Status Updates From The Pearl

Kino travels to La Paz with Juana and neighbors to sell his pearl. Juan Tomás warns him of buyer corruption. The secretly colluding dealers dismiss the pearl as a worthless curiosity, offering only 1,000 pesos. Refusing to be cheated, Kino rejects their trickery and vows to sell in the capital. That night, Kino is attacked outside his brush house. Juana begs him to discard the evil pearl, but Kino stubbornly refuses

Interessting book, great comparaison between rich/poor etc

Long intro, so didint read all of it