The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 380: You Can Change It Now If You Don’t Want To (14)_1

Chapter 380: Chapter 380: You Can Change It Now If You Don’t Want To (14)_1

Pei Qin laughed heartily at him.

Watching the two of them, Sun Xiujin suddenly hated Pei Qin seeing how she laughed openly. It should have been apparent that Pei Qin wasn’t as good as others, yet she had won Young Master Shen’s affection. Young Master Shen was so kind to her, and here she was, clinging to him while simultaneously flirting with other men! And always those rich young masters, no less. How could someone of her status and reputation be worthy of them?

By the time noon had passed and their work was finished, the group went straight to the noodle shop for a meal. Then, they set up a large pot in the workshop, took out the spices they had prepared in advance, and started to fry the melon seeds they had laid out to dry the day before.

"Why do you mix sand in for frying?" Wang Ting had never seen this and found it very intriguing.

"Because sand is granular, it can get very hot once heated. It prevents the melon seeds from sticking to the bottom of the pot and burning, while also ensuring that all the seeds in the pot are heated evenly. So even the ones that aren’t directly being fried will still be cooked!" Pei Qin explained to him.

Wang Ting nodded, enlightened by her teaching; Pei Qin knew so much. He then asked, "Are peanuts fried the same way?"

"Right!" Pei Qin nodded. "You’re really smart! You know how to apply one concept to another!"

She praised the boy easily and with such enthusiasm that it made the praised feel overjoyed. Zhang Yan couldn’t help but smile when he saw Wang Ting’s eyes gleaming with happiness as he watched her fry the seeds.

That smile, when it fell into Sun Xiujin’s eyes, was incredibly jarring. She was about to be married, bound to marry a poor scholar, and she felt somewhat disdainful of his family. Yet Pei Qin was picking and choosing amongst several attractive options.

Intense jealousy and rage left Sun Xiujin feeling suffocated.

The freshly fried melon seeds were a hit with everyone because Pei Qin had added tea leaves to the fry, giving the seeds a Longjing tea flavor.

Zhang Yan’s mouth twitched slightly. "You used the tea leaves for frying melon seeds!?"

"Yeah! Not only did I fry melon seeds, but I also made tea eggs! This tea is great! The fried seeds turned out very fragrant! And you can take some tea eggs when you leave; they’re also very fragrant! They’ve been marinating for a day and a night and have taken on the flavor!" Pei Qin nodded in response to him.

It was the tea Zhang Yan had brought from his hometown to drink. When he had come to visit her last time and found no good tea, he had brought half a pound for her without expecting...

Sun Xiujin felt extremely upset inside, took a share of the seeds, complained about being pricked by a bristle, said she needed to wash at home, and didn’t stay much longer before she left.

The newly fried melon seeds were divided into several portions and distributed to everyone. The rest of the sunflower seeds were peeled, sorted, and laid out to dry.

The next day at the market, Pei Qin brought some sunflower seed dishes and set up a stall to sell fresh seeds.

Members of the Li family, who had come to the Sun Lizheng family to discuss the wedding procession route, passed by the market and purchased a few as they went.

There wasn’t much discussion about the wedding procession route; instead, half of it revolved around Sister Peiqin and her brother and the rewards they had received for growing sweet potatoes.

This conversation made Sun Xiujin feel revolted and furious. Not wanting to stay at home, she went out to stroll along the streets.

It wasn’t yet noon, and the market hadn’t fully dispersed.

Zhao Junchao, who hadn’t managed to inquire about the soy sauce last time, made it to Taiping Town this time, and after much persuasion, he was only able to buy a pound.

Zhang Shiqian, observing his not-too-cheerful complexion, chuckled and said, "Jun Chao, why the long face? After all, she’s your betrothed, not yet brought home as a bride. Once the period of mourning is over next year and you’re married, you’ll be free to eat as much as you want whenever you like!" His words were ambiguous, laced with innuendo.

Zhao Junchao couldn’t help but laugh. "Shi Qian, you indeed have a way with words! It was right of you to transfer to the county school this year. Next year we’ll step down together..."

Sun Xiujin didn’t hear the rest of the conversation; she only caught that Pei Qin had become someone’s fiancée according to Zhang Shiqian. Pei Qin was engaged!? When did she get betrothed? Sun Xiujin was somewhat shocked. Then, she chuckled to herself. Considering Zhang Shiqian was close with Pei Wenli, the person he referred to who was betrothed to Pei Qin could only be from Old Pei’s House in Back Mountain Village...

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