"Who would have known that just a couple of days later, a thief struck our home," Shu Yu said, "The thief dug out the ginseng and Father Fang caught him on the spot.
The matter of the Fang Family possessing ginseng thus spread out; everyone came to know about it.
Father Fang wanted to sell it quickly, but someone else was faster. There was a wealthy family in the county town that insisted the ginseng was theirs, demanding not only the return of the ginseng but also falsely accusing the Fang Family of being thieves.
The county magistrate colluded with that wealthy family, coerced Father Fang into a false confession, and the family of three was directly exiled to Righteous Dao Village.
Only after forfeiting all their assets were they given some care on their journey of banishment, sparing them some difficulty, and they arrived in the southwest alive.