The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 347 The Dying Man (3)_1

Chapter 347: Chapter 347 The Dying Man (3)_1

Lu Hai agreed with her this time, but at the mention of ghosts, she felt it was Pei Qin who had been, "...seeing too many ghost and demon stories lately!"

Pei Qin gave her a blank look, "If we actually encountered a real ghost, that would be fine, but people are much more terrifying than ghosts!"

Lu Hai had nothing more to say in response to that remark.

The rain gradually stopped, and they finally reached the main road leading to Taiping Town. The big road was easier to walk on, and the donkey, resigned to its fate, stepped forward with bigger strides.

At home, Pei Yuan and Pei Qian were extremely anxious. The weather had been fine, but it had suddenly started raining heavily, and their elder sister had gone all the way to Tian Zhuang. She had seen the possibility of rain yesterday afternoon, and yet she had still gone out today.

Pei Qian, seeing Fang Hui who was still in the house, pretending to be worried and wouldn’t leave, spoke up bluntly to hurry her away, "...even if she hurries back in the rain, it probably won’t be until evening. My house is not convenient for guests, it’s better for you to go home first, Auntie!"

Fang Hui’s face darkened, and with a forceful smile she said, "I’ll wait a bit longer for your elder sister! It’s really concerning that she went out in such heavy rain. If I can’t leave by night, I’ll just make do in the kitchen for the night!"

Since she insisted on staying, they couldn’t really make her spend the night in the kitchen.

Pei Qian’s gaze darkened, she was extremely displeased and wanted to say a few sharp words to prick her.

Pei Yuan stopped her, because if there really was a conflict, others would only say that they, the siblings, did not respect their elders.

Pei Qian, with a sullen face and pursed lips, watched Fang Hui intently, afraid she might touch or move something in the house.

In the evening, Pei Qin and Lu Hai finally returned.

Lu Hao immediately saw that his sister was injured and was taken aback, "What happened..."

Seeing Fang Hui was still there, Lu Hai simply went back to her room, "I’ll change my clothes."

Pei Wendong and Chang Yonglin, who had run out to greet Pei Qin, also noticed the blood on her and looked at her worriedly, assessing her condition.

"I am fine!" Pei Qin was not hurt at all.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Pei Qian hurried her into the room to change.

Pei Yuan fetched her hot water for a shower, and only after seeing that she truly had no injuries did he relax.

After Pei Qin changed, Fang Hui clung to her, expressing excessive concern and wouldn’t stop talking. It wasn’t until Pei Qin’s complexion turned poor that she quickly said, "You’ve been running around outside all day, and even got caught in the rain, you should hurry and eat! I’ll prepare two bowls of ginger soup for you; don’t catch a cold or fall ill!"

Lu Hai came out after changing.

Lu Hao brought food to her room and asked her in a low voice what had happened.

"Ran into some noble who thought we were assassins..." Lu Hai briefly explained what had happened.

"An unwarranted disaster!" Lu Hao had nothing else to say, he told her to eat and went out to fetch medicine for her.

After eating and checking on Lu Hai, Pei Qin immediately felt the urge to sleep. She had indeed been scared today!

Fang Hui, however, kept trying to talk to her, saying how Feng Bo had been matched for marriage, and how lucky he was to find such a suitable match, thanks to the light of her siblings, and then moved on to talk about how Feng Chun wasn’t shrewd enough, making it difficult to find a good match in the future. She lamented the hardships of the household and expressed a desire to start a small business to help support the family, and so on.

"Auntie, why do you have so much to say! You’ve been talking all night, my elder sister is tired from the day’s activities, and she hasn’t even rested yet!" Pei Qian said bluntly, pulling Pei Qin and urging her to go sleep.

Pei Qin, who was already yawning, greeted Fang Hui and went back to her room to sleep.

Fang Hui was inwardly furious but couldn’t say more, so she had to go back to her room with Pei Yuan; she would be sharing a room with Pei Yuan for the night.

Pei Qian had come over in advance and locked all the chests and boxes, securing all the valuable items.

After the rain, it was no longer hot, so they didn’t need ice.