The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 683: Living Without Purpose (4)_1

Chapter 683: Chapter 683: Living Without Purpose (4)_1

"Eh... it’s the Second Young Lady An." Lu Hao said, looking at him.

"The wife from An Zhouyuan? It must be the talented Ms. Pei from the Wei family!" Shen Songming said with a cold snort. Old Mr. Wei from the Wei family worked as the head at Songyang Academy, and here was the Second Young Lady An, traveling all the way to Songyang Academy. And Mo Heng is taking Pei Wendong there at this time—could it be a guise for a secret meeting!?

Lu Hao nodded, "It should be Ms. Wei."

"Where is the letter?" Shen Songming stretched out his hand.

Lu Hao hurriedly took out the letter and handed it to him.

After reading it over, Shen Songming couldn’t help but curl the corners of his mouth. Pei Qin clearly held a very special place in his heart! All of a sudden, Shen Songming’s spirits soared.

Lu Hao’s eyes drooped. The young master was still... as soon as he received a letter from Ms. Pei, his whole body seemed to be charged with vigor. Before that, he had appeared bored with life, indifferent to everything.

Aside from making money and indulging himself, Shen Songming could eat and drink to his heart’s content anywhere in the world. Now, he at least strove for his family, for his parents. After crossing over, when Pei Qin married Mo Heng, he increasingly felt he had nothing to strive for, unsure whom he was fighting for.

So, when Liang San mentioned again about buying into the silver note business, Shen Songming agreed right away. After he had agreed, he couldn’t help himself; he wrote Pei Qin a letter, telling her about Liang San’s share in the silver note business.

After reading the letter once more, Shen Songming, now in a pleased mood, was also more furious. That Liang San, with his double-cropping rice, had ruthlessly cut off his path to marrying Pei Qin. And now she wanted to use him—if he didn’t give her a proper lesson, she might start taking her rebirth for granted! If she died in her previous life, it meant she wasn’t smart; even reliving a life, while the circumstances might change, her intelligence wouldn’t!

He picked up a pen and wrote another letter to Pei Qin, asking if she needed manpower. Over the years, he had nurtured quite a few capable individuals, who were available for her use. This person was used to going solo. Apart from tending to his harem of beauties, he never cultivated or trained subordinates. She wanted to go to Zhao Yuan to buy land; this endeavor also required trusted people to work discreetly.

Therefore, Pei Qin dispatched Melon Kid’s father, Chen Laishui with her name card and silver notes, and he quietly made his way to Lai Prefecture.

Chen Laishui had only just left Yuanyang County when he was tailed.

On the road, he kept a low profile, pretending to be someone who had been away for a long time and was returning to his hometown, until he reached Lai Prefecture.

Chen Laishui, along with the guard that came with him, spent half a month wandering around various mountains, and finally, without making a sound, purchased a piece of mountain. Since the mountain land wasn’t very useful, it was easy to acquire; Pei Qin’s name card wasn’t even needed. Holding the deed, Chen Laishui quietly hurried back to Yuanyang County.

When the deed was delivered into Pei Qin’s hands, Xiao Guangbi had already sent people to investigate the very mountain land they had bought.

"Now we wait! Prince Yong’an had already sent someone to investigate the hold that Lai Prefecture’s Magistrate had." Mo Heng glanced at the deed, instructing her to store it away at the bottom of a box.

Pei Qin could only wait. However, she had to warn Shen Songming again—don’t meddle in matters that don’t concern you! Just focus on making money and conducting your business!

Pei Qian brought in a few melons, "The melons are ripe, where is Jiujiu? Come and taste if they are sweet!"

These days, she had been preoccupied with the preserved duck eggs business, virtually never home except for meals. Finally getting a break, she brought over a few freshly-ripened melons.

Jiujiu was playing with the bean beetles caught for her by Sun Xingwang.

With more people planting autumn red sweet potatoes, if they planted uprooted crops in the spring, the fields would not be well-nourished. After harvesting the red sweet potatoes, people slowly started planting spring soybeans. The price of high-quality spring soybeans was much higher than that of wheat. Farmers labored hard in their fields, but most were reluctant to consume fine grains themselves; even after planting wheat, it was mostly sold for cash to support the household. As spring soybeans fetched a higher price, they began to cultivate them instead.

Soybeans were highly prone to weevils, which were large, green, and prone to curl up the moment you touched them, with a surprisingly large amount of force.

Sun Xingwang loved to play outside, and whenever he found something fun or delicious, he’d think of bringing a share to Jiujiu. When he caught some weevils, he immediately brought them over to her.

The maids at home, Lv Chun, Qiu Huang, and Xue Dong, were all afraid of the weevils, leaving only Hong Xia, who was brave enough to watch Jiujiu play with them.

Pei Qian came over and saw several weevils, nearly pinched to death by Jiujiu; she grimaced fiercely, "Big sister—"

Pei Qin hurried out, "What’s wrong?"

Pei Qian’s face turned dark with disapproval as she pointed at Jiujiu, "Do you even qualify as a mother? Letting a little girl play with bugs!?"

Pei Qin gave her a sly look, "Making such a fuss, I thought something had happened!" She laughed as she saw her daughter looking up at them, "What’s wrong with playing with bugs? I even played with snakes when I was little!"

Pei Qian’s scalp tingled, and she rushed over to pull Jiujiu away, "Wash your hands and your aunt will cut some sweet melon for you! Don’t play with bugs anymore!" How could her delicate and lovely niece, under the care of such an outlandish mother, learn anything proper!

"Bugs!" Jiujiu was reluctant and still wanted to play with them.

Hong Xia said with a smile, "Little Miss has been playing with them for nearly two hours now, eat something and take a rest!"

Playing for two hours, and still not bored.

Pei Qin came over, washed her daughter’s little hands, and cleaned her face.

Pei Qian cut a piece of sweet melon and brought it out, inviting Jiujiu to eat, "It’s quite sweet."

Mo Heng put down his newspaper and came out as well.

Pei Qian curled her lips and pretended not to see him, not letting him have any.

Before Pei Qin received the deeds, Wei Shu had sent three letters, inviting Mo Heng to attend academic debates at the Songyang Academy and the Yuelu Academy. Some people, having heard of Mo Heng’s reputation, also expressed the desire to meet with him.

After Mo Heng declined, Wei Shu sent him the highlights of the debates.

While they hadn’t finished the melon, someone rushed in with an urgent message, claiming that some students from the Yuelu Academy and the Songyang Academy had come together seeking an academic debate with Mo Heng. They also brought a few essays to show Mo Heng in advance.

Seeing Pei Qin comfortably eating melon, Pei Qian’s face turned dark. She grabbed the Changsui who had delivered the message and said through gritted teeth, "If that woman writes to my sister’s husband again, I’ll send all her letters to the An family! Let the An family see for themselves!"

The Changsui was a servant in Old Mr. Wei’s household, and at her words, his face changed. He looked towards Mo Heng. Even if Ms. Pei had written nothing untoward, if Pei Qian really went to the An family with any claims, Ms. Pei’s marital family would surely face tensions.

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