It was then that Old Zhou remembered to ask, "Manbao, how much money did you borrow on credit from Yamen, and how much has to be paid back?"
Manbao hesitantly said, "Three taels..."
Old Zhou let out a sigh of relief. "Just three taels?"
Manbao nodded with certainty.
Immediately, Old Zhou said to Ms. Qian, "Quickly, open the money chest. Let Eldest and Two go settle the account tomorrow. Is it that easy to borrow from Yamen? Right, how do they calculate the interest? We only borrowed for a day; they can't possibly charge us a month's interest, can they? Manbao, you quickly figure out how much the interest for one day is."
Ms. Qian went to open the money chest and quickly took out three strings of copper coins, which Old Zhou told her to give to Zhou Dalang.
Zhou Dalang hesitantly accepted the coins, but couldn't help casting a glance at Manbao unconsciously.