Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

air of beautiful silk begonia flowers and a gold hairpin studded with pearls.
She had also put on some light makeup, making her lips seem especially red against her white skin, bright and beautiful.
Ah Jian could not stop looking at her, seeming lost in thought.

She usually wore only the simplest clothing and decorations.
Even her bun was usually very simple, with only a silver hairpin to hold it and she had never worn makeup before.
This was the first time her family had seen her so dressed up.
Her siblings had not stopped called out “My sister is so beautiful!” when they saw her.

Third Aunt had looked her up and down three times in surprise and had even approached her quietly and said: “Did you cousin find you someone? Good girl, are you going on a blind date today? Ah, that boy must know at least someone good! Fang Zhou, it is good you dressed like this! Tsk tsk, it’s really beautiful, you must conquer that person quickly…”

Her words were so loud that Lian Fang Zhou hadn’t finished listening and quickly pushed Third Aunt away.

The carriage was brisk and they soon arrived outside Shuangliu county.
As they drew closer, the outside became very noisy, and they could hear the various sounds coming from the city.

The closer to the city they became, the faster Lian Fang Zhou’s heartbeat sped up.
She couldn’t help tightening her palms as she looked up at Ah Jian.

Feeling her gaze, Ah Jian raised his head to meet her eyes and smiled slightly.

Immediately, her heart loosened and she smiled, feeling relieved.
However, her heart was still thumping and her face was a little hot.

“You…” Ah Jian paused.
“Don’t be nervous.” However, though his face seemed calm, he was actually also uneasy in his heart.
When he thought of facing Cui Shao Xi, the strange and inexplicable feeling in his heart became arrogant and unruly.
In truth, his mind was a little messy!

“Alright!” Lian Fang Zhou nodded reluctantly.
Inwardly, she was cursing herself.
She was so useless! Wasn’t it just acting? She wasn’t a native woman to this ancient era, what was the big deal? How could she be so nervous? It was so embarrassing!

Perhaps… it was because the person she was acting with was Ah Jian…

As soon as she thought this, Lian Fang Zhou could feel her cheeks heat up again! She made a decisive conclusion: it was because everyone was too familiar! That’s why it was embarrassing!

However, even if it was acting in front of strangers, Lian Fang Zhou didn’t want to imagine it!

The two were lost in their own thoughts, completely in a mess, when the coachman called out politely: “Young man, Miss, we have arrived!”

Quickly returning to their senses, they saw that the carriage had indeed stopped.

They looked at each other and then looked away.
Lian Fang Zhou moved her lips but found that she couldn’t say a word.
She wanted to get up, but her arms and legs felt stiff!

She really was useless!

How could Ah Jian know what Lian Fang Zhou was thinking? Afraid that she would laugh at him, he quickly adjusted his breathing several times until he looked calm inside and out.
Squeezing out a smile, he whispered: “Let’s go!”

“Hm…” Lian Fang Zhou nodded reluctantly, palms sweaty.
She was still yelling at herself for being useless.

When Ah Jian stepped out of the carriage, Lian Fang Zhou forced herself to relax by taking several deep breaths and pressing her chest over her beating heart.
Slowly, she stood up.

Lifting the curtain, she picked up her skirt and bent over to step down from the carriage.
Ah Jian hesitated for a moment, glanced at the smiling driver, and stretched out his hand for Lian Fang Zhou—

TN: Ah, the traditional “I have a boyfriend” tactic.
I don’t know how well this is going to go, considering how competitive CSX is!

I’m not sure what the author was going for, but this is what I was picturing for her hairstyle: