Chapter 987: Must Not Be Absolute

Since Su Yunjin's shop was burned down by the Oil Shop couple, naturally, the couple had to compensate. The Magistrate ordered them to repay Su Yunjin the full amount of her losses in silver.

Upon hearing this,

the Oil Shop couple immediately collapsed to the ground.

Su Yunjin's shop.

They simply could not afford to pay the compensation.

Only part of the money from their Oil Shop had been rescued from the fire. On the day of the blaze, they realized the fire had grown fierce. The couple fled, risking their lives just to barely escape with their lives.

Some silver was snatched from the flames, but the silver notes and other valuables were all destroyed by the inferno. Their children, standing by, saw their parents collapse on the ground.

They too began to wail loudly.

For a time, the courtroom was in chaos with the children's cries.

It was indeed because of their Oil Shop that Su Yunjin's shop burned, and it was only right to compensate the losses with silver.