The sun sets in the west, and the sunlight gradually fades. The afterglow of the sunset paints the sky with colorful colors, and the gentle evening clouds are beautiful.

There is a patch of green bamboo planted halfway up Yuhua Mountain. Hidden among the green bamboo is an elegant bamboo house. Not far behind the bamboo house is a gurgling mountain spring, and below the spring is a pool of hot spring.

The hot steam from the springs makes this place look like a paradise on earth.

In the yard in front of the bamboo house, a man in a white robe and an old man in a black robe were sitting at a stone table playing chess.

On the ordinary stone table, there is a priceless mother-of-pearl chess set.

The chess pieces are made of ancient rosewood, each piece is round and mellow, and the characters on the chess board are vigorous and powerful, which shows that they are made by a famous chess master.

The craftsman carved the characters out of shells and then inlaid them. The characters glow slightly depending on the angle. Silver wires are inlaid around the characters. After polishing and waxing, the chess piece becomes more exquisite.

The man in white picked up a chess piece, with his sleeves rolled up at his wrists. His bony hands had slender fingers, and with a click, the chess piece fell onto the chessboard.

When the old man saw him make a move, he glared and waved his hand, saying, "No, no, no, you lost again. You have no respect for the elderly at all."

"Master uncle should love the young."

The man's lips curled up slightly, and there was a bit of evil in the smile on his face that was carved as if by magic. His black eyes, as deep as a cold pool, made people feel cold at a glance.

The old man puffed his beard and glared, and his already messy hair became even more messy when blown by the wind.

"I will never play chess with you again! This time I'm serious!"

The man shook his head helplessly and said, "As long as Master is happy."

"Why hasn't Jin Qi come back yet? He has been collecting herbs all day." The old man muttered, but as soon as he mentioned the devil, he appeared.

At the gate, a man in a black and red robe walked in. He put down the basket on his back and said:

"Saint Elder, there is still one Yangling Flower that has not been picked, but the others have been found."

The old saint stroked his goatee and asked curiously, "The Yangling Flower is not a big deal. I have alternative herbs. But the Dragon Herb is hard to find, and you actually found it in one day."

Jin Qi laughed and said, "I didn't pick this dragon herb, I bought it!"

"Oh?" Saint Elder was curious and asked, "Did you buy it?"

"Yes." Jin Qi squatted on the ground, took out the herbs from the basket, and said, "I met a woman in the mountains. At first, I was wondering why there was a woman in such a remote place. Could it be a ghost?

I wanted to leave quietly without disturbing each other, but I saw her skillfully catch a pit viper weighing at least five kilograms.

It can be seen that this woman is not a simple woman. After catching the snake, she picked out this dragon grass from the grass.

I bought this herb from her for forty taels.”

The old saint smiled and said, "That's right. There are usually snakes near the dragon grass. You are quite lucky."

Jin Qi chuckled, thinking he was quite lucky. However, he knew he was just relying on others. He asked again:

"Sheng Lao, with these herbs, can my master's internal injuries be cured?"

The old man shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. It will take at least another three months of recuperation."

Jin Qi could only sigh again.

The old saint stood up and his face became serious, no longer looking like a naughty boy.

"Shaoyu, it's time to take a hot spring bath. Taking medicine after a bath will be good for your injury."

"Thank you for worrying about me, uncle."

The man called Shao Yu slowly stood up and walked towards the hot spring. The breeze blew up his white sleeves, his black hair danced lightly, and his handsome face became more and more eye-catching.

…………

In Yuanjia Village, Yuanshi was born.

"Crazy, crazy, really crazy!"

Qi Meixiang looked at the rice, pork, beef, meat buns and candied haws that Yuan Junyao bought, and for a moment it felt like she was dreaming.

And she could only see such scenes in her dreams.

Rice, pork and beef are all rare items. Ordinary families may not even have such rich food during the Chinese New Year.

Although these meat buns may seem ordinary, most people cannot afford them. White flour and pork are precious commodities. The most common foods they eat are steamed corn bread and coarse flour steamed buns.

Yuan Junyao was sitting aside applying medicine to her feet.

Yuan Shisheng was still angry and full of resentment towards his daughter. He couldn't help but start complaining.

"That's outrageous. Just buy these things and take them back with you when Lai Fu comes to pick her up. She can then stand up straight in her husband's family."

But she also spent ninety coins to treat the boys and girls from the second house to meat buns. This is money that was not needed!"

It really hurts my heart just thinking about him.

Qi Meixiang took a long time to come back to her senses. She glared at Yuan Junyao and started to scold her, "Why are you spending money so lavishly? It's over five hundred coins. You could have saved it for yourself, but you just spent it all like this."

"Okay, both of you stop talking."

Yuan Junyao's head really hurt, and she said angrily: "I won't take these things back with me. I won't let those top-notch people get away with them even if I throw them into the water and flush them away.

I'll make braised pork, stir-fried beef with chili peppers, and cook some rice. You can eat them if you want. If you don't finish them, I'll throw them away and feed them to the chickens."

Yuan Shi's hands were shaking with anger. He pointed at Yuan Junyao and Qi Meixiang and said, "Look at her. Look at what she said. Sooner or later, she'll piss me off to death."

Qi Meixiang was also very angry, but she still shook her head gently at Yuan Shisheng, pointed at her head, and glanced at Yuan Junyao.

Yuan Shisheng immediately understood what she meant. She meant that Yuan Junyao's brain was no longer normal and she should stop talking.

Now she no longer believed what Yuan Junyao had said before about divine help, and she really thought she was confused and abnormal.

After packing up, Qi Meixiang looked at Yuan Junyao's worn-out shoes and injured feet, and muttered, "Really? She spent so much money and didn't even think of buying herself a pair of shoes."

Yuan Junyao didn't say anything, she was just worried about what to do if she had no shoes to wear.

When she returns, she will definitely settle the accounts and take back all the things that belonged to the original owner.

But now that I'm back home, it's a good opportunity to take this time to recuperate and make some more money.

Just as I was thinking about it, a pair of shoes suddenly came to my front.

"This is a new one I made. I was planning to give it to your sister. It might be a little small, so you can just wear it as it is."

Yuan Junyao pursed her lips and said, "Thank you, mother."

Qi Meixiang added, "I'm going to cook. You want braised pork? Then I'll make some braised pork! I'll mix some brown rice with the white rice. You have to eat sparingly."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Junyao hurriedly said, "I'll make dinner tonight. You just take a rest. It's best to quickly eat the candied haws and buns that Dad specially left for you."

"Why would I, a grown man, eat that stuff?" Qi Meixiang said unhappily, and then she warned worriedly:

"Go ahead and cook, but just do as I tell you. Don't make too much braised pork, just enough for you. Mix some brown rice with the white rice, and you should take the beef back when Lai Fu picks you up."

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