Bab 99: Chapter 78: Lifting as Lightly as a Feather_2

Fang Ke sighed, and said softly, "If we were really determined to trouble them, it's not that we couldn't do it, but the fuss would be too big, and too troublesome. It would take at least a couple of months to settle this matter properly, and although Shen is well-intentioned, who can guarantee that the officials who come after won't be even more corrupt than these scoundrels? We should eat as much as our bowl will hold, do what we can!"

Gu Tong stood there like a wooden chicken, staring at Fang Ke. It took a while before he finally conceded with a sigh, "It's lucky that it's our lord handling matters, otherwise, with our brains, we'd probably be sold by those scoundrels and even be counting money for them gratefully!"