Give It Back

I coughed awkwardly.

"Uh, I don't know if the deal we made still stands, but I did work on the farm the past two days and..."

Mildred didn't respond, as expected.

I scratched the back of my head.

"I will only be taking what we agreed upon! So..."

It fell silent.

For a few moments, I felt a little weird for talking to someone who couldn't even respond. Someone that probably didn't even hear me.

I cleared my throat.

"Um, anyways... sorry for taking the money from you while you're asleep."

With that, I stood up from the seat and opened the drawer I remembered seeing Mildred open before.

For a few moments, I was taken aback by the sight in front of me.

There was a pile of copper and silver coins. From what I could tell, there were more than a hundred of each.

...Wasn't this a lot of money?

If I remember correctly, Mildred said she didn't bother saving her money.

So how did she have so much?