Chapter 1125: Coral Bracelet (3)
Du Man stepped forward, took the bracelet, and handed it to Yang Ruxin.
Yang Ruxin examined the bracelet for a moment. Coral was valuable even in the future, let alone in an ancient time where diving technology was primitive. Thus, despite its modest size, the piece must be costly. However, Ruxin showed no expression and instead, with a disdainful curl of her lip, said, "Since it has come to this, it would be insensitive to refuse..." Speaking, she handed the item back to Du Man, "You go to the pawnshop in town, see how much they’ll loan on it, and when you return, we’ll convert it to an equivalent amount of silver..."
Du Man nodded and then turned to leave.
Dou Xuemei trembled with anger but had to suppress her outburst, tightly clutching her hands until the pain in her palm calmed her fury.
Du Man returned quickly, with a pawnshop valuation of one hundred taels for a "live pawn" and one hundred and twenty taels for a "dead pawn."
"Are we looking at a live pawn or a dead pawn?" Ruxin asked, arching her brow slightly. "A live pawn would barely cover the medical costs. I would still need to supply you with several doses of medicine, and we would have to settle food and lodging separately. If it’s a dead pawn, I won’t quibble. It should be just enough..."
Dou Xuemei silently bled two pounds of blood in her heart and could only offer a bitter smile. "Xuemei has nothing left to her name, so let’s go with a dead pawn..."
"Agreed," Yang Ruxin nodded. "Then, Miss Dou, please feel at ease while staying here." Having said that, she turned to walk away but halted after a couple of steps and glanced at Mei Ping, "Go ahead and get some food. As for medicine, go prepare it yourself in the kitchen. The pots for decocting herbal concoctions are free for you to borrow..."