:53:01
Put that away,
or you'll be scolded.
:53:10
Master Luo.
:53:11
Did Emerald tell you
she wants to buy her freedom?
:53:14
Yes, but it seems she can't.
:53:18
No girl who wants to buy her
freedom announces the fact.
:53:23
She announces it
when she has it.
:53:28
Frankly, what I want
is the business she brings...
:53:31
not her person.
:53:33
If I don't let her go, she'll
be in no mood for business.
:53:38
So I may as well let her go.
:53:41
So why did she tell me
she can't do it?
:53:43
I wouldn't want to
criticize her, but...
:53:47
as you know,
Emerald is a mischievous girl.
:53:52
In this business, I buy in girls
when they are seven or eight.
:53:58
And I bring them up until
they're old enough to work.
:54:01
I pay for their food
and clothes.
:54:06
I teach them everything.
:54:09
But not all of them
make the grade as flower girls.
:54:14
Emerald is clever,
and she's helped a lot.
:54:19
She recalls that I originally
paid 100 dollars for her.
:54:25
Now, 10 times 100
is only $1,000.
:54:31
Master Luo, really...
:54:33
there's no comparison
between the original price...
:54:36
and her value now!
:54:39
So she says 1,000.
What do you say?
:54:42
I'm guided by my conscience.
:54:44
Go to the teahouse and see what
other people think about this.
:54:49
Her bookings alone amount
to $1,000 per season.
:54:54
Not counting her tips
or the gifts she receives.