The second old man asked the shopkeeper Lu to go downstairs to call a courtier who was good at reading incense to come up, and carefully and carefully scraped a small amount of ambergris powder and tasted it carefully.

The result is a medium ambergris.

"Are you sure it's medium?"

Lao Chaofeng confidently touched his beard and affirmed: "It is indeed medium, twenty years ago, I followed the master to see a piece of superb ambergris, that piece of original fragrance is pure white and lush, both the feel and the smell are far better than this piece." ”

He whispered a price for the ambergris and went downstairs.

The second master came back with a smile.

Although this fragrance is only medium, even if it is medium, it is also a spice sought after by those dignitaries in Kyoto. This thing is so rare, and it is rare and expensive.

"The second master is so happy, I think something didn't disappoint you?"

"The little girl's eyes are powerful enough, this thing is indeed a treasure, but a medium-quality ambergris."

Ye Yu's heart tightened, medium, isn't that worthless?

The second child could see at a glance what she was worried about, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it is also a treasure of medium quality, and the price is higher than you can imagine." ”

Shopkeeper Lu came over with an abacus and a weighing rod and put them on the table at the right time.

"Let's weigh it first, and then let's calculate the price."

Nian Erye was in a very good mood, carrying the pole to put the piece of ambergris into the basket and then hook it.

As soon as the scales were flicked and the scale rods were warped, the hearts of the mother and daughter were also raised. Looking at the scales that kept moving back, I secretly looked forward to being able to go back a little further.

"A total of seven pounds and eight taels!"

Nian Erye pulled the scales and fell back very low, in fact, it should only be seven catties and five to seven catties and six taels, and this has not removed the weight of the basket.

"I'll weigh the basket again."

It's not that the second master of the year cares about the one and a half catties, it's really that this thing is very expensive, and one catty is thousands of taels of silver. This basket weighs a pound anyway, and if you don't lose it, it's more than a thousand taels, and he wants to take care of the mother and daughter, but it's not a big deal.

Ye Yu had no opinion, watching him beat the scales high, and reported a number of pounds and two.

"This piece of ambergris has six catties and six taels, not bad, good, good intentions."

The second master beckoned to the shopkeeper Lu to take away the weighing pole, took the abacus and cracked it for a while, and then placed it in front of the mother and daughter.

"Ambergris is a royal thing, you shouldn't be able to find out the exact price on the market, I gave it to you according to the price purchased in the palace. Medium ambergris, one coin is twelve taels of silver, and there are a total of six catties and six here, so the total price is seven thousand nine hundred and twenty taels of silver. ”

Hearing this number, Ye Yu's hand that was held by Ah Niang suddenly felt a burst of pain. Xu Shi wondered if his ears had heard it wrong, nearly eight thousand taels of silver, how could it be?!

Ye Yu was calmer, but her heart was trembling slightly for this number. This thing actually costs twelve taels a penny, which is so much more expensive than gold, and it is true that only the royal family dares to be so extravagant.

"How's the price? Girl, don't worry, the second master, I pay the most attention to the word sincerity in trading, and there is absolutely no pit for you in the price. ”

In fact, he didn't make much money at all with such an offer. Of course, Nian Erye didn't want to buy this thing to make money. Such a rare treasure is given out, no matter who it is given, it is a big gift, and the favor received is far more cost-effective than the thousands of taels of silver.

The mother and daughter looked at each other, and they both saw satisfaction and surprise in each other's eyes.

"Fisher, you can call the shots."

Ye Yu nodded, took a deep breath, and decided to come down.

"I have no opinion on the price of the second master, but if you buy this thing, there is something else that you want to trouble the second master."

"Whatever you say, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse."

The second child is in a very good mood now, and he responded in one bite. Ye Yu briefly said the matter of Erya.

When the old man, who was still smiling, heard this story, his face suddenly became not very good. He doesn't sympathize with Erya, a strange girl is not worthy of his attention. He heard the story and thought of himself.

He and Erya have one thing in common, that is, they both have a stepmother. Since he was a child, he and his sister have been beaten and scolded at the hands of his stepmother, and later his sister married and took him away to live a better life.

So as soon as he talked about Houniang, he recalled those dark memories in his heart, and his face was naturally ugly.

Xu didn't know why, and thought that it was to make people unhappy that he was asked to do this, so he squeezed his daughter's hand under the table.

"Second master? Is it convenient for you to help with this matter? ”

The second elder came back to his senses and nodded solemnly.

"It's a trivial matter, just send someone. Next time, you can come here directly and get Erya's deed of sale. ”

After speaking, he paused and said a few more words.

"By the way, if you get the deed of sale, I suggest that you don't tear it up directly, but go to the yamen to make a serious note. Sooner or later, the news that Erya is still alive will one day be known to her family, and with the deed of sale in hand, they are relatives, and their family members will not be able to take Erya away. Anyway, there are no outsiders living on the island with you now, so let's do this first, and when she is going to get married, you will eliminate the slavery, and no one knows quietly. ”

The woman marries her husband, and when the second girl is registered with her husband's family, her mother's family will be completely no threat.

Xu nodded approvingly, Ye Yu also felt that it was very reasonable, and immediately thanked the second master.

"It's easy to say, little girl, you're so smart, I'll figure it out yourself if I don't talk about it. Okay, sit down and have a cup of tea, and I'll go get you the silver ticket. Lao Lu, write the deed first. ”

"Okay host."

Shopkeeper Lu had already prepared his pen and ink, and immediately unfolded the paper and wrote.

Although Ye Yu couldn't understand it, she had the heart to learn words, so she asked the shopkeeper Lu to read it to her one by one, and then kept it in her heart and waited to go back and point it out to Erya. Erya generally won't forget it after reading it, and you can learn the words on the deed first in the future.

The shopkeeper is very good at talking, writing word by word, and soon a large sheet is full. After writing two copies, the second child also came back with a small box.

"Come, you order, here are seven thousand nine hundred taels of silver tickets, and the other twenty taels I have exchanged for broken silver, all in this bag."

Ye Yu's hand shook, and his breathing became rapid while holding the wooden box. Nearly 8,000 taels of silver tickets, I never thought I could touch so much money in my life!

The mother and daughter took turns counting twice, and after determining the number of silver tickets, they happily pressed their handprints. The second master was very satisfied with such a simple transaction, and he asked very considerately.

"It's not safe for you two to go to the street with so many silver tickets, why don't I send someone to take you to the docks?"

Ye Yu shook his head and refused: "Thank you for your kindness, it's just that A-Niang and I still have to go to the county government, and it is estimated that it will take a lot of effort to delay it and not be troublesome." ”

"County government?"

The second elder raised his eyebrows, thinking that I was familiar with this place.

I did not use the ancient unit of measurement here, but calculated it according to the modern one catty = ten taels

(End of chapter)