The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 397: To Have Such a Dream (2)_1

Chapter 397: Chapter 397: To Have Such a Dream (2)_1

Pei Qin had completely forgotten about last night’s incident and asked her in response, "All you did was sleep on the roof?" You didn’t do anything else, did you?

Seeing that she truly didn’t remember, the light in Lu Hai’s eyes flickered slightly as he adamantly said, "No."

Pei Qin felt a momentary suspicion, but she still quite trusted what Lu Hai said. So she drank the hangover soup and began preparing for the New Year’s celebration.

Her and her brother were still observing the mourning period, so they didn’t have to get up early to join the festive rush. They lingered over making dumplings and only when the day got a bit brighter, did they gather their things and went to Lady Fang’s grave to offer incense, burn paper, and pay their New Year respects.

Old Pei’s House was adorned with red lanterns, still lit as dawn broke, looking festive even against the rest of the village houses. And why shouldn’t it be festive? Old Pei’s House had added members this year. Pei Wenli had become a Scholar, received the Imperial Court’s reward, and held in his hand a hundred taels of gold, which could be exchanged for more than a thousand pieces of silver. Pei Zongli had also regained his scholarly title, so the future for Old Pei’s House looked immensely promising!

Quite a few villagers scoffed and scorned, but they were still envious and green with jealousy. They uttered plenty of sour remarks, yet the reward and the hundred taels of gold belonged to Old Pei’s House, all the benefits were theirs!

Looking at Pei Qin and her brother, everyone felt they were pitiable. With Landlord Chang’s house and the Wang family to lean on, they should have picked a fight with Old Pei’s House, made a big fuss. Instead, they swallowed their pride silently, choking down their grievance.

Old Pei didn’t think for a moment that Pei Qin would swallow her pride. The more festive and lively his house became during New Year’s, the more worried he was inside.

However, Pei Qin remained completely untroubled, peacefully celebrating the New Year and dutifully paying visits to relatives with her gifts.

This year, the Feng family had a new bride, and she returned to her parents’ home on the second day of the New Year. Therefore, Old Scholar Fang arranged for all of them to visit on the third day, leaving the second day for Fang Li, Lady Yu, and Lady Ruan to visit their maternal relatives.

On the second day, Pei Qin was busy preparing a feast at home, and it wasn’t until mid-morning on the third day that they hurriedly set off in their cart. Surely enough, many were quite interested in her and her brother’s whereabouts. Pei Qin calmly faced all the vehement curses and sympathies from Fang Family Village, even appearing indifferent.

Indifferent? Why on earth should she be indifferent! Just looking at that bunch made her fists itch - when was the last time she had a good fight? But now, she needed to restrain herself. Just a slight bite of her teeth when she smiled would suffice; this was a time when putting on airs was very necessary.

Every time Lu Hai saw her baring her teeth in a smile, he felt it was brimming with a chilling glint.

Though Fang Hui felt resentful, thinking that if Pei Qin hadn’t foolishly dreamed of climbing the social ladder and had dutifully and honestly married Feng Bo, the reward would have come sooner. But even with these thoughts in her head, she didn’t dare voice them. The new bride, Li Hualing, was diligent and straightforward, and her natal family’s financial situation was quite substantial. And all this happened right when Pei Qin was here.

Feng Shouxing had reminded her more than once, a misplaced word could not only cause the Li family to make a fuss but also offend Pei Qin, with whom they could not afford to fall out.

Therefore, on the fourth day, Fang Hui said nothing when Pei Qin and her siblings visited with the Fang family. She entertained them graciously.

With the New Year visits concluded, Pei Qin, with the three Little Radishes in tow, secluded herself at home, revising her studies and learning geometry and physics, like entering a closed meditation.

It wasn’t until the eighth day that Mo Heng couldn’t help coming over. It was just as he had suspected; Pei Qin couldn’t remember the matter of settling accounts at all. Otherwise, with her temperament, if she had remembered, it would be impossible for her to hold it in for so long - she would have confronted him by now.

Seeing his face, which was as beautiful as jade, tinted with a hint of vexation, Pei Qin looked at him with slightly raised eyebrows.

"I’m preparing to leave," said Mo Heng, looking at her.

Pei Qin blinked and replied, "You’re not waiting for the money from the pen-stroke dictionary?"

Mo Heng lowered his gaze, then looked up again, his eyes resting on her rosy lips, "Not anymore!"

Never again would she find a teacher who didn’t charge for lessons yet taught so well. Pei Qin felt a tinge of regret. But the next moment, she regretted no longer.

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