"Auntie Mo, what do you think...?"
The village head glanced at Xuexue and then at Old Lady Mo, his face marked with difficulty. In his heart, neither was someone he could afford to offend.
Old Lady Mo was notoriously troublesome in Mo Family Village, and the last time Xuexue generously gave him six hundred taels of silver when she went to the County Yamen to claim a reward for catching a tiger. Because of this silver, his son, Mo Shaoxing, was able to continue his studies and prepare for the imperial examinations, hoping to honor his ancestors by becoming a Juren.
Old Lady Mo turned her face away, "I don't care, this old maid just won't deal with this wretched girl.
"In truth, she very well knew that Xuexue was shrewd, and every time, Xuexue got the better of her, making it more likely to win an argument with Madam Xie.
Neither Old Lady Mo nor Xuexue was willing to give in, and the situation became deadlocked.