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County Magistrate Tang instructed the steward to take people to count the wheat seeds, check their quality, and, once confirmed to be error-free, store them away. They then went to settle the payment on the spot.
Principal Clerk Ding scrutinized the bill, then hesitatingly looked towards County Magistrate Tang and said, "This..."
County Magistrate Tang said with a smile, "Pay them. In a few days, another batch of wheat seeds will arrive, and the same rule applies: delivery against payment, no arrears."
Seeing County Magistrate Tang's insistence, Principal Clerk Ding could only nod in agreement.
Of course, the government wouldn't settle accounts with copper coins, so Principal Clerk Ding had people bring out silver ingots, which made Manbao and the others couldn't help but swallow hard.
Zhou Lijun looked at his eldest uncle and father, and then at his younger aunt. Receiving her nod, he went up to tally the accounts.
The accounts were quickly settled.
