nucmednet Chapter 1771 My Concubine is Virtuous (57)
Chapter 1771 My Concubine is Virtuous (57)
Before they even reached the tavern, they saw that it had already been engulfed by raging flames.
Wang Wanlian stood there blankly, not knowing what to do for a moment.
The fat woman was stunned for a moment before she made a move and cried out.
"My things are still inside, you have to give them back to me!"
The fat woman grabbed Wang Wanlian and wouldn't let go. Wang Wanlian looked at the engulfing flames in front of her and didn't know what to do.
Because the house was very old, once it caught fire, the flames spread very quickly.
Although many people tried to put out the fire, it still damaged the surrounding houses.
Someone went in to check and found that Xu's mother was dead, her body burned to a black charcoal.
Some people rushed to the government office, and soon the county officials arrived. After understanding the situation, they took Wang Wanlian away.
Wang Wanlian spent a long time explaining herself in the county government office, saying all sorts of nice things, and finally got thirty taels of silver before she was allowed to leave.
Originally, since it was Xu's mother who deliberately set the fire, it had no direct connection with Wang Wanlian. So later, they gave Wang Wanlian money to give Xu's mother a proper burial and to compensate for all the losses, and that was considered the end of the matter.
As soon as Wang Wanlian left the county government office, a large group of people surrounded her and kept cursing at her.
Wang Wanlian kept smiling ingratiatingly, not knowing what to say.
"You heartless woman! You made that person abandon their own daughter, treating them like strangers. On the contrary, you kicked them out, leaving them homeless... That's why they committed suicide! You heartless jinx, you jinx!"
The people around started cursing.
Some people even threw clods of mud at Wang Wanlian.
"Stop it, I'll pay you back, okay?"
Wang Wanlian kept dodging, since the county magistrate had already told her to pay compensation, and as long as she paid compensation, that would be fine!
"Pooh!"
Wang Wanlian returned to her home after dodging and weaving.
As soon as they got back, Li's mother started scolding them again.
When Li's mother was exhausted from scolding, Wang Wanlian returned to her room and rummaged through her belongings. She finally discovered that after all this time, she had only saved sixty taels of silver.
Looking at the two neighboring houses, their losses weren't too serious; twenty taels of silver would be enough for each. The fat woman's house also had almost nothing; basically, everything inside belonged to her own family.
Thinking that he had enough money on hand, he felt relieved.
However, Xu's mother, that person, she would never spend money on her.
Hmph, I don't know what possessed him, he suddenly had the guts to commit suicide, and wasted so much of his money on this.
That's utterly nonsensical.
Wang Wanlian felt a pang of heartache at the thought of so much money.
However, in the end, the price that Wang Wanlian had calculated could not be met at all.
The two families on either side each demanded thirty taels of silver, but Wang Wanlian insisted on refusing to give them any. They then started making a scene and threatened to report her to the authorities.
Wang Wanlian was already terrified after entering the government office.
That wasn't a government office at all; it was clearly a den of thieves.