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

Chapter 73 Delivery
After entering the city, they immediately went to the inn to deliver the goods.

They had agreed to stay for twenty days, and Boss Li kept his word and had been waiting for them at the inn.

Boss Li took his men to count the goods, confirmed that there were no problems, and paid the remaining balance.

"Boss Li is truly a big businessman, so straightforward," Zhang Zhaodi beamed. "If you come by our store again and place an order with us, we'll give you a discount."

"Then I wish you in advance that we have a pleasant cooperation next time." Boss Li said with a smile.

"Boss Li is so straightforward. We also want to make friends. Why don't we have lunch together?" Su Yaoguang made an invitation.

"No, I have to hurry. We should have left long ago, but we stayed an extra twenty days waiting for Boss Su's shipment. Maybe next time, there will definitely be a chance."

Su Yaoguang and her daughter came to deliver the goods in person, while the others rested in the lobby and waited for Su Yaoguang and others to finish the transaction before leaving.

After Su Yaoguang received the remaining payment, he and Zhang Zhaodi went to the meeting lobby.

The others saw them coming and looked at them expectantly.

"It's done." Zhang Zhaodi smiled brightly. "I've received the balance. Boss Li is really straightforward."

Wang Huanzhi said to Su Yaoguang, "Yaoguang, my Buddhist beads have fallen. Please help me find them!"

Zhang Yingdi said, "I'll help you go."

"Yaoguang is a bit familiar with the boss here, so if the boss or the staff ask, you can greet them. You are shy and always feel embarrassed to bother others."

Zhang Yingdi had nothing to say.

Su Yaoguang saw that Wang Huanzhi had something to say, so he said to Zhang Yingdi, "My uncle loves you. You take care of him all day, and he doesn't want you to be so tired. I have nothing to do today, so I should be filial to my uncle. Come, little uncle, let me help you."

"Yaoguang is right. You usually take care of your brother-in-law. Let Yaoguang do some work today. You can rest here with us for a while." Zhang Zhaodi comforted.

Su Yaoguang helped Wang Huanzhi out of the lobby and headed to the backyard.

"Yaoguang, you said that Mr. Li runs a theater and has an accent from out of town, right?"

"Yes, uncle, is there anything wrong?" Su Yaoguang asked.

"Something's wrong. We were just resting in the lobby when we saw Mr. Li's servants. They all spoke with local accents. Since this is a theater from another city, most of the people around him should be from outside the city. Why are there so many locals?"

"You have a point, but it's not ruled out that he hired a lot of our local guys. However, since my uncle reminded me, I will pay attention to it."

"Just be careful." Wang Huanzhi coughed, "Maybe I'm just being too suspicious."

"Uncle, did your Buddhist beads fall off?"

"I just have some doubts in my mind, and I'm afraid you haven't noticed, so I want to remind you. Don't worry, the Buddhist beads are always with me." Wang Huanzhi said.

Su Yaoguang helped Wang Huanzhi back, and then asked Jiang Jing to drive the ox cart to take them to the academy to pick up Zhou Wangshu. She had other things to do.

After the others left, Su Yaoguang found a few beggars across from the inn and hired them as his spies for ten copper coins. "When you see the fat uncle coming out, follow him and his men to see if they leave the city or go somewhere else." Su Yaoguang was worried that the beggars wouldn't recognize the fat uncle, so he described his characteristics.

"Don't worry, sister. If you pay us the wages, we will definitely get things done for you." The oldest beggar was smart and understood what Su Yaoguang meant.

"If you have any news, go to the clothing store and find the owner, Chun'e. Tell her that I have the news I need. Leave your address and I will come to you. Then I will pay the remaining money."

"Any extra money?" asked the little beggar.

"Of course. These ten cents are just a deposit. I'll give you the balance once you get some information." Su Yaoguang said, "What's your name?"

"I didn't have a name. My parents said I was unlucky and called me superfluous. Later, there was a famine at home and they wanted to exchange me for other children to eat, so I ran away."

Su Yaoguang touched the little beggar with pity and said gently: "Since they don't want to give you a name, let's give you one ourselves. You can change it and I will call you by your new name from now on."

"I don't know how to choose a name. I can't read." The little beggar said with a bitter face, "If you ask me to choose a name, the only ones I can think of are Tieshi, Shuisheng, and Handong."

"Then let's call him Chaoyang! Our days will be sunny and bright from now on, so don't give him such an unlucky name." Su Yaoguang said.

"Thank you, sister. I'll be called Feng Chaoyang then." The little beggar grinned happily. "Sister, just wait for my news. I will definitely figure it out for you."

Su Yaoguang instructed Feng Chaoyang to go to the academy to meet up with the others. When she arrived at the academy, Jiang Jing and the others were waiting at the door, but Zhou Wangshu had not yet appeared.

Su Yaoguang walked to the door and said to the old servant guarding the door: "Master, isn't it lunchtime now? I want to take my brother out for a meal. Can you please help me?"

The old man said, "I'm just a gatekeeper. How can I make the decision? Some students inside made a mistake not long ago, and now the teacher won't let them out."

"How about this, I'll go find the teacher, is that okay?" Su Yaoguang stuffed the copper coins in.

The gatekeeper's expression softened: "Wait a moment, I'll go in and pass the message."

After the gatekeeper entered, Zhang Zhaodi said, "We tried our best to please him, but he wouldn't let us in. It's true that money talks."

"He's just following orders, don't make things difficult for him." Su Yaoguang said, "He can't let people out, but he can let people in to find the Master."

The gatekeeper came out quickly and invited Su Yaoguang in. Su Yaoguang met the teacher and told him the purpose of his visit, and the teacher told him about what had happened recently.

"We used to allow students to go out at noon. But a few days ago, several students went out at night, breaking the rules of the academy. According to the new regulations, everyone must clean the toilet for a month. Everyone made a big fuss, saying that this punishment was unreasonable, so we had to drop it. However, since the punishment has been dropped, we can only manage it more strictly and no longer allow them to go out at noon. From now on, except for days off, they are not allowed to leave the academy at other times, and they must eat three meals a day in the academy cafeteria."

"In that case, can the things outside be sent in?" Su Yaoguang asked.

"That's fine." The teacher didn't make things difficult for Su Yaoguang because of the large and small bags of gifts she was carrying.

"Then we will send someone to deliver some things to Zhou Wangshu later. Please help me, Master."

"Okay." The teacher nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)