Old Lady Xiao said harshly, "No, it has to be ten taels. You are a divorced woman, which is unlucky. I am very generous to take you in.

Otherwise, go around the village and see who would take you in."

"Then we must be a perfect match. I am unlucky to be divorced, and you are unlucky to be from an extinct family."

Yuan Junyao still had a smile on her face, and her words did not cause any emotional fluctuations.

"Besides, I've already paid you the rent, and you even said in front of the village head that you don't even need to pay.

If you are not convinced, you can go to the village head to make the decision for you."

She wouldn't give the old woman in front of her a single penny now, and she had only been teasing her by saying one or two ounces.

Old Mrs. Xiao was furious, her face ashen, and it was obvious that she was irritated by the words "extinct the whole family". However, she only dared to glare at Yuan Junyao fiercely, then turned and left.

The smile on Yuan Junyao's face gradually disappeared. She stared at Old Lady Xiao's back with deep eyes, and her expression gradually became gloomy.

This old woman's purpose is definitely not money.

It seems that she has to be more careful before the house is built. She has to pay more attention to safety when Qi Meixiang comes to cook every day. It would be dangerous if this old woman poisoned the food.

In the middle of the night, Yuan Junyao placed micro cameras in the kitchen, the main room and the yard. Fortunately, she was an agent in modern times, so she didn't have much else but a lot of micro cameras and recorders.

The next day, Yuan Junyao got up early and washed in the yard.

When she met Old Lady Xiao, Yuan Junyao greeted her with a smile, "Good morning, Grandma Xiao."

Old Mrs. Xiao had a cold face and did not respond.

Yuan Junyao didn't care either.

After she finished washing up, Qi Meixiang also came to make breakfast.

Breakfast is simple, usually consisting of steamed buns, steamed bread, or cornbread, with some white porridge and side dishes.

She had no idea what happened last night and simply ignored Yuan Junyao, greeting warmly the old lady Xiao who was sitting under the eaves.

"Aunt Xiao, good morning."

Old Mrs. Xiao was not as enthusiastic as usual. She nodded with a cold face, then turned around and went back to the house without saying a word.

Qi Meixiang was completely confused and had no idea what was going on.

Wasn't she fine before she left yesterday?

Moreover, she had been getting along well with Old Mrs. Xiao these days, and was very grateful to her for renting the house to her daughter.

To be honest, Yuan Junyao was actually willing to rent out her house. After all, who wouldn't be shy about that?

After all, she was divorced, and her youngest daughter and son at home were not married yet.

They have always had many taboos. Married daughters cannot celebrate the New Year or other festivals at their parents' home, cannot stay overnight at their parents' home with their son-in-law, etc.

So even if she is divorced now, she is still a married daughter.

And Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon.

Qi Meixiang's gaze fell on Yuan Junyao.

Yuan Junyao was about to go out when Qi Meixiang called her.

"Wait a minute, did you have a quarrel with Old Madam Xiao? Why is she acting so strange today?"

Yuan Junyao frowned and said, "Yes, she asked for a rent increase of ten taels a year. I refused, so she got angry."

She said this after careful consideration.

Otherwise, Old Lady Xiao would deliberately try to get along well with Qi Meixiang and then use her later.

Qi Meixiang's expression changed when she heard this, and she said angrily, "I thought she was a nice person these past few days, but I didn't expect her to be so greedy. Didn't you already give her 500 coins in rent?

Besides, your house will take less than a year to build, and will be completed in another two or three months. In total, she has lived there for less than half a year.

You even bought her clothes, shoes, and jewelry, but she's still not satisfied."

Yuan Junyao said expressionlessly, "She said that my divorced body was unlucky."

Qi Meixiang became even angrier and her voice became louder.

"What's wrong with you getting a divorce? It's better than some people having their entire family wiped out. Who is better than who else?"

Yuan Junyao was just about to remind her to be careful not to tamper with the food while cooking, but Qi Meixiang turned around and glared at her, scolding, "Now you know how hard it is to live with a divorce!

If you divorce, you will be despised wherever you go. This is the path you chose, and there is no regret for you now."

Yuan Junyao said coldly: "I don't regret it at all. This is the best decision I have ever made!"

Qi Meixiang had nothing to say, but she was still very angry.

I don’t know if he was angry with Yuan Junyao or with Old Madam Xiao, maybe both!

Yuan Junyao whispered, "Keep an eye on her and don't let her tamper with the prepared food."

Qi Meixiang just thought Yuan Junyao was making a fuss out of nothing, but after being reminded, she became more vigilant.

Old Mrs. Xiao heard everything the mother and daughter said clearly in the room. There was no anger on her face, only gloom.

Looking at the two people in the yard through the crack in the door, she pulled the corners of her mouth and revealed a strange smile.

"If she believes it, then I still have a chance..."

Her purpose is certainly not for money!!

After leaving home, Yuan Junyao went to the mountains again.

At present, apart from digging medicinal herbs and hunting, she has not thought of any other way to make money. Even if she has an idea, she will have to wait until the house is built.

But just as she reached the foot of the mountain, she met the crazy old man from yesterday again.

The crazy old man stared at her with a smile, looking like an old rogue.

"We are really destined to meet each other again."

Yuan Junyao said with a cold face, "Are you following me?"

"No, how could that be? Hehehe..."

Saint Laogan laughed and looked at Yuan Junyao's cold eyes. His laughter became lower and lower. He felt inexplicably that this look was so familiar.

Oh, he remembered, just like that brat.

Last night after he returned home, he teased the boy about leaving the token to the girl, asking if he had a crush on her.

As a result, the brat's face turned black and he said that he had accidentally dropped the token, and that he could not go back unless he got the token back.

He was a rebellious person and just refused to take it back.

Yuan Junyao took a deep breath and asked patiently, "Old man, what do you want to do?"

The old man looked at her with sparkling eyes and chuckled, "Medical skills, I want to compete with you in medical skills."

Yuan Junyao gritted her teeth and said, "I really don't know any medical skills!"

"Okay, okay, okay, if you don't know how, can you tell me what herbs are needed to make those two bottles of medicine?"

"No."

Yuan Junyao had no idea about this, and she really didn't want to get entangled with him.

"I don't think you'll return the token to that person for me. Go back and tell him, and I'll put it on the rock by the waterfall."

The old man touched his chin and asked with a smile, "Do you think that guy is good-looking?"

Yuan Junyao had no idea what he was up to, so she just said, "Normally."

The old saint was dumbfounded. He had originally wanted to use the guy's masculinity to seduce the girl and thus persuade her to compete with him in medical skills.

But this girl actually said Shaoyu was just average looking?

If he is called ordinary, then ordinary people are really ugly.

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