The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 740 - 662, The Tree Grows Branches_2

Chapter 740: Chapter 662, The Tree Grows Branches_2

"Looking back now, a girl’s family really needs to go through more experiences. Managing stores and estates is no easy task, ensuring profit while keeping servants in check is truly a test of one’s abilities."

...

That afternoon, Yan Zhigao summoned Yan Zhiyuan to the main courtyard.

Although he had only called him, the people from the second branch all came.

Daohua and her husband Yan Wenxiu also came over, sitting by the side.

Yan Zhiyuan knew he had made a grave mistake. Upon seeing Yan Zhigao, he knelt down immediately, "Big brother, I have wronged you. If it weren’t for me, you would not have suffered this prison calamity. Please punish me!"

Yan Zhigao looked at Yan Zhiyuan sternly, without telling him to rise, and thoroughly interrogated him about all the things he had done behind the family’s back over the years.

Hearing that Yan Zhiyuan had accepted almost ten thousand taels of silver over the years, the faces of the Yan Family members changed again and again.

Yan Zhigao slammed his teacup in front of Yan Zhiyuan, biting his teeth and said, "All the silver, land deeds, and shop deeds you took over the years must be handed over to me."

Yan Zhiyuan saw his elder brother enraged and felt scared in his heart, quickly nodding, "I will hand them over, everything."

Yan Zhigao turned to Yan Wenxiu, "Did you remember everything your second uncle just said?"

Yan Wenxiu nodded.

Yan Zhigao, "Starting tomorrow, you will personally take care of the aftermath, compensate where compensation is due, and hand over silver where silver is owed. Not a single case can be omitted."

Yan Wenxiu nodded again, "Alright."

The Madam Li heard this, her brows tightly furrowed. The second branch made the mistake, and it was always the main branch that had to deal with the aftermath. Seeing her son’s weary look, her resentment towards the second branch grew even deeper.

Daohua sat on the side without speaking, her eyes downcast, seemingly deep in thought.

While Yan Zhigao was loudly scolding Yan Zhiyuan, Wang Manman entered the room, whispering a few words in Daohua’s ear.

After excusing herself to Madam Li, Daohua left the room and returned about a quarter of an hour later.

"What happened?"

As soon as Daohua came in, Madam Li couldn’t help but ask.

Daohua shook her head and looked at Yan Zhigao, "The missing military provisions have been found."

Upon hearing this, Yan Zhigao and Yan Wenxiu were both overjoyed.

Yan Zhiyuan also looked pleased, "Big brother, now that our family hasn’t suffered any losses, let’s release Meiniang. She too was threatened by the Jiang Family. And Wen’an is still young; he can’t be without his mother."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room was stunned.

Yan Zhigao looked incredulously at his younger brother. At this point, he was still thinking about his mistress, completely oblivious to the enormity of his mistake.

"Hmph!"

Unable to hold back any longer, Daohua let out a cold laugh, "Second Uncle, what do you mean ’no losses’?"

"When the military provisions were lost, what about the Government Officials who were killed? Have you forgotten? Are their lives worthless? Have you thought about their families? Doesn’t father need to console them?"

"In the pursuit to recover the military provisions, we suffered many casualties among those we sent. Aren’t these losses?"

"Father was taken and detained for a full day and night, his reputation tarnished, his authority undermined. Are these not losses?"

"Father may have been released and returned, but you don’t think this matter just ends there, do you? The loss of military rations is a fact, and Father is bound to be blamed for negligence in supervision. He was due for a top assessment this year, but because of this mistake, he might only get a mediocre or poor rating. Aren’t these losses?"

"The household has been thrown into turmoil over this, and Grandmother has even fallen gravely ill because of the stress. Aren’t these losses?"

As she spoke, Daohua looked up and let out a snort of laughter. "Uncle, you’re the one without any losses, because all the losses have been borne by others!"

After hearing Daohua’s words, everyone in the room fell silent. Yan Zhiyuan stared at Daohua with his mouth slightly open for quite a while before he finally shouted angrily, "What more do you want? Meiniang has given birth to a son for the Yan Family; surely you don’t want to kill her, do you?"

"Younger brother!"

Madam Li stood up in a fury. "Younger brother, Daohua is only speaking the truth. Please stop implicating her in everything, as if she forced you into all of this."

With that, she glanced at Daohua and gave her a look.

"You’re dismissed; you may leave now."

Daohua glanced at Madam Li; she didn’t want to stay any longer either. The military rations had been recovered with the help of Sun Changze. During the struggle for the rations, there had been a fight with men hired by the Jiang Family on the river, reportedly injuring many. She would have to compensate and pacify these people.

Seeing Daohua leave, Yan Wenjie and Zhu Qiyun were beside themselves with worry. They hadn’t expected Yan Zhiyuan to be so foolish as to plead with Madam Li at such a time; was this not adding fuel to the fire?

Watching Yan Zhigao, who remained silent with a cold expression on his face, Yan Wenjie felt a surge of panic. If his eldest uncle had merely scolded his father, he wouldn’t have felt so anxious, but now with the uncle saying nothing at all, he was truly uneasy.

Yan Wenjie couldn’t help but look at the Sun Family, hoping she would say something to break the stalemate.

Unfortunately, the Sun Family looked down without saying a word, not even glancing at him.

Zhu Qiyun, seeing that her mother-in-law remained silent, knew that she was deeply hurt by Father-in-law and no longer wished to be involved in his affairs.

Alas, it looked like their branch of the family would have to sever ties with the main branch.

"You all may leave, I am tired and wish to rest," said Yan Zhigao suddenly, and without waiting for a response, he strode away.

Yan Wenjie and Zhu Qiyun exchanged glances, seeing worry in each other’s eyes.

...

"Well, did you find out anything?"

Old Madam Yan looked anxiously at Granny Sun.

Granny Sun hesitated for a moment, then relayed the conversation she had just overheard in the main courtyard to Old Madam Yan.

Upon hearing this, Old Madam Yan became so angry that she began to slap her thigh vigorously. "That unfilial son, unfilial son!"

Granny Sun dared not speak further at this time, silently standing by.

After a while, Old Madam Yan sighed heavily, "I had hoped that, before I step into the coffin, this family could stay undivided, but now..."

Old Madam Yan’s eyes slowly reddened. They had lost the children’s father early on, and the family had made it this far by supporting each other. She had hoped that the three brothers could continue to walk together, but it seemed she had been too hopeful.

She couldn’t allow the second son to keep dragging down the eldest!

Old Madam Yan wiped the tears from her eyes, her gaze gradually becoming resolute. "Go, call the eldest, the second, and the third. I have something to say."

After Granny Sun had left, Old Madam Yan stared out the window at the large tree and sighed, "It seems the time has come for the tree to branch out."

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