The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 296: Experiencing the Dungeon (6)_1

Chapter 296: Chapter 296: Experiencing the Dungeon (6)_1

The two looked at each other.

Pei Qin seized the moment and, driving the donkey cart, made a run for it. "I keep my word. I’ll definitely send her a Dragon Surfboard first thing!"

The two soldiers chased after her.

The donkey had been specially selected by Shen Songming for its prime age, so it galloped quite fast.

After chasing her for nearly a mile and failing to catch up, they gave up. They really couldn’t understand why she was running! The young miss wasn’t planning to duel with her! She’s just a village girl—what an honor it would be to get on the good side of the Magistrate’s daughter!

Sun Lizheng also couldn’t comprehend it—to stay even one more day, if it meant making acquaintance with the Magistrate’s daughter, would have so many advantages for Pei Qin in the future, yet she still ran, ran so fast!

If Pei Qin didn’t return home soon, her cabbages would freeze in the ground. She had spotted some cheap, dry chili peppers this time, and once home, she could grind them into chili powder and quickly make spicy cabbage. To bother with the Magistrate’s family’s Little Radish? No interest, at least for now!

However, Pei Qin was puzzled. In her past life, she had been popular with women, a whole group of them clamoring to marry her, calling her ’husband,’ and even automatically forming a harem. This life lacked that charm with women, but somehow she had become the ’king of kids.’ She lacked the charm with men in both her lifetimes!

Upon arrival, her pace had been leisurely, but on her return, Pei Qin was in a rush, even though she missed the time to find lodgings properly. However, she managed to find places to stay each time, and within less than three days, she hurried back to Yuanyang County.

First, Pei Qin went to the County Government Office to give Wu Dongsi a heads-up—sweet potatoes would henceforth be called ’red potatoes,’ and the landmark sign needed to be redone. Then she returned to Taiping Town.

As Sun Lizheng dismounted from the donkey cart, he looked at the inviting small town and felt a surge of excitement—this was his turf!

Pei Qian’s heart settled down completely as both her feet touched the familiar ground.

When the donkey cart reached the front of her house, Pei Yuan excitedly came out to greet her, urging Pei Qin to drive the cart into the house, before impatiently asking, "Did Sir Magistrate grant us any rewards?"

Pei Qian looked at her with some displeasure, "Still thinking about rewards! We were summoned not for rewards but to be questioned for crimes! Accused as spies from a foreign country, with heads to be chopped off! We nearly ended up in jail!"

Pei Yuan gasped in shock. "Isn’t... the Master County aware of it? He even supported us in planting sweet potatoes. How did it turn into being accused as foreign spies, with execution and imprisonment in question!?"

Pei Qian pursed her lips and didn’t explain. This visit to the Yamen was truly terrifying! She had almost not returned!

Seeing that she wasn’t speaking, Pei Yuan worriedly pressed Pei Qin for clarity.

Pei Qin explained briefly, "Someone anonymously reported us, alleging that our cultivation of sweet potatoes was the work of foreign spies, designed to bewitch the people and plot rebellion. Sir Magistrate just questioned us, and upon learning that we were farming on land belonging to the Shen family, he let us go!"

Pei Yuan shuddered with fear, "If we really ended up in prison..." Even if they were eventually cleared of the charges, their sisters’ reputations would be completely ruined! Someone had plotted against them so viciously, with such a malicious strategy...

The people outside were still envious of Pei Qin for the reward they thought she’d received for growing sweet potatoes. Yet when Pei Qin returned, she didn’t mention any reward and only said that sweet potatoes were now called red potatoes, which left everyone with a burning curiosity.

Grandma Sun and a few others asked, and Pei Qin told the truth.

Upon hearing, they all gasped. Zou Xing immediately regretted not going along, "To treat you young siblings like that is just too vicious and cruel!"

Grandma Sun, Sun Tiezhu, and Lady Zou all nodded in agreement. Grandma Sun couldn’t help but curse those with such a hard heart and evil intentions, wishing for thunder to strike them down.

They all felt relieved that Shen Songming turned out to be the Jinan Magistrate’s son, which allowed Pei Qin to escape disaster.

Meanwhile, at the Fang family, when Pei Qin went to ask Grandma Fang and Lady Yu for help making spicy cabbage, she also spoke of her visit to the Yamen.

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