From then on, adorned in luxurious silk and feasting on the finest jade-like delicacies, he led a life of abundance.
However, such days didn't last long before the villager's wife suddenly contracted a strange illness that made her body emanate a foul stench.
At first, they could mask it with scented powder, but later, even from a hundred steps away, one could smell it, like rotting flesh in the summer, repulsive to the heart.
The wealthy businessman began to disdain her, no longer doting on her, and even locked her in the backyard.
Even during the day, hardly anyone came to visit her.
It wasn't long before the malodor became even more intense, spreading from the house, making the whole street reek.
The wealthy businessman sent people to investigate the backyard, but upon entering, they found the backyard teeming with buzzing flies.
Instead of the beautiful woman, they found a gigantic fly lying upon the bed in the bedroom.