Springtime Farming: A Happy Wife At Home
Chapter 1907

Chapter 1907: The Fan Family Has Completely Declined Chapter 1907: The Fan Family Has Completely Declined Editor: Henyee Translations Even if they sought redemption by forsaking their illicit activities and embracing a lawful path, the toll they would pay was bound to be steep.

Simply relinquishing more than half of their assets wouldn’t absolve them of their crimes.

Confiscating all of their assets would be considered a lenient punishment.

In graver cases, exile was the consequence, with their descendants barred from participating in civil service examinations for five generations, effectively precluding their eligibility for official positions in the dynasty.

Given the unique circumstances of Anze Province, Shao Yunduan was not inclined to show mercy.

For the Fan Family, this ordeal was nothing short of a complete defeat.

Among the twenty-two confiscated shops were prime locations that generated substantial income for the clan annually.

Their loss not only deprived the Fan Clan of significant sustainable wealth but also necessitated the dismissal of shopkeepers and workers.

Many of these employees had been painstakingly nurtured by the Fan family over the years.

Dismissing them now would make it challenging for the Fan family to resume business operations in the future.

Yet, retaining them would require a considerable financial commitment.

However, few shopkeepers were willing to remain under such conditions.

Staying idle would disconnect them from the industry, making it difficult to re-enter in the future.

Unless the proprietor was willing to offer an irresistible sum, which the Fan Clan obviously couldn’t afford, the situation seemed untenable.

Yet, the loss of the shops and the hefty sum of 300,000 taels of silver paled in comparison to the gravest loss: the forfeiture of 150,000 mu of prime farmland.

This land was the bedrock of the Fan Clan’s prosperity, its very essence.

With this significant loss, the Fan family ceased to be the formidable force it once was.

The fertile land was highly coveted in Anze Province, but not everyone could afford it.

The Fan Clan’s extensive holdings were now beyond their reach.

The anguish was too much for Old Lady Fan to bear, leading to her collapse.

This land had been entrusted to her by her ancestors, only to slip through her fingers in the end.

The First and Second Old Master Fan showed little concern, delegating the task of tending to Old Lady Fan and managing the aftermath to their wives and Fan Ruyin.

The immediate priority was to address the aftermath swiftly and allow the Fan family to retreat into seclusion, nursing their wounds in private.

The news of the Fan family’s betrayal of the Mountain Bandits had already spread far and wide.

Despite the Mountain Bandits’ limited access to the city, it was only a matter of time before they learned of the treachery.

Their animosity towards the Fan family ran deep, and there was no telling if they would seek revenge.

Now, the entire Fan family yearned to pray fervently, hoping that the authorities would swiftly eradicate the Min Family Tribe and Liuhe Fort.

Only by eliminating the Mountain Bandits could they hope for peace.

In the midst of this turmoil, Fan Ruyin reproached the First Old Master Fan for his impulsiveness.

What if Lord Shao lacked the means to defeat the Mountain Bandits?

The Fan family would suffer the consequences!

In hindsight, the Fan Clan could have waited and assessed the situation before taking action.

Perhaps they could have avoided such a catastrophic loss.

The First Old Master Fan seethed with frustration, harboring a desire to reprimand his sister and dissolve the family.

Though he chose not to engage in argument with the clueless Fan Ruyin, the Second Old Master Fan could no longer contain his disdain.

He sneered and retorted, “Why didn’t you consider the consequences before blaming Elder Brother?

If not for you, our family wouldn’t be in this mess!”

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