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

Chapter 24 Book Boy
Zhong Lanhua stood at the door of the Su family and watched the show. After returning, she told Jiang Yihuan about it and said sarcastically, "Su Yaoguang is really lucky."

Jiang Yihuan said as she picked some vegetables, "Maybe it's not luck."

"What do you mean?" Zhong Lanhua asked, "Girl, are you saying that the wood didn't fall into the pit by itself, but that Su Yaoguang threw it in on purpose? That's impossible! How could she have that much strength?"

Xiao Yanci, who had been silent the whole time, said, "Judging from the way she killed the wild boar that day, this woman is stronger than an average adult man."

"How could an unmarried girl have so much strength? Zhang Zhaodi's daughter, who was born into a barbaric family, is so crude and uncouth." Zhong Lanhua said, looking at Jiang Yihuan with a gratified look. "Unlike our Yihuan, who is gentle and kind, and wouldn't even step on an ant to death."

"Mom, how can you praise your own daughter like that?" Jiang Yihuan said shyly, "Brother Xiao would laugh at me if he heard it."

Zhong Lanhua looked at Xiao Yanci: "How dare you say my daughter isn't gentle?"

Xiao Yanci looked into Jiang Yihuan's eyes and said seriously, "Miss Jiang is the most gentle and kind girl I have ever met."

"Listen, it's not just Mom who says this."

A man walked in from the gate of the courtyard.

As soon as the man entered the courtyard and saw the happy scene in the yard, he said sourly: "When I'm not here, you guys are more like a family."

"Hui'er, why are you back? Didn't you just return to private school?" Zhong Lanhua was surprised and went to meet him. "What happened?"

Jiang Yihui looked at Xiao Yanci with a complicated expression and said, "Come in with me."

Xiao Yanci responded.

"You've upset Hui'er again?" Zhong Lanhua glared at him. "Let me tell you, Hui'er is the head of our family. If he can't tolerate you, I'll sell you off immediately. My son is going to take the imperial examinations, and he absolutely can't be distracted by other things."

"Mom, it's too early to say this now. Maybe big brother wants to see him for something important," Jiang Yihuan comforted.

"What's so important about him looking for a servant?" Zhong Lanhua disagreed.

Xiao Yanci lowered his eyes and walked into Jiang Yihui's study.

Zhong Lanhua leaned against the door and listened to the noise inside.

The door opened and Jiang Yihui stood at the door, looking at Zhong Lanhua with eyes full of displeasure.

Zhong Lanhua felt guilty and was frightened by Jiang Yihui's gaze.

"I want to ask if you are thirsty. Would you like some sugar water?"

"No, I have to rush back to the private school soon." Jiang Yihui said calmly, "Mom, take my sister out for a walk."

"I understand. Let's go now." Zhong Lanhua looked at Jiang Yihan not far away.

Jiang Yihan understood what she meant and followed Zhong Lanhua out of the yard.

After a while, Zhong Lanhua and Jiang Yihan were gossiping and chatting about family matters with the women in the village, but they saw Jiang Yihui taking Xiao Yanci out.

The mother and daughter went to meet him.

"Mom, little sister, I took Xiao Yanci to the private school." "Why did you take him to the private school?" Zhong Lanhua asked.

"I'm in need of a servant. Xiao Yanci knows a few words and is a good fit for me." Jiang Yihui said, "I'm in a hurry, so I'll be leaving first."

Jiang Yihuan grabbed Xiao Yanci's arm and looked at him sadly: "Are you really going to the private school with my brother? Then...what should I do?"

Xiao Yanci's heart softened, and he looked at her tenderly: "I'll come back when I have some free time. You're weak, so you can ask someone else to do the heavy work."

Jiang Yihuan: “…”

ill.

Does she just want to do things on her own?
Others are not her slaves, so why should they help her for free?
As a servant of her family, he should work hard for them. Now he has run away and followed his brother to the private school, so does she have to support him in the future?
She used to support her brother, the little ancestor, and worked tirelessly just to pay for his education. She didn't spend much of the money she worked so hard to earn, but gave it all to him. Now, does she still have to support this little ancestor's book boy?
Jiang Yihuan looked at Zhong Lanhua and said, "Mom, given our family's conditions, my brother still wants a servant. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Oh, Yi Huan, I think Xiao Xiao is more suitable to be Hui'er's servant. Think about it, isn't it very hard for Hui'er to study in a private school? If there is a servant to serve tea, water, wash and clean for him, he can spend more time studying, and his chances of passing the exam will be greater. You and your mother have been through this for so many years. Even without servants, you and your daughter have lived better than others in the village."

Ever since Zhong Lanhua bought her servants, she'd been ordering them around all day, fetching water, chopping wood, and picking weeds in the fields. She had the airs of a wealthy lady. They were both village women, about the same age, so why was Zhong Lanhua able to live such a carefree life while she had endless work to do?

With this in mind, the woman she had just spoken to kept helping Jiang Yihui and Xiao Yanci, making Zhong Lanhua increasingly feel that Jiang Yihui needed such a servant. In her opinion, Xiao Yanci's literacy could help Jiang Yihui, which would be more useful than keeping him at home doing odd jobs.

She also hoped that her son would win her an imperial decree so that she could completely surpass Zhang Zhaodi, that vulgar and useless woman.

"Xiao Yanci, you must serve Hui'er well." Zhong Lanhua warned, "If you dare to make Hui'er unhappy, I will sell you out."

Xiao Yanci said, "Madam, don't worry. I will serve the young master well."

Jiang Yihuan watched Xiao Yanci leave reluctantly.

Xiao Yanci turned around and saw Jiang Yihuan looking at him with red eyes, as if she was about to cry at the next moment.

At that moment, he felt so distressed that he wanted to run back and tell her that he would not leave. But he couldn't, because this was the opportunity he had fought so hard for.

He didn't want to stay in this impoverished village, where he would have to do endless hard work every day, and his hands, which plucked the zither and wrote in ink, were becoming increasingly rough. He wanted to leave this village and reappear in the sunlight.

Only if he is strong enough can he take care of and protect the people he wants to protect.

Jiang Yihui and Xiao Yanci disappeared completely.

Jiang Yihuan said, "Mom, from now on we have to fetch water, chop firewood, and go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables."

Zhong Lanhua: “…”

She had done these chores before, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. But Xiao Yanci had taken on all the housework recently, and she hadn't done any rough work in a long time. Now she was unwilling to do those things again.

But with only two women left in the family, if she refused, Jiang Yihuan would have to do it. She also hoped that Jiang Yihuan would marry a good family and that they would not let her become a spoiled child. So, these chores eventually fell into her hands.

Zhong Lanhua suddenly regretted it.

But there's no use regretting it now.

(End of this chapter)