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

Chapter 176 Getting married
Su Yaoguang went to find Jiang Jing and happened to see a man with a birthmark on his face coming out. When he saw Su Yaoguang, he let his hair down to cover the half of his face with the birthmark.

He left Taoyaofang in a hurry.

Su Yaoguang went inside and asked Jiang Jing, who was packing her medicine kit, "Did that person want you to treat the birthmark on his face?"

Jiang Jing said, "That's right. He thought the birthmark on my face had faded a lot and asked if I could remove the birthmark on his face. I told him that the birthmark on my face was not congenital, and that a congenital birthmark like his could not be completely removed unless there was a face transplant."

"Face-changing magic?" Su Yaoguang exclaimed in surprise, "Such magic exists in this world?"

“Yes!” Jiang Jing said. “I’ve overheard my parents talking occasionally, and they mentioned that they once changed someone’s face, making the person look completely different.”

"The world is full of wonders, and today is another day of learning," Su Yaoguang said. "There aren't many customers today, so let's close early and have hot pot at home, shall we?"

"I also want to eat hot pot. It seems we're thinking the same thing."

While Taoyaofang was getting back on track, Fenghua Pavilion across the street was even more bustling with activity.

Xiao Yanci and Jiang Yihuan's marriage has been arranged, with the wedding date set for ten days from now, meaning their time is very short.

Jiang Yihui, who hadn't returned from the academy, rushed back upon hearing the commotion. He smashed everything in the room to pieces and angrily confronted Zhong Lanhua, who was embroidering a pillow for Jiang Yihuan.

"Are you really going to marry your little sister off to someone surnamed Xiao?"

Zhong Lanhua pouted: "Otherwise what? With your little sister's reputation ruined like this, who else can she marry besides him? The wealthy gentlemen in this city are all concerned about their reputation; how could they stand her being touched by someone else?"

"It was just touching, it doesn't mean I've lost my innocence."

"Why do you always look down on Xiao Ci? Xiao Ci is good at studying, he might really become an official. Wouldn't your sister be happy to marry him?"

"How dare a slave become a master? I don't want a slave brother-in-law like that. My sister is beautiful and could have married someone better, who might have been helpful to me. But marrying someone who sold himself into slavery is like putting a perfectly good pawn in the worst possible position."

“The matter is settled, and your sister is willing. There’s nothing more to say about it.” Zhong Lanhua had a headache. “You just need to focus on your studies. He’s a good student, and if he really passes the imperial examinations, he can help you out in the future.”

"Fine, you won't listen to me, huh? Then give me five hundred taels of silver." Jiang Yihui held out his palm.

"So much? What are you going to do with so much silver?" Zhong Lanhua put down what she was holding.

“I am the only male heir of the Jiang family. Shouldn’t all the family’s money be passed down to me? Of course I should take the money. Now that Xiao Ci and my younger sister are married, who knows who will get the money here in the future. If I don’t take the money, am I supposed to wait for that Xiao guy to empty Fenghua Pavilion?”

"The money is in your mother's hands; I wouldn't entrust it to a stranger. Don't worry, I'll save it for your future marriage." "We'll talk about the future later. Give me five hundred taels of silver now, or I won't believe you. You've always favored my younger sister; who knows if you'll secretly slip her the money?"

“You child…” Zhong Lanhua couldn’t do anything with him.

She knew that Jiang Yihui was not happy with the marriage, and if she didn't make him happy, she was afraid that things would not be peaceful for the next few days.

Now that the marriage is arranged, there shouldn't be any more trouble; otherwise, it would be her daughter who would lose face.

Huan'er said that Xiao Ci has great potential, and they can bet on him. If they succeed, they'll have a son-in-law who is an official in the future.

Since what happened that day forced them to make a decision sooner, they might as well get married sooner. Getting married before the imperial examination is much better than getting married after the examination; at least it can prove that she is not marrying him because he passed the exam, but because he is the one she wants to marry.

Ten days later, the sounds of music and drumming made the whole street lively and bustling.

Xiao Yanci was bought by the Jiang family, and all his weddings were held in the Jiang family's home. Therefore, he could only be carried in a bridal sedan chair around the county town once to let everyone know that the Jiang family had a happy event.

Zhong Lanhua invited everyone from the village to the city for her wedding banquet. When the villagers arrived, they ran into Su Yaoguang and her group from across the street, and only then did they realize how successful their business was. They were all full of praise for them.

“I’ve said it before, Yaoguang is a blessed girl. Just think, who named her Yaoguang? It was a highly accomplished monk. She has the blessing of a highly accomplished monk and has been enlightened with wisdom!”

"Back then, Zhang Zhaodi was so poor that she didn't even have a decent set of clothes. She was always disheveled and slovenly. But look at her now, she's wearing fine silks and satins, and the gold hairpin in her hair is so dazzling it blinds me."

"If you ask me, that young husband is really lucky. Since he came into our lives, the Su family's life has only gotten better and better."

"If we're talking about good fortune, it has to be the Jiang family girl. Xiao Ci is good at studying. Back then, the headmaster and the teacher personally came to his door to change his slave status and get him to study at the academy. In the future, the Jiang family girl will definitely be an official's wife."

The sounds of music and celebration grew closer. The bridal sedan chair had already circled the entire city once; next, it would return to the mansion for the wedding ceremony.

Xiao Yanci rode a tall horse, dressed in wedding attire, but he showed no joy. People around him congratulated him, and he responded woodenly, his smile utterly insincere.

In his previous life, his marriage to Su Yaoguang wasn't such a grand affair. The Su family was extremely poor; they used all their money to buy him, and afterwards, they couldn't even afford food. Under these circumstances, he was forced to become Su Yaoguang's husband. Moreover, the peasant girl was nothing like the wife he had imagined, so he was completely unwilling and treated the marriage very perfunctorily. The Su family made him a son-in-law living with their family, but there wasn't even a proper feast. They only invited villagers to five tables, and the most expensive dish was scrambled eggs; the rest was just vegetables from their own garden and tofu given by villagers.

He cited his health as an excuse for not showing up, nor did he enter the bridal chamber. In fact, he had never touched Su Yaoguang in his previous life. Logically, after so much time, he should have forgotten, but he remembered it very clearly.

Su Yaoguang was looking forward to drinking the nuptial wine with him, but the wine was brewed from unpolished rice, and she could smell an off-putting odor even before tasting it. He was always picky and wouldn't drink bad wine, let alone such inferior quality. He feigned illness to avoid it, and after lying down, he ignored Su Yaoguang.

That's strange. Why would he recall that scene?
Xiao Yanci saw Su Yaoguang standing under the eaves. She and Zhou Wangshu were standing side by side, whispering something to each other. Zhang Zhaodi tapped them on the head, and the two of them scratched their heads and smiled at each other.