The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 516 Peach Blossom Luck (3)_1

Chapter 516: Chapter 516 Peach Blossom Luck (3)_1

Mo Heng dealt with people in a detached manner and, after that startling incident, he became even colder toward others. He had taught Pei Wendong and Chang Yonglin for several years and rarely revealed a smile. Not to mention Fang Liuming, his instruction in policies and strategies was essentially an indirect way of showing favor to Pei Qin. As for those who, like Li Baoxiang, visited and flattered him, he had seen and heard far too much of that.

After interacting with him, Li Baoxiang felt that Mo Heng was just too aloof and difficult to approach. Even though he was a nobility, he was no longer affiliated with his family and had fallen on hard times. They were both men of letters, but Mo Heng’s behavior was far too arrogant.

"If he were easy to approach, he wouldn’t have secluded himself in the town for years, only associating with Sister Peiqin and her brother. If Fang Liuming has progressed in his studies, it means he has learned something from him. Perhaps he might gain some insights from Mo Heng to break through, and then there’s no need to worry about the academic examination next year," Sun Lizheng urged him to be patient.

Li Baoxiang nodded. The key was that Pei Qin hadn’t married Young Master Shen but still kept a relationship with him, so the County Government Office was surely as helpful as before, always able to provide some useful information. He went to see Fang Liuming again to discuss academics and the upcoming examinations.

Finding that Fang Liuming’s understanding of policy and strategy was much more profound than his, Li Baoxiang immediately saw the potential in forming a bond and thus treated Fang Liuming with real sincerity.

With him around, Grandma Li was preparing to go home for a few days and asked about his progress, "Can you learn anything useful?"

Li Baoxiang praised Fang Liuming to her, "Indeed, he’s a serious scholar and a very polite person, worth befriending." Compared to Mo Heng, he was much more courteous.

Grandma Li then asked, "I hear he hasn’t spoken for marriage yet!"

Li Baoxiang had a sister who, having been delayed the year before last, was sixteen this year and still not engaged.

When she mentioned this, Li Baoxiang thought about it and laughed, "If the engagement really happens, they would indeed be well-matched!"

"When you look into it later, I’ll go home for a few days and then bring your sister over," Grandma Li said with a nod and a smile.

Li Baoxiang agreed.

Old Scholar Fang visited Sister Peiqin and her brother, also to examine Fang Liuming’s academic progress, he came to the town.

Grandma Fang and Lady Yu were worried about how Pei Qin was faring in her marriage and whether Mo Heng treated her well; everyone outside was gossiping that Pei Qin had kept a kept man. When word reached their ears, they countered that Mo Heng had silver and owned a house in the county town, yet some people were still covering for him.

They brought over some dried vegetables, sour bamboo shoots, goose eggs, and duck eggs. Mo Heng had been injured while saving Pei Qin and was still advising Fang Liuming on his studies. After discussing with Grandma Fang, Lady Yu also brought over a duck. The profits from work should have been almost consumed by now.

Lady Ruan also brought her daughter Fang Xin over.

Seeing Old Scholar Fang come to visit his relatives, Sun Lizheng carried over some wine, "Old Fang! It’s been a long time since we sat down to talk and drink together. I’ve bought some good wine a long time ago, just waiting for you!"

Old Scholar Fang’s eyes shifted slightly as he smiled and said, "I can’t hold my liquor well, and I haven’t been drinking much for a long time!"

"Top-quality Daughter’s Red wine, you don’t need to drink much, just a few glasses to warm the stomach!" Sun Lizheng laughed heartily.

Seeing that the two of them had things to discuss, Pei Qin suggested preparing a few dishes to serve in the back courtyard for Mo Heng to accompany the men, while the rest of them ate in the front courtyard.

Lady Yu observed thoughtfully. Recently, more and more people had been inviting her father-in-law for drinks and engaging her and her mother-in-law in conversations, mostly concerning her eldest son’s marriage prospects. Did the Sun Lizheng family have a daughter?

Grandma Fang had already inquired with Pei Qin—surely the Sun Lizheng family had a daughter of marriageable age.

"A daughter of marriageable age? Then that would only be Sun Tingyu, who seems to be about thirteen or fourteen," Pei Qin said in surprise. Could it be that Sun Lizheng had his sights set on Fang Liuming and wanted to become in-laws with the Fang family?

Fang Li looked down on the Sun family, "Liuming’s future prospects are too good! He could marry a daughter from a wealthy family! The Sun family only has one Lizheng, nothing much!"

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