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"But this might be too much… What if those people can't afford it?" Qiao Xiaomai still didn't accept the silver.
"Don't worry, since they've come today, they can surely spare these two hundred taels of silver."
Those truly short of money wouldn't come.
"Hurry up and take it, there's a lot to do today. You should get to it," urged the head of the valley.
After some thought, Qiao Xiaomai reached out and took the thick stack of banknotes, which required both hands to hold.
Now that her Spiritual Spring water had actual effects, these banknotes totaling over twenty thousand taels of silver, spread over more than four hundred people, came to about fifty taels each.
Fifty taels for a meal of her cooking indeed wasn't expensive.
Having made this calculation, Qiao Xiaomai felt relieved. She took the banknotes back to Mai Yuan, where she lived with Tong Sanlang, and put them in her space. Then, she grabbed a couple of plates of dried fruits and headed to the kitchen.