USWHC -Chapter 288 Old Madam Ji Gets Tricked (Part 8)

Seeing that neither side trusted the other anymore, it looked like the deal wouldn’t be reached after all. For a moment, the atmosphere fell into a stalemate.

At that moment, the old man was still actively looking for a buyer. Once again, he leaned toward Old Madam Ji and said, “Big sister, you look like an honest person. Why don’t you take a look—do you want our treasure? Our treasure is extremely valuable!”

When Old Madam Ji heard this, her eyes began to roll around thoughtfully. The treasure really was valuable—if only she could get it!

“But I didn’t bring that much money with me,” Old Madam Ji said, putting on a troubled expression.

The old man seemed to sigh in disappointment. “That’s true… no one carries that much money when going out. Sigh… does this mean my treasure can’t be sold?”

“How about you see if you can make it a bit cheaper?” Old Madam Ji probed.

The old man seemed hesitant, but the old woman suddenly interrupted, “Old man, I’m hungry!”

Hearing this, the old man seemed to make a very difficult decision. He sighed again and said, “Sigh, we haven’t eaten anything all day. Of course we’re hungry! If we really can’t sell this thing, we don’t even know how we’ll get back home!”

Only then did he reluctantly say, “How about this—why don’t you make an offer, and we’ll see if we can sell it?”

Old Madam Ji had actually been waiting for him to say exactly that. She immediately spoke up, “Fifty taels. Will you sell it for fifty taels?”

“What? Are you trying to rob us? Something worth a thousand taels and you want to buy it for fifty? No deal, no deal!” the old man shouted angrily, turning as if to leave.

When Old Madam Ji saw this, she quickly grabbed him. “Old brother, you can’t ask like that! Where am I supposed to get a thousand taels for you?”

“But fifty taels is too little!” the old man said irritably.

Old Madam Ji also seemed to make a huge decision. “How about this—one hundred taels. I only have a hundred-tael banknote on me right now. If you really won’t sell, then I simply can’t afford it!”

The old man still seemed hesitant. Just then, the old woman suddenly started coughing—and the coughing only grew worse and worse. When the old man saw this, he immediately cried out anxiously, “What should we do? You’ve been running around with me all day. Are your old illnesses acting up again?”

The old woman coughed while saying sadly, “Look at this body of mine… it’s so useless.”

“That’s right. Big sister here isn’t in good health either. You should hurry and buy something hot for her to eat. What if she ruins her body by enduring it like this?” Old Madam Ji even joined in persuading them.

When the old man heard this, he actually began wiping away tears. “Sigh, this is just our fate!”

Then he clenched his teeth and stamped his foot as if making a painful decision. With great reluctance he said, “Fine then, big sister. One hundred taels—it’s yours! Let’s just say we’re making a friend!”

When Ji Mei and Sister-in-law You heard this, their eyes immediately widened. Ji Mei even shouted excitedly, “Oh my god, Mother! You spent one hundred taels to buy a treasure worth a thousand taels!”

Old Madam Ji naturally looked extremely smug. “Of course! I already calculated it at the time. Once I resell it, the silver in my hands will increase tenfold! What kind of business can do that? Only someone as clever as me could pick up such a huge bargain!”

“You have no idea—after I bought it, that rich lady kept holding my hand and told me to go to the pharmacy in town to find her. Her family runs a pharmacy. She said she’d definitely buy it from me for one thousand taels! Don’t you think I’m lucky? This is what they call meeting a benefactor when you go out!” Old Madam Ji continued to brag endlessly.

Hearing this, Zhu Jie couldn’t help but sneer.

A huge bargain? Meeting a benefactor? Why did this plot feel so familiar?

She never expected that even in ancient times there were already scammers!

She said slowly, “Mother, if that’s the case, why didn’t that old couple go sell it to the pharmacy themselves?”

When Old Madam Ji heard this question, she actually rolled her eyes at her. “Because they’re stupid!”

Zhu Jie sneered again. The stupid one is you.

“Then why did you bring it back? Why didn’t you go exchange it for money at the pharmacy before coming home?” At this moment, Ji Yi also spoke with an indifferent expression. From his face, it was obvious that he didn’t think much of this matter either.