The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 357: The Potential to be a Crooked Businessman (4)_1

Chapter 357: Chapter 357: The Potential to be a Crooked Businessman (4)_1

Pei Qian ate as usual, but her anger was just the same.

When evening came, without waiting for anyone to call for her, she’d head back home and return the next day.

Fang Liuming and Mu Xiu hadn’t returned home since they were busy writing policy essays, and they could not focus as well at home. When they came over for a meal and didn’t see Pei Qian, they heard she had gone for self-reflection on the Taiping Mountain, and it was already her third day, causing Fang Liuming to be taken aback slightly. While buying braised meat on the street, he saw Pei Qian returning and called out to her, "Cousin Qian! Your elder sister said you’ve been to Taiping Mountain for self-reflection for three days now!?"

Pei Qian gave him a cold, sideways glance without bothering to acknowledge him. His mother had only quietly given them a few copper coins; he ate and took things from their home but wasn’t much of a help!

Feeling a bit embarrassed himself, Fang Liuming was rather generous with his silver coins. He’d buy some meat, vegetables, or pastries to bring over when he could afford it. Knowing that Pei Qin loved meat, he went out to buy some braised meat. Seeing that she did not respond, he gave it some thought then said to her, "I heard about the kimchi incident. Your elder sister making you reflect might not be about the kimchi, or because you talked back to her!"

"You don’t know shit!" Pei Qian had been in a very foul mood these past few days.

Fang Liuming’s face flashed with an embarrassed look, but he still tried to console her, "If your elder sister really wanted you to reflect, she could have locked you in the room without food and water. Instead, she let you run off to Taiping Mountain. Think about it, what’s on Taiping Mountain?"

Pei Qian remained silent, continuing her walk home.

"Cousin Qian knows, right!? The Taiping Mountain is covered with sunflowers, and they all turn following the sun as it moves. Your elder sister’s expectations for you..." Fang Liuming sped up to keep pace with her.

"Are you annoying on purpose!?" Pei Qian stopped in her tracks, turning around to glare furiously at him.

With an awkward smile, Fang Liuming said, "It’s good if Cousin Qian understands."

Pei Qian huffed coldly and quickly stepped into her house.

Dinner was eaten in silence. After finishing, everyone went about their separate tasks.

Pei Qian glanced at Pei Qin, who was practicing her calligraphy. After comparing her work with Mo Heng, she realized her own writing was quite ugly and would be ridiculed if she tried to show off. So Pei Qin practiced whenever she had time.

After watching for a while and seeing that Pei Qin didn’t even lift her head, Pei Qian huffed with annoyance and pursed her lips as she returned to her own room.

After waking up from a good night’s sleep, she went straight to Pei Qin and declared, "I’ll be taking charge of the Kimchi Workshop this year! I will make as much as I want to! I’ll start collecting cabbages today!"

"Whose cabbages have grown big enough already?" Pei Qin asked with a sideways glance.

"I’ll make a reservation in advance!" Pei Qian stated with bulging eyes.

Pei Qin looked at her steadily, then with pursed lips, she smiled slightly, "Then go ahead and organize your team!"

Pei Qian calculated the days, indeed it was still early, but she wanted to be prepared to prevent the Feng family from gaining the upper hand. At the very least, she would secure the cabbages first, forcing the Feng family to buy elsewhere.

Pei Yuan saw her full of drive, as if she wanted to crush the Feng family completely, and couldn’t help but remind her, "Youngest sister! How about we collect cabbages from other places? If we just buy around Taiping Town, the prices of cabbages in the surrounding villages of Taiping Town will skyrocket this year! The ingredients for kimchi are not cheap, and if cabbages become expensive, the profit will be reduced after making it."

Pei Qian wanted to buy up all the cabbages in the area, leaving the Feng family with no cabbages to make their kimchi! However, she also couldn’t let the price of cabbages rise too much. After thinking it over, she started with those who had planted autumn sweet potatoes, inquiring about who planted cabbages, how many, and negotiating ahead of time to sell the cabbages to her.

Pei Yuan ran around with her, and afterwards reported to Pei Qin, "Our youngest sister actually looks quite professional!"

"Indeed, she has the potential to be a cutthroat businesswoman!" Pei Qin nodded.

"Youngest sister is still young, lacking both experience and temperament. After all, the spice comes from the elder sister’s pot!" Pei Yuan laughed.

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