The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 211 The Blind Man is Sick (2)_1

Chapter 211: Chapter 211 The Blind Man is Sick (2)_1

Pushing the handcart was tough as they made their way back home.

The next day, after selling out her he lao noodles and rice noodles at the market, Pei Qin borrowed a donkey cart and loaded it with bamboo shoots and sugar-coated peanuts.

"You sure you know how to drive this thing? Don’t get into an accident on the way!" Pei Qian was really worried. Just yesterday, wailing about the five loops and six loops, yet today she had to man a donkey cart by herself. If she ended up in a ditch or a river, that would be a disaster!

"Donkeys aren’t horses, just drive them and they go forward, right?" Pei Qin could ride horses, so why couldn’t she handle a donkey cart!?

Seeing her nonchalant attitude, both Pei Yuan and Pei Qian were somewhat nervous.

Humming the tune of "Five Loops" all the way, Pei Qin steadily drove the donkey cart to Yuanyang County. After delivering the sugar-coated peanuts to Ju Xian Building, she headed to Moon Tavern and called some people out to unload the goods.

The shopkeeper was all smiles as soon as he saw the bamboo shoots.

Wang Ting asked her to park the donkey cart well and teach him the turning technique from last time, which he had trouble mastering. He had learned several skills from Pei Qin, but the mid-air turn always ended with a fall, making it even harder for him to get right.

Today, Pei Qin focused on teaching him that technique.

During the meal, Zhang Yan came by, dressed in a pale blue robe with bamboo leaf patterns, his narrow phoenix eyes squinting slightly, and a smile tugging at his lips, "Using bamboo shoots for cooking, even making the tavern shopkeeper overjoyed, Ms. Pei truly has remarkable skills!"

Pei Qin looked at the bamboo leaf pattern on his clothes and the finely disguised bamboo shoots within, her eyebrows arching uppishly, "It’s a willing deal, nothing more!"

"Thanks to you, I’ve found a great dish!" Zhang Yan said with a chuckle, his gaze lingering on her face.

Pei Qin shrugged indifferently, "Bamboo shoots are different from bamboo only when they first sprout from the ground. If you look carefully, you can notice the fresh scent of bamboo, it’s not hard to find. I never planned to sell these forever, nor did I plan to rely on them for a living."

"People have already started making sugar-coated peanuts," Zhang Yan added.

Pei Qin just laughed, "Sooner or later, someone will figure out how to make he lao noodles too, but that’s none of my business as long as people still want to eat the ones from my home!"

Seeing her laugh so openly and nonchalantly, Zhang Yan’s smile slightly curved.

In the end, Pei Qin kindly advised him, "There are only three kinds of business in the world: mine, yours, and none of my damn business!" What does my business have to do with you, damn it!

Zhang Yan’s handsome face darkened a shade.

Pei Qin waved her hand, finished her meal, taught Wang Ting until the afternoon, then drove the donkey cart laden with silver back to Taiping Town.

Sun Dashun came by and said the roof beams would soon be raised and asked Pei Qin to prepare.

Old Scholar Fang had also asked her about it earlier that day, saying to notify him when the roof raising was to happen so he could help officiate.

Raising the beams was a big deal, and even if Pei Qin didn’t want others meddling, she couldn’t leave them uninformed.

On the auspicious day, which also happened to be market day, Old Scholar Fang, Feng Shouxing, Fang Hui, and others arrived early.

Pei Qin, with money in hand, bought various fresh green vegetables at the market. With Grandma Fang supervising, Lady Yu and Fang Hui cooking, and Lady Ruan and the Pei sisters assisting, it was the perfect chance to use the bamboo rats and wild rabbit meat, adding two more dishes to the spread.

Old Scholar Fang officiated the roof-raising ceremony, and the craftsmen, along with friends and family, including Sun Dashun, were invited to a meal.

Fang Li inspected and saw a total of four main rooms and four wing rooms, making it eight rooms in all. With his son planning to move to the town for schooling, it was perfect for him to live there and grow closer to Pei Qin and her siblings. Glancing at Feng Shouxing, who kept boasting about the grandeur of the house, Fang Li decided not to mention it just yet.

The tiling work went quickly after that, taking only a couple of days to finish. Only the final touch-ups were left, requiring about half a month to complete.