The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 425: Black Impermanence Claims a Life (3)_1

Chapter 425: Chapter 425: Black Impermanence Claims a Life (3)_1

Seeing her approach again, Pei Qian rolled her eyes, really wanting to shoo her away. She clearly looked down on them, was envious of them, had no good intentions, yet she still frequently visited their home.

"When will the Pai Building be finished? Are you going to have a celebration once it’s completed?" Sun Tingyu had recently been very interested in the Pai Building’s progress.

"When it’s finished, that’s for the imperial envoy to decide!" Pei Qian pursed her lips.

"I’ve heard that many officials are coming, and there will be a meeting too!" Sun Tingyu thought to rush back, also feeling envious and jealous that so many officials were going to come.

"I don’t know about the meeting, but certainly, the Magistrates of Zhi Prefecture and the surrounding County Magistrates and such will definitely come! Our family’s Pai Building is bestowed by the Emperor!" Pei Qian said, hardly able to conceal her smugness, wanting Sun Tingyu to die of envy and jealousy!

After leaving there, Sun Tingyu was filled with anger, "Bragging so much, who knows if it’s even true!"

Soon the Pai Building was completed.

There was no meeting, but Magistrate Meng Dinglun of Runing Prefecture, along with the Magistrate of Zhi Prefecture and various County Magistrates, all rushed over to pay respects to the Pai Building.

People from eighty miles around also came in large numbers, making for a grand scene.

At this time, the imperial eunuch once again read the imperial decree, with Sister Peiqin and her brother leading the kneeling and rituals, officially marking the completion of the Pai Building.

As the County Magistrate of Yuanyang County, Wu Dongsi rewarded Pei Qin and her brother with thirty taels of silver and public recognition, even jokingly saying he would prefer a daughter like Peiqin, even better than a son!

Old Scholar Fang was stirred upon hearing this, having severed ties with the Pei family, and didn’t need to concern himself with their ancestors’ honor anymore. If Qinqin could acknowledge Magistrate Wu as her godfather, it would greatly benefit her future! The marriage with Song Ming would also face fewer obstacles!

Wu Dongsi did indeed have this intention, especially since he didn’t have a daughter, and his own son was studying with his maternal grandfather. If he adopted Peiqin as his daughter... later, when Shen Songming married Peiqin, he would become Shen Songming’s father-in-law, creating a marriage alliance with the Shen family. He just needed to prepare a dowry, and since Peiqin was already grown, he wouldn’t need to support her for many years.

Peiqin, however, didn’t take any of it to heart, as she had heard it all before in her previous life. Her father’s leaders and subordinates would often say they wanted to snatch her away and then compliment her to her father’s delight.

Now that the Pai Building was constructed, the imperial eunuch and the artisans from the Ministry of Labour were ready to leave.

Peiqin treated them well with a hearty meal, handing a bunch of sweet potatoes, pickled bamboo shoots, spicy cabbage, soy sauce, roasted peanuts, and melon seeds to take with them.

Not to mention, there were indeed people who had tasted and wanted to buy.

In the sweltering heat, roasted melon seeds weren’t easy to sell. However, due to the officials coming from various places, "Silly Melon Seeds" had another surge of popularity, selling quite a bit.

After tallying the accounts, Peiqin finally had some free time and started busying herself making soy sauce. She had collected the spring’s harvest of soybeans and had made seven or eight vats intermittently, nowhere near enough to meet the sales demand.

She was so busy that she couldn’t even take the time to chew her food properly, spending almost all day in the workshop.

Upon the arrival of Mu Xiu’s day, Zhang Shiqian returned and inquired about Peiqin’s actions from his little nephew, asking the boy to help keep an eye on her. Hearing that she was almost always in the workshop and rarely came out, he couldn’t help but frown. It was not an opportune moment to take action.

After being busy with farming, Sun Xiujin also returned to her maternal home to visit relatives; noticing Zhang Xiaolang keeping an eye on Peiqin, she decided not to leave and to stay for a few days, saying it had been a long time since she had a good chat with Peiqin.

The Li family was pleased to see her getting along with Peiqin and, with not much work at home, allowed her to stay at her mother’s house for a few days.

It didn’t take long for Sun Xiujin to discover that it was Zhang Shiqian who was watching Peiqin. She speculated that with Pei Wenli’s reputation damaged and his scholarly accomplishments questioned, he sought to retaliate against Peiqin, had Zhang Shiqian track her, and also quietly kept an eye on the situation herself.

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