[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-springtime-farming-a-happy-wife-at-home":3,"chapter-springtime-farming-a-happy-wife-at-home-springtime-farming-a-happy-wife-at-home-chapter-1825":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Springtime Farming: A Happy Wife At Home",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1134793,1463,"Chapter 1825","springtime-farming-a-happy-wife-at-home-chapter-1825",1825,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1825: Bargaining Chapter 1825: Bargaining Editor: Henyee Translations The Fan family brushed off such a trivial sum with indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even its removal wouldn’t assuage their ire or sense of injustice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, their tax obligation amounted to a mere 400 taels of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it had ballooned more than tenfold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Fan sought to string Deputy Prefect Guan along until the irksome Lord Shao vacated Anze Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, she intended for the tax issue to remain unresolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Lord Shao provoking the mountain bandits, how long would he remain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Prefect Guan: “…” Old Lady Fan’s reasoning struck a chord with Deputy Prefect Guan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so bemused by the situation that he almost burst out laughing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Deputy Prefect Guan sought to stall, it ultimately depended on Shao Yunduan’s tolerance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shao Yunduan was adamant, pressing Deputy Prefect Guan for a resolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He demanded a response by the next day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failing that, he wouldn’t hesitate to take matters into his own hands, personally visiting the Fan family in the Postnatal realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous eyes were fixed on the Fan family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they shirked their tax duty, how could others be expected to comply?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accusations of bullying the weak and kowtowing to the strong would tarnish his reputation as Prefect Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dignity he painstakingly cultivated would crumble in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, this was an unacceptable outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Prefect was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood Shao Yunduan’s steadfastness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allowing Shao Yunduan to approach the Fan Family was out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pang of guilt struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the Fan family was implicated for concealing 40,000 mu of fertile land?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a heavy heart, Deputy Prefect Guan reluctantly acquiesced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following day, he paid another visit to the Fan family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Fan was naturally reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t help but scorn Deputy Prefect Guan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder he remained stuck in the role of Deputy Prefect despite the constant turnover of Anze Prefecture’s leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was utterly ineffectual!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Shao effortlessly manipulated him with mere words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Fan insisted that Deputy Prefect Guan see through the delay to its conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially disinclined to entertain him, she begrudgingly agreed to remit 500 taels first, with the remainder to follow gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money was tight for the Fan family, making it impossible to gather the sum immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Prefect Guan was incensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the esteemed Deputy Prefect, he had debased himself to this extent, only to receive a paltry 500 taels from the old woman!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, such an amount would have sufficed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Lord Shao demanded seven thousand taels of silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he justify a mere five hundred?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Lord Shao so easily deceived?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would believe the Fan family’s claim of financial hardship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were truly cash-strapped, would they not be embarrassed to offer a mere 7,000 taels?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the average person, such an amount would indeed be substantial, but this was the Fan family we’re talking about!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Prefect Guan gritted his teeth, suppressing his frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soldiered on, enduring the grind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Lady Fan’s irritation towards him was palpable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snapped that she would offer no more than an additional two hundred taels—no more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he held a significant position as Regional Prefect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it beyond his capabilities to execute a simple delay?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had his years as Deputy Prefect amounted to nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Prefect Guan felt suffocated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had bared his soul, lowered himself to a humiliating extent, all for the sake of securing a meager 200 taels to dismiss the beggar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aware of Old Lady Fan’s stubbornness, he knew she wouldn’t yield any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeated, he returned to the government office with a total of 700 taels in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no choice but to persist with the 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