Later, the Xue Family approached them, offering fifty taels of silver if they would cause daily disturbances at Mo's Fragrant Rice Shop, forcing the business to falter. To the destitute Zhang Family mother and son, fifty taels of silver was a fortune, and without a second thought, they agreed.
And so began the Zhang Family mother and son's disruptions in the shop. That day, when Mo Yan questioned Wang Pangtou, he hesitated to speak. On one hand, he didn't want to bother Mo Yan with such matters. On the other hand, he saw it as a minor issue that Shopkeeper Lizhong could handle.
However, the mother and son duo, fixated on the fifty taels of silver, continued their antics even when driven away by Shopkeeper Lizhong. Fortunately, most of the shop's patrons were loyal customers who, upon learning that the troublemakers were from the Zhang Family, known for previously selling moldy grain, naturally grew to despise them, and the shop's business actually suffered no impact.