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“We’ve been searching all night, but we still can’t find them. Clan chief, you have to do us justice! Look at Ling Silang’s wife, look how she beat me, her elder. She has no respect for her elders at all.”

"Ling Silang is a disgrace to his scholar status for having such a wife. Clan chief, you must report this to your superiors. How can someone with such a wife still want to take the exam and become an official? What official's wife doesn't respect her elders?"

Granny Sun is really asking for death. As soon as she said that, many people present changed their expressions.

Ling's mother was furious and stepped forward to slap her twice more, saying, "I'll beat you to death today, you old hag!"

Du Mingxian was distracted, worried that Ling's mother would suffer a loss. On the other hand, she looked straight at the clan leader with sincere eyes, "Clan leader, this matter really concerns me. I am not afraid to report it to the authorities."

The clan chief raised his hand. "I know, but... since you did fight, this matter can't be resolved peacefully without some compensation."

“Okay, we’ll compensate you.” Du Mingxian immediately agreed, a cold smile playing on her lips.

Upon hearing this, Ling's mother disregarded the matter of hitting Granny Sun and stood up to shield Du Mingxian behind her, saying to the clan leader, "We won't pay. Why should we pay? They were the ones who started this trouble. We are the ones who suffered the most. Why should we pay?"

Granny Sun was overjoyed. "You must pay us! If you don't pay us ten taels of silver today, this matter is not over. Look at the beating you gave me!"

Before Ling's mother could speak, Du Mingxian stopped her, saying, "Mother, I'll make amends."

Ling's mother disagreed, glaring at Du Mingxian and whispering in her ear, "Are you burning money? If we have to pay this out, will we have to pay every single person who comes to cause trouble for us in the future?"

"Mother, listen to me."

Ling's mother ignored her and tried to speak again, but suddenly Ling Silang coughed beside her. The two turned their heads and saw Ling Silang standing just a step away from them.

Ling Silang said with a smile, "Mother, let's listen to you."

Ling's mother was genuinely angry, but since her son had already spoken, she couldn't directly contradict him. In the end, she could only turn around and go inside in a huff, muttering, "Pay up, you guys go pay up, you really have too much money to burn."

Du Mingxian noticed Ling Silang staring at her with a smile, and she asked, "You believe me?"

"nature."

Du Mingxian also smiled, a genuine smile that was particularly beautiful and dazzled Ling Silang.

"Could you please trouble your second brother to drive the carriage to town and fetch a doctor?"

Ling Erlang was still in shock when his wife pinched his arm hard. He immediately replied, "Oh, okay, I'll go right away."

Even after driving the horse-drawn carriage out of the village, he was still thinking, "My fourth sister-in-law doesn't seem like a fool, so why would she be willing to be extorted by Granny Sun?"

Mother was furious just now, and my fourth brother even sided with his wife. My fourth sister-in-law has a little money, and she's really getting cocky.

No one knew why Ling Erlang went to town to fetch a doctor; everyone assumed it was for Ling Silang's medical treatment and didn't think much of it.

Du Mingxian looked at the clan chief and said, "Words are not enough. I will only pay the ten taels of silver if there is a written agreement."

The clan chief didn't quite understand either. He said he would compensate with silver, thinking that a few coins would be enough. Who knew that Granny Sun would ask for ten taels of silver, and Si Lang's wife would also give him ten taels of silver directly. It was really incomprehensible.

"Alright, since Silang is here, let him write it down. Make three copies, and keep one for the clan as well, so that there won't be any misunderstandings later."

Ling Silang glanced at Du Mingxian, nodded in agreement, and turned to walk into the courtyard. Du Mingxian called out behind him, "This ten taels of silver is compensation for the injury I caused them. You need to write it down clearly; it's for checking the injuries."

The crowd was increasingly confused, but no one thought much of it. They all waited quietly, and their gazes toward Du Mingxian changed again.

Si Lang's wife is fierce when she hits people, but she looks a bit silly right now. She's really easy to swindle money. Some of the more cunning ones have already started thinking of ways to cheat her.

When Ling's father's other brothers, sisters-in-law, and wives saw that Ling's father's fourth daughter-in-law had agreed to pay compensation, no one spoke up, even though they had originally planned to.

Ling Laoda and his group quietly approached Ling's father.

Ling Laosan said, "Second brother, are you just going to let the younger generation run wild like this? Second sister-in-law was so angry that she left, and you're just going to give Ling Wang ten taels? That's ten taels!"

Ling Lao Si chimed in, "That's right, Second Brother. What couldn't we do with those ten taels? Why give it to Ling Wang? Does he deserve it?"

Ling Wang and Ling's father were indeed within the same five degrees of kinship and belonged to the same clan. Ling Wang's grandfather and Ling's father's grandfather were brothers. However, by the time of Ling's father and Ling Wang's grandfather, their relationship was only so-so, and it deteriorated further among the younger generation.

The main problem is that Ling Wang is a good-for-nothing. After marrying Granny Sun, he just lets her cause trouble in the village every day without doing anything about it. Ling's father and his brothers all look down on him.

Ling Laoda said, "The children are ignorant, and my sister-in-law can't just go in like that. Are we really going to give them ten taels of silver in compensation? I think Silang's wife is a shrewd woman. How could she be tricked by Granny Sun?"

Looking at his brothers, Ling's father comforted them, "Si Lang is here, and he hasn't objected. Let's wait and see."

Since their own brothers had said so, what else could they say? Boss Ling and the others immediately shut up.

The document was quickly written. After the clan chief read it, he read it aloud to everyone, and then had two literate elders in the village take a look. Once all three copies were confirmed to be in order, both parties signed and pressed their fingerprints.

Du Mingxian signed the document for the Ling family, but no one else on the other side knew how to sign, so in the end they only pressed their fingerprints.

Fortunately, Ling Silang clearly listed their family's names in the documents.

After all this was done and Granny Sun had the documents, she became a little anxious and reached out to demand, "Give me the money." She then proudly waved the documents in her hand twice, saying, "Now you can't renege on your promise even if you want to."

Du Mingxian rolled her eyes, then saw the shadow of the carriage in the distance. "Wait, I'll go in and get the money."

She went straight into the courtyard and saw Ling's mother cooking in the kitchen because she was angry. She ran in and said, "Mom, don't be angry. Do you want to go out and see what's going on?"

"Watching your own family's show? You only have that much silver, keep it to yourself and don't squander it. I'm going to talk to Granny Sun."

"Mother, let's give them the money. Consider it a way to buy us peace of mind. They've come to our door to cause trouble this time. If we don't deal with them decisively, others might try to take advantage of us later."

Ling's mother rolled her eyes at her, "If you just generously give them ten taels, who else would they try to extort if not you?"

"Don't worry, Mother, after today no one will dare to try to extort money from our family. Let's go see what's going on."

Ling's mother was indeed itching to go out. What her fourth daughter-in-law said was really good. She didn't know if it was true or not, but when she saw the subtle glint in Du Mingxian's eyes, she immediately put down what she was doing and followed her out.

Du Mingxian took a stick from the yard. This stick was usually used to prop open the door. It was as thick as an adult's arm and a bit heavy, but she was very satisfied with it.