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

Chapter 169 Shameful
Just as Zhang Zhaodi was about to open the door, she heard a commotion at the entrance. She thought to herself, "These customers have come too early. Their shop isn't going anywhere. Are they worried that they'll sell out?"
She opened the door with a bright smile, but when she saw that there was no one at the entrance, her smile vanished and she withdrew it.

Seeing a large crowd gathered in the middle of the street, she squeezed through the crowd and asked, "What's going on? What are you all looking at? Make way, I want to see what's happening too."

"Shopkeeper, it's all thanks to your Wangshu for being obedient and well-behaved, never causing you any trouble. You really made the right choice in buying a son-in-law who would live with you."

Zhang Zhaodi loved it when people praised Zhou Wangshu, as it showed her daughter had good taste. When they first bought Zhou Wangshu, they were often ridiculed by gossipy women, but now they'd regained their dignity.

"That is... but what exactly happened?" Zhang Zhaodi craned her neck to look inside.

The people around her parted to make way for her.

A naked man was lying on the street in the crowd.

The man's clothes were scattered all over the ground, and the air still smelled of alcohol. Seeing this scene, everyone guessed that the man was drunk and had made a fool of himself by sleeping on the ground.

"Isn't this the scholar Xiao from Fenghua Pavilion? I heard that the academy values ​​him highly, saying that he will definitely pass the imperial examination. The entire academy is pinning its hopes on him."

"What's the use of being good at studying? Look at this behavior, he's morally corrupt."

Hearing the noise, Xiao Yanci assumed it was from the academy and irritably shouted, "Sister-in-law Wen, close the window, it's so noisy!"

"Hahaha... Sister-in-law? Look at that scholar, he even has his sister-in-law serving him while he studies!"

Xiao Yanci sensed something was wrong.

Why is it so noisy?
Why is this bed so hard? And why am I so cold?

He opened his eyes and met a pair of mocking eyes.

He sat up abruptly and screamed when he saw that he was completely naked.

"what!!!"

People around him screamed, but not from fright, but from being amused.

Xiao Yanci grabbed the clothes next to him and wrapped them around himself, shouting, "Get out of the way!"

He hurriedly put on his clothes.

Not far away, Su Yaoguang nudged Zhou Wangshu's arm and said hesitantly, "Aren't we being a bit too harsh? We should at least leave them with some clothes on."

"When he was inserting needles into my horse, he didn't even consider leaving me a way out," Zhou Wangshu said sourly. "Feeling sorry for me?"

"What nonsense are you spouting in broad daylight?" Su Yaoguang patted his shoulder. "Alright, you've gotten your revenge and seen the excitement. You should head back to the academy now. I have to get back to work."

"I will be very busy in the near future and may have to stay at the academy."

“Okay.” Su Yaoguang waved her hand.

Zhou Wangshu grabbed her wrist and pulled her back: "Don't you have anything to say?"

Su Yaoguang looked at him strangely: "Take care of yourself. Eat, drink, and play as you please. Whether you can concentrate on your studies or not isn't important; what matters is your physical and mental health." Zhou Wangshu: "..."

It seems she has truly given up on him completely.

That makes sense, everyone knows his academic performance is terrible, so telling him to study hard and strive for success in the imperial examinations would be more like cursing him.

Xiao Yanci wrapped his clothes tightly and ran into the Fenghua Pavilion across the street.

Zhang Zhaodi's laughter never stopped all day. Every time a customer came in, she would tell them about Xiao Yanci's shameful deeds. The customers were immediately intrigued and then discussed with her why Xiao Yanci would do such a thing, what her frail appearance was like, her physical condition, her prowess in certain areas, and who had seen her, etc.

When they talked about these things, they pushed away several unmarried girls, acting mysteriously, as if afraid of corrupting them. But they didn't seem to realize that the whole city was probably talking about it now.

Zhong Lanhua's insults never stopped.

She's been cursing since morning, and whenever someone asks her about this, she doesn't care if they're a customer or not; she just yells at them and kicks them out.

The more fiercely Zhong Lanhua cursed, the louder Zhang Zhaodi laughed.

“Big sister…big sister…” Zhang Pandi tugged at Zhang Zhaodi, “Father and Mother are here.”

When Zhang Zhaodi saw Wei Shi and Zhang Laosan enter, the smile on her face disappeared.

She told the guests to choose their own goods first, and strode towards Wei and Zhang Laosan.

"Dad, Mom, why are you here?"

“We came to see you before, but there was an epidemic, so we didn’t stay long. Now that the epidemic is over and the city is safe, we thought it was time to come and see you. You see, your mother and I are having such a hard time. Shouldn’t you, as our daughter, help us out? Your shop is doing well and you need help, so your mother and I can come and help you. That way, we won’t be eating and staying at your place for free.” Zhang Laosan said these words as if he were issuing a command.

“I’m afraid that won’t work,” Zhang Zhaodi said. “You have sons and grandsons, what kind of situation is it for you to live with your daughter? Didn’t you say before that a married daughter is like water spilled from a cup? As the saying goes, spilled water can’t be gathered up again. We’ve already been thrown away, so there’s no need for you to come looking for us anymore.”

"We are your parents, how can you not care whether we live or die?"

“I will repay as much kindness as I have received. My husband already paid for the kindness of raising me when he gave me my dowry,” Zhang Zhaodi said. “Over the years, even when we, a widow and her child, were struggling to survive, we never sought your help. It’s not appropriate for you to come looking for us now, is it? I am now Su Zhangshi.”

“If you don’t take care of us, we’ll report you to the authorities and say you’re unfilial,” Madam Wei cursed.

“Alright, then report it!” Zhang Zhaodi said calmly. “I’ll wait here and not leave. I’ll be ready for the soldiers to come and arrest me at any time. If the government comes, I’ll admit to the crime of filial impiety. You shouldn’t come here again. After all, it’s understandable for a daughter to fulfill her filial duties, but there’s no reason for a granddaughter who has never eaten a single bite of your food to fulfill her filial duties.”

"Are you really not going to care about us?" Wei asked.

“I don’t care,” Zhang Zhaodi said. “Even if I end up in the government office, get a beating, or go to jail, I won’t give in.”

"And what about you two? Don't you care whether we live or die?" Wei glared at Zhang Pandi and Zhang Yingdi.

“My second sister is now an orphan and a widow, not to mention my third sister and her husband. In order to demand a high dowry, it’s more like you’re selling your daughters than marrying them off. The money you’ve made from selling the three of us is enough for you to live comfortably, yet you still come to us to reap the benefits. Aren’t you being too greedy?” Zhang Zhaodi said.

"You...so now that you're successful, you've started to despise your old parents. I'll kill myself right here today, so that you'll be scorned by the whole world!" Wei said, lunging at the pillar opposite her.

"Is this ever going to end? It's always the same trick. Can't you come up with something new?" Zhang Zhaodi waved her hand at the people next to her. "Get out of the way, let her crash into us. If she dies here, I'll pay with my life. What are you standing there for? Hurry up and crash into us!"