Six pieces of each kind of fine cotton cloth, and six boxes of each kind of needle and thread.
Six sets of paper, ink, brushes and inkstones, and a box of new books.
There are also tea sets, sets of bowls, chopsticks and plates...
Butler Zheng was not lying. He brought food and daily necessities, carefully selected, and able to pass the eyes of outsiders without causing trouble for the Tai family.
Of course, in the end, two small boxes were mixed in with the basket and carried into the house together.
But even so, the practical and cheap things in the eyes of the Zheng family still made everyone in front of the door stunned, their eyes red with envy...
Any one of these things alone is worth a few taels of silver, and all together they are worth at least a hundred or so taels!
The Tai family has become rich again!
Come to think of it, the Tai family has been really lucky in the past few months.
How come good things keep happening one after another, as if they are lining up to come to me!
Why don’t I have any at home? Not a single one!
Some people were breathing even harder, their eyes glued to the baskets, wishing they could not take them off!
Old Master Tai saw it all but pretended not to know. He was just polite to Butler Zheng. When no one else could hear, he pulled Butler Zheng aside and said a few more words to him.
"Butler Zheng, I wonder how the county government will handle this?"
Butler Zheng thought he was worried about the kidnappers being seriously injured, so he comforted him, "Don't worry, old man. Our uncle is well-connected and even had some friendship with the county magistrate. It's just that our uncle is away on a long trip, but the county magistrate always protects them. So, don't worry about it. The kidnappers deserved it."
Old Master Tai nodded and asked for something in a low voice.
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