Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 384: Dalliance and Refusal

Su Zi Ji strictly prohibited his workers to discuss the quilts, not even casually.
He secretly brought them to his room and asked Zhang Xiao Jun to invite Lian Fang Zhou while he went to look for Qin Feng.

As soon as Lian Fang Zhou saw the finished quilts, her heart became hot.
Her dream had finally be realized! This is what she had been looking forward to for a whole year! It was exactly the same as the ones in her memories.

Thinking of how comfortable this winter would be, the smile on her face became even brighter.

Steward Qin and Ah Jian were both surprised and delighted.
Steward gently touched the soft and thick quilt, his hands trembling and his voice shaking as he said: “This, this is the cotton quilt? Is this really a quilt? Great! Great, great, really great!”

He was muttering and blinking his eyes, his eyes teary from the overwhelming excitement in his heart.
Suddenly he knelt down towards Lian Fang Zhou.
Voice shaking, he said: “Miss, this is a great achievement for society and a huge benefit for the future! I— I thank you, Miss!”

After all, he had once been an official and was still a farmer who was closely interested in the lives of the common people.
Seeing this achievement, he was even more excited than the others.

“Get up quickly!” Lian Fang Zhou hurriedly avoided, smiling: “This can’t be considered!”

Su Zi Ji hurriedly bent down and helped Qin Feng up, jokingly saying: “Look at you, you shocked the Miss!”

“I’m just so excited!” Qin Feng whispered, wiping the corners of his eyes, “Old problems, old problems.
Making Miss laugh!”

Lian Fang Zhou smiled: “It is but I can’t accept this charge, I only did this for myself, making you laugh.”

Qin Feng hurriedly countered: “What Miss has said is wrong! Even though you made this for yourself, this technology will be made public sooner or later, this is what will benefit our future!”

Ah Jian couldn’t help but stare at Lian Fang Zhou, his eyes contemplative.
Fang Zhou was really too eye-catching.
He needed to keep an eye on her at all times least she be tricked by those little men outside…

Lian Fang Zhou did not dwell on this matter too much.
Pursing her lips, she smiled: “Tomorrow, Ah Jian and I will go to the Su manor.
As for the one to be given to Master Ding, let’s wait a few days.”

They needed to settle the matter of setting up a factory with the Su family before they could look to Master Ding.
Once Master Ding knew about it, the quilts would definitely be made public quickly.
Before then, Lian Fang Zhou needed to have all the preparations in place.

This was called preemption.

Ah Jian had been lost in his thoughts but when he heard her, his eyes brightened and he nodded: “Alright, let’s go tomorrow!” Lian Fang Zhou smiled at him.

Out of sight from the others, she gave him a secret look.
Was this person was only satisfied if he left some clues for others to see? This was not the first time they had gone to Shuangliu county, but he was acting so happy.
Was he not concerned others would become suspicious?

Fortunately, Qin Feng and Su Zi Ji were both completely immersed in the great joy brought by the quilts and did not notice anything at all.

“Alright, Miss can discuss the follow-up matters with the Su family and save time.” Qin Feng and Su Zi Ji were both honest people, they understood her thoughts.

So early the next morning, Lian Fang Zhou wrapped one of the quilts with a large piece of floral linen cloth and rushed to Shuangliu county with Ah Jian.

When passing through Yuhe county, Lian Fang Zhou wanted to stop and see Lian Ze’s work on the renovations but after thinking about it, decided against it.
Since this matter had been left to him, let him make his own decision wholeheartedly.

Inside the carriage, Ah Jian naturally pulled her into his arms without hesitation.
Lian Fang Zhou struggled a bit but where would Ah Jian be willing to let her go? She couldn’t hold him off so she had no choice but to relent.

“Now I understand why you took the cotton so seriously,” he told her, “I didn’t expect that it would be so profitable.” He sighed, hugging her close.

Cotton was nothing special to the later generations, after it had become popular, but in this era, it was extremely valuable.

She smiled at him: “Fortunately, I have you! You make me feel more at ease.”

Since cotton was something that could make huge profits, it was just as likely to cause trouble as it was to create benefits.

Yuhe was one of three countries to promote cotton so the amount of cultivation was not small.
However, it was impossible for the native people of this era to understand the principals of cotton management.
Lian Fang Zhou had inside knowledge and knew what to look for, so of course her produce would look the best.

Like this, Lian Fang Zhou’s cotton would definitely be coveted.

Although Lian Fang Zhou was not afraid that she wouldn’t be able to keep it, she was afraid of all their hard work and efforts being in vain.

But with Ah Jian, her worries decreased a lot.

Ah Jian bowed his head and kissed her forehead lightly, chuckling: “Just when you needed me, I came to you.
Fang Zhou, were we not born with a natural fate?”

Lian Fang Zhou huffed, smiling: “What do you think?”

“I think it must be true!” Ah Jian laughed.
“I will protect you!” Suddenly, he sighed: “Of course, when you sell your cotton and become rich overnight, you won’t need me anymore!”

He looked very pitiful: “Fang Zhou, I am homeless, I only have you!”

Amused, she giggled and said: “I can’t bear to see you so pitiful.
Hmm, should I build a big house and have you come and watch the door?”

Immediately, he smiled: “There are workers at the gate and Xiao Hui, isn’t it overkill for me to go? I can just warm the bed!”

“You!” Lian Fang Zhou’s face went bright red!

He actually said he would warm the bed!

When did he become such a seducer!

Moreover, he actually had the face to say such things! If she hadn’t heard it with her own ears, she would have never believed it even if she was threatened to death!

Embarrassed, she covered her face with her hands.

Ah Jian laughed in a slow, deep voice.
His hands were tight around her slender waist as he lowered his head and kissed her neck gently: “Why are you so embarrassed? You and I are the only two people in this world, naturally we are the closest.”

A series of exclamation marks and ellipsis popped in Lian Fang Zhou’s heart.

It seemed that the roles of the two were reversed and she was the only thinking too much.

However, after hearing his words, her heart was filled with joy and sweetness.

After Lian Fang Zhou recovered from her embarrassment, she listened to his happy, smug laughter and the feeling of being sweetly harassed made her feel both decisive and unwilling.

Why was she the only one losing face, hm?

Slowly, she pressed closer and rubbed against his body, twining her arms around his neck.
Tilting her head back, she gave him a silky glare before smiling charmingly.
Her voice was greasy and ambiguous as she said: “Brother Ah Jian, how will you warm my bed, hmm…?”

Her ‘hmm’ was like a tail delicately dragging upward, slightly muffled.
Very sexy and seductive.

Coupled with her gestures and expression, she radiated coquettishness and temptation.