Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 157 Come to the door

Zhou Wangshu rubbed her aching ear, her eyes filled with sorrow and grievance.

His eyes were like a puppy's, staring straight at the other person. Anyone with a soft heart would have cursed themselves dozens of times in their heart.

"Alright, it's my fault, don't be angry." Su Yaoguang grabbed his arm and shook it. "Once I'm done with this busy period, I'll make you some pastries that I guarantee you've never had before."

Zhou Wangshu simply said "oh," and that was the end of it.

"Boss Su, Magistrate Chen has taken another official up the mountain. You should go and see him quickly." Aunt Wang, panting heavily, finally found the young couple.

Thinking about what Jiang Ziqian had said, Su Yaoguang pulled Zhou Wangshu toward the main hall of the temple.

As soon as they reached the direction of the main hall of the temple, they saw many officials guarding it. The officials stopped them when they saw them.

"Lord Chen..." Su Yaoguang called out in the direction of Magistrate Chen.

Magistrate Chen turned around, saw Su Yaoguang and Zhou Wangshu, and said something to the official beside him. The official waved his hand, and only then did the officials let them pass.

"My lord, why did you come up the mountain?" Su Yaoguang pretended not to know anything.

"This is Lord Wang," Magistrate Chen said. "Lord Wang is the magistrate of the neighboring city. He has heard that Doctor Jiang is highly skilled in medicine and has unique insights into epidemics, and he would like to invite Doctor Jiang to come to their city to treat patients. Of course, Doctor Jiang alone cannot do it, so we still need your cooperation. Mr. Su, could you take your family to the neighboring city? You are already taking care of the patients here, and sending patients from the neighboring city would take up manpower and resources, so it would be better for them to be treated in the neighboring city."

"Lord Chen, may I speak to you in private?" Su Yaoguang gestured to the side.

Magistrate Chen nodded and said to Magistrate Wang, "Excuse me for a moment."

Magistrate Wang, with his head held high, hadn't even given Su Yaoguang and Zhou Wangshu a second glance. Seeing Su Yaoguang wanting to speak privately with Magistrate Chen, his brow furrowed with displeasure.

Su Yaoguang led Magistrate Chen to a corner and said, "I heard that an imperial envoy is traveling incognito. That Lord Wang clearly knows about this and wants to steal your credit."

Magistrate Chen said, "I know. However, merits are not important; human lives are the most important. The fact that he took the initiative to save people's lives is already a blessing for the people."

“But you are the good official who speaks up for the people. What right does someone as cowardly as him have to steal the credit? I just don’t accept it. This is not fair.”

"Mr. Su, please don't be angry. I really don't care about these things," Magistrate Chen said gently. "If we're talking about thinking about the people, then it should be Mr. Su who should be doing it. If it weren't for kind-hearted people like Mr. Su and the cooperation of other merchants, what use would I be as an official who has no supplies, no money, and no medicine? Although inviting you to the neighboring city to treat the sick will be credited to me, the people know that you are the ones who saved them. As long as the people remember what you look like, that's enough."

"Lord Chen, you're too easy to talk to."

"Mr. Su, could you make a trip here?"

"Alright, for your sake, and because the people need us, we'll definitely help them to the end."

Magistrate Chen brought Su Yaoguang back and said to Magistrate Wang, "Boss Su has agreed. Lord Wang, I'm entrusting Boss Su and the others to your care. Please treat them well. They have contributed their time and money to the people and are their benefactors. If anything happens to them, the people here will be a hundred times against it."

Magistrate Wang gave a forced smile: "Look at what Lord Chen is saying, as if I would mistreat them. After the matter is settled, I will certainly reward them handsomely."

Merchants, aren't they just greedy and profit-driven? They claim to risk their lives for the common people, but in the end, it's all about profit. As long as the profit is right, won't they eventually speak up for them? "The patients here haven't recovered yet, what will happen to them?"

"Since the patient is from our county, of course we should take him back for treatment."

"However, they previously used medicinal herbs from our county. Although those herbs were provided by the herb shop owner, we officials still had to pay for them. Shouldn't this expense be paid by your county government, Lord Wang?"

"How many?"

"My initial estimate is about a thousand taels!" Su Yaoguang said. "It's definitely not possible to pay the original price, but the herbal medicine shop owner is offering it at his cost price."

"Alright, our county government will cover this cost."

Magistrate Chen felt somewhat ashamed; he hadn't actually contributed any money, only promising to apply for tax exemptions for the business owners. The more effort they put in, the longer the tax exemption period would be. Strictly speaking, this money came from the imperial court.

Su Yaoguang winked at him, and he remained silent.

Once the money reached the county government, it went into the public account. The county government was already quite poor, and this thousand taels of silver could do many things for the people.

Su Yaoguang gathered everyone together, explained the situation, and then formally bid farewell to the monks.

"Masters, thank you so much for your help during this time. Buddha is merciful and sent you masters to save all sentient beings. Once this calamity is over, the temple will surely be filled with abundant incense offerings."

“Female benefactor, this is what we should do. All we ask for is peace in the world and a smooth life for the people,” the abbot said. “If we’re talking about accumulating merit and blessings, it has to be you, female benefactor. Female benefactor, your destiny has been rewritten. This time, you will have all your wishes fulfilled and everything will go smoothly.”

"What does the master mean? Can you understand it?" Zhang Zhaodi asked Zhou Wangshu, who was standing next to her.

Zhou Wangshu recalled the dream and roughly guessed what it meant.

The way the master looked at Zhou Wangshu was also very meaningful.

"You have been too ruthless in your killing, and according to your original trajectory, you were destined to die young. However, the female benefactor chose you, and this blessing helped you overcome your death calamity, allowing you to live now. You must learn to let go; as long as you let go, you will be reborn."

“I don’t quite understand what you’re saying, Master,” Zhou Wangshu said with a smile. “But there is one thing I am clear about: I was born because of Yaoguang. As long as Yaoguang protects me, I will be fine.”

Magistrate Wang led everyone away.

Zhou Wangshu remembered that there was another person. While everyone was packing up, he handed the medicinal herbs to the young monk next to him and whispered a few words of advice.

“That patient is from our county. Because of her bad character, I was worried she would cause trouble, so I locked her in the dilapidated bamboo hut. Bring her medicine and some food every day, but don’t talk to her. Let her out when she gets better.”

I have always respected Su Yaoguang, and when I heard that he was someone who had bullied Su Yaoguang, I immediately agreed.

“I know her, she’s that despicable woman,” the young monk said. “Don’t worry, Benefactor Zhou, I will listen to you and won’t tell anyone about this.”