Those two brothers of his were both cunning and devious, wanting Laoer's property but unwilling to adopt his son. They coaxed Quan Laoer into bringing out anything valuable, like the family's land deeds. Half were pocketed by the old wife of the Quan family, and the other half was divided between the two brothers.
The only things left were the two rooms given during the family division. This was because Miss Quan, now grown up, threatened with her life, saying that if they truly refused to leave a patch of shelter for her and her father, she would rather die. Anyway, if she were pushed to death, she would expose the whole truth for all to see the true nature of the Quan family.
