Before setting off, Ma Lu fulfilled his promise and distributed the rewards for the crash exam.
The first place got 100 silver coins, second place 70, third to fifth places 50 each, and sixth to tenth places each received 30 silver coins.
Added together, that was a total of 470 silver coins. Ma Lu placed a briefcase full of silver coins on the lecture table in front, and the students called by name could come up to receive the money.
That case of shimmering silver coins was indeed visually striking, especially for Hou De where finances had always been tight; both teachers and students had almost forgotten what it was like to see so much money.
The silver coins on the table were given by the railway bank Ping City branch.