Sun Shouren read through the letter in his hands word by word. After a long while, he finally finished, nodded lightly, put the letter away, and opened the wooden chest before him.
Inside were some silver and gold notes, all low-denomination government notes that could be used immediately.
But these could only be considered embellishments. The most important thing was the deed to those five hundred mu of fertile farmland.
Though it was not paddy land, it was still quite rare high-grade farmland. Those five hundred mu alone were worth three thousand taels of silver.
Sun Shouren was highly satisfied with this gift. As a military man, he had no appreciation for antiques, calligraphy, or paintings. He was much more pleased when someone gave him silver and fertile land directly.
"You put in quite a lot of effort this time as well. According to the rules, this money is yours. It isn't easy to come all the way to Xingyuan City, so buy anything you like."
Sun Shouren counted out one hundred taels' worth of silver notes from the redwood chest and handed them to Chen Mo with a smile.
"Thank you, godfather." Chen Mo clasped his hands and bowed, making no attempt to refuse.
As the middleman, he ought to accept this money no matter what.
After accepting the silver notes, he turned and withdrew.
The matchmaking was over. What came next was no longer his place to meddle in.
Now that he had money, he could truly stroll around the city for a while.
Xingyuan City was large and exceedingly prosperous. It might not have been a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons abounded, but there were certainly many strange people and curious happenings.
For nothing else, take the digestive and appetite-stimulating soup that the miracle physician