Chapter 136: Guilt

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“Uncle Zhao’s words make me feel embarrassed! How could I compare to my cousin? My cousin is indeed an excellent person.” Lian Fang Zhou smiled.

Zhao Liu smiled back and said, “Miss Lian doesn’t need to belittle herself. I think our judgement isn’t wrong. In the future, you definitely won’t be worse off than other people!”

Lian Fang Zhou smiled naturally and felt humbled.

After everyone spoke a few words, Liu Jia coughed, took out two official leases from his arms and handed them to Lian Fang Zhou, smiling: “It just so happens that the official leases for Shi Touping and the 60 acres of paddy fields have been completed. I’ll give them to you now! I haven’t taken care of the twenty acres at the entrance of your village. When the San Chakou side has finished being negotiated, we can go together! They should be finished by tomorrow so when you have the time, quickly go to the city and pay the fee so it is complete.”

Lian Fang Zhou was overjoyed and hurriedly said with a smile: “Since this is the case, I also want to finish this matter quickly. I will go to town to find you tomorrow afternoon. What do you think?”

“This is good!” Liu Jia smiled and nodded.

Lian Fang Zhou looked at Zhao Liu and said with a smile: “Uncle Zhao, I still have to hire people at that time so I will look for you!”

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Zhao Liu waved his hand and said with a smile: “You don’t need to take the trouble! You can just let them know about these thirty people and have them follow along! I can’t charge you twice and cheat you!”

Everyone laughed.

Zhao Liu was not greedy for the money at all and seeing how respectful she was, his heart felt very moved.

Lian Fang Zhou didn’t insist anymore and smiled, nodding: “Okay, that’s it! But I still have to ask you for help!”

After speaking, she talked about the construction of houses and warehouses on the 26 acres of land at the entrance of the village. “What I’m looking for this time is a construction team.”

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Zhao Liu nodded and asked, “Do you have any requirements? When I go back, I will find someone to talk about. When do you want them to come?”

Lian Fang Zhou laughed and said, “They need to be skilled, with a flexible mind, and hardworking! I don’t want anyone who steals, rapes, and sneaks around, even if they are highly skilled! As for the price, Uncle Zhao, please don’t worry! If the people are good, I am satisfied. I will start the work as soon as the official lease is completed, I want to hurry and finish the construction before the end of the year.”

Zhao Liu thought for a while, and then smiled: “Have you decided on the material you want to use? If you are, then the month and a half until the end of year will be more than enough time to complete it!”

Lian Fang Zhou shook her head and said with a smile: “I am planning on using solid blue bricks and wood. Tiles, sand, and stone are also good. I will need your help to buy them, however. Can you ask the foreman to come with me to buy the materials? I am working on the building sketches, so I will need to ask his opinion about this matter…”

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Zhao Liu raised his eyebrows in surprise and glanced at her slightly, and said with a smile, “Even a girl can draw construction drawings? Amazing! You have a good plan, I think it will work. Your foreman will be satisfied, and the workmanship will be good. It would be a shame if something went wrong because the materials were bad!”

Zhao Liu asked her a few more simple questions and the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Liu Jia glanced at Zhao Liu and exchanged glances, smiling: “It’s getting late, we’ll go back first! Miss Lian, you are still very busy!”

Lian Fang Zhou nodded and said with a smile: “It’s been a long delay for Uncle Liu and Uncle Zhao!” Then she left Lian Ze and Ah Jian to see them off.

Before they left, Liu Jia suddenly remembered the charcoal matter he had forgotten to mention to Lian Fang Zhou. He quickly explained, handing her a list.

The list had six to seven families who needed to buy charcoal, including some wealthy large families in the cities, restaurants, fabric shops, department stores, and a few other businesses. Each name had a mark above it to show the number of catties they wanted and which ones should be sold to first and which ones could wait. He told her that if she agreed, she could send it over tomorrow.

Lian Fang Zhou was overjoyed, thanking him enthusiastically. She read the list again in front of Liu Jia. She didn’t recognize several words and when Liu Jia explained them, she wrote them down in her heart.

After Liu Jia and Zhao Liu were gone, Lian Fang Zhou smiled and said, “Ah Jian, tomorrow you and Uncle Li will go into the city to sell charcoal together, and Ah Ze and I will observe here!”

“Okay!” Ah Jian nodded and agreed with a smile.

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“Ah Ze, you go see how much work is still needs to be done, go!” Ah Jian suddenly turned his head and told Lian Ze.

Lian Ze was startled slightly, and when he glanced at Lian Fang Zhou, he saw that she had no intention of rejecting him, and he left with a ‘okay’.

Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t help but raise her eyes to look at Ah Jian. She knew that Ah Jian must have something to say to her alone.

Ah Jian smiled, seeming a little embarrassed, and after brewing for a while, he whispered: “Today… you shouldn’t have come. But after thinking about it, there is no more suitable person except you. Fang Zhou, would you blame me for speaking my own opinion?”

Lian Fang Zhou blinked, thinking for a moment before she understood what Ah Jian meant.

She shouldn’t have come, naturally, because of those rascals. No respectable girl from a good family would be willing to deal with those kinds of people.

However, she was the head of her family while Ah Jian was just an outsider. There was no way for him to argue with Lian Li, her Uncle wouldn’t have taken him seriously.

Therefore, he could only ask Lian Fang Zhou to come!

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But things had not gone as he had expected, and those dogs really hadn’t said anything good! If it wasn’t for Lian Fang Zhou’s strong mind and calm thinking, Ah Jian knew that, not just Er Gouzi, no one would have anything good to say about her!

In front of so many people, Lian Fang Zhou’s reputation was really completely ruined!

The way Er Gouzi and his men had looked at her and their words made Ah Jian feel very guilty and regretful, which is why he had struck Er Gouzi and his men without mercy!

Not only was he furious and wanting to drive away the rogues, he knew that if they didn’t dare to take revenge and stop them all at once, there would be trouble in the future.

But he still felt sorry for Lian Fang Zhou. How important was a girl’s reputation? So he dismissed Lian Ze and apologized to Lian Fang Zhou.

Lian Fang Zhou realized his meaning and felt overwhelmed in her heart, quickly smiling at him: “Ah Jian, don’t speak like this! As you said, you can’t end this matter without asking me to come here! I did nothing wrong, what do I have to be scared of? Ever since I decided to support this home, I have considered everything carefully. Hehe, I have a thick skin and nothing can easily defeat me!”

Ah Jian couldn’t help laughing, and sighed: “You are a girl, it’s really not easy!”

Lian Fang Zhou smiled and said, “Don’t say that! How do you know that I am not having fun?”

Ah Jian was startled, thinking about Lian Fang Zhou’s actions. Was she really just enjoying herself?

The two couldn’t help but laugh at each other.

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