The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 222 You Casanova (4)_1

Chapter 222: Chapter 222 You Casanova (4)_1

"Sweet potatoes!?" Pei Qin’s mouth twitched.

"Don’t underestimate these sweet potatoes. I bought them from a businessman who had been to a foreign country. They call them ’foreign potatoes.’ At this time, no Han people have grown them, so I bought some. I only ate three pieces and couldn’t bear to eat any more. I brought the rest to you!" Shen Songming exclaimed, "You should grow these ’foreign potatoes’ from their shoots. Don’t plant corn this year, just plant all sweet potatoes instead! Once this crop takes off and gets popular, your family could submit a petition and might even earn some kind of reward from it!"

"...Our family doesn’t have any land," Pei Qin said in a heavy voice.

Shen Songming opened his mouth, astonished. The formidable Pei Qin, reduced to this after transmigration!? Could it be that she committed too many evils in her past life and was punished by the heavens to suffer here!? What kind of despicable thing had he done in his previous life that led him to encounter this female tyrant!? He had been living far away, yet here he was, eagerly coming to find her.

He felt a deep concern for his future life.

Shen Songming somewhat reluctantly took out a few silver notes, looked at the denominations, and handed them to her, "Take these to buy some land for now. Don’t worry about getting the best land, since sweet potatoes are cheap and easy to grow."

Pei Yuan and Pei Qian had never seen silver notes before. Seeing him actually hand several notes over to their eldest sister, they watched, puzzled and wide-eyed.

"Take it! Once I’ve made ice and sold it, we can deduct it from your share of the profits," Shen Songming said as he pushed the notes toward her again, "Don’t be so formal with me!"

As soon as he mentioned formality, Pei Qin reached out and took the silver notes, looking at them and raising an eyebrow. Each note was worth a hundred taels, totaling five notes. Even if his father was the Jinan Magistrate, he wouldn’t give him so much silver to squander at once, would he!? A son of great corruption, perhaps!?

"Don’t overthink it; this is my own private money!" seeing the look in her eyes, Shen Songming quickly explained.

"Suddenly having five hundred taels of silver is too bizarre. You should buy the land yourself—I’ll help you oversee it!" Pei Qin said and tucked the silver notes away.

Shen Songming’s mouth twitched slightly, "Then whose achievement is it, yours or mine!? Besides, I don’t have enough silver left to buy a piece of land." After muttering, he said, "You’ll help me with the drafting, and I’ll pay you. It’s only right and proper!"

Pei Qin considered for a second whether or not to return one of the silver notes to him, then resolutely dismissed the idea.

Pei Qian was thrilled; five hundred taels of silver! Their family suddenly had five hundred taels of silver!? That was enough to buy a large piece of land; they could even become landlords themselves! She was green with envy at the thought of Old Pei’s House getting ahead.

Although Shen Songming didn’t want to leave, considering there were only the four siblings and he, a strange man, it certainly wouldn’t look good if he stayed overnight. He agreed with Pei Qin to meet the next day and, taking his two servants with him, went to town to find an inn and stay for the night, while also intending to inquire about Pei Qin’s backstory. Why was it that every time he asked about her transmigration, the once mighty and intimidating female overlord showed that expression? He was really too curious!

As it turned out, during dinner, he threw a few coins to the waiter as a tip, and the waiter vividly started from when Lady Fang and Mother Peiqin were treated like slaves and ridiculed by the entire village in Old Pei’s House. He went on to talk about how Pei Zongli brought home a rich man’s daughter and had two sons who ended up pressuring Lady Fang to death, leaving only the four Pei siblings to struggle and work hard to earn money with their street stall. Now, finally, with the financial aid of the Wang family and Landlord Chang’s house, they had built a new courtyard and were starting to live a better life.

After listening to the story, Shen Songming finally understood why Pei Qin had that expression; it wasn’t that he was touching a sore spot without knowing; it was rather deep-rooted bitterness! What a series of absurd and unfortunate events had befallen her! Luckily, he was clever enough not to keep prying, or else he might have gotten more than just an earful!

After planning for half the night in the inn, he decided to find Pei Qin first thing in the morning.