168 Prince Liang's Waist Token
Previously, she had felt a pang of regret for giving Zhao Zhitong, that wretched girl, ten taels of silver and two pieces of jewelry. But now, considering Guang Ju Restaurant had given her several hundred taels of silver, she instantly felt like she had struck gold.
The three "big smarties," who had been duped yet were now counting their unearned gains, gloated over Zhao Dong and his family's anticipated misfortunes while busily planting winter radishes in their vegetable plot. Although it was a bit late for planting radishes, the plot was a potential goldmine; even a low yield could bring in a lot of money!
After finishing their work, the three "big smarties" happily went their separate ways. Zhao Chun even changed the lock on the main gate to one of their own and instructed Mrs. Wang to check on the plot daily, fearing Zhao Dong's family might discover their scheme and sabotage it.