you to covet."
The thugs left those words and quickly departed.
"Son, what's wrong with you? Why did you get into trouble again?"
Sun Shen quickly helped his son up. Sun Wei was sore from the beating that he limped around.
"How would I know…"
Upon hearing the woman from Qinghua Lane say that, Sun Wei understood immediately; it was probably because of his lover.
But when faced with his father's questions, Sun Wei dared not tell the truth and only said he didn't know.
He knew that Sun Shen was rather stubborn, and that his mother wouldn't say anything if she found out. Sun Shen was different; he had an old-fashioned mindset.
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