西门庆的五妻金莲,与西门庆女婿陈经济, 丫头春梅,三嬉败家风。
春梅被西门庆正妻月娘以原价16两银叫媒婆卖出后,却不知武官周守备出50两银买走。
陈经济被西门庆正妻月娘结账赶出门。
金莲被西门庆正妻月娘卖出, 在王婆家待嫁, 金莲又与其子夜里猫咬老鼠。王婆出价金莲100两, 三家欲娶: 西门庆女婿陈经济要娶丈母娘,到京都找父母寻100两银。张二官出80两, 周守备刚娶春梅, 春梅宁做小,要金莲陪伴,周出100, 王婆又加手续费5两。
烫手山芋金莲落谁家?
Jin, Chen, Mei (the in-law-maid threesome) ruin the family.
Mei was sold by the 1st wife for 16 piece of silver , same price when she was bought at, General Zhou, the military officer, buys her at 50 pieces of silver.
Chen was kicked out of door by Ximen’s 1st wife.
Jin was sold by the 1st wife. When Jin is at the match-maker’s house, she fools around with her son. Then the match-maker puts Jin on sale for 100 pieces of silver, Chen wants to marry Jin, so he rushes to his parents in the capital to get money; Officer Zhang offers 80, General Zhou bids at 100 as he just bought Mei, who would rather to be in lower position in order to get Jin in the house, the match-maker demands additional 5 pieces of silver for fee.
Who will get the hot potato Jin?