How could he have imagined that what should have been a simple task to earn a thousand taels of silver would turn out like this? Had he known, not even all the silver in the world would have tempted him to do it.
It was a matter of life and death.
No, no, that's not right, had he known it would come to this, he would have never let the villagers dig up that cow. He'd rather tire himself out, digging slowly!
"You say someone paid you silver to dig? Who was it?" the Eldest Prince approached and asked.
"I... I don't know, his face was covered with... with a piece of black cloth. I only heard his voice and knew it was a man," the village chief, enduring the pain, replied.
"Lies!"
The Eldest Prince shouted fiercely.
He stepped forward, stomping on the village chief's stomach.