By now, she had stopped caring about anything else. As long as she could get that thing taken away, seven thousand was seven thousand. It was still better than ending up with neither the person nor the money, and getting nothing at all.
Seeing that she had already gone this far, Zhang Damei knew there was no chance of lowering the price any further. After thinking it over, she said, "Fine, seven thousand it is."
"I'll go back and discuss with my husband how to knock this girl unconscious and take her home."
Wang Guizhi rose excitedly. "All right, I'll wait for your word."
And just like that, the deal was struck. Su Qiao was taking Big Treasure to catch river snails upstream, completely unaware that she was about to change owners.
After enjoying a satisfying lunch, Su Qiao had Big Treasure carry the cooking pot to wait for her at the foot of the mountain, then carried the wooden tub of wet clothes home.
After hanging the clothes out to dry, she planned to find a small Back Basket and a small hoe and go up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs.
Big Treasure's body was far too weak. It was probably because he had gone hungry for years and overworked himself. His physical foundation was terrible, so Su Qiao decided to search the mountains for precious medicinal herbs such as wild ginseng.
However, before she even made it back to the Hu Family, she ran into a skinny man with a sharp, ratlike face on the road.
She found him somewhat familiar, but she had no intention of paying him any attention. Unexpectedly, the man blocked her path with a lecherous grin.
"Xiao Qiao, is your name Xiao Qiao? You're quite a pretty little thing."
Su Qiao