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Pointing to her own face, âIâm so ugly itâs scary. Why would you buy me?â
âTo make you my wife, of course. Isnât that obvious?â âI mean, with a face like this, you still bought me?â âWell, it was cheap.â He admitted honestly.
âHow cheap?â
He made a cross with his index fingers and then held up his right hand, bending the three middle fingers and leaving only his thumb and index finger
extended.
She asked, âOne hundred and sixty taels?â
âYouâre not that expensive.â He shook his head, âThe pretty wives from other families are just forty to fifty taels, and average-looking ones with worse looks are thirty taels. You, on the other hand⦠half price is enough, just sixteen taels. â
It really was cheap. She calmed down, âHow much do you want to sell me for?â
âWife, you want to buy me?â Xiao Yuchuan pointed to himself, âa big man like me isnât worth much.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIâm asking, how much would you sell me for?â She clarified, âSo Iâll know your psychological price later.â
He stared at her, âMy wife, youâre worth even less than me. I could be bought to do hard labor, but with your looks, you might scare the master if you were a maidâ¦
She snorted coldly, âCut the crap, name your price.â
âNo.â He swore never to sell her no matter how much money was offered. She sets the price for him, âOne hundred and sixty taels, ten times the price.â
He casually joked, âOne thousand six hundred taels would be more appropriate.â
âDeal.â Her voice was light, âRemember what youâve said today. When I come up with one thousand six hundred taels later, you give me back the deed of sale.â
He initially thought she was just playing with him, so he casually agreed. Seeing her serious face, he hesitated, âMy wife, what are you doing⦠Iâve said I wouldnât sell you⦠no matter how much you offer.â
âNo going back on a settled deal.â Her tone was icy, and her gaze on him was particularly cold as well.
He suddenly regretted it, feeling that his wifeâs heart was far away from him in that moment, âMy wife, I was really just joking with you⦠I thought you were kidding, thatâs why I casually said that⦠â
Her expression was indifferent as the wind, âSometimes, what is said casually is the most genuine expression. Xiao Yuchuan, in your heart, I am worth exactly one thousand six hundred taels.â
His heart ached for a moment, âThatâs not true, my wifeâ¦â then thought of the astronomical figure of one thousand six hundred taels, âMy wife, do you know how much one thousand six hundred taels are? Thatâs an enormous amount of money. In our village, including the nearby villages, there isnât a single household with that much money⦠â
âReally?â She would have it later, âWhatâs the use of talking more?â
He paused for a moment, âAlright, alright, my wife, I canât argue with you. But shouldnât you be happy that in my heart, youâre worth so much money?â
âDonât call me your wife. I really donât like it.â She would rather have been bought by the Xiao family for the second brother, Xiao Yishan, as a wife; unfortunately, she was bought to be Xiao Yuchuanâs wife.
âFine, fine.â He wouldnât give in.
âFine, Iâll redeem the deed of sale and clear things up later.â Her life was saved by the second brother, âBy the way, since Iâm your wife, how come the second brother saved me back in town that day?â
âMy wife, donât you know?â
âI forgot.â
He hesitated for a moment and then said, âIt wasnât easy for the family to save up eight taels of silver, and you stole it. My second brother and I looked for you everywhere, day and night, for three days. You were stealing⦠stealing steamed buns in town and got caught and beaten. The second brother found you first and brought you back..â