The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 561: Carrying a Nezha in the Womb (8)_1

Chapter 561: Chapter 561: Carrying a Nezha in the Womb (8)_1

Pei Qian knew all about the matter, and immediately recounted in detail what had happened to Zhang Shiqian and how he met with retribution.

"Harming others and harming oneself! They are just malicious at heart, and now they’ve met with retribution!" Grandma Fang cursed after hearing the story.

"Those who spread rumors wildly outside should be too afraid to say more now!" Lady Yu sighed with relief.

The direction of the rumors had changed; they were now saying that Zhang Shiqian’s attempt at revenge had backfired, and he had suffered divine punishment as a result.

Lady Chen and Lady Zhu from Old Pei’s House were so annoyed with Zhang Shiqian, cursing him for his uselessness and continuing to spread the message "just you wait and see!" If Pei Qin gave birth prematurely, it would mean she had conceived before getting married! The stigma of promiscuity before marriage would be impossible to shake off.

Pei Qin was left at home to peacefully nurture her fetus. Sun Quanliang lead the hired help in collecting sweet potatoes and cutting beans. The task of making fermented bean paste was handled by Mo Heng with Pei Yuan and Pei Qian, while she simply sat aside, watching without lifting a finger, eating and drinking like a lord.

In the fields where sweet potatoes had been harvested, vegetable seeds were sown; those that couldn’t be sold were kept for the family’s consumption, and the rest were left to be plowed back into the soil as fertilizer when the time came to plant sweet potatoes again.

Pei Qin’s only exercise was performing a set of Tai Chi in the morning and another in the evening, along with accompanying a certain brooding man for exercise. The rest of her day was spent eating and sleeping, being well taken care of at home.

The rumors continued to be whispered.

Zhang Shiqian could no longer show his face and casually stroll through the streets. The makeup used for disguising a servant had been burned by Grandma Zhang and the others, much to Zhao Junchao’s chagrin.

Li Baolian was taken back to her parents’ home, and after Zhang Shiqian called for her twice to no avail, he could only wait. Wait for Li Baolian to be willing to return, and after Pei Qin gave birth, invent some lie about it being a premature birth.

The original due date had passed, and Pei Qin, feeling only the baby’s movements in her belly without any signs of labor, couldn’t help but sigh, "Your father just took too long to be born, now he’s turned into such an oddity. Don’t you turn out like him!"

"The child will take after me and be well-formed," Mo Heng said quietly by her side.

Pei Qin rolled her eyes at him, "With that face of yours, fit for eating and drinking!? Not like you’re preparing to become a male entertainer!"

"Didn’t you take care of me for two years, providing for both food and lodging?" Mo Heng smiled and replied.

"That’s because you were blind!" Pei Qin gave him a look.

"If I had been an ugly blind man, I wouldn’t have had the chance. The child should resemble me!" One of her was quite enough.

Outside, people were speculating about the baby in Pei Qin’s belly because, according to the rumors, Pei Qin was already pregnant before marriage, and by now, the baby should have been born. Yet there was no sign of it.

The longer the wait, the more anxious people became.

Pei Yuan and the several Little Radishes, although they trusted Mo Heng, were also worried about the possibility of a mishap.

Mo Heng had also made comprehensive preparations to prevent any sudden emergencies or accidents.

Old Scholar Fang had thought of several strategies and made frequent trips to the town, worried that if Pei Qin gave birth, they would not be able to cope.

But as the days passed, from the Ghost Festival through the Mid-Autumn Festival, Pei Qin’s belly remained unchanged, without a hint of going into labor.

Grandma Sun countered the lies in town, "They still defame Xiao Pei, wanting to ruin two lives. Now they’ve slapped their own faces! Xiao Pei wasn’t pregnant before marriage! Some people are just dark and malicious at heart, unable to bear seeing others do well!"

Sun Xiujin, who had come to visit her parents’ home to assess the situation, was truly perplexed. Pei Qin was clearly pregnant before the marriage; the due date had passed, so why hadn’t she given birth? The last time she had smelt fried fish that Pei Qin was eating, she immediately vomited, a sure sign of pregnancy!

Seeing her belly grow larger, Pei Qin was genuinely worried. If it turned out to be a big Radish, what would she do if she couldn’t give birth to it?