"Seems like it." Lian Yeye said.

When they thought it was about the right time, Lian Manman and Lian Yeye came out of the West Wing Room. In the Upper Room, Doctor Li had already taken Old Master Lian’s pulse and was being escorted out by Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang.

"... Just prescribe the medicine, I’ll have Xiao Fu go with you to get it." Wu Lang was saying to Doctor Li.

After sending Doctor Li to the main gate, Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang returned, leaving only Xiao Fu to fetch the medicine.

Lian Manman looked at Wu Lang inquiringly, and Wu Lang just shook his head towards Lian Manman.

"We’ll talk about it when we get home." Wu Lang told Lian Manman.

Lian Manman didn’t ask further questions.

Back in the room, neither Lian Shouxin nor Wu Lang sat down; they stood by the edge of the kang and talked to Old Master Lian.

"Grandpa, once the medicine comes back, just take it as the doctor instructed, regularly. You don’t have to worry about the medicine money." Wu Lang said.

"Dad,... do you have any other instructions on this matter?"

Old Master Lian leaned against the bedding roll, closed his eyes, and waved his hand towards Wu Lang and Lian Shouxin.

"Dad, then you just take a rest. We’re heading back." Lian Shouxin said this, and the family left the room.

After they left, Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi rushed to the edge of the kang, looking nervously at Old Master Lian.

"Dad, why did you just let Old Fourth and them leave like that!"

"Dad, whatever you say right now, Old Fourth and them will agree!"

"Dad, with Old Fourth gone like this, what... what are we going to do, our family is about to run out of food."

"Both of you... get back to your rooms and stay put." Old Master Lian suddenly opened his eyes and rebuked in a low voice.

Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi exchanged a glance, wanted to say more, but dared not, and had to leave sullenly.

"This is all karma... the sins of past lives..." Old Master Lian sighed deeply.

...

Lian Manman’s family returned home, sat on the kang, and all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, when the doctor took our grandpa’s pulse just now, did he find anything?" Lian Manman first asked.

"He said it was due to stagnation, with liver and heart fire." Wu Lang said.

"Old Master’s health isn’t as robust as it used to be." Lian Shouxin said.

"Yes, his body doesn’t have the same vitality as before." Lian Manman thought for a moment and said.

"Right, that’s exactly it." Lian Shouxin, Lady Zhang, and Wu Lang all nodded.

Old Master Lian’s health was fundamentally good, having worked laboriously for years, originally a sign of longevity. However, a person’s life is not just about physical health; the most important thing is the vigor and spirit, the sustaining breath. If this vigor that defends the body’s vital energy dissipates, the body will also gradually weaken.

Since Old Master Lian returned from Taicang, that vigor was gone. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Everyone knew the reason in their hearts.

"Do you know why Grandpa fainted today?" Lian Manman asked.

The whole family looked at Lian Manman.

"Was there anything else?" Wu Lang asked.

Lian Manman nodded and told them what Liulang had told her.

"The old lady of the Woo Family used Aunt Ping’s matter in Taicang to scold our grandpa and even mentioned my uncle and Yingzi,... and said Brother Jizu bullied her daughter-in-law..."

Everyone’s face darkened.

"What kind of thing is this, what is this!" Lian Shouxin said angrily.

"I think this is just the beginning." Lian Manman said, "Brother, we have to think of a solution."

Now that Old Master Lian fell ill, they spent money to hire a doctor and buy medicine for treatment. Should they help collect the Woo Family’s land rent and those thirty mu of land? If they don’t help, are they going to watch Old Master Lian, Lady Zhou, and all those people in the Upper Room go hungry?

Helping to resolve this matter, what about the future?

By preventing Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi from venerating the memorial archway and only inviting Old Master Lian and Lady Zhou into the house, they had made their stance clear to the villagers: Lian Shouren and Lian Shouyi couldn’t act under their name, and they handled it very successfully.

But it wasn’t enough.

"... Let’s host two tables of wine." Lian Manman thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, let’s invite the Lizheng and the respected elders from the village,... those who were present when the Upper Room went to Taicang and wrote the agreement, none should be left out..." Wu Lang nodded.

"Right, we’ve already done what we should. Anyone with eyes can see it, and now we just need to make things clear." Lian Manman said.

After discussing and agreeing, Lian Manman, along with Lady Zhang, Lian Zhizhi, Han Zhong’s wife, and Xiao Xi, prepared the food at home, while Wu Lang and Lian Shouxin went out separately to invite people.

Lunchtime was already past, so the banquet was set for the evening.

By evening, Scholar Wang and his son, Wang Youheng, Wu Yugui, Wu Jiaxing and his father, Wu Yuchang, the Lizheng, Old Huang, Old Jin, Chunzhu’s father, and several village elders were all seated in the front hall of Lian Manman’s house.

At the banquet, even before Wu Lang or Lian Shouxin spoke, everyone began to discuss, praising Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang for their righteousness, clarity in dealing with matters, and their fairness and kindness.

Wu Lang reiterated their stance towards the old house and then talked about the land rent and the thirty mu of land.

He asked Lizheng and two village elders to help Old Master Lian negotiate with the Woo Family regarding these matters.

"... We’ll do it according to the village rules and properly."

As for the land rent and the thirty mu of land once recovered...

"...There are twelve mu of land set aside for the old master and the old lady’s retirement. Once the thirty mu of land is recovered, I will keep the twelve mu, and I’ll find someone to lease it out. In the future, neither the old master nor the old lady needs to work the land, and the rent from these twelve mu will fully fund their daily living expenses."

The rent from the twelve mu of land was more than sufficient to cover the two elders’ food, clothing, and expenses.

"The recovered land rent will also have that of the twelve mu separately set aside, dedicated specifically to the two elders." Wu Lang added.

Everyone agreed that it was a good idea.

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