Old man Tong's head was already buzzing when he heard that the woman upon whom he shouted was the Magistrate but when he heard her recite the law and tell him that he has to pay ten thousand taels, he almost lost his head along with his soul.
Ten thousand taels? Even if he was to chop his limbs off, pay with his entire body and take customers day and night for the rest of his life, he would not be able to earn ten thousand silver! But when he heard that he only needed to pay five mus of land, he was relieved——wait, five mu? FIVE MU????
" Honourable magistrate, did you not say that it was just three mu?" Old man Tong asked as he looked at Magistrate Li with a polite smile curled on his face as he twisted his old waist left and right like a young mer.
