Chapter 390: The plan

TN: Thank you for all your comments guys! As always, please keep an eye out for any mistakes as I am a terrible proof-reader and please don’t judge me on the math!

Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t help but turn her head and glare at him but when her eyes crashed into his bright and eager expression, she only felt amused.

She had been thinking about it too! Since she had accepted him, how could she evade? This kind of thing was nothing in the modern era, so what was the matter?

“But…” Lian Fang Zhou deliberately hesitated, “that is not good, right? After all, we’re not married, so you will despise me because of this…”

“We are going to get married soon, aren’t we!” Ah Jian immediately argued, “How could I despise you? You are the best woman in the world, but only I need to know this!”

Lian Fang Zhou let out a puff of laughter and smiled. Self-consciously, she looked around: “No one is here?”

“No! How could there be anyone out this late at night?”

“And you aren’t tired?”

“Not tired at all!” Not only was he not tired, he was also brimming with excitement, so happy he was bursting with energy.

He added: “You’ll see if you try!”

She chuckled, the cool evening breeze carrying her laughter to Ah Jian’s heart like a soft feather.

Ah Jian smiled and bent down slightly. Giggling, Lian Fang Zhou leapt up and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Hugging her legs around the back with back hands, he boosted her up and smiled: “If you are tired, take a nap, and I will call you when we reach the entrance of the village.”

“I’m not tired!” Lian Fang Zhou shook her head, “I will chat with you.”

“Alright.” Ah Jian laughed softly and stepped forward without making the slightest breath.

Behind him, Lian Fang Zhou suddenly sighed: “Ah Jian, you are spoiling me! You will really spoil me like this.”

Regardless if it was in her past life or this one, Lian Fang Zhou had never thought there would be a day when someone would treat her like this.

Such tenderness and sweetness!

Ah Jian glanced back at her and smiled: “You are my wife, who am I not to spoil you? You only know how to love and care for Ah Ze, Che’er, and Fang’er, you never love and care for yourself! Since it’s like this, I will have to love and care for you, right?”

“Ah Jian!” Shocked and delighted by his words, Lian Fang Zhou’s heart thumped as if a thousand fireworks had just gone off.

Her eyes were a little moist at the corners and her face was red hot. Dammit! She can’t talk about love and she’s too embarrassed to hear it! Sure enough, she’s not a qualified transmigrator.

She was in a daze, feeling that she needed to respond but before she could, Ah Jian said: “So you have to get used to me. No matter what happens, you are not allowed to leave me!”

Hearing this, Lian Fang Zhou giggled: “Is that a promise?”

“Yes!” Ah Jian insisted, “Fang Zhou, you promise me!”

She felt sad. It seemed that she was not the only one who worried about what would happen after he recovered his memories.

Thinking about it this way, instead of feeling relieved, she felt even more worried.

“Alright,” she nodded vigorously, her voice firm: “I promise you!” Unless you already have a wife, I will stay with you no matter what you will face!

Before they knew it, they arrived at the courtyard at the entrance of the village. They could already see the light. Seeing this, Lian Fang Zhou stopped talking to Ah Jian and struggled, hurriedly saying: “Hurry up and let me down, we’re almost home!”

“It’s still far away!” Ah Jian smiled, “The guard has already closed the gate and no one will come out.” It was best to let her down when they were closer to the door.

“No, no!” Lian Fang Zhou refused, twisting and squirming behind him: “I feel too awkward in my heart!”

Ah Jian had no choice but to let her down, shaking his head with a smile.

As soon as she was down, Ah Jian pulled her in to his arms and hugged her tightly, whispering: “What’s so awkward? Fang Zhou, I really want to marry you quickly…”

Lian Fang Zhou’s face was hot. Hesitating for a moment, she finally reached out and hugged his waist, leaned into his arms, and smiled softly: “It’s not too long. Actually, it’s fine. When this year passes, our new home can be built.”

“Yes,” Ah Jian said casually, “don’t forget to make the room bigger!”

In the darkness, Lian Fang Zhou was about to yell at him when he dropped a light kiss on her forehead and quickly let her go, whispering: “Someone is coming!”

Startled, Lian Fang Zhou hurriedly corrected the expression on her face and subconsciously took two steps away from Ah Jian.

He thought this was funny. “Don’t be afraid, it seems to be Qing’er, Che’er, and Third Aunt. I can hear Xiao Hui’s panting. They were probably worried about us.”

Why wouldn’t they worry when they came back so late?”

“Big Sister! Brother Ah Jian! Is that you?” While Lian Fang Zhou was thinking about it, she heard Lian Fang Qing’s voice. Xiao Hui had already rushed over and was running in circles around them.

“Yes! Why are you here?” Lian Fang Zhou called, adjusting the mess hair at her temples and walking towards them with a smile.

“You’ve just come back at this time and ask why people are worried? I say, what did you two do all day? How did you just get back?” Third Aunt complained.

Lian Che smiled: “Third Aunt, Big Sister and Brother Ah Jian are fine! I was just worried that my sister is exhausted, that’s all. What could be scary with Brother Ah Jian here?”

The group laughed. Joking and laughing, they walked home under the stars.

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In a blink of an eye, eight days passed, and the 8,300 acres were successfully purchased, though the price was only for 8,000 acres.

A piece of 160 acres of land in the northern suburbs of the county capital were also successfully bought, and even at a great discount!

Liu Jia even found land with mountains, water, and valleys for her near Yangjia village. This was expected as Dafang village was mostly flat with some small hills, while Yangjia village gradually became more mountainous.

When Lian Fang Zhou and Ah Jian followed Liu Jia to inspect the land, it was even better than she had expected!

The mountains were not very high and the slopes were very gentle. The valleys were spacious and the water source was very abundant, flowing through the ravine at more than a foot wide.

The top of the water source was a large wetland of nearly 100 acres. From time to time, small streams of spring water could be seen flowing out, rolling silently through the flowers.

There was a lot of spring water here! It was impossible to open a pond to raise fish, but they could definitely raise ducks!

It was clear that if it wasn’t for this large area of flat wetland, this area would have long ago been developed into a paddy field. It was like it had been waiting just for her.

Looking over, she decided that the large area could be developed into several duck farms, with camphor, pine trees, willows, and some peach and apricot tress plants throughout the middle. This would not only shelter the ducks, but also protect the water and soil.

The duck houses would be built into the woods, where the dung could be transported directly up the mountain to fertilize the fruit trees.

There were also many cotton fields that could benefit from the extra fertilizer!

As for fish farming, the open space in the valley below was enough for five or six fishponds.