Maintaining a scholar for studies truly requires a great deal of money.
The village head felt this deeply; his son Mo Shaoxing studied for so many years, who knows how much silver it cost. Luckily, he didn't disappoint and returned as a Scholar, earning him respect all around the neighborhood.
But even when home finances were tight, that was no excuse to seize assets that didn't belong to oneself, right? Besides, the Mo family in Mo Family Village wasn't considered poor, being of above-average wealth. So, the issue of lacking money, in theory, shouldn't exist.
"Exactly! Exactly! Village head, I was compelled by circumstances, Xuexue that wretched girl lacks any human decency," Mr. and Mrs. Mo Daoyan also complained bitterly. "Even though she's made a fortune, she refuses to contribute to her brother's education fees—utterly outrageous."