Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 461: Poking the window paper

Steward Qin felt like there was a fly buzzing around him.
His mind was so dizzy, he wanted to plug his ears.

Madam Jiang’s mouth soon became dry.
Picking up her teacup and seeing that it was empty, she smiled at Steward Qin and said: “Brother Qin, please pour me a cup of tea to moisten my throat.”

Immediately, Steward Qin thought: Better not! Soothing her throat? He didn’t want to continue suffering!

Smiling faintly, he said out loud: “Auntie, take a break, don’t talk so much!” Seeing Zhang Xiu’er waiting not far from the door, he beckoned her over and poured her to pour more tea.
But as she came over, he winked at her and said something in a low voice.

It was the first time Madam Jiang had ever ordered someone so big and it felt really good.
She couldn’t help but sit up straight with a smug smile on her face.
What a good day to live…

Looking out casually, she took a look at the area outside the door.
The spacious courtyard filled with neat, clean houses and flat blue bricks was so much nicer than her own!

A idea suddenly formed in Madam Jiang’s heart: That girl had no elders in her family, so couldn’t she simply move her family over? It would be great to be the family head!

Thinking of this, Madam Jiang’s blood became hotter and hotter! The fear of Lian Fang Zhou from before was completely forgotten.

In the face of temptation, all fears were like clouds.

No matter how powerful Lian Fang Zhou was, she was still just a little girl, what could she do? As long as one of the other siblings agreed, this matter could be accomplished.

Madam Jiang curled her lips proudly, feeling that since she would be the master here in the future, she had to put on the air of a master and let everyone respect her.
That was how you managed a household!

So she dropped her smiling face and soft tone.
Raising an eyebrow, she said to Steward Qin with dissatisfaction: “What’s going on? Why has it been so long since I asked for tea?”

Steward Qin was startled, he didn’t understand why this woman’s attitude had changed so quickly.
Confused, he couldn’t help but stare at Madam Jiang curiously.

Seeing her expression, he was even more confused!

This auntie was suddenly acting high and mighty, what did this mean? What was she trying to do?

Puzzled, he couldn’t help but think harder.

But he couldn’t figure it out.

Seeing that Steward Qin did not respond to her, Madam Jiang became even more unhappy.
Arrogantly, she said: “Steward Qin, I asked you something, didn’t you hear me? Why is the maid who pours the tea so slow? It is too obvious that there are no elders in this family, even a little maid dares to be lazy! This family spends money on you, what are you still doing here? Why don’t you hurry up and rush that maid!”

Not to mention Steward Qin, even Liu Gu Zi was stunned, staring at his wife with an odd expression.
This… she can’t be serious? The more he thought about it, the more he thought she was.
Feeling a little hairy, Liu Gu Zi decided to bear it.

“I’m talking to you! Are you stupid?” Seeing Steward Qin stare at her as if he was looking at an odd creature, Madam Jiang was extremely annoyed.
What kind of eyes did he have? Hmph, when she was in charge, he would be the first one to go!

“What does auntie mean?” Steward Qin asked, finally unable to keep his calm.
Indifferently, he said: “I’m not a servant of auntie’s family, please keep in mind your identity!”

“You dare to teach me a lesson?” Madam Jiang said sharply, “You are so courageous! Kneel down for me!”

Steward Qin was furious!

Seeing that he refused to obey, Madam Jiang slapped the table in anger: “Kneel! Kneel down for me! Lian Fang Zhou is still a junior in front of me, what kind of thing are you? Believe it or not, I will sell you tomorrow!”

The extremely angry Steward Qin laughed.
Giving Madam Jiang a lazy glance, he said with disdain: “Are you crazy? Why are your words so insane? I really don’t understand at all! You want to sell me? Then sell me!”

“You!” Madam Jiang was so angry! As pleasant and wonderful the feeling of being a high ranking master who could order people around was how heavy the anger and embarrassment she was feeling now.

He was just a servant, what was wrong with this steward? How could he compare to her? How dare he contradict her? It should be the other way around!

“You think I don’t dare?” Madam Jiang raged, pointing angrily at Steward Qin: “Wait for Ah Ze to come back and see if I don’t dare? Ah Ze has always been the most filial and sensible! I don’t believe he will tolerate you.
A servant who dares speak back to his direct aunt!”

The corners of Steward Qin’s mouth twitched and he ignored her.

He was not only angry but also very embarrassed and greatly insulted.
He couldn’t help but thing of how he, Qin Feng, had been in the past and compare it to now.
Although Miss Lian was very generous and treated Su Zi Ji with respect, his current status could not be changed, no matter what!

Thinking of this, how could he not be discouraged and sad.

“I don’t have the same knowledge as you!” Madam Jiang added angrily.

Steward Qin lowered his head and smiled bitterly, his mouth filled with a sour taste.
How could he have the same knowledge as an ignorant village woman?

Not long after noon, Lian Ze returned from the city.

When he entered the yard and heard everything from his sister, he couldn’t help but feel very angry.
Stomping his foot, he cursed: “Both of them are not good people! Uncle is lazy and greedy.
As long as there is something to eat, nothing else matters to him and he lets our Aunt make the decisions.
When Mother was still here, I used to go with her to visit our Grandmother every year.
They were always coaxing Mother for something, one by one.
Now that our families have broken, I didn’t expect that they would come to the door! Grandmother loved us but unfortunately… that was in the past.
After Father and Mother passed away, she never said a word to us…”

Lian Fang Zhou smiled and said: “Alright, look at you all flushed red when you’ve just come back! They are waiting to see you, let’s go over now.”

Lian Ze nodded and the two went over together.

When Liu Gu Zu and Madam Jiang saw Lian Ze, it was as if they had seen a Bodhisattva who would save the suffering.

Madam Jiang stepped forward affectionately with a loving, caring smile on her face.
Just like she had with Lian Fang Zhou, she praised him endlessly and expressed her guilt.

However, unlike with Lian Fang Zhou, she also said a little more.
She also praised him for being very grown up and becoming a promising young man, saying that it was time for him to be in charge of the family affairs.

There was also a hint of grievances that Lian Fang Zhou, who was ignorant, had been disrespectful to his aunt and uncle until even her servant dared to be pretentious.

Inside and out, it was clear that they wanted Lian Ze to call the shots for them!