Selling people and shirking debts

"What nonsense are you saying?" Zi Qian roared, she could not believe it. She knew that Old Master Zi and the rest of the Zi family were shameless and lazy but she did not expect them to be this ruthless. They wanted Zi Mu to sell himself and his family all because they did not want to take out the fifty taels that Zi Mu earned with his hard work. Was this kind of a joke? 

Zi Qian looked at Old Master Zi and then said, "This money was earned by Zi Mu! If he wants to take it out to pay for the money that he used up on his daughter's treatment, he can do that! Who gives you the right to keep his money?" 

"The money was given to me by Zi Mu when our family did not separate!" Old Master Zi stubbornly insisted. He huffed and then said, "Since this money was given to us before the separation it belongs to our family. There is no need for you to say too much, Village Head. This is our family matter."