Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 558: Uncle is Drunk

All credit to original author: Yi Yi Lan Xi

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Lian Fang Zhou suddenly laughed softly and smiled.
“Uncle is drunk and talks a lot, you should go back and rest!”

“Who says I’m drunk! I’m not drunk! I’m not!” Lian Li slapped the table again, cursing.

She didn’t pay any attention to him, even when he scolded her.
Looking at the group, she asked: “Tell me, is my uncle drunk?”

Everyone nodded in agreement, looking as if they had just woken up from a dream.

“Yes, yes, Brother Lian was too happy today and didn’t pay attention, getting drunk.”

“Brother Lian doesn’t drink well normally and always talks nonsense when he’s drunk!”

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“His family has had a lot of trouble these days and his heart isn’t happy, he’s just venting after drinking a few cups!”

“It’s my fault, I didn’t take good care of him! If I knew, I wouldn’t have let him drink so much!”

Lian Li shouted in anger but the crowd was chattering so much, who could hear him? No one heard what he said.

Seeing Lian Hai coming over, Lian Fang Zhou smiled lightly.
“Cousin, you came just in time.
Look, Uncle is so drunk.
Help him back to rest.”

Lian Hai’s face went red.
Anxious, he wanted to explain himself to Lian Fang Zhou but he couldn’t speak over the crowd, so he smiled and agreed.

But Lian Li was still cursing non-stop and struggling, where would he be willing to go?

Ah Jian winked at Lian Ze.
Lian Ze smiled and said: “Uncle, let’s take you back!”

As he said that, he and Ah Jian personally took Lian Li back by force.

“Everyone, eat and drink well! We will invite you again when our Che’er becomes a scholar!” Lian Fang Zhou called out to the crowd with a smile.
Village Head Zheng, Uncle Li, and the others also helped get the mood back to normal.

The crowd laughed and agreed, saying that since Lian Che had paid his respects to Master Ding as his teacher, with his intelligence, he would definitely be a scholar next year! In two years he would be a Juren and the top scorer! At that time, they would have to set up a three day banquet and invite performers!

Lian Fang Zhou smiled and agreed loudly.

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With everyone cheering and laughing excitedly, the mood became lively again.

“Fang Zhou! Fang Zhou!” Lian Hai took a couple steps to catch up with Lian Fang Zhou and said embarrassedly: “My father, I’m sorry.
I will definitely talk to him when I go back! Just now, I was so surprised, I didn’t know what to do.
Luckily you came!”

Lian Fang Zhou felt that Lian Hai’s face had grown so think without him realizing.
It was so thick that he actually took these words for granted.
She, an honest person, couldn’t help but be embarrassed for him.

Taking two steps back to clearly express her alienation from him and said indifferently: “So that’s the case! I see! And I thought it was because my cousin wanted to see Che’er and my family become a joke!”

“Fang Zhou—”

“Cousin!” Lian Fang Zhou’s tone was cold as ice.
“Don’t treat everyone as a fool! Do you really think you are the only smart person in the world? I still have something to do, I will go first.
Uncle is very drunk, cousin should go back and take care of him.”

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked away, not bothering to look at him again.

Lian Hai’s heart froze.
Staring blankly at her figure as it disappeared from sight, he couldn’t help but secretly complain about his father’s meddling.

Lian Fang Zhou sneered inwardly.
Was this officially tearing off their face? In front of everyone, that bastard dared to say anything he wanted! Very good, then don’t blame her for being cruel!

The next day, Lian Fang Zhou, Ah Jian, Lian Ze, and Lian Fang Qing sent Lian Che to Master Ding’s house together.

Generally speaking, after passing the Tongsheng examine, students would enter the county school to continue their students to become a scholar.
Those who failed the scholar exam, some would continue to study at the county school and some would return home to study on their own.
These students would return to the school every ten days to ask questions and look for advice.

Since Lian Che was now under Master Ding’s family, he naturally did not need to go to the county school.
He would live in the Ding residence and only go home during the holidays or when there were important matters at home.

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Lian Che was reluctant to part and Lian Fang Qing was even more reluctant! Her third brother had always been with her.
Although he couldn’t play with her when he was going to school, he still lived at home every day.
It would be several months before she saw him again and the little girl was a bit teary.

Not bearing to look at her, Lian Che pursed his lips and sniffed his nose, trying not to cry.

Lian Fang Zhou and Lian Ze were both amused and distressed.
They comforted the two little kids before everyone got into the carriage together.

But just as they were about to leave, Lian Hai appeared!

Saying that he was going to visit friends, he asked Lian Fang Zhou if they could give him a lift.
Lian Fang Zhou sneered and said indifferently: “This carriage can’t hold so many people! Let alone our servants, we don’t like having outsiders travel with us! How about this, I’ll ask someone to prepare another carriage for you to take.
You don’t need to thank you, this is what it should be!”

Lian Hai froze, speechless.

Of course his purpose was not the visit friends, it was to take the opportunity to meet Master Ding ‘along the way’!

The cold sarcasm in Lian Fang Zhou’s eyes made Lian Hai feel like he had nowhere to hid but this was a rare opportunity.
If he missed it, there would not be a chance again!

Gritting his teeth, he sincerely said: “Fang Zhou, can you let me send Che’er to the Ding residence?”

Obviously he wanted to sponge off their glory but he said it so nicely! Send off Che’er, haha!

“No need.” Lian Fang Zhou raised her eyebrows.
“It’s enough for so many of us to send him off, I don’t want to bother my cousin.” If she said ‘dare not’, she was afraid that he would insist that it was no problem!

Lian Hai didn’t expect her to refuse so bluntly.
Annoyed, he held back his anger and said: “Fang Zhou, let me tell you the truth! I want to take this opportunity to pay a visit to Master Ding.
The province exam is this summer and it will be a great benefit if I can get Master Ding’s advice! I am your cousin, if I pass the exam it will be good for you too!”

The implication was: don’t be too extreme!

Lian Fang Zhou was full of disdain.
It was not us who were too extreme but you! What was the point of saying these things now? You have never been a reliable person!

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Out loud, she said: “You can visit Master Ding by yourself.
No one has ever stopped you from going.
As for the advantages or disadvantages, Cousin, to be honest, we never thought that we would ever gain benefits from you!”

Lian Hai trembled with anger.
He was being so submissive but she refused to accommodate him at all!

“Aren’t you afraid of suffering? It’s better to have a longer vision!” Lian Li cried, coming out of nowhere.
“Lian Fang Zhou, today you must take Ah Hai to visit Master Ding! Let me see who of you dares not to take him!”

Lian Fang Zhou burst into laughter: “Uncle still hasn’t sobered up yet? Go back! Don’t drink so much in the future!”

Must bring him? What a joke!

She turned around and got into the carriage, too lazy to continue talking nonsense with them.