The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 140: Burst You (16)_1

Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Burst You (16)_1

Lady Fang shook with rage but did not say a word when she saw Pei Qin beat Lady Chen so fiercely. Instead, she came over, grabbed her, and dragged her toward their home.

Shocked, the villagers watched as Lady Chen, her face swollen and bloody, was discussed in hushed, gossiping tones. Even if Pei Daya was no good, as the eldest brother’s wife, Lady Chen’s act of stealing and sending the girl’s undergarments out was akin to a death sentence!

Pei Wenbo and Pei Wenlee shouted curses as they rushed forward.

Pei Qin raised her foot and sent Pei Wenbo tumbling away with a kick.

"You’ve turned against us! You wretched girl, what do you think you are doing!? Trying to kill someone!?" Lady Zhu’s face turned a ghastly shade of purple as she cursed loudly and ran to help Pei Wenbo.

"I want to ask, what was my sister-in-law thinking, sending Qinqin’s undergarments to Qian Village?" Madam Fang shouted back hoarsely with fury.

Lady Zhu’s face went from purple to asphyxiated blue.

Pei Qin gave her a cold glare and then looked back at Old Pei, who had hurried over, "Let the Chen family come and properly redeem their daughter!" With that, she dragged Lady Chen toward the courtyard, with no intention of handing her over to the main house.

Madam Kong’s eyes widened. By doing such a thing, her mother-in-law had already given them a disadvantage, and it was embarrassing for them as well. And if word got out to the Chen family...

Pei Wenlee and Pei Wenbo continued to wail and demand the release of Lady Chen but dared not approach any further.

Pei Qin dragged Lady Chen back to the courtyard and kicked her to the ground.

Si Ya, who was left at home to watch the door, took out a lock and secured it.

Grandma Miao and several others pointed and discussed the situation with fervor, mentioning that Pei Wenli needed to spend quite a sum of silver coin for his studies at the county school and that Lady Chen had her sights set on Pei Qin again. Some said that Pei Qin went too far in beating up the wife of the eldest brother and even involving the Chen family—it was excessive. The undergarments hadn’t been actually sent out to anyone; after all, they were all from the Pei family and could have settled it with an apology after talking it through.

Lying on the cold ground, Lady Chen sobbed and bled with hatred in her heart, also filled with regret—but not for what she had done. She regretted not quickly delivering the undergarments to Qian Dog as soon as she got them or giving them to Dalang. Then, perhaps Grandma Zhang would not have allowed that wretched girl to enter the house, and she, instead of being killed, might have been made Dalang’s concubine. But bribing her way into becoming someone’s concubine and hated to the core by Grandma Zhang would mean torture at her hands!

Madam Kong was very anxious. The cat was out of the bag, and the only thing they could do was to minimize the damage. They couldn’t let the Chen family come over. If the Chen family were humiliated, it would be even more embarrassing for them and could also affect her husband’s reputation and his examinations.

Lady Zhu knew only to cry and curse, verbally ripping into Pei Qin and Madam Fang multiple times over.

"What good is crying now!? Instead of figuring out what to do, you’re just making things worse!" Old Pei scolded with a dark expression on his face.

"What if that wretched girl has caused trouble and it affects Dalang’s examinations!? If he is influenced by this, I’ll fight them to the death!" Lady Zhu cried out.

In turn, Pei Qin was blamed. But if Lady Chen hadn’t stirred up this trouble, none of this would have happened.

Although they all knew it in their hearts, no one spoke a word.

"Right now, the most urgent order of business is to appease the second aunt and Daya, and to make sure people in the village don’t gossip," sighed Madam Kong softly.

Pei Houli had gone out to work, and Old Pei had already sent someone to call him back.

By the time Pei Houli heard of the troubles at home and hurried back, the news had already spread throughout the small Back Mountain Village. After listening to Lady Zhu and Pei Wenlee exaggerate and slander Pei Qin, Pei Houli looked at Old Pei, "Father?" If Lady Chen hadn’t done this, it would never have come to this. He had already told her to stay quiet during these days leading up to his eldest son’s examinations, and yet, she had made such a mess!

Old Pei was waiting for him to return so they could discuss what to do. By now, the villagers were likely all aware of the situation, and to smooth things over, they had to start with the second branch of the family.

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