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Chapter 116 Reminder (1)
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Liu Jia knew that she was touched by his actions, and he took the initiative to smile and say, “Tomorrow I will go to Dafang Village earlier, and take Miss Lian to see those fields along the way.”
He spoke authoritatively but his tone was a polite inquiry. After all, it wasn’t his decision and his heart was comfortable.
She had to say that this Liu Jia was really friendly.
“Okay! Then let’s go take a look!” Lian Fang Zhou said, half-seriously and half-jokingly: “But we should talk more first, it’s just taking a look, I didn’t say that I will buy it!”
Liu Jia laughed and nodded repeatedly: “This is natural, this is natural! Of course, you will only buy it when you are satisfied it is suitable. It cannot be settled at this time! This is reasonable!”
Lian Fang Zhou smiled, and said: “Tomorrow you don’t have to come too early. The workers who will clear up the wasteland will be starting work and I have to go there to make arrangements. Hmm, let’s go around noon! That way I have time to take a break.”
“Miss Lian is really busy!” Liu Jia had no objection and started to share the local gossip. However, knowing that they had other things to do, he stopped delaying her and said goodbye with a smile.
After leaving Liu Jia’s house, they first bought a big sack, and then bought a lot of big bones, pork belly, garlic sprouts, coriander, and other odds and ends, before going home.
Everything was quiet when they arrived home. When Third Aunt saw that they had bought bones and meat, she said, “We haven’t eaten much of the meat we bought yesterday! Why did you buy more? You’ve bought so much, won’t it go bad if we don’t eat it quickly?”
Third Aunt gave her a glance, obviously blaming her for being foolish.
“I don’t plan on eating this ourselves,” Lian Fang Zhou explained with a smile: “Aren’t there some workers going to work on the fields tomorrow? This is for them to eat! I was about to tell you.”
Lian Fang Zhou explained to Third Aunt. Tomorrow morning, they would boil the four big bones in a pot of thick soup, steam a large cage of steamed buns, and then bake 20 catties of cakes, cut the pork belly into thin slices, and mix with garlic, celery, Stir-fry chili and bean paste together for burritos. It will be sent to the workers at noon tomorrow.
The amount of work was a bit much, and Lian Fang Zhou certainly had no time to help at home, so she smiled and said, “Tomorrow is going to be hard work for Third Aunt! Qing’er and Che’er, you two will help, okay?”
When Lian Fang Qing and Lian Che heard Lian Fang Zhou’s instructions, they felt the weight of this heavy responsibility on their bodies and felt refreshed, immediately nodding solemnly: “We understand, sister!”
Third Aunt’s mood sank as she heard Lian Fang Zhou speak and her face turned sharp. Seeing the brother and sister agree to the plan, it felt like she had no face at all, so she snorted: “You are so successful, such a big rich girl! If you are wealthy, shouldn’t life be better? Didn’t you pay them to work? It’s not as if we asked them to do it for nothing. Look at you, meat and bones, buns and pancakes! We don’t even eat so well! If you want to have this bad habit, its better to eat them at home!”
Lian Fang Zhou hurriedly smiled and said, “Third Aunt, that’s not what I meant! Reclamation is a hard work. You didn’t see those grounds with your own eyes. The weeds grow up to half a person tall, and the vines are everywhere. If people are hungry, how will they be willing to work well for us? If the ground is not well prepared, it will affect the planting in the coming year. Moreover, it may even have to be reworked, which is not worth it!”
“It’s not that I said don’t pay them,” Third Aunt was not convinced, and said: “If you don’t believe me, you can ask yourself. In these ten miles and eight villages, is there any family who asks someone to work like you do? In this way, the wealth of the family will be gone!”
“Well, if I don’t do it like this, then where will the wealth come from? Don’t worry, I know in my heart!” Lian Fang Zhou said as she took out about two dollars from her arms and stuffed them into Third Aunt’s hands, smiling:” Will you work hard tomorrow?”
Taking the short hand, Third Aunt looked at the silver in her hand and couldn’t say anything else. Lian Fang Zhou smiled and found an excuse to walk away.
After dinner, the family discussed how to divide the work in the next few days. Because Lian Fang Qing and Lian Che would formally help tomorrow—at least they thought so— they listened very hard. The family was talking lively when Aunt Zhang called out, “Third Aunt, Fang Zhou, are you home?” as she was walking by.
Quickly, Lian Fang Zhou hurriedly got up to greet her and invited her in with a smile.
Seeing Madam Zhao next to Aunt Zhang, Lian Fang Zhou secretly wondered, but just smiled and invited her to come in.
Aunt Zhang would come to their house from time to time to talk, but Madam Zhao had never been there, so Lian Fang Zhou was puzzled.
Aunt Zhang and Madam Zhao sat down and chatted about some local gossip. After a while, Aunt Zhang sighed lightly, and asked: “I heard that there was a disturbance at the Hua family today?”
Aunt Zhang and the others were still busy burning and chopping charcoal in the mountains every day. They were not at home during the day, so they were not present during the commotion.
Third Aunt snorted and said, “Sister-in-law, you didn’t see the battle. The old lady with the tired daughter-in-law was screaming at our door. Ouch, she said so many personal things. No way! Don’t mention it! Fortunately, Fang Zhou is so powerful that she surrendered to her in a few seconds! That mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, weren’t they ashamed in the end!”
Third Aunt said and smiled quite proudly.
When she said this, Lian Fang Zhou asked Lian Ze to take the two younger siblings away. Ah Jian also got up and left. Lian Fang Zhou smiled: “Actually, it is mainly just us acting reasonably. I walked upright and spoke upright. No one should be sorry when no wicked thing has been done. If anyone thinks that us siblings are good to be bullied, whoever wants to make trouble, they have the wrong idea!”
“This is right!” Aunt Zhang clapped her hands and laughed: “Fang Zhou, you are right, as long as you are upright, there is no one that can bully you! As Third Aunt said, they didn’t gain themselves any favors!”
“That’s natural!” Lian Fang Zhou smiled.
Third Aunt lifted up her spirits and smiled: “The situation at the time was really messy, and it was really hard for Fang Zhou to be able to hold the scene!”
Describing the argument, Third Aunt embellished the story with fuel and jealousy. Lian Fang Zhou listened with a smile, interjecting to correct a few words from time to time.
“This is really—oh!” Aunt Zhang thought about it and knew that Lian Fang Zhou had liked Yang Huai Shan in the beginning. She had also heard that Yang Huai Shan still cared about Lian Fang Zhou and didn’t know what it was like in her heart. She felt that, in front of Lian Fang Zhou, it was not easy to talk publicly. Aunt Zhang sighed, then smiled: “It’s really hard for you!”
It must have been hard to be so clear and sensible when facing Yang Huai Shan. Aunt Zhang, like Lian Ze, felt that Lian Fang Zhou still had some feelings for Yang Huai Shan, so it would be even more difficult for her to be cruel to him.