Ye Jintang squeezed into the crowd and happened to see the thugs rolling up their sleeves and getting ready to hit someone.
"stop."
"Hey, young master, do you want to stand up for Miss Xiangru?"
When Aunt Chu heard the sound and looked over, she was obviously stunned for a moment. What a handsome young man.
Seeing that Ye Jintang was young and dressed in fine clothes, she thought quickly in her mind that a strong-tempered girl like Xiangru would not survive even if she was dragged back by force. It would be good if she could sell her to the young master in front of her.
"So what, I don't know what big mistake Miss Xiangru made to make her want to torture her like this."
Aunt Chu smiled calmly, pointed to Anxiang Building behind her and said, "Xiangru is the new girl in our building. If she doesn't listen to me, I will naturally teach her a lesson."
"Sir, help me."
Xiangru, who was beaten half to death, struggled to stand up and grabbed Ye Jintang's clothes.
"You're a dispossessed bitch, do you think anyone will want you? Now go back to Anxiang Tower and learn to sing well. Your glory and wealth will definitely be indispensable in the future."
The thug cursed Xiangru and stretched out his hand to pull her away. If Ye Jintang hadn't blocked her, she would have wanted to kick Xiangru.
Aunt Chu on the side glanced at the thug fiercely, cursing in her heart that he really had no eyesight. He would not be able to sell Xiangru at a good price if he revealed his old ways.
"What are you talking about? Miss Xiangru just doesn't like learning to sing, so she suffered a little. Our Xiangru has a good voice. As long as she practices hard, she might become the number one singer in Anxiang House in the future."
"Young master, please save me. I would rather work as a cow and a horse for the rest of my life than go back to Anxiang Tower. Please show your kindness."
Xiangru held on to Ye Jintang's clothes tightly and refused to let go. She was afraid that if she missed this opportunity, the only thing waiting for her would be death.
From just a few words from Aunt Chu, Ye Jintang vaguely guessed that Anxiang Tower was not a good place.
"Mother Chu, I wonder how much it will cost to redeem Miss Xiangru's life?"
Aunt Chu glanced at Ye Jintang and then at Xiangru, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Xiangru is an official prostitute. The young master must understand that if the young master wants to take the imperial examination in the future, having a lowly woman by his side may affect the young master's career."
Aunt Chu seemed to be reminding Ye Jintang with good intentions, but in fact she was testing her integrity so that she could sell Xiangru at a good price.
If Ye Jintang knew that Xiangru was an official prostitute and still wanted to redeem her, then Aunt Chu would have taken out the dragon-slaying knife.
"I don't care about this, I just want to give you a price."
"Okay, I see that the young master is a cheerful person, so I won't give him anything for nothing, just 100 taels of silver. If the young master feels like it, he can pay the money and take him away now."
Ye Jintang laughed angrily when he heard that Aunt Chu asked for 100 taels of silver.
"Mother Chu, do you think you are taking advantage of me and thinking that this young master is a young boy who doesn't understand anything?"
"Buying a beautiful little girl from Grandma Ya only costs 6 taels of silver. Isn't it too outrageous for you to ask for 100 taels when you ask for her."
"Well, I don't know what you know. Miss Xiangru has a good voice and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. If she is not too stubborn, she will become famous in Xingnan City if she is trained well in the future."
Aunt Chu still wanted to argue, but Ye Jintang interrupted her directly.
"Mother Chu, please stop bullying me. This girl Xiangru must have suffered a lot from Anxianglou's dirty tricks. Now that she has a breath, you can still sell her for a price. If she dies, you will only have a copper plate. Not even left behind.”
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xiangru ran out of Anxiang Tower with the determination to die.
Either she died on the street today, or she was dragged back to Anxiang Tower by Aunt Chu and died in the building. She never thought about seeing the sun tomorrow.
Aunt Chu has been in Anxiang Tower for many years, so she naturally guessed some of Xiangru's thoughts.
"Since the young master really wants Xiangru, he can just give her 80 taels of silver. I'm not that unreasonable."
"Ten taels, I won't give you even one more copper."
"I feel sorry for Miss Xiangru, but there are so many poor people in the world, and I can't take care of them."
"Besides, if I give you 10 taels of silver, it's actually no different than giving 80 taels. Miss Xiangru has so many injuries, even 80 taels won't be enough to see a doctor or get some medicine."
"What if I take the person back and the money is spent but the person is gone, don't be in trouble."
"I have a kind heart, but I am not a living Bodhisattva. Aunt Chu, do you think so?"
Grandma Chu was speechless when Ye Jintang said that. She opened her mouth but couldn't say even half a sentence.
What could she say? She also felt that what Ye Jintang said made sense.
"Master, 10 taels of silver is really too little. I've been raising Xiangru for two months with delicious food and drink. You can't let me lose money."
"Then I don't care. Who asked grandma to be so cruel and beat people half to death?"
While the two were talking, Xiangru fainted and didn't know whether she was alive or dead.
Aunt Chu gritted her teeth secretly and finally stopped talking nonsense to Ye Jintang.
"Ten taels is ten taels. Young master, wait a moment. The old lady is going to get Miss Xiangru's deed of prostitution."
Aunt Chu was afraid that Xiangru was really dead, so she quickly obtained Xiangru's deed of betrayal.
Zhou Cong stepped forward and handed over a small ingot and showed the deed of sale to Ye Jintang.
"Luzhu, Forsythia helps Miss Xiangru get into the carriage."
Ye Jintang didn't expect that someone who went shopping to watch the excitement would be able to save a girl on the way.
Xiangru was seriously injured and naturally couldn't go back to Wan'an Building, so the group could only go back to Wen's house first.
Wen Ziqiu stood in the crowd and saw everything. Originally, he wanted to go up and help, but later he realized that Ye Jintang was much stronger than he thought, and was not as soft as she appeared.
Xiangru's injuries were more serious than imagined. She was carried into the backyard of Wen's house.
Wen Ziqiu called the best doctor in Xingna City to treat her.
"Mr. Wen, this girl's injury is extremely serious. If she wants to be completely cured, I'm afraid she will need a lot of expensive medicinal materials. As long as she can hang on for one day, her chances of survival will be great."
"Thank you, Doctor Liu. No matter what expensive medicinal materials you have, just prescribe them."
Ye Jintang on the side immediately took out a thousand-year-old ginseng and handed it to Dr. Liu.
"I wonder if my ginseng can be of any use."
Dr. Liu was also an expert. He only took one look and said, "It would be great if we could give the girl Millennium Ginseng."
"I don't know how to take it, so I asked Dr. Liu to write a prescription."
"Okay, first cut a piece of ginseng and put it in the girl's mouth to protect her life. I will write the prescription now."
Doctor Liu wrote down the prescription in a short time, using nearly half of one ginseng plant to prepare six medicines.
"Drink the medicine for two days to see how it goes. If the girl doesn't have a fever, she will be fine after taking good care of her."
Ye Jintang was relieved when he heard that Xiangru was rescued.
