Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 376: Misunderstandings

If there was anything unclear, it would be more trouble than it was worth and she would not be able to return it later.
Additionally, if something bad had happened here in the past, such as a death or injury, it was likely that she wouldn’t see a customer for a long time.

Lian Fang Zhou was very cautious about this.

“Miss Lian can rest assured!” Liu Jia couldn’t help but laugh.
“Miss Lian is such a meticulous person! In all my years of doing business, I, Old Liu, have not see such a person in eighteen hundred people! And never in girl so young and confident! This shop used to be a leather goods store but the owner’s family is not local, which is why they are selling.
Don’t worry, Miss Lian, if there were any uncertainties or taboos, as long as it comes through my hands, I would definitely make it clear to my customer! Otherwise, if they came to me in the future with a problem, I could not escape!”

The three of them laughed.

“Alright,” Lian Fang Zhou said with a smile, “then there is nothing else to talk about.
I will come over tomorrow to pay for the deed.”

“Very good!” In just half an hour, they had concluded a good business deal and a Liu Jia was in a great mood.
He smiled and nodded: “Since this is the case, Miss Lian should head back.
I will make a special trip tomorrow and bring the deed to you, just wait at home!”

Lian Fang Zhou thanked him and after saying goodbye, she and Ah Jian left.

By the time they arrived home, it was almost nightfall.
Third Aunt and the children were excited to see them and the whole family spent the evening talking and laughing as they prepared dinner.

While helping Third Aunt in the kitchen, Lian Fang Zhou’s thoughts kept returning to Ah Jian and the corners of her lips would gently raise from time to time.
There was a soft light to her pretty face that her family had never seen before.

Lost in her thoughts, she didn’t notice that Third Aunt, who loved gossip more than anything, had already glanced at her several times.

Eventually, after looking up to find something, she caught Third Aunt staring at her with a thoughtful expression.
Startled, she said: “Third Aunt, why are you looking at me like that? I— Yes, is something wrong?”

Third Aunt wiped her hands on her apron and leaned close to Lian Fang Zhou, smiling: “Nothing wrong, nothing wrong! I say, Fang Zhou, did something good happen when you went to Shuangliu county this time?”

Regarding her share in Xiuyuan, only Lian Ze knew about it.
Third Aunt only thought her trip had bee na regular family visit.

“No!” Lian Fang Zhou cried in an odd tone, “It was fine! Why are you asking this?”

“I was just talking,” Third Aunt blinked at her.
Her smile got bigger: “Don’t lie to me! Look at your eyes, they are nearly sparkling! And the smile on your face, tsk, ah, it’s so distinct! That— hehe, did your cousin introduce you to a young man?”

“What nonsense are you talking about!” Lian Fang Zhou was so shocked, she nearly dropped the bowl of whisked eggs in her hands.
Forcing herself to speak calmly, she said: “Third Aunt, don’t talk nonsense!”

“Look at you in a hurry to say no!” Third Aunt was obviously not convinced.
“Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone! How old is the other party? Is his appearance good? Is his family background okay? Your cousin would never introduce you to a poor man—”

“Third Aunt!” Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t bear it anymore and interrupted her.
Speaking seriously, she said: “You have misunderstood! Actually— actually its because my cousin promised me that if we finished harvesting the cotton and couldn’t sell it all, they would sell it in their shops! I was just happy after hearing this, I couldn’t stop thinking about it! Where are you getting all this nonsense?”

“Oh, that’s good news!” Third Aunt said, immediately throwing aside her peachy gossip to the clouds.
Her eyes were bright with happiness.

As the cotton harvesting approached, Third Aunt often went to look at the fields out of curiosity.
No matter how she looked at it, though, she couldn’t figure out how something like this could grow into something useful, so she had been very worried for Lian Fang Zhou.

Listening to her worries, Lian Fang Zhou had been too lazy to respond.
Anyways, when the final result came out, there wouldn’t be any need to explain it!

Hearing the news about the Su family’s promise, Third Aunt was naturally very happy.

“Of course, it’s good news!” Lian Fang Zhou agreed, relieved and amused.
“However, don’t tell anyone about this.”

“I know, I know,” Third Aunt waved her hand, “how could I tell anyone about this matter?” Mumbling happily to herself, she turned away.
The stone on her heart had finally fallen to the ground.

Such a big and important good thing, no wonder this girl was so happy!

Third Aunt was satisfied and Lian Fang Zhou let out a sigh of relief.

It was just a pity that this sigh was a bit early.

While they were eating dinner, Ah Jian’s eyes kept drifting towards Lian Fang Zhou subconsciously and the look in his eyes, it wouldn’t fool a ghost!

Annoyed, Lian Fang Zhou waited until the others weren’t paying attention and suddenly raised her eyes to glare at him.
Ah Jian froze.
Recovering quickly, he smiled apologetically and withdrew his gaze.

However, he hadn’t expected that this exchange would be noticed by Lian Fang Qing.
The little girl blinked, looked at her sister in confusion, and then back at Brother Ah Jian.
She tilted her head to think for a moment but still didn’t understand.

She had always been a very curious child and would never let something pass unanswered.

Thinking about it, she felt it was unreasonable to ask her sister so she quietly leaned close to Ah Jian and asked: “Brother Ah Jian, why did you make my sister unhappy?”

Lian Fang Zhou almost choked on a mouthful of rice.

Third Aunt, Lian Ze, and Lian Che also stopped their chopsticks to stare at Ah Jian with several different expressions.

No way! Who said little girls were quiet? Her voice was actually not quiet at all!

Ah Jian smiled bitterly.
His first instinct had been to look to Lian Fang Zhou but fortunately he had stopped himself in time.
In fact, he had been very careful not to be noticed when he looked at her.
In the end, she was the one who had dropped the rock on her own foot! However, she couldn’t be blamed for this.
A family’s daughter would naturally be shy about these kinds of things, no matter how practical and strong-minded they were…

In the same way, even a man who was taciturn and calm would be shy in front of the woman he liked!

Seeing everyone’s eyes on her, Lian Fang Qing couldn’t help but shrink back.
She hurried to explain: “I, I just saw Sister glaring at Brother Ah Jian, so I asked… Sister, don’t blame Brother Ah Jian for anything! Don’t be angry with him, Brother Ah Jian is the best!”

She thought about it for a moment and the quickly added: “My sister is also very good!”

Lian Fang Zhou had the urge to vomit blood.
Holding it in, she carefully did not glare at Ah Jian again.

On the other side, Ah Jian was smiling very naturally and looked relaxed.
To Lian Fang Qing, he said: “You’ve misunderstood, little girl! Why would your sister glare at me? She just has something she wants to talk to me about, that’s why she was looking at me.”