Liu Xiawei happily went out with 25,000 taels of silver notes, planning where to sell those pieces of jewelry.
Watching his retreating figure, the shopkeeper and the burly man sneered, "What a fool."
There are quite a few of these land deeds and shop deeds, including even the large mansion where the Duke of Pingguo currently resides, worth no less than 100,000 taels of silver.
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After returning from putting out the fire, the Duchess of Pingguo did not notice anything missing.
After all, no one would bother to rummage through that iron box unless they had something to do.
Li Jiaojiao was filled with anxiety, wondering if Liu Xiawei had succeeded.
The next day at noon, Li Jiaojiao made an excuse to go out and went to Deli Money Exchange.
Before she could even speak, the burly man handed her a silver note: "This is your reward."
Li Jiaojiao excitedly accepted it, but her expression changed immediately: "Why is it five thousand taels? Didn't we agree on ten thousand taels?"
The burly man sneered, "Because he's selling too little. You should be grateful he's giving you five thousand!"
"you......"
The burly man raised an eyebrow: "What did I do? Are you going to report me to the authorities?"
Li Jiaojiao choked.
How can I sue them? In court, should I say that I helped them steal and that the reward was too low? Wouldn't that be an admission of guilt?
Li Jiaojiao stuffed the silver notes into her sleeve pocket. In such cases, if others didn't give her a single penny, she could only swallow her anger and bear it.
I have five thousand taels now. Although I am angry and resentful, it is better than having nothing.
Li Jiaojiao carried five thousand taels of silver notes home. As soon as she entered the hanging flower gate, Xiao Lü, who was waiting there, excitedly rushed forward:
"Miss, the yamen just sent someone to inform Young Master Gu that they have caught the person selling the medicine and that the court will be held tomorrow."
"Really? Where is Gu Han?"
"He's in the hall, let's go!"
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