Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

”, she said you would understand.”

Of course Lian Fang Zhou understood what she meant and she couldn’t help but smile widely, very happy in her heart.

The Su family was the richest family in Shuangliu county! If they also joined in, this matter would go very smoothly.

“Cousin and cousin-in-law really think it is a good idea? This is great!” Lian Fang Zhou laughed: “It’s a pity that I haven’t been free these last few days, so I haven’t had much time to think about this.
Li Ma, please go back to my cousin and cousin-in-law.
As my cousin said, its better for us to think about it on our own first.
After a while, we will find some free time to meet.
Wouldn’t it be better for everyone to think of our own ideas before we discuss it? Please reply to my cousin, I will definitely come!”

“Yes, this old slave will return to the young lady and tell her everything according to what Miss Lian has said!” As Lian Fang Zhou spoke, Li Ma hurriedly wrote it down.
She didn’t know exactly what these words meant or what they were referring to her, she only knew what Fang Qing told her to pass on.

Having everything settled clearly, Li Ma stood up and smiled, saying goodbye.

Lian Fang Zhou didn’t say much and politely saw the three servants out.

When Third Aunt and Lian Fang Qing returned with the kettle, Li Ma had been gone for a while.

“She’s already gone? You made me boil the water for nothing!” Third Aunt said, full of regret.
Lian Fang Zhou smiled: “They’re from a big family and are different people, do you dare to underestimate them?”

“That was the most useful older servant around my cousin and her status is naturally unusual.
She says she is a servant, but she had two girls waiting on her and she was more than half a master.”

“No wonder!” Third Aunt suddenly realized.

Sighing, she threw away her thoughts and looked at the gifts that had been sent.
Lian Fang Zhou smiled and opened them together with Lian Fang Qing.
Other than the two gifts for Lian Che and Lian Fang Qing, there was similar gifts to before: cloth, silk flowers, yarn, small purses, etc.
However, this time there was also several good-quality hairpins and white and sapphire jade pendants.

Third Aunt’s eyes brightened when she saw this.
Taking a gold hairpin with a squirrel grape pattern, she kept praising the uniqueness.
“Your cousin is really generous! These things are worth so much! Ah, how much silver?”

Third Aunt couldn’t think of it, so she simply asked Lian Fang Zhou.

Lian Fang Zhou did not know but she was afraid that the total amount was at least seven or eight hundred taels.
She knew exactly why her cousin had given such a heavy gift.

She did not answer Third Aunt but smiled and said: “You like this golden hairpin? I will give it to you! But I have something to say that Third Aunt must remember! That day that the eldest young lady of the Su family spoke in our yard, you have never heard of it before and you are not allowed to speak about it outside, do you understand?”

Although this is Yuhe county, it was not far away from Shuangliu county.
Some words were unpleasant to hear.

“Qing’er too,” Lian Fang Zhou looked at Lian Fang Qing, who was fiddling with the cordyceps jewelry and smiling happily, “Do you understand? What happened that day, you are not allowed to say a word.”

“Don’t worry, sister! That pretty sister was so fierce and disliked our dirty house, I don’t want to talk about her!” Lian Fang Qing pouted.

She was still so young; she didn’t understand Su Xin’er jealous words at all.

Third Aunt thought for a while before suddenly understanding Lian Fang Zhou’s meaning.
She cried out: “Ah, so it’s a hush fee!”

TN: *The four treasures of the study are inkstones, ink, brushes, and paper.

Third Aunt is a riot!