Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 452: Lian Hai Apologizes

All credit to original author: Yi Yi Lan Xi

“My cousin is too kind!” Lian Fang Zhou smiled.
“Since he is used to following Big Brother Sun Ming, let him go! Haha, in fact, what’s the point of stopping him? It’s just for fun! Sometimes, he’ll even feed the chickens with Qing’er!”

Where would she ask Lian Hai to guide him? Not to mention that Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t trust Lian Hai at all, she absolutely couldn’t let Lian Che go to the same house as Lian Li and Madam Qiao.

“So that’s how it is!” Lian Hai had no reason to doubt Lian Fang Zhou’s words and smiled: “Che’er is still a child and hasn’t taken things seriously yet.
Children are always playful.”

Saying this, Lian Hai felt a little disapproval and contempt for Lian Che.
At the same time, he felt that Lian Fang Zhou’s vision was not very good and she was letting Lian Che make a fool of himself!

Could he get good grades while studying like this?

Though he had these thoughts in his heart, Lian Hai didn’t try to persuade Lian Fang Zhou.
If he had really regarded them as relatives, how could he not have tried to persuade her but on the contrary, he actually felt a little relieved!

Lian Che seemed to just be a bit banner wanting to go to school but with no ability to become a scholar.
That’s right, where would there be so many people suitable for education? It was enough to have one scholar in their family!

“You guys have just returned and should be tried from your trip.
Rest early, I’ll go back first!” Lian Hai said, getting up.

Lian Fang Zhou also got up to send them off: “Cousin, walk slowly! By the way, the Su family talked to me about cotton seeds.
I remember that my cousin’s family has a total of ten acres of dry land, so I said a few words to the Su family.
My cousin promised to give you twenty-five catties of seeds for free! Go back and tell your uncle that these kinds of seeds can be sold for taels of silver, this is the kindness of the Su family.”

Lian Hai was delighted and thanked her happily: “Thank you, thank you! The Su family is so polite!” What he cared about was not the twenty-five catties of seeds, but the Su family.”

This was an excellent excuse.
In the future, when visiting the Su family, he could use this as an excuse to say thank you.

Lian Fang Zhou sent Lian Hai away, the corners of her lips lifting mockingly.
Ha! Who he thanked was the Su family but where would he get benefits without her?

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When Lian Hai returned home excitedly, he immediately told his parents about it.
Both Lian Li and Madam Qiao were overjoyed!

Cotton was such a good thing! The Su family had made so much money this year and Lian Fang Zhou had not made a small amount of money! Of course they had to plant this next year!

Those who didn’t make money were fools.

The Su family gave them seeds, what generosity! This showed that the Su family did not only recognize that girl, Lian Fang Zhou.
It was common knowledge that their son would be a scholar.
Next year, he would be selected as a disciple and become a direct student of the Headmaster.
How could the scruffy children of Lian Fang Zhou’s family compare?

They must think of a way to get in touch with the Su family and strive to take over manager of those cotton fields next year!

The couple exchanged a look of tacit understanding, both thinking the same thing.

“I have said before that the Su family is very kind! Some people have sold cotton seeds at a high price of 22 taels for 1 jin.
Maybe this price will rise in the future.
Why is the Su family only selling theirs for one or two taels?”

Lian Li looked at Lian Hai: “Ah Hai, can you think of a way to talk to the Su family about this? Maybe they don’t know the market situation! If we provide such important information, the Su family will definitely think highly of us.
At a glance, next year, the cotton fields will definitely be handed over to us to manage! Who is Lian Fang Zhou? She really made a lot of money this year! Anyways, it’s our turn!”

As he spoke, Lian Li’s thoughts become more and more enthusiastic.
As if he had already seen the Su family hand over the cotton fields to their family, as if they were already arrogantly patrolling the cotton field, assigning work, as if he had already seen all the white cotton turn into white silver…

“Dad, don’t think about it!” Lian Hai poured cold water on him without hesitation.
“What kind of family is the Su family? How could we have better information than them? The Su family has a lot of money, they are doing good deeds so don’t think about provoking them blindly.”

Lian Li thought about this.
It was true, it was impossible for the Su family not to know about the news flying over the sky.
Feeling a little dejected, he muttered: “Knowing or not is only a matter of two sentences and I have said a lot of meat.
What if they really don’t know…”

Madam Qiao rolled her eyes: “Their family sells one jin for one or two taels of siler but everyone else sells it for twenty! If we buy more from them and resell it… oh!”

She clapped her hands excitedly: “Yes! Yes! We can make a fortune!”

It was a business that could make a profit without losing money! The risk could even be regarded as zero.

Lian Li’s eyes lit up, he couldn’t help but be moved.

Before he could speak, he was intrupted by Lian Hai again: “Father, Mother! Calm down! Don’t think that you are the only shrewd people and everyone else is stupid! Is the Su family so stupid that they will let people buy seeds from them and resell it? There must be a way to prevent it.
Don’t lose face when you don’t make money! Call me shameless!”

Madam Qiao didn’t understand but Lian Li did.
Coming to his senses, he felt that what his son said was true.
He sighed: “As Ah Hai said, the Su family can’t be so stupid.
What we can think of, other people can think of too.
Let’s take a look first!”

If someone else was successful in doing so, it was not too late for them to follow suit.

Lian Hai didn’t even need to think about it to know such a thing was impossible and said: “Don’t mess around!”

Madam Qiao couldn’t help muttering: “If you ask me, it’s that damn girl, Lian Fang Zhou! So rude! Was it too much for her to ask the Su family to give us more than 200 jin? That dead girl is nothing but a thief! She’s afraid that we’ll ask her for it so she offered it first.
Hmph, only 25 jins? It’s definitely her fault!”

The more Madam Qiao thought about it, the more angry she became.
If it was given according to the land, she would have definitely told them she had fifty acres, no one hundred acres!

“That dead girl is so cunning!” Madam Qiao angrily told Lian Hai: “If she asks anything from us in the future, you be careful, don’t agree to it! Think about it, if there was no conspiracy, would she take the initiative to give us something?”

Lian Li’s face also became a little ugly and he felt that what Madam Qiao said was right.
That girl, Lian Fang Zhou, was really like a loach! She wouldn’t let go!

Lian Hai frowned and said impatiently: “You guys have fifty acres? One hundred acres? Thank you for saying it! Our family obviously doesn’t have that much land, are you not afraid of being poked in the back when you talk? No wonder Lian Fang Zhou is so defensive against you! Anyways, it was given for free.
If you dislike it, you don’t have to accept it!”

Madam Qiao said angrily: “You child, how are you talking? Helping outsiders go against your parents!”

“This is to help us, not to help relatives!” Lian Hai replied firmly.

“It’s not that we’re unreasonable,” Lian Li said quickly.
“It’s just that if we had known earlier, we would have bought more land! Why would we lie to her?”