Chapter 88: Redemption
Sun Mei was very surprised and found it hard to understand. She frowned at Lady Zhao, asking, "Fourth Sister, what are you trying to do!"
Lady Zhao retorted indignantly, "Are you blind? Isn’t it obvious? My daughter needs a maid to serve her, and we just happened to pick Zhao Ya as her personal maid. We made the arrangement first. So, if you want to redeem her, you’ll have to go through me!"
Seeing Sun Mei’s increasingly dark expression, Lady Zhao’s heart filled with delight. If Sun Mei wants to redeem Zhao Ya from me, one hundred and fifty taels won’t be enough. I have to squeeze them hard to avenge my third brother! Hmph! Let them betray their own family, getting the prescription for an outsider instead of their own kin! They shouldn’t blame me for being ruthless then!
At this moment, Grandma Jin Hua, who was standing by, had already discerned the animosity between the two families. Her eyes flickered. Interrupting their quarrel, she smiled at Lady Zhao and said, "Madam, have you also decided to buy this young girl, Zhao Ya?"
Lady Zhao glanced at her contemptuously. "Of course. It’s merely one hundred and fifty taels of silver. Our family isn’t like some, so poor they don’t have two coins to rub together. It’s not even clear where they got the money for her redemption. Grandma Qian, you’d better be careful not to get entangled in a lawsuit." As she spoke, she cast a malicious look at Zhao Dong’s family.
Sun Mei was so furious she almost burst out cursing.
Just then, Grandma Jin Hua suddenly burst into laughter, exclaiming excitedly, "Well, isn’t that wonderful! I didn’t expect this girl to be so sought after. In that case, I won’t sell her for one hundred and fifty taels. At the very least, she should go for 400 taels! Madam, will you still buy her for 400 taels?"
Never imagining the human trafficker would suddenly hike the price, Lady Zhao was stunned, then instantly became furious. "You! You’re raising the price on the spot!"
Grandma Jin Hua, however, looked perfectly calm. "Madam, isn’t this how business is done? When something is in demand, naturally, one earns as much as possible. Four hundred taels. Are you buying or not?"
Lady Zhao’s expression turned sour. If she dared to spend 400 taels to buy a maid, her mother-in-law would eat her alive. So, she hesitated.