Zhou Shuren left the government office and hastened the carriage to speed a bit faster as he made his way home, clutching bulky silver notes in his arms, speeding back to the main courtyard.
As soon as Zhou Shuren entered, he saw his wife with her back to him; he tiptoed over and covered her eyes with his hands, "Wait until I say 'open your eyes' before you can open them."
The maids and Old Madam Song in the room were stunned. Old Madam Song was the first to react, waving her hand to signal the young maids to follow her out.
Zhulan patted the bony hands covering her eyes, "Okay, I know, you can let go now."
Zhou Shuren released his hands, making sure his wife hadn't opened her eyes, and then took out all the silver notes from his arms. Such a pile of silver notes was quite a sight, and it was hard to believe Zhou Shuren could carry them all in his arms!
Zhou Shuren, "Alright, you can open your eyes now."
