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

Chapter 95 Drunk
Su Yaoguang finally helped Zhou Wangshu into the room and coaxed him to bed. After he lay down and closed his eyes, she left his bedroom.

There are five rooms in the backyard. Zhou Wangshu's room is the last one on the right, next to it are Su Yaoguang and Jiang Jing's rooms.

After Su Yaoguang settled Zhou Wangshu down, she smelled alcohol on him and felt uncomfortable, so she went to the kitchen to boil water for a bath.

It was still early, and she wanted to settle the account book. She didn't want to go to bed so early, so she washed her hair. When she had wrung her hair half dry, she went to the front yard to get the account book and returned to her room to settle the account.

As Su Yaoguang was deftly turning the abacus, she heard a thud from next door. She stopped and went to check what was going on.

When he opened the door, he saw Zhou Wangshu sitting cross-legged on the ground, staring blankly ahead. When he saw Su Yaoguang, he said aggrievedly, "Why did you take my bed away?"

Su Yaoguang: "..."

Is it over yet?
The wine glass wasn't that big, and half a glass of wine was just a sip. How could he get so drunk?
She squatted down, touched his hair, and said gently: "I'll take you to find it, get up quickly."

Zhou Wangshu got up and was led back to bed by Su Yaoguang's hand. He had just covered himself with the quilt, held Su Yaoguang's fingers, and slowly closed his eyes.

"If I had known that wine would be so irritating, I wouldn't have let you touch it. Don't even think about touching any alcohol from now on." Su Yaoguang said to Zhou Wangshu who was sleeping soundly.

There were voices coming from outside; they must be back. Su Yaoguang withdrew her fingers, covered Zhou Wangshu with the quilt, and walked out of the room.

Zhang Zhaodi saw her coming out of Zhou Wangshu's room with a strange expression on her face.

"Don't let Wangshu drink alcohol from now on. He will be drunk unconscious after just one sip."

"This kid can't drink so much?" Zhang Zhaodi said with disdain, "How can a man not drink? Your father can drink a whole jar of wine in one breath."

Su Yaoguang: "...Mom, this is not something to brag about."

"Why not? Your father is a real man." Zhang Zhaodi said, "Well, this kid is still young, and it's his first time drinking. He just needs to try a few more times in the future."

"What about the rest?"

"Your aunt and uncle were in the back, so we didn't wait for them. Chunni and her mother went to the front yard to see if the door was locked. Those two just like to worry about things. I was the one who locked the door, so how could it not be closed? Jing'er went to get some hot water, saying she wanted to wash my face and feet. My daughter has good taste. The first time she bought a handsome husband, and the second time she brought back such a sensible and considerate goddaughter for her mother."

Zhang Pandi and Jia Chunni came back and said the door was closed. Jia Chunni took Su Yaoguang's arm and excitedly said how beautiful the lantern festival was and asked her to go and see it tomorrow night.

"We've been tired all day, let's rest early!" Su Yaoguang said, "Although there won't be as many customers tomorrow as today, we still have to cheer up." "By the way, how much did you sell today?" Zhang Zhaodi asked.

"I'm not done yet."

"I'm not sleepy. I'll go to sleep after you finish your calculations."

Although Zhang Pandi and Jia Chunni were also curious about how much silver was sold today, this was ultimately something only the "boss" knew. They didn't want to ask, so they went back to their room to rest, using the excuse of being sleepy.

When Jiang Jing came with hot water, she didn't find anyone in Zhang Zhaodi's room. She heard voices here, so she brought the hot water to Su Yaoguang and her room.

"So many?" Zhang Zhaodi heard the number Su Yaoguang reported and stood up in shock, pacing around the room. "Oh my god, more than 800 taels of silver were sold in one day."

"That's the selling price. We also have to deduct our costs, labor, rent, and daily meals... Plus, with so many people coming today, we gave out quite a few gifts, so we have to account for that. Also, we promised to give out 20% as bonuses, so we have to deduct that as well. But even after all that, we can still save 300 taels of silver."

"I can't even imagine it." Zhang Zhaodi pinched herself. "Shh, it hurts. This isn't a dream."

"Godmother, this is definitely not a dream. We've been working so hard for this opening day! If there's no discount tomorrow, we won't be able to sell as much."

"How about we continue the discount tomorrow?" Zhang Zhaodi asked. "We can still make money even if we sell at a lower price. We might as well sell the goods at a lower price first and make more money."

"Even if we offer a 30% discount tomorrow, there won't be many people, because those who wanted to join in the fun have already arrived today, and tomorrow the only ones left will be those who learned about it later. These cosmetic items aren't like food that disappears after being eaten. You can use them for a month or two once you buy them, and some can even last half a year if you use them sparingly. The price can't be lowered any further. I said in front of everyone today that the discount would only be for one day, and I can't go back on my word!"

"The money we've received today is enough to keep us going for half a year. Don't worry, godmother. Even if the number of customers won't be as high as today, it won't be less. What's more, Yaoguang's makeup skills have aroused the interest of many people. The number of people looking for her makeup alone is enough to block the door."

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought of it. I'm clumsy and probably can't learn the makeup techniques you mentioned, but your cousin is smart. If you teach her, you'll have someone to share your work with in the future."

"That's what I think. Jing'er is in charge of the medicinal materials. After all, she is the most knowledgeable about them, so she and I will be responsible for concocting new prescriptions. Mother will take care of the store affairs. My uncle will be in charge of the accounting. My aunt is good at speaking, so she will be responsible for receiving guests. Second aunt will help my aunt receive guests, but she is a little timid, so I need my aunt to bear more of the responsibility. Chunni will learn makeup from me, so if there are guests who need our makeup, she can receive them. Then there is the issue of food for our family. For the time being, I will trouble my second aunt and Chunni to take care of it. I will give them a ten-cent subsidy every day for their hard work."

"Your second aunt and Chunni are not that kind of people. They won't take your subsidy. It's not necessary for them to cook this meal. We can take turns. Your uncle-in-law is not in good health and can't cook this meal. I will cook with your aunt, your second aunt and Chunni will cook together, and you and Jing'er will cook together. The three of us will take turns cooking. If your aunt and I cook on a certain day, the rest of you will be responsible for cleaning. Is this okay?" Zhang Zhaodi said, "With so many of us, how can we starve? The front and back yards look big, but if we divide the work and work together, there won't be much work left."

"My mother is really smart. She arranged all these things so reasonably. For now, let's follow her arrangements. If we get too tired or too busy later, we can consider hiring someone."

(End of this chapter)