The deed was just a piece of paper, seven or eight lines long, but Song Daliang held it in his hands, checking the front and then the back, repeatedly, until Song Tao began to suspect he was having second thoughts. Finally, he said, "My five thousand taels of silver and the monthly tribute you give me also need to be clearly written down. We need to make a deed for this!"
Song Tao thought for a moment, but agreed to it.
Song Daliang personally wrote the deed, and then signed his name on three copies of the deed and pressed his bright red handprint.
Song Tao took the deeds and carefully checked them. Seeing no errors, she handed over the deed concerning the sale of the Kiln Factory to the Protector of the Hong Family and said, "Take this to the Grand Steward to transfer the ownership at the County Yamen."
The Protector of the Hong Family agreed.
