"Great, when we take it to town to sell, it might help pay for your schooling," she said.
She mentally calculated the price of this black pearl, figuring she could sell it for several tens to a hundred taels of silver. You should know that one tael of silver here is almost equivalent to a thousand yuan in modern currency. A sum of one hundred thousand yuan is equivalent to one hundred taels of silver here. Therefore, the black pearl, which could be auctioned off for tens to hundreds of thousands in modern times, should definitely fetch a few dozen to even a hundred taels here.
If she could sell the two pearls for two to three hundred taels, with that money she could instantly buy land and a house. Then she could purchase a large number of crabs to make drunken crab, and make another fortune.
The corner of her mouth curled up at the thought.
"Sister, can this thing really be sold for a lot of money?" For Yang Qingtong, going to school meant spending a lot of money. If this pearl could afford their schooling, it must be worth a lot of money, even though he didn’t know exactly how much.
"Of course!" Yang Chuxia patted his little head, "I don’t know exactly how much we can sell it for, but it should be enough to get you to school. We have to inquire in town to know specifically."
"Xiaxia." Ye Zi’an, who had been silently watching, spoke, "This thing is very valuable. It’s better to sell it in the county. I’m afraid you won’t get a good price in town."
"Hmm, you make a good point. So, I’ll go to the county tomorrow. I also need some ingredients that I couldn’t find in town."
When Yang Dachuan returned home that evening, hearing that Yang Chuxia had found a pearl in a clam, he was so overjoyed like Ms.Wang that he was speechless for the longest time.
Being impatient, Yang Chuxia, who was brooding over the two pearls, set off early the next morning with Yang Dachuan for town. After renting a horse carriage in the town, they hurried towards the county.
After they arrived at the county, she didn’t rush to sell the pearls. Instead, she and Yang Dachuan strolled around the town, ate a bowl of wonton at a stand, and then went to the grain shop to ask about fava beans. Luckily, after searching in three stores, she finally purchased twenty jin of fava beans.
While buying the fava beans, she managed to inquire about the biggest jewelry and medical shops in town. She found out that the biggest jewelry shop in the county was Cuijing Pavilion, and the biggest medicinal shop belonging to the renowned Mu’s Clinic from the well-known medical aristocracy, the Mu Family.
As pearls are a woman’s favorite, Yang Chuxia first visited Cuijing Pavilion. But Cuijing Pavilion, being the largest jewelry shop in the county, usually catered to the officials, ladies from the upper-class families, or at least the wealthy. So when they saw Yang Chuxia and her daughter dressed in coarse hemp clothes enter, not only did they kick them out without letting them speak, but they also hurled a string of insults.
How could the explosive-tempered Yang Chuxia endure that? She kicked open the shop assistant and was about to rush in there to find the shopkeeper. Yang Dachuan, however, held her back, absolutely refusing to let her go in.
Yang Dachuan wasn’t like her, he didn’t have her courage, and naturally didn’t want her to confront those people. Due to Yang Dachuan’s restraint, Yang Chuxia had no choice but to swallow her anger temporarily. She kicked the obstructing shop assistant a couple more times before leaving. But she was sure to take revenge for today’s humiliation. It was her first time being humiliated since she arrived here. How could she stomach this disrespect? Of course, next time, she wouldn’t bring her parents along so they wouldn’t hold her back.