Upon arriving at the front hall, Granny Sun handed the pre-signed indenture to Old Lady Chen, saying, "Eighty taels of silver, a contract for life, put your fingerprint on it."
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Chen's mouth dropped open in disbelief. "That can't be right, Granny Sun! We agreed on one hundred taels of silver at the beginning, how come it's eighty taels now?"
"Yes, how come the agreed price has changed?" Old Chen chimed in with dissatisfaction.
Granny Sun straightened her cuffs. Having worked as a matchmaker for most of her life, she was a shrewd and calculating person.
She knew that most of the people who came here needed money urgently, so they would give as little as possible so that she could earn more money.
She chuckled lightly, "How dare you two talk like that? When did I set a price for you?"
As you just saw, there are more than ten children inside, none of whom cost more than fifty taels.
I gave you an extra few dozen taels of silver because I thought you were both older.
If you think it's suitable, hurry up and put your fingerprints on it, and our deal will be done.
If you're not satisfied with the price, I, Granny Sun, won't force you. Just take your children and leave.
Old Mrs. Chen thought she would easily get her hands on one hundred taels of silver, but she didn't expect that Granny Sun would go back on her word.
I was so angry and really wanted to have a good argument with her, but these people are ruthless and I can't afford to offend them.
But she was unwilling to give up, as it meant losing twenty taels of silver, enough for her and her husband to live a life of luxury for a year.
Thinking of this, she nodded and bowed repeatedly, her face beaming with smiles.
"Granny Sun, we did agree on one hundred taels of silver just now, how can you give me twenty taels less all at once? How about this, you give me ninety-eight taels, and I'll keep two taels for you to buy wine, how about that?"
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