Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 547: Missing

The exam would take a total of three days.
Although it was not far from home, the county exam was not like the rural exam.
You had to stay inside the exam room all day without leaving.
They would enter in the morning and only leave at night, coming back the next day for another exam.

Although they had a carriage and the journey wasn’t far, Che’er had to get up very early and it would be more convenient if he was in the city.

As soon it was the fourth month, everyone started talking about Ah Jian.

Third Aunt asked Lian Fang Zhou about him so many times that she actually lost her temper, so Third Aunt could only sigh and stop asking.

“I’m not worried, what are you all in a hurry for? Don’t worry, don’t you know who Ah Jian is? He will come back when he is finished.” Lian Fang Zhou told them.
Her tone was extremely relaxed but only she knew how heavy her heart was with worries and fears.

Every night, she look forward to the sun and every day, look forward to the moon.
Finally, on the evening of the fourth day of the fourth month, a dusty Ah Jian returned!

Along the way home, Ah Jian came across countless farmers all carrying hoes, tools, and bags as they led their oxen home.

He greeted them all with a smile but none of them greeted him back, too busy being stunned.

His body was covered in dirt and besides a small hip bag, he was carrying a large roll of colorful animal skins on his shoulders.

“Ah! What is that? That can’t be, that can’t be a tiger skin!”

“It is! I think it is!”

“Ah Jian went to hunt tigers again!”

The villagers with bold personalities were extremely curious and they couldn’t help but push forward to ask Ah Jian questions while everyone else gathered around, pricking their ears to listen.

But Ah Jian couldn’t stay.

He didn’t intend to hide it from everyone, so he smiled and said: “Two tiger skins, a bear skin, four wolf skins, and one fox skin.
I also brought back some tiger claws, tiger bones, bear paws, and bear pile.
The harvest wasn’t bad!”

The crowd gasped, their eyes wide.

“These are all good things! Oh, Ah Jian, you are amazing! Where did you get so many good things?” They asked loudly.

Ah Jian smiled: “Xianteng mountain.”

The crowd was already impressed, but now they shouted: “Xianteng mountain!?”

“Ah Jian is amazing! That place, who would dare to go?” They were amazing and their eyes were full of envy and awe.
The hearts of the younger people who had been silent for a long time now burned with passion.

They all thought together: If I had insisted on practicing martial arts with Brother Ah Jian, would I have been able to visit Xianteng mountain?

“But why did you go there?” One person asked curiously.

“Yes, yes!” The crowd was very curious.
“How dangerous that place is! You aren’t short of silver or coins!”

 Ah Jian smiled broadly: “Although I have no shortage, I wanted to give Lian Fang Zhou something special for a betrothal gift, so I went! Xianteng is not an ordinary place but I was careful and safe, so this trip was worth it.”

“A betrothal gift!” The crowd realized, sighing together.
“So that’s how it is!” They couldn’t help but say, “Ah Jian, your kindness is really, tsk, tsk! No amount of money can buy these.”

“Yes! Except for Brother Ah Jian, no one can do such a thing!”

“What courage and ability!”

“Fang Zhou is really blessed!”

“Very true!”

The crowd talked wildly between themselves.

Ah Jian raised an eyebrow, listening to the words of the crowd.
Smiling, he said: “When the time comes, I would like to invite everyone to share a cup of wedding wine.”

“Of course!” The crowd laughed.
“Even if you didn’t invite us, we would have the cheek to go! One of you is a God of Wealth and the other is a God of Valor.
There is no better match than this! We have to go and say some lucky words.”

Everyone laughed together.

Amidst the roars of laughter, Ah Jian smiled: “It’s great if everyone can come.
I’m afraid my family will be worried after I’ve been gone for so long, so I will go first.”

“Please, please!” The crowd automatically moved out of the way and watched Ah Jian stride away.

As they walked to the village, everyone chatted together, sighing and praising while unable to contain their excitement.

Several of the younger people even discussed going to the Lian family tomorrow to see if they could get a look at the rarities.
Bear and tiger skins, they were so rare!

Who knew if it was out of envy or genuine disdain, but many people had actually been unhappy about Ah Jian marrying Lian Fang Zhou.

They didn’t dare to discuss the Lian family’s matters openly but secretly they looked down on Ah Jian, thinking he was just a man who depended on a women for food.
As for his devotion to the Lian family, they all selectively ignored it.

There were also some people who despised Lian Fang Zhou, privately thinking that she had indeed had something going on with the son from the Qiao family.
Since no one wanted her anymore, she had probably bullied Ah Jian into marrying her.
After all, he was an orphan and would be easy to control, so it wasn’t surprising she would hurry to marry him.

To this day, no matter who you asked, people would find something sour to say.
But now, it was different.
With Ah Jian’s ability, who dared to control him? Unless he was willing, could they bully him? Who would think he was easy to control?

A man with real ability and hot blood like him would never be henpecked.
Lian Fang Zhou must be innocent!

She was a woman with vision!

Their family was quickly becoming a legend, it was not surprising that their ability to choose a son-in-law was also so skilled.

As a member of Dafang village, everyone couldn’t help but feel proud! With two such powerful figures in Dafang village, who would dare to provoke them? As long as they followed those two, there would be meat to eat!

When Ah Jian reached the Lian house, the sun was as warm as a summer day.

The moment Lian Fang Zhou saw him, her nose went sour and she almost burst into tears!

Suddenly losing the strength in her hands and feet, she could only stand by holding on to the pillars under the porch.

The smile on her face was as beautiful as the most delicate flower.

He had finally come back safely!

As soon as Ah Jian saw her, his heart was filled with grief.
She had lost a lot of weight and her face was pale.
He really wanted to hold her and talk softly, but surrounded by Third Aunt and the others, he had to suppress this urge.

After entering the room and sitting down, Bi Tao poured the tea and Ah Jian caught his breath.

It was at this time that Third Aunt realized what Ah Jian had been doing.
Not only her, all of them were stunned.
Lian Che and Lian Fang Qing were also very excited.

The two little children admired all the pelts with their eyes shining.
“Brother Ah Jian, you are so amazing!”

Third Aunt scolded them and then turned to Ah Jian.
“You are so bold, going to that place! You, were you trying to scare us to death? Ah! Ah, I don’t even know what to say! What do I even say!” Third Aunt was so angry, she couldn’t speak.