The Wang Family would naturally have some thoughts about the 20 taels of silver they had obtained from selling the snake skin and gallbladder. But it was not to the point of brooding endlessly over it. The family had also not split up because of conflict over the money, and everything was controlled by the old lady. Everyone was used to being poor for many years, so they did not think that they should have much money on hand.
"Our family doesn't have much money. Over the years, we've spent quite a bit on the medicine and treatments for your Father and Second Brother. We even owed a lot of debts and favors. I plan to use this money to repay our debts."
The poverty of the Wang family was not a result of just one or two things.
