The three of them first arrived at the township government office, and Chunxiao handed the portrait to the yamen runners. The yamen runners were already familiar with her, so without her asking, they told her about the investigation in the past few days and asked her to take her money and cloth back.
Chunxiao was a little surprised. "Brother Cha, didn't you say that we can only claim it after the case is closed?"
"Miss Yan, everyone knows about your situation. It's just a formality. Take it back. It's fine."
Chunxiao was very grateful to them, thinking they were all rare good yamen runners. The money box and cloth box were carried to her. "We haven't touched these boxes since we found them. If anything is missing, there's nothing we can do. Miss Yan, why don't you count them carefully so we can make a record of what's missing."
Chunxiao and Xiaohua were counting the silver in the lobby. She didn't know the exact amount, but it was roughly the same, so it should have been untouched. "Brother, how many officers are there in our township government?"
The yamen runner looked at her and said, "There are only 12 of them in total. Miss Yan, is there anything you need?"
Chun Xiao smiled and said, "During the New Year, everyone worked hard for us. I want to thank you all. I have some silver here today, so I'll take it as a thank you. Xiao Hua, I'll give each of you 10 taels of silver as wine money."
"No, no," the officer said, waving his hands hastily. "That's absolutely not allowed."
"Sir, this is a small gift from me. I haven't asked you to do anything for me, so it can't be considered a bribe. It's purely out of gratitude. Please don't refuse it." As he said that, he asked Dongsheng and Xiaohua to stuff 10 taels of silver into everyone's hands, and those who didn't get it could keep the money.
The yamen runners present looked at each other in bewilderment, and then laughed happily. This silver was enough for their salary for several months. Many of them were ordinary people, just doing a job. They did not expect to receive such a sum of money out of the blue on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year. They all expressed their gratitude to Chunxiao.
Chunxiao took out another 30 taels and said, "Please give this to the captain for me. This is also to thank him for the wine money." She didn't dare to give so much so openly, otherwise others would really accuse her of bribery.
After putting the money and cloth back into the carriage, the yamen runners escorted her out of the township yamen. "Don't worry, young lady. We have a clue about the man who ran away. With your portrait, we will catch him soon."
"Thank you for your hard work, adults."
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