Before he even reached the tavern, he saw that the tavern had been engulfed in raging flames.
Wang Wanlian stood blankly, and for a moment, she didn't know how to act.
The fat woman was stunned for a moment, and then she made a move. She cried and shouted.
"All my things are still in there, you have to give them back to me!"
The fat woman pulled Wang Wanlian up reluctantly. Wang Wanlian looked at the engulfing flames and didn't know what to do.
Since the house was very old, once it was burned, it spread quickly.
Although many people went to put out the fire, it still affected surrounding houses. ,
Someone went in to take a look and found that Xu's mother was dead, and her whole body had been burned into black charcoal.
Some people rushed to the government office, and soon people from the county government came over. After understanding the situation, they took Wang Wanlian away.
Wang Wanlian explained for a long time in the county government office, said all the good things, and finally gave him another thirty taels before he could come out.
Originally, it was because Xu's mother set the fire artificially, so it had no direct relationship with Wang Wanlian. So later, she gave money and asked Wang Wanlian to bury Xu's mother generously and compensate for all losses. This matter was considered understood.
Wang Wanlian had just left the county government office. Many people surrounded Wang Wanlian in the center and kept scolding her.
Wang Wanlian kept smiling and didn't know what to say.
"You woman, you are so evil-hearted. You have caused people to lose their daughter and become a stranger. On the other hand, you kicked people out and made them have no place to live... That's why you committed suicide, you..." Black-hearted, you loser star!"
People around him started to curse.
Some people even took a piece of mud and smashed it on Wang Wanlian's body.
"You guys stop it, why don't I pay you money?"
Wang Wanlian kept dodging. Anyway, the county boss told her to pay for it, so it would be fine if she paid for it anyway!
"Pooh!"
Wang Wanlian evaded and returned to her home.
As soon as she returned, Mother Li started to curse again.
When Mother Li was exhausted from scolding her, Wang Wanlian went back to her house, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and finally discovered that she had only saved sixty taels of silver in such a long time.
Looking at the surrounding two families, the damage was not very serious. A compensation of twenty taels per family was enough. The fat woman had almost nothing in her house. Basically, everything in it belonged to her own family.
Thinking that the money on hand is still enough for myself, I feel relieved.
But Mother Xu, that person, she would not spend money on her.
Humph, I don’t know what evil possessed me, but I suddenly had the courage to commit suicide, which caused me to waste so much of my money on this.
I really don’t know what to say.
When Wang Wanlian thought of so much money, she suddenly felt a pain in her body.
But later on, the price originally calculated by Wang Wanlian was not fulfilled at all.
The two families on the left and right asked for thirty taels each, but Wang Wanlian refused to give it to them. They started to make a fuss and went to the government to sue her.
Wang Wanlian was already frightened after entering the government office.
That's not a government official, you know, it's a den of thieves.