Card: I Rebuild Five Thousand Years of Chinese Civilization in Another World

Chapter 42 Compensation
As the older sister, Xie Yuwei had no choice but to stand up and face Xiaolan's mother on behalf of her younger sister.

She recounted what had happened, expressed her gratitude to Xiaolan for her sacrifices for Xiaoyufei, and promised to compensate their family.

“We are heartbroken that Xiaolan was taken away. My sister is still crying and hasn’t recovered. Our family is sorry to you. No matter whether Xiaolan has any chance of survival, we will continue to search for her.”

Xie Yuwei examined Xiaolan's family members and, seeing only sorrow and no hatred in them, she made a promise:
"To repay Xiaolan for saving my sister's life, I will unlock the talent of a Card Spirit Master for one of your family members free of charge."

Xiao Lan's family members were shocked when they heard this and looked at Xie Yuwei.

Can she unlock the Card Spirit Master talent for others?
This is too outrageous!

Xiaolan's disappearance was a done deal, and this was an unexpected joy for them.

Xiao Lan's mother hesitated for a moment and then said to Xie Yuwei:
"Actually, even if you don't repay Xiaolan, we have nothing to say. We know that Xiaolan was able to survive last time thanks to Fei-jie's financial support."

When Xiaolan was captured by a monster and injured internally, it was Xiaoyufei who took out her silver to help everyone.

Although no one publicized the matter, Fei Lao had discussed it with them privately.

They sent Xiaolan to accompany Xiaoyufei through this difficult time when the monsters attacked the village because they were grateful to her.

did not expect--

Xiaolan's mother was heartbroken.

Jie Yuwei didn't expect them to be grateful for Xiaoyufei's previous kindness, and she made a promise again:
"The promise I just made still stands. Once the village is settled, you can choose one of you to come and find me."

Xiaolan's family exchanged glances and agreed to end their karmic entanglement in this way.

After seeing Xiaolan's family off, Xie Yuwei took her younger siblings back to her own home.

Their house was one of the newest and most sturdy in the village, but even so, several of their houses were destroyed by monsters.

Seeing the dilapidated, messy, and broken house, Xie Yuwei felt powerless.

If their family has become like this, what about everyone else in the village?

"Take care of those people in the cellar first!" Xie Yuwei said coldly.

Xie Yuchen asked with his eyes: What should we do?

Xie Yuwei didn't want to cause trouble for the villagers at this time:

"Notify their families and tell them to come and claim the bodies!"

"If they want to cause trouble, then we'll settle accounts with them again!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yuchen immediately turned around and went to notify their families to come and claim the bodies.

These people quickly gathered at Xie Yuwei's house. They had heard that Xie Yuwei was willing to help unlock the Card Spirit Master talents of her family members in order to compensate Xiao Lan's family.

They also wanted to seize such an opportunity.

Xie Yuwei sneered at their eager expressions.

She started with polite words, then said, "Your family members died in my cellar. Take them back with you."

One of the men said, "Xiao Lan disappeared from your house. You will compensate Xiao Lan's family and promise to unlock their talents as Card Spirit Masters."

"My wife died in your house, so you should compensate us, right?"

Xie Yuwei sneered; she knew they would do this.

She stared sharply at the others and said, "Is that what you all think too?"

The others hesitated for a moment, but in order for their family members to be able to unlock the talent of a Card Spirit Master, they reluctantly nodded.

Xie Yuwei was so angry she laughed; they were utterly shameless.

She unleashed her aura, sending those people flying.

After being sent flying backward, the men collapsed to the ground, spitting out blood. Each of them suffered severe internal injuries, and they stared at Xie Yuwei in horror. Before Xie Yuwei could say anything, Xie Cheng rushed in.

Upon seeing these people, he guessed their purpose.

He was so angry that his hands trembled. He pointed at the people on the ground and cursed, "I don't believe you don't know what your wives did. Your wives told my Fei'er to die, and now you still have the nerve to ask for compensation?"

"Aren't you just taking advantage of the fact that Sister Wei doesn't have parents around, trying to cling to her?"

The group felt utterly ashamed after hearing what Jie Cheng said.

"Take the bodies out of the cellar!"

Xie Yuwei said with a cold expression.

Sensing Yuwei's murderous intent, the group dared not linger. They struggled to their feet, entered the cellar to retrieve their wives, and then slunk away.

Xie Yuwei watched their retreating figures helplessly. She really wanted to take her younger siblings and move away from the village to live in the city.

But she knew it wouldn't be easy.

This world isn't like a novel, where you can just move away from a village whenever you want.

Humans have very limited living space. Staying in the village always makes them worry about the barrier breaking, so everyone wants to go to the city to find a safe haven.

Towns are generally more secure than villages, making them less vulnerable to being breached by monsters.

In a time when everyone wants to move to a town, it is extremely difficult to buy a house or register a household there.

Moreover, Xie Yuwei herself is still a minor.

Xie Yuwei sighed, then looked at Xie Cheng and said, "Uncle, Nanwen Village is now without a village chief. I think you could try to run for it!"

Jie Cheng was taken aback and began to consider his niece's suggestion.

Xie Yuwei said firmly, "If Uncle runs for village chief, my brother and I will definitely support you."

The siblings are intermediate-level Card Spirit Masters and already have a certain degree of influence in the village.

Xie Yuchen nodded, agreeing with his sister's suggestion.

Xie Cheng took this matter to heart, and then turned to Xie Yuwei and her two siblings, saying:

"Most of the houses in the village have collapsed. The village is organizing people to rebuild houses. I see that two rooms in your house have also collapsed. Would you like to rebuild a house together?"

Xie Yuwei is worried about housing; they are still young and unable to build a house on their own.

If someone in the village could organize people to build it together, that would be ideal.

She said to Jie Cheng, "I want to rebuild the house in another place, but we are small and weak. I will pay the villagers to help us build the house and ask my uncle to supervise the construction."

This is also why Xie Cheng came to find Xie Yuwei. He nodded and said, "If you want to rebuild your house, I'll arrange it for you!"

"There's a vacant lot on the south side of the village. Go take a look and see if it suits your taste!"

Xie Yuwei immediately used her divine sense to look and found the place Xie Cheng had mentioned.

Sometimes she felt that her uncle was a wonderful person; he always seemed to understand her feelings.

As for his concern for the original owner's family, when the original owner's three siblings were bullied by the villagers, he would at most step in to uphold justice, but he never thought of taking the original owner's three siblings to live with him.

While some might say he didn't care about the original owner's family, he also always put the original owner's interests first and offered help when the original owner was in the most difficult time.

For example, he now knows that she wants an address away from the villagers.

“This place is great! I want to buy it!” Xie Yuwei said.

Just as he finished speaking, Xie Yufei entered the room at some point and handed Xie Cheng a hundred-tael silver note.

(End of this chapter)