The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 326: Should Do More Immoral Things (9)_1

Chapter 326: Chapter 326: Should Do More Immoral Things (9)_1

"What about the Qian family! They’re malicious and vicious, ready to take Qinqin and her siblings’ lives with a flick of their wrist. It would be easier to make a deal with the Pei family, for sure! That Magistrate is clearly not a good one either!" Grandma Fang grew more and more anxious, wishing she could wake up from a sleep to find Pei Wenli’s scholarly title a hoax.

Lady Yu frowned, "In the end, Sir Magistrate let Qinqin go immediately when he heard the land she was farming belonged to the Jinan Magistrate! Maybe next time Young Master Shen comes over, we could ask him to give Sir Magistrate a heads up!?"

Lady Ruan wanted Shen Songming to take Fang Fu or Old Scholar Fang with him, to meet Sir Magistrate, "...so Sir Magistrate knows we’re also a scholarly farming family with backing, and the next time they try something, Sir Magistrate would weigh it carefully!" It would also give Fang Fu a chance to make an appearance in front of Sir Magistrate.

Grandma Fang nodded in agreement, then said to Old Scholar Fang, "Didn’t you say you were going to arrange a marriage for Qinqin?"

"What’s the rush! The official reward hasn’t come down yet, it’s all just talk right now, it won’t hold up later." Old Scholar Fang was in no hurry, he was waiting for Pei Qin to grow more sweet potatoes and claim his reward before making arrangements, starting from a truly higher position.

"They’ll be out of mourning after March next year, this can’t be delayed! Qinqin is already sixteen this year, she’ll be seventeen next year! Even if she needs to take care of her younger brothers and sisters, we can’t neglect her life’s big event!" Grandma Fang was torn up inside! Afraid people would see Old Pei’s House on the rise and then turn against them.

"After planting the sweet potatoes, I’ll go have a talk!" Old Scholar Fang found out from Pei Qin that Shen Songming would come over again in March.

How could Grandma Fang not be anxious, after all, Pei Qin was no longer young, with good prospects, but her family situation was not the best. When it really comes down to it, dowries and weddings, not to mention the matters of her younger siblings, were all issues.

When Pei Qin heard that Pei Wenli had passed the exams, she merely raised her eyebrows and said, "He really passed, huh!" then turned back to continue weeding out insects from the sweet potato sprouts. Some sweet potato leaves were already riddled with small holes from the bugs.

Pei Yuan and Pei Qian were very worried that Old Pei’s House would increase their retaliation. Pei Wendong ground his teeth studying and practicing his writing, wishing he could bury himself in his books.

Pei Wenli also breathed a sigh of relief, finally having passed the exams and obtained his title; he believed that things would slowly get better from now on!

Lady Zhu even came over specifically to find Pei Qin, weirdly showing off that her grandson had passed the exams, implying that Pei Qin, with no discernment, wouldn’t be able to get any of it. She told Pei Qin to be wise and prepare a gift to attend the one-month celebration of Pei Wenli’s daughter.

Pei Qin was utterly uninterested. "When he’s truly passed the county exams and become an official, then he can come and show off in front of the old lady!" Right now, she was busy tilling the land to plant sunflowers and sweet potatoes.

The entire Taiping Mountain had been cleared; all large and small rocks were pushed down the slopes, piled in a circle, while trees, brush, and thistles were stacked on the rocks, even the weeds cleaned up.

However, the mountain was perennially grassy, so a one-time cleanup was impossible; it’s likely they would have to hire people to tend to the Taiping Mountain all year, weeding it every day. Otherwise, the new growth could bury the sunflowers.

Pei Qin mentioned hiring long-term workers to Pei Lizheng.

After the village caught wind of it, many people approached Pei Lizheng.

Grandma Miao thought it over and decided not to stick to Old Pei’s House. With Taiping Mountain right in the village, managing it would earn her family a few taels of silver for the year. Despite all her praises for Old Pei’s House, they hadn’t seen any real benefits!

So, she brought a few eggs and half a basket of vegetables to see Pei Qin, hoping to talk to her directly, dashing the villagers’ hopes and getting her own family selected.

Pei Qian saw through the crack of the door that it was Grandma Miao, who used to love to come to their house asking for property, calling them wild children. Seeing her smiling face now, carrying items, she snorted and opened the door, "What are you here for?"

With a beaming smile, Grandma Miao stepped forward to come in, "I heard you’re hiring long-term workers to manage Taiping Mountain..."

"We have already chosen our people!" Pei Yuan, afraid that Pei Qian might say something harsh and have it come back to bite them by letting Grandma Miao go spread bad rumors about them in the village, insisted.

"You’ve chosen someone? Who did you pick?" Grandma Miao jumped up at the news.

Indeed, Pei Qin had her eye on a few families for the job while managing Taiping Mountain, and it was among them that Pei Lizheng negotiated to find a suitable choice.

"Anyway, we’ve already chosen our people!" said Pei Qian coldly, pushing her out and closing the door behind.

Grandma Miao, pushed out the door, stewed in resentment at the closed door. After calling a few times with no response, she walked away, cursing under her breath.

She had hardly completed her turn when Shen Songming’s carriage entered the alley.

Grandma Miao turned her head to see the carriage stop at Pei Qin’s door, a handsome, young, and wealthy man stepping down, holding a square case, his face full of smiles, eyes darting around, coming closer to their direction. Was this the wealthy and titled Young Master Shen? He seemed to have just visited not long ago, and now he was here again, carrying a case. Could it be that he was living with Pei Qin!?

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