Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 392: What do you want?

Lian Fang Zhou did not miss the opportunity to compliment him, laughing as she said: “This is all because of your blessing, Country magistrate! If you hadn’t ordered the promotion of cotton, this little girl would not have thought of such a good idea.”

This was a hat that the Country magistrate was willing to wear very joyfully.
Seeing her speak so cleverly, he couldn’t help but take another look at her and smile: “This is also your good blessing! Haha! Very good, very good! What kind of cotton is this? Haha, very good stuff, really good stuff!”

She smiled, “This is indeed a good thing.
When it is finished, this little girl will send some more to the Country magistrate!”

“How embarrassing!” The Country magistrate declined with a smile, “It’s not easy for you to grow cotton!”

The corners of Lian Fang Zhou’s mouth twitched involuntarily.
What was so embarrassing…

She laughed again and said: “This is how it should be! This little amount isn’t good enough!”

“Not true, not true, haha!” The County Magister laughed heartily.

Before she headed out, she mentioned that she was also going to give Master Ding a bed.

This was a rare thing, and the Master was not young, so the Country magistrate smiled happily and thanked her.

Leaving the Magistrate’s house, Lian Fang Zhou and Qin Feng immediately headed to Master Ding’s house.

Master Ding’s expression was even more comical than the Country magistrates’.
With trembling lips and beard, he was speechless for a long time!

Then he murmured incoherently: “The blessing of heaven, the blessing of heaven! This is great, really great! The blessing of heaven, the blessing of the people!”

His knowledge was far from comparable to Lian Fang Zhou.
Though she had the knowledge accumulated over thousands of years, she was not a person of this era, nor was she a top official like Master Ding.
The problems of the country were far-reaching, and every angle was different!

Because of this, Master Ding was even more aware of the benefits of this technological achievement than she was!

“Miss Lian, you have really done a great job!” Master Ding said, finally suppressing the shock and excitement in his heart a little.
He smiled at her: “This matter is not trivial, this old man must tell this to the emperor! You must prepare, send a few quilts to this old man, I will take them to the capital personally.
Miss Lian, do you have anything you want?”

This was to help her appeal to the court!

Lian Fang Zhou’s heart moved but she paused, looking at Master Ding hesitantly.

Seeing her look so cautious, Master Ding felt even more fond of her.
Smiling, he said: “It doesn’t matter if you have any wish! Hehe, the emperor is the richest man in the world! No matter what your wish is, you can achieve it!”

Hearing this, Lian Fang Zhou hurriedly bowed towards the capital.
Her waist bowed, her head down, and even her eyebrows lowered, she showed her respect to the emperor.

This kind of behaviour made Master Ding even happier.
This girl! She was still so young, it was really funny, where had she learned these things from?

If Lian Fang Zhou could have heard his thoughts, she would have definitely rolled her eyes.
Where else could she have learned it from? Didn’t they always do this on TV?

“This lowly daughter really has an unreasonable request, I have to ask Master Ding to consider it!” Lian Fang Zhou said, respectfully saluting Master Ding with a smile.
“This daughter has a younger brother who is ten years old this year.
He is very smart and sensible and his grades in school are also one of the best.
His teacher often praises him! If he is lucky enough to get Master Ding’s advice, it would be his great fortune and our family would also be grateful!”

Master Ding was startled.
He had not expected Lian Fang Zhou to make such a request.

He had thought she would ask for money, real estate, farmlands, or maybe even an official seal.
He had never expected this to be what she wanted.

Shocked, Master Ding couldn’t help but re-examine Lian Fang Zhou.

This woman was really not simple!

He was the teacher who had taught the crown prince, after all.
Under his guidance, even the stupidest student would become a talented scholar.
If he was as smart as she said, his future would be even more immeasurable…

Moreover, in this way, the Lian family would maintain a stable relationship with the Ding family.
No matter what happened in the future, others would have to take a look at their own thin face, right? This self-knowledge was not simple and Master Ding understood the importance of connections more than Lian Fang Zhou.

The thoughts and ambitions of this little girl were very long term!

In fact, he was actually thinking too much.
Lian Fang Zhou had never thought about gaining benefits from the Ding family, she just said that due to wanting opportunities for her family.

Now that Che’er had been sent to school, of course she must try every means to make him achieve something!

After all, famous teachers were rare! A famous teacher like Master Ding, who had been invited by top schools and worked as an official for many years, would naturally be a big help.

Seeing Master Ding sit silently for a long time without answering, Lian Fang Zhou smiled bitterly.
It seemed that her thinking was indeed too simple.

Who was Master Ding? This was the teacher of the princes! Even after he returned home, he still had status and respect.
How could they advise a yellow-mouthed kid casually?

“This girl was too abrupt!” Lian Fang Zhou hurriedly smiled.
“This girl didn’t understand the complexity of this request, please forget me, Master Ding!”

Rather than waiting for someone to refuse, it was better to resign yourself.
After all, they were people with status, how could they say ‘no’ rudely?

When they refused, they would have to rack their brains to think of a good reason and explanation.
Why should they be embarrassed?

Master Ding was surprised again! This little girl was really a sensible person! She knew exactly what to say, ah! No wonder that kid from the Cui family…

A small, imperceptible smile appeared on Master Ding’s face.

He felt that if the sister was this good, naturally her younger brother would also be good, right? At the age of ten, he was still very young.
If he really was a rough piece of jade, there was still enough time to sculpt him well.
It just so happened that he had been looking for something to save him from boredom in his old age and Jing’er needed some company…

However, all of this hinged on her brother really being a piece of jade, not a rock.

Master Ding quickly made up his mind and smiled at Lian Fang Zhou.
“What is your younger brother’s name?”

Lian Fang Zhou’s eyes lit up, immediately seeing hope.
Respectfully, she quickly answered: “My younger brother is called Lian Che.”

Lian Che? Master Ding nodded faintly and said that he remembered it.
“Next year’s youth exam, ask him to come and take it!”

It was a bit difficult for ordinary people to take the exam for mid-level students at the age of eleven, even people in their 30s or 40s could still fail! However, how could ordinary people catch Master Ding’s eyes and be accepted as a disciple by him?

Ordinary people, he could only look down on them!

Lian Fang Zhou did not know that the old man in front of her had already decided to accept an apprentice, so she immediately agreed.

This made perfect sense.

She knew that if he could pass the exam next year, Master Ding might be willing to give some pointed.
If he failed, then she would have no face to ask anymore.