One day, after finishing his duties, Zhao Yan ran into Madam Chen on his way home. The streets were sparsely populated, with street vendors already packing up to head home and only a few passersby hurrying along.
Madam Chen took a tael of silver from her purse and handed it to a fortune teller. "Master, this is your payment. You must accept it." The man’s words today had truly touched her heart; he was worth every penny!
The fortune teller’s eyes lit up the moment he saw the silver. He hadn’t expected Madam Chen to be so generous. Her clothes were made of simple cotton, and in the Capital, she was an unremarkable figure. He had originally planned to swindle her out of a hundred copper coins, but after he tossed out a few kind words, the payout had suddenly doubled—an unexpected windfall.
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