Jinxiu led Li Muhui and others into the house. With so many people coming, there was no place to accommodate them yet as the new building hadn't been finished."Uncle Li, please trouble yourselves to...The sudden appearance of the couple from the main branch is definitely not a good sign.

How could this be such a coincidence They had just hunted a wild rabbit and a wild boar, and these two people showed up right after. Could they have radar on the Zong brothers

"Since they are your uncle and aunt, why are their clothes much better than yours and they still come to ask you for food"

The family was so poor that even the sound of their coins jingling was pathetic. Every member's clothes had at least three patches on them.

On the other hand, the husband and wife of Zongjia's main branch were still dressed cleanly and neatly even in a year of hardship. Although their clothes weren't particularly good quality, it was clear that their lives hadn't reached rock bottom.

"Because our family owes a lot of money to Grandma," Zong Bai gritted his teeth.

"Back when father was still alive, grandparents and my uncles spared no expense to support his studies, spending a considerable sum of the family's money."

They said Daddy was the hope of the family's glory.

Since father disappeared on his way to take the imperial examination, grandpa and grandma have become completely different people. Not only did they drive out our entire second branch of the family, but they also forced us to repay the money we had spent on father's education.

Zong Bai clenched his fist, feeling uneasy. "These years, as soon as Big Brother brought back a large prey, Uncle and Aunt would immediately come over."

"Divide the things into roughly half."

"If it weren't for this, even with Big Brother's skills, our lives wouldn't be this difficult even if Mother had to take medicine every day."

Fang Jinshi had the original owner's memories and understood the prices in this world pretty well.

A wild boar could sell for at least a dozen ounces of silver.

A family of five in the village spends no more than two or three taels of silver on food, drink, and expenses throughout the year, which is not particularly frugal.

Even on Mount Nobuyuki, a mountain known for its harsh conditions, animals could still be seen even during months of drought. During times without drought, animal sightings were even more common.

The abundance of local products is evident.

If Zongyu's hunting skills are so strong, making tens of taels a month wouldn't be a difficult task for him.

Fang Jinshi roughly calculated the accounts, and the more she calculated, the more frightened she became.

Over all these years, how much wealth has that old ancestral home of the Zong family really extorted from the Zong Yu family

This isn't paying back a debt, it's sucking blood.

Her eyes turned cold.

Zong Yu's face was solemn and intimidating, so serious that Liu Shi didn't dare to speak to him as freely as her husband.

After finishing her words, she hid behind her husband.

Everyone in and out of the village was afraid of their nephew, but Zongping Kang wasn't afraid.

"Hurry up and let the wild boar down. Stick to the old rules, just slaughter it here and there. We don't want the innards, just give us the meat."

Zong Yu clenched his fists but didn't move.

All the silver at home has been spent, and we are also running out of food and drink.

Uncle, I can't give you this pig this time.

His blunt refusal indeed angered the husband and wife, Zong Pingkang.

Zong Ping's face darkened, and he actually rushed up and slapped Zong Yu. He twisted his head to dodge, the slap landing on Zong Yu's arm.

He looked unbothered, but Fang Jinshu and Zong Bai were furious.

She asked in surprise, "Isn't your elder brother very capable How come he doesn't fight back even when standing and being beaten"

Zong Bai gritted his teeth and said, “Big brother did all this for me. If he fights with the elders, he’ll be labeled as unfilial and disloyal. With such a reputation, I won't be able to take the imperial examinations in the future.”

Fang Jinshi cursed under her breath, ancient people were truly pedantic. They couldn't even enjoy their meal properly, worrying so much about reputation.

She didn't want to stand by and watch her prey be snatched, so she ran over and stood in front of Zong Yu.

"Stop!"

Fang Jinshu was an unfamiliar face. The couple from her family didn't recognize her and were stunned for a moment.

"Where did you come from, you dead girl I'm teaching my nephew a lesson, what does it have to do with you"

Zong Bai was also a face full of anger and stepped forward, "Uncle, this is our sister-in-law, my brother's wife, she is not some dead girl."

Zong Pingkang let out a sneer, "Someone who can't pay their debts actually has money to marry a wife"

"You, Zongyu! You dare to lie to us!"s been thinking of you for so many years, she will definitely treat you better than I can.""If anything is missing, feel free to ask her for it."Behind them, Hu Ailan's face turned pale. She clutched...