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

Chapter 187 Eating Habits
After seeing the guests off, Zhang Zhaodi checked the order form and found that one item had not yet been delivered. After checking the goods, she personally delivered it to their door.

Actually, Zhang Zhaodi negotiated this deal herself.

The last time she gathered her whole family to go to the theater, she happened to meet the troupe leader, so they bought the rouge and face powder they needed from Taoyaofang.

To maintain the relationship with this major customer, Zhang Zhaodi offered a 20% discount. The customer was also very generous, ordering ten large sets at once.

“Daughter, I just came out of the theater, guess what I saw?” Zhang Zhaodi excitedly found Su Yaoguang.

Su Yaoguang was working on sample packs of the new product when she heard Zhang Zhaodi's excited words. Without looking up, she asked, "What did you see?"

"I went to the theater to deliver goods and saw Cui Rong, the young master of the Jinlefang, entertaining the purchasing agents with a performance."

"There's nothing strange about that, is there? The Cui family is a large family, and this business is just one of their hundreds of shops. It's normal for them to be familiar with people in the palace."

“If it’s just entertaining people to watch a play, then there’s nothing wrong with it,” Zhang Zhaodi said. “However, the purchasing agent’s groping of Cui Rong clearly indicates ill intentions.”

Su Yaoguang was stunned and looked up at Zhang Zhaodi: "You touched me inappropriately?"

Zhang Zhaodi nodded excitedly: "Exactly, they were touching me inappropriately, groping me all over, they were really shameless."

The image flashed through Su Yaoguang's mind, and she suddenly felt a little sorry for that young master Cui.

"Isn't the purchasing agent a eunuch?" Su Yaoguang muttered to herself.

“What do you know, you little girl? So what if he’s a eunuch? He may not have that thing anymore, but that doesn’t stop him from having that interest!” Zhang Zhaodi said. “Oh, why am I telling you all this? Just forget about these dirty things and pretend I didn’t say anything. I’ll go tell the second and third princes that these palace people are going too far.”

Su Yaoguang: "..."

It was getting late, and Su Yao was thinking about how she had agreed to go to the academy to find Zhou Wangshu today, to deliver the new paper she had just bought and a few travelogues to him, and to bring back his dirty clothes while she was at it.

She checked all the things she had prepared in advance, then carried her basket and headed towards the academy.

Just as she crossed the alley, a person suddenly rushed towards her from the opposite side. The person was unsteady and bumped into her.

Su Yaoguang was strong; she took two steps back but managed to steady herself. The man, however, couldn't take it anymore, falling backward and then collapsing to the ground.

"Hey...hey...wake up...you..." Su Yaoguang wanted to say, "Don't try to scam me," but she didn't say it. When she saw the boy in front of her, she shut up.

Cui Rong?

She looked around but didn't see anyone else.

It's quite far from here to Jinlefang, so going back to Taoyaofang would be closer.

The man, Cui Rong, smelled of blood; he must have been injured somewhere. She decided to first send him back to Taoyao Fang so Jiang Jing could examine his wounds, and then notify Jinle Fang to come and pick him up.

"Jing'er, Jing'er, quickly bring your medicine box over."

"Who's injured?" Jiang Jing's voice came from the backyard.

She appeared, carrying a medicine box, and jogged over.

When she saw Cui Rong, whom Su Yaoguang had placed on the soft couch, she said, "Didn't you go to find your brother-in-law? Why did you bring someone back?"

“I met him on the way. He looked like something was wrong. He bumped into me and fell, and then he didn’t wake up. Please check where he is injured.”

"You don't even know where he's injured, yet you dare to bring someone home. Jinlefang and we already have a grudge, and this Cui Rong is always causing us trouble. Why are you paying any attention to him?"

"If it were you, and a living person collapsed in front of you, and this person was someone you've met and know, would you just stand by and watch them die?" Su Yaoguang asked rhetorically.

“I can’t!” Jiang Jing said. “I’m a doctor; saving lives is my duty. You’re not a doctor; no one will say anything whether you save him or not.” “How is he?”

"The smell of blood is coming from his legs," Jiang Jing said. "He was stabbed in the thigh, and the wound was quite deep. I need to take off his pants so I can apply the medicine."

Su Yaoguang understood what Jiang Jing meant.

She needs to avoid this situation for now.

Su Yaoguang stood at the door, listening to the sounds inside.

Zhou Wangshu returned carrying large and small bags of things. Seeing her standing at the door, he asked, "Why aren't you going in?"

"Why are you back today?" Su Yaoguang stopped at the door. "Jing'er is applying medicine to an injured person. I'll stay here and watch over them. Let's not go in yet."

“Okay,” Zhou Wangshu said. “I’ve been at the academy for seven days straight, and my mind is full of classical Chinese texts. Don’t you always say that work and rest should be balanced? I’ll listen to you.”

"what is this?"

"I bought you some food," Zhou Wangshu said, opening a paper package and handing her a roasted chicken leg inside.

Still hot.

Su Yaoguang was really hungry, and the aroma made her mouth water.

Just as she was about to bite into the chicken leg, she heard a shrill scream coming from inside.

She pushed open the door and went in, only to see Cui Rong with his arms crossed, looking at Jiang Jing with a wary expression, as if Jiang Jing were a lecher.

"How did I get here?" Cui Rong asked.

“I picked you up on the street,” Su Yaoguang said. “If you think I’m meddling, I can throw you back right now.”

Cui Rong's expression changed, and he lowered his eyes without saying a word.

Su Yaoguang thought about the gossip Zhang Zhaodi had mentioned, and seeing Cui Rong's expression, her heart skipped a beat.

isn't it?
When I saw him today, he said this person was flamboyant, passionate, and a very individualistic young master. How could he have become like this in just a few hours? Did he really experience the darkness of being harassed by eunuchs?

“I’ll send a waiter to your Jinlefang to find someone and have the manager arrange for a waiter to pick you up.”

"Can I stay here tonight? I'm willing to pay. I'll pay fifty taels if you let me stay one night."

Su Yaoguang hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

She wasn't used to seeing someone who was usually so aggressive suddenly become so docile. Judging from his expression, he was probably terrified. Oh well, she'd just do a good deed for the day!

“Your injury needs to be bandaged. If you won’t let me bandage it for you, then I’ll find someone else to bandage it for you. Is that alright?” Jiang Jing asked.

Cui Rong lowered her eyes: "No need, I'll bandage myself."

"That works too, as long as you know how."

Looking at Cui Rong's expression, Su Yaoguang asked, "How did you get injured? Jing'er said your injury is very deep, caused by a sharp weapon like a dagger. Do you want me to report this to the authorities?"

"What's the use of reporting to the authorities?" Cui Rong muttered to himself, then took the medicine and cloth from Jiang Jing and prepared to bandage his wound.

He looked at Su Yaoguang and Zhou Wangshu, who understood his meaning and immediately left.