Chapter 582 The Old Lady Arrives

Not far from the foot of the mountain, there was a fairly tidy courtyard, and the mule cart stopped at the entrance of the courtyard.

The old woman who led them over said, "This is the courtyard you want to rent. Don't be fooled by the fact that the house isn't very big; compared to the houses around here, it's quite nice. So, 300 coins a month isn't expensive at all. Houses in Zhengdao Village are still in high demand."

The people who got off the mule cart were none other than Old Madam Lu, Zhao Xi, Da Hu, and San Ya.

Hearing the old woman's words, the old lady secretly rolled her eyes.

Forget it, this dilapidated house costs 300 coins to rent and you think that's expensive?

They don't even need to pay this much for a house in Jiangyuan County town; this is clearly extortion.

Even though they knew the other party had raised the price, they couldn't say much.

The old lady thanked the old woman and gave her a few coins, after which the old woman left satisfied.

Looking at the house in front of her, and then turning her head to look at the vast village, the old woman couldn't help but feel sad. "Ayu must have suffered a lot living in a place like this."

Jiangyuan County is also a poor county, but even at its poorest, it's still much better than here.

Look at the houses around here, they are all dilapidated and old, looking like they might collapse at any moment.

Zhao Xi coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "Grandma, let's go inside first."

He adapted to the role quickly, and calling her "Grandma" came out very smoothly and naturally, just like when he played the fool.

The old lady, on the other hand, was taken aback when she heard this, and felt a strange unease in her heart.

She quickly realized what she meant and nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, let's go inside first."

This house is for rent, and the environment is better than the courtyard where Shuyu and the others lived before. At least, you don't have to do much cleaning, and the bed isn't one of those big communal beds. You just need to tidy up a bit and put on the bedding.

So the group quickly finished cleaning up.

The old lady seemed to be in good spirits. "Shall I go out and take a look?"

Zhao Xi: "Would you like me to accompany you?"

"No need, I'll take Sanya. You and Dahu can rest at home for a while."

As the old lady spoke, she picked up a small basket and went out. Inside the basket were the snacks she planned to sell at her stall.

The old lady looked down and, finding nothing amiss, took Sanya's hand and went outside.

The two walked and looked around, and soon they stood in front of a courtyard. She thought for a moment, "This should be the place."

If I'm not mistaken, this is the Zhang family that Young Master Meng mentioned—the neighbors that A Yu judged to be fairly easy to get along with.

The old lady went up and knocked on the door. Sure enough, someone from the Zhang family was home, and it was Aunt Zhang herself.

Aunt Zhang was somewhat surprised to see the unfamiliar old lady.

The other person wasn't wearing prison clothes and seemed to be in good spirits; they didn't look like an exiled prisoner.

Since the old lady and Sanya, one an elderly person and the other a child, didn't seem to pose much of a threat, Aunt Zhang's attitude softened considerably. "May I ask who you're looking for?"

“Hey sister, we’re new tenants who just arrived in Zhengdao Village today. We haven’t had time to buy anything yet. We were cleaning the house just now when we discovered that the water bucket in the house has a big hole in it and is unusable. So we came to ask if we could borrow your water bucket.”

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(End of this chapter)