The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 315: What the Heck is Dark Cuisine (7)_1

Chapter 315: Chapter 315: What the Heck is Dark Cuisine (7)_1

At Lu Hai’s side, he also had a mouthful of braised pork with every bite, savoring it without reservation.

"No wonder Young Master Shen wanted us to run a thousand miles to protect her," Lu Hao said between bites to his sister. If she doesn’t have extraordinary beauty, then she must have an extraordinary mind.

Lu Hai didn’t rebut him, somewhat acknowledging his point by default. He felt that Pei Qin could sometimes be quite eccentric.

Pei Qin was worried; she didn’t know if Shen Songming was spending the New Year in Capital Jingcheng or if he had returned to Jinan Prefecture. She had no idea where to send the soy sauce. When she asked Lu Hai, she coldly responded with a ’I don’t know’.

Lu Hao suggested to Pei Qin with a laugh, "Ms. Pei could send some to both places, that way there’s always a chance that Young Master Shen will receive it!"

Although Pei Qian was reluctant, she agreed with Lu Hao’s idea.

"Where would I find that much soy sauce? Just send it to Jinan!" Pei Qin didn’t agree with sending it to both places, as she had only obtained a large jar of it, which wouldn’t last very long.

"Then why not send it to Capital Jingcheng? What if Brother Songming is there?" Pei Qian asked.

Pei Qin glanced at her, "Jinan is closer, and the shipping costs less."

Pei Qian inhaled sharply and fell silent.

Pei Qin filled a small jar with the sauce, sealed it tightly, and found a couple returning to Jinan for the New Year. She paid them some money to deliver the soy sauce to the Yamen in Jinan Prefecture.

Pei Wendong also took a jar of the soy sauce, and when he visited Mo Heng, he gave it to his household to use for cooking meat or vegetables.

Mo Heng, being blind, could only imagine the color of the braised meat as described to him. Even so, the taste was very distinctive. Over the past year, he had been adhering to a bland diet. He could eat several pieces of this braised pork belly without finding it too greasy.

The New Year was fast approaching, and the tavern required extra batches of Drunkard’s Peanuts and candied peanuts. Some people, upon finding out that Pei Qin was the one making them, even saw her delivering goods and stopped her, hoping to place a bulk order for their own family’s New Year celebrations.

Yuanyang County’s peanuts had been bought up by Pei Qin. If it weren’t for the Wang family constantly bringing in peanuts from other regions, Pei Qin would have had none to sell. With the New Year around the corner and her family busy, Pei Qin outright refused. She only sent thirty catties each of candied peanuts and Drunkard’s Peanuts to Landlord Chang’s house and the Wang family. To Wu Dongsi and Landlord Zhao’s households, she sent ten catties each.

As she was delivering items to the various households, Zhao Junchao stopped her at the corner near the street, bowing respectfully with clasped hands and smiling, "Ms. Pei! I am Zhao Junchao. I met you through Fang Fu at the county school. I’ve heard of Ms. Pei and would like to buy some candied peanuts and Drunkard’s Peanuts for my family to enjoy over the New Year."

He made a point of mentioning his acquaintance with Fang Fu.

Pei Qin slightly raised an eyebrow as she observed him.

Zhao Junchao smiled again and said, "My uncle is a Clerk at the County Government Office. I saw that Ms. Pei had sent ten catties to the County Magistrate. We do not ask for much, just ten catties in total would suffice."

Pei Qin’s view of Clerks was ambiguous; they were the ones who could decisively alter the course of matters and were best at inverting right and wrong. She believed that every person has both good and bad traits. But Zhao Junchao immediately flaunted his uncle’s connection to the Government Office, thinking, "What does he want? Is this about wielding power?"

Zhao Junchao had not expected her to respond this way and shook his head with a smile, "Certainly not, Ms. Pei has misunderstood! I simply wish to purchase some peanuts, that’s all."

"Not for sale!" Pei Qin firmly replied and drove off in her donkey cart.

Zhao Junchao’s expression stiffened and grew cold. Pei Qin only admired the wealth of Chang’s house, the prosperity of the Wang family, but she couldn’t see her own worth, nor understand the true foundation of their family!

When Pei Qin returned home, she processed all the remaining peanuts and took them to market every day. Wrapped in parchment paper, whoever wished to buy would take a pack and leave the money.

Pei Qin prepared to bake sesame paste shaobing, Pei Yuan wanted to fry sweet potato balls, and Pei Qian helped to mind the fires for both tasks while also assisting with other chores.

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