The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 249: Do You Think I Can Ascend to the Heavens? (4)_1

Chapter 249: Chapter 249: Do You Think I Can Ascend to the Heavens? (4)_1

"What’s there to hide! He just barged into our noodle shop and acted like he’s the boss!?" Pei Qian huffed angrily.

"Since he’s already come, trying to get rid of him now would only make us look petty. We just need to be on guard and not get outsmarted, regardless of whether they mean well or not!" Pei Yuan advised her not to scheme anymore.

Pei Qian stamped her foot in frustration. It sounded reasonable, but it’d be too late if something went wrong!

"Big sister knows martial arts; we should learn too. Just relax!" Pei Yuan tried to console her.

When Pei Qian thought about how Pei Qin had flared up and beaten Young Master Chang’s two guards to that state, she felt a bit more at ease.

The noodle shop also opened in the afternoon, which was the reason Pei Qin didn’t like to have a shop and preferred setting up a stall instead.

Luckily, not many people came for noodles in the afternoon, so it was relatively easy. They closed up as soon as it got dark.

Feng Bo insisted on escorting them to their doorstep. Seeing that no one invited him in, he had no choice but to walk through half of Taiping Town to return to his rented place.

After escorting them for two days straight, Pei Qian couldn’t help it and asked whether Chang Yonglin could find Feng Bo a decent job in the county. When Fang Li came over to deliver things for Fang Liuming, she spoke to him, "The noodle shop is opened now, and though it’s not busy, it can’t be left unattended. I haven’t been able to visit grandma and grandpa! There’s a thing, Young Master Chang said he could help cousin Feng Bo find a decent job in the county town. There’s no future working as an assistant in the noodle shop, and he doesn’t want to do it. I was thinking of discussing with grandpa to see whether it’s better to go or not!"

The Fang family also had ulterior motives. Whenever Fang Liuming had the chance, he would come to their house to eat and even pester her elder sister to teach him martial arts. She told this to her eldest maternal uncle to get him to drive Feng Bo away!

As soon as Fang Li heard this, he was invigorated and went straight home to discuss it with Grandma Fang. Eventually, feeling that his mother was too soft-hearted and might side with her grandson if she thought wrong, he decided it was better to talk to his father. He went to Old Scholar Fang and relayed Pei Qian’s words.

Old Scholar Fang furrowed his brows upon hearing this. Before, mutual familial ties would have been fine. But now that Pei Qin was helping the Jinan Magistrate’s son with sweet potatoes, if that succeeded, an award from the Government Office could follow...

"Father! This business of marrying within the family means the path just gets narrower. When I see you frown, I know this can work!" Fang Li couldn’t help but start smiling, "I’m not saying my nephew isn’t good, but Qinqin suffered for not having her parents. If her parents were alive and well, she could have married into a major household! But now that Qinqin is so capable, who knows what will happen after her three years of mourning are up! Won’t we then have another powerful in-law when we join with second sister’s family?"

Old Scholar Fang had always wanted to strengthen the Fang family. He nearly became the Lizheng of Fang Family Village, but due to the incident with Jian Xiao, he was replaced, biding his time in frustration for over a decade. Finally, his youngest son had passed the examination, and although his daughter was gone, the children she left behind were promising. With careful planning, they would only grow stronger!

The Ghost Festival on July 15th was soon upon them.

Chang Yonglin came home on leave for the festival.

Every family burned paper and visited graves to pay respects to their ancestors.

Sister Peiqin and her brothers also took paper money and offerings to burn for Lady Fang on the mountain.

As they came down the mountain, they saw that Old Pei’s House had erected a new building, although the roof beams had not yet been raised; it had the same layout as the old house, with a main hall of four rooms and two wings, each with two rooms, but with the addition of three back rooms in the courtyard.

Pei Qian looked at it and snorted. She wished their roof would collapse when they raised the beams!

Old Pei’s House was building anew, and Pei Zongli and Qian Wanxiu were opening a silk and satin shop in the county, making them the very top of Back Mountain Village. Despite their tarnished reputation, they were enviable in their riches and luxury.