The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 175

Chapter 175: 116 Drunkenness (First Watch)_2

Xiao Liulang didn’t offer any explanation and said: “Indeed, the Provincial City is further than the Prefecture City, it took over half a month of extra travel to get there.”

“I knew it!” Aunt Zhang declared in a tone suggesting she was very intelligent, “Alright, you must be missing Mistress Gu (Gu Jiao) after being away from home for so long, hurry home, she is there!”

Today Tianxiang Academy was on holiday but the village school wasn’t, so Gu Xiaoshun was in town taking care of the children and Gu Jiao was at home working.

As Xiao Liulang and Fen Lin entered the house, the first person they saw was not Gu Jiao, but a man dressed as a farmer.

Both of them were taken aback.

The man noticed the movement at the door, turned around, his eyes lit up, “Liulang? And this must be… Scholar Feng?”

Fen Lin was taken aback, “Eh…I am, but are you…”

“Luo Lizheng”, Xiao Liulang greeted.

Luo Lizheng chuckled while scratching his head.

Fen Lin’s face lit up, “So, you are the newly appointed village head, you’re a remarkable man! You’ve done everything from digging irrigation canals to building water wheels, revitalizing the entire village crops!”

Luo Lizheng was baffled at first, then laughed frankly, “Scholar Feng is mistaken, neither the irrigation canal digging nor the water wheel building was my doing!”

Fen Lin looked startled, “If not you, then who?”

A guess formed in Xiao Liulang’s mind, he instinctively cast his eyes towards the rear door of the hall, coincidentally Gu Jiao entered the hall wiping her hands at this moment.

Seeing Xiao Liulang, her steps faltered.

She knew the timetable of the provincial examination and roughly when the results would be announced. She estimated that Xiao Liulang would not return until after the announcement, yet, he returned so soon.

Her dumbstruck expression was somewhat adorably blank.

Xiao Liulang senses a tremor in his chest but managed to maintain his composure.

He calmly moved his gaze away and greeted Luo Lizheng once again.

Luo Lizheng was perplexed, hadn’t they already exchanged greetings a moment ago?

Gu Jiao glanced at Xiao Liulang, the corner of her lips curling unconsciously, “How come you’re back so soon? Didn’t you want to stay longer in the Provincial City to enjoy yourself?”