The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 265 Are You Even Letting Others Live? (2)_1

Chapter 265: Chapter 265 Are You Even Letting Others Live? (2)_1

A table full of dishes was something Sister Peiqin and her sisters could handle with ease. Sun Lizheng invited his daughter and granddaughter over as well, hoping to establish a good relationship. Since they were all girls, it was easier for them to get along.

Pei Yuan wasn’t skilled at interacting with other girls her age; she had never played with them growing up.

Pei Qian eyed the two with suspicion, directly feeling that they didn’t come with good intentions, perhaps looking to take advantage of their family.

Except for Pei Qin, who had been surrounded by a group of girls since her previous life, she could get along peacefully and amicably with most, as long as they weren’t crying or whining.

Sun Xiujin was Sun Lizheng’s daughter born in his later years, fifteen this year, the same age as Pei Qin. Sun Tingyu was eleven and also pretty and fair. Perhaps because they were raised in the Lizheng family, they could read some characters and knew they were there to help prepare dishes for Master County. Both were dressed in embroidered skirts, looking demure and a bit restrained.

Pei Yuan was busy tending the stove, controlling the fire and the temperature of the oil in the pot.

Pei Qian was at her side, assisting Pei Qin.

Sun Xiujin and Sun Tingyu helped out by picking vegetables on the side.

Fried sweet potato balls, steamed sweet potato leaves, sweet potato stems stir-fried with meat slices, pickled bamboo shoots stir-fried with pork belly, honey-glazed pork, sweet and sour pork loin, and since fish was too troublesome to grill, it was chopped up and steamed as chili fish instead. A few vegetarian dishes were also stir-fried, along with a plate of Drunkard’s Peanuts; once laid out on the table, it made for quite an appetizing spread.

Shen Songming watched as dish after dish was served, honey-glazed pork, sweet and sour pork loin, chili fish, and couldn’t help but smile broadly. Although the taste was slightly different from what he was familiar with, it was still good eats from Xinghu! He decided to stay a few extra days this time! He hadn’t expected Pei Laoda to have such potential as an excellent wife and mother!

Then, Sun Lizheng saw Shen Songming elegantly yet quickly snatching food from under Wu Dongsi’s chopsticks multiple times. Wu Dongsi just smiled and didn’t mind at all.

Pei Qin and her siblings had prepared a table full of dishes and ate in the kitchen.

Many dishes were not what Sun Xiujin and Sun Tingyu usually ate, with novel preparation methods and peculiarly good flavors; the two girls quite liked them, especially the candied sweet potatoes served at the end. They warmed up to Pei Qin, talking more with her, and after the meal, they volunteered to help clean up the plates and bowls.

Pei Qin delegated the task of scrubbing pots and washing dishes to Pei Yuan and Pei Qian and went to the main hall. Having finished the meal, it was time to discuss and come to a decision.

Wu Dongsi was quite satisfied with the several dishes made of sweet potatoes and immediately encouraged Pei Qin and her brothers to grow sweet potatoes well. He promised that once the autumn harvest was in, the Government Office would publicly commend them, and next year sweet potato cultivation would be widely promoted throughout Yuanyang County.

Pei Qin nodded firmly, "Alright!"

Wu Dongsi then asked Song Ming how long he planned to stay in Yuanyang County and invited him to visit the County Government Office, intending to inquire privately if the promotion of sweet potatoes was initiated by Elder Shen and if there were any instructions from higher up.

Song Ming nodded, saying he would visit before he left in a few days.

Upon this, Wu Dongsi took his leave, departing Taiping Town for the County Government Office.

After sending Wu Dongsi off, Shen Songming saw that Sun Lizheng was still with them and curiously asked, "Do you have something else?"

Sun Lizheng replied with a smile, "Now that sweet potatoes are to be promoted, as Lizheng, I should also take the lead in promoting them in town. Next spring, I could plant some in my fields."

"The new sweet potatoes haven’t been harvested yet. There’s no rush!" Shen Songming was eager to settle accounts with Pei Qin and discuss his plan to open an ice shop.

Seeing that he had business with Pei Qin, Sun Lizheng also tactfully excused himself.

Sun Xiujin and Sun Tingyu, who had waited from a distance, couldn’t help but size up Shen Songming to see him talking with Pei Qin as they walked back to her home. When Sun Lizheng approached, Sun Xiujin couldn’t help but ask, "Dad! Who was that man? Is he from the County Government Office?" He didn’t treat her father, the Lizheng, with any deference, giving an impression of someone with authority from a powerful family.

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