Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 298 Rotten Intestine Grass

Yun Yi curled the corners of her lips. If she didn't know about her scheme with He Fengguang, she would have believed it: "That sounds good, but I won't sign a contract with you."

"Why?" Xia Baozhu frowned. "I'm from the village too."

"You were the one who was dismissed and sent back."

Xia Baozhu choked for a moment.

“It’s not impossible for you to sign a contract, but you can find someone to act as a guarantor. After all, I don’t believe someone with your character can just sign it right away.” Yunyi spread her hands. “What if you run away with my money? Even though ten geese are only fifty coins, it’s still my money. If someone acts as a guarantor, then if you run away, I’ll ask the guarantor for it.”

“You…” Xia Baozhu did not expect Yun Yi to be so straightforward, and she even inadvertently pointed out her true thoughts.

"Uncle Village Chief, do you see anyone willing to vouch for her?" Yunyi looked at the village chief.

The village chief glanced at Xia Tianyou and his wife: "What do you two have to say?"

"Baozhu." Madam Xiao came up and took her daughter's hand. "It's a good thing you want to raise geese. That way, we can buy some and you can come and help out. In the future..."

"I don't want to." Xia Baozhu pushed Xiao Yu away. "Do you want me to work for you for free?"

"you……"

Xia Baozhu scoffed and turned to leave.

"Hehe, Yunyi, we've really spoiled that child." Madam Xiao smiled sheepishly at Yunyi.

"It's alright." Yunyi shook her head. "Let's continue signing the contract."

Xia Baozhu stormed off in a huff.

Xia Baozhu didn't go home. She had actually wanted to leave this house for a long time, but unfortunately she had nowhere to go. Her previous affair with He Fengguang was just to relieve her physical discomfort. He was one of Yun Yi's men and couldn't be trusted. However, if he could marry her, she could avoid being sold by her parents.

That bastard has been gone for three or four days and hasn't come back yet.

He's probably unreliable; he'll take her body and then deny it.

As I walked, I unconsciously reached the foot of the mountain. I rubbed my hands together; they were a bit cold. I thought I should go back. But as soon as I turned around, I noticed a plant by the roadside.

She didn't understand pharmacology or recognize any herbs, but she did know that this was called "rotten intestine grass," which would kill you if you ate it, and that some people in the village used it to poison rats.

In that instant, an idea suddenly popped into her head, and then, as if possessed, she picked a handful of rotten intestine grass, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and secretly returned home.

Xia Tianyou and Xiao Yu signed a contract for fifty geese. If they work hard, they can earn a considerable income once they are raised.

"Laidi, go cook." Mrs. Xiao habitually called to her third daughter.

"Baozhu," Xia Tianyou called out.

Xiao Yu was taken aback.

Xia Baozhu shivered slightly inside the house, but quickly recovered and slowly walked out: "Dad, what's wrong?"

"You've been back for ages, why didn't you cook?"

"Isn't it always Lai Di who does it?" Xia Baozhu rolled her eyes matter-of-factly. "She's the one who does it."

"Nonsense!" Xia Tianyou snapped. "You do nothing all day, do you want to be a pampered young lady?"

"Then you have to have the means to let me be a pampered young lady, right? With our family being so poor... ah!"

*Slap!* Xia Tianyou raised his hand and slapped him across the face.

Xia Baozhu screamed and was slapped to the ground, completely stunned.

"Since you're not going to do anything, go back inside." Xia Tianyu's face was grim. He turned to his wife and said, "Tomorrow, call the matchmaker over. If someone wants her, marry her off as soon as possible. Even if we can get a penny, it'll save her from causing trouble at home."

Ms. Xiao opened her mouth as if to retort, but seeing her husband's furious expression, she could only nod and say, "Okay."

Xia Baozhu glared at her parents with resentment. Knowing she couldn't escape, she turned around and went back to her room. Looking at the rotten intestine grass in her arms, she had hesitated slightly at first, but now she made up her mind. These people all deserved to die.

Yunyi worked hard all day, and not only did everyone in the village sign contracts, but people from neighboring Lijia Village, Lishu Village, and Pozigou Village also signed contracts.

The village chiefs from the three villages personally led their people over.

Yunyi naturally wouldn't refuse; the more of these things, the better.

Moreover, the three village chiefs are not stupid. They didn't bring any of those slackers with them. After all, if something goes wrong, they would have to cover for themselves. Why should they?

For example, some of Li Lai's relatives in Lijia Village.

The person who tried to scam Yunyi back then, now wants to come back and make money? How could that be?

Of course, Yunyi also reminded everyone that many of those who were rejected were probably feeling unbalanced, so they should be careful not to cause trouble.

Everyone naturally understood that jealousy was a terrible thing.

After Yunyi reminded them, she stopped paying attention and just told everyone to send the geese over when they weighed over eight pounds.

That night, Yunyi had just fallen asleep when Sixteen suddenly woke her up: "Sixteen, you'd better have something important to say, otherwise you'll disturb my sleep..."

"Boss, your vigilance is too low. Someone has poisoned us."

[Poisoning?] Yun Yi frowned. [Who? Xia Baozhu?]

[You actually guessed it?] Sixteen was a little shocked.

[There are only a few people in this village who don't want me to be well. Now that Xia Xiaoyue isn't in the village, only Xia Baozhu is left.] Yunyi got up, dressed, and went out. She wanted to see what kind of poison Xia Baozhu would use.

Xia Baozhu sneaked out, first rubbed the rotten intestine grass and threw it into the village well, then came to the school. Because the well in the courtyard was inside, she couldn't go in, but she could poison the school.

"Heartbreak Grass." Yunyi smelled the scent as soon as Xia Baozhu took out the Heartbreak Grass.

"Ah!" Xia Baozhu screamed in fright and instinctively threw the thing in her hand away.

At that moment, lanterns and torches lit up the surrounding area.

Looking at the people around her, Xia Baozhu was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. She knew she was doomed.

“This is Gelsemium elegans.” Wang Tianshun held the lantern forward and saw clearly what had fallen to the ground. “It’s a deadly poison.”

The villagers' expressions changed.

"Baozhu, what are you doing?" Madam Xiao rushed over and grabbed her daughter's collar. "What on earth are you doing?"

"I want you all dead, hahaha!" Xia Baozhu suddenly laughed. "Why can you all live well, but I have to be married off so easily?"

“You…” Xiao Yu was speechless.

“Yunyi, look…” The village chief looked at Yunyi.

"Village Chief," Yun Yi took a deep breath, "first there was Xia Xiaoyue, and now there's Xia Baozhu. Do they not want me to stay in the village?"