Chapter 167: Save 167 as a dowry Chapter 167: Save 167 as a dowry Ye Jiu spoke while taking out a lump of silver from her hands, weighing a full ten taels, and then handed it to Granny Xun, “Granny Xun, although I know you and several other mothers have been good to me, I’m reluctant to leave this place, but… but I want to earn some more money for a decent dowry. Otherwise, you know with my looks, without a respectable dowry, I might really never get married!”
Granny Xun took the silver, but her face lacked any expression.
Ten taels of silver was not a lot to her, yet for such an ugly servant girl to fetch this price was already incredibly high, and Granny Xun understood this in her heart.
Moreover, since the ugly girl was still young and not much help around here and still needed to be fed, it actually wouldn’t be so bad to sell her for some silver.
Still, she had some doubts, “So, the young lady just gave you ten taels of silver and let you come back?”
“Of course not, these ten taels were a reward for me. The young lady also sent a guard to follow me back and buy me out, and he’s waiting outside the gate right now,” Ye Jiu said.
At once, Granny Xun signaled Wang Mama with a look, and Wang Mama, understanding her meaning, headed towards the front door.
When she returned, she was followed by Si Bei.
Si Bei stopped three steps away in front of Granny Xun, radiating arrogance, and performed the role of a great family’s guard to perfection, “You must be Granny Xun. My young lady has taken a liking to Miss Ye, and has specially sent me to redeem her. Name your price.”
It took Granny Xun a while to remember that the ugly girl’s surname seemed to be Ye.
These days, she had been calling her nothing but ‘ugly girl,’ ‘ugly girl,’ and had forgotten the girl’s real name!
Si Bei, being one of Sikong Mo’s men, had an air of nobility naturally. Now, with his tone of speech and fearless expression, he came off as someone not to be trifled with.
Granny Xun’s demeanor softened immediately, “May I ask which esteemed family’s young lady you’re serving? This ugly girl has been with me for quite some time, and frankly, it will be hard for me to let go of her. How about you, young guard, state your family’s name, so I can have time to say a proper farewell to the girl?”
“Hmph, my young lady is not someone you can inquire about casually. Name your price, and that’s all there is to it,” Si Bei said without any courtesy.
Si Bei looked tough, and Granny Xun really dared not provoke him.
If it weren’t for the recent turmoil in the city, being able to sell an ugly girl at all would have been good enough; she wouldn’t be asking so many questions otherwise.
However, despite his fierce bearing, he presumably wasn’t associated with those rescuing Prince Jing. Otherwise, buying an ugly girl would just be bringing trouble upon himself, wouldn’t it?
Well, whatever, all those were concerns for the high and mighty. For her, an old woman, earning her silver was what mattered most.
“We didn’t get this girl easily. You can take her for fifty taels of silver,” Granny Xun said.
This price was the lowest she had ever sold anyone for in her history, but with the ugly girl’s looks, even fifty taels felt like a conscience price.
And Si Bei, without even blinking an eye, directly took out a silver note and passed it over, “Here’s the silver, and I’ll take the person with me.”
Turning to leave, Si Bei heard Ye Jiu call out from behind, “Guard brother, could you please wait a moment for me to pack a couple of outfits?”
With a cold face, Si Bei replied, “Don’t bother packing those rags, my young lady surely isn’t lacking the silver for a few pieces of clothing for you.”
“Alright, alright.” Ye Jiu jumped up, visibly elated.