Commendation?
Commending their land?
Who were they commending their land to? To Fang Yue's family?
"Master Liu, you must be mistaken. Fang Mu's boy just got lucky and scraped by as a Martial Scholar. A Scholar can only exempt his own family's land from taxes. Why would we commend our land to his family!"
Fang Suo, one of the Fang Family Elders, felt Scholar Liu must have misheard. Fang Yue had earned the title of Martial Scholar, not the more advanced one.
"Oh, so that's how it is."
Scholar Liu heard this, then glanced at the surrounding Fang clansmen. In an instant, he understood everything.
He just smiled, no longer bothering to engage with Fang Suo, the Fang Family Elder.
He was usually respectful because the man was considered 'of high prestige and commanding respect'—a typical local elder.
But it was obvious that this man hadn't brought the Fang clansmen to Fang Yue's home today to congratulate them. It looked more like he was here to stir up trouble.
