The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 245 Pei the Big Bun (9)_1

Chapter 245: Chapter 245 Pei the Big Bun (9)_1

Pei Qin was completely unaware of this, being busy turning over the sweet potato seedlings.

When someone from Sun Quanliang’s family came over to take a look, they were so frightened they clapped their thighs and hurried back home to find the head of the household, exclaiming that disaster had struck, "The medicinal plant seedlings planted in the field have all been turned over! Who the hell did this!? They were growing so well, and now that you turn them over, they’re all ruined!"

"Medicinal plant seedlings have all been turned over!? Did you see who did it?" Sun Quanliang asked as he hurried to check out the field.

When they reached the field and saw the acre and a half of sweet potatoes, with all the seedlings turned over so that the white and green ridges faced up and the leaves pointed down, clustered together in lumps, turned over so neatly it was almost impressive, they couldn’t help but feel bewildered, "Could it have been someone from Old Pei’s House who did this?"

"These are all medicinal plants, brought all the way from a foreign country, incredibly precious. We were entrusted to take care of them. If they all die, how could we ever compensate!" The person from Sun Quanliang’s family started to weep.

"Don’t cry just yet! Let’s ask around first and find out who did this mischief! Once we find out, then we’ll talk!" Sun Quanliang said as he went around nearby to enquire if anyone had come to the field.

Because the fifty or so acres were all in this area, and no one else’s land was near, nobody would come this way.

But after asking around, everyone said they hadn’t seen anything.

Sun Quanliang had no other choice and, fearing the sweet potatoes might die or something, hurriedly went to find Pei Qin to think of a way to remedy the situation quickly.

"I don’t know which goddamned person did this! Truly heartless! And no one even saw anything..." the person from Sun Quanliang’s family sobbed and cursed.

After listening to the couple’s explanation, Pei Qin’s mouth twitched repeatedly, "I’m that goddamned person."

"Ah..." Both their faces froze.

Pei Qin had gotten up in the morning not feeling like practicing martial arts and wanted to take advantage of the cooler weather, so she went out for a run, stopping to pick a basket of sweet potato leaves, and turned over the sweet potato seedlings, "... It was supposed to be turned over, they grow better that way! If they keep growing too wildly, they might need to be turned over again! I was planning to tell you, but I hadn’t gotten the chance yet!"

Hearing her explanation, Sun Quanliang’s family’s face turned beet red.

"So it was a misunderstanding! We thought someone had a grudge against you and deliberately went to sabotage!" Sun Quanliang awkwardly grinned.

Pei Qin laughed and called Pei Qian over, handing them a package of Drunkard’s Peanuts as a parting gift.

Sun Quanliang complained to his wife, "It’s all your fault, now we’ve made fools of ourselves!"

"It’s not like anyone had grown that stuff before, and I didn’t know!" The couple said as they ran back to the field to carefully turn back the small area that had already been turned over.

Pei Qin shook her head with a smile and had Pei Yuan cover the steamed sweet potato leaves that were not finished eating in the pot, for her to pour chili oil on them at noon.

Indeed, within a few days, the sweet potato leaves grew back upwards, not as vigorous as before, but showing no sign of dying.

Sun Quanliang’s family then relaxed, finding the sweet potato to be quite peculiar; they had never seen anyone turn over seedlings like that. If it had been anything else, the seedlings would have either died or not grown well after being turned over.

June passed, and soon it was July. Pei Qin now had more than two hundred taels of silver and was planning to rent a space in town to open a noodle shop. That way, in the cooler midday, they wouldn’t have to haul their noodle stand back and forth, and they could hire someone to watch the shop. Although it wasn’t as free as running a stand, it was more convenient for them.

Just as she was looking into this, she got wind that Landlord Zhao had a small, distant shop that was running at a loss and ready to go out of business. If she was interested in renting, it was quite suitable, with an annual rent of thirty taels.

After checking it out, Pei Qin saw that it wasn’t far from where they set up their stand; there was a tree in front and a spacious area outside, and if it was too crowded inside, people could sit outside. She decided then and there to rent it.

Just as she rented the shop, Grandma Fang returned, having lost quite a few pounds from all the hassle. Lady Zou brought a chicken home to stew soup and first told her about Pei Qin renting a space to open a noodle shop, then mentioned Fang Hui wanting her help asking Feng Bo to propose marriage to Pei Qin.

Grandma Fang shook her head right away, "If the match was really suitable, she would have gone to Xiao Pei’s grandma or an aunt to talk about it!"

"Lady Zou’s eldest son has also been sent to the town to study, often going to eat with Wendong!" Lady Zou said.

Grandma Fang shook her head even more vehemently, "Are the two families trying to set up a tournament or what?! Seeing Xiao Pei’s good fortune, they treat her like a hot cake to fight over!"

While she refused to help on this end, Fang Hui was on the move quickly, soon coming over again, not empty-handed, with two boxes of orange cakes and a dozen eggs. After accepting her gifts, they promised to do their best to help her achieve this marriage proposal.

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