The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 435: The Technology Gap is Killing Us (8)_1

Chapter 435: Chapter 435: The Technology Gap is Killing Us (8)_1

Sun Xiujin approached from down the street, just in time to see Zhang Gengshan limping away with Mo Heng. She found it strange and came over, "Wasn’t that crippled man from the workshop who used to guard the door? Didn’t he leave?" Who’s the one in front? The silhouette from behind is so tall and straight, broad-shouldered, and narrow-waisted, truly extraordinary even from the back alone.

"He did leave," Pei Qian didn’t like her and didn’t want to share anything with her inquiries.

Sun Xiujin, seeing her expressionless face, asked with a smile, "Where’s Pei Qin? Is your eldest sister at home?"

The day after Pei Qin went out to receive goods, Sun Xiujin had come over again. Pei Qian had told her that her sister was busy and had not let her enter. She hadn’t seen her yesterday, and now, only a day later, she was here again.

"She’s gone to the workshop." Pei Qian was also packing things up, waiting for Pei Yuan to finish washing up so they could head to the workshop together.

Sun Xiujin’s eyes flickered. Could it be that Zhang Shiqian and Pei Wenli failed to get what they wanted? She went back home to get a ceramic jar, planning to visit the workshop to see and ask about the situation.

Pei Qin was busy making soybean paste, in a foul mood and without time to entertain her. She had someone from Sun Quanliang’s family give her a pound of soy sauce to take home.

Sun Xiujin wanted to go in and see for herself.

Someone from the Sun Quanliang family laughed, "The boss is busy making soybean paste, and at such times, she sees nobody!"

Pei Qian came over, saw that she had come to the workshop again, and asked with a poor tone, "Xiujin, why are you getting so much soy sauce?"

Sun Xiujin said with a smile, "To take back home to eat."

"Oh, you’re always living at your parents’ place, I’ve almost forgotten you got married!" Pei Qian said indifferently. Apparently suggesting that she was overstaying her welcome at her parents’ house.

Sun Xiujin’s face stiffened. She wanted to see how Zhang Shiqian and Pei Wenli planned to deal with Pei Qin and if they could manage it at all. That’s why she had stayed day by day. Her mother-in-law was already displeased with her, and that’s why she prepared a pound of soy sauce to take back home.

Pei Qin was so engrossed in her work that she ignored everything else. Sun Xiujin, not willing to deal with Pei Qian’s cold sarcasm, took the soy sauce and left. If she didn’t return now, her mother-in-law might just turn against her. Fortunately, she was indeed pregnant, so her mother-in-law wouldn’t reprimand her harshly. However, she was truly curious whether anything had befallen Pei Qin on her trip.

When leaving, Sun Xiujin ran into Pei Qin at the market. She still had that radiant smile with a touch of recklessness, selling sesame sauce pancakes. Hearing that she was heading back to her in-laws’ place, Pei Qin packed a few pancakes for her to take along.

She didn’t live far away, so a few days later, she heard people in the village saying that Shen Songming’s goods were stolen. The thieves turned out to be Zhang Shiqian and Zhao Junchao, who had intentions to deceive and to force a marriage with Pei Qin, along with another accomplice. There was no mention of Pei Wenli’s involvement, but there was Zhao Junchao’s - he was once Pei Qin’s betrothed and is still a son-in-law of the Old Pei’s House, albeit for the main branch.

By the time the news reached the town, Wu Dongsi had already had the three men including Zhang Shiqian and Zhao Junchao arrested, and Government Officers who went to search Zhang Shiqian’s house brought back news of the stolen goods.

Zhang Shiqian’s family was terrified. They hurriedly gathered some silver to find Pei Qin, found nobody at home, and then rushed to the County Government Office.

When Pei Qin arrived at the Yamen, the Zhao family was already there, all crying out their innocence. Grandma Zhao insisted that Pei Qin framed Zhao Junchao, seeking to take his wealth and his life.

But Zhao Junchao had indeed slipped into the inn and tampered with Pei Qin’s drink. It wasn’t a sleeping drug but an aphrodisiac.

Yet none of the three dared to admit that it was an aphrodisiac instead of a sleeping potion. They hadn’t committed theft, and nothing could be traced back to them. As the case escalated to the Yamen, the Qian family could leverage their connection with Sir Magistrate. But if they were to be charged with attempted sexual assault, even if unsuccessful, Pei Qin definitely wouldn’t let them off the hook, nor would Shen Songming let them off easily.

They had thought well; Lady Qian would seek the Qian family’s help. Wu Dongsi hadn’t managed to get any answers and directly had them thrown into the big prison.

Once in the big prison, they were out of Zhao Junchao’s control.

The Prison Head and prison guards questioned them again, torturing them for the location of the stolen goods, and they were put to the whip.

None of them had ever suffered such physical torments, especially Zhang Shiqian, who was both shocked and scared. Before the whip even struck his body, he burst into tears.

Zhao Yaocheng, who had been at the Yamen for seven or eight years, had some degree of influence and was allowed to visit the trio, including Zhao Junchao.

Seeing that they had already been tortured, Zhao Yaocheng immediately sought out Pei Zongli and Lady Qian.

Upon hearing that there was an assassin hired to kill Pei Qin, Lady Qian pondered for quite some time, her expression growing increasingly grim, "Did they confess what was stolen from the inn?"

Zhao Yaocheng looked at her oddly, "They say it was four boxes, all filled with brocade."

Lady Qian stood up abruptly, her complexion turning cold and furious, "Framed! She, Pei Qin, has the nerve to use her connections to frame our Qian family for hiring an assassin!" That despicable girl, she actually dares to target the Qian family!

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