The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 137: Burst You (13)_1

Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Burst You (13)_1

Si Ya watched their approach and called out, "Big Sister! Have you returned home?"

Kong’s nodded gently, "We went home to discuss your elder brother going to the county school. In a few days, once your brother has gone to the county school, I’ll move back home!"

"Brother is going to the county school!?" Si Ya’s eyes widened. Going to study in the county, how could he not pass the exam!?

"Yes," Kong’s replied with a smile.

Si Ya glanced at Pei Qin, and once the two of them had left, she began to ramble again, "With his already good academics, once he’s in the county school, next year he’s guaranteed to pass the examinations! If we offend them, they’ll seek revenge on us later! Even if Big Sister and Brother wouldn’t, Grandmother and Lady Fang certainly would! And so would Pei Wenbo and Sister Er Ya!"

"You still have time to go and lick their boots!" Pei Qin said indifferently.

Si Ya pouted, showing her dissatisfaction.

Lady Fang hoped for Pei Wenli to succeed, yet also worried that after he did, just like Si Ya said, she and her mother would be the targets of retribution from their mother-in-law and Lady Fang. Returning home, she expressed her concerns, advising Pei Qin and her siblings to be cautious and try to avoid any confrontations with the main family as much as possible.

"I can only assure you, when they don’t pick a quarrel, to ignore them!" Pei Qin was too lazy to engage with them.

"Qinqin! Mother understands. But we always need to think about the future. If your elder brother passes the exam..." Lady Fang tried to persuade her.

"Stop right there!" Pei Qin said impatiently, "Use your knees to think about it. If he really could pass, why bother squeezing into the county school? He couldn’t even get into the county school before, and there are many there smarter than him who haven’t passed the exam. What makes him so special!?"

Si Ya muttered softly, "It sounds reasonable, but what if he does!?"

Pei Qin pretended not to hear, as if what ifs didn’t matter. After next spring’s exam, they would all know. Her current task was to tutor the Wang family’s bear of a child and then sit back and count her money.

However, with sudden increases in household expenses, Lady Chen’s bitter resentment found no outlet, so she turned her attention back to Pei Qin. You wretch! If I can’t deal with you, someone else will! Thinking of the letter she had received a few days earlier, Qian Dog was still unmarried and still wanted to marry Pei Qin, Lady Chen’s eyes flashed with a dark light.

But last time, Pei Qin caused a fuss about leaving home, and that wench Lady Fang didn’t agree. She needed a foolproof plan to make that little wretch have no choice but to marry Qian Dog, even against her will!

After pondering for two days, Lady Chen’s gaze landed on the clothes San Ya had washed.

Since she couldn’t bathe, Pei Qin would come home early, boil water, and just wipe herself down, so her undergarments were changed frequently.

In the morning, Lady Fang kneaded dough, while Pei Qin busied herself with frying toppings and preparing ingredients. Si Ya was set to tend the stove and assist, so the task of washing clothes was given to San Ya. She would wash them at the village well, then carry them back and lay them out to dry.

Once everything was in order, the ladies locked up and headed to the town to set up their stall.

While Lady Chen had initially planned to send her younger son to sneak over the hedge, she feared he might blab, so when no one was around, she pulled out a couple of branches, slipped in, and snatched Pei Qin’s panties before stealthily making her exit, replacing the branches and covering her tracks with cornstalk leaves.

No one saw her; Lady Chen breathed a sigh of relief and sneered as she looked at the half-dry panties in her hand. With this, Qian Dog had leverage, and with Pei Qin’s current means of causing trouble, the private money she had spat out would immediately come back! As soon as Qian Dog showed up with the panties, that little wretch would have to marry him or have nothing left but to hang herself with a rope!

Eager to avoid complications, Lady Chen wanted to deliver the panties to Qian Dog right away.

But Pei Wenli had brought Kong’s back home, and just as she was about to suggest leaving, Kong’s, suspecting she was unhappy about parting with her hidden money, started a conversation and even showed her a new shoe upper she had made, telling her she wasn’t going to make new clothes for New Year’s, only a set for Pei Wenli to wear when he went out.