In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 365 - 364 Pan’er’s arrangement_1

Chapter 365: Chapter 364 Pan’er’s arrangement_1

But what truly surprised Su Pan’er was something else!

In a lot of idle chats among the neighboring villagers, it transpired that the water level at the Lower River Outlet had surged unexpectedly!

At this time of the year, it hadn’t rained, and in just a day and a night, the river had swelled so abruptly by one or two meters in height, causing the villagers to marvel.

Su Pan’er was suddenly alert!

Could it be that the outlet of the hidden river inside the cave, was at the Lower River Outlet?

Could it be because she took away the water-avoiding beads from the cave, that the accumulated water in the swamp which had accumulated for many years poured against the flow, causing the water level at the drainage outlet to surge?

Seems like if given the opportunity, she would have to go in there once again!

"Pan’er, Pan’er? Your mother is talking to you, my dear. Why on earth are you always daydreaming? What are you thinking about?"

Mrs. Su-Hua sitting next to her, called out gently.

"Nothing really, I was just wondering why the water level at the foot of the mountain has surged so suddenly."

Su Pan’er snapped back to reality and smiled.

"What of that? I heard that this has been happening frequently for hundreds of years. I guess these young ones haven’t seen this spectacle before."

Mrs. Su-Hua chuckled dismissively.

"Oh, is that so!"

It seems that over the past few hundred years, people have frequently come in and out!

Seeing that there wasn’t many people around, and that they still had some distance to walk to the new house under construction, Su Pan’er casually asked: "Right, mother, yesterday you said you and father had come looking for me, was there something?"

"We indeed came looking for you..."

Mrs. Su-Hua looked around, and moved in closer to whisper in Su Pan’er’s ear: "Nothing much! It’s just that your grandfather asked us to beg you for a favor. I personally wish that detestable Su Sikong could spend a decade or so in jail! But sadly, your father does not think the same, sigh!"

"What did my father... say?"

"What else could he say? Humph! That man..."

Mrs. Su had clearly got a lot to say: "He said, if his elder brother truly ends up in prison, then Ke’er won’t be considered innocent anymore. His chances of finding a government position, let alone retiring from it, would be ruined!"

Unexpectedly, there is such a saying?

Su Pan’er frowned, finding the guilty-by-association system of this era extremely distasteful!

She didn’t care about the fate of the rest of the Su Family, but if it also affected her parents’ life and her brother Ke’er’s future, she would have to carefully consider this matter!

As soon as the thought came to her, she felt oppressed and found the situation a bit absurd; she would have to plead for her former enemy, time and again!

"Mother, I understand the situation roughly. However, at this moment, the Magistrate Cao has already reported this to the Capital City, I fear the results might not be easily changed! I promise to try my best to plead for him when the time is right, but there’s not much else I can do."

She decided in her heart that Su Sikong had done too many bad deeds, and it was apparently impossible for him to completely whitewash now. The plan is to try as much as possible to reduce the negative impact his actions have caused for the Su Family.

"By the way, is grandfather still in good health?"

When Su Pan’er met Su Hai the other day, she felt that the grandfather wasn’t in a good state, obviously in a mood of suppressed melancholy.

But this issue is ultimately a heart knot, and even medicine can’t cure it.

Even if she wanted to help, she would be powerless.

"Your grandfather has been very spirited these days! Since his elder brother ran into trouble, he’s been running around everywhere."

As soon as Mrs. Su-Hua mentioned this, she frowned: "Since the moment Su Yue’er returned home, she’s been held in high esteem, and your grandfather declared that he would stand by his elder brother to the end. Nowadays in the Su family, who dares to provoke her?"

"Is she acting that arrogantly?"

"Isn’t she just! Your grandfather has been calling on the Su family members to donate money and goods, trying to bribe the county government office in the hope of rescuing your uncle. In the worst-case scenario, he wants to make sure his elder brother suffers less in prison."

Mrs. Su-Hua sounded somewhat gleeful at his misfortune: "He should reflect on it. Just a few days ago his elder brother forcefully called a meeting in the family to ask everyone to donate money and goods, which even compelled several families to pawn or sell their lands. Now that he’s in trouble, these people would rather kick him when he’s down. He’s dreaming, if he thinks they will help him. Sadly, barely anyone has donated anything."

Su Pan’er nodded in understanding.

"The Su Family has been living under the oppressive power of Su Sikong for years, and the family has become rotten. Let it bleed heavily this time around for a good reason, so as to cut off the dead branches and rid of the decaying leaves. Otherwise, the culture will continue to deteriorate, and ultimately ruin the entire Su family."

Previously when Su Sikong was deputy county magistrate, these family members naturally dared not speak out.

Now that he has fallen, if these people just stood by and did nothing, they would already be considered as kind, let alone helping a man detrimental to the group interests wholeheartedly?

"Mother, let’s do this! After you go back, tell grandfather that Pan’er is aware of the matter and will do her best but can’t guarantee the result."

Su Pan’er clenched her teeth and agreed to the request: "But, mother, you need to curb your temper, and you must not push too hard on this. After all, if you don’t think about others, at least you have to think about Ke’er’s future."

Mrs. Su-Hua gave her a sideways glance.

"Don’t worry! I have had more salt than the rice you have eaten, don’t I know this!"

"That’s good."

Su Pan’er laughed, holding Mrs. Su-Hua’s arm and strolled forward to check the progress of the new house.

The recent plague didn’t stop workers from continuing their construction, the walls of the new house had already been put up and one could roughly make out the structure she had initially drawn on the blueprint.

A few workers were shouting on the high ridge of the house, placing rafters and crossbeams, a lively scene.

All around the tall courtyard walls, thorny bushes had been planted, this kind of thorn which birds do not land on, was a good deterrent against thieves and burglars, no one would dare to trespass lightly.

"You’re building a beautiful house indeed! Pan’er, you really have a taste!"

Gazing at the mansion, which wasn’t fully constructed yet but could already hint at its grandeur, Mrs. Su-Hua gave a thumbs up in delight: "It’s a pity that the Su Family hasn’t split up. Otherwise, I would definitely have gotten your father to build a house as wonderful as yours!"

"What’s the difficulty in that? Mother, can you see over there?"

Su Pan’er pointed to the building at the front: "That house over there, is for Ke’er. When Ke’er gets married, you can just move right in."

Mrs. Su-Hua was taken aback, followed by a moment of jubilation, which quickly faded into a shake of her head: "That wouldn’t be right. I thank you on behalf of Ke’er for your and your son-in-law’s kindness. But, this is the Qin family’s ancestral property, and it’s absolutely inappropriate for someone from the Su Family to live here."

"Mother, haven’t you noticed that the building isn’t a part of the Qin family’s ancestral property?"

Su Pan’er chuckled.

"I thought since we’re already building houses, might as well build that too. That small house has only three rooms, enough for you and father, and Ke’er and his future wife and siblings. It’s just a gesture from me to you. I didn’t tell you before because the Su family hasn’t been divided yet, and the true power in the Su family still lies in my uncle’s hands, it wasn’t appropriate to bring it up."