Before long, a group of people arrived at Village Chief He's house, shouting loudly at the gate: "Uncle Chief, please hurry up and open the door, we have something to discuss with you! Don't pretend you're not there, we know you're home!"
Village Chief He was wearing a cotton-padded jacket and roasting sweet potatoes while counting silver coins at home. Hearing the deafening shouts, he was startled, thinking it was bandits coming to rob him of his silver, and he shuddered so hard that a piece of broken silver fell from his hand.
Village Chief He quickly picked up the silver, wiped it clean, and grumbled in a low voice: "A bunch of shrews, each shouting louder than a copper gong, are you trying to scare an old man to death?"
Bang bang bang!
The knocks on the door sounded again, and after cursing once more, Village Chief He hid the silver and then let He Tongsheng go to open the door.
