The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 468: Even Became a Father (2)_1

Chapter 468: Chapter 468: Even Became a Father (2)_1

They stayed at the same large cart inn as before, where they could park the cargo carts at a reasonable price, the only downside being the unappetizing meals. After a short rest, Pei Qin took some caramelized peanuts, Drunkard’s Peanuts, and assorted melon seeds, along with a small jar of soy sauce to the Yamen Government Office of the Magistrate. She said she was going to see Meng Hongchan but ended up looking for Meng Dinglun.

Meng Hongchan had grown taller again and had become very skilled at playing with the Dragon Surfboard. "I still prefer skateboarding!" she exclaimed.

Pei Qin suggested to her, "Then you should order a long skateboard from Wang’s Shop. Not only can you play on it, but you can also dance." Madam Meng was probably going to have a headache seeing an official’s daughter in ancient dresses yowling all day on a skateboard.

Meng Hongchan’s eyes lit up as she heard this. "My mother is just shy of nagging me every day for being ignorant. I’ll choreograph a dance with the skateboard to show them!"

"Great!" Meng Dinglun hadn’t even entered the room when he said with a laugh.

When Meng Hongchan saw her father come in, and Pei Qin looking like she had business, she glared at her with dissatisfaction, "You’re here to see my father, huh!" implying she was not there to see her.

"Incidentally," Pei Qin smiled.

Meng Dinglun thought about Wu Dongsi soon being transferred, while he was to stay for another two years until his term ended. Pei Qin coming to him could be seen as a friendly gesture, so he sat down to wait for her to speak.

There was some truth in thinking it was a friendly gesture. Otherwise, Pei Qin wouldn’t have brought gifts, cheap though they might be, which couldn’t be found just anywhere. Her main purpose was to give a reminder, "...I heard that a Ms. Liangsan in Jingcheng has successfully grown double-season rice and has been titled County Magistrate."

Meng Dinglun’s eyes flickered with a brief stun, watching her intently without saying a word, trying to guess her intentions.

"Some people feel indignant on behalf of my family! Who knows, maybe someday someone, out of indignation, will end up in the big jail. My thought is, regardless of their good or ill intentions, after all, it concerns my family’s affairs. Should anyone end up in jail, I only wish to do my part. Just order, Judge, that the cells be kept cleaner and, with the cold weather, to lay out more dry straw. That way, the inmates can sleep warmly and we won’t have incidents of people freezing to death," Pei Qin said, smiling amiably at him.

Meng Dinglun’s expression became somewhat troubled. Was Pei Qin here to issue him a warning!?

"I’m just here in Fu City to deliver soy sauce and to bring some snacks to the young lady. Having met the Judge, I took the liberty of saying a bit more!" Pei Qin chuckled.

"What does Ms. Pei think of the matter of the double-season rice leading to a title of County Magistrate?" Meng Dinglun asked casually, sipping his tea cup nonchalantly.

"Jingcheng is far away, I can’t see it even if I wanted to!" Pei Qin bluffed.

Meng Dinglun had long experienced her cunning and bluffs. "Ms. Pei, don’t you feel wronged?"

Pei Qin looked at him earnestly, "Judge Meng! You are tempting someone to commit a crime!"

Meng Dinglun burst into laughter.

As Pei Qin was leaving, she said, "The legacy of the Sweet Potato Plaque Building will endure for a thousand years. We are pleased with that! Whether others are pleased or not, who knows!"

Meng Dinglun understood. She was setting the stage for the future; if similar incidents occurred, it would have nothing to do with her – a preemptive caution to him.

Leaving the Yamen, Pei Qin took Lu Hai to savor the local specialty, chicken broth dried tofu, and then convinced the tofu maker to try making marinated tofu using her soy sauce to sell.

The tofu maker was indeed interested. However, the soy sauce, being an item supplied to the palace, was expensive. Marinating tofu could turn out too cheap for cost recovery or too pricey for customers if they charged more, so he dared only to buy a small two-pound jar.

Pei Qin went around with Lu Hai, Sun Quanliang, and Zhang Dacheng, eating and afterward, promoting her soy sauce.

After two days of feasting, Sun Quanliang and Zhang Dacheng were delighted; Lu Hai, having overeaten, started to feel uncomfortably full. Seeing that she was not selling the soy sauce seriously enough to go home, he asked, "Are you planning to meet the Qian family?"

"We don’t deal in silk, so what’s the use of meeting the Qian family!?" Pei Qin had no such plan.

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