The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 174

Chapter 174: 116 Drunkenness (First Watch)

Xiao Liulang hired the fastest carriage, and by the end of August, he arrived at Qingquan Town.

On their way past Tianxiang Academy, Fen Lin first moved his luggage back to the dormitory, and when he came out, he ran into the dean.

Seeing him, the dean was surprised, “Eh? Why are you back so soon? Weren’t you going to take the rural examination? Did you miss it or what? Where’s Liulang?”

“We made it! We came right back after the exam! Well… I’ll tell you more about it later, Liulang is waiting outside for me. Goodbye, Dean!” Fen Lin hurriedly replied with a dry laugh, running off!

Everyone knows that Xiao Liulang is the dean’s darling. If Fen Lin didn’t make a swift exit, the dean would probably keep him talking forever.

Fen Lin jumped onto the carriage in a flash.

“What happened?” Xiao Liulang asked.

“The Dean!” Fen Lin said, “Avoid him or else he’ll hold you up and you won’t be able to go home!”

Xiao Liulang nodded in agreement and prompted the coachman to hurry back to the village.

The carriage fare had already been paid in the provincial city, but having travelled with them the entire journey, working hard as a coachman and servant, Xiao Liulang tipped him a tael of silver.

The coachman was astonished and quickly bowed in gratitude.

“Take care on the road.” Xiao Liulang said.

“Thank you, Young Master Xiao!” The coachman got back on the carriage cheerfully.

Doing their line of work was hard-earned money. Even if they were away for more than one month, the real income was only two or three taels. With this additional tael, life would be much better next month!

Xiao Liulang and Fen Lin headed into the Village.

When they left the village at the end of June, the late rice had just been sown, and there were only sparse young seedlings. Now, they had fully grown into a vibrant green field.

“Wow! The wheat in your village is growing really well!”

The weather this year was unusual, with little rain and dry farmland, causing many crops to wilt in the field. They had seen it with their own eyes on the way back from the provincial city and were deeply moved.

However, the crops in Qingquan Village seemed unaffected by the drought and were growing robustly.