Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 282: Prey

TN: I don’t know if anyone else is, but when I read my title abbreviation, my mind says ‘pugpuff’ 

What could she say if something reached Miss Lian’s ears and the Miss decided to resell her son? Or resell the whole family, if that was their fate?

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she was.
The more frightened she was, the colder her heart became.
The hand at her side clenched tightly and she promised in her heart that when they went home that night, she had to warn him and teach him, cut this off as soon as possible! She couldn’t delay any longer!

She glanced at her son and smiled faintly, as if nothing was wrong: “Third Young Master said they went to play by the stream.
Aren’t you tired? Sit down and take a rest.”

Zhang Liang heard that Lian Fang Qing and the others had gone to the stream and his eyes lit up.
He was about to say that he would go too when he met his mother’s cold and sharp gaze.
Startled, he suddenly understood, and his eyes went dark and low.
“Hm.” He said and sat down honestly.

Madam Sun glanced at him and smiled at Madam Li: “There is no child that is not greedy! I think Ah Liang is not someone without understanding of height, no need to be afraid he will run around and not work! Why bother to hold him back?”

Smiling, Madam Li said: “Where is he still a kid? He will be thirteen next year, so he should be obedient!” She sighed: “We are slaves and we know where slaves rank.
Is it good to go play with this kind of position?”

“That’s true!” Madam Sun nodded with a smile: “Miss Lian is very kind, you are so lucky!”

“No, our family can only do our best and be loyal to our master.
It’s not in vain to look up to her!” Madam Li said again.

Zhang Liang’s heart seemed to have been severely poked by something and his face had turned pale.
At this moment, his heart seemed to have been hollowed out and he sat there blankly, unable to hear what his mother said.
It seemed that his entire body was empty.

Admits the chaos in his heart, a brisk laughter came through like a silver bell, pulling his consciousness out of the chaos, instantly clearing it away.

Zhang Liang couldn’t help but raise his head and look in the direction the laughter had come from.
A bright and cheerful face came into view, vivid and fresh as the sunlight.

There was pain in his heart and he hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look again.

His mother was right.
He was a slave and he must be respectful and loyal to his master.
Such an idea was absolutely impossible and he couldn’t even think about it.

He was really cursed.
Fourth Miss was like a little fairy, how could he dare to think about it?

“Aunt Zhang, Aunt Sun, Sister, Xiu’er, Ah Liang! See, we caught a lot of fish! Let’s eat them at noon.
My second brother is really good, not even Xiao Hui can compare!” Lian Fang Qing called happily, with a delicate smile.

Madam Li and the others greeted her and took the cleaned fish from Lian Fang Zhou, laughing.

Lian Ze laughed with them, saying helplessly: “Go, go! You really are my beautiful sister!”

Zhang Liang did not join them.
Madam Li smiled but knew that her son was likely feeling distressed and sad.
Fourth Miss was born with such a lovely jade and snow face, with flying eyebrows, and a vivid personality.
Wherever she went, laughter followed her.
The Lian servants must be respectful of her but it was hard not to like her and wish to treasure her.

In fact, her temperament was too attractive.

Her own sun was about the same age as her, so it was no wonder that he took her so seriously.

What a pity, there was no hope!

The master was the master and the servant was the servant.
This identity was a gap that could never be crossed.
Miss Lian was kindhearted and treated her people very well but there were rules.
Once she was offended, her methods were not exaggerated at all!

If Lian Fang Zhou knew that her son wanted to pamper her sister, how could she not be annoyed?

“Bake all these fish! I thought we might catch some, so I brought some seasoning with us.” Lian Fang Zhou smiled, taking out two yellow paper bags from her clothes.

One package was fine salt and the other was seasoning mixed with pepper and ground chili.

Madam Li took it with a smile and everyone quickly became busy.

In a short while, the rich smell of grilled fish filled the air and everyone was drooling.

There were a lot of wild fish in the stream and Lian Ze had become very agile.
Although the three of them had not been gone long, they had caught more than a dozen.

While they ate, they deliberately left the two biggest fish to slowly roast on the side.
These were for Ah Jian and Sun Zhang Xing.

The sky in the mountain went dark sooner than it did in the plains.
Just after four in the afternoon, the huge shadow of the mountain cast down, covering them in darkness.
The brilliant sun also put away it’s blazing temperature.

Lian Fang Qing leaned against Lian Fang Zhou’s arm and fell asleep.
Zhang Liang only glanced at the sweet and unguarded sleeping face before forcing himself to turn his head away, fearing that he could not control himself.
He got up and went to look after the pheasant nest.

Lian Ze took Xiao Hui to rest under a tree not too far away and the conversation between Madam Sun and Madam Li became much quieter.

Everyone was waiting for Ah Jian and Sun Zhang Xing to return.

“Miss Lian! Miss Lian! Our luck was really good today! We’ve caught a big wild boar!” Suddenly Sun Zhang Xing’s elated voice cut through the air, boosting the spirits of the people around the fire.

Lian Fang Qing woke up in a daze, rubbing her eyes.

Hearing that they had caught a wild boar, everyone was very excited.
Wild boars were different than domestic pigs and their temperaments were much fiercer.
It was rare to be able to hunt a wild one.

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Ah Jian and Sun Zhang Xing were carrying it back with its four hooves tied to a wooden stick.
The whole thing had to be at least two hundred catties.
The whole body was shiny and black and its face was filled with long, sharp, white teeth.
The tusks were two inches long and its mane was very messy, making it look very thick.
Everyone was chatting excitedly when they saw it.

Also tied to the wooden stick was a string of colorful prey, such as pheasants and other birds.

Lian Fang Zhou directed Lian Ze to put away the pheasants and said: “Such a strong boar must have been very fierce! You are so courageous; if you aren’t sure, its better not to risk it!”

Wild boars had thick skin and nasty tempers.
If you didn’t kill it with one blow, it would become angry and the consequences would be unimaginable.

Everyone thinks that wild boars are stupid but they weren’t stupid at all, they were very clever at attacking people.
Even if you escaped into a tree, it would use its powerful head and tusks to rip at the roots of the tree.

Ah Jian looked at Lian Fang Zhou instinctively when she said this and saw the deep look of concern in her eyes.

Somehow, Ah Jian felt a little guilty.

“Yes, look at it! It must have been so dangerous!” Madam Sun also said.

Sun Zhang Xing slapped his thigh excitedly and smiled sincerely: “Wasn’t there Brother Ah Jian? I’ve seen many wild boars before and never dared to try them.
Today was very enjoyable, however! Brother Ah Jian’s archery technique is really something, tsk! It’s a shame he’s not a hunter!”