His uncle Wang Defa had a fixed off-duty time at the Tax Bureau. Knowing he still had a while before heading home, Zhao An stopped along the way to buy some wine, dishes, and a few gifts, as well as several feet of fabric for his aunt.
Just as he was about to leave, it suddenly occurred to him that his uncle’s daughter-in-law had recently given birth to a grandson. Remembering how well his uncle had treated him, he simply sought out a gold and silver shop and asked them to pick out a solid gold triangular bracelet for the baby's one-month celebration, which cost well over six taels of silver.
If not for the three hundred taels the Prefect had rewarded him with last time, which still left him with a tidy sum, Zhao An’s current salary would have required two months of eating and drinking nothing at all just to afford it.
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