The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 226 You Casanova (8)_1

Chapter 226: Chapter 226 You Casanova (8)_1

Pei Qin nodded and made a note on the paper.

Shen Songming offered her several ideas for making money, all of which Pei Qin ignored, as she had already considered them and found they were not feasible at the moment. Currently, even purchasing land required writing the name of that scum Pei Zongli, so she could only start with small endeavors.

The following day, after seeing Shen Songming off, who was quite reluctant to leave, he left his address with Pei Qin, saying that once he returned to Jinan, he would write to Pei Qin and insisted on maintaining correspondence with her.

Zou Xing, seeing him finally gone, breathed a sigh of relief. He didn’t dare ask what Pei Qin had drawn for him. Previously, Shen Songming had mentioned it was confidential, so it definitely couldn’t be disclosed. All he knew was that Pei Qin had received a sum of money for helping Shen Songming grow something.

Pei Qin told others it was medicinal herbs, as those sweet potatoes didn’t look edible, and no one else could imagine they were.

Grandma Sun was also somewhat worried, fearing that Pei Qin had encountered a bad person, and advised her to be more vigilant.

Pei Qin was unable to explain to them, only saying that she helped with the drawings, which were very useful to Shen Songming, and that’s why he asked her to grow something. She had spent three hundred and fifty taels on purchasing land, with another one hundred and fifty taels of silver in her possession, so she wouldn’t be deceived.

That afternoon, an old man drove a donkey cart full of goods, and upon reaching the town, he inquired about Pei Qin. Arriving at her door, he announced that the soybeans on the donkey cart were for planting, and the several bolts of plain cotton cloth were sent by Young Master Shen Songming.

"Did we really encounter a consort?" Pei Qian said uncertainly while starting to move the items into the house.

The old man insisted she didn’t need to carry them, leading Pei Qian to think he wanted to charge them. The old man, with a smile, asked her to clear some space so he could drive the donkey cart to their home. "This donkey and this newly-built cart were bought by Young Master Shen and are meant for your family’s use." There was also a letter for Pei Qin.

Opening the letter, Pei Qin found it filled with familiar simplified characters and several misspellings. It said something about knowing that she disliked horse carriages and that since she liked donkeys so much, he was gifting her one so she could ride it when going out. He had also already bought the bean seeds for her, and she could plant them right away. These were gifts to mark their acquaintance. The rest of the cloth and miscellaneous items were tokens of gratitude for the meals. He asked her to keep corresponding with him, or else he would feel suffocated without someone to talk to.

"Your sister is the one who likes donkeys!" Pei Qin couldn’t help but laugh and curse, yet she still treasured the letter away.

Pei Yuan was somewhat worried; with so many silver notes given to them, plus these presents amounting to several tens of taels of silver, what had her elder sister drawn or written for him? Could it be something disastrous?

After Pei Qian’s initial happiness, doubt crept into her mind. Once the old man had left, looking at the pile of items in the house, the cart in the yard, and the donkey in the animal pen, she asked Pei Qin, "Elder sister, what exactly did you give him, and why is Young Master Shen both giving us silver for the land and all these things?"

"Why pry so much? Just wait to collect the money!" Pei Qin glanced at her dismissively.

"Did you teach him to make something that could earn a lot of money?" Pei Qian suspected her elder sister had again undersold something valuable. If they had it, couldn’t they make more money by doing it themselves?

"Stop with the wild guesses! An ordinary man commits no crime, but he who possesses a jade invites trouble. Some things are not for us common folks to do!" Pei Qin pushed her younger sister’s head away.

"And who is that Young Master Shen?" Pei Yuan inquired further.

Pei Qin shrugged her shoulders, "His father is the Jinan Magistrate!"

Both daughters’ eyes widened in astonishment; the highest-ranking official they had ever seen was the Lizheng, and they had never even met the County Magistrate. The Sir Magistrate was a high-ranking official, wasn’t he? After all, he was in charge of several County Magistrates!