PUGPF – Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Borrower

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All credit to original author: Yi Yi Lan Xi

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Third Aunt did not look good when she saw Madam Qiao. She walked out calmly when she heard her yelling in the yard and stared at her firmly, saying: “Oh, isn’t it sister-in-law? Did you come to fight again? What is it now, what’s your plan?”

This could be said to be quite unpleasant. If Madam Qiao had heard it in the past, she would be unwilling to give up and would have definitely jumped on the heels of Third Aunt’s scolding. But today, she just rolled her eyes.

Third Aunt was startled.

Madam Qiao ignored Third Aunt and walked towards the house, saying sharply: “Fang Zhou, are you home? Are you back?”

The sound was sharp and blunt and there was an edge of impatience, which made people uncomfortable to hear.

Lian Fang Zhou frowned and suppressed the disgust in her heart. She walked out and asked politely in a distance tone: “Is it eldest aunt? Is something wrong?”

“It’s fine, what about it!” Madam Qiao responded, striding past her and into the house: “Go inside to talk about it!”

Lian Fang Zhou only felt that a couple of crows were flying past her head and sneered slightly, following into the house.

After sitting down, Lian Fang Zhou lowered her head, looking bored. Since some people were like boulders rolling around in her home and wanting to crush her, she didn’t feel the need to take the initiative to speak out. Let’s just wait to hear what she wants!

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Seeing Lian Fang Zhou’s appearance, Madam Qiao couldn’t help but feel a rush of anger and she cursed a few ‘little bitch’ in her heart. However, she did not dare to swear out loud.

She shifted her butt vigorously, the bench creaking twice, before stiffly saying: “Your uncle has been uncomfortable these last few days. Our field has not been plowed yet! Doesn’t your family have servants? Asking three or four to help!”

Lian Fang Zhou curled her lips and sneered.

Look at this attitude when coming to ask for help! It was like she owed them.

Lian Fang Zhou did not speak.

Madam Qiao became impatient and raised her voice: “Did you not hear what I said?”

Lian Fang Zhou raised her head and glanced at her lightly, her eyes flat and cold. Stunned, Madam Qiao subconsciously tilted her head and did not dare make eye contact.

“As eldest aunt said, these are servants of our family, why should they help your family?” Lian Fang Zhou said coldly.

“Do you mean to refuse?” Madam Qiao said sharply, sneering: “Your uncle is sick and you mean to force him into the ground?”

“How could I intervene in aunt’s family affairs?” Lian Fang Zhou smiled. “You can’t talk nonsense about forcing uncle into the ground!”

“Lian Fang Zhou, don’t you think that your few stinky pieces of money are so great! Why? Isn’t it okay for your aunt to ask something from you?” Madam Qiao snapped.

“I didn’t say no!” Lian Fang Zhou said faintly: “Okay, since eldest aunt has said so, if I don’t help wouldn’t that invite people to say that I am too unkind? Well, tomorrow, I will call two servants to go there individually. How you want to arrange it, you can do yourself. By the way, since I am helping eldest aunt, eldest aunt has to take care of their food, right?”

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When Madam Qiao heard that she had agreed, she felt very proud of herself. However, hearing Lian Fang Zhou talk about taking care of meals, she felt very annoyed again and wanted to throw a fit.

Lian Fang Zhou said coldly: “No matter what you need them for, there’s no reason to deny it, right? Auntie can’t take advantage of everyone!”

This meant that if she refused to take care of their food, she will go out and tell people about it.

The reason why Madam Qiao dared to come and arrogantly demand Lian Fang Zhou send someone to help plow her fields was because Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t say no.

Her uncle had fallen ill and her cousin was studying for the exams, leaving only his mother alone. With dozens of servants in Lian Fang Zhou’s family, if they refused to help with such a ‘little’ favor, how would people think of her?

So Lian Fang Zhou agreed.

She asked Madam Qiao to take care of the meals for the same reason.

There was never a person who would accept help from others without paying for their food. If Lian Fang Zhou spread this matter around, it would show that she was being bullied by Madam Qiao as an elder. It was only natural that Lian Fang Zhou would refuse her request next time.

This wasn’t good! Madam Qiao still had a lot of farm work for Lian Fang Zhou’s servants to do!

Wasn’t it just taking care of the food? It was enough to give them some porridge and two pickles!

Madam Qiao thought of this and snorted: “Okay, I will take care of their food!”

“Then its settled!” Lian Fang Zhou smiled.

As soon as Madam Qiao left, Third Aunt, who had been eavesdropping at the door, hurried in. Anxiously, she said: “Fang Zhou, you are really confused! How can you promise this to her? That woman has a greedy heart! Once she has tasted sweetness, who knows what insect will come out next time! Are these your servants or hers?”

Ah Jian glanced at Lian Fang Zhou sympathetically and said: “Third Aunt, don’t blame Fang Zhou! Fang Zhou is a junior after all. If she refused to help, others would gossip! Ah Ze and Che’er are growing up by the day. After entering school, Fang Zhou has to do these things, even if she doesn’t want to.”

“Then think of a way!” Third Aunt said hurriedly: “You can’t be used by them!”

Ah Jian smiled: “Ah, I think Fang Zhou has a solution, right?”

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Third Aunt heard this and stared at Lian Fang Zhou with her eyes wide open, as if waiting for her explanation.

Lian Fang Zhou smiled at Ah Jian and said: “I haven’t thought about this yet! Let me think about it again!”

Early the next morning, Li Er and Li San were designated by Lian Fang Zhou to take an ox and rake to Lian Li’s house.

They meet many people along the way and soon many people learned that Lian Li was too ill to work and Madam Qiao had asked Lian Fang Zhou for some servants to plow the field.

Everyone’s expressions couldn’t help but be a little weird.

After so many schemes, no one believed this and many people believed that Lian Fang Zhou certainly did not believe it.

But whether you believed it or not, since it had been said, she had to send these people over. Otherwise, she would take the blame.

Everyone sighed in their hearts that Lian Li and Madam Qiao’s fate was very good. Their skin was really thick!

The breakfast that Madam Qiao prepared for Li Er and Li San consisted of a bowl of porridge that was almost water, with only a few grains of wheat and rice half floating.

No pickles.

Madam Qiao had originally planned on preparing pickles but had thought about it again and decided to save them.

If they had porridge, drink porridge, what did they want pickles for!

“Eat quickly and go to the fields when you are done!” Madam Qiao commanded: “Work hard and don’t be lazy or there will be no food for lunch!”

Madam Qiao felt that this threat was heavy and deadly but Li Er and Li San only rolled their eyes secretly, indifferent in their hearts. They thought: these brothers are not your subordinates, why do you feel so energetic?

Still threatening no food for lunch? Even if they were exhausted, they wouldn’t have food to eat, right? Fortunately, they had eaten their fill in the morning, otherwise they would have had to work hungry!