He Danggui played with the tea-cup and nodded, “Since you offer the same price, I guess Shopkeeper Li was right about its value… Alas, now I have to go back and persuade the Madam to let me take it back and then sell it in Yangzhou.”“Sell it?!” Shopkeeper Jing asked excitedly, “You want to sell this coffin? Can I have a look?”He Danggui nodded, “Of course, please.”Shopkeeper Jing turned to open the mahogany tool box on his counter, which contained several soft rulers and tools for testing the hardness of woods. As he stretched out the soft ruler and measured the coffin board, he looked up to find out the secrets of He Danggui, “Miss, you don’t sound like a native, do you? Where did you get the coffin?”He Danggui took a sip of tea to moisten her throat and said, “The truth is, I’m a little maid of Luo’s Mansion in Yangzhou City, and the Miss I served is a cousin of the family. Early this month, the Miss died accidentally. The Ma
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