The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 389: Don’t Play Intelligence with Mom (3)_1

Chapter 389: Chapter 389: Don’t Play Intelligence with Mom (3)_1

Unable to withstand the pressure from her family, Lady Zhu claimed that Pei Qin and her siblings were indeed descendants of Old Pei’s House. Since Pei Qin and her sisters would eventually marry, Pei Wendong would have to return to Old Pei’s House, and the imperial rewards would belong to them! Sooner or later, it would all come to them!

After a few words from Qian Wanxiu, Pei Zongli came back and said, being looked down upon now was only temporary. Decades later, even a century later, once Old Pei’s House had become an aristocratic family, people would only look up to the descendants of Old Pei’s House and admire the formidable ancestors. No one would question whether the rewards from The Imperial Court should belong to them. Those who spoke ill were just sour grapes, driven by jealousy.

The Imperial Court’s rewards had already been issued, and there was nothing more Old Pei could say. He could only kneel and accept them.

Seeing Pei Qin leading people over, Old Pei’s heart suddenly raced.

Lady Zhu glared fiercely, signaling Pei Houli, Pei Zongli, and Pei Wenli to step forward and deal with it.

Pei Zongli had been hit by silver from Pei Qin and kicked in the face once; he was somewhat intimidated by her. Seeing her leading a group over with a grim expression, he felt uneasy and somewhat awkward to face her.

Pei Houli was reluctant to step forward. Although the reward was for Old Pei’s House, the actual benefits went to the second branch of the family. The second son had regained his title of Scholar and could participate in the imperial examinations again. If the examiners saw that he was the one who grew sweet potatoes that earned the reward, it would be easy for him to place high in the exams and secure an official position. Their main branch would merely bask in the reflected glory, which sounded pleasant but meant little. Pei Qin was too overbearing. With so many people with her, he had no idea what would happen to him if he confronted her today.

Pei Wenli knew even better that the stern-faced woman who was always with Pei Qin was said to be a martial arts practitioner, and quite a master at that. Seeing her accompanying Pei Qin, he was even less inclined to approach. He said to Pei Zongli, "Second Uncle! This is the perfect opportunity to have sister Qinqin and the others return to the Pei family!"

This had been agreed upon before: Pei Qin and the others would surely come to make trouble, and when they did, they were to be invited back to the Pei family. If they were willing to acknowledge the second branch, they would remain with the second branch; if they chose the main branch, then the main branch it would be. In the end, they would all be one family, and no one would speak of the rewards; everything would belong to Old Pei’s House.

Gathering his courage, Pei Zongli took a couple of small steps forward. "Qinqin! You’ve heard about the reward, haven’t you? Father was just about to find you to discuss it. You should come back home! We are, after all, father and daughter, one family! Even the rewards from The Imperial Court are sent directly to us! How could there be a father who doesn’t want his children or children who don’t acknowledge their own father!?"

"Pah! To steal our family’s reward and still have the face to speak!? You’re all shameless animals in your family. Heaven watches over us! Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning, of ending your lineage?" Pei Qian spat directly on him, cursing furiously.

Pei Zongli glanced at the spit on his silk robe, then at Pei Qian’s furious and chilling gaze, pursed his lips, but still looked at Pei Qin. "Qinqin! It’s truly hard for you to take care of your younger siblings all by yourself! Come back home! From now on, you’ll be the mistress of the house! Whatever you say goes!"

Lady Zhu also hummed from behind, "With a wealthy and noble maternal family like ours, you’ll be able to marry well and not be bullied by your in-laws! Think carefully now!"

"It’s indeed worth careful consideration!" Pei Qin said with a cold smile, nodding her head.

The villagers from Taiping Town who had come along all thought that Old Pei’s House was shameless. "Never seen such thick-skinned people, to have stolen someone’s rewards and still covet their family wealth! Aren’t they afraid of retribution!?"

The entire population of Taiping Town and Back Mountain Village knew that Sister Peiqin and her siblings owned dozens of acres of land; Taiping Mountain itself belonged to them. They ran a soy sauce brewery, produced kimchi, milled oil, and with soybean oil, many families could afford the luxury of oil in their food and no longer just boil vegetables in water. There was also a noodle shop in town and recently, a new Silly Melon Seeds snack shop had opened in the county town, doing brisk business. No one knew how much money flowed in each day.