The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 238 Pei the Big Bun (2)_1

Chapter 238: Chapter 238 Pei the Big Bun (2)_1

"Once Drunken Immortal Tavern closes, they’ll definitely start making those Drunkard’s Peanuts." The Store Manager instructed the young clerk to keep an eye on the Drunken Immortal Tavern.

When Pei Qin and Pei Qian returned home, it was already past noon.

Seeing that the two hadn’t eaten, Pei Yuan immediately started a fire and cooked two bowls of noodles, which she ladled out. Pei Qin stir-fried some meat slices and smashed a cucumber, and each of them had a large bowl.

Pei Yuan watched, puzzled. The eldest sister’s large appetite was one thing, but when had the youngest sister begun to eat so much too? Noticing that her eyes were a bit red and swollen, her confusion grew. Could it be they’d been arguing with the eldest sister?

After finishing the noodles and washing up the bowls, Pei Qian came back and told her about the Old Pei’s House opening a silk and satin shop in the county.

Pei Yuan’s face also turned sullen as she listened, and she couldn’t help but feel unease and dread over the impending revenge and suppression from Old Pei’s House once they achieved wealth and glory.

"What’s there to fear? Haven’t you seen the several big trees we have to lean on? In crucial moments, even the masses can be rallied to our side!" Pei Qin said, nodding as she spoke.

Shen Songming couldn’t help but admire Pei Qin for her luck. In her past life, with her family’s power and influence, she was practically a walking nuclear weapon that no one dared to provoke. Now, this life had not been easy, yet she had one backer after another, and he had become the biggest among them.

That evening, when Pei Wendong came back, he also heard about Old Pei’s House opening a silk and satin shop in the town. He knew Old Pei’s House was on its way up and that their entire family relied on their eldest sister; he was still too young and just couldn’t compare with Old Pei’s House, which made him feel a little disheartened and angry.

"You’ll encounter many more feelings and situations like this in the future! You need to cultivate your own mindset! We just need to progress steadily and surpass them in time!" Pei Qin patted his little shoulder and went back to the room to fetch the western melon she had bought.

All three of them stared at the western melon oozing cold air, touched it, and felt the icy chill, their eyes widened with shock. The only cold foods they had eaten were those chilled with freshly drawn well water, which was indeed cool, but this western melon was freezing, something that well water could never chill to such an extent.

"Eldest sister! Has our family... made ice?" Pei Yuan asked tentatively.

"Yes!" Pei Qin nodded, "In this world, many things that seem unrelated can come together and transform into something entirely different!"

"To be able to make ice in such hot weather!?" Pei Qian’s eyes were wide with astonishment.

"Shen Songming is now selling ice in a shop outside. Strictly speaking, our family owns a share of it. Just wait for the year-end dividend! However, as for this ice, just enjoy it quietly, better not to show off!" Pei Qin took a knife and cut the western melon.

The refreshingly cold western melon, once in their mouths, cooled them down all the way to their stomachs; the blast of cold air almost instantaneously drove away all the heat from their bodies.

Watching Pei Qin eat the western melon, legs crossed, they suddenly realized that their eldest sister was really something incredible!

Pei Qian had to admit to herself that their eldest sister was impressive, and she truly admired her. But sometimes, her approach was indeed unreliable!

With icy western melon to eat, the heat of the midsummer passed pleasantly for Pei Qin and her siblings.

The townspeople were all discussing the opening of the silk and satin shop by the Pei family, saying that Pei Zongli and Qian Wanxiu must really be wealthy now, having started their own shop.

Grandma Sun even came to talk to Pei Qin, advising her to be cautious of the Pei family.

Pei Qin smiled and agreed, but she carried on as usual. Selling noodles at her stall every day, teaching Pei Yuan and Pei Qian to read, write, and practice martial arts when they returned home; telling them about arithmetic in the evenings, and when she had time, strolling to the fields to see the sweet potato leaves growing more abundant, and the seedlings stretching out long, waiting to flourish so they could pick the leaves for steamed greens at home.

On the market day, after packing up the stall and going home, Pei Wendong brought Fang Liuming over for dinner.

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