Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 307: This idiot

When she returned home, Madam Qiao happily described what happened to Lian Li, not forgetting to embellish and say over and over again how Lian Fang Zhou was unwilling but didn’t dare to offend her.

Lian Li dismissed this, only care about the essence of the matter.
He waved away Madam Qiao’s boasted and hurriedly asked: “Where is the silver?”

Sixty taels, this was not a small number!

Have to say, Lian Li was very good at poking sore spots.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he directly pointed out the only incompleteness of Madam Qiao’s trip.

The smile and enthusiasm on Madam Qiao’s face was immediately swept away.
Dazed, she said: “The silver has not been given yet, that dead girl said she would hand it to Ah Hai herself, so she could gain Ah Hai’s favor.”

She busied herself talking and assuring her husband: “Ah Hai will be back in two days, anyways, so we don’t need to be in a hurry! Hmph, she just wants to gain a little favor with that nice face of hers!”

Madam Qiao’s expression was full of disgust.

Lian Li’s face collapsed: “In other words, you did not get the silver?”

This meant he was blaming her for being useless! Madam Qiao was unmoved: “So what, it’s fine to do it in two days.
What’s the urgency, I don’t believe she would dare refuse!”

“…” Lian Li stared at her, speechless.
It was not a question of whether she would dare to ignore the bill, okay!

“You can’t get her to hand over the money right now? It’s only two days, she can try to impress Ah Hai over dinner when he comes back, isn’t it the same?” Lian Li tried.

“That’s true!” Madam Qiao’s eyes lit up and she immediately wanted to go to Lian Fang Zhou’s house again and demand the silver now.
However, thinking of Lian Fang Zhou’s decisive and straightforward tone, she hesitated a little.
Finally she smiled and said: “How about this, when Ah Hai comes back, she can invite us to dinner.
I don’t believe that when Ah Hai brings the matter up, she won’t be too ashamed to refuse! Hmph, at that time, I will be sure to ask for the money, it will be easy!”

Lian Li did not say anything else, just turned around and left.
He was too tired to talk to her, it was like talking to a duck!

This stupid idiot, thinking she was fooling others when being fooled herself!

He was too speechless to even try to point it out to her!

What kind of temper did her own son have, didn’t she know at all?

Would Ah Hai ask that dead girl for money? If they had been able to get the money first, it would have been fine but otherwise it will be impossible to get it after he returns!

That little bitch, Lian Fang Zhou, must be counting on this and was therefore happy to speak generously! Really getting more and more cunning!

And this stupid woman was really foolish enough to believe her, she obviously understood Ah Hai as well as she understood Lian Fang Zhou!

Lian Li’s thoughts were not wrong.
As soon as Madam Qiao left their house, Third Aunt had started complaining about Lian Fang Zhou’s promise.

Sixty taels was not a small amount! How could she just give it away?

Lian Fang Zhou smiled: “Don’t worry, Third Aunt! I just said that so she would leave.”

Third Aunt’s expression was clearly full of disbelief, expressing that she was not that easy to fool.
Hating iron for not being steel, she complained: “Don’t try to coax me, I heard you clearly! You promised personally!”

What Lian Fang Zhou promised would definitely have to be done, Third Aunt had no doubts about this.

“I did agree personally!” Lian Fang Zhou blinked innocently: “But don’t worry, my cousin won’t ask for the money.
He doesn’t want it!”

Third Aunt said that she was trying to coax a ghost! “Where would there be such a stupid person in the world? Not ask for the money? Fang Zhou, this isn’t five or six taels but sixty!”

Sixty taels for Third Aunt was like a huge pie that she didn’t know how to describe.
She didn’t believe that anyone would be unwilling to accept such a big pie.

“If you can’t believe me, than don’t believe me!” Lian Fang Zhou frowned before laughing: “Should we take a gamble? You lose and you give me all the personal savings you have hidden.
If I lose, I will give you the same amount as you have saved!”

Third Aunt immediately became vigilant, opening her eyes wide and shaking her hands: “That’s no good!”

After thinking about it, she sighed.
“Forget it, I think you must have some plan! If you say that he won’t ask, then he won’t ask.
I am just an honest person who can’t guess what you’re thinking!”

She got up and left while muttering to herself: “Using my private savings to gamble…”

Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t help but smile.

That silver, Lian Hai would never ask for.
That cousin was much smarter and wiser than his parents and he knew best what he should and shouldn’t do.

If he did ask for the sixty taels, Lian Fang Zhou would not be polite and would definitely publicize the matter.

Just think about it: A cousin passes the exam and then demands that the orphaned cousins give him money for a banquet and sixty taels, no less! Did he still want his reputation!

Moreover, he would never be impulsive because of her relationship with the Su and Cui families.

The minds of scholars were much better at thinking long-term!

A short while after Madam Qiao left, Lian Ze and Ah Jian returned.

It seemed that they would run into a struggle every time!

“Aunt is gone?” Lian Ze looked at Lian Fang Zhou: “What trouble did she make?”

Lian Fang Zhou smiled at him and said: “When does she ever get to make the trouble she wants to make?”

Lian Ze laughed at this and gave his sister an admiring gaze.
He knew that as long as his sister was there, their family would never be troubled! After saying that he would go tie the donkey, he left for the backyard.

Ah Jian came beside Lian Fang Zhou and said in a low voice: “Did she speak to you about the shengyuan, Lian Hai?”

She glanced over and smiled: “I can’t hide anything from you!”

Remembering the way Madam Qiao had been trembling with rage, Ah Jian thought: Is it hard to guess?

“Don’t worry.
Although that couple is greedy and always looking to make a profit at someone’s expense, Lian Hai is a sensible person and his eyesight is longer than theirs! When he comes back, he won’t let them back trouble.” Ah Jian told her.

Lian Fang Zhou let a soft hum of agreement and sighed, smiling wryly.
“Don’t I know this? It’s just that my cousin is not often at home, so I have to stop them myself!”

Ah Jian thought for a while.
Wasn’t this true? When Lian Hai was home, naturally he could stop them with one or two words.
However, if Lian Hai was not there, what else did the couple have to worry about it? Unfortunately, it was difficult for Lian Fang Zhou to tear their faces.

And truthfully, even when Lian Hai was home, they were his parents! If they genuinely wanted to do something, there was not much he could do to stop them.