After leaving the Lin residence, Han Zixuan prepared to go home, but was stopped by Ji Xiao!

With a curious look, she asked, "Hey, Zixuan, wait a minute, are you planning to go home?"

Han Zixuan looked up in surprise and asked, "Hmm, what else can we do if we don't go back?"

Does this guy have something else going on?

Ji Xiao looked around and, seeing that no one was around, said with a grin.

"Why are you in such a hurry? We still have important things to do!"

"Yongji Tea House still has ten times our bet!"

Her reminder made Han Zixuan realize, "Yes!"

"I almost forgot if you hadn't reminded me. Come on, we just donated five thousand taels to the school, now we can get it back!"

Haha! She's even now, considering it even between the two sides!

The two went to Yongji Teahouse in high spirits, but the place was still packed with people.

However, unlike the atmosphere when they placed their bets last time, everyone looked dejected!

His face was as ugly as it could possibly be! "How could that be! Wasn't it said that he would once again be the top student in Zhiyuan Academy?"

My mother gambled away all the money she had saved for rice! Now it's all gone, and my whole family is going to starve!

"Waaaah, my dear husband! You liar! Who was it that said I'd skin her alive?!"

"They're all students from Zhiyuan Academy. They don't have the ability, but they act like they're determined to win!"

I saw that more than half of the students in their college had placed bets, so I followed suit!

"Whose good student would come here to place bets!"

"That's right, that's right, they've really put us in a terrible situation!"

"I should have bet on Mingjing Hall; they say the payout is ten times the stake!"

"Oh, why didn't I pay more attention and bet on Mingjingtang? Even just a few taels of silver would have been better!"

"Heh, if only I had known... hindsight is 20/20, sigh..."

Han Zixuan and Ji Xiao entered Yongji Teahouse with an air of arrogance.

For some reason, Yongji Teahouse was unusually quiet today, with no customers at all.

The same waitress who used to write out tickets was still sitting inside.

Han Zixuan and Ji Xiao slammed their tickets onto the table!

Ji Xiao greeted him arrogantly, acting like a thug from a criminal gang.

"Here, let me check this ticket... cough cough, this young lady! Ten times the price!"

That's great! A 100% payout means two thousand taels. Sigh, it's just a shame I didn't see those annoying guys from Zhiyuan Academy.

Otherwise, I'd definitely show off in front of them.

Hmph, how dare they look down on Mingjingtang! Let's see who gets slapped in the face!

Han Zixuan looked at Ji Xiao with amusement, seeing him as a smug, petty person.

"Thank you for your trouble, Miss Second Sister." She then placed the tickets on the table.

When the waitress saw the amounts on the two tickets, she quickly went to fetch the shopkeeper!

A plump woman in her forties or fifties greeted the two with a beaming smile.

"Hehe, ladies, please wait a moment. We need some time because the amount is huge!"

"Please, ladies, have a seat and rest for a moment. It will be ready shortly!"

The two nodded and sat down at a table to drink tea.

The shopkeeper told the accountant to quickly calculate all the silver!

In the end, all the silver that had been used to buy Zhiyuan Academy was returned to the two men, leaving them still short ten taels of silver.

The table was originally full of silver coins, but now only a dozen or so lonely copper coins remain!

Yongji Teahouse could only pay ten taels of silver to make up for the two people's compensation!

The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his brow. Thank goodness, he only lost a dozen or so taels! He had only opened this gambling den on a whim to attract customers!

Indeed, quite a few people and a large flow of customers came, but no one expected that Zhiyuan Academy, which everyone had high hopes for, would lose to Mingjing Hall!

Now, not only have I not made any money, but I've also lost more than ten taels of silver.

Just as her mother said, good people don't gamble, and once you start gambling, you're no good!

It's fine if we lose a dozen or so taels of silver; at least we didn't lose her teahouse.

If a few more people bet on Mingjingtang, she'll have no choice but to run away, since she can't afford to pay the compensation!

You must never do something like that again!

He wrapped up two large bags of loose silver for the two men and brought them to the two men who were drinking tea.

Bang! Bang! Two dull sounds.

"You two ladies, the calculations are complete. May I check if the amounts are correct?"

Han Zixuan and Ji Xiao stared at the two large packages in front of them!

With wide eyes, Ji Xiao suddenly stood up and saw the various sizes of loose silver coins inside the package!

Such a large bag of silver must weigh at least a hundred or eighty pounds.

Han Zixuan's was even more exaggerated because her package was more than twice the size of Ji Xiao's.

Ji Xiao tried to lift the package, but it wouldn't budge.

An awkward inquiry followed: "Boss, do you have any silver notes? We can't take this with us!"

It's ridiculous to see two people carrying several thousand taels of silver swaggering around town; isn't that a bit too obvious?

The boss said with a troubled expression, "Ladies, to be honest, we have given you both all the money we bet on Zhiyuan Academy!"

Even that's not enough; my teahouse is still losing over ten taels of silver!

If this were converted into banknotes, I'm afraid my teahouse would have to pay out even more money.

Business is tough these days, so you two will have to make do and have the truck take it away.

"Our teahouse has already compensated you both thoroughly, please make yourselves at home."

He then told the people to leave, and Han Zixuan and Ji Xiao stared blankly at the two large packages.

For a moment, he was somewhat helpless. "How...how can I move this!"

This was the first time Ji Xiao had ever seen so much loose silver.

She usually carried no more than ten taels of silver with her, and used banknotes for the rest, which was very convenient.

They never expected to receive nothing but loose silver coins!

Han Zixuan touched her nose and suddenly found it very funny.

But she quickly reassured him, "Let's use a cart, we came by horse-drawn carriage anyway!"

This is the only thing we can do now! We called Xiao Fu and Liu Hua, who were driving outside, in!

To avoid attracting attention, they secretly went out through the back door, and the four of them began to load the silver into the car in batches.

After finishing moving, Ji Xiao said breathlessly, "Alright, I have to go home now. Let's make plans again later!"

At night, Liu Jingyao waited anxiously, her face full of worry.

Upon seeing Liu Hongxia, he quickly went to her and asked, "How is Mother? Do you have any leads?"

Liu Hongxia frowned and looked at Liu Jingyao, "Jingyao, I've had someone inquire about this!"

Han Zixuan is well-known in Qingshan Village; her mother was a scholar more than ten years ago.

However, she died young and now lives with her father.

Before getting married, she was a good-for-nothing, lazy, and often hung out with unreliable people.

He liked to play cards and drink with some hooligans on the street.

However, he seems to have become a completely different person since marrying Shen Qingxi.

She has become polite and sensible, and loves her husband and is filial to her father!

Life is getting better and better; the whole family moved to the city before the New Year and has become wealthy!

Furthermore, the people of Qingshan Village all believe that Shen Qingxi is a reincarnation of a lucky star.

Things only got better and better because Han Zixuan married him!

Now he has even passed the county-level imperial examination with top honors, truly a man destined to bring good fortune to his wife!

Shen Qingxi lived in their Qingxi Village for so long, yet she lived like a slave.

She never imagined he would bring good fortune to his wife; if she had known earlier, she would have married him long ago.

Then she looked at her daughter with a puzzled expression, "Jingyao, is there something you need to know about Han Zixuan?"

Liu Jingyao quickly sorted out all of Han Zixuan's experiences and changes.

It was only after Han Zixuan married Shen Qingxi that it was discovered that she changed her mind!

Could it be that Han Zixuan's changes were all because of Shen Qingxi?

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