Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 420: Who sent the letter?

Ah Jian smiled, “I’ll go out and wait for you.
I’ve already rushed back with the donkey cart.”

She hummed and got up, tucking her hair back into place and adjusting her dress.
Then she went out to meet him.

This man was a true gentleman, he would never take advantage of her inconvenience.
When her hair was messy and her clothes were rumpled, his eyes never wandered.

He would only take advantage of her in an honest way!

On the way back, Lian Fang Zhou told Ah Jian about what had happened in the private room.
Listening quietly, Ah Jian couldn’t help but laugh to himself.
It was a little funny.
This woman always knew the best answer to infuriate the other party!

“I thought that Boss Wang had learned his lesson but he still dared to rush to provoke you.
It turns out he was driven by profits.” Ah Jian said, raising an eyebrow.
“The profit of the cotton is too great, no wonder.”

Indeed.
Nowadays, the price of cotton had already exceeded five taels of silver per catty.
The reason was that many purchasers were from other counties.
Under the competition, the local merchants had to constantly increase the price!

This had caused many people to choose to wait and see but now things had gotten out of hand.

There had even been incidents such as brothers fighting against each other over the cotton, neighbors arguing and stealing, and so on.

Because Third Aunt was a nosy gossip, Lian Fang Zhou had heard a lot of news about this.

Thinking of these things, Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t help but frown.
She really didn’t understand what the county magistrate was thinking.
Wasn’t this method of governing too carefree? He didn’t care about these matters at all!

“There are many people who are tempted but those two were the only ones who dared to commit to it.” Ah Jian said.
“Since they dared to act, they won’t be able to dismiss the consequences.”

“Fortunately, the harvest is almost finished and it is strictly guarded.
There is also Master Ding and Master Xian who have personally visited.
And the Su family.
I don’t think anyone else would dare to try.
As for those people…” Lian Fang Zhou pouted, “I’ll just ignore them in the future!”

“That is what I think as well.” Ah Jian said, feeling relieved that Boss Wang was from the county city and the one surnamed Xiao was not a local.

Lian Fang Zhou stretched lazily and smiled, “When we’re done being busy, let’s go avoid them far away.
We can go to Xiuyuan to live for a while and relax, okay?”

In Xiuyuan, not only was the scenery really good but there was also horse riding, heated swimming pools, and many other fun activities.
How wonderful!

“It’s very clean there,” Ah Jian agreed, “let’s go over for a while.” He smiled at her, his expression extremely gentle.

Spending time with her in a clean and private place, he naturally was looking forward to it.

Lian Fang Zhou’s face became hot and she spit out a small smile.
She lowering her eyes and hugged her knees as she sat down, ignoring him.

Ah Jian laughed and turned his head to concentrate on driving the carriage.
He was thinking about whether he should persuade her to buy a carriage soon.
It would be more convenient for traveling, blocking the wind and sun…

The next two days were calm and the events of the banquet gradually quieted down in Lian Fang Zhou’s heart.

As long as she refused them, their words were useless.
Even if they wanted to provoke the Su family, her cousin and cousin-in-law were not stupid!

Lian Fang Zhou was not worried at all.

On the second night, Lian Fang Zhou returned home to find Third Aunt with a letter.
After she unfolded it, she was stunned and quickly asked Third Aunt who had sent it.

But how could Third Aunt remember such a trivial matter? She just said, “An ordinary looking man, very average.”

There was no useful information!

Moreover, Third Aunt, his appearance, is this the main point?

Lian Fang Zhou had no choice but to put aside her thoughts of cross-examination and quickly went to Ah Jian to talk about it in private.

Ah Jian read the letter and asked the same thing: “Who sent this?”

Lian Fang Zhou could only smile bitterly and repeat what Third Aunt had told her.

“Presumably the other party doesn’t want us to know their identity.
We should be careful about the contents.” Ah Jian said, raising his eyebrows.

The words in the letter were subtle but the two of them could understand the meaning at a glance.

The contents were simple: the county magistrate’s wife was a threat to Lian Fang Zhou and Zhao Ru Jun had been very diligent in visiting the county magistrate’s wife recently.
It was likely that the banquet matter had something to do with her.

Lian Fang Zhou was unfamiliar with the county magistrate’s wife but did have a feud with Zhao Ru Jun.
It was seventy percent likely that she had become restless again and had gone out to instigate the county magistrate’s wife!

“It seems the lesson I taught her last time at the Su family was too light! I didn’t expect that she would still try to make waves.” Ah Jian said coldly, his eyes narrowed.

“Ah Jian, help me remember.” Lian Fang Zhou frowned, tilting her head to the side, “What exactly did I do to offend this Zhao Ru Jun? Why is she so insane?”

He shook his head.
“You didn’t offend her, it’s just because she doesn’t know how to live or die! If she doesn’t know how to act, we don’t need to be polite!” His meaning was to destroy Zhao Ru Jun completely.

At least, that’s what Lian Fang Zhou understood.

She stared at him, stunned.

Ah Jian smiled and shook her hand gently: “Leave it to me.”

Feeling a little silly, Lian Fang Zhou let out a soft ‘oh’.
“But she’s a woman, you— do you really have the patience to deal with her? Besides, aren’t you afraid that people will call you a villain?”

As far as Lian Fang Zhou knew, men cared a lot about this kind of heroic reputation.

Ah Jian laughed.
“Where did you hear such crooked reasoning?” Sternly, he said: “In my eyes, there are no men or women, only myself and enemies.
Besides if she was clever, she would have learned her lesson.
Who can she blame now?”

Lian Fang Zhou sighed, smiling.
“Ah Jian, fortunately I am not your enemy!”

“Of course not!” He laughed, “You are my person!”

For this man, this was the most important thing.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t do anything.

“I don’t know if the country magistrate’s wife is stupid but fortunately we have forewarning and a plan in our hearts.” Ah Jian added, seeing her angry expression.

“Yes,” Lian Fang Zhou agreed, “I hope this is just a prank.”

Seeing the ‘are you dreaming?’ expression on Ah Jian’s face, Lian Fang Zhou started to laugh.
Sure enough, if it involved Zhao Ru Jun, it was not likely to be a prank.

In other words, Zhao Ru Jun was really capable.

How long did it take her sitting in the nunnery to wipe herself clean? She had actually already returned to the Zhao manor!

It was said that since she entered the nunnery, except for three meals a day and sleeping two or three hours in the evening, she knelt down in front of the Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and recited scriptures for the entire day.

She repented and made atonements for her past mistakes and prayed every day and night to Guanyin Bodhisattva so that her father could have a male heir to inherit the family business.