Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 177: The big warehouse at the village entrance

The plans were all discussed with Lian Ze and Ah Jian when she had first designed them.
Naturally, she did not need to explain everything to Qin Feng and Su Zi Ji at this moment.

Seeing them coming, Gu Shi stepped forward and greeted them with as smile, as usual.
He pointed, “Look, Miss Lian, it should be the day after tomorrow when you can clean everything up! The remaining material have been dealt with as Miss asked.
They’ve been moved to the house over there and stacked.”

Lian Fang Zhou smiled and thanked him before leading Qin Feng and Su Zi Ji to the living quarters.

When the houses were built, the position of the windows had only been marked.
Now there were frames, though the doors and windows had not been installed yet.
A few days ago, the craftsmen had been asked to measure the dimensions.
According to the carpenter who handled the work, it would take three or four days to make them well.

Lian Fang Zhou led them directly to a small courtyard and opened the door.
The courtyard was also paved with blue bricks and the house was clean and tidy.
Everything was fine except for the missing doors and windows.

Lian Fang Zhou smiled and said: “It will take another three or four days before the doors and windows are ready to be delivered.
After they are finished, you two can choose a room to live in! Then I will buy some window paper and paste the windows and buy beds.
We can make some simple arrangements with wardrobes, tables, and chairs! You will still need to come to our home in the village to eat every day but will come here after eating.”

Qin Feng and Su Zi Ji had obviously not expected the warehouse compound to be arranged so well.

All of a sudden, their living conditions had improved as if they had stepped into the sky.
The two of them were very grateful and hurried to thank her.

Looking at each other, Qin Feng pointed to the west wing and smiled: “Miss, let’s take the room on this side! Everything will be as Miss Lian instructs!”

Su Zi Ji nodded repeatedly.

The two did not choose the main room, nor the east wing, but the west wing, which was the worst location.
They obviously wanted to express their attitudes to Lian Fang Zhou, an attitude of remembering their own identity.

Lian Fang Zhou had asked them to choose by themselves.
Originally, there was a sense of temptation.
When she saw this, no matter what they really thought in their hearts, it was rare to have such self-awareness!

“Okay, then this side!” Lian Fang Zhou smiled and said, “I will ask Uncle Gu to help me go to the furniture store in the city and order everything I need!”

Seeing that everything was finished, the group walked out.

The group looked around and Qin Feng laughed: “I don’t know if its appropriate to say it, two servants can guard the compound by living here, but the place is too big for so few people.
If you want to raise a dog, it will be more convenient…”

Lian Fang Zhou smiled and Lian Ze said, “We have already decided to raise dogs! It’s winter now so there aren’t any suitable ones.
When spring starts, we will find a house with puppies and ask for two or more!”

“It’s not a problem,” Lian Fang Zhou said.
“It will only be hard at first.
For now, the yard is empty and there big iron gate is locked tight.
The wall is also very high! Our Dafang village is also fairly calm.
Normally, it is expected that nothing will happen so you don’t have to be too careful.
Just be alert at night!”

She said, “Country people won’t pay much attention to this place.
Moreover, you are of different backgrounds so I intend to let you be a useful arm in the future! There will more to deal with when things become more busy.
Ah, I’m awkward when I’m tired, so let’s just drop it.
For those who are loyal and faithful, I will say that as long as you do your work well, I will never treat you badly!”

If Qin Feng and Su Zi Ji had any doubts in their heart at the beginning, they were completely convinced now.

Lian Fang Zhou was not the stereotype of an ordinary ignorant woman from the countryside.
On the contrary, she acted very simple and free.
She was generous, courageous, intelligent, and kind to others.
Plus, she had the backing of the Cui family and the Su family.
With their loyalty, how could they be born with two hearts?

When the two heard her words, they both knelt down and bowed their heads, solemnly saying: “Miss, please rest assured, I, Qin Feng/Su Zi Ji will follow Miss wholeheartedly in this life! If you have one heart, you won’t die!”

“Don’t do that, get up!” Lian Fang hurriedly turned sideways to avoid their bow and raised her hands.
Ah Jian and Lian Ze helped them both stand up.

Qin Feng and Su Zi Ji thanked them as they got to their feet.

As they walked back, Lian Fang Zhou said: “Farmers don’t have much free time.
Now that the year is finished, we need to hurry up and complete the work! Let’s go dig for plantains in the afternoon!”

Both Qin Feng and Su Zi Ji and answered ‘yes!’.

Lian Ze looked at them and asked with a smile, “I heard that you used to deal with crops? Do you know what we use the plantains for?”

Qin Feng and Su Zi Ji looked at each other.
Su Zi Ji smiled and said, “If I guess correctly, this should be to plant in a water source to protect the water, right? Water plantains can grow and protect a water source, so planting them in the water is best!”

“Ah, you really do know!” Lian Ze said admiringly.
He sighed: “I really didn’t think you would.
I though all officials were just sitting in the lobby.
I didn’t expect you would know about such a trivial thing!”

“We rely on this to eat, young sir’s words are really a joke!” Qin Feng smiled and sighed softly: “What is official or unofficial, please don’t mention this in the future, young sir! I am afraid it would really cause trouble for no reason!”

Lian Fang Zhou nodded: “This is extremely true!”

Lian Ze hurriedly smiled and said, “It’s because we’re on our own right now that I spoke casually, I won’t say this again!”

Back home, Third Aunt watched them get down from the donkey cart and looked a bit surprised, her eyes floating.
She said: “You’re back? Young Master Cui is gone?”

Lian Fang Zhou glanced at her and felt speechless inside.
This Third Aunt, really—

“Yes,” she smiled faintly, “Young Master Cui isn’t someone who should come to a place like our country village, so how long would he stick around?”

“Oh no!” Third Aunt protested on the behalf of Cui Shao Xi.
“I think Young Master Cui is not such a person! He is very good and doesn’t put on airs!”

Lian Fang Zhou shook her head in her heart and didn’t answer.
She smiled and asked: “Is lunch ready? Just let Ah Jian and Ah Ze send it to Uncle Gu and the others.
Let’s have the meal when we come back!”

Young Master Cui might not put on airs, but that didn’t mean that the Cui family and the Su family didn’t have airs!

If the Cui family knew their heir was off running around the country side, or the lady of the Su family, they would be very lively!

When Third Aunt heard Lian Fang Zhou’s question, she abandoned the topic of Young Master Cui immediately.
Nodding, she said: “Its ready to be loaded and the soup can be sent out.”

For a while, Lian Ze and Ah Jian worked to deliver the food and they left it there before returning, as the warehouse was very close to the entrance of the village.