The young man was overwhelmed by the unexpected favor. Just as he was about to decline, the gold leaf landed in his palm. He looked up, only to find the young woman who had dropped the "gold" gone, and the three handsome men who had been by her side had also vanished.
He scratched the back of his head, smiled as he tucked the gold leaf away, and thought to himself, "Sure enough, good deeds are always rewarded!"
Remembering his mother, who had been bedridden for years, he changed his original plan of going up the mountain to gather herbs and headed toward the apothecary instead. With the gold leaf in hand, he hired the best physician to treat her.
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