Everyone quietly let out a breath of relief. Although eight taels was still quite expensive, it was much easier to accept than a hundred or eighty taels, right?
Ms. Qian and Junior Ms. Qian, however, felt something was off. They knew Manbao wasn't the type to lie, so they continued staring at Zhou Wulang.
Zhou Wulang scratched his head and, catching his mother's gaze, hesitantly said, "But this bolt, this bolt, and these over here—they were all rewards from the royal palace. Lijun and I went out and asked around. Because they're tributes, they're quite precious, each worth at least a hundred taels, and you can't even buy them outright."
