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

Chapter 181 Unveiling the List
Zhang Zhaodi was still peering out the door, showing no sign of leaving.

Zhou Wangshu asked, "Mother, what are you still looking for?"

“I’m waiting for my other godsons!” Zhang Zhaodi said. “Now that they’ve all made it into the exam hall, of course we should celebrate together. They’re here, come quickly and call them over.”

Su Yaoguang shrugged, looking helpless.

After hearing Zhang Zhaodi's words, the other students first consulted their families and, upon receiving their consent, said they would go to the banquet with Zhang Zhaodi. Upon meeting the students' families, Zhang Zhaodi brought them all along without a word. What was originally planned as two tables of food was now expanded to four, and they enjoyed a lively and festive meal.

Zhang Zhaodi's forthrightness and generosity are just like those of a chivalrous heroine from a folk tale. Who would have thought that just over a year ago she was arguing fiercely with someone in the village over a few scallions?
While Zhou Wangshu's side was bustling with activity, Feng Hua Pavilion was in a state of chaos and disorder.

When Jiang Yihuan brought Xiao Yanci back, Zhong Lanhua was still boasting to several women about how amazing her son-in-law was, saying that a mere scholar was no challenge for him.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Jiang Yihuan had two burly men carry Xiao Yanci back. Even before they got close, the women could smell the nauseating stench.

"What are you doing? What are you carrying? It stinks! Where did this stinking beggar come from?" Zhong Lanhua didn't recognize Xiao Yanci at first, since it was difficult to see his face when he was being carried like that.

“Mother…” Jiang Yihuan walked over with a dark face. “Don’t stop them, let them carry it in first.”

"Who is this... Oh dear, Xiao Ci, what happened to you?" Zhong Lanhua's expression twisted when she recognized Xiao Yanci.

Xiao Yanci has been making a fool of himself lately, causing them to lose face. She had originally hoped he would perform well and redeem himself, but now things have turned out like this again.

"Stop talking, let him go in first." Jiang Yihuan said, leading two burly men to carry Xiao Yanci inside.

Seeing this scene, the women all winked and made faces, looking like they were watching a joke.

"Oh dear, madam, your son-in-law is a bit weak. He's so weak after just taking the imperial examination. You should really give him some nourishment."

"I think they overdid it. They're newlyweds, in the prime of their lives, and they're putting in all their energy every day for that kind of thing, which has weakened their bodies!"

"Madam, you'd better tell your daughter and son-in-law to take it easy. He's a scholar, and his health isn't good; he can't handle this kind of strain."

"Get out, get out! Stop gossiping here!" Zhong Lanhua lost face and gave the women a cold look. "I think you're just jealous that I have a son-in-law who's good at studying."

"Yes, we're jealous of you. We're jealous that you have a son-in-law who pooped on himself during an exam. Did you smell it just now? It stank!"

"I can smell it. It's such a strange smell, but my nose isn't broken, how could I not smell it?"

Zhong Lanhua chased the women out and closed the shop door.

Business has been slow at the shop lately, and there aren't many customers today. Rather than let others laugh at us, we might as well close the door.

Jiang Yihuan knocked on Yang Quan's door.

Yang Quan opened the door and looked at Jiang Yihuan: "Boss."

"My husband is not feeling well and needs someone to bathe and dress him. I really don't have the strength. Could you please help me?"

"If the master has any instructions, just give the order."

"Thank you so much." Jiang Yihuan looked at him gratefully. "You really have a kind heart." Yang Quan felt a warmth in his heart, and his eyes were full of affection as he looked at Jiang Yihuan.

After Su Yaoguang's banquet ended, everyone went home to rest.

Zhou Wangshu looked at the newly changed quilt, touched the texture on it, and found that the quilt was still warm, so it must have just been sunned.

Su Yaoguang walked in carrying the newly made clothes: "This was made by my aunt. Try it on to see if it fits. My aunt said she'll alter it if it doesn't fit."

Zhou Wangshu took the clothes, stroked them, and said, "Auntie's eyes are like a ruler; they'll definitely fit perfectly."

“That’s what I said too,” Su Yaoguang said. “The hot water is ready. Take a bath, change your clothes, and get some rest.”

Zhou Wangshu looked at Su Yaoguang: "Aren't you going to ask me how I did on the exam?"

"Look at what you're saying. Do you think asking will change the outcome? Didn't we agree from the beginning that it's okay if you can't do the questions? Just eat well and sleep well, that's all that matters."

Zhou Wangshu grinned and said, "Then I must be the one who ate the best and slept the best in the entire examination room."

"That's more like it!" Su Yaoguang patted his shoulder. "Then this trip wasn't a loss for us."

“Xiao Yanci started having diarrhea on the second day,” Zhou Wangshu said. “I just didn’t expect that he would endure such torment just to avoid having that urination seal pressed. If this person rises to prominence, he’ll probably be a ruthless character.”

“The soup Jiang Yihuan brought him was so oily. It would spoil easily in this weather. Wouldn’t he get diarrhea if it spoiled? Jiang Yihuan, his capable wife, deserves half the credit for his current state,” Su Yaoguang said. “I knew he wasn’t a good person before, but what he did this time was something I never expected.”

She thought she knew him well enough, but after this incident, she realized that what she knew before was only the surface, and that this person was probably even more terrifying than she had imagined.

"Don't think about these things anymore. Go take a shower and get some rest," Su Yaoguang said. "Tell me what you want to eat tonight after you've rested."

The Fenghua Pavilion across the street has been closed to customers for several days in a row. It's said their business was already bad, and now there are even more people laughing at them, with very few patrons. Zhong Lanhua gets into arguments with people every few days, creating a constant stream of laughs. Jiang Yihuan took it upon herself to close the shop, saying publicly that they needed time to prepare new products and would reopen once everything was ready.

A few days later, the county government issued the notice.

Zhang Zhaodi went to queue up early in the morning, hoping to get a good spot.

Worried that she might have misread it, she also brought along Jiang Jing and Zhang Yingdi, who were the most literate.

"Why are you pushing? Don't push." ​​Zhang Zhaodi bumped into someone, and when she turned around, she saw that it was truly a case of enemies meeting again. The person was none other than Zhong Lanhua.

Zhong Lanhua didn't know many characters, but Jiang Yihuan had learned some from Xiao Yanci.

She did all this not to have anything in common with Xiao Yanci, but simply to understand the account books so that no one would embezzle the money she had worked so hard to earn.

Zhong Lanhua dragged Jiang Yihuan to queue up here, just waiting to see Xiao Yanci's name on the list, so that they could regain their former glory.

After Jiang Yihuan and Xiao Yanci got married, all the fish that had previously cast out the hooks she had released spat out, and now there are hardly any fish left in the entire fishpond.

She couldn't bear the psychological gap and wanted Xiao Yanci to prove her wrong, so that she could be envied by others like before, and be praised for her good taste in marrying a good man.