Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

id: “Why would you think that?”

Madam Li just cried, unable to say anything other then begging.

Actually, she didn’t need to say anything, Lian Fang Zhou understood after thinking about it a little.

After all, hadn’t it been like this since ancient times? Whether tricked or forced, after having carnal relations, a woman’s innocence was gone, and she would not have a good reputation.
Apart from marrying the man who ruined her innocence, there was no other option!

Even if that man was a villain, she could only submit to fate!

Thinking of this, Lian Fang Zhou hesitated.

Li Si needed to be punished severely— not just severely, she also could not keep him anymore.
If she dealt with him, she also had to make the matter public, not only to convince everyone but also to warn the monkeys.

However, doing it this way would inevitably damage Zhang Xiu’er’s reputation.

Lian Fang Zhou couldn’t think of a good solution so after a while she said to Madam Li, “You get up first.
Don’t let Xiu’er walk around alone these days.
Not only at night! There are only a few people in this big courtyard, no one would know what was happening out of sight.
Watch yourself! Li Si, that bastard, I won’t spare him, don’t worry!”

Madam Li’s face turned pale and she said anxiously: “Miss, I beg you, don’t talk about this matter! If you do, Xiu’er’s reputation will be ruined!”

“The one with a clear heart are clear, what are you afraid of?” Lian Fang Zhou frowned, watching Madam Li’s pale face.
Then she said: “Okay, I know what to do! Don’t let Xiu’er go out today.
Let her rest inside the house.
I will deal with this as soon as possible!”

“Yes, Miss…” Madam Li said with her head down, watching Lian Fang Zhou go.
She still was not sure if Lian Fang Zhou had promised not to make the matter public or not and her thoughts couldn’t help but go up and down.

Lian Fang Zhou took two deep breaths to ease her emotions and called Lian Ze and Ah Jian to go out together to Ziaohuaguo Mountain.

Lian Ze couldn’t help asking: “Sister? What happened? Why is your face so ugly?”

“Huh?” Lian Fang Zhou was stunned and subconsciously touched the side of her face, saying: “Is it so obvious? I thought I hid it well?”

Ah Jian couldn’t help but scoff.
“Such a face is said to be well hidden? Take a mirror and look at yourself!”

Lian Fang Zhou sighed softly.
“You are the closest and most trusted people beside me and there is nothing I can’t say to you.
But after you hear it, don’t tell anyone else!” She said before explaining the matter.

“This is outrageous! Too shameful!” Lian Ze said bitterly.
“How could there be such a shameless person! Sister, Xiu’er is an innocent and good girl! We can’t let her be bullied.
Isn’t he afraid of her parents asking him to settle accounts?”

Ah Jian raised an eyebrow: “I didn’t notice that Li Si was such a schemer, what a good plan! Fortunately, nothing happened last night! If Zhang Xiu’er had really been ruined by him, Zhang Xiao Jun and his wife would be even more furious.
Is there a second option besides marrying Zhang Xiu’er?”

“This, this—” Lian Ze was dumbfounded, feeling frustrated and suffocated in his heart.
“So this is how it is! It’s obvious that Li Si is no good, to think of such a cheap plan.
It really seems there is no other way…”

Lian Ze suddenly shouted ‘ah’ and hurriedly asked: “Sister, is it possible that his matter could not be made public? Otherwise, there will be rumors.
Could it be that we can’t do anything to Li Si?”

TN: I’m not 100% on this, but I think Li Si targeted ZX partly because if he married her, he might be able to have a cushy job at the compound rather than being a field worker.
It’s not stated, but Ah Jian’s reaction makes me wonder if that was the case.