In the end, Zhao Gao and Madam Chen did get to see those one hundred taels of silver. For the sake of caution, they didn't take the money outside, choosing instead to view it right there in Zhao Yan’s room.
When the ten gleaming gold ingots were placed before them, both Zhao Gao and Madam Chen rubbed their eyes in disbelief. Only today did the two of them learn what gold ingots actually looked like; it was truly an eye-opening experience.
By midnight, Zhao Yan had long since drifted off to dreamland, but Zhao Gao and Madam Chen were far from peaceful. They tossed and turned on the bed like pancakes, unable to sleep. One moment they were thinking of the hundred taels of silver, the next they were imagining the fields they were about to own, and occasionally, memories of their past hardships would surface. With so much swirling in their minds, they could not calm their hearts for a long time.
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