If it weren't for the magistrate being here today, they could have eaten even more.

These ingredients, including rice, were all purchased by He Tiantian from the Modern Mall.

Because modern vegetable crops have high yields, they are very cheap.

Buying things from the mall saves time, effort, and money.

Magistrate Liu wiped his mouth with a handkerchief with satisfaction and said leisurely, "Sister He, when I came in just now I saw that there were card top-up services at the entrance of your shop, right?"

Without a second thought, Magistrate Liu immediately made a decision: "Give me two hundred taels of silver."

What does "getting a membership card" mean?

"What does 'recharge' mean?"

Some of the other teachers didn't see it and didn't quite understand, so they quickly asked Magistrate Liu.

He Tiantian gave Zhao Yan a look, and Zhao Yan quickly went to the front hall to bring in the plaque.

She said loudly, "Come, come, let me explain to you all."

"Here, if you top up 50 taels of silver, you'll get 5 taels free; if you top up 100 taels, you'll get 15 taels free; and if you top up 200 taels, you'll get 40 taels free. Of course, the more you top up, the more cost-effective it is. You can just put it on your tab when you come to eat here in the future."

These teachers found this recharge offer quite unusual; it was the first time anyone had ever encountered a system where you had to pay first and then eat.

However, considering the extra money given away, it's definitely a much better deal.

Moreover, the food in the restaurant is so delicious, and the most expensive dish only costs one or two taels of silver, which they can afford.

"Aunt He, I want to top up fifty."

"I'm going to top up fifty too."

"Then I'll top up 100. I like that dessert, it's delicious..."

There were thirty or forty teachers, all of whom had taught for half their lives and had saved up quite a bit of money. They could afford to pay several dozen taels of silver.

What's more, the magistrate also contributed two hundred taels!

Zhao Yan found a ledger and recorded everything. By the time the teachers had finished eating and drinking and left, it was already past noon.

All the other customers in the shop had left, leaving only family members present.

There were piles of silver coins on the table in the backyard. Zhao Yan held an abacus, calculating and recording as he went.

The others, who didn't understand arithmetic, could only squat around and watch longingly.

They didn't know the exact amount of silver, and could only exclaim: Wow, so much money!

Zhao Yan is quite skilled at abacus calculation; he did a quick and efficient calculation.

Seeing his delighted expression, Zhao Yan excitedly said after finishing the last entry, "The total is two thousand one hundred taels and seven coins."

"Phew..." Chen almost fainted when she heard the shocking number while holding Xiao Mingzhu in her arms.

He Chun and Zhao Tingzhang took a deep drag on their pipes, then squatted down and coughed violently in fright.

The children were all very excited; they were so happy to earn money through their own labor.

Only Zhao Yanniang was pondering a question: "Although there's so much silver, how long will it take for the teachers at those academies to eat all the money they've invested here?"

"Even if you deposit fifty taels of silver, that's fifty-five taels in total. If you eat fifteen coins a day here, it would take a year to use it all up!"

But a year is a long time. If we collect the money now, we won't be able to earn any money for another year.