"They locked you up and won't let you see a doctor, is it because of me?" Su Jiaoniang said, her throat sore.

Madam Feng smiled.

Although her face was covered in blisters and scars, her smile still amazed Su Jiaoniang.

Even when injured and scarred, such a beauty remains beautiful, her eyes sparkling. If she were born in the future, she could become a star who makes a living based on her looks without needing brains, intelligence, or even any special skills.

“It’s alright. The fault lies with Cai Runiang, who is the Cai family’s tutor. They raised her to be like this. All of Cai Runiang’s misfortunes today are due to their indulgence. What does it have to do with you?” Madam Feng reached out and touched Su Jiaoniang’s face.

I moved closer and gave him a gentle kiss.

Everyone was jealous of her beauty and wanted to ruin her.

Only the person in front of her appreciates her beauty; there is no jealousy in their eyes, only admiration.

Her gaze was even clearer than that of a man looking at her.

She likes her!

Su Jiaoniang touched her face, then looked at Madam Feng with a strange expression. If a man dared to kiss her like that, she would have slapped him half to death, but Madam Feng…

After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Although I'm a young widow, I like men, not tofu-making!"

"Pfft!" Madam Feng laughed.

"You're so cute!" She doesn't even like women!

But she just wanted to get closer to her.

“Your health can’t be left untreated any longer. Tonight I’ll take you out and find a very good doctor to treat you. As for the Cai family’s issues, we’ll talk about them after you’re better.”

Su Jiaoniang reached out to touch the injury on Madam Feng's face.

But it will definitely hurt if you touch it.

Not wanting to cause pain for no reason, Su Jiaoniang let go of her hand and walked outside under Madam Feng's interested gaze.

She concluded that Madam Feng had taken a liking to her.

worry!

After Su Jiaoniang left, Granny Tang immediately went into the house, glanced at Madam Feng, and asked, "Madam, are you going out tonight?"

"Let's see."

Madam Feng closed her eyes after speaking.

The pain on my face seems to lessen a lot after I fall asleep.

Su Jiaoniang walked out of the Cai family home and let out a breath.

This wicked world!

Weighing the silver in his hand, he headed towards the place where carriages were sold; the cheapest mule and carriage together cost twelve taels of silver.

Su Jiaoniang clutched her wallet, exclaiming, "This is so expensive!"

For the young men in the village to find a wife, it would cost at most ten taels of silver.

This mule cart is more expensive than getting a wife.

"Can you make it cheaper?" Su Jiaoniang asked.

She's not very good at bargaining.

However, the quality of oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages is often questionable.

There is no fixed price; the price is whatever you feel is worth it.

If you feel it's not worth it, then don't buy it.

"Young lady, name your price?" the mule cart seller asked, looking like he was having a toothache.

this?

Su Jiaoniang gave up; she wasn't an expert in this area. Perhaps Old Man Guo should do it, though even he might not be able to.

Su Jiaoniang wasn't in a hurry as she watched the people coming and going in the market.

Suddenly, she had an idea. She wandered around the market and followed an old woman who was particularly good at bargaining.

The old woman, accompanied by her husband, seemed to also want to buy an oxcart...

Su Jiaoniang's eyes lit up even more.

She simply stood beside her and listened.

For a woman, buying this kind of thing naturally requires comparing prices from different vendors and negotiating the right price.

Even after agreeing on a price, the seller refused to buy, so she went to other shops. Su Jiaoniang felt this was her chance, so she reached out and tapped the seller on the shoulder: "Sell it to me at that price!"

"What can be done about the mule cart?"

We have no choice but to close the deal; otherwise, we might not be able to sell it today.

Su Jiaoniang returned to the village with her mule cart as she had wished.

Driving the cart back to the village, Su Jiaoniang ran into Lu Congrong, who was returning from outside. Lu Congrong was wearing brocade clothes, her face was made up, and there was a jingling sound of bells as she walked.

The key detail is that she was wearing a flower-patterned hairpin on her head.

Su Tong priced the hairpin with wrapped flowers extremely high, twice as high as the silk flowers that people preferred at that time.

Most people would never buy it.

But Lu Congrong?

How does she make money?

Su Jiaoniang wasn't jealous of others' success; she just felt that... the Lu family had done something shameful.

He reached out and touched the baby gold lock hanging around his neck. Could it be that the Lu family has many such precious things? What is the background of the Lu family?

A fog rolled down Su Jiaoniang's mind.

I just felt that the Lu family was hiding something very well.

She glanced at Lu Congrong, then lightly lashed the mule with her whip. The mule sped up and, as it passed Lu Congrong, it smelled a pungent fragrance. The mule, which was perfectly fine, sneezed. Its anus, which was already straining, couldn't hold back any longer, and a clump of loose excrement and urine fell to the ground.

It splashed all over Lu Congrong, who was standing next to her.

Su Jiaoniang almost burst out laughing!

That mule is terrible.

The mule cart was still moving when Lu Congrong's desperate screams came from behind.

Su Jiaoniang quickened her pace and hurried home.

To avoid being stuck with Lu Congrong.

Back home, Lu Congrong's screams and roars still seemed to echo in his ears.

Granny Jie came out of the kitchen and saw the mule cart that Su Jiaoniang was leading. A look of surprise flashed in her eyes: "This is...ours?"

"Yes, we'll have mules from now on, which will make it easier for Xiaoya to go to the county town!"

As Su Jiaoniang spoke, she reached out and touched the mule's ear.

A mule is equivalent to the physical strength of several people, so it needs to be well cared for. After thinking about it, Su Jiaoniang entrusted the mule-raising to Old Man Guo.

His gaze fell on Granny Xie: "Are you getting used to it?"

"I'm used to it, everything's fine!" Granny Xie smiled.

Although this is a farmhouse, it's peaceful and quiet, without the shady and sordid atmosphere of those grand mansions.

Guo Shu and Guo Guo each followed Fu Tu Xiao Ya.

Both young masters are clever and very protective of their own people. At the very least, neither Master Futu nor Master Fuhua treated Shu'er and Guo'er like servants.

"Madam, the weather is getting colder and colder. Huang Erlan just came by and said that the peppers in the greenhouse are probably ready to be harvested. He asked if you have time to take a look!" What peppers were? Granny Jie had never even heard of them.

But since I came here, I've not only heard of it, but I've also eaten it.

Once you start eating it, you can't live without it.

It tastes very strange; if eaten alone, it could kill you.

If you use just a little bit as a condiment, the flavor will become much richer.

Life in a rural courtyard doesn't seem so unbearable.

Su Jiaoniang rested for a while, with Xie Shi and Jiang Shi helping her massage her shoulders and back. She also had a big persimmon in her mouth. The soft persimmon was sweet. She poked a hole in it and took a sip.

The juice inside then enters the mouth.

This is probably what falling into depravity is like. After resting enough, Su Jiaoniang headed towards Doctor Liu's house!

I still need to see Madam Feng tonight. I hope everything goes well!