The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 134 - 131: Blessed Land

Chapter 134: Chapter 131: Blessed Land

Madam Zhou saw Madam Liu hooking up with Yan Heng again, and she looked at her contemptuously.

Madam Liu frowned when she saw Madam Zhou, and then averted her gaze.

Madam Zhou was infuriated by Madam Liu’s dismissive manner and had the servant support Zhang Ting back to the carriage first.

Then, she approached Madam Liu with an angry face and said, "I don’t need you meddling in my son’s affairs. Don’t think you’re something special just because you’ve climbed up the social ladder. Do you think you’re doing him a favor by using such dirty tricks to get him a recommendation letter?"

Madam Liu: ???

What climbing up the social ladder? What dirty tricks?

What is Madam Zhou talking about?

Madam Zhou felt that Madam Liu’s innocent expression was all an act, which explained why all the men around Yan Heng had been seduced by her. She continued, "Stop pretending! Have you ever thought about how Zhou would feel, unable to lift his head high if this comes to light? I’m telling you, don’t ruin my son’s reputation. He doesn’t need your help, and you’d better stop Zhou from practicing martial arts at Dengfeng Martial Arts Academy while this matter is still hidden. Otherwise, once it gets out, who will respect him?"

Madam Liu was even more baffled!

What in the world?

"If you ruin my son’s reputation and destroy his future, I won’t let you off! Three days from now, I don’t want to see Zhou enrolling at the academy. Even if he does, I will make sure he cannot stay there!" Madam Zhou threatened and then left.

If Zhou hadn’t been so harsh on Brother Ting, and if the two brothers simply minded their own business, that would be fine, and she too would want the best for her son.

But it was obvious that Zhou was targeting Zhang Ting. Being at the same academy would inevitably lead to friction, and too much friction might expose their relationship.

She didn’t want all the academy’s students to know they were half-brothers with different fathers.

She was now the wife of a general, and she did not want her remarried status to be brought up nor for more people to know about it.

The more Madam Liu listened, the more confused she got. She could not figure out what Madam Zhou meant by her words. She rolled her eyes at Madam Zhou’s retreating figure: "She must be sick! The clinic is at the end of the street, turn left and there you are, go check yourself!"

After cursing, Madam Liu thought about how Zhang Ting seemed to have been beaten up badly, his face contorted in pain.

Could it have been Zhou’s doing?

So, was that why Madam Zhou didn’t want Zhou to learn martial arts at Dengfeng Academy?

Was she afraid that if people at the academy discovered that Zhang Ting and Zhou were half-brothers, it would reflect poorly on Zhou’s reputation?

No, that’s wrong, she must be worried about Zhang Ting’s reputation, right?

And she’s probably also worried about her own gold-digging, abandoning nature being exposed!

How could the elder son’s reputation be affected? It’s not his fault to have such a shameless mother.

When the Zhou family carriage passed by her, Madam Liu couldn’t help but spit in its direction.

Unfit to be a mother!

~

Dengfeng Martial Arts Academy was very large, and inside there was a vast racetrack for students to practice equestrian archery.

Yan Shan, along with a few kids and the Ruo Family, toured the academy.

The group arrived at the racetrack, and Yan Shan borrowed a few horses.

Ruo Hai, Ruo Jiang, Ruo He, and others took a lap and had just stopped, planning to visit other places when Ruo Shui and Yan Shan came over.

Xuanbao thought horseback riding was so much fun that she felt reluctant to leave: "We haven’t finished touring the academy, can we leave after the tour?"

Ruo Shui coaxed her: "It’s getting late, and your mother is waiting for us outside alone. Father bought pastries from Caidie Pavilion, with many flavors and shapes of rabbits and goats. Shall we go home and enjoy the pastries?"

Hearing that her mother was waiting outside alone, and that it would take a long time to finish touring the academy, Xuanbao agreed, "Let’s go then!"

The academy could be visited another time, it wasn’t right to let her mother wait in the cold.

Thus, everyone took their leave in succession.

The children had come in carriages arranged by Yan Shan, who had already informed each child’s coachman to pick them up outside Dengfeng Academy when it was time to leave, so now everyone could go straight home.

After leaving the Academy, Madam Liu eagerly approached with excitement, "Congratulations to our eldest son for becoming a student of the Dengfeng Academy."

Ruo Zhou’s face felt somewhat warm as he thanked her, "Thank you, Aunt Four."

Ruo Hang expressed his surprise, "Mother, how did you know?"

Madam Liu, "With your elder brother being so incredibly talented, your mother could guess it! I even know he took first place! Tonight when we get home, Aunt Three will make you some delicious food, you’ve worked hard, our eldest son!"

Madam Liu had learned this from the various conversations of students coming in and out; she was extremely happy.

Ruo Hang believed it to be true and looked at her with admiration, "Mother, you’re amazing!"

Ruo Xuan, "Mother must have heard it from the students going in and out, right?"

Madam Liu laughed, "Haha, Xuanbao is truly clever!"

Ruo Xuan then laughed, "It was quite easy to guess."

The Ruo Family brothers, "...."

Easy, really? They hadn’t thought of it!

The sister is just brilliant!

Happy about his son’s first-place entrance to the Academy, Ruo Hai said, "Alright, children, get on the cart, I’ll push you all back home! Let’s get home early and celebrate with your grandmother."

The children cheerfully clambered onto the cart.

Ruo Zhou was already twelve years old, and feeling embarrassed to ride on the cart, he insisted on walking on his own.

Thus, the family left the city in a grand procession.

As they left the city, the sun began to tilt westward, the afternoon sunlight spilling over a vast expanse of wasteland, warm and inviting.

Ruo Xuan then saw the grass and trees on the wasteland, under the golden sunlight, shimmering with a faint purple aura.

She blinked, "Is this... the rise of a prosperous time?"

The land also has its destiny, and this wasteland was about to become fortunate, which is why purple qi appeared.

The purple qi signified auspiciousness.

With purple qi rising from the land, it proved that this place would soon become a land of good feng shui, a land of fortune.

Moreover, since the purple qi emerged under the golden sunlight, it represented a treasure land of unimpeded wealth!

Xuanbao immediately said, "Father, I want to buy this wasteland, and I want to buy it now, let’s head to the Governor’s Office right away!"

Everyone was stunned by Ruo Xuan’s sudden interjection.

Ruo Hai looked at her puzzled, "Xuanbao, why do you suddenly want to buy this land?"

Ruo Jiang also found it strange, "Yeah, this land is far from the village, it’s not easy to manage, if Xuanbao wants to buy land, she should buy near the village."

Ruo Shui also felt it odd, but if his daughter wanted to buy it, then she should, trusting her judgement would not be wrong, he said, "How much does Xuanbao want to buy? I don’t carry much silver with me."

"This land is good, I want to buy the whole piece." Wherever there was purple qi, she would buy it, "I have silver with me. Father, it’s still early, let’s go to the Governor’s Office now!"

Ruo Shui was taken aback, wondering if Xuanbao had brought all her silver with her!

What if it got lost?

Ruo Xuan urged, "Father, let’s hurry, the Governor’s Office will close soon."

Now that she needed to study, attending classes every day, she didn’t know when she would be able to come out next; she wanted to buy the land before anyone beat her to it.

Seeing his daughter’s urgency, Ruo Shui told the others, "I and Xuanbao will go to the Governor’s Office to buy the land, elder brother, second brother, third brother, fifth brother, you guys take the kids back to the village first!"

Although the Ruo Family brothers thought Xuanbao’s ideas were impulsive, Xuanbao was their family’s treasure, bringing fortune. Since she said it was good land, it must be good.

Buying land didn’t require so many people, so the rest of the family went on ahead, leaving only Ruo Shui and Madam Liu with Xuanbao to buy the land.