After wearing it: I traded a pig for a man.

The woman glanced at it, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

"Honey, the little girl you brought back has been crying non-stop, and we can't soothe her no matter what we do." The woman ignored the ice jelly.

Zhang Shu turned around, not caring much: "Then lock him in the woodshed for now. He'll stop crying when he's tired."

He's only thinking about bringing down Jiang Yun Ning as soon as possible, and he doesn't have time to worry about anything else right now.

A hint of reluctance flashed in the woman's eyes, but she was used to obeying her husband, so she nodded and left.

In Anning Town, after buying rat poison, Wang Qingqing sat blankly by the roadside for a long time before finally gritting her teeth, putting the rat poison in her pocket, and walking home.

Upon entering the courtyard, I did not see Daya.

"Where's the money?" Old Mrs. Zhang glanced at her sideways.

Wang Qingqing lowered her head: "No."

"Pah! You lowly thing, our Zhang family is incredibly unlucky to have married you. We can't even have a son, and we treat this money-losing girl like a treasure all day long."

For the first time in all the years since Wang Qingqing had been married into the family, she looked directly into Old Madam Zhang's eyes and asked, "Where's Daya?"

She wanted to see Daya a few more times before she died.

Grandma Zhang didn't even frown, waved her hand and said, "Going up the mountain to gather firewood."

It wasn't that she was afraid of Wang Qingqing causing trouble; she had just received five taels of silver and was in a great mood, and she didn't want it to be ruined so soon.

Wang Qingqing nodded and went into the kitchen.

At this moment, Jiang Yuning was making ice jelly, but she was still thinking about why Zhang Ergou had suddenly gone to the stall to cause trouble today.

Song Minglang's voice rang out from outside the door again.

"Yun Ning, oh Yun Ning."

"It was my fault. I shouldn't have realized I liked you so late."

Jiang Yun Ning frowned and clicked his tongue impatiently.

Song Minglang is really like a toad crawling on your foot—it doesn't bite, it just annoys you.

"I'll go." Jiang Che pressed down on her shoulder. "I'll go and chase him away."

Jiang Yunning nodded.

Jiang Che probably couldn't stand it anymore either. Song Minglang is truly disgusting.

But he didn't do anything outrageous, so she couldn't do anything to him for the time being.

Soon, Song Minglang's screams rang out from outside the door.

"Ah! Jiang Che! Let go of my arm!"

"You despicable scoundrel! You stole another man's wife! I have an irreconcilable hatred for you!"

Jiang Che's eyes were cold, and his voice was soft, only heard by him and Song Minglang.

"Jiang Yunning is my wife. I was bought by her. I will be her husband for life. You have no chance."

Song Minglang's chest heaved with pride: "Just you wait and see. Sooner or later, she'll see my true feelings and change her mind."

Jiang Yun Ning couldn't see it, and Jiang Che wasn't worried about his brutality being seen. He twisted his wrist and used some force, dislocating Jiang Yun Ning's arm completely: "She won't. She doesn't like gigolos like you."

"You are too!" Song Minglang endured the pain and tried his best to defend himself.

Jiang Che shook his head: "I'm different. She said I'm very important."

A hint of tenderness flickered in his cold eyes, followed by disgust: "If you dare come again, it won't be as simple as just breaking your arm."

He pressed down on Song Minglang's shoulder and reattached his arm. He was worried that Song Minglang would complain to Jiang Yunning later, so he destroyed the evidence first.

Song Minglang's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets from the pain: "You're just my substitute! A mere slave, you can't do anything! I'm a student of the Imperial Academy, I'm going to take the exam next spring to become a scholar! Let's see if she chooses a slave or a scholar then."

Song Minglang was kicked out, but Jiang Che had some doubts in his heart.

He entered the courtyard: "I'll go see if Dad needs any help."

Jiang Yun Ning was still thinking about Zhang Er Gou, so she just hummed in response without saying anything.

Jiang Che glanced at her, closed the courtyard gate, and left.

He found Jiang Yuntian in the group of people, walked over and followed him to move stones and shovel soil.

Jiang Yuntian looked at him suspiciously for a few moments, then couldn't help but ask, "Is there something you want to tell me?"

Jiang Che nodded: "I want to ask, how did you and your sister-in-law get married?"

Jiang Yun Ning scratched his head: "The matchmaker will arrange it, right?"

Not getting a useful answer, Jiang Che didn't ask any more questions and just kept working. When it was almost time, he went back to wash his face quickly, then drove the oxcart and went to town with Jiang Yun Ning.

"Just one bucket tonight?" He looked at the bucket on the oxcart.

Jiang Yun Ning nodded: "Something just doesn't feel right."

Zhang Ergou's appearance was definitely not a coincidence, and she had recently heard from Aunt Hua and the others that Zhang Ergou's wife had died while giving birth.

She suspected that Zhang Ergou, having lost the income from pawning his wife, had set his sights on her ice jelly.

But she hasn't figured out exactly how it works.

"Don't worry, I'm here." Jiang Che's voice was soft, but it carried a reassuring quality.

Jiang Yun Ning waved his hand, feeling that he was underestimating him: "I'm not afraid, I'm just wondering what tricks Zhang Er Gou will use."

Before even reaching the college gate, the area where stalls used to be set up was already packed with people.

Jiang Yun Ning sighed, "Why is it so difficult to live a peaceful life?"

When Zhang Shu saw the oxcart, his eyes lit up, and he immediately raised his hand: "Everyone, look! It's the ice jelly she provided that gave us all diarrhea."

His eyes hardened, stirring up his emotions.

Today, we're determined to make sure Jiang Yun Ning never dares to set up a stall selling ice jelly again.

So he deliberately made a big fuss about it, to the point that he even invited the dean over.

"Dean, look, she's caused so many students in the academy to suffer from diarrhea, and she still dares to come? She's truly a viper." Zhang Shu said with a pained expression.

Jiang Yuning jumped off the carriage, and the crowd surrounded her with resentment. Jiang Che didn't even bother to tie up the oxcart; he swiftly stepped in front of Jiang Yuning.

He didn't speak, but his sharp gaze swept over the group, making the young students tremble with fear.

Zhang Shu, being experienced, didn't back down. Pointing at Jiang Che, he angrily shouted, "You hurt someone with your ice jelly, and now you want to hit them?"

"You're talking nonsense." Shen Yan ran out: "There's nothing wrong with this ice jelly. I've eaten it so many times and I haven't had diarrhea."

Zhang Shu sneered: "You have a good relationship with Jiang Yun Ning, so naturally you'll speak up for her."

"You!" Shen Yan was speechless with anger.

Jiang Yun Ning ignored Zhang Shu's continued shouting and instead looked at the dean standing in the crowd: "Dean, Qingshan Academy shouldn't be judging people based on mere words without any evidence, right?"

The dean frowned: "Of course not."

"Still trying to deny it? That ice jelly is yours." Zhang Shu said, then looked at the students behind him: "The wooden bucket even has the character 'Jiang' engraved on it. You students should all have seen Jiang Yun Ning's ice jelly bucket, right?"

Jiang Yun Ning had already guessed that the woman from lunchtime must have been arranged by Zhang Shu. She glanced at Zhang Shu: "Then how did my ice jelly end up in your hands?"

The dean looked at Zhang Shu with some doubt.

"You're the one who supplies me," Zhang Shu smiled.

He had already prepared his explanation.

Anyway, it's easy to find out that Jiang Yuning supplies both Zuixianlou and Baiweixuan in the town, so it makes perfect sense for him to supply his canteen as well.

Jiang Yun Ning looked at him: "What about the supply contract? Show it to me."