Well here in Venezuela we talk a lot with phrases and one of them is "mistakes are learned" and maybe even though it was a mistake to trust a neighbor, but it was the mistake of doing what he did, he does not know what was It is a mistake to lose the trust of a close person. I imagine that you recovered multiplied what you lost for being a fair person and even learned more than when it comes to money should not be trusted or your neighbors.
You guessed right, I have gotten way more back than I lost.
If so, many people do not realize the value of having confidence in someone and being transparent, they do not mind losing it for the money ... Thank God it was rewarded and you recovered what you lost