After saying that, Lin Tongxi looked in the direction of Li Ershun and the others, as if giving a hint.
Li Wangan glanced at Li Ershun and whispered, "Second brother, are you really helping Fugen?"
"What are you afraid of? People have said that the jury will side with the Li family. The Li family suffered last time, and now that Zhao Deshan is not here, it's the Zhao family's turn to suffer. Why don't you seize the opportunity?" After Li Ershun finished speaking, he shouted loudly to speak up for Li Fugen.
"Ahem, everyone has seen it, my brother Li Fugen was beaten the worst!" Li Ershun pulled Li Fugen out and then pointed at the few people who had just beaten him.
"Zhao Chuangdong and Zhao Gengnian from the Zhao family, as well as Shi Kaishan from the Shi family, are the ones who beat up my brother!"
"May I ask you, this injury is so obvious, do you still need proof?"
Li Ershun continued to use his eloquence to try to help his brother win some medical expenses.
Of course, the medical expenses naturally include his saliva fee.
The people of the Zhao family stared at Li Ershun and Li Fugen fiercely. Although his words made sense, his Zhao family had already suffered a setback today, and Li Ershun was still unwilling to accept it?
Being stared at like that, Li Wangan immediately became intimidated. He tugged at Li Ershun's sleeve and whispered, "Brother, please forgive me when you can. Don't be so arrogant."
"What are you afraid of? I just said that you can't beat people up on the grounds of filial piety. Could it be that these bastards are double-standard?" Li Ershun was still complacent, waiting for the other side's reaction.
Unexpectedly, the three men readily admitted to the assault.
Now Li Fugen and Li Ershun were even more proud, only Li Wangan still had a vague sense of unease.
He always had the feeling that he had fallen into a trap, and his two brothers were unaware of it.
"Then how do you want to compensate?" Lin Tongxi asked the three members of the Li family for their opinions.
Hearing Lin Tongxi's initiative to ask, Li Ershun immediately opened his mouth and said a number that no one could imagine: one hundred taels of silver.
Everyone in the Zhao family was so embarrassed that they thought, not to mention Zhao Chuangdong and Zhao Gengnian couldn't afford the compensation, I'm afraid it would take the entire Zhao family to come together to barely make enough.
"Of course, it doesn't have to be paid all at once. It can be paid monthly. Look at how my brother was beaten like a pig. It's reasonable for him to take so much, right?" Li Ershun continued. Of course, he didn't expect to get so little. He just raised the price first and waited for the other party to bargain.
Even the other members of the Li family couldn't stand his high-profile behavior.
"Is this kid eager to forge a blood feud with the Zhao family?"
"Even if our Li family was killed by the Zhao family, they would not pay this much compensation."
"You can pick a fight, but don't drag me into this. My injuries haven't healed yet."
Seeing that the atmosphere was too depressing, Li Ershun also felt that his bid was too high.
"Eighty taels!"
"Fifty taels!"
"Thirty taels!"
"Twenty taels! It can't be any lower!"
Lin Tongxi said nothing, just left the other person alone and watched him perform.
"Young Master Tongxi, judging from the other party's expression, the lowest price has not yet been reached." Sun Youcai reminded from the side.
"One price! Fifteen taels!" Li Ershun gritted his teeth and said the number. If it was any lower, he would not make any profit.
Li Fugen also held him back, saying he couldn't go any lower.
"This Li Ershun is really asking for too much."
"Given his character, it's not surprising."
"He was like this when he was little."
Li Ershun couldn't stand the jury's disregard for him, so he began to point out the injuries on his body one by one.
"It's almost there. We've reached the opponent's bottom line." Sun Youcai judged based on the other party's expression.
Seeing this, Lin Tongxi didn't wait any longer and asked directly: "Your request is fifteen taels, right?"
Li Ershun nodded repeatedly when he saw that someone finally paid attention to him.
"Okay, then how much does the other party claim?"
Zhao Gengnian stepped forward and saw that his injuries were not light, so he asked for "ten taels".
"Okay, what about the others?" Lin Tongxi then looked at Zhao Chuangdong.
"Five taels." Zhao Chuangdong said.
Li Ershun was stunned for a moment. If he had to pay out in this way, wouldn't his side also be at a loss?
"What you guys are doing is wrong. Why did you ignore all my previous comments, but only nodded when someone else said one?" Li Ershun stepped forward, even slamming the table and threateningly saying, "Village Chief! You have to be fair!"
Village Chief Li also slammed the table and stood up, angrily shouting, "Go back! Don't you see how outrageous the amount you said is!"
"Haha, don't be angry, Village Chief." Lin Tongxi also stood up and continued, "I'm just asking you to put forward your proposals. There's no point in reviewing an outrageous number. Or we can review it. If the final amount is too different from your proposal, you will need to pay the full amount out of your own pocket. How about that?"
"I didn't hurt him! Why?" Li Ershun naturally refused to accept it.
"With such a large amount of money, if everyone starts asking for as much as you do and bid a hundred taels first, wouldn't that be a waste of everyone's time?" Lin Tongxi continued to confront.
"...Then I won't leave today!" Li Ershun sat on the table.
"Okay, please do as you please. Everyone has seen it. It's not that we don't want to hold a trial." Lin Tongxi asked everyone else at the table to leave, pretending to end the trial.
Naturally, the villagers refused and told Li Ershun to get out.
"Go away, don't waste everyone's time!"
"That's right! I'm only half as injured as you, and I wouldn't dare to yell like that!"
"Get out!"
Seeing that the crowd was in an uproar and even the Li family members started to scold him, Li Ershun had no choice but to return home in disappointment.
"Okay, let's continue the trial." Chen Yunxuan returned to his seat, knocked on the gavel, and then asked, "Does anyone else want to make a claim?"
A strong man knelt down and kowtowed to the table, his face full of tears.
"Everyone, I'm not asking for money. Even if you ask me to pay him, I'll accept it."
"I have only one request!"
"Please seek justice for my little sister!"
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