Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

ing and heavy footsteps at the door.
Er Gou Zi led in three people.

Though the light was on in his house, none of his comrades were suspicious until they entered the room and saw Lian Fang Zhou and Lian Ze standing quietly inside.
Immediately the faces of all three gangsters turned colors.

They stared at them, stunned.

They were so surprised that none of them could react and could only stand there stupidly.

Seeing this, Er Gou Zi privately cursed and took a step back.

“I know everything.” Lian Fang Zhou said lightly, glancing at the three of them.
“I know Young Lady Zhao has offered you two taels each to help her.
I wonder if she gave you a deposit?”

Not only the three newcomers, even Er Gou Zi was surprised.
The four of them stared at her with their eyes wide, making them look a bit silly.

“Well, are you not going to answer her?” Ah Jian asked from the door, closing it calmly behind him.

The three gangsters jumped, shrinking away from him and turning their heads instinctively.
The moment they saw Ah Jian, the curses in their throats were choked off.

They still remembered the last time Ah Jian had beaten them to the ground!

Er Lang saw that Lian Fang Zhou’s gaze was fixed on him and blurted out: “That man gave one or two silver coins and said that after the matter is finished, each person will receive their two hundred.”

It seemed that even he felt that this was a bit embarrassing.
Could one or two silver coins be considered a deposit? Uncomfortable, he added: “Zhao San wrote a promise note for the taels and pressed his fingerprint, he wouldn’t lie to us!”

Er Gou Zi’s mouth twitched.
Young Lady Zhao intended to deal with Miss Lian but he was explaining the matter to Miss Lian so clearly, was he afraid Miss Lian wouldn’t understand Young Lady Zhao’s meaning?

“Oh?” Lian Fang Zhou raised an eyebrow.
“I don’t know he wrote a promise note.
Does it say that Zhao San owes you the two hundred taels or Young Lady Zhao owes you? That fingerprint is Zhao San’s, right? Or did Young Lady Zhao press her own finger?”

The four of them looked at her awkwardly, all of them feeling that there was something weird about Lian Fang Zhou’s question.
There was obviously something wrong with this matter.
Er Lian said: “How could Young Lady Zhao meet with us? Of course it’s Zhao San’s fingerprint.
It’s also Zhao San’s debt…”

Although they were illiterate, they had the promise note read by a literate person.
It promised them two hundred taels each, they would never remember it wrong.

Lian Fang Zhou chuckled.
“Oh, so that’s how it is! So this promise note has nothing to do with Young Lady Zhao!”

The four gangsters were not complete fools.
When they heard this, all of them had an ugly expression and Le Zi exclaimed: “How is that possible?! Zhao San is a servant of Young Lady Zhao’s family, he clearly told us it was Young Lady Zhao who ordered—”

Le Zi glanced at Lian Fang Zhou cautiously and did not continue.

As for what he didn’t say, everyone was tacitly aware.

Lian Fang Zhou sneered: “What is Zhao San denies it? Do you have any evidence?”

Er Liang: “Why would Zhao San deny it? The letters are in black and white, right here, how would he dare to trick us?”

“Yes! Us brothers are not easy to bully! Zhao San would never dare to not pay us!” Ha Ma said.

Lian Fang Zhou laughed, mocking him: “Pay you? That’s a dream of spring and autumn! By then, your little life will be lost, so it’s hard to say! You’ve been played a fool by Young Lady Zhao and Zhao San and you’re still dreaming of making a fortune! Ha!”

They stared at her, dumbfounded.
Er Gou Zi and Er Lian had a faint understanding of her meaning, but Lei Ze and Ha Ma could only stare at her without comprehension.
They had no idea what she was talking about.

Ha Ma scoffed in disdain.

TN: I actually am starting to like these four, they are so stupid!