Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1663 - 848: Avoidance (2)

"Hey," Lian Shouli responded.

"Alright, Old Fourth, you go ahead and get busy. Let Old Three keep me company for a while longer. We grandson and grandfather will have a chat." Old Master Lian said.

Lian Shouxin and Lian Manman left the old house, and Lian Yeye hesitated for a moment before following Lian Manman.

In the evening, after Lian Manman’s family had dinner and settled down, Lady Zhang asked in detail about their visit to the old house.

"The old lady still sides with her daughter. I think the old couple wants to suppress this matter," Lady Zhang said after listening.

"Today’s issue was temporarily suppressed," Lian Manman nodded, "but from what I see of Si Lang’s group, the matter is not over yet."

Lian Shouyi, Lady He, and Si Lang were suppressed today and agreed to delay taking action. To put it bluntly, this was due to two reasons: the threats in Lady Zhou’s words had an effect, and also Old Master Lian’s illness and Lian Shouxin’s concern for his health played a part.

The arms cannot twist the thighs, this is an eternal truth. And in the current situation, Lian Shouyi, Lady He, and Si Lang are just the thin arms, while Lady Zhou, Old Master Lian, along with Lian Shouxin’s filial piety and support, form the strong thigh.

However, these three are not ones to easily give up.

"...a mess of bad debts, just thinking about it is annoying." Lian Shouxin did not hide his aversion to the situation in front of his family, then he added, "The old lady siding with that side is certain. Old Master doesn’t particularly favor any side, he just doesn’t want to make a big deal out of it, thinking they’re all one family, if one side could take a bit of loss, the matter could be resolved quickly..."

"Who would want to take that loss?" Lady Zhang shook her head and said, "If one side could take the loss, it wouldn’t have come to this, right?"

"This time, it’s surely Si Lang’s side they’re hoping will take some loss." Wu Lang said somewhat carelessly.

"Certainly," Lady Zhang nodded.

The family had already grasped Old Master Lian’s way of handling such matters, which was to let the harmed party consider the bigger picture, endure a bit of loss, and maintain the harmony of the entire family.

"Si Lang’s group won’t be so easily dismissed," Lian Manman remarked, "They think everyone is like us, ready to take a loss and soften when a few good words are said."

"It was their fuss that forced Old Master Lian to let us move out separately," Lady Zhang said, "This time..."

"This time the opposing side is my grandma’s eldest daughter, not us anymore," Lian Manman laughed.

Everyone in the family understood why Lian Manman laughed. Lady Zhang, Wu Lang, and Xiao Qi also laughed and shook their heads, while Lian Shouxin sighed.

"They’re not easy to deal with, this won’t be easy," Lady Zhang said.

"Tomorrow, I’ll call for people from the town, by then the old house will definitely call for me to go over," Lian Shouxin thought and said, "I’m really dreading it..."

"Dad, if you don’t want to go, then don’t," Lian Manman said decisively.

"Sigh..." Lian Shouxin sighed.

"Dad, didn’t they want to buy more land on the western pasture? If not, why don’t you go there to check it out. I can’t go, these days, I have to watch over Xiao Qi’s studies." Wu Lang suggested.

Lian Shouxin remained silent, but seemed a bit tempted.

"Dad, you should go, my brother is here at home, and we are not afraid if anything happens," Lian Manman said, "Today I saw my grandparents, they were quite robust."

"Your grandpa is even organizing to make medicine himself now," Lian Shouxin said.

"My grandpa must have been urgently worried today," Lian Manman said confidently, "But why did he let grandma make the medicine, dad, don’t you see?"

Lian Shouxin went silent for a moment.

"Old Master Lian isn’t someone who enjoys a fuss, he’s quite straightforward actually," after a while, Lian Shouxin mumbled without much context, seemingly making up his mind, "Then I’ll take someone to the pasture tomorrow."

"Alright, I’ll pack your things," Lady Zhang put down her sewing work and started busying herself packing for Lian Shouxin.

"...Tomorrow, there’s still a batch of cotton fabric, cotton will be transported here, and two cartloads of leather as well," Lian Manman said, while using a silver hairpin to trim the lamp wick, making it burn brighter, "Mom, we need to find more people to cut the fabric."

"There are plenty of people, haven’t you noticed the past few days, there are people coming from twenty to thirty miles away, asking for work," Lady Zhang said while packing things, "Tomorrow we’ll choose a few more skilled hands. Even though there are many things, we also have a lot of people, working in shifts, it’ll be quick."

Speaking of their current busy work, Lady Zhang’s mood instantly brightened.

"And to say, Baorong’s hands are really skillful, cutting fabric no worse than me, particularly good at embroidery, just seeing it is delightful," Lady Zhang laughed.

The Baorong Lady Zhang mentioned referred to Shang Baorong, the daughter of Younger Lady Zhou. Lian Manman’s family hired people to work, Shang Baorong along with Wife of Wu Yuchang and Er Ya also came along, volunteering to help with cutting fabric and shoe padding. Young girls love lively scenes and companionship; for the past two days, Shang Baorong spent the days at Lian Manman’s house, sitting in the side yard’s room, working with a group of young wives and girls.

These young wives and girls worked diligently but also never stopped chatting, laughter from inside could be heard from afar.

Because Shang Baorong was pretty, outgoing, and skillful, she quickly gained everyone’s favor. When it came to who from Younger Lady Zhou’s family integrated into Thirty Mile Camp first, without a doubt it was Shang Baorong.

In the past two days, Shang Baorong had helped with plenty of work, also making many fast friends, at the same time...

"Mom, do you really like her?" Lian Manman asked with a smile.

...

Seeking pink... (unfinished, if you like this work, you are welcome to recommend and vote on qidian.com, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)