Chapter 155: 155 did black-on-black without spending silver Chapter 155: 155 did black-on-black without spending silver “Hehehehe…” a string of harsh laughter emanated from the old woman’s mouth, “Little girl, don’t be offended by my crude words…”
“Not at all, not at all, what Mother Xun says is true, and I am well aware of that,” Ye Jiu interrupted her before she could speak.
“Good that you know,” Mother Xun said, then turned to the old woman beside her, “Go, bring the ink, brush, paper, and inkstone.”
“No need for ink, brush, paper, or inkstone,” Ye Jiu stopped her, “Mother Xun, I am a child from a poor family; I don’t even know how to use those things. Let me just make it for you right here… But I have a small ungracious request, and I hope you could agree to it, Mother Xun.”
“You want to trade the formula for your freedom?” A hint of chill flashed through Mother Xun’s eyes.
“No, no!” Ye Jiu quickly waved her hands, “Please, Mother Xun, show some kindness, don’t cast me out; I just want to stay by your side and be a little servant girl, that’s all.”
“That… I… I don’t want a salary; just give me enough food to fill my stomach,” Ye Jiu added in panic.
In front of this old woman, talking about wanting freedom, Ye Jiu didn’t know if she would live to see tomorrow. She has to escape step by step, as one cannot become fat with one bite, especially since she didn’t want to implicate others.
“Is that all?” Mother Xun couldn’t believe it.
“Ah!” Ye Jiu sighed, “Mother Xun, you don’t understand, I’m just an unattractive girl from an ordinary farmer’s family. Since childhood, I’ve never had a full meal nor worn decent clothes. If you can provide me a full meal, whatever you ask of me in the future, I’ll do it. Whether it’s scaling mountains or diving into seas of fire, I would not hesitate to take a knife for you.”
Mother Xun twitched the corner of her mouth; through her years in this business, this was the first time someone had offered to take a knife for her!
It was just questionable how much one could trust that statement!
“Cold and hungry, who are you fooling?” Mother Xun adjusted her expression to appear more authoritative and continued, “I heard that this soap is a fine item. Holding such a formula, and you tell me you’ve never had a full meal? Do you think I’m easy to deceive?”
Ye Jiu rolled up her sleeves and rubbed her eyes until they reddened, then began sobbing, “Mother, you must have been deceived. I do have a soap formula, but it’s truly worthless; nobody even wants it for free, let alone to make money from it. Look at my clothes – all these patches, if I could make money, wouldn’t my family treat me like a treasure? Would I still be wearing these rags?”
Mother Xun had already noticed the clothes Ye Jiu was wearing, indeed resembling the dress of a poor person’s child. Could it be that the big boss and his people had indeed been fooled?
The person who sold this girl, were they trying to use the soap formula to raise her price? But in reality, there was no such thing?
With a loud bang, Mother Xun slammed her palm on the small table, causing the teacups on it to clatter loudly, “Your family has such audacity, daring to lie and cheat us, truly wishing for death!”
Although capturing this girl was done underhandedly, and didn’t cost much silver, transporting such an ugly cargo all the way from Dongyue to Nanchang took no small amount of effort. Isn’t this also a loss!