"Stop choosing. You won't let me marry the one I like, and I don't want this one either. If you want to marry her, then marry her yourself." Fang Tian said, his gaze still fixed on Xie Qingyu's room.

If his father hadn't repeatedly emphasized before he left that if anything went wrong, he would have sold off all the tutors in the family, he wouldn't have spoken to his mother so obediently.

Even so, Madam Fang was still quite angry with her son.

But you know your own son best.

Seeing that his mother remained silent, Fang Tian turned directly to Granny Xie and asked, "How much did you sell me your beautiful granddaughter for?"

Granny Xie's face lit up with joy, and she instinctively wanted to speak.

Xie Qingyu was blind and could have asked for less, but this man liked it...

Granny Xie immediately said, "My granddaughter was pampered in the city and never did any work. I feel sorry for her. If she gets married, it will cost at least seven taels of silver."

Seven taels of silver was the price that Granny Xie estimated herself.

She felt that what she wanted was reasonable.

Xie Qingyu can get five taels of silver back when she goes to the city. In addition, if she is sold, she can get two taels of silver just for her face.

Therefore, Xie Qingyu was only worth seven taels in her eyes.

"Seven taels of silver? Do you think we're easy targets?" Madam Fang's voice was laced with sarcasm.

Buying a wife for five taels of silver was already a sign of their wealth; there wasn't anyone like that in the surrounding villages.

This blind fool actually wants seven taels of silver.

Madam Fang stood up immediately. "If it were one or two taels of silver, I might consider it. But seven taels of silver? Even a fairy descending to earth wouldn't cost that much, let alone someone who's blind. We can't afford it. You should just keep her. I don't see any daughter-in-law here that I'm looking for. Let's just forget about it."

After Fang Niangzi finished speaking, she got up and left.

The matchmaker got anxious first.

If this marriage goes through, she'll get a lot more.

Although the situation doesn't look good right now, there are still signs that it might work out. If it just ends like this, it probably won't work.

“We won’t come to anything by talking like this. Besides, Auntie, it’s all the same who your granddaughter is marrying off. Why are you so upset?” The matchmaker quickly went to Granny Xie to persuade her.

Xie Lao Er didn't dare to utter a sound, for fear of ruining things at this moment.

His mother said she wanted seven taels, and that meant seven taels; he trusted his mother.

Granny Xie knew that seven taels of silver was indeed a bit unreasonable, but Xie Qingyu was worth that much.

If Xie Qingyu gets married now, she will sever ties with them, and there will be no way to collect the five taels of silver debt, since they don't even know the creditor.

After thinking it over, Granny Xie still gritted her teeth and refused to give in.

"Granddaughter, come out quickly!" Upon seeing this, the matchmaker stepped forward and knocked on Xie Qingyu's room door.

When she started knocking on the door, Fang Tian stopped moving.

He was originally walking out beside Madam Fang, but now he stopped and stared intently at Xie Qingyu's door.

"What's wrong?" Xie Qingyu came out timidly, only revealing her upper body, looking somewhat shy.

Fang Tian glanced at her again, and felt as if he couldn't take another step.

Such a beauty, just one more look at her and I feel my life is worth living.

He couldn't even imagine how wonderful it would be to be looked at by a beautiful woman with those watery eyes.

When Madam Fang noticed the footsteps behind her stop, she began to sigh.

Madam Fang turned around and said, "One tael of silver. If it's acceptable, we'll take it. If not, then forget it."

"Wouldn't one tael be too disrespectful to the beauty..." Fang Tian wanted to show off in front of Xie Qingyu, but after being glared at by his mother, he sheepishly shut up and only said, "At least two taels."

"No," Granny Xie refused.

She would agree to marry Qiu Jie immediately if it were a matter of two liang, but not Xie Qingyu.

"Then there's nothing more to say." Madam Fang turned to the matchmaker and said, "We still need you to find a match for our family. Let's call it a day."

After Fang Niangzi finished speaking, she forcibly pulled Fang Tian away.

Fang Tian really didn't want to leave. He kept looking back and talking to Fang Niangzi. Finally, he was forcibly pulled into the carriage.

After they all left, Granny Xie started to lose her temper.

"Who let you out? You ruined Sister Qiu's good time, and you're even wearing the same color clothes as her!" Granny Xie was absolutely furious.

That was five taels of silver that I was about to receive, and it's all gone because of this.

Where can we find someone who would spend five taels of silver for Sister Qiu?

"Two taels of silver will do, why won't you agree?" Old Xie finally spoke.

"Have you forgotten that she can still get five taels of silver back? If she gets those five taels back, I'll definitely agree to give her two taels, but her family won't let us contact them again. If we agree, what will happen to the five taels of silver?" Granny Xie said.

She carefully considers the well-being of the family and would never do anything that would be unprofitable.

"Actually, if she were worth two taels of silver, we would have made a fortune." Xie Lao Er knew she was beautiful, but what use was beauty to a blind woman if no one would want to marry her?

It now seems he was wrong.

"How about this, let the second son take Qingyu to the city in the next couple of days to ask for the money. You can talk to the matchmaker and send her over to her in a few days," Old Xie said, tapping the tobacco in his hand.

"I think this is a good idea." Xie Lao Er was the first to jump out and agree, mainly because this way he could also take the opportunity to go to the city for some fun.

"The matter over there..." Granny Xie was a little worried. She didn't know if the trouble her eldest son had caused had been resolved, and whether going there rashly would affect her second son.

“We’re all ordinary people. Even if we’ve offended someone, we can’t chase after them for a month,” Old Man Xie said firmly.

Although Granny Xie usually runs the household, she can't object to anything Old Man Xie says.

"That works too," Granny Xie decided.

No one present asked for Xie Qingyu's opinion, and they didn't even care that she was still there while they were already discussing how to sell her in a better way.

"Have your second uncle take you back tomorrow to ask them for the money. Don't you know their address?" Granny Xie said.

Xie Qingyu nodded.

"Then let's go tomorrow." After making the decision, Granny Xie quickly went out.

She still needs to find someone to talk to the matchmaker today to see if this will work.

Xie Qingyu also went back to her room.

Before long, Sister Qiu was also scolded back by Granny Xie.

The first thing Sister Qiu did upon entering the room was to take off her clothes, saying, "I'll wash them for you."

"You can keep it. You're a little shorter than me now, but you can wear it when you're taller," Xie Qingyu said casually.

"Thank you," Qiu Jie said softly.

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