Chapter 478 (1/2)
Anhe was penniless. She spent those days in agony. She turned over all the things she could pawn. She had nothing to repay except a hairpin on her head.
But she was pampered in the palace since she was a child. She had no experience in life. This hairpin was made of jade from Taitian. It was a birthday gift from Zhu GuanLiang. She could be 4500 taels at least. But the pawnbroker saw her as a embarrassed teenager and cheated her. He only wanted to give her fifty taels.
Fifty Liang is enough. Although Anhe doesn't understand it, it doesn't mean she is stupid. Naturally, she doesn't agree, ”Fifty liang? Where do you send the beggars? Do you know where I got this hairpin? Don't give it back to me, I won't sell it! ”
The shopkeeper also said, ”little brother, you have cracks in your hairpin. This jade thing is not worth money if it has cracks. Regardless of the price before, I can only give you so much now. If you think it's not suitable, go to another house.”
Before Anhe stepped out, he said, ”I have to remind my little brother that our place is small and my pawnshop is the only one. You have to walk about 300 miles to get to the next city when you get out of this door. But I think you are in such a mess that you should have no money on you, little brother?”
Anhe was so stunned by what he said, ”no! Fifty Liang is too little. You... You can add more! ”
The shopkeeper sighed helplessly, ”it's better to do this. I think you should have some difficulties, little brother. In this case, I'll give you some more. How about sixty-two?”
Anhe screamed, ”this is Jade's hairpin!”
The shopkeeper waved to her, ”it can't be more. If you don't think it's suitable, go to other places and ask.”
It's hard to move without money. She really can't move now. It's just sixty-two. It's better to save money than none.
So he pawned the hairpin at a low price of sixty Liang. When he gave it to her, he was still reluctant to part with it. It was given to her by the emperor's brother. If he knew that she had sold it with sixty Liang, he would be very angry!
But she doesn't care so much now. She wants to go to Yunqing now. It's nothing to suffer on the way. Just think about Yunqing.
From the place where she is now to the Yongchao border, it's still three days' walk to hear from her.
She didn't have a horse. When she met a horse team on the way, she went up to inquire about it. But when she heard that she was going to Yongchao, she either didn't go at all, or it was a sky high price of 100 Liang.
Anhe had never thought how much silver one hundred Liang was before, but one hundred Liang was more expensive for her.
In the end, she was almost unable to hold on. However, the emperor did not let go of the people who wanted to. At last, he found the caravan on the way and was willing to take her. Anhe was overjoyed. He thought that he would see Yunqing, but she didn't expect that the caravan was robbed by robbers on the way. She also pretended to be dead and escaped.